Citizen Techie

Citizen Techie

@bluecitizentechie.bsky.social

Trying to be a "citizen" in Heinlein's sense of treating the safety of the nation as a personal responsibility. Anybody can be that kind of citizen. Nobody needs permission. It's learning the issues, taking the risks, and doing the work.

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Concentration Camp Labor Cannot Become Normal

I wrote this essay about the private sector's exploitation of American concentration camps in July 2025. The situation has since advanced much further.
snyder.substack.com/p/concentrat...

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Republicans say state Rep. James Talarico’s faith-heavy Senate campaign is bad religion Republicans criticize state Rep. James Talarico's penchant of mixing progressive politics with his faith as out of touch with the conservative religious views...

State Rep. James Talarico quotes Scripture while advocating for public policies like welcoming immigrants, protecting abortion access and respecting transgender rights.

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The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel Watch now | Haitian Woman, 31, Dies Alone at Pittsburgh Bus Stop Days After ICE Released Her Far From Home to Die.

Yet another person dumped by ICE and found dead on the street.
migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

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Sir, this isn’t Truth Social...

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This person isn't fit to be the Sec of Defense or any other role in the entire world. He's also a coward and is a danger to every person in the world. #noquarter #nowar #hegsdeath

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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.

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I can't tell if Trump is talking about the US or Iran. I'd love to know what Renee Good and Alex Pretti think about this.

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Trump: "They are bad people. They go out shooting protesters. You're a protester, they shoot you right through the head. This is an evil group of people."

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Why do progressives and justice advocates seem to not care about COVID? It’s still important to warn people about the dangers of COVID and make schools and workplaces safe, Andrew Wilkin says.

"On March 15, supporters of people with long COVID, along with those raising awareness, will gather at Queen’s Park at 2 p.m., showing it’s never too late to care about COVID." @teachrprecarity.bsky.social

www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

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WATCH: “The answer has to be a more progressive tax system. Give people the necessities of life for free — childcare, healthcare… the rich keep getting richer…”

Lloyd Blankfein, Senior Chair of Goldman Sachs, out here sounding like @aoc.bsky.social & Bernie 👀 🎯

(From @bluegeorgia.bsky.social )

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Flying into Trouble plus Friday Funnies #1 Here’s this week’s cartoon from The Economist. I particularly like its composition and playful spirit. The sight of munitions scolding a dazed Uncle Sam offers comic relief from the deadly serious bus...
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Cartoon by Bill Bramhall

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T'is true!! Just whose gawd is the one and only, eh?

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All of this…👇

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Cartoon by
Dave Granlund

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It would be nice to deport him & his family since he has done it to so many people including people who have been born in this country.

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The US is foul.

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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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😂😂😂
👇👇👇

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Scientific Shot of a Peacock mantis shrimp eyes which are the most advanced in the animal world. Photo by Daniel Sasse.

the mantis shrimp has 16 types of color receptors.

humans have 3.

we see roughly 10 million colors and think that's impressive.

the mantis shrimp is sitting there processing a visual reality so hyperchromatic that scientists genuinely aren't sure what it's like to be one.

#addOcean

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goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

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Totally nuts

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New Research Details 'Human and Economic Toll' of US Abortion Bans | Common Dreams A Monday report from the Center for Reproductive Rights features various profiles demonstrating "the human and economic toll" of US abortion bans.

"The Price of Safety: Stories of Abortions Denied, Careers Disrupted, and States Left Behind" details the human and economic toll of abortion bans. The anthology uses stories from patients, doctors, business leaders, and others to show the real-world consequences of abortion bans.

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What a shameful exercise in performative religiosity and piety 😳

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Christian Nationalism is NOT Christianity, but it is a national security threat.

📌 The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it has received over 200 complaints that troops are being told war with Iran is meant to accelerate “Armageddon.”

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