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Cynthia Boatner

@cydboner.bsky.social

Old rebel whose flame continues to burn. Always ready to make good trouble.

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β€œTasted a little tear gasβ€” tasted like fascism”

08.06.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 54323    πŸ” 15695    πŸ’¬ 693    πŸ“Œ 1031

Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.

Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.

02.02.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 59893    πŸ” 10772    πŸ’¬ 3791    πŸ“Œ 586

We need to hear more about who's doing what on the legal aspects. What lawsuits have been filed and who filed them?

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South Africa defends itself against Trump and Musk attacks on land policy South Africa defended itself on Monday against attacks on its land confiscation policy by Donald Trump and his South African-born billionaire backer Elon Musk after the U.S. president said he would cut off funding to the country over the issue.

South Africa defended itself against attacks on its land confiscation policy by Donald Trump and his South African-born billionaire backer Elon Musk after the US president said he would cut off funding to the country over the issue reut.rs/3EplPWH

03.02.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5
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What Trump's tariffs will mean for your wallet One forecast estimates Trump's tariffs will cut household purchasing power by $1,000 a year.

The Budget Lab at Yale University forecasts even after all that, the average U.S. household will still lose about $1,000 of purchasing power a year.
www.axios.com/2025/02/03/t...

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Perfectly captured.

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Americans are about to learn some economics.

02.02.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 22884    πŸ” 6209    πŸ’¬ 1034    πŸ“Œ 266
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Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants Effective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go...

If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

01.02.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 24703    πŸ” 8723    πŸ’¬ 331    πŸ“Œ 206

USAID is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk wrote on Sunday in a social media post that many aid workers saw as confirmation the agency would soon be absorbed into the State Department and that some viewed as a potential threat to their personal safety. β€œTime for it to die.”
THIS HAS TO STOP.

02.02.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 30737    πŸ” 4548    πŸ’¬ 1198    πŸ“Œ 199

BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community.

Veterans suicide.

28.01.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 18880    πŸ” 8440    πŸ’¬ 1054    πŸ“Œ 959

We strongly urge you not to resign and recommend seeking legal counsel!

29.01.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 23532    πŸ” 3856    πŸ’¬ 263    πŸ“Œ 130
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It's a safe space as far as I can tell. I'm still learning how to do this, and they're building a video and image app like Instagram called Flash, so it's definitely growing. LOTS of younger folks, which is great in helping me keep up. All of my favorite independent news sources are here, as well.

21.01.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@lynnejenson.bsky.social hello, love!!!!

21.01.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What disgrace to the memory of MLK.

17.01.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s Time to Check Back in, Liberalsβ€”Trump 2.0 Will Be Far, Far Worse Most people I knowβ€”even me, to an extentβ€”have been avoiding it. Well, we don’t have that luxury anymore.

Trump will have one big thing that he didn’t have in 2017: a pliant and willing establishment that will give him every benefit of every doubt as he pulls at the republic’s threads.

17.01.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1
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The temperature at noon on Monday will be 22 degrees which is the same temperature it was in 1961 when Kennedy was inaugurated.

The ceremony was held outside.

17.01.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 24812    πŸ” 5333    πŸ’¬ 2067    πŸ“Œ 673
Pete Hegseth with a bottle of Jack Daniels. Text above him says "DUI HIRE".

Pete Hegseth with a bottle of Jack Daniels. Text above him says "DUI HIRE".

Who made this?! πŸ˜‚

16.01.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 19014    πŸ” 3754    πŸ’¬ 429    πŸ“Œ 212
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You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What? For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrierβ€”or maybe an excuse.

this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of β€œaffirmative action” or β€œDEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

16.01.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 33685    πŸ” 6238    πŸ’¬ 1098    πŸ“Œ 640

Half staff on land, half mast on water.

16.01.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care.

But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix.
The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.

16.01.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 33763    πŸ” 7140    πŸ’¬ 1467    πŸ“Œ 499
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ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com

16.01.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3653    πŸ” 1155    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 107

It's like they're TRYING to start a Revolution.

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The America Psycho and the Pentagon Imagine a country perched on the edge of a political cliff, trembling in the shadow of an authoritarian leader.

Hegseth gives off strong Patrick Bateman energy.

My latest article is "The American Psycho and the Pentagon"

therickwilson.substack.com/p/america-ps...

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Ugh....

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