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dbottinick.bsky.social

@dbottinick.bsky.social

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Brazilians beat back fascism by... voting harder? Organized offline and online around an election, using a mix of strategies aimed at both turnout and persuasion. Showed up in large numbers, and despite some very wealthy interests arrayed against them, succeeded? Huh. Pretty neat how that works.

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All of us are obligated to fight this fight. The Nazis who scream from the top of the ladder neither care nor do they believe in the shit they pedal. It's the ones on the ground that can be dangerous. Scientists and teachers should not be caught in such horror. Tyranny succeeds with this horror.

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon)@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social

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Trump opened a hotline to report people who defraud the government. Meanwhile, he's pardoned 70+ fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole $1.3B+ from Medicare and Medicaid. Many pardons only came after their family members gave to Trump's Super PAC. Hello?

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Why would any country trust his systems if they know he could and would shut them off at anytime? Why would Europe use the satellites of an enemy who wants them to fail or surrender?

Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social

Elon Musk needs to feel the squeeze of universal jurisdiction.

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Neil Bush: “I see in [James Talarico] the qualities I admire most in public servants: integrity, civility, humility, and a willingness to listen to those with whom he disagrees... a principled, pragmatic leader who understands public office is a responsibility to serve, not an entitlement to power.”

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It’s exhausting to wake up every morning and see what new hell Trump has triggered while his GOP enablers applaud or stand idly by. Please vote so we can start the necessary accountability agenda.

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The folks backing Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy just ran an ad that is quite possibly the most vile political ad I’ve ever seen. Watch this video, and you’ll understand why. And then Ohio please run to the polls and vote for Amy Acton. This nasty sh*t must not be rewarded.

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If you think a test for dementia is an IQ test, you have dementia. If you don't realize you have been given a test for dementia because your physician suspects you have dementia, you have dementia. If you think being able to tell a giraffe from a whale makes you a genius . . . you have dementia.

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More of this...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "If you're involved in any of this, next year you'll be raising your right hand and swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God, in front of Congress!"

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In Europe, we are stunned. But so seems to be many in the US. Or as @djrothkopf.bsky.social says it: "Our president is at war with us." What is going on, USA?

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social

Did we really win the Cold War? Defeat fascism? Bury the Confederacy? In retrospect, thanks to Trump, MAGA and their enablers, perhaps none of those things. My latest. Hope you’ll give it a read. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/so-as-it-t...

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Billionaires didn’t prop up Trump for just a few years of fat contracts and get out jail free cards. Until they are put in check, their oligopolies broken up, their hold over state and federal governments shattered, our national nightmare will continue. Be single-minded in this pursuit.

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The Washington Post reviewed a Heritage Foundation database of voter fraud cases and found 85 cases relating to allegations of noncitizens voting between 2002 and 2023. 85…over TWO DECADES. This entire administration is built on lies.

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“Donald Trump is a traitor. And he’s not simply a traitor in the loose sense of someone who commits an act of betrayal…Trump is a traitor in the very particular sense laid out in the U.S. Constitution…’adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.’” www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...

americaamerica.newsDonald Trump Is a TraitorAnd in a sane world, he would be removed from office now

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russia cannot sustain the mess it created. Refineries on fire & soldiers surrendering in Donbas. That’s why it’s doing everything it can to persuade Trump to get Ukraine to capitulate. That’s why now is the most vital time for Ukraine to keep going and not listen. It’s working

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Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social

Crazy idea: Democrats should defend immigration and immigrants, run on the idea that immigrants make America great, and stop Homer Simpsoning themselves into the shrubbery every time Republicans try to demagogue it.

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Trump and Musk are doing everything they can to try and force Ukraine to surrender to Putin while Musk spends over $300 million to try and buy the midterm elections to maintain total power. The American government under Republicans are on the side of evil. Vote them out.

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Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.

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Trump may well be right about being the last Republican president. Not for the reasons he’s making up, but rather because he has destroyed the party from within—and almost everyone in the party chose to allow it for their own short-term gain. They have earned their downfall.

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I’m sorry, did a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate just ‘Won’t somebody think of the neo-Nazis?’ during a live TV debate?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Collins makes apologies for white nationalists like his son in law: "These people feel like they've been forgotten. And they're just lashing out."

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JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party.

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“'The recent decisions to shutter nearly complete offshore wind projects and to pay Total Energies hundreds of millions of dollars to renounce wind leases are an assault on logic and the American taxpayer,' he wrote...” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comVeteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists

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Here’s your assignment for today: while your government is selling out Ukraine for Russian diesel, you can donate directly to the companies that are developing and building intercepter drones that are keeping Ukrainians alive and safe. wildhornets.com/en/

wildhornets.comWild Hornets – FPV Drones. Ukrainian UAV Manufacturer, Wild HornetsUkrainian UAV Manufacturer Wild Hornets. We produce FPV drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ground control stations, interceptors, high-speed drones, and the Queen Hornet.

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Replying to @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social

'Mr. Trump, I'm talking to you: You will go down in history as the greatest mistake of our time... You will go down in history as one of the greatest damages to humanity... You will go down in history as a catastrophe.' • PEDRO ALMODÓVAR • 🇪🇦 Spanish Filmmaker ❤️💛❤️ #StandWithUkraine Thread 5/5🧵

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Senator Tammy Duckworth: "Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs."

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Adding to this: it’s not just that the Constitution allows for impeachment; it COMMANDS it upon the commission of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors by federal office holders. The word “shall” is a command, not a plea.

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social

If Donald Trump, with his record of corruption and law-breaking, is not impeached, we might as well strike impeachment provisions from the Constitution. He is the reason they exist and must be implemented.