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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Boycotting Tesla is not "illegal", as Trump claims. The purpose of a boycott is to send a clear message: We the people have the power and choice to not give our hard-earned cash to billionaire oligarchs.
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Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal’ and says he’s buying one to support Musk
President makes statement in support of Musk’s ‘baby’ as company shares fall hard and owners sell vehicles
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/03/2025
Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses. Let’s not make it harder to learn.
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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 12/03/2025
From 2020-2022, "more than $1 billion flowed from more than 3,500 foundations and high-net-worth donors to about 150 nonprofits that advocate purging people from the voting rolls, restricting vote-by-mail or early voting, removing drop boxes, and other ways of making it harder for people to vote."
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Right-Wing Donors and Foundations Spent $1 Billion to Keep People From Voting Last Year
A new study documents the fortunes spent to suppress voting in 2024.
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I said it 30 years ago and I'll say it again today: you cannot balance the budget on the backs of working people.
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My Shutdown Message
My message today is the same as it was nearly 30 years ago when Newt Gingrich shut down the government: you cannot balance the budget on the backs of vulnerable and working people.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.
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Liberal Jane @liberaljane.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Reminder this #IWD: there is no place in our movements for transphbia. trans women are real women. full stop.
Digital illustration featuring a large group of women of all different races, ages, sexualities, abilities and gender expressions. There’s text that reads, ‘a woman is anyone who identifies as one.’
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stay home sam @stayhomesam.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
been sharing resources and examples for people to write letters to their representatives. EVERY ACTION MAKES ACTIVISM A HABIT. build those muscles friends!
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Liberal Jane @liberaljane.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Digital illustration of a Black woman looking up. She's wearing a red dress and text reads, 'I won't stay silent so you can stay comfortable.'
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Obamaste @obamaste.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Bluesky has now replaced twitter as the top platform for finding out if there was an earthquake in LA
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 24/02/2025
"A few weeks ago, a friend sent me a screenshot...I was shocked to learn that I am one of more than 65,000 people in North Carolina whose vote Republican are attempting to undermine." Read more about North Carolina Republicans' attempts to throw out college students' votes ⤵️
teenvogue.com
Republicans are Trying to Throw Out College Students' Vote to Steal an Election
Thousands of students are being targeted.
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stay home sam @stayhomesam.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
a glitch? Is Waze advertising Taco Bell while you’re on the highway a glitch, or no one called them out?
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WIRED @wired.com · 25/02/2025
When Jeep owners complained ads were appearing while driving, the carmaker said it was a glitch. But as auto makers consider connected car opportunities, in-vehicle selling might be too tempting to ignore.
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Ads Popped Up on Drivers' Screens. There May Be More on the Way
When Jeep owners complained ads were appearing while driving, the carmaker said it was a glitch. But as auto makers consider connected car opportunities, in-vehicle selling might be too tempting to ignore.
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Auntie Po'kchop @auntiepokchop.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
There is no "could" - this has been happening for decades.
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allyann @allyann.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
♿ Mum told to 'give up' career to care for daughters "A mum of autistic twin girls says she has repeatedly been advised to give up work to care for them full-time due to a lack of affordable childcare." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Autism: I've been told to give up work to care for my daughters
Parents of disabled children, including one mum told to give up working, call for more support.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is the latest federal agency to be hit with DOGE layoffs. That's the same agency that has investigated crashes involving Tesla's self-driving cars. This was never about "efficiency."
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Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The ‘real’ reason they are gutting the IRS…👇 Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
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stay home sam @stayhomesam.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The world doesn’t need one perfect activist. It needs all of us to show up imperfectly but with care and intent.
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stay home sam @stayhomesam.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
musk suggests stealing from the social security money THE AMERICAN PEOPLE paid into, directly from their paycheck. Fixed that headline for you.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The DHS will use polygraphs to question employees about communications with the media or nonprofit organizations in an effort to root out members of the resistance.
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Sari Beth Rosenberg @sari.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Last night I attended the Save Our Services rally in New York City. Listen to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) fighting for people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” @aoc.bsky.social
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NPR @npr.org · 20/02/2025
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
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DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/02/2025
ProPublica found that some of the largest health insurers have created a playbook that prevents people from getting the mental health care they need. Join us tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation as we discuss barriers to care. RSVP: propub.li/4k4GYWm
Text on graphic: Barriers to Care: Navigating the U.S. Mental Health Crisis. A discussion about the systemic barriers to accessing mental health care, which leave many without critical treatment. Thursday, Feb. 20. 4 p.m. Eastern time. Register at propublica dot org slash events. Image: A woman in a floral blazer stepping through the entryway of a therapist office.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/02/2025
The Trump administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a “critical safety” position has been fired as it cuts the federal workforce, but some FAA jobs that were eliminated had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations, according to their union.
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Jobs cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says
President Donald Trump’s administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a “critical safety” position has been fired as it cuts the federal workforce, but some FAA jobs t…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/02/2025
Bernie Sanders: "We're not only dealing with a move toward authoritarianism, we're dealing with what is new to America -- politicians have always lied, nothing new about that. But the level that we're seeing right now. The big lie, over and over again ... "
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stay home sam @stayhomesam.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
hearing “nothing about us without us” lately? learn what it means in less than 2 mins: youtu.be/ePlva69rVoQ?...
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Nothing About Us Without Us
YouTube video by UVM Center on Disability & Community Inclusion
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
If you’re wondering who the Elon Musk staffers are, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has several Musk staffers, including Amanda Scales, Brian Bjelde, Stephen Duarte, Christina Hanna, and Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
10% of NASA’s workforce has been laid off—guess that’ll be a boost for SpaceX.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/02/2025
President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump have decided that you don't deserve to feel safe when you fly.
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Trump Begins Firing FAA Air Traffic Control Staff Weeks After Fatal DC Plane Crash
One FAA employee suggested he was targeted over his criticism of Tesla and X. Both are owned by Elon Musk.
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stay home sam @stayhomesam.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
shop local, use cash! fight fascism with every dollar 💸
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 16/02/2025
Black history is being erased in real time. As our leaders seek to minimize the contributions of Black people, HillmanTok creators say their open enrollment is an invitation to learn about Black history and other valuable subjects in the community. Read more here ⤵️
teenvogue.com
HillmanTok University Is Your Free Crash Course in Black History
Class is in session.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Tomorrow is a national protest day in the US. Protests are organized at the White House and state capitals, but if you can’t find an event or time that works for you, go when and where you can. If there is no event organizer, you are the event organizer. Announce it below,👇 hashtags #3E #USProtests
February 17 US national protest day poster
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stay home sam @stayhomesam.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
shop local, use cash! fight fascism with every dollar 💸
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Alt Amy @altamymarie.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Every NPS web page has a "was this page helpful?" When you select "No" it asks, "How could we improve this page?" Do your thing, friends 👉 www.nps.gov/ston/learn/p...
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Interpretative Flags - Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Interpretative Flags in Park, LGBTQ, Stonewall National Monument
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This administration has convinced half the country that the real problem isn’t the billionaires who evade taxes and collect government handouts, but the working class who pay taxes and get nothing in return.
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Liberal Jane @liberaljane.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Digital illustration of a Black girl and her dog. She's wearing a red striped sweater and holding a sign with a drawing of a heart that says, 'social justice.' Both are tucked in a red paper heart with white trim. Main text reads 'activism is my love language.'
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org
Jewish people say NO to ethnic cleansing
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H.Arendt @harendt.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Yes. Massive, sustained nonviolent protest is the way. Research shows that nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts. And those that engage over 3.5% of a population have NEVER failed to create change. Read about the 3.5% rule below, & please share widely!
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The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
As companies shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation. Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs. Hello???
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Millions of Americans — including many who have been purged from their positions of responsibility — are standing up to Trump and Musk’s tyranny. Congressional switchboards are ringing off the hook. We are beginning to flood Trump and Musk’s zone. Let’s flood it out.
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Flooding Trump and Musk’s zone
How to deal with their tyranny
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Under fascism, no one is safe. Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc. Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations. Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 08/02/2025
Companies often use the term to conceal processes that are unsustainable and environmentally unfriendly. Read more here ⤵️
teenvogue.com
How the Word ‘Recycling’ Allows Corporations to Dupe Consumers Like You
The term is so broad that it’s almost meaningless.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/02/2025
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Not sure how this lowers grocery prices, but hey what do I know. Get ready for Kennedy Center Honors Chachi & Kid Rock. Should be a banger.
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SKG Murphy @bluelotusoftheeast.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
PROTESTORS at The Department of Labor in D.C. STOPPED Elon Musk and his squad from entering. #USProtests are the way to stopping #3E It's working.
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𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚖𝚕𝚎𝚛 @rennsemmler.eurosky.social · 07/02/2025
Instagram censors #3E hashtag. Seems to be something interesting. 👀 #USProtests
DuckDuckGo search Result for #3e:
»#3e on Instagram | Hashtags
Top posts from # 3e are currently hidden because the community has reported some content that may not meet Instagram's community guidelines.«
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
US judges put a pause on Musk and Trump's ongoing crime spree. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records. Meanwhile, Judge Carl Nichols has issued a temporary injunction preventing Musk and Trump from firing USAID employees.
US Federal judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department materialUS Judge pauses Trump administration effort to gut USAID's workforce by thousands
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