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themantissa.bsky.social

@themantissa.bsky.social
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Doer of things, maker of stuff, lover of adventure. Also, fuck nazis.

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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Today's Supreme Court ruling, throwing out law and precedent, to allow the president to fire regulators at will (minus the precious fed, cant piss off the rich overlords) is one of the worst Ive seen. If you feel powerless against cooperations and billionaires now, it is only going to get worse.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Highly recommend checking this one out from your local library - an excellent explanation of how we in the US got here. It also reminds us that "we the people" still hold the power, *if*we are willing to band together to regain our country for all, yes all, Americans.
Cover of the book Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
America can learn a lot from how Albanians are fighting back
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Knicks have shown us that while Trump's touch leads to loss, once his taint passes, we can all come back stronger 💪
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Agree 100% America since Reagan had only gotten crueler.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Nailed it - political cartoons often speak the painful truth
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Truth
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
My fellow Americans are so obsessed with getting things free or cheap they have inadvertently helped destroy their own economy by refusing to pay even their neighbors a fair wage for their labor. No wonder they worship the billionaires. Some days it feels this country is just doomed.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Rarely do I want to go back in time (what woman does) but I will certainly go back to that 1950s/60s tax rate for the most wealthy!
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I pay significantly more than he does. Most of us do and it is time for all of us to make them pay their fair share. 90% tax rate on anyone with a net worth greater than 500m. 90% was the rate in the 1950s and it is time we went back to that. US taxes regardless of location, no running Jeff.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Wow Kentucky. To not stand with the guy who actually fought for you, who stood up to a bully for you, who actually seems to have a moral compass? I can now add your state to places I am more than happy to never ever set foot in. May you get everything you deserve as you collectively bend a knee.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Capital is investing in AI at a frenzied pace because they want to destroy the power of labor, not just unions, any labor. If they own the capital and means of production they know we will be at their mercy. We must find ways to fight back. Hold on to hope, we can make a world for us all.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I keep seeing my fellow Americans hoping the state fails?! I really dont think you want that. A failed state is hell and not, oh no they are out of my favorite coffee, hell. Rape, murder, corruption beyond imagination-that is a failed state. We must try to reclaim democracy and a path to balance 1st
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Tax. The. .01%. We as a free society must stop this level of wealth and power or we will never regain our full democracy.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only Barney Miller MASH Dr. Who (Tom Baker years) Andor AbFab Black Books Star Trek Next Gen The Pitt The Knick Facts of Life Golden Girls Battlestar Galactica (modern) Only Murders In the Building Tales from the Dark Side Mr. Bean
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Patrick King @patrickkingart.com · 02/05/2026
Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only Battlestar Galactica Star Wars The Clone Wars Star Wars Rebels The Bad Batch The Mandalorian For All Mankind The Venture Brothers Metalocalypse Arrested Development (S1-3) 30 Rock Cowboy Bebop The Simpsons King of the Hill SWAT Kats Community
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It is depressing, yet not surprising, to see how fast Americans are falling for China's obvious soft power social media campaign. They are just as bad, if not worse, than we are. Yes they are doing much better with renewables and infrastructure investment but just ask the Uyghurs how it is inside
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the super-rich control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
When money and greed are the only priority, innovation and advancement dies. We are fighting oil wars while Japan does this and China has massively leaned into renewables. America is no longer a technology leader and it is an utter shame.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Tired of hearing how rotten America has always been. YES, there has been absolute tragedy all throughout our history-but there was always some hope and a desire to be better. Sometimes we did good too. But I don't see that hope much anymore. If we lose that the American experiment really will die
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Electronic medical record systems have made doctors just so much worse. The doc takes lousy to no notes so you have to keep repeating yourself and then they repeat what they have told you, so you have to remind them what they said. The worst of them then get mad you actually took notes. So bad
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
While I will unite behind Talerico I am massively disappointed in my fellow TX democrats. Yet again, instead of selecting the smart, capable, experienced black woman we have a competent but less experienced and overly religious white guy.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Going to sleep and hoping to dream about a day in which I never hear the word Trump.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Just heartbroken
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Citizens United - It disconnected the reps from the people, so that our federal government now only serves the wealthy. We have to take our power back. There will always be more of us than them.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Fuck ICE and fuck their fascism!
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
There @nytimes.com I fixed the headline for you. This is money sucked out of the bottom 90% of the country into the pockets of the oligarchs, the .01%. We must tax this kind of growth out of existence, the imbalance is killing our democracy.
NYT chart showing un checked growth of Walmarts valuation that is now 1 trillion.  Annotated to show that the big rise started in 2016 as Trump and the oligarchs proping him began to suck every last penny from the pocket of the bottom 90%
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Pete 👎 ABOLISH ICE 👎 @barrelbucket.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ICEOUT #fascism #terrorists
arstechnica.com
ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face
Global Entry and Precheck revoked three days after incident, court filing says.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year! May 2026 be when humanity finally stops punching itself in the face.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
We must find a way to help more people see the core problem. So hard in a fractured and untrusted media landscape. How do we get the word out to all in a trusted, clear way? That is a key question of our time.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Citizens United gutted what our votes represent but we can still very much vote with our dollars. Just say no to those supporting the administration.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Why would the dems fold now?? My guess, the airlines are up their bums. The people were ready to help those on snap, we were ready to cancel travel, people were ready to fight! But the old guard dems are owned by the oligarchs and so they cave. Pathetic
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Isn't it amazing... a candidate actually expresses ideas people connect with and care about and lo and behold, they show up. Congratulations NYC. May this be the dawn of a kinder US.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We MUST tax billionaires out of existence!!
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so. After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yeans, We ourselves flash and yearn, and moreover my mother told me as a boy (repeatingly) ever to confess you're bored means you have no Inner Resources. I conclude now I have no Inner resources, (1/?)
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Capitalism is a system where no matter how much wealth one has you will never feel truly secure. That is what drives so many, but especially the .1 %. It dehumanizes, it depresses, it needs to be torn down.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
The last thing the Dems need is fucking Pelosi back. She and the old guard helped get us here. We do NOT need her back!!
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Each story is more horrifying and this hits very close to home. Please help if you can, money or shares. Thank you to Cargill for sharing the gofundme link.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Canceled Disney plus/hulu and uninstalled related apps. If businesses continue to make decisions based only on one criteria, profit, then they will no longer profit off of me. This week has been full of disappointments so I will take any small wins I can get.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Just like banned books, make sure it stays available
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Just remember, once the cheeto is gone we will be left with two idiotic factions, the people who have actually been the ones tearing apart OUR gov - the Christian Nationalists represents by supreme turd Vought and the technofascist scum bags lead by "missed the point of LOTR" Thiel.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
According to the Internet all we need to deal with this dystopian hellscape is just a bit of self care. Yup, a walk on the woods and some meditation should fix us all right up for the coming days of end-stage capitalism meets technofascists meets Christian nationalists meets climate crisis climax.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Great explanation of what rescission of public broadcasting really means.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Let's all say it again and again. #truth
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
So many elected officials in Texas saying there are no local flood warning devices because tax payers won't go for it. How about spending some of that 27+ BILLION rainy day fund from our tax dollars? Oh that's right, the cruelty seems to be the point with y'all.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
This whole thread is so well stated. If we lose our kindness, our empathy, our humanity- the bad guys win. It doesn't mean we don't get off the high road and fight but we should do it as our best selves.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Hate politics? Do you avoid discussion or participation in politics? Then the state of the world is at least partly your own damn fault. Politics is not a bad thing in and of itself. It is how we humans work together to make decisions and run our communities. Avoid it and the baddies win.
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themantissa.bsky.social @themantissa.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Today's protest signs #nokings #50501 #AustinTX #atx #fucktrump
Protest sign that reads "MAGA - There's Still Time! Turn Away From The Dark Side.  Fear Leads To Anger.  Anger leads to Hate.  Hate Leads to Suffering" With a picture of the Emperor & Yoda from Star WarsProtest sign that reads "what makes America great? Immigrants, creatives, civil servants, journalists, the constitution, courts, bill of rights, laws" then a line and more text "what doesn't, ICE, billionaires Vance, Trump, DOGE, authoritarianism, Musk, Thiel"
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
It can happen here. It is happening here.
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