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#Netgalley reviewer / nonfic ๐fiend Here for reliable ๐ฐ, ๐โโฌpics, & laughs.โจ๐ฆ #TeachTruth ๐ฏ๏ธ Nobody's free until everybody's free. - Fannie Lou Hamer Header - Carnival Evening by Henri Rousseau, PMA
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahonโs push in favor of private schools as a โgreat American heist,โ funneling money from public schools: โItโs a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.โ
By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
โก๏ธPro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway infrastructure in Russia's Rostov Oblast, group claims.
The Atesh partisan group sabotaged railway infrastructure in Russia's Rostov Oblast, disrupting Russian logistics, the group claimed in a Telegram post on Oct. 12.
Done theguardian.com ๅ Jump to He believes the Armageddon will be ushered in by an antichrist-type figure who cultivates a fear of existential threats such as climate change, Al and nuclear war to amass inordinate power. The idea is this figure will convince people to do everything they can to avoid something like a third world war, including accepting a one-world order charged with protecting everyone from the apocalypse that implements a complete restriction of technological progress. In his mind, this is already happening. Thiel said that international financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in tax havens, are one sign the antichrist may be amassing power and hastening Armageddon, saying: "It's become quite difficult to hide one's money."
Multi billionaire conducts months of historical and theological research into the Antichrist. Discovers, shockingly, that one thing the Antichrist would definitely do is tax billionaires. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
12.10.2025 03:06 โ ๐ 729 ๐ 204 ๐ฌ 47 ๐ 24I love how it sprang up, turned around in mid air, and came down facing the other direction ready to defend itself. Possums are amazing. Lol
12.10.2025 04:23 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Can we create more local mutual aid projects to push back on the shutdown? Military families are turning to pantries, churches, and schools to mind the gap in pay. Students lost Pell grants.
Itโs time to donate directly to local food pantries and schools, and organize food and clothing drives.
@3r1ng.bsky.social I don't normally share content from xitter but this is simply amazing. ๐ #possumsec
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Also works as an explanation for his mental processes. ๐ฉ for ๐ง s. ๐
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black and white photo of a gray cat and an orange and white cat sitting on a windowsill rubbing noses
Putting the windowsill to good use on a #Caturday afternoon...
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Itโs important to understand that the demonization of โAntifaโ isnโt just about kneecapping the enemies of MAGA. Itโs about creating an opportunity to bring down the law-enforcement apparatus on anyone who dares dissent.
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For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about Diane Keaton, one of the great actors of the New Hollywood era, even if she's rarely thought of in those terms.
11.10.2025 22:49 โ ๐ 87 ๐ 20 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1UNTIL ITโS DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trumpโs politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
This seemed fitting today. This is a New York City based band. They are amazing. youtu.be/bGV1xYJFAEI
11.10.2025 18:33 โ ๐ 96 ๐ 21 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 1A great part of David's book The Age of Insurrection details all the mass shootings and natural disasters and other tragedies that were baselessly blamed on antifa in 2020. Highly recommend: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720886...
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Remember how the murder of a federal LEO in Oakland during the anti-police protests in 2020 was initially assumed to be a leftist crime, but it turned out to have been committed by a far-right Boogaloo Boi?
www.dailykos.com/stories/2020...
This has always been part of the GOP playbook: Downplay incidents of right-wing violence, and then repurpose them as supposed acts of leftist terrorism for public consumption. They first did this in 2020.
11.10.2025 18:42 โ ๐ 516 ๐ 213 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 8George Retes, July 10, 2025, Camarillo (CA). He was violently assaulted and illegally detained by masked regime agents during a large-scale immigration raid at a California cannabis farm, despite being a disabled U.S. Army veteran and US citizen.
11.10.2025 19:55 โ ๐ 196 ๐ 52 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0Javier Ramirez, June 12, 2025, Montebello, (CA). He was targeted and detained during an ICE sweep despite having identification; later confirmed as a U.S. citizen. Case cited in MALDEFโs case against unconstitutional arrests.
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โPosting Through Itโ is back on Monday with another installment in our longform biographical series. This one traces the deep cuts and forgotten moments from Laura Loomerโs rise to MAGA stardom.
Featuring @willsommer.bsky.social, w/ a cameo from Bernard Media.
www.patreon.com/posts/140478...
Are you ready to be #LOOMERED?
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I remember the Hong Kong protesters adopted/reclaimed Pepe as a protest symbol in 2019.
www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/wh...
in like 20 yrs the NYT will do series of pieces (like it did 20 yrs after its horrific coverage of AIDS epidemic/gay Americans) abt how it failed trans people & Gaza... w/ little reflection on how those institutional bigotries/blindspots might be impacting coverage of the newest marginalized groups
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Page One in Boston.
@bostonglobe.com
If you read one book during #Bannedbooksweek read Burning the Books by Bodleyโs Librarian @richove.bsky.social. The strongest wake up call yet that we need to stand up for our intellectual freedoms!
10.10.2025 08:53 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2Currently being reprinted but available again by the end of next week (from @johnmurrays.bsky.social). Also available in paperback from @harvardpress.bsky.social in Notth America)!
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Pope Leo Calls on U.S. Bishops to stand up for migrants rights
my latest...
A tree in the middle of the road
If you see a tree in the middle of the road, please be patient as it takes time for them to cross
11.10.2025 07:07 โ ๐ 304 ๐ 52 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 3This is the longest episode we've ever done, and it's a banger. We've got a link to the drop on Patreon now. This will be on our main feed, so you'll get it first thing Monday morning on all the podcast apps -- just search "Posting Through It" and follow us there.
www.patreon.com/posts/044-wh...
Self-style sovereign citizens licence plate. By Merrrittt - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110286944
Do not mistake the so-called sovereign citizens for a bunch of eccentrics. They have become a global #farright movement. So listen to this excellent ๐ป #podcast by @theconversation.com ๐ง
๐ podcastaddict.com/the-conversa...
MAGA star Jack Posobiec says voter fraud is a serious issueโyet he has voted for years in Pennsylvania, despite clearly living in Maryland. slate.com/news-and-pol...
03.10.2025 19:19 โ ๐ 1001 ๐ 293 ๐ฌ 51 ๐ 18Well folks, we did it. We nearly broke our brains but the next โWho the Hell?โ longform episode is on the way.
Who the Hell is Laura Loomer? Feat. @willsommer.bsky.social will be on your feeds Monday morning.
