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Chris Ross-Gill

@rgchris.bsky.social

🏙️ Philly, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland, ⚽️ Aberdeen, ⚾️ Red Sox, ⚖️ human rights, 🚶‍♂️ safe streets, and 🙂 equal opportunities

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Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yes, and the Declaration says the idea that we are all created equal is a "self-evident" truth, meaning it's accessible solely via human reason, to anyone, whether they worship Trump's god or not. Also note that Trump dispenses with the "equal" part.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“We are all made in the image of one almighty god” centers God—heavily implying the speaker’s conception of God—and casts people as subservient. Worshipful. “All men are created equal… endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights” centers people and their rights. A world of difference.

Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 3mo ago

“The wealthy have avoided paying their fair share by shifting to forms of income that are not taxed as income because they are derived from wealth. We can fix the deficit and even fund powerful new programs if we are willing to tackle this chicanery.” www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-we-can-j...

Yes, We Can—Just Tax The Rich

America faces real fiscal problems, but we need embrace neither tax-cut slopulism nor "pain is necessary" middle-class tax increases. The rich can start paying their fair share.

liberalcurrents.com

James Nalton@jdnalton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A reminder that Infantino said in 2017 that all qualified teams, their fans and officials, need to have access to a host country, otherwise it can't host. There are already numerous (predictable) US visa issues with the World Cup about to kick off and likely more to come.

Infantino was asked about the issue at the time and responded clearly, saying that if teams and supporters couldn’t access a country, there would be no World Cup there. “We are now in the process of defining the bid requirements,” Infantino said in 2017. “In the world, there are many countries that have bans, travel bans, visa requirements and so on and so forth. “It’s obvious when it comes to Fifa competitions, that any team — including the supporters and officials of that team — who qualify for a World Cup, need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup. “The requirements will be clear. And then each country can make up their decision, whether they want to bid or not, based on the requirements.”
Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · 3mo ago

I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”

Forbes@forbes.com · 3mo ago

Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The publishing industry views Bluesky as some tiny unimportant island out somewhere in a far-off ocean. It's not worthy of their attention like Amazon Algoland or The Republic Of Instagram Influencer Collaborativepost is. What they don't realise is just how much the island's inhabitants love books.

dogemperor (PLAY NEO:TWEWY, ZEPTOGRAMS)@dogemperor.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Again: I'm gonna remind folks to learn their Confederate and proto-Confederate history, and SPECIFICALLY on a pre-Civil War proto-KKK group known as the Knights of the Golden Circle and their plans for conquest (which at this point are almost a 1:1 match for TFG's) A mini-historical thread: 1/x

The proposed map of conquest for a "Greater Confederacy" circa 1857 from the proto-KKK group "Knights of the Golden Circle", a secret society which had originally planned to conquer all of Central America and the Caribbean to add as slave states, and later on effectively drew the roadmap for the Confederacy--and, as we'll note in later posts, even formed the framework for the rise of the 1st KKK and arguably even the 2nd iteration of the KKK in Northern states like Indiana and Illinois and Ohio. The map shows not only the confirmed Confederate states, but also the two border states (Missouri and Kentucky) that were officially Union states but had competing Confederate governments, and also Maryland (yes, this was also planned to take over DC as well), the portion of what was then the New Mexico Territory below the line of demarcation for slave states...and *all* of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, offshore islands (including the Guano Islands), and northern South America including parts of what are now Colombia and Venezuela. History does not exactly repeat, but in certain cases--especially in countries that fail to deal with racist insurgencies and secret *werwulf* seditionists the FIRST time--it certainly does rhyme.
Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social · 8mo ago

BREAKING: Trump has sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next, per Axios.

Dave Jamieson@jamieson.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict: “I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything…. “That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants… Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”

Denise Wheeler@denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🧵Let's talk about the obvious: Where in the fuck did all the historic artwork and priceless furnishings go, including the gold leaf Steinway piano that was presented to FDR from the Steinway family? Did Trump steal all this when he demolished the East Wing? Why aren't Dems demanding to know?

Gold leaf Steinway piano in East Wing of White House
Jared Yates Sexton@jysexton.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'm pissed that they're blaming women for a nonexistent "autism crisis." I'm pissed that they're lying about what autism is and that mainstream people are normalizing what they're saying about autistic people. I'm pissed that this murderous grift is continuing. I'm just pissed.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 12mo ago

If you’re rich and not a coward, this is what you’d refer to as a “market opportunity” to dominate a media ecosystem that’s about to be covered in grotesque government slop. To be a pop of color in a sea of beige will be easier than ever. People will flock to it. You gotta be a little brave, though.

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 12mo ago

Imagine if the MAGA Right went after the “right to bear arms” the way they’re going after free speech. Only one of these is clearly related to Kirk’s death.