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@bgfloyd.bsky.social
Historian. Ireland, empire, rebellion, ships, archives, and the revolutionary Atlantic. Writing about the United Irishmen and rebellion at sea and land. This account is mostly repurposed memes jokes. Occupationally hotdogs.
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Oh look, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is exactly as corrupt as we all know he is. “More than $700 MILLION in transfers” — Saudi Arabia & UAE set up a multi-billion dollar slush fund for him. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...
What else are holding back? meidasnews.com/news/so-much...
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Yeah well that's what happens when violent crimes goes down. What are you gonna do, lay off a bunch of cops because there's no one for them to arrest? I didn't join the force because I wanted to stand around *not* beating the shit out of CRIMINALS.
Arrests for more minor offenses, including vagrancy, rose in the U.S., even as violent crime rates dropped to historic lows, according to an analysis from criminal justice reform advocacy group FWD.us n.pr/4hWzp5h
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For the love of God, stop saying this regime's ruthless authoritarianism "raises questions" and start telling us what answers you have for us. If you can't do that, get the fuck out of the way.
The timing of this raid and reports that a White House official was involved raise serious questions that should concern all Americans, regardless of political party.
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The midterms will test democracy. We’ll help you through it. Tune into our new video podcast, “Stress Test,” every Wednesday and Friday for the latest from hosts @davidcorn.bsky.social and @garrisonhayes.bsky.social.
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they are stealing billions from us in order to build data centers in our backyards in order to run machines designed to take our jobs and ultimately enslave us
New reports reveal Meta has been classifying gigantic data centers as "pilot models" in order to secure a tax credit from the 1980s. The loophole has allowed Meta to avoid paying nearly $4,000,000,000 in taxes last year alone.
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A major structural hazard with extreme media ownership concentration is that oligarchs impose their ideological agendas--which almost always skew to the far right--on everyone. This capture of core info and communication infrastructures must be dismantled if we're to have any semblance of democracy.
Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
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The complete #JERPano Vol. 46 Fall issue is available free on Project MUSE for the next four weeks, courtesy of @uncpress.bsky.social. Every article in this edition is open to read, download, and share with students and colleagues! Click the link in the🧵or scan the QR code to access.