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Donna Davis @outlawoligarchy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Nice try fascist! THE VOTERS approved the CA map! In Texas, the Gestapo approved the map!
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/03/2025
Individual steps towards autocracy can seem petty and personal. But their significance goes beyond that. Retaliation or retribution against one individual or institution is a way to intimidate many others. It’s a way to induce much broader compliance.
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It IS Happening Here
Trump’s autocratic project isn’t some threat on the horizon. It’s our current moment.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “Trump claims to put "America First," but repeatedly makes deals and statements that put Putin first.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
There is no "war" between Ukraine and Russia. Russia invaded Ukraine and Ukraine is defending itself from an invasion.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Lindsey Graham is trashing Zelenskyy and praising Trump and Vance
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I don’t give a fuck about what Zelensky was “wearing.” I care about the fact that my once upon a time beacon of democracy nation kicked him to the curb in favor of an evil despot. That’s what I fucking care about.
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@gloria🕊️🟧 @gloriaprosperi.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
‘I was in shock’: DC gallery pulls exhibits of Black and LGBTQ+ artists amid Trump DEI crackdown: Art Museum of the Americas’ abrupt cancellation after anti-diversity order is ‘how fascism unfolds’, curator says * Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to…
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‘I was in shock’: DC gallery pulls exhibits of Black and LGBTQ+ artists amid Trump DEI crackdown
Art Museum of the Americas’ abrupt cancellation after anti-diversity order is ‘how fascism unfolds’, curator says * Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting. A Washington DC art…
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Jan Kay 🇺🇸🇺🇦🏈 🌈 @jankay.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Republicans are afraid to have Town Hall meetings now? Here’s what we should do. In my state of Colorado, Cory Gardner wouldn’t show up for Town Hall meetings. His citizens made a life size cardboard cutout and held the meetings without him. He lost his Senate seat. Meet Cardboard Cutout Cory.
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pidg3.bsky.social @pidg3.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
This is, for me, the most important portion of an incredible string. Thanks as always @dieworkwear.bsky.social
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Anyway, those are my thoughts. You can choose to dress in certain ways to elicit certain reactions (e.g., perform respectability), but real respect is about more meaningful actions. Important to not conflate how you choose to dress with how you judge others. Dress respectability is Victorian ethics.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Zelenskyy's character can be judge more directly by how he treats others and whether you think he's protected his country. From what I've seen, he has treated Americans with respect. His attire is to remind people he's at war, not unlike Churchill wearing a siren suit to the White House in 1942.
Winston Churchill at the White House wearing a one-piece garment known as a siren suit.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Lastly, there's a difference between how you *choose* to dress versus how you *view others* based on attire. I think it's fine if you say you'd wear a suit if you were in Zelenskyy's position. However, I think it's stupid to say that he's disrespectful for not wearing a suit.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Many people are unable to separate clothes from character, which is how the fashion industry makes so much money. They sell you on the idea that you can be a certain person by wearing certain clothes. In reality, character is defined by actions, not clothes.
Man in a suit, dress shirt, and tie. Women are rubbing themselves against him. Man on a horse wearing Filson gear. He looks rugged and is surrounded by mountains.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The biggest reason why I dislike the idea of respectability in dress is because it conflates the *appearance* of virtue with *actual* virtue. Wearing a suit doesn't make you respectful, intelligent, or capable, just as wearing a leather jacket doesn't make you rugged.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
If you answer yes, then I think Trump and the MAGA movement is stupid. Matters of geopolitics should not be affected by issues of fashion. If you answered no, then I think we agree that this is just a pretense. Trump's position on Ukraine is not about clothes. And MAGA follows whatever Trump says.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
OK, not a one-to-one comparison, as Americans have no fascination with the quarter-zips. But people who insist that Zelenskyy should have worn a suit should answer a very simple question. Would Trump and MAGA have a different position on Ukraine if Zelenskyy wore a suit this entire time?
Zelenskyy in a navy suit, white shirt, and navy tie.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
At the time, French elites were fascinated with the idea of a "backwoods philosopher," so Franklin strategically played up his "rustic" American roots. The coonskin cap, of course, was something of a symbol of the American frontier. And the trick worked: he charmed the French with his hat.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
FWIW, it's perhaps worth noting that when Benjamin Franklin visited France between 1776 and 1778 to ask for military support for the then-new-formed United States of America, he wore a coonskin cap. "Proper" French court attire at this time was a powdered wig.
Drawing of Benjamin Frankling wearing a coonskin cap. Franklin being received by the French court in 1778. The French are in powdered wigs.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
One might note that Zelenskyy is the Ukrainian President, not some Appalachian coal miner, and he's meting with the American President to ask for money. Thus, it's incumbent upon him to wear a suit.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Just look at how we view hoodies. On Mark Zuckerberg, the hoodie is a symbol of whiz kid meritocracy breaking norms and developing the New Economy. On people like Trayvon Martin, the hoodie is sometimes seen as proof of criminality. Again, it's about the bodies beneath the clothes.
Mark Zuckerberg in a hoodie. Trayvon Martin in a hoodie.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
As a general matter, I also dislike the idea of respectability in dress because the concept is often unevenly applied. It bothered me to see Vance smirking during this moment, as he supposedly champions the forgotten working poor who are most often shamed because of these concepts.
Vance smiling during the moment when Brian Glenn asked his question.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Much of the commentary on Twitter surrounds whether Zelenskyy was disrespectful by not wearing a suit to the meeting. There are hundreds of tweets at this point, but I'm only showing one, which captures the MAGA sentiment.
Brian Glenn tweets: "His wardrobe is a direct reflection of the lack of respect Zelensky has for our country. Period. 

Critics can make fun of me all they want. 

I don’t care. 🇺🇸"
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
One reason why I think respectability is stupid is because it's often used as a mask. Such judgements are rarely about the clothes themselves, but more often about the bodies beneath them. To wit, no one raised an issue when Elon wore a graphic t-shirt and ball cap to meet the Trump cabinet.
Two photos: One shows Zelenskyy in a black quarter zip at the White House meeting, the other shows Elon Musk in a black graphic t-shirt, black topcoat, and black ball cap, also meeting with the Trump cabinet.
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FWC Indivisible @fwcindivisible.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
dlvr.it
Watch the full Trump-Zelenky meeting in the Oval Office
A fiery altercation between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday has sent shockwaves around the world. The meeting, which was intended to be a step towards peace negotiations between Ukraine and…
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Watch the full Trump-Zelenky meeting in the Oval Office: A fiery altercation between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday has sent shockwaves around the world. The meeting, which was intended to be a step towards peace negotiations between…
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Watch the full Trump-Zelenky meeting in the Oval Office
A fiery altercation between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday has sent shockwaves around the world. The meeting, which was intended to be a step towards peace negotiations between Ukraine and…
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Musk’s SpaceX team visiting FAA: Duffy: Officials from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are visiting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. In a lengthy post on X, Duffy said the country deserves top-of-the-line air travel and he will comply with President…
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Musk’s SpaceX team visiting FAA: Duffy
Officials from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are visiting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. In a lengthy post on X, Duffy said the country deserves top-of-the-line air travel and he will comply with President…
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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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robin~eldest daughter~father figure~I protect the family @robinwaytogotiger.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Yes, THIS is exactly the right time to be standing up to fascism- because that's exactly what this is! #Boycott #RESIST #Protest #MARCH #ANTIFASCISM
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
It was just a matter of time.....hope that states' lawsuit HALTS DOGE.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
60 MINUTES: “Utter nonsense. The most accountable aid agency in the world is USAID… DOGE fired their top 58 officials within an hour of arriving…” This was never about efficiency. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGLXa9r...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/02/2025
TODAY: A hearing will be held in Washington, D.C. in a lawsuit filed by 14 states seeking to stop and block the work of DOGE and Elon Musk. The hearing is at 11 am ET. Public access is available by calling 833-990-9400 (Meeting ID: 493633106). Background:
democracydocket.com
14 States Sue to Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Actions, Claim Unconstitutional Abuse of Power
Read more here.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) spearheaded the lawsuit, filing it with his counterparts in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. These are the states that CARE about protecting US!🙏💜
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
Who's running this country:
MUSK
Donald Trump or
Elon Musk?
Since day one, Elon has created chaos and confusion and put our livelihoods at risk. And he is accountable to no one but himself.
The Constitution only allows for one president at a time. Call Your Senators and tell them it's time Donald Trump fire Elon Musk.
No One Elected Elon Musk
FireMusk.org
Common
Cause
Holding Power Accountable
SP
ACTION
LC
FUND
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
The collapse of local newspapers is an incredible gift to the Trump administration. Right now there should be thousands of articles about how his spending freeze and mass firings are affecting local people and communities, but with no local media, most people have no idea how it affects them.
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
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cmar0561.bsky.social @cmar0561.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
🧵 Elon Musk has stormed into the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPB)—the institution that protects Americans from predatory banks, ruthless debt collectors, & financial vultures. His goal is to dismantle it. Why? Because corps & the billionaires that run them don’t want oversight— /1
politico.com
‘CFPB RIP’: Elon Musk is already descending on his next target
Republicans have long criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Musk’s allies have entered the building and are embedded in the agency.
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cmar0561.bsky.social @cmar0561.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
But here’s the truth: if we don’t demand accountability, we’re handing them a loaded gun to use against us. They’re not just coming for our wallets—they’re coming for our protections, our financial security, and any chance we have to fight back. /7
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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Ⓜ️𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖊 💙 🦋 @lmariev.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Elon Musk's DOGE Boys Now Infiltrating an Agency That's Been Investigating Tesla and SpaceX. www.yahoo.com/finance/news...
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Elon Musk's DOGE Boys Now Infiltrating an Agency That's Been Investigating Tesla and SpaceX
Billionaire Elon Musk's barely legal lackeys at his DOGE group have identified their latest victim: the US Labor Department. There are a number of reasons why it's a particularly hairy situation. For ...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
WSJ: “.. Some inside Disney worry that the company has become addicted to price hikes and has reached the limits of what middle-class Americans can afford ..” @wsj.com $DIS www.wsj.com/business/dis...
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
A reminder that even as they destroy our world fascists are also pathetic and ridiculous and we should never stop mocking them
Photo of Trump aide Stephen Miller with painted-on hair
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Citizen Jane @rivergoat.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
#USDemocracy
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