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rondunn.bsky.social
Progressive Atheist interested in all things political, humane, humorous, artful, musical, natural, culinary and kind.
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FYI @cameronbarr.bsky.social is a man of ethics and quality and innovation. The kind Bezos is repelling now.

Relevant History: The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 established the first comprehensive merit-based civil service system in the US. It was intended to do away with "The Spoils System" whereby unqualified people got govt jobs for their political loyalty, a bad system we've returned to.

Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine. This you?

SCOOP: Paramount — the parent company of BET and MTV — is walking back its D.E.I. policies amid a broader backlash driven by the Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...

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Huh. www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...

Over 250,000 Canadians have signed a petition to revoke Musk’s Canadian citizenship stating Musk is trying to erase Canada’s sovereignty. Musk replied “Canada isn’t a real country.” Uhm, his mom was born in Canada so using Musk logic that means she’s 1/ #Voices4Victory www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/a...

#Florida club owner/dementia patient gives further evidence of his deteriorating mental state.

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MSNBC just fired Rachel Maddow's show production crew. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Globe and Mail

Five years ago.

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"I never could have imagined, none of us could, that the government of the United States of America would openly ally itself with a fascist political party. In the heart of Europe. In Germany, for God’s sake."

Support the artist: deadder.substack.com

Trump’s billionaire buddy Howard Lutnick, turned commerce secretary, has confirmed that the administration was simply lying to MAGA supporters about not touching Social Security and Medicare newrepublic.com/post/191740/...

He "suspected of sharing unauthorized access to information" with Musk's Dogebaggers. Now he's commissioner. New Social Security chief was being investigated when Musk team tapped him www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Social Security & Medicare......

My open letter to Elon Musk.👇 Mr. Musk, You recently criticized me and another prominent lawyer fighting for the rule of law and democracy in the United States. I am used to being attacked for my work, particularly on the platform you own and dominate. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

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2/22/2025- Cost Cutting www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/fe...

Stand with the @apnews.com, stand with the First Amendment!

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2/21/2025- Director Patel www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/fe...

Just got out of jail. Only forty four left to go to catch John Lewis’s record. Remember - peaceful civil disobedience. Don’t comply in advance.

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

“I believe in democracy, and a sovereign nation should not have to be defending itself against tyranny and fascism.” - Canadian anthem singer Chantal Kreviazuk. www.huffpost.com/entry/canadi...

Damn you, Oprah. apnews.com/article/mehm...

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Only enough for a few toilets, though. apnews.com/video/trump-...

As someone who founded and has been running elderly care businesses for 20 years, and doing the best I can to treat the elderly with dignity, this really, really pisses me off. I want to fucking punch people.

And there it is. The Vichy Kennedy Center is up and running. People outside of DC do not understand how this space has been utilized by the DC Public School system as an important hub of inclusivity. That’s now been destroyed

I’ve known former NFL punter Chris Kluwe for a long time and he is a real one. Went full anti-MAGA in a stronghold of fascist stupid: Huntington Beach. CA All take note www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

This. Pence was abhorrent, but he was never ever "worse."

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NEW: Georgia’s governor promotes his Medicaid work requirement as a national model for reform. Yet the program has cost taxpayers $86M, three-quarters of which has gone to consultants, and enrolled less than 3% of the quarter-million Georgians eligible.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller threw a temper tantrum on live television Tuesday while tunelessly singing the praises of Elon Musk’s disastrous Department of Government Efficiency. newrepublic.com/post/191665/...

Bernie Sanders: "The struggle against Trump, the struggle against oligarchy, which is led by Elon Musk ... that's not gonna be won here in Capitol Hill. It's gonna be won by millions of people all over this country standing up and saying, 'we fought and died for democracy.'"

2/19/2025- Name Changes www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/fe...

R.I.P. Rick Buckler. The Jam drummer has died at age 69. "I'm shocked and saddened by Rick's passing," Paul Weller shares. "I'm thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking. To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record. What a journey!"