Reposted by Robert Shirkpapaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 20hopen.substack.com/pub/peoplepo...open.substack.com📢 Resist & Rising: Good News for October 10, 2026Courts protect voters and free speech, workers secure major contracts, and communities win climate protections. Good news from the resistance. 022
Reposted by Robert Shirk4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026No American should have to walk past soldiers to vote! 849105434111
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I think those oil refineries would stop doing business with Russia and the oil prices that they get for 80% of their oil would collapse, and that would end the war. 0101
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Browder: If Europe were to decide that it wanted to end this war, Europe could penalize the eight oil refineries in China, India and Turkey that buy all of the Russian oil, and say if you want to do business with Russia, you can't do business with us anymore. 1182
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026even though it's an oil and gas producing country because of the Ukrainian strikes. And Russia, if you look at their most recent government budget, they're gonna run the biggest deficit they've run in a long time, and they're having a hard time financing that deficit. 1224
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026which is that Putin's money that he gets from oil and gas is used for the war. The legislation was signed by President Trump three weeks ago, and then he's basically going out and abrogating this new sanctions bill, which was put in place, 1154
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026which also raises a lot of legal questions in the United States about whether he has the right to do this. 1153
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Bill Browder: What I can say more generally is that you have a situation in Russia where, even with the high oil prices, Ukraine has imposed its own drone sanctions on the Russian oil industry, and Russia now has to import gasoline and diesel because they don't have enough, 1226
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Q: How significant is that economic boost to him or financial boost? Bill Browder: If it carries on, it's billions of dollars over the course of a year. And to put this into some perspective, three weeks ago, a piece of legislation was passed by Congress in the U.S., 1174
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We're talking about somewhere around 14 to 15 hours worth of monthly US demand for fuel. And so, this is a drop in the ocean. If it were to happen, I don't think it's gonna happen. 1192
Reposted by Robert ShirkSlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Bill Browder: Putin has got a major shortage of diesel fuel in Russia, and so I don't believe that he's actually gonna supply the fuel. Second, the amounts are de minimis compared to what the United States actually needs. 49131
Reposted by Robert ShirkTexas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 10/10/2026We are NOT importing Russian diesel. Sorry MAGA mushrooms. You lose again. 90848256
Reposted by Robert Shirk4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Impeach his ass 👇 1501177264980
Reposted by Robert ShirkDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10/10/2026Trump isn’t good at keeping secrets, Marc Elias says. “Donald Trump usually tells us exactly how he is going to try to subvert democracy.” Your vote is a target. Keep watch: demdock.com/3TOn1e8 11463168
Reposted by Robert ShirkAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Shit! 😳 Let’s make this nationwide. 316115533138
Reposted by Robert ShirkRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Zelenskyy issues a statement responding to Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions to purchase Russian oil and diesel. 30560242238
Reposted by Robert ShirkDutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Stop, stop Abdul, he’s about to cry! OMG, look at his face. He's saying, look at that fast talker telling all my business. I can see why Rogers didn’t want to debate him….. 1121676
Reposted by Robert Shirkconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026President Donald Trump’s approval numbers are “laughably bad” heading into the midterms, according to CNN's Harry Enten, who says no president in modern history has been in a worse position this close to Election Day. 825279
Reposted by Robert ShirkMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think in reality what socialism actually means in the American context is that trillionaire Elon Musk got $38 billion from the U.S. government and you got rejected trying to buy a $1 soda on SNAP benefits. 83372052440
Reposted by Robert ShirkMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence. 476102563543
Reposted by Robert ShirkMicah @rincewind.run · 09/10/2026we are going to have to be prepared for these people getting even stupider and more vicious as power starts to slip through their fingers 432640373
Reposted by Robert ShirkMark Tate @markstate.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“Riverbed” (a small sculpture waiting for rain) #BWFri #Scape 0173
Reposted by Robert ShirkPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 09/10/2026The European Commission announced a new list of 46 projects today in a bid to diversify away from China’s grip on raw materials and establish its own mineral sovereignty.politico.euEU’s new list of critical mineral projects focuses on clean energy metalsLithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper dominate the list of European projects that will get special EU treatment. 1328
Reposted by Robert ShirkMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 11675213513574
Reposted by Robert ShirkDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Elephants, dolphins, dogs and primates help other species, not just their own. Scientists trace it to empathy circuits shared across social mammals. 1355272834
Reposted by Robert ShirkDuncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 08/10/2026`Dark storm clouds gathering over atmospheric mountains` #synthart #AIイラスト 1177098
Reposted by Robert ShirkStephen Robinson @playtyperguy.com · 09/10/2026static.klipy.comFriday Meme: DAAAAAAAMN ReactionALT: Friday Meme: DAAAAAAAMN Reaction 205160473212
Reposted by Robert ShirkAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Tax billionaire wealth. I frankly don't care if a billionaire can make a second billion. I'd rather have the average person be able to make their first $100k. 255144833620
Reposted by Robert ShirkDoug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In 2017, 36 year-old Kelly Herron of Seattle fought off a man who tried to sexually assault her, using what she learnd in a workplace self-defense seminar a few weeks before and yelling, "Not today, motherfucker!" Her T-shirt shows her GPS track during her fight. #karate #Okinawa #Edmonton 845315783
Reposted by Robert ShirkAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump voters are looking my way because I'm not bought off. I want money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All. 8974181894
Reposted by Robert ShirkMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/10/2026After 2 years in foster homes, they finally reunite with their older brother. Original post 461599319
Reposted by Robert ShirkThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026TEXAS — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Why do we have a trillionaire when veterans are sleeping on the streets? The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social ) 12982622628
Reposted by Robert ShirkRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He makes a good point. 455271285812
Robert Shirk @robertshirk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s humbling. Getting older with decreased mobility, increased pain, but with some level of cognitive function. Trying to pay attention without constantly doom scrolling, mixing enough cat and dogs videos to stay sane. Cats and dogs seem kinder to each other. Vote. 020
Reposted by Robert ShirkMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Twin baby elephants playing together Original post 281200165
Reposted by Robert ShirkDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A man dug a tiny puddle in the Brazilian forest, then set up a camera to see who would show up to drink. 13524102