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hollysbirds.bsky.social
Retired social historian. Lifelong learner and Dem politico. Lover of dogs, liker of cats. X escapee.
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OMB director Russ Vought has officially begun carrying out his section of Project 2025. Technical thread to follow, but it’s really important - this is a major path through which the Trump administration will illegally impound funding, refusing to carry out some of our spending laws.

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In case anyone is still uncertain whether Trump and Musk are allied to Putin — @bylinetimes.bsky.social has been covering the Trump alliance for six years, and we cottoned onto Musk quite quickly

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

Please, please, please pay attention to this. A Republican Rep getting booed by his Republican constituents bcuz he supports what Musk/Trump are doing. And these are Republican voters who are not happy with what Musk/Trump are doing. Pay attention. This is just the beginning.👇

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🚨 Want real-time updates for the many cases challenging or defending Trump administration executive actions? There's a bot for that. Follow @trumplitigation.bots.law, a collaboration between @lawfare.bsky.social and @free.law For the full list of the bot's cases: bots.law/little-cases...

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There are many mysteries and ambiguities in life but the nature of this gesture is not among them. It's a Nazi salute.

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More of this. The fuck are you doing promoting a book when the country is falling apart?

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"All America’s allies, the great majority of Republican leaders who have bowed to him, and a good number of his own cabinet, know full well that Trump is trapped in a disinformation bubble, but Zelenskyy said it out loud," writes the Guardian's senior international correspondent Julian Borger.

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Jamie Raskin: "Given that I was marching at age 3, you know I’m not letting any coup-plotting, election-denying, insurrection-supplying autocrat, kleptocracy, plutocrat or theocrat, or any techno-feudalist Silicon Valley broligarchs aspiring dictator, turn me around now.” Amen!!

submitted 3 days ago • 747 comments

Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star. Putin’s Poodle

submitted 2 days ago • 550 comments

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

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Former NFL Vikings punter Chris Kluwe spoke out in front of the all MAGA Huntington Beach, CA, City Council and called Trump and MAGA a "Nazi movement.” He got arrested and carried out by police. In a world of Trumps, be a Chris Kluwe.

submitted 2 days ago • 44 comments

I wish I could say that this is unbelievable, but it’s totally believable.

submitted 3 days ago • 38 comments

Confirmation of major Trump nominees has tended to be followed by radical moves in the related subject area, such as the pivot to Russia now that a foreign policy team is in place. I wonder what's coming after the Senate confirms Kash Patel?

submitted 3 days ago • 22 comments

Important: You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism. "Authoritarians and tech CEOs share the same goal: To keep us locked in an eternal doom-scroll instead of organizing against them." www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...

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Actual post from a White House account

submitted 3 days ago • 256 comments

It’s a coup. It’s a strategic alliance with Putin. It’s the end of the post-war international order. It’s the triumph of lies over truth and in Putin’s case, evil over good. We are through the looking glass & we all now have to decide who we are & what we stand for

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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

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DNC Aiming To Reconnect With Working-Class Americans With New ‘Hamilton’-Inspired Lena Dunham Web Series

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The First Amendment forbids widespread loyalty purges. The FBI employees suing to challenge DOGE’s alleged targeting of them should win their First Amendment claims, explain John Langford and Erica Newland.

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

We will not bend the knee! Join the resistance at FiftyFifty.one. Also, did you know we are on TikTok! www.tiktok.com/@50501movement. #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #PoliticalRevolution #NoVoiceUnheard #NoKings #VoicesOfFlorida #VoicesUnheard #ImpeachTrump #NoKings @polrev.bsky.social

submitted 3 days ago • 63 comments

On February 19, federal workers are sounding the alarm. 🚨SOS: Save Our Services from Musk and billionaires intent on stealing data and slashing vital services like healthcare for the elderly, veterans, and all Americans. We need everyone. Join us. --> go.savepublicservices.com

submitted 6 days ago • 30 comments