βŒπŸ‘‘ Citizen VBates

βŒπŸ‘‘ Citizen VBates

@citizenvbates.bsky.social

Educator and mom seeking liberty and justice for all. Democracy hopeful. Proud Harris/Walz voter.

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So Trump’s closing argument is that high gas prices are good because his donors who run oil companies are making bank, Jon Husted has a nice ass but not quite as good as Nicki Minaj’s ass, after 7 months the Reflecting Pool is almost done, and we get a ballroom, arch and helipad.

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For two years, student-led protests have raged against Aleksandar VučiΔ‡ and his corrupt government in Serbia. Today, in parliamentary elections, he was toppled. One of the most sustained protest movements in recent European history has succeeded. Resistance works.

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I don’t get it. If the tariffs are great for America and are bringing back manufacturing and are one of Trump’s signature policies, why won’t the Republicans who refused to overturn them even mention them?

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Absolutely disgusting, but what can we expect from an adjudicated rapist and a congenital liar?

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Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care

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Intimidate people into silence. Censor those who speak truth to power. Make dissent dangerous. Sound familiar? Frederick Douglass warned us about the cost of silencing voices more than 160 years ago. With 10 days left, don’t let anyone silence yours. VOTE. #BlueWaveIn10Days

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Q: β€œDo the sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir?” TRUMP: β€œYou’re a fresh person. A horrible little reporter.” Trump lashes out at another female reporter @albamonica as she asks about Trump’s support for Vivek’s disgusting attack ad weird Epstein’s bestie wouldn’t care about abuseπŸ˜•

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πŸ’™ ❀️ πŸ’™ ❀️ πŸ’™ Ronaldo Salgado, son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, has started a beautiful initiative to honor his father's life. If you've already voted, stop by Lorenzo's memorial and leave your "I Voted" sticker as a symbol of remembrance, solidarity, and love. πŸ“Memorial Location 6820 Canal St. πŸ•ŠοΈ

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This is such a stupid thing to say. Because if it were true, we wouldn't need a Constitution and Bill of Rights written by humans. And every country would have had the same Constitution and Bill of Rights from the beginning of time.

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Trump’s personal Attorney General Todd Blanche doesn’t rule out challenging election certifications in various states (You are not alarmed enough)

This! πŸ’―. πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸ‘‡πŸ»

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

MINNESOTA: β€œI don’t think about myself. The youth are the most innocent. Anything you can do to save them is worth it.” β™₯️ Endless stories attack the MN Somali-American communityβ€” but Ebro AhmedπŸ¦ΈπŸ½β€β™‚οΈsaves a bus 🚌 full of kids and stories mostly leave out that he’s Somali? πŸ€”

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A year after being called out for using the antisemitic term β€œShylock” and claiming he didn’t know it was problematic, Trump has used it again. This is not an accident. Normalizing antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories is deeply dangerous. www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

forbes.comTrump Again Uses 'Shylock' Term Considered Antisemitic Despite 2025 BacklashTrump used the term while defending Sen. Roger Marshall, more than a year after saying he was unaware of its antisemitic connotations.

So the ADL doesn’t want to point out it was TRUMP, leader of the GOP, who used an antisemitic term last night at a rally? He immediately commented maybe he shouldn’t have said it - so he clearly knew it was bigoted. (I used to count on them as an educational resource?!)

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Apparently someone used the term shylock last night in a blatantly anti-Semitic way at a political rally but the ADL doesn’t want to say who it was. For some reason.

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I'm not a Christian, but one of the things I've always admired about Christian theology is the radical empathy of God incarnating Godself to literally feel the suffering of the human body. Apparently I admire this part of Christianity more than many American Christians do.

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who's spent $100M+ against California's Prop 40, spent the weekend dining with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. These billionaires keep accidentally proving why we need a billionaire wealth tax.

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A federal judge in Brooklyn on October 15 dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit against New York City's sanctuary policies, writing that no federal law obligates states to take part in immigration enforcement. www.courthousenews.com/trump-loses-...

courthousenews.comTrump loses challenge to NYC sanctuary city lawsNo federal law requires states to participate in federal immigration enforcement or compels states to comply with those efforts, the judge said.

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A good summary here of how much Meta is in the tank for Trump. And a reminder that the authoritarian threat comes not just from within the Trump administration but from its oligarchic allies. Oligarchic power is now a clear and present threat to our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

open.substack.comMeta shuts down "No Kings" account during major anti-Trump protestOn Saturday, thousands of β€œNo Kings” events were held around the country.

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As inflation hits a 4-month high and the Iran war keeps driving up gas prices, Trump unveils his big plan with the midterms two weeks away: a "World Class Championship Golf Course" in D.C. Work starts Nov. 15, closing a public course for about 15 months, he says.

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Elon Musk has spent at least $366 million since July to boost Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms. That’s just 0.0385% of his total net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.

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Ossoff: "Tech titans dig bunkers while warning us the AI they're creating risks human extinction. Meanwhile, our Congress debates youth sports and the president builds a ballroom ... I refuse to leave my girls a world as dark and dangerous and cruel as this one threatens to become"