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Jungian. Cinéphile. Lawyer. Chess fanatic. CEO Nanoapps Medical Inc. Creative Dir. Alias “In each of us there is another whom we do not know. C.G. Jung, Civilization in Transition Sydney Australia No Dms unless I know you
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Trump’s takeover of arts is straight from the dictator playbook Philistine Trump plays into a long history of authoritarians using arts to push their agenda. Pick your oppressive regime throughout time and you will find efforts to control the arts. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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“Even if our entire audiovisual legacy were to be lost in a power cut, we would still be able to read books in the light from the sun, or in the evening by a candlelight.” Jean-Claude Carrière

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#RIP Andy Warhol. (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) "Art is what you can get away with." Andy Warhol Andy Warhol Was Shot By Valerie Solanas. It Killed Him 19 Years Later www.history.com/news/andy-wa...

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“It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.” Erich Maria Remarque, author of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

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Thank you for including me Carolyn! 💙🌹 Author, Carolyn Davidson Hicks @sassydemocrat.bsky.social‬ Follow All and Share to get your #SuperBoost today! Let's help each other grow our accounts and find more like-minded followers! All have been vetted! go.bsky.app/DnU2QNj

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You can't make this shit up. New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct Swirls Around CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp Anti-gay Schlapp of has been accused of sexual assault against men in the past. One of his previous accusers received a $480,000 settlement. The show goes on. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

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Thanks, qm-b!🥂 "If the conditions are right, once a spark of resistance ignites within the nation, it sets off an uncontainable wildfire." Tanner Cook, The Way of Free Men: A Manual for Resisting Tyranny bsky.app/profile/qm-b...

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Boeing CEO praises stoner Musk for helping with the delayed new Air Force One. 'He's a brilliant guy.' "He's helping us in a big way... working with the DOGE team to help us improve the delivery." Another $$$ windfall for Musk. Wait and see. Never ends. www.businessinsider.com/boeing-ceo-p...

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I'm afraid Wikipedia may soon have to update the "Supported by" section.

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Normalizing the abhorrent. It’s all happening in plain sight, and (not so) suddenly, we are repeating history.

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At CPAC Musk brandished a chainsaw gifted to him by Argentine President and cosplayer Javier Milei no less. Musk was so high he couldn't construct an intelligible sentence. The sunglasses were needed to conceal his eyes. FFS. This is the United States of America? youtu.be/nkMVb0RNptA?...

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Great list! Thank you for including me, Mae. 🌹 #Resist bsky.app/starter-pack...

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Adam is absolutely right 💯

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Gift article. Because he’s trying to rewrite history. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

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Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.

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The Washington Post doesn’t want you to see this "Fire Elon Musk" ad. “Democracy dies in darkness” is the Washington Post tagline. So, share the ad Jeff Bezos didn't want you to see. The ad the Washington Post wouldn’t run www.commoncause.org/articles/jef...

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Salman Rushdie says ‘dishonest’ Elon Musk should be fired into space. ‘If he likes it so much, let him go’ “I'm not a fan of Mr Musk. And I would love for him to be the first man on Mars.” Salman Rushdie says ‘dishonest’ Elon Musk should be fired into space www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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