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@tiffkassel.bsky.social

Badass protector of silliness and joy. Almost retired educator, LGBTQIA ally, married Cis mom and pet lover. I say fuck a lot. #FUCKFASCISM #MomSky

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Professa Murray
@kalimurray.bsky.social

People don’t understand why I keep noting that BlueSky is not a bubble, it is a counterpublic. It serves its own organizational function: you can see in realtime in January 2025, on multiple types of social media, shouting that an executive order is instruction to an agency. This one stuck.

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

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Outspoken™️
@out5p0ken.bsky.social

Ramaswamy is a sick, morally bankrupt piece of shit exploiting a woman’s rape at age 12 to win an election. He gave her estranged, abusive mother a platform to weaponize her childhood trauma. There is something profoundly fucking wrong with this man. He has no business holding public office. 🤬

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@tiffkassel.bsky.social

Right now, you could help kids right now 🙄

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

You know, Elon, if you just paid your taxes, we could give those kids food and healthcare, things far more valuable than stock in a government-welfare-dependent company that is bound to go bankrupt eventually.

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@tiffkassel.bsky.social

Ugh! Why does this guy have any kind of platform at all! Go home creep!

Mekka Okereke@mekka.mekka-tech.com

*doakes voice* "There it is!" For years we told you that these weirdos would rather lose to literal nazis than take even a half step to the left. They're more afraid of progressives than they are of the most racist, most violent, most self-immolating part of the extreme right.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Trump is going after people who default on loans? That's rich, coming from a man who in 2008 failed to repay roughly $287 million in loans tied to his Chicago skyscraper project. He also sought forgiveness from countless other loans for millions of dollars because he couldn't afford to pay them.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

The Trump admin is moving forward on plans to impose financial penalties on Americans in default on their federal student loans and hire private debt collectors to go after them. The plans are unlikely to be announced until after the midterms.

washingtonsun.comTrump Aides Are Getting Ready to Penalize Defaulting Student Loan BorrowersTreasury officials are seeking ways to minimize the impact on vulnerable borrowers.
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@tiffkassel.bsky.social

Women too 🙄

🗽LOLGOP🗽@lolgop.bsky.social

I talk a lot about the seething cheers I saw Rick Santorum got in 2012 for saying Obama was a "snob" for wanting every kid to go to college. The most fundamental right-wing belief is that kids are property.

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris.com

Californians' lives are not expendable in Donald Trump's unhinged, reckless war in Iran. This is yet another callous comment from the tyrant in the White House who dragged the American people into a war that we do not want.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Trump on Iran: Let 'em take out Los Angeles and San Diego, it's a small price to pay

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Chris⚖️Justice
@chrisjustice01.bsky.social

Replying to @chrisjustice01.bsky.social

🔹 Listen to BBC on whistleblower story www.bbc.com/audio/play/m... 🔹 How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by whistleblower www.bbc.com/news/article... 🔹 New Details From Epstein Files Reveal Lutnick Had Years-Long Business Tie With Sex Offender www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

bbc.comBBC Audio | File on 4 Investigates | Epstein Files: Lutnick, the Royals and the British WhistleblowerTrading influence: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the royals and the Epstein Files.

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The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social

“Massacre at Minab — The bombing of an Iranian school, killing 120 children, is one of the worst U.S. war crimes since Vietnam. Drop Site spoke to survivors, first responders, parents, and witnesses.” From @jeremyscahill.com

dropsitenews.comMassacre at Minab: The School That Became a GraveThe bombing of an Iranian school, killing 120 children, is one of the worst U.S. war crimes since Vietnam. Drop Site spoke to survivors, first responders, parents, and witnesses. This is their story.

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social

WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN. A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away. When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury. It's your last line of defense.

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@tiffkassel.bsky.social

Grr Grr Grr! 🤬

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar
@klobuchar.senate.gov

Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

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Jen Jennings
@jenjennings.bsky.social

“greater comfort” making the hierarchy explicit here. there are young people entitled to comfort, and others who are expected to supply it for them

The 74@the74.bsky.social

The Department of Education on Monday officially rescinded the Biden-era Title IX rule, which extended protections to LGBTQ students. The move, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said, will give parents “greater comfort” www.the74million.org/article/educ...

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

I don't think it's a coincidence that Trump is banning news outlets the week before a court's deadline for Todd Blanche to release interview notes with underage girls Trump is alleged to have raped and threatened. He'd rather we talk about his censorship than his pedophilia.

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

I told ya she did it.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.

propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

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Ernesto
@ernest33141.bsky.social

We have to work on voter turnout, which is going to be more difficult this year because #MAGA has declared war on free & fair #Elections. #Republicans are now cheating behind the scenes, but don’t let them keep you away from the polls on election day. #VoteBlue2026 @resist4harris.bsky.social