Joe Bagga-Doenitz
@baggajoe.bsky.social
Proud liberal thinker. Believer in education, science, human rights. He/him/his
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I mean, honestly, at least the Romans had a Julian and Augustinian period after their republic ended. We’ve just gone straight to Nero and Caligula…
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“If Prop 50 is successful, it should fortify in every Democratic elected official and leader that the voters are on the side of action in order to prevent a Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and the 2026 midterms” says @johnbisognano.com
California’s Prop 50 hugely important. Its approval by voters will not only combat Texas gerrymander but hopefully convince other Dem states to step up & counter Trump’s plan to rig midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
California fights Trump's attempt to steal the midterms
The state can strike the first blow against Trump's plan to subvert democracy.
www.motherjones.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“If Prop 50 is successful, it should fortify in every Democratic elected official and leader that the voters are on the side of action in order to prevent a Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and the 2026 midterms” says @johnbisognano.com
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More than 180 critical elections are less than 2 weeks away across the country including crucial referenda on a range of issues.
Check your registration and see what's on the ballot in your community at Vote411.org. Then, make a plan to vote and encourage your loved ones to do the same!
Check your registration and see what's on the ballot in your community at Vote411.org. Then, make a plan to vote and encourage your loved ones to do the same!
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October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
More than 180 critical elections are less than 2 weeks away across the country including crucial referenda on a range of issues.
Check your registration and see what's on the ballot in your community at Vote411.org. Then, make a plan to vote and encourage your loved ones to do the same!
Check your registration and see what's on the ballot in your community at Vote411.org. Then, make a plan to vote and encourage your loved ones to do the same!
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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On This Day in History: October 26, 1977
In Somalia, health workers confirmed the world’s last naturally occurring case of smallpox. Three years later the WHO certified eradication, only possible because of a global vaccination campaign. But sure, tell me again about the dangers of vaccines.
In Somalia, health workers confirmed the world’s last naturally occurring case of smallpox. Three years later the WHO certified eradication, only possible because of a global vaccination campaign. But sure, tell me again about the dangers of vaccines.
October 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On This Day in History: October 26, 1977
In Somalia, health workers confirmed the world’s last naturally occurring case of smallpox. Three years later the WHO certified eradication, only possible because of a global vaccination campaign. But sure, tell me again about the dangers of vaccines.
In Somalia, health workers confirmed the world’s last naturally occurring case of smallpox. Three years later the WHO certified eradication, only possible because of a global vaccination campaign. But sure, tell me again about the dangers of vaccines.
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Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
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Free speech is when Republicans can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/noup...
I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Free speech is when Republicans can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/noup...
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I keep putting this up all the time but this is only a portion of what is going to hit when this bill takes effect. Look it up on @House.gov. read the whole bill it'll scare the shit out of you.
October 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I keep putting this up all the time but this is only a portion of what is going to hit when this bill takes effect. Look it up on @House.gov. read the whole bill it'll scare the shit out of you.
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We need work requirements for Congress.
October 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We need work requirements for Congress.
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The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.
October 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.
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A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, even as President Trump turned to the Texas guard in a widening hunt for military forces to send to Democratic cities. Follow live: nyti.ms/3KCr5t4
October 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, even as President Trump turned to the Texas guard in a widening hunt for military forces to send to Democratic cities. Follow live: nyti.ms/3KCr5t4
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Everything by Trump and Miller right now is weakness.
They know they've lost the majority and their policies are unpopular and they've F'd up the economy.
So, they'll use the military and threats and unleash their Reeks.
But, they don't have the numbers.
All hands on deck resistance.
They know they've lost the majority and their policies are unpopular and they've F'd up the economy.
So, they'll use the military and threats and unleash their Reeks.
But, they don't have the numbers.
All hands on deck resistance.
October 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Everything by Trump and Miller right now is weakness.
They know they've lost the majority and their policies are unpopular and they've F'd up the economy.
So, they'll use the military and threats and unleash their Reeks.
But, they don't have the numbers.
All hands on deck resistance.
They know they've lost the majority and their policies are unpopular and they've F'd up the economy.
So, they'll use the military and threats and unleash their Reeks.
But, they don't have the numbers.
All hands on deck resistance.
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Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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Let’s talk about what real strength looks like—and how Trump’s MAGA “alpha male” act is the opposite of it. 🧵
September 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Let’s talk about what real strength looks like—and how Trump’s MAGA “alpha male” act is the opposite of it. 🧵
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Influencers are selling homeopathy as Tylenol “alternatives” — it’s NOT.
⚠️Homeopathy is a scam created in 1796 by a German guy with NO plausibility or evidence.
Premise:
1️⃣ what causes a symptom will cure an illness w/the symptom
2️⃣ it’s more potent the more it’s diluted
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⚠️Homeopathy is a scam created in 1796 by a German guy with NO plausibility or evidence.
Premise:
1️⃣ what causes a symptom will cure an illness w/the symptom
2️⃣ it’s more potent the more it’s diluted
1/
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Influencers are selling homeopathy as Tylenol “alternatives” — it’s NOT.
⚠️Homeopathy is a scam created in 1796 by a German guy with NO plausibility or evidence.
Premise:
1️⃣ what causes a symptom will cure an illness w/the symptom
2️⃣ it’s more potent the more it’s diluted
1/
⚠️Homeopathy is a scam created in 1796 by a German guy with NO plausibility or evidence.
Premise:
1️⃣ what causes a symptom will cure an illness w/the symptom
2️⃣ it’s more potent the more it’s diluted
1/
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
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Just a reminder: they were never actually against cancel culture. They were against the cancellation of people they agree with or like. They’ve always been enthusiastically in favor cancelling people they don’t like. If you took them at their word you’re a useful idiot.
Rand Paul: "People say, 'Oh, people have a right to say things.' Well, actually they don't necessarily have a right to say things. Many people have in their contract what we call a morals clause ... I think it is time for this to be a crackdown on people."
September 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Just a reminder: they were never actually against cancel culture. They were against the cancellation of people they agree with or like. They’ve always been enthusiastically in favor cancelling people they don’t like. If you took them at their word you’re a useful idiot.
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U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. https://to.pbs.org/47pZwN2
U.S. hiring stalls with just 22,000 jobs added in August
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%, also worse than expected and the highest level since 2021.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. https://to.pbs.org/47pZwN2
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@devincow.bsky.social Every American who loves our National Parks should remember that while Donald Trump and Elon Musk were harassing, demoralizing and firing US government employees including Grand Canyon National Park rangers and staff, North Rim's Grand Canyon Lodge burned to the ground.
August 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
@devincow.bsky.social Every American who loves our National Parks should remember that while Donald Trump and Elon Musk were harassing, demoralizing and firing US government employees including Grand Canyon National Park rangers and staff, North Rim's Grand Canyon Lodge burned to the ground.
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I’ll say this as many times as I have to.
No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.
No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.
May 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I’ll say this as many times as I have to.
No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.
No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.
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