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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
You're invited to play a puzzle created by Rustlely. The clue is: "Domo arigato" www.nytimes.com/games/create...
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Wordle Puzzle Created By Rustlely
Choose a word for friends to guess, then share your own puzzle.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 14/06/2025
“No Kings,” Houston, TX
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Los Angeles #NoKings
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ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
that's little rock, arkansas showing the hell up #nokings
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/06/2025
Stay classy, San Diego. #NoKings
Massive crowd of No Kings marchers. Massive crowd of No Kings marchers.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
NEW: Democracy is alive in Philly! Amazing scenes in Philadelphia as thousands hit the streets for the anti-Trump protest. #NoKings #50501Movement
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Trump’s provocations have turned Angelenos into pedestrians
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MoveOn @moveon.org · 14/06/2025
Trump wanted a coronation. Philly gave him a massive f*cking protest. 100k strong. 100k loud. 100k unbought. 100k unbowed.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/06/2025
NEW: The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
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Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with…
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
LAPD Chief Calls BS on Trump’s Claim That Cops Asked for Troops #TrumpLiesEverytimeHeSpeaks #LARiots www.thedailybeast.com/lapd-chief-j... via @thedailybeast
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LAPD Chief Calls BS on Trump’s Claim That Cops Asked for Troops
Jim McDonnell says police were “nowhere near” the stage where they needed federal assistance to control immigration protests.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Trump is trying to destroy higher education in the United States—which for many is the key to economic mobility.
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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
@hcrichardson.bsky.social does another amazing service for us all. Please share widely. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Journey to American Democracy | Ten Steps to Revolution - YouTube
Journey to American Democracy examines how ordinary people worked to make the principles the founders articulated in the Declaration of Independence the law ...
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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Share this far and wide!!!!
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Bren @kindofnerdy.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
There's a consequential race underway in Wisconsin. Justice Susan Crawford is running to protect the freedoms of everyday Wisconsinites as a WI Supreme Court Judge, while her MAGA opponent wants to turn the clock back to the 1800s. Volunteer, donate, and - if you live in Wisconsin - go VOTE!
SUSAN CRAWFORD IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS. From abortion access to our right to join a union, Susan Crawford is siding with working Wisconsinites to defend our constitutional freedoms. VOTE FOR JUDGE SUSAN CRAWFORD BY APRIL 1ST Descriptive alt text
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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
A lovely article on the politics of disappearing data. A new generation of producing ignorance. This one is for the agnotology scholars (complete with fun artwork): www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Opinion | How Trump is reshaping reality by hiding data
Sweeping statistical purges are part of a broader attempt to reinvent “truth.”
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 13/03/2025
Protesters swarm Trump Tower to rally for detained activist.
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Protesters swarm Trump Tower to rally for detained activist
Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday in protest of the arrest of Colombia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil. In videos circulating social ...
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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Makes you really wonder why PP won't get his clearance... And why the heck wouldn't he get the de-classified briefing. Idiotic...
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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This actually tells you a lot.
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Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” Theodore Roosevelt
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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I think we can muster up 3.5% of the population! Let's get organizing!!! www.theframelab.org/trump-fears-...
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Trump Fears Protest Power. Here’s Why He Can’t Stop It
The 3.5% Rule: The Power of Small but Mighty Movements
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Will Ragland @citizenwillis.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Just making sure everyone saw what the former Social Security Administrator told CNBC on Saturday...
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Canadian Hammer 🇨🇦 🔨 @canadianhammer.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Calls for Trudeau to step down during ‘Freedom Convoy’ traced back to Russian proxy sites www.nationalobserver.com/2023/02/16/a...
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Calls for Trudeau to step down during ‘Freedom Convoy’ traced back to Russian proxy sites
Beyond overt propaganda outlets, like Russia’s RT, disinformation spread through proxy sites and on social media messaging apps like Telegram, which was widely used by the convoy’s genuine grassroots ...
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Democrats should boycott the State of the Union. Democrats keep calling this man a unique and dangerous threat, but never ACT like it. For once, Democrats' *actions* should match their words. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The Democrats Should Boycott Trump’s Speech to Congress This Week
Refusing to attend the speech would be the first indication that Democrats are not just playing politics—and playing them badly—but resisting.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
www.politico.eu/article/volo... I don't believe Trump is playing 4-D chess when dealing with any crises. This Unhealthy connection with Russia is aiding the plans of Putin...and alienating allies. It just seems so painfully obvious. He doesn't see it, or he's a collaborator.
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‘Free world needs a new leader’: Europe defends Zelenskyy after Trump attack
France, Germany and Poland all make prompt declarations of support as Europe fears Trump’s alignment with Putin.
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oc88.bsky.social @oc88.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Exclusive: Trump administration pushed out U.S. military health agency head, officials say - Reuters apple.news/A5XNctkdRT-i...
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Exclusive: Trump administration pushed out U.S. military health agency head, officials say — Reuters
U.S. Army Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, the head of the military's health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army, was forced to retire on Friday, two sources told Re...
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Will🇨🇦🍁 @barbsbilly.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Holy shit! www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
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US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
He’s literally going to open the door for conquest…
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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Thank you @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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Diosa Luna @diosaluna.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I'm so glad that Zelensky maintained his dignity & left the white house. The American people stand with you, President Zelensky 💙💛
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Could not agree more. The Prez & VP are shameful, embarrassing Putin puppets & a disgrace to our country. 🤮 #SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
New @aoc.bsky.social letter to AG Pam Bondi about Tom Homan:
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I'm Mar🐫 & I approve this message. 👍 #EcomomicBlackout (image by @donkoclock.bsky.social) 🙏
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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
It was so hard to watch...
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 27/02/2025
🧠 Italian PM calls Ukraine’s NATO accession best security guarantee
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Italian PM calls Ukraine’s NATO accession best security guarantee
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has stated that Ukraine’s most effective security guarantee is its membership in NATO.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/02/2025
Who owns our newsroom? No one. ProPublica is a fiercely independent nonprofit. Not even our board or our donors know what we’re working on until it’s published. We are powered by 70,000 of you and counting. Join us: propub.li/4ih6dmJ
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WIRED @wired.com · 27/02/2025
feeling compelled to share this once again
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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/02/2025
If the president defies the courts and Congress does not impeach him for it, the Constitution simply ceases to exist.
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The Law’s Trump-Size Hole Is Suddenly Exposed
The judicial system has started to rule against the administration’s decimation of the civil service. If only it could actually enforce its rulings.
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Russ @rustlely.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
💪💪💪
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/02/2025
Breaking News: Three mainstream political parties in Austria have agreed to form a government that excludes the far-right Freedom Party.
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Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right
The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/02/2025
"This change is just the nail in the coffin of a carefully calculated plan to turn the United States into the tin-pot dictatorship of my dreams. It’s definitely not because I’m scared of any investigations the DOJ’s antitrust division may or may not launch."
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“Democracy Dies in Darkness” Wasn’t a Warning; It Was Our End Goal
“Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocat...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/02/2025
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
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Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president * US politics live – latest updates Republicans on Capitol Hill are shying away from criticizing Donald Trump’s policies over fears for their…
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Overnight, the Dep't of Defense, implementing Trump's anti-transgender military executive order, issued a policy banning all trans people who are living as themselves from joining or continuing to serve in the military. What's more, “separation actions” are to begin within the next two months.
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Military issues policy banning trans military service, implementing Trump EO
The policy was filed Wednesday evening in a challenge to the executive order and will be subject to legal challenges.
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