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@smith140.bsky.social
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💙 ☮️ 🌞 ✡️ 🔱 ⚖️ 🖖🏻 Worth saving: Democracy. Worth standing with: Imperfect allies. Worth supporting: Legit journalism, rule of law, an economy and government for people & planet.

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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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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hey Macklemore, let’s talk about Hamas, and Hezbollah, and radicalized violent settlers too. You’ve lost the plot Macklemore 🙄
Young European American wearing “FREE PALESTINE” T-shirt and Palestinian type shawl holds hand up to somebody handing him a brain. dialogue bubble: no thanks I’m freeing Palestine!
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
They are NOT "conservatives." STOP calling them "conservatives." They are extremists. They are reactionaries. They are right wingers. "Conservatives," they are NOT. So friggin' stop using that word. Not for SCOTUS justices. Not for elected reps. Not for maga voters. Not for Fox News. STOP doing it.
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Republicans Are Going to Kill People—but Not Until After They Vote
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The Republicans Are Going to Kill People—but Not Until After They Vote
In the Big Beautiful Bill, the GOP put off Medicaid cuts until after midterms. America is about to find out why.
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🤔 let’s check the Social Studies 101 syllabus #democraticsocialism vs. #communism vs. #fascism
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Elon Musk To Buy US Justice System To Compliment His President And Politician Purchases www.reddit.com/r/onionheadl...
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Congress needs to create a transparent framework for regulating AI 🤔
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The Anthropic Saga Shows the Worst Way to Regulate AI
Whatever happened, it’s not great.
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I love Wikipedia. That is all.
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Makemake - Wikipedia
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Heidi @heidisteinberg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I encourage people to give this a read open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
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An Open Letter to My Progressive Friends About Jews and Israel
We need to talk about the "Zionist" rhetoric
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Libertarianism. Until every libertarian, rich or poor, becomes a non-aggressor, nah
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This guy nails it. 🎯
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
More art and music for peace! U2's Yours Eternally, featuring Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia in music video with lyrics #slavaukraini
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Yours Eternally (feat. Ed Sheeran & Taras Topolia) [Lyric Video] by U2 on Apple Music
Music Video · 2026 · Duration 4:26
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Consider supporting RCFP.org for #WorldPressFreedomDay today!
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides free legal guides and resources to help reporters understand their rights.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
#WorldPressFreedomDay First established in 1993 by the United Nations Assembly as a way to remember the Declaration of Windhoek, which was adopted in 1991. The declaration highlighted that having a free and independent press is very important for democracy.
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Something to consider when your friends and family are renewing their YouTube subscription 😯 (YouTube & Google owned by Alphabet, controlled by Brin)
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Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a ‘MAGA Girlfriend’ by His Side
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Yet another example of the US’s oligarchic authoritarian admin putting world security at risk. Their means: Chaos for the rest of us. Their ends: Their own power and control.
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The White House-Anthropic Spat Needs to End
Anthropic PBC’s latest artificial-intelligence model, called Claude Mythos Preview, has an unusual capability: It’s a world-class hacker. In fact, the company says, Mythos has already uncovered “thous...
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I know, irony of posting a vid platformed by oligarch-owned YouTube but this is too good to pass up…
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Honest Government Ad | Bored of Peace
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
What happened to $5K DOGE checks? What happened to $2K tariff refund checks for Americans? What happened to lowering inflation or gas and grocery prices? What happened to decreasing national debt? What happened to releasing all Epstein Files? MAGA is a lie. MAGA is evil.
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Bruce F. Singer @drawnandquartered.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
On the eve of Earth Day, some things need tending. #EarthDay #PoliticalCartoon #NoKings #SaveDemocracy #StatueofLiberty #DrawnandQuartered
A cartoon shows the Statue of Liberty, rendered in green patina, bent forward watering a small garden with a gray metal watering can. Rows of young plants are labeled on wooden stakes: Democracy, Justice, Liberty, Equality, Freedom, Checks, and Balances. The setting is early spring with bare trees in the background and fresh soil. The caption below reads: “Perennials.”
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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Walt Kelly’s Pogo poster for the inaugural #EarthDay on April 22, 1970.
Pogo is standing in the swamp collecting littler, which is everywhere, and saying “We have met the enemy and he is us.”
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ℙ𝕚𝕏𝕖𝕝𝕤&𝔸𝕝𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕪 📸 @pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Good morning! Happy #EarthDay! 🌎🌲🌳 From #RidgefieldWA #PNW #Photography
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/04/2026
The Onion has to convert Infowars into a parody of itself: licensing the website from the site's court-appointed manager. Here's how it would work, and what would need to happen for it to become reality. nyti.ms/425AbUV
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The Onion Signs New Deal to Take Over Infowars
A new deal, which would allow The Onion to use the Infowars name and website address, must be approved by a Texas judge.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Sorry to be overly sincere for a second, but here's why we decided to persevere through all of the bullshit and take over InfoWars. There's just gotta be a line somewhere. Thank you @pablo.show for letting me talk so openly about this.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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Alex Jones Humiliated by Comedian Who Just Stole His Job
Tim Heidecker channeled Alex Jones to announce that he is the new creative director of Infowars.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...
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The Next Coup Attempt
And How to Stop It
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/03/2026
So what’s next after yesterday’s historic No Kings Day protests? We’re glad you asked! Let’s get to work: nokings.org/whats-next #NoKings
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/03/2026
Thank you for making No Kings 3 the biggest day of mass protest that America has ever seen. #NoKings
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Immigrants weren’t just filling existing jobs; they were helping create them. That’s Econ 101: jobs are not a fixed pie. More people means more customers, more demand, more businesses expanding, and yes, more hiring.
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Awesome turnout (~2,000?) today at the no kings rally and march today in small town Edmonds, Washington. Governor Ferguson spoke as did an ACLU attorney and others #nokings
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Stark reminder that the US has descended into authoritarian oligarchy. Similar to Russia, Hungary, North Korea, China, each with their own nuances on it. Gene Roddenberry presented a different vision in Star Trek. We didn’t pay attention 🖖🏽🖖🏿🖖🏼
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Trump and Modi Had a Call About the Iran War. Elon Musk Joined Them.
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
“[Star Trek] dares to imagine a society of “infinite diversity in infinite combinations,” free of war, hate, poverty, disease, and repression, and dedicated to the spirit of scientific inquiry and respect for all life, whether carbon or silicon-based, green-skinned or blue…
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
National Science Appreciation Day is celebrated in the US on March 26 each year (and in my house, every day!). Reach out to a scientist today and express gratitude and appreciate how science improves our lives 🥰🥼🧬🔬👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬
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National Science Appreciation Day - Wikipedia
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21/03/2026
Oh yeah, I’m sure the next thing the American people want after long lines at TSA is to get wrongfully detained, beat up, and harassed by ICE. No blank check for ICE. We need reform & accountability. In the meantime, how about you tell Republicans to just vote to pay TSA.
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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In the wake of the attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, candidates, elected officials, and the media must stop trying to rationalize antisemitic violence. We are all more vulnerable if we try to explain away antisemitic violence related to Israel. Read more:
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NEW OP-ED: Stop Rationalizing Antisemitic Violence
Violence is never justified, and we excuse it at our own peril.
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
…sharing this carefully vetted starter pack I just found. (Not self-promoting—I’m not in it :-) Nice work @softtail65.bsky.social
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/03/2026
Brendan Carr is threatening the media to cover the war the way the Trump regime wants. It’s one of the most anti-American messages ever posted by a government official. 1/
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
No Kings's event, “Know Your Rights: Protest Rights and Safety Practices (for all No Kings Attendees)” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Know Your Rights: Protest Rights and Safety Practices (for all No Kings Attendees) · No Kings
In this ACLU-led training, participants will learn about the Constitutional right to peacefully protest and about best practices for reducing risks when attending protests like the upcoming No Kings m...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The most important battles for democracy aren't happening in the legacy media. They're happening in courtrooms across America. Democracy Docket covers every one of them. Join 400,000 Americans by subscribing now to support independent pro-democracy media. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
TERRIBLE TIMING: When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran.
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Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran
The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Aaaand I wrote about it: Under The Banner of Trump -- The Pyongyangification of American civic space echoes Nazi era banner politics out5p0ken.substack.com/p/under-the-... 👇
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Under The Banner of Trump
The Pyongyangification of American civic space echoes Nazi era banner politics, as taxpayer-funded Trump banners transform federal buildings into instruments of white Christian nationalist power.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Anthropic’s Pentagon Showdown Is About More Than AI Guardrails www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Anthropic’s Pentagon Showdown Is About More Than AI Guardrails
The high-stakes conflict between the Defense Department and a $380 billion tech powerhouse goes to the heart of just how far AI can go in warfare.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 26/02/2026
Young men supported Trump because they thought he'd fix the economy. Now he's designing a ballroom (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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Why Young Men Are Abandoning Trump
President Donald Trump’s second administration has displayed a certain kind of masculine flex — the sort that reflects the populist right’s notion of manliness: a defense secretary who tells the world “F-A-F-O;” a health and human services secretary who publicizes shirtless workouts; an upcoming MMA tournament on the White House lawn.
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Michael Morrell @genuinemichael.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
"So the FCC won't let me be Or let me be me, so let me see..." This is the interview they don't want us to see, so let's spread it far and wide! Thank you, @stephencolbert.bsky.social and @jamestalarico.bsky.social!
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/02/2026
The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities). Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
NO KINGS.
MARCH 28
NOKINGS.ORG
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SMITH140 @smith140.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This👇 ...also please support and amplify the strategic work of Democracy Forward Foundation @democracyforward.org
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Opinion | Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 16/02/2026
This Presidents’ Day, we recommit to upholding the democratic promise our Founding Fathers made and defending these foundational truths to protect our rights, our people, and our future.
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Dan de'Cozar @dandecozar.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
#Trump #Politics #FreedomIsDying #US #StarTrek #Picard #Quotes
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