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Colorado, Christian Socialist, Osage, disability rights, #MMIW #M4A I post about poverty, Native issues, & how we need Socialism ✊🏽
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LeftwardSwing 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 ♿ @leftwardswing.bsky.social · Jan 8
No lies detected.
If you're supporting ANY politician who doesn't support single payer healthcare ( #MedicareForAll) then you need to find a different politician to support.

Only when as a whole we begin doing this we're going to keep running around in circles fighting for what's right. It's time
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theonion.com
Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’
Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’
December 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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sanders.senate.gov
Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.

Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.

Another reason for Medicare for All.
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
Sex work is work & those workers deserve our respect & love.
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Screenshot of a post on X (Twitter). At the top, a verified user named “Doctor” (@DipshikhaGhosh) writes, “Her name is Christina Purdie, not Missing Stripper,” quoting a New York Post tweet. The quoted New York Post post reads, “Unique tattoo ties missing stripper, 27, to dismembered body found along NYC highway,” with a link. Below are three images: on the left, a mirror selfie of a young woman wearing an orange dress, turned sideways; on the upper right, a black-and-white sketch of a distinctive tattoo; and on the lower right, police and emergency responders standing around a stretcher near parked vehicles behind a fence.
December 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
Kids today will never know the joy & excitement of looking through the Christmas catalogs from Sears and/or JC Penny's.

I'm Gen X & likely the last generation to experience this was older millennials. Great fun & memories! Sitting for hours circling things you wanted then running to mom & dad 😀🎁
A picture of the Sears Christmas "Wish Book" from 1980. A photograph of the 1981 Christmas catalog from JC Penny.
December 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
The largest healthcare fraud in US history, according to DOJ, was perpetrated by Rick Scott of Florida. He was fined $1.7 billion, but escaped prison thanks to his powerful GOP connections within DOJ. Scott went on to become a leader in the Florida GOP and the state's senior senator.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Ron Johnson: "Understand, Somalis have just been in this country a few years. They're amateurs when it comes to fleecing the federal government."
December 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Best Twitter riposte of the day
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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nickkodama.bsky.social
bluesky is where elder millennials enjoying internet retirement meet younger millennials with untreated depression
December 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
whatever 2026 holds i don't think anything next year will be funnier than Chicago Pope. 2025 was overall a huge stinker but Chicago Pope was an all time great B-plot
December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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derekcarrsopp.bsky.social
When the Assyrian Chicago Pope gave the Catholic Chicago Pope a cubs jersey was a great moment in ecumenical sports history
December 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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georgem.bsky.social
western culture is constantly grappling with the question "can a woman be so beautiful it makes racism okay" but it's weird to be posed the question so literally in headlines
December 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
english degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you

coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you

film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
Please vote & support Socialists & Progressives all across the country. Only the actual "left" will help poor & working class people.We NEED change to happen & this is a prime example of it 😍

✳️ NYC - $15,800 Per Person in No-Strings-Attached UBI share.google/FnvIePFEeuYn... #PoorPeoplesCampaign
$15,800 Per Person in No-Strings-Attached Cash To Be Dished Out As Major US City Launches Guaranteed Income Program - The Daily Hodl
A US city is preparing to hand out a pile of cash in a new guaranteed income program for disadvantaged residents.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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owillis.bsky.social
What got us Trump was the GOP being a malevolent force for evil and the Democrats at every turn refusing to fire full blast at the right (including before Trump). It’s obviously not all on Harris but a cycle with Democrats assuming the left would just show up without any motivation is a big reason.
blobfishissexy.bsky.social Ron Mexico @blobfishissexy.bsky.social · 11h
They have a point. “She didn’t earn my vote” got us Trump. Like I think it’s good to push against the party for better policy but when the alternative is Trump, it’s too much.
December 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
I'm so excited that @senadorajulie.bsky.social has jumped in the US Senate race here in Colorado & is the primary opponent of John Hickenlooper (D) who's voted for MANY of Trump's picks for his administration. Julie is awesome! ✊🏽

www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/08/c...
Colorado Democrat Julie Gonzales launches U.S. Senate primary challenge to incumbent John Hickenlooper
Declaring that Colorado “needs a fighter, not a bystander,” state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, on Monday launched her long-anticipated primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper. Pitc...
www.coloradopolitics.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
I'm glad I live in Colorado where whackos like Joe Oltmann have NO CHANCE at winning the race for Governor here.

🔴 Colorado podcaster who has called for political foes to be executed joins GOP primary for governor www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/27/c...
Colorado podcaster who has called for political foes to be executed joins GOP primary for governor
Joe Oltmann, the conservative Colorado podcaster who has repeatedly called for Colorado’s top elected officials to be executed and whose uncorroborated claims that the 2020 election was rigged spawned...
www.coloradopolitics.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
How about some good news? 😀

"Trump’s net approval rating among independent voters fell by a stunning 42 points from January to December, from -1 to -43"
www.rawstory.com/trump-267483...
A screenshot of CNN showing Trump's crash out from independent voters. He was -1 in January & is now -43.
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
This is really a wild statistic. Wow 😮
This really makes you stop & think about things.....

"Only two states in the entire country voted unanimously for their presidential pick." Let's take a look at that 👇🏽
A tweet from "Agent Self FBI" (@RetroAgent12) states: "Only two states in the entire country voted unanimously for their presidential pick." It then lists Oklahoma, where "Trump won every county," followed by its rankings: "-44th in education," "-49th in healthcare," "-44th in quality of life," and "-50th in test scores." Below that, it lists Massachusetts, where "Harris won every county," followed by its rankings: "-1st in education," "-2nd in healthcare," "-1st in quality of life," and "-1st in test scores."
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
What the hell?!?!

Why is nobody talking about this!??? Why?
People who exploit the most vulnerable in society should live a life behind prison bars & not pardoned by the President. WTF?!

Article from WSJ on Archive to break paywall archive.ph/OqELj
A photograph shows President Donald Trump, wearing a dark suit and red tie, speaking to several men in suits. One man with a beard is visible to Trump's left, and another man has his back to the camera in the foreground. The image has text overlays: "wsj.com" and a quote stating, "Conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, who themselves pleaded guilty to felony telecommunications fraud in 2022, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to lobby for a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month." Below this, another quote reads, "Criminals are being paid by other criminals to lobby Trump for pardons," attributed to Richard Hanania.
December 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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qasimrashid.com
Trump is recruiting for ICE with a $100K starting salary, $50K signing bonus, and $60K in student loan forgiveness—all while garnishing wages for working people who can't pay their student loans.

His message to working people is clear...

1/2
December 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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paulsandars.bsky.social
BBC News - The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The shark found among the suburbs of a Scottish town
The fossil was so complete experts could see remains of the last meal it ate, 330 million years after dying.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
Restaurant "Jack In The Box" has had to close 86 stores due to skyrocketing costs of tariffs & beef prices.
www.mensjournal.com/food/beloved... #Trump #MAGA #Tariffs #PoorPeoplesCampaign
Beloved Restaurant Chain Closes Dozens of Locations Throughout U.S
The restaurant chain is dealing with rising beef costs and fewer customers, reports say.
www.mensjournal.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
I have a question for everyone.

✳️ Is there any instances where you can see and/or envision AI being useful or helpful?

Leave a reply with your thoughts.
I'm very interested in what you think about this & I'll state why I'm asking this later.

Thanks ❤️
December 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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aclu.org
We haven’t just been filing lawsuits — we’ve been winning key victories protecting our civil rights and liberties nationwide.

We aren’t stopping now.
Dark blue background with a bulleted list titled "In 2025, we:" listing ACLU victories: Protected birthright citizenship nationwide; Secured the release of students detained by ICE for their speech; Blocked President Trump’s anti-trans health care order; Halted Trump's illegal use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people without due process; Warded off an anti-voting executive order mandating proof of citizenship. Dark blue background with a bulleted list titled "In 2025, we:" listing ACLU victories: Forced the Department of Defense to return banned books to school shelves; Prevented undocumented immigrants from being sent to Guantánamo Bay; Stopped the Trump administration from enforcing its ICC sanctions against human rights experts; Blocked Head Start from denying program access to immigrants; Successfully defended artists facing anti-LGBTQ censorship.
December 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
leftwardswing.bsky.social
This is America under Trump.
Racism. Bigotry. Prejudice. Hate. White Power. Christian Nationalism. All part of the plan under fascism.

🔴 Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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philkneen.bsky.social
Yesterday, after 10 years of work, I decided to give up trying to find a publisher for my book and just do it myself. This morning, literally 24 hours later, I got an email from a major publisher asking to share my decade long project. A much appreciated late Christmas present. 😊🙏
December 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM