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So well stated and true.
I'll just say that a guy joking about being a tough guy and holding hands with another guy so they can make a PSA about flu shots is so obviously one thousand times more studly than our idiotic defense secretary who thinks it's about pushups and making fun of beards.
October 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Fantastic and enlightening book.
I would recommend reading “Crossings” by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social if you want to understand how bad roads are for ecology.

The Forest Service had begun to remove roads that were no longer in use to boost the ecological usefulness of forest tracts
Trump wants to let special interests build over our protected forests—and we need to fight back to stop it. 

The public comment period to overturn the Roadless Rule closes at midnight on September 21. Speak out now to SAVE OUR FORESTS.
September 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Alway remember and never forget their complicity. …. How will you vote in November?
Every Republican in Congress owns what Trump has done, is doing and is going to do. The vast majority of it would not have been possible without their collective acquiescence and enabling. He’s emboldened by the fact that Congress refuses to function as a separate branch of govt.
September 5, 2026 at 2:24 AM
We really do need to look beyond our differences and come together to make a better America for everyone. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
This is our moment to pull together and build a strong coalition that can win, govern, and deliver a better everyday life in America.
August 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
So next time someone tells you Canada’s fires can be solved by “raking the forests“, you can point out that the thing filling their sky with smoke is a lightning-struck, drought-primed boreal forest doing what a warming climate is making it do more and more often.
Canada's boreal wildfires aren't just bad forest management
Higher fire season temperatures are strongly correlated with increased area burned
www.theclimatebrink.com
July 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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I’m on the ballot tomorrow to be one of the 601 delegates to vote on the Maine senate nominee. I may not have much of a chance since the Jackson & Shah campaigns have a combined 750 people on the ballot in a coordinated effort & I am not connected to any campaign. Plus the voting is online. If you
July 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Tax the rich and fix Social Security.
Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate?

Dahl: Yes.

Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000?

Dahl: 2.2%.
July 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Truth!
Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"
July 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
MSM needs to play Massie's words over and over and overs
Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."
June 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Maybe if his sycophants starting following @sullydawg2.bsky.social and his “cups” they would begin to understand the problems that he is creating.
The Pallets Come Full Circle. If it was a scandal when Obama returned $1.7 billion of Iran’s money, what is it when Trump negotiates the return of billions more?”
June 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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"Juan" is thinning WA apples. "I need to be very fast and precise to do this work at the speed the boss asks. I remove 3 apples from a bunch, leaving 2. This improves the tree's production and fruit size. Officially, I earn piece rate, but really barely make min wage." #WeFeedYou
June 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social is exactly right. Make sure you get the independent vote along with Democratic voter turnout. MAGA will be MAGA. Turnout in November will tell us if we still have a Democracy in December.
It is exhausting trying to explain to the purists that the Democrats do not have to win MAGA voters in rural red states. They just have to peel off single-digit changes among indies, and get some of their own centrist voters to come back to the fold.
May 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This is called speaking truth to power. A message that we all need to hear and share Thank you @sifill.bsky.social for sharing.
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
May 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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I talked to Jamie Raskin about his explosive exchange with CNN's Dana Bash.

"The media should understand that the survival of the free press is at stake right now," he tells me. "There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.”

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2095...
Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message
The real importance of that Jamie Raskin–Dana Bash dust-up on Sunday: Raskin showed that Democrats and journalists share values that Donald Trump does not.
newrepublic.com
April 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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BREAKING: The U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine just issued a formal statement defending Pope Leo XIV's teaching authority on just war doctrine — less than twelve hours after JD Vance told a Turning Point USA crowd the pope should “be careful” talking theology.

This is a serious escalation.
April 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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On this Tax Day a reminder that Trump has levied one of the largest tax increases on the American people in history through his tariffs, illegally, without Congressional authorization, as a first step in a broader strategy to continue shifting the tax burden from the wealthy to all of us.
April 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Truth!
This isn’t about politics as usual. It’s about stopping a power grab already happening in Texas, Florida & North Carolina. The April 21 amendment is Virginia’s legal, democratic answer. Early voting is open. Make your voice count.
#VirginiaIsForVotingYes

#USDemocracy
April 11, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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This is terrible for Americans and also hurts national security. Increasing the military budget won’t defeat Iran. What is actually called for — under a sane government — would be a systematic defense review with an eye to less expensive systems that are suited to modern war. (1/4)
Trump: "The US can't take of daycare. That has to be up to a state. We're fighting wars. Medicaid, Medicare -- they can do it on a state basis. We have to take care of one thing: military protection. But all these little scams that have taken place, you have to let states take care of them."
April 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Wonderful! Capable leadership would be a great start.
I took a blank sign and asked everyone what did they want to work TOWARD?
March 29, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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The next Big Lie is to taking shape right in front of us. Donald Trump will try to use this to assert illegal and unconstitutional powers over the 2026 elections.
February 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Pope Leo, a good guy from Dolton, IL, know who Trump is and I and sure he still prays for him.
NEW: JD Vance flew to Rome to formally invite Pope Leo XIV to join America’s 250th anniversary celebration.

The first American pope has declined — days after rejecting President Trump’s “Board of Peace” invitation.

On July 4, he’ll be in Lampedusa, standing with migrants.
In Another Break With Trump, Pope Leo Skips U.S. 250th Celebration for Migrant Island
As Trump builds his presidency around America’s 250th anniversary, the pope heads to Europe’s most symbolic migrant crossing — days after rejecting the president’s “Board of Peace.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com
February 22, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Any help? Today I click a link to The Mirror. Now the Bluesky tab favicon has the Mirror favicon. does anyone have any idea how to reset this favicon back to the bsky icon? Photo below
February 20, 2026 at 11:49 PM
“This fish stinks from the head”. No truer words written about this regime.
Gift article: "We won’t get anything resembling democracy until we clear that widespread debris, and that means sending a bunch of these liars to prison, because they are the real criminals. America desperately needs truth and consequences."
The lying is out of control. People need to go to prison. | Will Bunch
The outrageous lies of the Trump regime, from ICE shootings to a commerce secretary's Epstein falsehoods, must be punished.
share.inquirer.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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Lucas single-handedly destroying Youngkin’s legacy projects (sports teams in NoVa, suburban GOP that can win) was remarkable to watch
this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Minnesotans on Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) in Minneapolis. Jan. 30, 2026.

📷: WCCO-TV
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM