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You vote? Great! Also: Read int'l journalism Talk/organize w/neighbors Attend council meetings/townhalls Write letters to editors/electeds March/rally Participate in boycotts Volunteer in the community #ApathyKillsDemocracy #DemocracyIsNotASpectatorSport
I'm in London, waiting for a snack I ordered, and a guy came up and asked for a cup of water. The worker politely directed him to a drinking fountain about 100 meters away. The guy's response was, "I'm American; I don't know what a meter is." #SoTypical #UglyAmerican
It's long past time to end ICE. #TheViolentCriminalsAreICE #AbolishDHS chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
In Midway Blitz aftermath, Lake View man sues feds for raiding his home, arresting construction worker
Leo Feler said his home was searched without a warrant during a chaotic incident on Oct. 24 that ended with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents deploying tear gas on his quiet block. “This was j...
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Congratulations to Michiganders for choosing Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social (despite being outspent roughly 10-1 by his "moderate" opponent) and William Lawrence @wewill2026.bsky.social. Time to get #MoneyOutOfPolitics! #ElectoralReform www.npr.org/2026/08/05/g...
Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan while Trump flexes power over GOP
Progressives notched major wins in Michigan while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party.
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China is building the future while we are building a mythical past.
I mean, I’m not in Michigan, so I wasn’t really paying much attention to this race until a couple of months ago, but just listening to a few minutes of each candidate speaking either in interviews or at public events made it clear to me which one I’d support. Stevens was like a bad SNL character. 
2026, day 216: there have been 337 #MassShootings* in the US this year. #GunControlNow * a single incident in which four or more people are shot www.massshootingtracker.site massshootingtrk.bsky.social
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Bluesky's bot check tells me I have "low original content ratio," so I guess I'll try writing a few posts like this every day.
The Tate Bros are consummate scam artists. Their con even continues while they're in jail. #TateRapists #ThrowTheBookAtThem www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Every time the Tates get arrested, their media empire kicks into gear
The online ecosystem they’ve created whirs into action to lie, twist, rebut, confuse, and profit.
motherjones.com
The other day at Tesco, Shalamar's There It Is (released in 1982) started playing. A young mom was humming it, and a middle-age woman was singing along (as was I). I was gobsmacked that people knew it! It never even charted in the US, but turns out it made it to #5 on the UK charts.
It's the 216th of 2026, and the US has experienced 337 #MassShootings* this year—four just yesterday. #EndGunViolence * a single incident in which four or more people are shot www.massshootingtracker.site massshootingtrk.bsky.social
Mass Shooting Tracker
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The “Why would a woman I’ve made worry that I will hurt her if she displeases me cook to placate me?” question is only asked by the least self-aware domestic abusers.
The GOP goes on about protecting women in sports and then goes on to protect Max Miller.
These people are mad at Dr. Fauci because he told them to wear a mask during a deadly pandemic.
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
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Bernie Moreno is a cowardly closet-case, and Max Miller is a violent psychopath. Perfect representation of MAGA. #HomophobiaKills #ComeOut www.signorile.com/p/is-rep-max...
Is Rep. Max Miller threatening to out Sen. Bernie Moreno for having sex with men?
Moreno won’t call for the resignation of Miller, his son-in-law, accused by Moreno’s daughter of domestic abuse. Is it MAGA loyalty, or is it Miller’s threat to uncover something about the senator?
signorile.com
Further blaring evidence that AI is not ready for primetime. Neither is the current US regime. #AIFail #NationalEmbarrassment
Charles Keener@charleskeener.bsky.social · 4d agoDay 214 of 2026, and the US has experienced 332 #MassShootings* this year—eight in the past two days alone. #EnoughIsEnough * a single incident in which four or more people are shot www.massshootingtracker.site massshootingtrk.bsky.social
Mass Shooting Tracker
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#CrookedDeutscheBank is up to its C-suite in filth. Hoping Capital One prevails and other financial institutions act on #TrumpCrimeFamily illegal acts.
Micaylah THL 🇺🇲🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏴☠️@micaylah.bsky.social · 4d agoThe disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump’s family business. Capital One is seeking to dismiss the case by casting doubt on claims of illegally debanking... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Freedom of speech comes with the responsibility to tell the truth. Spreading disinformation is anything but harmless. Our rapid descent into fascism is the direct result of a massive disinformation campaign waged on the public for years. This is but one example. theconversation.com/faucis-covid...
This article from last year lays out potential solutions to a scary possibility. "Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
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Today is the 213th day of 2026, and there have been 326 #MassShootings* in the US this year. #GunControlNow * a single incident in which four or more people are shot www.massshootingtracker.site massshootingtrk.bsky.social
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How about we start with #oligarchicide first, then we decide what we'll call the system that shares all the wealth.
It's long past time to change California's privacy laws to allow one-party consent. #ACAB #RacistCops www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
