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Fascist dictators can only become fascist dictators by enslaving their people with poverty, illness, violence, and terror. It’s how they overcome our resistance. That’s why Trump, Elon, and Putin are doing this to us. They can only win by Making America Weak, Sick, and Poor.

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Stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.

submitted 5 days ago • 244 comments

Slava Ukraini

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Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.

submitted 7 days ago • 1258 comments

Evil has never been presented as evil. It always puts on the false cloak of goodness and morality, and does evil things

submitted 9 days ago • 623 comments

The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth. Read that back. Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.

submitted 10 days ago • 238 comments

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." As the foundation of #democracy in America crumbles and the vulnerable are under attack from a rogue administration, we, the people, are asking our former presidents to "Say something!”

submitted 14 days ago • 184 comments

Michael McFaul is an American academic & diplomat who served as the US ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014. We need his voice right now on BlueSky, but his account is barely off the ground. Can we all please do what we can to boost his followers so he spends time HERE?! @mcfaulmike.bsky.social

submitted 14 days ago • 35 comments

As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

submitted 18 days ago • 477 comments

Hey world, please wake up and accept this horrible truth: Donald Trump works for Putin. Trump is on Putin’s side. He always has been. The President of the United States is on Putin’s side. And world, please know that so many of us in the United States apologize for this horrible truth. We truly do.

submitted 19 days ago • 51 comments

Both are true: 1. This is what the American people voted for. 2. The American people didn’t truly understand what they were voting for.

submitted 20 days ago • 261 comments

If you are looking for someone to say that all is lost and the courts can't help protect democracy, you are following the wrong guy. If you are looking for someone who fights hard and will never give up, I'm here for you.

submitted 22 days ago • 1850 comments

Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

submitted 25 days ago • 1492 comments

My son didn’t sign the deferred resignation.

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There are more people who want American democracy to survive than there are people who want to destroy it. Let's act accordingly.

submitted 27 days ago • 184 comments

Do one thing every day that scares you. Me: reads the news

submitted 28 days ago • 376 comments

Thank God. Susan Collins is “concerned.” I feel way, way way better now. www.mediaite.com/politics/sus...

submitted 28 days ago • 116 comments

Klobuchar: What is the difference between Greenland and Donald Trump? Greenland is not for sale. boo Klobuchar: Ok. For any Republican Trump Administration person who wants to throw eggs at me because of that joke. You can’t because they’re too expensive.

submitted 28 days ago • 355 comments

Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"

submitted 28 days ago • 1755 comments

Separation of powers. Checks and balances. Congress, only Congress can make laws & change laws. Congress, placed first in the Constitution, made the most powerful branch in the federal government. On purpose. Why? Because our Founders feared a king. Our Founders feared a tyrant.

submitted 29 days ago • 48 comments

THIS is what fighting back looks like! 👏 Democrats are planning to hold the Senate floor all night tonight to try and stop the confirmation of Project 2025 architect and OMB nominee Russell Vought. REPOST if you support their efforts!

submitted 28 days ago • 24 comments

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

submitted 28 days ago • 2832 comments

From devoted MAGA activist to #LeavingMAGA founder, @Rich Logis shares his powerful journey of awakening. What made him walk away? What myths hold MAGA together? And how do we help others leave? Tune in to the latest episode of Wide Awake America: 1nadinesmith.substack.com

submitted 28 days ago • 22 comments

“Elon Musk Has Plunged America Into a Constitutional Crisis. He Must Be Stopped.” Powerful and much-needed appraisal from Will Stancil of the meaning of, and fallout from, this weekend’s takeover of the Treasury and USAID by Musk and his minions.

submitted 30 days ago • 142 comments

I’m hearing all the time from federal workers, nonprofits, LGBTQIA+ Americans, immigrant families, and others in our community who have been targeted and harmed by the president’s actions. I wrote this letter about our path forward.

submitted 32 days ago • 496 comments

📌Jonathan Harris's painting is still the most prescient thing I've seen during these past eight, awful years.

submitted 33 days ago • 77 comments

This! Bishop Mariann Budde -- for the people -- walks the walk Artist 🎨 Jerome Stueart, Columbus, #Ohio

submitted 33 days ago • 70 comments

Thank you to my 600k followers here on Bluesky!🥳

submitted 33 days ago • 701 comments

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

submitted 35 days ago • 3789 comments

“I coached football long enough to know that, when somebody draws up a playbook, they plan on using it.” @governorwalz.mn.gov We told you. We told you. We told you.

submitted 36 days ago • 606 comments

Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”

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Dear BLUE SKY As we are in full throws of the Musk/tRump nightmare OUR Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries will play such an important role for YOU & OUR COUNTRY Hakeem Jeffries has 148K followers He should have EVERYONE FOLLOWING HIM HELP ME BOOST @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

submitted 39 days ago • 186 comments

I still do not understand why they have not renamed the Republican Party to MAGA. He is so proud of that name, and that’s what it is.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Jeffries: Two months ago the American people elected Donald Trump as the 47th president Republicans: cheer Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.

submitted 61 days ago • 279 comments

Agree or disagree?

submitted 62 days ago • 2500 comments

JUST IN: President Biden has announced that he will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, the two lawmakers who led the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack. Well deserved!

submitted 62 days ago • 59 comments

With 2025 near, sharing a few pearls I try hard to live by in hopes they are helpful to you: 1. Always balance expectation with gratitude. It has the potential to transform your life and your mindset. 2. Workout in a way that is comfortable for you but do it every single day.

submitted 64 days ago • 20 comments

I used to be a Republican. I used to be a political asshole too. But I stopped being an asshole because I couldn’t live with myself. And it wasn’t making things better. Well it’s clear that being an asshole is an absolute prerequisite to being a successful Republican today.

submitted 64 days ago • 86 comments