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"I didn't know he would do this." Yes, you did, or you voted while being completely uninformed which is just as bad. Prove you didn't know it by joining folks resisting the regime. Prove it by disavowing him. Prove it by fighting for what's right. Otherwise, just be quiet.

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A lot of interviews are actually publicity speeches at which someone masquerading as a journalist just happens to be present.

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Russia was planning operation Zeus to murder thousands of civilians across Ukraine on the night of June 1 to get an upper hand with negotiations in Istanbul, that was until Ukraine’s operation web declawed them and destroyed nearly half their strategic bombers. Russia aborted the mission.

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1. Trump and his Republican allies say their budget cuts are targeted at waste, fraud, and abuse But Trump's new 1,223-page budget proposal, quietly released on Friday afternoon, reveals the real target: Poor children

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This kind of clear, direct explanation of what’s happening is basic journalism and yet it’s surprising to hear it stated so forthrightly in this mealy-mouthed era.

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it is absolutely fucked-up that this needs to be said, but ... killing Jewish people who are not responsible for genocide does not help those being genocided, and is in fact an antisemitic act. American Jews do not bear collective guilt for actions committed by another nation's government.

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The Trump administration is working with private companies like Palantir to create detailed reports on every American, which could help them weaponize our personal information in their quest to deport immigrants and punish critics. This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.

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I talked with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social about protest, why large “awareness-raising” events will not defeat Trump, and the kind of actions and formations we need in these times.

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Did this months ago and it's a gamechanger.

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In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing — which ICE had just had dismissed. www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

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NEW: CBP agents have collected the DNA of migrant children as young as 4 years old, which is stored in a criminal database in case they commit crimes in the future, according to records reviewed by @wired.com. @dmehro.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

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🇭🇺🇸🇰 Hungary and Slovakia refused to sign an EU Council document on strengthening democratic resilience, countering disinformation, and supporting independent media. As a result, Poland released it as Presidency conclusions, backed by 25 member states — 🇵🇱 Europe Minister Adam Szłapka.

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Thread.👇

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Thanks to drastic policy changes in the US and Big Tech’s embrace of the second Trump administration, many people are moving their digital lives abroad. Here are a few options to get you started. www.wired.com/story/the-pr...

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Why, Israel?

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Thousands across Poland marched against the Kremlin and in favour of European democracy. Polish voters mobilized in support of pro-democratic and pro-European candidate Rafał Trzaskowski ahead of the presidential election runoff.

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Hard to believe they’re talking about the same event.

submitted 10 days ago • 374 comments

Public pressure works! Keep it going.

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You cannot empathize with fascists to change their mind. They don't care about facts and your act of doing so is seen as a weakness to be exploited and jeered at.

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Today my Kyiv turns 1543 years old and no amount of russian flying garbage will ever make it less beautiful or magical to me

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"we never thought we were one election away from a revolution, or an autocrat, or firing the chair of the Federal Reserve, or walking back from R&D, or from tearing up international treaties... That makes us a lot less desirable investment location."

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Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes? Trye a tarot deck. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes.

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It is kinda funny to me when the segregationists are like 'you need to be focusing on BUSINESS not diversity' and a company responds 'we've actually found that diversity is good for business 🤷🏾‍♀️' and then the segregationists are like wait no

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Can I just reply with this when ppl ask me how I’m doing

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Less than a month after we launched, people in 48 states have already joined Dinners for Democracy – bringing the work of the pro-democracy movement straight to their kitchen tables. At a time when many feel overwhelmed or disconnected, building community is essential. #DinnersForDemocracy.

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United Healthcare set quotas for the maximum number of hospitalizations they would allow for critically ill nursing patients. They changed patient records to DNR to prevent life-saving medical intervention. And they coerced nursing staff to leak patient data and fabricated records to sell more plans

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You're seeing America kamikaze itself into a brick wall. It didn't have to be this way. But greed and racism, our two sins, will be our downfall. Too many people still with their hands in the sand.

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the transition 😬

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Been sayin www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Boycotting large chains is a privilege. Protesting is a privilege. Moving States or countries is a privilege. Prepping is a privilege. Growing your own food is a privilege. Stockpiling meds is a privilege. Far too many of the “solutions” to fascism are inaccessible to many disabled people.

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