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@cindygrant.bsky.social

American (at the moment a horrified American) Abroad.

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Maga is painting Saturday’s protests as violent treason. Prove them wrong | Judith Levine Trump allies would love an excuse to step up their crackdown. Nonviolence, both disciplined and open-hearted, must define the day

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Please, dear fellow Americans who want to show your support for democracy at No Kings tomorrow, don’t give MAGA any reason to start trouble (and there are no guarantees that they won’t regardless, without any provocation). I hope everyone stays safe!

17.10.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago

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Yes, why not sooner?

13.10.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Portugal Mourns After Deadly Funicular Crash and Looks for Its Cause

If you’ve been to Lisbon, you have undoubtedly ridden the funiculars. This is the one we used most in 2 lovely visits. Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives or were injured. β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

04.09.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree at what a loss this was. πŸ’”You are very fortunate to have worked with him. It was so lovely to see him in Reservation Dogs recently. R.I.P.

03.09.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world | Devi Sridhar The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at ...

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11.08.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Mamdani’s Win Is More Striking When You Look at Where He Won

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Could not be happier for Democrats everywhere and for New York family πŸ‘πŸΌ

25.06.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Small crowd, mighty signs!

More photos/videos from today's event in Frankfurt are on the way. Stay tuned.

24.05.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines

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I kinda wish I hadn’t read this. But everyone should be afraid.

08.05.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I went to college with your cousin Melissa (we went to the USSR in 1972-3), and I think it’s cool πŸ‘

17.04.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration: Live Updates and Latest News (Gift Article)

Getting interesting: what happens when the Administration defies the court? Democracy is being sorely tested.

11.04.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good trouble.

As other social media appear to be attempting to silence the daily letters, it's important to subscribe to receive them daily via email.

#goodtrouble

02.04.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 474    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived. (Gift Article) Those of us who seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

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M. Gessen lived in Russia and recognizes what's happening in the US. Maybe Don thinks Putin will admire his copycat tactics?

02.04.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Officials in Leaked Signal Chat Had Criticized Hillary Clinton’s Private Email Server (Gift Article) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who disclosed war plans in a Signal group with a journalist, condemned Mrs. Clinton’s actions in November 2016.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/u... The hypocrisy is beyond shocking, but totally predictable.

25.03.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@rachaelfauss.bsky.social

23.03.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We joined 30+ other advocacy groups calling on
NY/NJ Port Authority to release congestion pricing data. Check out our letter ⬇️
reinventalbany.org/2025/03/advo...

20.03.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every day it’s some new abomination.

21.03.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfection

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Remarkable polling from Gallup & Quinnipiac:

*53% support holding out for Ukraine to reclaim more territory

*7 in 10 fear Trump peace deal will give too much to Russia

*58% disapprove of Trump handling of trade w/Canada

See these exchanges:

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I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.

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i'm an American living in Germany and I see a LOT of them. Will be interesting to see if they start to disappear.

17.03.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his mouth open . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his mouth open .

Someone knows exactly which instrument to have had him β€œplay.”

15.03.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his mouth open . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his mouth open .
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Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More (Gift Article) The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to America’s shrinking security guarantees.

Germany is stepping up- hooray! Europe must stand together. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

14.03.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grennell was ambassador to Germany in the 1st term and he’s an obnoxious ass.

14.03.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They do it here every year (today was the day).

13.03.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hit by β€˜Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump (Gift Article) Stand Up for Science aims to revive a movement that started in 2017, but with an all-new team and a more focused vision.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/s...

06.03.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Making that break away from FB that I've threatened so many times. Hoping that more of the people I care about make the switch to Bluesky. πŸ€”

06.03.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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