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Sarabande the Mage

@sarabandethemage.bsky.social
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Studied art. Library worker/advocate, videogamer, (still playing WOW. Sims, cozy games). Music, Art, ST (TNG, DS9, Voy), X-Files, Twin Peaks, BtVS/Angel, Six Feet Under. ANTI-Generative AI, Better world for the 98%, END CORPORATOCRACY! 🇺🇦💙

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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Watch (listen) for various authoritarian signs. Trying to use "emergencies" (whether they exist, or if the regime creates it or whatever) to allow them to take more power. The LANGUAGE they use, often of "othering." The only people that SHOULD be OTHERED is THE REGIME. We must unite for democracy.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The people who NEED to see this won't. They are in their echo chamber of Fox "news," OAN, "Truth"social, etc. But maybe a few who may not know what happened in 2021 should. It wasn't some spontaneous riot. Sure the hell weren't "tourists." It was a CALCULATED move. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZGd...
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On Cam: Jack Smith Shocks Republicans With 'Inside GOP' Evidence At Hearing| Trump,Jan 6,US Midterms
YouTube video by Project America | News
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Great conversation betw. two great minds. They are among those to whom I look to for some answers, information in this tumultuous (and very divided, confusing) age. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKo9...
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In Conversation with Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny, Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know that other countries are angry, frustrated and confused by us. We have caused a lot of problems for the world. But look at us as a cautionary tale. In the past several decades, we have been slowly shaped by oligarchy, as corporations and the richest individuals took more control over govt.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Every citizen of a democratic nation should stay alert to the machinations of oligarchs' power grab in your government & society. They are loyal to no nation, only their power & wealth, & will happily destroy your society if it serves their purposes. They will take over your media & infiltrate govt.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Heather Cox Richardson has done a project called 250 to 250, which is a series of videos of many voices throughout our history. This clip had quotes that are not only inspiring but reminds us of our responsibility to this country. This is OUR country & we've handed it to a dictator & corporations.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Interesting take. If Professor Snyder is accurate, then the current "Christian" Nationalists are in fact, NOT Christian (OK, we already knew that) but rather, they worship Trump - not God, not Jesus or any other traditional deity. www.youtube.com/shorts/oNF8g...
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“Trump is Fighting with God.” Timothy Snyder on Christianization of Politics
YouTube video by Katie Couric
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I know I've linked several videos by Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, but this one is eye-opening w/ Dr. Ray Madoff - on HOW the most wealthy avoid taxes, incl. countering various arguments on WHY we don't need to do any more to get them to pay more taxes. A MUST listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqRy...
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Ray Madoff | American Conversations
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just sharing. Various courts are fighting for us, but the other side keeps pushing back. It doesn't matter if it's not legal, not constitutional, if it's all based on lies. They have a propaganda machine & a ton of deluded followers to weaponize. Keep pushing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V7T...
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ALERT: This is a Major Win For Democracy
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We can never ask "How could that happen?" in regards to events such as the rise of the third reich. We're seeing people do whatever mental gymnastics are necessary (or simply the evidence of gross moral decay in our country - maybe it was always that way) to justify the horrors of the Trump regime.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Two great progressive minds, looking through slightly different perspectives discussing, challenging each other and learning from each other. HCR said she just scratched the surface of all of the questions she wanted to ask Robert Reich. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjZ9...
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In Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So, what do the billionaire powers-that-be want the world to look like in 20 years? People living in tiny boxes that cost as much to live in as a roomy apartment or house costs now (even adjusted for inflation), with various media that they constantly rent but never own.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sick thing about many (maybe not all) ultra-wealthy people is that it's not enough that they have MORE - more than they'll ever need in multiple lifetimes, but that the rest of us have LESS. Less power. Less voice. Less agency. Less ownership (of anything). Less space. Less time that is ours.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Take out every gen-AI data center & concentration detention center & instead, put in things that are good for people & society. Public schools, public libraries, playgrounds, parks, community gardens, community centers & recreation areas, clean, safe low-cost housing. World would be much better.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
They have created a system, where in various ways, they can inflict CRUELTY on many while making huge profits for a favored few, iften at our expense. Cruelty & greed are the main tenets of this regime.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
So, a supposed leader allows his staff and journalists to be unwitting DECOYS while he hides in some catering vehicle. He says Navy personnel stuck with dwindling food (and not very good ones at that), overworked on a ship for 120 days has not been deployed "long enough." . . .
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is a cruel, hateful, corrupt, evil regime. They never intended to just go after criminals. Little children, the elderly, the blind, those with serious health issues (that they deny medical care to). No one who is still supporting them can claim to be a decent person.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Another great Explainer by Heather Cox Richardson. This covers the war in Iran, why taxpayers should be furious (I already am), the disgusting war on Fauci, and the importance of local & state elections & why we need to participate in them. Informative & infuriating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQwY...
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Today in Politics | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
While I HATE generative-AI created "art," this time, I think I love the community spirit just as much, and how quickly they came to help the small business. www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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'Come and get us!' Buc-ee's bullying wrong beaver. Ohio telling it to 'Buc-off' | Opinion
If litigious Buc-ee's can't be a good neighbor, Ohioans don't need its Beaver Nuggets and fudge.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
With what's going on with Dr. Fauci, I was talking with a friend at work about the early days of COVID, the COVID deniers or those who seemed to think that certain people were expendable (the elderly, the vulnerable) if it allowed them to keep living the way they did before the pandemic.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Vought is not as well known of a name as Stephen Miller but he was one of the creators of the terrible Project 2025 - so, in my book, EVIL. Here, Rep. Pressley rebukes him on some of the things he and the Project are responsible for - here, regarding medical debt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiH2...
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'I Didn't Ask You To Speak' Dem Pressley Humiliatingly Shuts Down Russell Vought In Fiery Showdown
YouTube video by The Financial Express
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I think one of the greatest HARMS done by this regime is that they've made it not only OK, but somehow ADMIRABLE to be a completely horrible human being. Being racist and anti-LGBTQ, being misogynistic is somehow PATRIOTIC and CHRISTIAN . . .
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
There are probably a ton of great podcasters or YT channels that present progressive views but also inform on FACT. I think Robert Reich does that. I like listening to his Coffee Klatch (along with HCR's "What the Heck Just Happened.") www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxLN...
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Trump’s Forever War Is Here | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I have barley tea (cold, of course). It tastes like summer, reminding me of my childhood and visiting people with my grandmother. The host would bring out small glasses of cold barley tea for everyone, resting on a round lacquered serving tray. And maybe some watermelon, cut into triangles.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I've found a few creators that I tend to trust on YT. I've posted a few of Heather Cox Richardson's videos before. THIS explainer I think is well done. You hear the "OMG SOCIALIST!" (equating it to something like N.Korea or Soviet Communism 🙄). HCR gives a primer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEEj...
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Today in Politics | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
We have passed through all of this recently. Many people in our country said YES to exclusion & oppression.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
How wonderful! The presidential center isn't just a place to remember the Obamas but a place for the whole community to use and enjoy everyday! SO glad to see that it includes a PUBLIC LIBRARY within!!! And that looked like a fun storytime!!!
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Do you ever click on a fairly recent (within the past year or so) video on YT, unfamiliar creator, but interesting topic, HOPING it was written and voiced by a human. I still can't tell the voice too much (unless they have odd pronunciations). BUT the writing. The constant "Not ______ but ______."
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I saw this (or the very first part of it) on my FB feed in the Artists against Gen-AI group. It's lovely. And makes us realize how much we have lost. AI is the worst, but sometimes, just forgetting to connect - not taking the time to connect. shawnsmucker.substack.com/p/please-use...
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Please Use AI
Be sure to use AI when making
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"FRAUD" is the word they use to deprive people of something - their voting rights, various economic safety nets, etc. Yet, billionaires & and corporations are getting WEALTHIER, and Trump, his family & friends are GETTING RICH off of his presidency. Oligarchy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrIi...
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Millions lose SNAP benefits as One Big Beautiful Bill’s stricter requirements kick in
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I've talked at length about how gen-AI is hurting people and the environment. YOUTUBE, a company owned by GOOGLE (who btw, is PUSHING GEN-AI) is sweeping up what THEY consider to be low-effort AI-videos. Now, if they actually got THOSE and those ONLY, I would applaud them loudly . . .
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
We look at history as something separate from us - almost like fictional stories. No, things in the past were still humans doing things, often self-serving, cruel, hateful - greedy, power-grab. That hasn't changed - people just have better technology to make it happen. We need to acknowledge it NOW
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
We are up against a LOT. That means DO NOT GIVE UP but fight harder (and take breaks for yourself). REJECT GEN-AI. We've lived a long time without it. It's NOT necessary. It rots the mind, erodes creativity, etc. KEEP informed, keep others informed with actual FACTS. Don't let them wear you down.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I've never heard of or seen this man before, so not sure how sincere he is about this. But I saw it posted by a friend and I agree with what he says here. youtu.be/6YHWAkI0_Iw?...
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Monkeys
YouTube video by Neal Foard
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Hey all, Just a reminder to keep checking to make sure you ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE. There are systems out there trying to throw out names. We can no longer be complacent - or for that matter, have a peace of mind. It's tiresome to be so alert all the time but we need to get thru this.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
NOT like the regime follows the Constitution...or any laws the don't like anyway...
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I've recommended these people before. First, they are friends & a lot of fun to listen to, but they have very important things to say & as they're both historians, they put a lot of things in historical context. It IS long but listen while doing something mindless. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMz...
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What the Heck Just Happened?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The Founding Fathers made sure to create a nation where there was SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. The United States does NOT have an official religion. It is NOT a Christian Nation. The FREEDOM OF RELIGION is a part of the FIRST AMENDMENT. DO NOT let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
And the most CORRUPT administration (let's be honest, it's a REGIME) that we've EVER had. Trump, his family & his billionaire & corporate friends are PROFITING off of the country while so many people have to do without, to pay higher prices and become the target of the world's wrath & contempt.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
People would rather be allowed to be racist & cruel, than have everyone get better prices, have a better chance to have some kind of health insurance, have easier lives. They are supporting a CORRUPT regime, a CORRUPT family, oligarchy. They are supporting someone with ZERO redeeming values.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
While abbreviated, he gets the main point of each chapter across. Listen if you have a few moments. Read or even get the book if you can and if you can afford, buy it for others.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
So, if people have access to so much information, to research very specific things, find out who or what is legit, to educate themselves better than any other time in history, what, as powerful entities, do you do? Not LIMIT it exactly but use algorithms, and HAND FEED people "information." 🧵
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Also, keep them divided & insecure. All the while enriching & further empowering the extremely wealthy & already powerful. There is something wrong w/ people who crave that much power & wealth, and not want to improve the lives of so many people they COULD help.
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laurarsi.bsky.social @laurarsi.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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What would it look like if you printed out every page of the Epstein Files? #shorts
YouTube video by The Recount
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I was going to watch just a few minutes of this and I ended up watching the whole thing. She's got great things to say - things that a lot of us have been thinking and saying for the last few decades. It's rather long, but very much worth a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbzY...
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AOC in Conversation with David Axelrod
YouTube video by UChicago Institute of Politics
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Remember this - about Trump in particular but Republicans in general as well: they will take credit for things that the Dems did that help people or are popular, and BLAME Dems (or imply that it's Dem's fault) for what Repubs did, that hurt people or unpopular. Remember this after the Midterms.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Yep, and the right-wing media will blame the Dems, "mainstream" media won't mention the delay nor blame the Republicans (implying it's the Dem's fault), bots & trolls will blame the Dems and all the fools will parrot them.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Corruption all over this administration.
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Powerful ad. And the powerful people will deny what they are trying to say here. www.youtube.com/shorts/bsBWZ...
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I would NEVER guess what this ad is for 👏
YouTube video by Outstanding Screenplays
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Sarabande the Mage @sarabandethemage.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Oh my! It's beautiful! OK, OK, it's damn ADORABLE! Why hasn't Sanrio made a character out of one of these? It's not like you have change the look much from the original! 😍
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