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Happiest Birthday wishes to the literally and figuratively heroic @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Fighting tyranny and oppression since 1977.

May the Fourth be with YOU, from the Obama Presidential Center. Opening June 19.

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Philadelphia area friends -- please stop in the excellent Passero's -- for every bag of coffee sold, $1 will be donated to the Women’s Law Project PA — a nonprofit fighting to protect the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQ+ #passeroscoffee #phillyproud #phillycoffee #phillyfood #centercityphilly

We keep asking, why do these people vote against their own interests, as if the answer were a riddle or a trick of ignorance. But we know the truth. We’ve seen it. Read The Flattening: Part 2. It’s not about policy. It never was. open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...

Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

NEW: Democracy is alive in Philly! Amazing scenes in Philadelphia as thousands hit the streets for the anti-Trump protest. #NoKings #50501Movement

Statements by Leaders.

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The Bro Mentality is a toxic brew of chest-thumping mediocrity—a fraternity of power-drunk egos that crushes progress under the weight of its own ignorance. Women? Marginalized. Minorities? Silenced. The American Dream reduced to a sweaty locker room. #howmuchcanyoubenchpress

At the Obama Foundation, we have leaders around the world who are fighting to expand access to health care for folks in their communities. Learn more about their work:

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It’s not “America First” to pull the rug out from under an ally and leave their people to die. This kind of foreign policy will end with no one in the world trusting America. Our alliances give us strength and the damage being done makes our country weaker and us all less safe.

Defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe. If Elon doesn't understand that, maybe he should leave it to those of us who do.

#internationalwomensday

Global celebrations and protests mark International Women’s Day

This is a story of 2 platforms. One is a female representative from a middle-ish class family. The other is a rich boy with a horse who is the Senate M. Leader. Her page is all her stances on major issues. His is to sell his book for profit. CHOICES www.ocasiocortez.com/issues joshhawley.com

A Gift from Todd is a gift to us all.

🇬🇧🇺🇦 Starmer to Zelensky: "You are welcome here, and we are in solidarity with you."

"The problem with JD Vance’s theology of ‘ordo amoris’—and its impact on policy" www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...

#slavaukraine #zelensky

Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine. This you?

Want to prevent some straight up Handmaid's Tale level shit? Call your house representative (today is the last day) and tell them to vote NO on the SAVE act. Find who your rep is here: www.house.gov/representati...

The disrespect has been shocking but this is now full on contempt. All it takes is 3 Republicans to join us and leave behind the silence and complicity. We must call out Musk on his harassment of the civil servants who keep our country running. Keep the pressure on.

They picked Les Mis—a musical about standing up to tyranny. They protested you at your own event and you were too stupid to get it.

Yes the Feb 28 economic boycott is real! The organization behind it is The People’s Union USA founded by @theonecalledjai.bsky.social Here is the website: theonecalledjai.com if you scroll to the bottom of the website, it explains what the 24 hour economic blackout entails . 1/2

Very unusual for ABA to do this Proud lawyer moment: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2025/02/aba-supports-the-rule-of-law/

Elon Musk spent $40 million in Super Bowl ads to attack USAID. Tell Congress that for pennies on the dollar, foreign aid is a deal we can’t afford to lose. Call your members of Congress and demand action. Here’s the number to call: (202)224-3121 Please pass it on. Save Foreign Aid.

Show the NFL you’re paying attention. Don’t watch the Super Bowl—make the ratings tank. Instead, listen on the radio. Money talks, and so do numbers. Stand against those who bend the knee to fascism. Tune out, speak up, and hit them where it counts. #BoycottNFL #TurnItOff #ListenDontWatch

🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.” EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣

Jennings: This salute trutherism is outrageous.  Rampell: Do it right now on TV! If you think it’s a normal way to greet people, do it right now on TV. Why won’t you?!

If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Not all heroes wear capes but some wear vestments.

Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic. (posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

No number of pardons or lies will change what happened on January 6. Donald Trump can’t change history. It was domestic terrorism, it was treason, plain and simple.

This non-Dylan fan loved A Complete Unknown. Brilliant work by @mang0ld.bsky.social