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Sanford Holst

@sanfordholst.bsky.social
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Author of #Phoenicians and other books. #Democracy matters. My pinned post is a #BlueWave call to action. A repost helps the cause. Comments welcome. #SlavaUkraini #HandsOff2025

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Dyan London @dyanlondon444.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Lee-in-Iowa 💙 @lee-in-iowa.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
With the red state governments doing so much incorrect purging of voters, Better check your voter registration regularly. In Texas especially, where they dumped over a MILLION voters, and people here, who of course actively vote, say they’ve discovered they were axed.
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Sanford Holst @sanfordholst.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Stephen -- you're a persuasive writer. So persuade him to stop being president!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Your regular reminder that if not for the Trump and Bush tax cuts, federal revenues would keep pace with federal spending indefinitely. Instead, these tax cuts have added at least $10 trillion to the debt. The so called "party of fiscal responsibility" is full of it.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE FOLKS!!!!
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Anti-ICE advocates rallied outside the DHS office near Cincinnati after Haitians losing TPS were summoned for mandatory check-ins. Protesters report officials are fitting people with ankle monitors and issuing new court dates. Community members stand united against these aggressive tactics!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"But something else has shifted in Tremont. After the [successful] fight against the detention center, 'It doesn’t matter if they’re Democrat, Republican, the town has come together'...” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How the threat of an ICE detention center galvanized a Trump-country coal town
“We do deserve better than a plethora of data centers, detention centers, warehouses, biosolids processing plants, massive landfills.”
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Maine Democrats lost their Senate nominee just weeks ago. Today they have a candidate who may be stronger than the one they lost. Can an unpolished, authentic working class candidate finally be the one to take down Susan Collins?
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Is Troy Jackson The Working Class Champion We've Been Waiting For?
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Most cops are good and helpful, but ICE more and more seems like the American Gestapo.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
So, this shitshow dumpster fire of a fascist regime put the sitting president of the United States on an airplane that could not protect him from missiles, and flew him to the neighboring country of one we are currently striking with… missiles? Are you fucking kidding me?
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I think I might never stop laughing if Iran did this
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Looting their supporters. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Sanford Holst @sanfordholst.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
My pleasure, Sunshine. Keep up the good work!
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Sanford Holst @sanfordholst.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I had an exciting talk today about the book “Resistance Rising” with a local Indivisible group. This new book with Joe Gallina shows what Democrats are doing to win the 2026 and 2028 elections. See more on t.co/ez02xyB3wc. - No Kings event on June 14,2026. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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No Kings event set for 14 June, as Trump celebrates birthday with White House UFC bout
Fourth No Kings event will feature a concert with Bette Midler, Patti Smith and Rufus Wainwright streaming nationwide
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
All the grifters and crooks are on notice.
Ossoff at an Atlanta rally threatening congressional investigations into Trump's sons' alleged corrupt dealings in Kazakhstan.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The world is watching in horror as ICE terror unfolds in another U.S. city. Solidarity with the people resisting inside and outside of Delaney Hall.
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‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail
A day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
“Memorial Day is not for grifters, narcissists, wannabe despots, or moral pickpockets cosplaying devotion between rounds of self-worship. It belongs to the ones who earned remembrance. The men and women who gave everything.” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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A Memorial Day Letter to Everyone Who Still Believes Donald Trump “Loves” Our Troops
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Jon Ossoff: "While you pay more for everything, the first family's wealth is growing by billions. Because they're crooks. And everybody knows it." #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
"As they rushed into his apartment...he felt the jaws of a large dog biting into his ankle, knocking him to the floor. He screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his thighs, hip and wrist. Down the hall, agents took a mother and her 16-yr-old son at gunpoint..." www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Come with me to help our local Daisy Scouts get their government badge in Queens! 🍪 (🎥✨ Trying out vlogging for the first time - let me know your thoughts/tips/tricks!)
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/05/2026
The White House def activated the blue checkmarks to blame Biden for Spirit airlines. Amazing how he takes credit for anything good and never takes blame for anything bad. The most helpless, victim, snowflake ever to be president
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
None of this is normal.
Screenshot of a Substack note by account 'JoJoFromJerz' that says: 'In a sane administration, the FBI Director doesn’t go on the morning news to prove he’s not a drunk, the Defense Secretary doesn’t quote Tarantino to prove he’s a man of God, and the President doesn’t take multiple cognitive exams to prove he’s not insane.'
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 12/04/2026
went to check out the techno rave outside Parliament and I don't think I have the data allowance to share a video from it but let me tell you: there sure is a techno rave outside Parliament right now, celebrating Orban getting ousted
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/04/2026
“It’s difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is. Journalists are trained to be like, ‘OK, what did he say that was newsworthy?’ So you convey that to your audience. But in reality, when you actually watch, you see he's full of hatred, lying constantly, and very incoherent.”
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The man who watches Trump all day, every day
Aaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences. He says it’s ‘pretty bleak’
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/04/2026
BREAKING: Fox News reports PAM BONDI HAS BEEN FIRED.
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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
No Kings! NoTyrants! No Dictators! No Trump! No Surrender!
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Paul Gundlach @paulsgundlach.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This may be the most powerful 85 seconds I've ever seen on television.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The Bad News: Trump doesn't have to face the voters again, so he can do whatever he wants. The Good News: In 1039 days he's gone for good.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Rubio’s State Department had all this time to prepare but failed to consider what the impact would be. Just like what happened with USAID when they gutted it overnight. Criminal incompetence.
Screenshot of an X post by journalist Jonathan Karl quoting a message heard when calling the State Department emergency number, advising Americans not to rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation. Below is a video still of Karl speaking in a newsroom.
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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Of Trump's Masked ICE Agents, Federal Judge Says: "An Anonymous Government is No Government At All" youtu.be/tn43KhmLlLU?...
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Of Trump's Masked ICE Agents, Federal Judge Says: "An Anonymous Government is No Government At All"
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/02/2026
NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11/02/2026
The House could vote today on the GOP’s new voter suppression legislation modeled on the infamous SAVE Act. This series of bills would end registration by mail and add new ID requirements that could prevent millions of eligible voters from registering. Make sure your representative hears from you.
indivisible.org
Tell Your Representative: Vote NO on Voter Suppression | Indivisible
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The rightwing response to the murder of Alex Pretti is predictable: to outshout and talk over anyone taking another position. The shrillness on Twitter is especially grating, but again, not surprising. It's Orwell's doublespeak. If the man had a cell phone instead of a gun, yell louder.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/12/2025
When they wanted to release the files early this year, they paid $1M in overtime and put 1000 people on it - until they realized what was in the files. Now they’re slow walking the release.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
It’s still the Gulf of Mexico. It’s still the Department of Defense. And it’s still the Kennedy Center. And they will remain as such long after that orange fucking idiot is gone.
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 14/12/2025
Australian news reporting that the hero bystander here is named Ahmed al Ahmed. Muslim, father of two.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Military Members Say They WILL NOT OBEY Trump's Unlawful Orders youtu.be/8OmJ2FSodQk?...
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Military Members Say They WILL NOT OBEY Trump's Unlawful Orders
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Put a quack in charge, expect to be royally ducked.
Screenshot of a tweet by Senator Ed Markey that says, “Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. RFK Jr. must resign.” Below is an NBC News screenshot with the headline “Measles spreading beyond the center of the Utah-Arizona outbreak.” Two news anchors appear on screen.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Ballrooms and breadlines.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
A man understandably refused to hand over his ID or get out of the car for a bunch of masked thugs who refused to identify themselves. And when he drove away, they opened fire on him. This isn’t how you do any sort of enforcement when your goal is to uphold the law. This is gangsterism.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/08/2025
Newsom: "He's a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time we're having a conversation like this? Someone who's weak. Someone who's broken. Someone whose weakness is masquerading as strength."
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 12/08/2025
Every activated Guardsman has a family, a job, school, or something that they are leaving to do their duty. It’s one thing when it’s a war… or a real mass civil disturbance, which those only last a few days. But to rip these people from their lives for a show… is awful.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Lying is bad, and lying about health causes and cures is especially bad.
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GAU @deaidua.org · 05/08/2025
This video shows a German/US-delivered Cheetah SPAAG in service with the Ukrainian Air Command South. Deployed somewhere in the Odesa region, it regularly works against Russian Shaheds. As always, I've provided you with English subtitles. PART 1
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
If you're in one of the 3 or 4 states where gas is $1.98, please let me know where it is. I'll wait... 🥱
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