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The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

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You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today? Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!

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Perfect

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It is February 28 tomorrow. This means a total and complete economic blackout. This means buying nothing. AT ALL Not even your coffee!

submitted 2 days ago • 730 comments

The goal is to terrorize federal workers into quitting. That’s it. Constant changes. Canceling work from home then closing offices. Laying off probationary employees. It’s designed to break the government. Then privatize it for profit. It’s not efficiency. It’s collapse. Only peasants will suffer.

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Abdullah Öcalan’s call is a major step in the Middle East and #Turkey’s peace process, but not the whole picture. He urged the #PKK to dissolve via a party congress, but after 45 years of struggle, would it disarm without credible legal guarantees? The answer remains unclear.

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They decide if you may live or have to die for the tax cuts for the rich. They do. And they have decided you 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 to 𝙙𝙞𝙚 for the rich guys tax cuts. Not all of you, but they actively getting Americans killed with the medicaid cuts. There is no way to sugarcoat it. That 𝙞𝙨 what they do.

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The collapse of a criminal regime in Syria is significant, but let’s not forget: Kurdistan(Rojava) remains the only region where women hold power. In contrast, other groups controlling the capital and elsewhere have shown little to no recognition of women’s existence or rights.

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Things are hotting up in the US - these words from retired General Mark Milley 👀

submitted 5 days ago • 103 comments

Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.

submitted 4 days ago • 731 comments

Wyoming H5N1 bird flu case uploads to GISAID —PB2 E627K mutation detected Partial sequence from a Wyoming patient confirms H5N1 D1.1 genotype with PB2 E627K It’s a key adaptation for mammalian replication.

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Never forget.

submitted 9 days ago • 550 comments

"Yesterday, we witnessed an extremely sad moment in American history. We saw the president of the United States aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to undermine the independence of Ukraine and its democracy."

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

Your friendly neighborhood librarian here...buy physical copies of your favorite books, especially challenged or banned books. Preferably from small local merchants. That's all; carry on. #Read #BookSky #Resist 📚

submitted 13 days ago • 140 comments

... “total shutdown” is planned for March 15... Website for the General Strike: generalstrikeus.com OPPOSE! PLEASE REPOST!

submitted 13 days ago • 400 comments

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

submitted 14 days ago • 403 comments

Luigi Mangione has a website now. "I am overwhelmed by - and grateful for - everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support. Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions..."

submitted 13 days ago • 258 comments

The VP of the US responding to a journalist. What a great role model for our kids.

submitted 13 days ago • 2549 comments

Gutting the CDC right as we’re on the cusp of major outbreaks of transmissible diseases is a very bad idea.

submitted 15 days ago • 1688 comments

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

submitted 15 days ago • 5654 comments

Woke up this morning wondering which of the Washington-based foreign journalists here will end up being their generation’s William Shirer 😬😵‍💫

submitted 14 days ago • 223 comments

This was one of RFK Jr.’s first orders after being sworn in. Just an astonishing denial of science and will cause so much pain to the 45 million Americans facing mental health challenges.

submitted 16 days ago • 1533 comments

This letter is almost psychotic.

submitted 16 days ago • 642 comments

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.

submitted 17 days ago • 1465 comments

New research shows that rising temperatures are fueled, in part, by falling cloud cover -- which could be a potential climate feedback loop.

submitted 16 days ago • 81 comments

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

submitted 16 days ago • 605 comments

Who did this! 😆

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Bluesky friends... can you suggest alternatives to #google #googlephotos and #googleone for backup? The gulf of "America" fiasco was the last straw for me. Thanks

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The richest man in the world is doing this…..

submitted 17 days ago • 198 comments

New Indiana Law Requires Women Voters To Show Husband’s ID

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Jaysus! The Pope is gonna have to write another letter! This is a free article. For the uninitiated, when the NYT says ‘right wing’ they mean far right. It helps to be a Christian if you ignore the New Testament I suppose! Dont over-roll your eyes! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b...

submitted 18 days ago • 21 comments

Go to Google Search "Gulf of Mexico" Click the 3 little dots next to "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" Choose "Send feedback" Click "Gulf of America" Click "Inaccurate content" Click "Incorrect" Tell Google the correct name en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of...

submitted 18 days ago • 2088 comments

Courts are an essential check on executive power That's why autocrats seek to undermine them—& ignoring court orders would be a brazen move to do just that I discussed the implications for democracy👇-TN www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...

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BREAKING: In response to doctors' lawsuit, Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, orders CDC, NIH, and FDA to put back up websites and datasets cited by the doctors in their lawsuit as having been relied upon and pulled down without notice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 19 days ago • 306 comments

The reality behind the whole 51st state thing.

submitted 19 days ago • 421 comments

JUST IN: Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 19 days ago • 1570 comments

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

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GET YOUR NEWS ON CANADIAN SITE re BIRD FLU We are currently responding to cases avian influenza in domestic birds across Canada. Anyone with birds must practice good biosecurity habits to protect poultry and disease. #MOG8 inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-he... inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-he...

submitted 24 days ago • 222 comments

Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).

submitted 23 days ago • 474 comments

In a few of the comments under my post on Boycotting the Super Bowl, people have asked, "Would this really hurt them?" "Would it help us?" Yes! The Super Bowl is famously known for its high-profile commercials, with companies often spending millions on a 30-second slot because of the enormous 1/4

submitted 23 days ago • 968 comments

A historic event will take place later this week: on 8 February, the Baltic states will officially leave the Russian-fed power grid and will synchronize with the grid of Continental Europe. Congratulations to the great geostrategist Putin.

submitted 23 days ago • 106 comments

Wow! The number of @bsky.app users just passed 31 MILLION!👏 LETS DO THIS!

submitted 23 days ago • 439 comments

Sen Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) letter to chair of Senate Judiciary Cmte, which is poised to vote on confirmation of Kash Patel: “We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”

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