dorkpangs.bsky.social

dorkpangs.bsky.social

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I don't pretend to have all the answers - especially not when it comes to faith or right and wrong. But I believe stories matter, empathy is more important than certainty,and that we have a responsibility to question the systems we're born into.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

30 years ago, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated. I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnd0eSuxu84

youtube.comA Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert ReichIn 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. That was 29 years ag

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Zeteo
@zeteo.com

“Why did one photo of a burned child help end a war, while hundreds of clips showing burned Palestinian children can’t even provoke a ceasefire?” Exec. Director of the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA @jehadabusalim.bsky.social on the reaction to images from the Vietnam war vs. Gaza

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But how do you feel? Are there things that would make you cheat to save on tedium or frustration? Are there other examples you can think of? Or is it something you would never consider doing regardless of circumstance? There's no judgement here! (Unless you cheat in an online game)

dorkpangs.bsky.social
@dorkpangs.bsky.social

A coup doesn’t always need tanks. Sometimes it just needs paperwork. Budgets. Arrest warrants. Policy memos. That’s what the “Big Beautiful Bill” is - the next step in a soft coup: using law to seize power & silence opposition. #SoftCoup #BigBeautifulBill

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dorkpangs.bsky.social
@dorkpangs.bsky.social

A coup doesn’t always need tanks. Sometimes it just needs paperwork. Budgets. Arrest warrants. Policy memos. That’s what the “Big Beautiful Bill” is - the next step in a soft coup: using law to seize power & silence opposition. #SoftCoup #BigBeautifulBill

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dorkpangs.bsky.social
@dorkpangs.bsky.social

Schedule F returns. Tens of thousands of civil servants = fireable for “disloyalty.” A soft coup replaces institutional memory with ideological loyalty. apnews.com/article/e6e4... #SoftCoup #Project2025

apnews.comTrump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workersPresident Donald Trump is moving to reclassify some federal workers to make it easier to fire them. Roughly 50,000 employees will be listed as Schedule F, a provision that's generally applied to polit...
dorkpangs.bsky.social
@dorkpangs.bsky.social

A coup doesn’t always need tanks. Sometimes it just needs paperwork. Budgets. Arrest warrants. Policy memos. That’s what the “Big Beautiful Bill” is - the next step in a soft coup: using law to seize power & silence opposition. #SoftCoup #BigBeautifulBill

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dorkpangs.bsky.social
@dorkpangs.bsky.social

A coup doesn’t always need tanks. Sometimes it just needs paperwork. Budgets. Arrest warrants. Policy memos. That’s what the “Big Beautiful Bill” is - the next step in a soft coup: using law to seize power & silence opposition. #SoftCoup #BigBeautifulBill

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dorkpangs.bsky.social
@dorkpangs.bsky.social

Immigrants = scapegoats. ICE is arresting people in court. Judges can’t stop it. A soft coup weaponizes law to punish presence, not action. apnews.com/article/fa96... #SoftCoup

apnews.comICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledgeA spate of arrests at immigration courts across the United States this week has rattled people showing up for hearings and may signal a coordinated attempt at deportations under fast-track authority t...
dorkpangs.bsky.social
@dorkpangs.bsky.social

A coup doesn’t always need tanks. Sometimes it just needs paperwork. Budgets. Arrest warrants. Policy memos. That’s what the “Big Beautiful Bill” is - the next step in a soft coup: using law to seize power & silence opposition. #SoftCoup #BigBeautifulBill

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dorkpangs.bsky.social
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The bill also guts oversight. $50B slashed from the Oversight Committee. Regulatory agencies defunded. Watchdogs muzzled. A soft coup blinds democracy by removing those who sound the alarm. www.thefencepost.com/news/house-p... #SoftCoup #BigBeautifulBill

thefencepost.comHouse passes budget reconciliation billThe House early today passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that extends current tax breaks and adds more while making a $294 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and adding ...
dorkpangs.bsky.social
@dorkpangs.bsky.social

A coup doesn’t always need tanks. Sometimes it just needs paperwork. Budgets. Arrest warrants. Policy memos. That’s what the “Big Beautiful Bill” is - the next step in a soft coup: using law to seize power & silence opposition. #SoftCoup #BigBeautifulBill

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Kye
@gxldsociety.bsky.social

BREAKING: 1AM isn’t an accident. Rep. Jim McGovern sees through it. This is the GOP pulling the plug on Medicaid, cutting off food assistance, and abandoning rural hospitals—while praying the public is asleep. It’s not a hearing. It’s a hit job.

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social

The state of Georgia is using the body of a brain-dead woman as an incubator. Because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died, and their abortion ban is from about 6 weeks, they are sustaining her on life support, without input from her family, until 32 weeks of gestation. A true dystopian nightmare.

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Victor Bitter
@vicbitter.bsky.social

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Dear me, nationalism is a hell of a drug isn't it? Your collective obsession with being "the best" and "better" than others is emblematic of your ignorance and deep insecurity as a nation. Only those who've never left the country can maintain this unwarranted, unshakeable conviction. #USCollapse

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Natalie Alms
@almsnatalie.bsky.social

SCOOP: Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only 2 claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents I obtained. The policy has slowed down payments, though. Retirement claim processing is down 25%

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Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social

Meiselas: A lot of marginalized communities see fair-weather supporters—people who are with them when it seems cool, and then abandon them when the seasons change. I think that’s bullshit. I think you’ve got to stand with people and be who you are.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
@theradr.bsky.social

Well HERE'S a feminist bucket list item I never dreamed to add to my own list: I'm part of OUR BODIES, OURSELVES now!! Talking about why abortion justice is a Jewish issue, no less, & what texts support that. Thank you @ourbodies.bsky.social and the exquisite @heathercorinna.bsky.social

ourbodiesourselves.orgA Rabbi's Perspective on Abortion, Justice, and Religion | Our Bodies OurselvesIn this Roe-era interview, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg speaks with the Center for American Progress about religion and abortion access. She notes how the media often overlooks stories about people of faith...
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2/ 🖼️ Through a compelling photo series, Amanda examines how these expectations shape women’s identities. Her work challenges the roles women are often forced to play, offering a deeply human commentary on the emotional toll of societal norms.

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3/ 🌸 To all the women—whether you choose motherhood or not—your path is yours. 🌸 This article is a powerful reminder to embrace your choices and fight back against societal pressures. Check out Amanda's work and dive into her personal journey.