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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Just read an article about jellyfish migrating north into warmer waters; the theory that they’re being driven by climate change is apparently wrong. Turns out they were just heading north to DC to hang out with the platonic ideal of spinelessness, @schumer.senate.gov and the @democrats.org caucus

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Hey look, @fetterman.senate.gov is even better at fucking the working class than @bunnyranchnv.bsky.social

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 27/09/2025

Americans know our economy is rigged. Billionaires become richer while working people can’t afford health care, housing & food. If Trump wants my vote to fund the government, he must not raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million people or throw millions off health care.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Every person of faith who voted for this should be ashamed.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This has gotten away from me a bit- but I firmly believe we will come through this stronger. We are putting in the work; and if there is anything Americans are good at, it’s sheer horsepower. Keep fighting.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

We have survived the revolution and its aftermath, the civil war, reconstruction, the fight for worker’s rights and the right to organize into unions, the Great Depression, WW1, WW2, the 60s and the Cold War, 9/11. This is our struggle. It is up to each new generation to reforge the American Dream.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

and a host of other issues- such as the cyber culture war being perpetrated on the American people. Or the media that keep us afraid for profit. All of these things conspire together to ensure we can never revive the American Dream- but we will.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

We are being beset by foreign powers making all this worse, while one party sells us all downriver for profit and the other tries to sell us on the status quo being good enough to keep that from happening. We need progress- proactive solutions to wealth inequality, money in politics, climate change,

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

We are built on the idea that we should fight for these things; and yet, our house is divided- and we fight each other more than the division. As Lincoln said- a house divided against itself cannot stand. I abhor everything the Republican congress is currently trying to do; but it isn’t a vacuum.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

And they aren’t the only ones- do we really think a former propagandist of the KGB isn’t engaging in a little clandestine fuckery? The United States is a warrior culture. We are in part built on the idea that individuals should be strong, capable, and left alone to achieve their happiness.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Far better for them to let us tear ourselves apart, to prey on the divisions caused by our own greed and insatiable hunger for constant growth. Far better to spread fake reports in the news, flood social media with bots, and destroy the concept of “the truth” until any lie seems plausible.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

China has outlived a thousand civilizations- and it wasn’t by always playing nice. Their cybersecurity capabilities are such that yes, they could take our banks and power offline- but what better way to unite us all than to attack us? A woken, united, and angry America is a great and terrible thing.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

One of Mao’s chief strategies was propaganda- the division of enemies until they collapsed from within, by seeding communists inside organizations that he wanted to collapse, and then engaging in a whisper campaign. Xi is a consummate Maoist. You think he wouldn’t try and tear the US apart?

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Do not forget the jealousy of others; the very fact that we continue to strive, that we have these cultural and paradigm shifts and emerge better than we were from inner turmoil, makes this country worth saving. And it will be a fight. It isn’t a mystery to folks following cybersecurity or infosec.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

If our founders could see how much division we let enter our society from foreign interference, how much we let insidious propaganda tear us apart, they would cover themselves in sackcloth and ashes. Do not forget that the internet shows you what you most fear, or most angers you.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I am so very tired of the fear. We shouldn’t be afraid all the time; of Muslims, of immigrants, of the other party. We shouldn’t be cowed easily into silence, because raucous debate is what drives this country. Each generation is a new revolution, a new chapter in the great epoch of human progress.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Who strip protections from the people, WASP folks often look at the nearest “other” for blame; because the rich aren’t “other”. Deeply embedded in the American psyche is that idea that we are all temporarily embarrassed millionaires, even if it doesn’t feel achievable right now.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

So on the surface, in this and many other ways, it feels like something is being stolen- but it wasn’t stolen from many of the newest folks to this country yet. They haven’t yet been crushed under the weight of the corpse of the American Dream. So instead of looking at corporations and politicians

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This death of a core communal space has disproportionately harmed much of what could be termed white America- WASP America. Immigrants often have very strong faith communities and community resources. They take care of each other- When all you have is nothing, there’s a lot to go around.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

And it isn’t just this bill. Churches have lost members in part because they do less good, which is tied in part to less resources in small community churches- which is in turn driven by income inequality. You can’t tithe money or time when you have to work every hour to feed your own family.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Since the Christian church has given up their position as the shepherds of the flock, as the shelter of the weak and the aid to the poor, government has had to step up more and more. To strip humanity from government, to remove the ability of a community to care for its own- that is truly vile.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I have been homeless, I have been unable to work, and I have felt what it is like to live with a chronic condition that, through no fault of your own, will prevent you from achieving your ambitions. Impotent ambition and true powerlessness are some of the worst feelings in the world.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Recession is inevitable at this point- my biggest question is if the world is going to be able to simply move on without us while we get our house in order.

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Rep. Jerry Nadler @nadler.house.gov · 30/06/2025

Trump's reconciliation bill is the most dangerous bill I have seen in my time in Congress. – 17 million lose health care – 20% cut to food aid for families – Adds more to the debt than any bill in history – Energy bills spike 30% – Guts US clean energy and cedes our edge to China

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Jamie Wick @jamie-wick.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

An osprey enjoying the fishing on the Chickahominy river. #nature #birds #wildlife

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Beyond this, you know who is most likely to vote to screw corrupt machine interests out of sheer contrariness? New Yorkers who have been getting screwed for way too long. Tit for tat.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If we’re getting screwed, it needs to be equally- that way the folks who put Trump in his seat can see just how empty his promises really are.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This is how they come for anyone they disagree with. Vote for a democrat- any democrat. There are a lot of issues with the Democratic Party, and yea they helped put us here. But they are also the only ones who can unfuck this.

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Rewiring America @rewiringamerica.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

“In our first summer, the first three months, our electric bill was only like $15 because we have solar panels, and it was a very sunny summer.” Here’s how one Ohio homeowner used federal tax credits to save big on appliances that lower her energy bills: www.rewiringamerica.org/stories/clev...

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This Cleveland nurse is living the ‘electric dream’ | Rewiring America

Cathy remade her 105-year-old home, her life, and career, one switch at a time.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I am heartbroken by the news from Colorado where Karen Diamond, a victim of the vicious attack earlier this month, has passed away. May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.

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Victim of Boulder Firebombing Attack Dies of Wounds

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

As we’ve reported before, ICE facilities are rife with human rights violations. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is trying to hide them, formally requiring members of Congress and their staff to give seven days’ notice before visiting immigration detention centers.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

We need better public transit and more of it, not a turnpike expansion! For $11 billion we could upgrade and extend an awful lot of train service, as well as fund citibikes in major metros and high density villages. We could have trolley cars, more buses, and light rail expansions.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

These are not harmless lies. They are aimed at the keystones of American life. This is how the American dream dies a final death; it is up to us to stop the execution.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

We have the ability to reshape the world to our will, or destroy it for the sake of our own hubris- or more likely, our of fear. What happened to this country? When did we decide that it is more important to destroy what we fear, than to preserve what we treasure? I am brought immeasurable grief.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This is abhorrent. It isn’t just a slap in the face to our founding fathers- it is a vile, evil thing, a weapon aimed at the heart of the American Ideal and the standards to which we as a nation should aspire. We are the world’s only remaining superpower- 1/2 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for criminal offenses

Memo says those subjected to civil proceedings are not entitled to an attorney like they are in criminal cases

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

We sailed past ridiculous some time ago.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

This is a beautiful explanation.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Mike Lee over here trying to beat Robert E’s land theft record.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

But the Republican Party says climate change isn’t real!

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Friend of mine’s bus today. And it’s the coolest summer of the rest of our lives.

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I don’t believe Trump is as stupid as progressives like to say he is. I think he is intelligent and cunning, with an ego the size of Alaska and the emotional regulation of a child. But if he’s not stupid? The only explanation for this is malice aforethought. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention

One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

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Tyler Powell @ty-nj.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Buckle up. Tariff consequences +war + drought = starvation in American cities.

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