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@steve-rustad1.bsky.social

Novelist, progressive activist. STAND WITH UKRAINE. Every resister matters, speak out & be heard. #Resist

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PBS News is not going anywhere.

We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.

We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

22.07.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 35654    πŸ” 8868    πŸ’¬ 756    πŸ“Œ 522

This is Benjamin Netanyahu’s third visit to DC this year.

War criminals should not be welcomed by any president or Congress.

He should be held accountable for his crimes, not platformed. Beyond shameful.

09.07.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3444    πŸ” 679    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 41

So, a Fox personality calls for ICE to go to Dodger Stadium and then it happens a couple of days later.
Our leaders now just getting their marching orders from right wing media.

19.06.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10521    πŸ” 2774    πŸ’¬ 331    πŸ“Œ 105
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Trump Slammed For Bonkers Memorial Day Post Railing Against Liberal 'Scum' He's truly an embarrassment.

What an embarrassment of a President.

27.05.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5071    πŸ” 779    πŸ’¬ 295    πŸ“Œ 56
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Anti-genocide protests happening across Israel today.

In Jerusalem Israeli protestors held up images of Palestinian children murdered in Israel’s ongoing genocide campaign in Gaza. (πŸŽ₯ arixegal) #3E #EndImpunity #FreePalestine

17.05.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3749    πŸ” 1188    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 93

We are literally being led by the dumbest people alive

10.04.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 20995    πŸ” 3818    πŸ’¬ 1662    πŸ“Œ 288

Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.

10.04.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 44997    πŸ” 8509    πŸ’¬ 963    πŸ“Œ 309

Talk to Hamas about it.

04.04.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Miss him yet???

NATO does . . . Ukraine does . . . Canada does . . . Wall Street does.

The whole world does.

FUCK TRUMP!

04.04.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 1
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Baumgartner faces angry, disruptive town hall following two months of Trump's presidency U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner was confronted by a disruptive, angry crowd that demanded answers for the freshman Republican congressman’s voting record and recent actions in President Donald Trump’s W...

"Strand, a veteran who served in Vietnam as a Seabee, was there to express his anger and dismay with Trump’s cuts of thousands of VA jobs. He wants Rep. Michael Baumgartner to know it.

β€œI came home from Vietnam, betrayed,” Strand said. β€œI’m being betrayed again.”

www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

19.03.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3947    πŸ” 919    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 44
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Sen. Sanders Responds to Trump's Congressional Address YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

The only #SOTU response worth watching www.youtube.com/live/QlrQKv1...

05.03.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.

02.03.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 47758    πŸ” 10484    πŸ’¬ 1163    πŸ“Œ 329
A tweet from rohit (@krishnanrohit) saying "This is Orwellian" in response to a tweet by Alessandro Rigolon (@alerigolon). Rigolon shares that he was instructed to remove the word "climate" from the title of an ongoing grant to keep it and that publications from the grant cannot include the word "climate" or other forbidden words. Rigolon expresses disbelief at this situation, noting that he is writing from the United States of America. The hashtag #AcademicSky is included.

A tweet from rohit (@krishnanrohit) saying "This is Orwellian" in response to a tweet by Alessandro Rigolon (@alerigolon). Rigolon shares that he was instructed to remove the word "climate" from the title of an ongoing grant to keep it and that publications from the grant cannot include the word "climate" or other forbidden words. Rigolon expresses disbelief at this situation, noting that he is writing from the United States of America. The hashtag #AcademicSky is included.

It was never about β€œfree speech.”

12.02.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6650    πŸ” 1423    πŸ’¬ 198    πŸ“Œ 65
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Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.

6. Beware of false attacks

Bondi is an election denier. Patel has an enemies list. Trump has promised retribution. When a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work.

09.02.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7075    πŸ” 2536    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 68
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JUST IN: Judge MEHTA has barred Stewart Rhodes and other Oath Keepers whose sentences were *commuted* from going into Washinton or the U.S. Capitol without permission from the court.

24.01.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 46993    πŸ” 10550    πŸ’¬ 1454    πŸ“Œ 924

Elon Musk is doing a Nazi salute. The denials are bullshit. You see it. I see it. They see it. Anyone denies it the appropriate response is FU*K YOU!

21.01.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2126    πŸ” 402    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 29

He pardoned EVERY SINGLE PERSON... I won't hold my breath for people to be outraged.

21.01.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 44114    πŸ” 6684    πŸ’¬ 4599    πŸ“Œ 571

Shut the hell up, you fucking coward.

21.01.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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38,000 gun deaths a year . . . GOP opposes gun control laws.

2 cases of voter fraud a year . . . GOP passes 361 new voter suppression laws.

Fascist assholes.

08.01.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 2

We’ve strengthened background checks and passed a red flag law to keep guns out of the wrong hands.

Tomorrow, our law banning deadly binary gun triggers goes into effect.

We’re not hiding behind thoughts and prayers in Minnesota.

31.12.2024 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9696    πŸ” 1422    πŸ’¬ 257    πŸ“Œ 119
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I have the same wish!

25.12.2024 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 29084    πŸ” 4791    πŸ’¬ 569    πŸ“Œ 285

Progressive leaders far more qualified and influential than me will be planning and organizing resistance strategies and tactics at every level of society.

Stay tuned.

16.12.2024 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still getting a lot of support there.

I'm not going to abandon my 49K followers there and hide over here, like TOO MANY so called "resisters" are doing.

15.12.2024 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump pardons 143 criminals, spies, & traitors . . . GOP cheers.

Biden pardons Hunter . . . GOP outrage.

Fucking hypocrites.

02.12.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 5

Then hide under your bed.

I'm 70 years old, I'll die defending democracy if it comes to that.

I will have NO PROBLEM doing that.

01.12.2024 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If he kills protesters he's FINISHED.

DC is 90% Democratic, the White House would be under siege, surrounded by half a million people.

01.12.2024 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mass protests ended the Vietnam War.

Mass protests will shut down Trump's fascist dictatorship.

Defend democracy.

Everywhere.

01.12.2024 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 297    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 9
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Mass deportation would be a crime against humanity.

America became great BECAUSE of immigrants.

To hell with Trump.

#FBR #NoDemUnder5k #NoDemUnder1k #BlueCrew

29.11.2024 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 394    πŸ” 147    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 5

Nice to see you too, Eileen!

Happy Thanksgiving!

27.11.2024 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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