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@prodemocracy1st.bsky.social

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Democracy First!@prodemocracy1st.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I don’t know if I just figured this out, but I did figure out, that Maga = “Revenge of the Nerds” but instead of revenge of the nerds, the scientists, this is revenge of the nothing’s. They are angry that they have been left behind and the only pleasure they can get is through revenge & damage.

Democracy First!@prodemocracy1st.bsky.social · last yr.

This is probably the most heartfelt podcast I’ve ever heard w/ @daniellemoodie.bsky.social and @jysexton.bsky.social - A much needed therapy session of human connection, trying to make sense & create space for the sad & confusing national degradation we currently feel: 🙏👇 youtube.com/watch?v=miqw...

Is America Emotionally Malnourished?!: The Check-In with Jared Yates Sexton and Danielle Moodie

YouTube video by Danielle Moodie

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Democracy First!@prodemocracy1st.bsky.social · last yr.

Let me describe the narcissist. People are scared of narcissists, but we realize they’re just babies, so we say don’t be afraid of a baby…but then give that baby a handgun. 😳 Now what if that narc baby is in the White House, affecting worldwide markets w/ tariffs and holds nukes. 😱

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social · last yr.

The U.S. has been suffering from a bad--potentially fatal--case of "it can't happen here." And now that we know it can, there are still plenty of folks whose eyes have yet to open to just how dangerous this situation is.

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social · last yr.

Truth is the enemy of injustice. The only reason leaders or a movement actively oppose truth—whether in the form of words, ideas, free speech, history, or education—it is because they seek to promote and institutionalize injustice—whether in economic, political, or social form.

Democracy First!@prodemocracy1st.bsky.social · last yr.

@mariaressa.bsky.social on @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social is a gem/hero. As a journalist in the Philippines, she was a “first to deal” w/ Facebook misinfo & authoritarian dictator, Duterte who said, “Shoot & kill drug addicts…these 👉 journalists are drug addicts!” Get it? youtube.com/watch?v=jsHo...

Jon Stewart & Maria Ressa On the US’s Authoritarian Slide | The Weekly Show

YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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Democracy First!@prodemocracy1st.bsky.social · last yr.

When Trump gets backed into a corner, his narcissistic survival defense mechanism kicks-in. He sprays like a skunk or he inks like an octopus. He pulls the rip cord of maximizing “unreality” to confuse the masses: “They’re eating the cats they’re eating the dogs!” or “You’re causing WW3!!!”

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2y ago

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

Democracy First!@prodemocracy1st.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here’s performance of “Mississippi Goddam!” by Nina Simone, as referenced in @daniellemoodie.bsky.social Podcast below. 👇 Lyrics at 3:15 - “My country is full of lies, we’re all gonna die, and die like flies. I don’t trust nobody anymore, they keep on saying go slow.” youtu.be/LJ25-U3jNWM?...

Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam

YouTube video by Aaron Overfield

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Danielle Moodie@daniellemoodie.bsky.social · 2y ago

After yesterday all I can say is America, Goddamn! Watch and Subscribe: youtu.be/h8BAVbGo8nM?...