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@rlconrad7.bsky.social

#Dad to 3 awesome kids. Husband to the man of my dreams. KU #Jayhawks fan. Progressive #Christian. #ESFJ. Resurrection UMC member. #LGBTQ #gaydad https://linktr.ee/rlconrad7

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The average price of turkey under Pres Biden was $1.68/lb last year.
The average price of turkey under πŸŠπŸ’© is $2.31/lb.

That's the truth and you know where you can stuff it!

06.11.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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America the Ugly The world sees us differently now

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07.11.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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While families go hungry, here’s a list of Trump’s priorities:

βœ… Bailing out his buddies in Argentina
βœ… Building a tacky ballroom
βœ… Throwing parties at Mar-a-Lago

It’s bullshit.

04.11.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.

04.11.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9202    πŸ” 2260    πŸ’¬ 882    πŸ“Œ 262
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Tapper: How the Trump administration is rejecting accountability and guardrails | CNN Politics Jake Tapper explains how President Trump is getting rid of anyone who stands in his way - and Republicans are barely batting an eye.

How the Trump administration is rejecting accountability and guardrails tinyurl.com/4z3ryfk7

29.10.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 5
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Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.

A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies. n.pr/4nzgcWA

03.11.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 215    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 7
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Republicans are trying to ensure we’ll never have another fair election | Judith Levine From an executive order to redistricting to seeking to kill mail-in ballots, the party is conducting an all-out assault on voting rights

β€œRepublicans’ aim is permanent control of the US government. Trump’s is the crown. As their assaults on voting rights – and the institution of elections itself – escalate, their success begins to look, if not inevitable, alarmingly possible.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

03.11.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I chaired the US Federal Election Commission. Now there’s no cop on the beat | Ellen L Weintraub Democracy is under attack – and the watchdog agency has no quorum. It must be restored

β€œFor the FEC, it's been a case of death by decapitation. But it's all part of a broader attack by this Administration on fair elections and checks on corruption. This must not be normalized.” Ellen Weintraub, former FEC Commissioner writes

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

03.11.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A map of states assisting in food security and those that are not.

A map of states assisting in food security and those that are not.

15 conservative states say, fuck you!

03.11.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

Turns out the sweetheart deal that Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein back in 2008 was even worse than we thought. Epstein's emails show Acosta tanked an investigation that had Epstein dead to rights on money laundering, and other financial crimes.

01.11.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2847    πŸ” 1443    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 91
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The Illusion of Trump’s Asian Trade Deals The Spectacle of Strength and the Economic Fragility Beneath It

open.substack.com/pub/jamesbgr...

01.11.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

A new report finds corporations like Kroger and McDonald's are using digital loyalty programs to track your data and potentially charge you more.

It's a tactic known as surveillance pricing.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains. https://youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?si=GPRt5_WnLehnjgWR

25.10.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4910    πŸ” 2459    πŸ’¬ 291    πŸ“Œ 154
People Over Papers

iceout.org/en/
It’s important to use our platforms to protect the countless innocents getting kidnapped by the government. It’s also important people on Bluesky are aware of the best place to report ICE activity. This map is run by a nonprofit & has moderators verifying reports 24/7

26.10.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How about a press conference made up of Democratic leadership near the White House with the demolished East Wing in the background, talking about the government shutdown and Trump's warped priorities and demolition of public goods, including not just the East Wing but health care and so much else?

23.10.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1128    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 34
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Opinion | Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires As children die for want of cheap medicines, the U.S. spends billions on Argentina β€” thus rescuing rich investors who made bad bets.

In Opinion

β€œThe United States is cutting off the kind of foreign aid that keeps children alive for 12 cents a day, but it’s willing to invest far larger sums in a dubious effort to prop up a distant economy β€” while effectively subsidizing tycoons who made bad investments,” Nicholas Kristof writes.

23.10.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1269    πŸ” 447    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 16
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Trump’s most loyal voting block, farmers, are not onboard with his latest betrayal, and they’re starting to speak out about his plan to artificially lower beef prices by importing beef from Argentina.

23.10.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 759    πŸ” 308    πŸ’¬ 177    πŸ“Œ 28
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Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth β€” and She’s Already Raised $400K Chappell Roan has announced her Midwest Princess Project for trans and LGBTQ+ youth, and the fund has already raised $400K.

Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth β€” and She’s Already Raised $400K

23.10.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6558    πŸ” 2275    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 195
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Hey Conservative Christians β€” Have You Read the Words of Jesus? Your Christianity is Antichrist

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23.10.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The GOP’s Long Dance With Racism The leaked Young Republican chat shows a party culture decades in the making

open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... #racists #racism #GOP #Republican

23.10.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Œ 45 Acts of Non-Compliance for Ordinary People Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.

substack.com/@howtoresist...

21.10.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotify says ICE ads about "dangerous illegals" don't violate advertising policy Spotify have said that recruitments ads for ICE that refer to β€œdangerous illegals” do not violate their advertising policy.

Cancel Spotify

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21.10.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2074    πŸ” 1114    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 144
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We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.

21.10.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 15876    πŸ” 5276    πŸ’¬ 610    πŸ“Œ 204
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This isn’t going to drive down prices.

Republicans should end the shut down and get to work.

21.10.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œIt is racism, it is blatant racism.” #ncpol

Listen to Senator Robinson speak about proposed maps that would completely erode Black voting power in congressional district 1 where Don Davis currently sits. He is only 1 of 3 Black representatives in Congress for NC

21.10.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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No Kings to Remove Regime Nov 22: DC Action Plan After Oct 18 No Kings Day, what's next? Join Oct 21 mass call, mark Nov 22 Remove the Regime in DC. Turn protest momentum into sustained organizing that changes history.

open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...

21.10.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No Kings Rally - Kansas City
@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social
#NoKings #KansasCity #democracy

20.10.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NO KINGS KANSAS CITY Β· No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** MORE DETAILS TO COME SOON!!!! Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. β€œNO KINGS” is more than just a sloganβ€”it’s the foundatio...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œNO KINGS KANSAS CITY” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

16.10.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No Thrones. No Crowns. #NoKings.

This Saturday October 18, we rise. Not to protect a broken system, but to protect each other.

We do not bow to power.

We build people power.
social.demcast.com/s/hdaxNfwp

16.10.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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The GOP’s Young β€˜Leaders’ Aren’t Kids β€” They’re Adults Praising Hitler There’s a world of difference between gallows humor and glorifying genocide β€” one saves your sanity, the other kills your soul.

open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... via @adamkinzinger.substack.com

16.10.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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