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I don't think you can look at what is brewing in Washington right now and just assume that the US will still be a functioning geopolitical actor this time next year

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Public outcry saved Essex libraries. From celebrity support to marathon relay marches, campaigners made their voices heard – and won. Today, all 74 libraries remain open, evolving to meet modern needs. @jennyrhodes42.bsky.social reports

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The Marine mentions Russ Vought bragging about making vets miserable, while his audience laughs. If you're in the US military, is this what you swore to serve?

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UCLA spent $12.3 million to suppress pro-Palestine protests, resulting in over 200 arrests and withheld degrees. All this to silence students standing against genocide.

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Mission accomplished MAGA

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A complete embarrassment for NBC. Jon Stewart was right about them. At least Murdoch and Co. are honest in their sycophancy over at Fox. The Peacock is Dead!

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No longer watching MSNBC. Apologies to Rachel Maddow, Nichole Wallace & Lawrence O'Donnell - I'll catch you on YouTube.

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MSNBC new management gutting anchors to appease MAGA anti-DEI muppets. Launching MSNBC LITE won't get the viewers back. Mar-a-Lago ring kissers keep their jobs.

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What’s worse? That the US Attorney’s office for DC call themselves “Trump’s lawyers” or that they don’t know where to put the apostrophe?

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UK energy is massively over-priced to guarantee that energy companies make profits and households remain impoverished. It's time the government changed the rules that are so heavily rigged against the interests of people in the UK. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...

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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

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Absolutely @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Just sayin'

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Philly says Phuck Phascism. #FlyEaglesFly

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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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Hey! US Congress! You were elected to uphold the constitution. Are you really going to sit on your hands while Trump's mob dissolves the remains of your tattered democracy in a tub of acid? If you don't act soon, we're all going to hell in a hand cart. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Living amidst chaos in the US, I fear a creeping regime reminiscent of 1930s Germany. Project 2025 echoes a history threatening democracy.... writes @guyanthonyayres.bsky.social

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Trump and Musk, between them, have 18 children (that we know about) with 7 women. Family values, GOP-style.

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❗️Two-thirds of Ukrainians trust Zelensky. Since January, the level of trust has improved from 57 to 65%, - the "Rating" poll According to its results, it was also determined that among foreign leaders,

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Was at The Colliseum last week in Rome and they had an entire display about fascist Mussolini's appropriation of cultural icons to normalize dictatorship (article below). This seems to track re the #Daytona500 www.italianartfortravelers.com/post/2018/10...

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Infuriating! 😡 Don’t Cut My Medicaid! The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs). Telehealth appts are needed & necessary! My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬 And we’re not alone!

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Will you look at that? COSTCO didn't roll back DEI, and store traffic increased by: 5.8% on the week beginning January 27, 5.7% on the week beginning February 3, 4.6% on the week beginning February 10 Sources: Fortune and Retail Brew

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Thinking 🤔 about the meaning of life with all my Canadian friends 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦.

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They want us to be afraid. They want us to hesitate. They want us to fear their next move. Fuck that shit. We are just getting started fighting.

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🚨BREAKING: A small plane has crashed near Marana Regional Airport in Pima County, Arizona. One person is reportedly dead. What’s going on with all these plane crashes since Trump took office?

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Vanity Fair: In private, Republicans talk about their fear that Trump might incite his MAGA followers to commit political violence against them if they don’t rubber-stamp his actions “They’re scared shitless about death threats and Gestapo-like stuff,”a fmr member of Trump’s 1st administration said

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📉 Life Expectancy Slowdown in Europe A new study finds life expectancy gains slowed after 2011 even before COVID-19 Countries with better heart disease prevention did best, suggesting stronger public health policies build resilience 🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #PublicHealth 🧪 #SciComm

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How big will Canada’s boycott of the USA get? Share your stories.

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The new iconic photo that i predicted ultimately destroys the relationship:

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US Vice President J D Vance attacked Europe yesterday. His charge was, in essence, that we are not as fascist as he would like. The political battle lines have been drawn. We have to now stand up and fight against the tyranny he and Trump are unleashing. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...

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1)😡🤬 After 13 hours of budget talks today, the 1st thing magas want to do is to increase the debt ceiling by $4 trillion to give the ultra wealthy & oligarchs tax breaks at our expense: by gutting Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, firing Veteran's support staff, gutting USAID - just malicious!

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Emailing US Sens is not as effective; they aren't tallied in daily totals, but they do reach officials. Here are 3 ways to email US Sens & Reps: #1 www.house.gov/representati... www.senate.gov/senators/ #2 address for Reps and Senators: www.senate.gov/senators/sen... #3 www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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Holes – pot, sink or financial black: as a metaphor of life in modern Britain, the yawning great hole in the road has it all | Su O'Brien @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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This is just one of thousands of harrowing stories told about the U.S. Government abandoning Americans abroad in the USAID shutdown. This is Benghazi times a million. 1/

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Pop quiz: People are saying the kid says “you’re not the president you need to go away” — do y’all hear it too?

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Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this. Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.

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"Under no circumstances should any sane person take his health advice. Nor should any senator consent to give him authority over government agencies that regulate our food and medicines."

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3yrs ago, a dictator invaded a sovereign nation. 3yrs later, that sovereign nation, defending itself, has lost 13,000 civilians, 44,000 soldiers, and had 25,000 of its children kidnapped. And just yesterday, the U.S. President told the world again that he stands with the dictator. Fucking Shameful.

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