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@p2173.bsky.social
Disabled by COVID. Former, Philanthropy wonk, Elections Commissioner. Still disgusted by tech companies/oligarchs. https://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/ #StillHere #philanthropy #digital #nonprofits #democracy #civilsociety #digitalcivilsociety
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Another republican FAFO
Ex-Arizona lawmaker who questioned election integrity to be sentenced for using forged signatures
A former Republican lawmaker who questioned the integrity of Arizona’s elections and served as a leader for the conservative group Turning Point Action is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday for using n...
abcnews.go.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Another republican FAFO
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Republicans murdered a peaceful bystander.
All of them must be held to account for this, and the many other atrocities they have committed.
Anyone telling you not to vote for Democrats, is in the business of protecting murderous Republican fascists.
All of them must be held to account for this, and the many other atrocities they have committed.
Anyone telling you not to vote for Democrats, is in the business of protecting murderous Republican fascists.
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Republicans murdered a peaceful bystander.
All of them must be held to account for this, and the many other atrocities they have committed.
Anyone telling you not to vote for Democrats, is in the business of protecting murderous Republican fascists.
All of them must be held to account for this, and the many other atrocities they have committed.
Anyone telling you not to vote for Democrats, is in the business of protecting murderous Republican fascists.
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DHS, ICE, DoD, HHS, AID, EPA...every day, Trump is murdering people, maiming them, making them suffer. The administration has zero accomplishments. But it has a growing death toll, at home and abroad. Trump, Noem, Homan, Miller, Rubio, Hegseth, Kennedy, Oz, Zeldin all have blood on their hands.
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
DHS, ICE, DoD, HHS, AID, EPA...every day, Trump is murdering people, maiming them, making them suffer. The administration has zero accomplishments. But it has a growing death toll, at home and abroad. Trump, Noem, Homan, Miller, Rubio, Hegseth, Kennedy, Oz, Zeldin all have blood on their hands.
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"How did he propose to pay for the kind of free services that are so common in Europe and so rare in the US? By increasing taxes on the biggest corporations and wealthiest citizens. It’s not complicated."
Who is Zohran Mamdani, what is his agenda, and what would his equivalent in Australian Labor be promising to do? by @richarddenniss.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Who is Zohran Mamdani, what is his agenda, and what would his equivalent in Australian Labor be promising to do?
Zohran Mamdani just broke all the rules for winning office in the USA.
thepoint.com.au
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
"How did he propose to pay for the kind of free services that are so common in Europe and so rare in the US? By increasing taxes on the biggest corporations and wealthiest citizens. It’s not complicated."
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Republican Senator Thom Tillis slammed Stephen Miller:
“…You don’t speak on behalf of this U.S. senator or Congress. You can say it may be the position of the president that Greenland should be a part of the US, but it’s not the position of this government. Because we are a co-equal branch.”
“…You don’t speak on behalf of this U.S. senator or Congress. You can say it may be the position of the president that Greenland should be a part of the US, but it’s not the position of this government. Because we are a co-equal branch.”
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Republican Senator Thom Tillis slammed Stephen Miller:
“…You don’t speak on behalf of this U.S. senator or Congress. You can say it may be the position of the president that Greenland should be a part of the US, but it’s not the position of this government. Because we are a co-equal branch.”
“…You don’t speak on behalf of this U.S. senator or Congress. You can say it may be the position of the president that Greenland should be a part of the US, but it’s not the position of this government. Because we are a co-equal branch.”
do the billionaires in california think we'll miss them? www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... if they take their dollars make sure they take their votes also
Larry Page, Larry Ellison move business out as California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ looms
Larry Ellison and Larry Page have taken concrete steps to move key business entities out of California as labor groups race to qualify a proposed wealth tax on billionaires for the ballot.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
do the billionaires in california think we'll miss them? www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... if they take their dollars make sure they take their votes also
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Trump has been trying to help Putin destroy NATO since the 1980s.
Remember, Trump shares the goal of destroying NATO with Putin. That gives Putin more leeway to invade Europe. It also enables Trump to consolidate more wealth and power.
January 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Trump has been trying to help Putin destroy NATO since the 1980s.
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this is insane. this is 19th-century colonizer shit.
JD Vance: "The way that we control Venezuela is we control the purse strings, we control the energy resources. And we tell the regime, 'You're allowed to sell the oil so long as you serve America's national interests.'"
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
this is insane. this is 19th-century colonizer shit.
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The woman shot and killed by the ICE agent had a child who is 6. The father died in 2023, leaving the child as an orphan now. 💔💔
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The woman shot and killed by the ICE agent had a child who is 6. The father died in 2023, leaving the child as an orphan now. 💔💔
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Trump is now upset and has asked the Department of the Interior to crack down on stickers covering his face on annual national park passes. They are attempting to claim that placing a sticker over his image voids the pass entirely.
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Trump is now upset and has asked the Department of the Interior to crack down on stickers covering his face on annual national park passes. They are attempting to claim that placing a sticker over his image voids the pass entirely.
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If they could do this to Renee Nicole Good, they could do this to you. This is a lawless regime.
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
If they could do this to Renee Nicole Good, they could do this to you. This is a lawless regime.
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If most Liberals called stopped calling for more training and started demanding defunding that would be some progress.
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
If most Liberals called stopped calling for more training and started demanding defunding that would be some progress.
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Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
January 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
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Don’t watch a video of someone dying.
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Don’t watch a video of someone dying.
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NYT likes to just forget its award winning visual investigations team at times like this.
the nyt says that no version of events in minneapolis can be "verified independently." but that's not true! there are multiple videos proving that the ICE version of events is a total lie. maybe the nyt can, y'know, watch one of them? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
NYT likes to just forget its award winning visual investigations team at times like this.
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Frey: "Beyond leaving the scene, they should also leave our city and our state ... crime is down. What this federal administration is doing right now is not about creating safety. Do not let them tell you that what they are do is about creating safety. It is not. It is having the opposite impact."
January 7, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Frey: "Beyond leaving the scene, they should also leave our city and our state ... crime is down. What this federal administration is doing right now is not about creating safety. Do not let them tell you that what they are do is about creating safety. It is not. It is having the opposite impact."
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Chief of Staff for Ilinois Governor JB Pritzker ⤵️
This is why we have had to think through every single step in dealing with these people so carefully. They are lawless. You must assume they will do the worst possible thing.
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Chief of Staff for Ilinois Governor JB Pritzker ⤵️
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I never ever want to hear anyone say that this is not America because people have been shot by law enforcement for nothing for YEARS. That being said , the woman in Minneapolis was murdered.. just like George Floyd.
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I never ever want to hear anyone say that this is not America because people have been shot by law enforcement for nothing for YEARS. That being said , the woman in Minneapolis was murdered.. just like George Floyd.
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NEW: The U.S. dominates global production of billionaires, accounting for a third of the world’s richest people. This is not a point of pride, but a symptom of political and governmental failure.
@anne-s-kim.bsky.social interviews IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com:
@anne-s-kim.bsky.social interviews IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com:
Should Billionaires Exist?
Author Chuck Collins argues that billionaires are a uniquely destructive force to the economy, democracy, and the planet.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
NEW: The U.S. dominates global production of billionaires, accounting for a third of the world’s richest people. This is not a point of pride, but a symptom of political and governmental failure.
@anne-s-kim.bsky.social interviews IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com:
@anne-s-kim.bsky.social interviews IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com:
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“The US action is another step towards a world of violence and instability where might takes precedence over international law.”
The New Zealand Labour Party condemns the US attack on Venezuela including kidnapping its president as a blatant violation of international law.
January 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
“The US action is another step towards a world of violence and instability where might takes precedence over international law.”
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This is now in effect (and has been for nearly four days).
Hey, so starting in nine days, if you were Disabled before age 46, you can have your own ABLE account (in the U.S.).
And I have this thread on how to go about choosing an ABLE account.
And I have this thread on how to go about choosing an ABLE account.
As a Disabled person who has my own ABLE account, I've been asked to say a little bit about it. And honestly, I've started a few times in the past but part of the problem is ABLE accounts vary so much from state to state and part of the problem is, as Dan writes, they're hard to understand.
1/?
1/?
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
This is now in effect (and has been for nearly four days).
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NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
meidasnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Republicans would let Trump blow up the planet before stopping the truth from coming out about Epstein.
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Republicans would let Trump blow up the planet before stopping the truth from coming out about Epstein.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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