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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

The number of measles cases in Texas has grown to 90 with two more West Texas counties reporting infections, according to the state health department update on Friday.

An update on the Texas #measles outbreak and how contagious it is. Also, how bad is #influenza right now, how do you get #birdflu and what states have it? #MedSky spr.ly/63323IfMZJ

The work of @joshcowenmsu.bsky.social is key to understanding the voucher issue:

I remember driving through Wisconsin during early Covid… late spring 2020… and listening to this audiobook. It was chilling then & she was spot on 5 years before it all came to a frightening reality.

The text of the news alert: "'There Are Fenced Cages' Migrants deported by the Trump administration to Panama were taken to a jungle camp in the Darién Gap where conditions are primitive, they said." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...

Trump and Elon Musk are effectively shutting down the government bit by bit RIGHT NOW—whatever parts Elon doesn’t like. We’re talking about an unelected billionaire with massive conflicts of interest & billions in government contracts deciding how to spend YOUR taxpayer dollars.

This article, like most coverage of this attack, barely mentions the fact that it was Christian terrorism

Beautifully said, very important thread,. You just described me & I know I’m just one of MILLIONS.🙏💜

Knowledge is power…

Last night @60minutes.bsky.social opened an otherwise superb segment on Germany’s approach to online hate speech by saying “in the U.S., most of what’s said on online [social media] platforms is protected by the First Amendment.” No.The First Amend protects us against GOVT infringements on speech.

I made a big mistake in my reading habits last year, and I thought I'd spread the joy around. I read "Nuclear War: A Scenario" by the journalist Annie Jacobsen, who spent more than a decade researching for it. It's pretty terrifying... (thread)

I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.

Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

It’s my duty to make sure every American – including those who get their news from Fox News – know exactly what Musk is doing to harm them. This shouldn’t be about Democrat or Republican. We need PATRIOTS of every background to stand up and FIGHT for our country. www.foxnews.com/media/house-...

Follow the AMA for flu updates, etc.

Jesus’ ministry was the lessening of the gaps between the powerful and powerless, a radical inclusion of those so often left out, an audacious expanding of the table of compassion to the most-diverse swath of humanity. He was literally championing DEI. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/hey-white-...

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

Thank you Jamie @jctheresistance.bsky.social HOLD the LINE Senate DEMS once again to stall the #RFKJR Vote RFKJR is Unfit to lead HHS Senate Dems to hold the line for 30 hours Call Your Senators 202 224-3121

We NEED 535 Jasmine Crocketts in Congress. Thank you, Rep. Crockett, you motivate, inspire & let the PEOPLE know that there are still AMAZING people fighting for US in Congress. I look forward to being able to share my thoughts with you on your activism in person the next time I'm in DC. Thank YOU!🙏

"I have some potentially disturbing news for you," says @garrisonhayes.bsky.social in his latest video. "Throughout American history, the only group of people to consistently get jobs they didn't deserve because they were the right race or the right gender were white men."

*endorsed

The Trump administration seems to be gearing up to defy a court order, with JD Vance tweeting this morning: “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” The battle lines for our democracy have been drawn. 1/9

“People have to know their rights and demonstrate,” Zamantakis said. “We have to hold Trump accountable. If we don’t, after they come for the immigrants, they will come for the rest of us. We have got to keep coming.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/03/h...

This WaPo story points out lots of excesses by Musk-bro team. But nowhere does it mention that "Department of Govt Efficiency" *does not exist.* It's pure marketing BS by the Musk-Vought-Trump team. (Hint: "Departments" are created by actual legislation.) www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

China sees resurgence of psychiatric care for ‘troublemakers’ Nyima Pratten BBC eye investigations bbc Zhang Junjie held up a blank sheet of paper to symbolize censorship and was sent to a mental hospital. When Zhang Junjie was 17 years old, he decided to protest in front of his university against…