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RFK Jr.'s Aluminum Lie
No, aluminum vaccine adjuvants aren't causing autism, allergies, or other health issues. RFK Jr.'s conspiracy hinges on a 1961 patent, zero evidence, and total ignorance of immunology.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Unilever: Stop silencing Ben & Jerry’s ice cream NOW!
When we sold Ben & Jerry’s to Unilever in 2000, the corporation set up an independent board so Ben & Jerry’s could continue its political statements and social justice work without corporate i...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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🎥 NEW Video: Feast or Famine?

While Military families struggle to put food on the table,Trump literally bulldozed the people’s house to build himself a $300 million ballroom.

How does that make America great?

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn #trumpballroom #GovernmentShutdown
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.
October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
We need to build a new opposition movement. In this video, I lay out the challenge ahead and what I think we need to do to make it happen. Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
Can We Actually Save America?
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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September 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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beserioususa.bsky.social
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it” - Santayana
#HesRunningHitlersPlaybook
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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sethcotlar.bsky.social
I hear the President has decreed that it is possibly a crime to refer to Americans as "fascists," but "fascism" is a word that has a relatively clear meaning that's worth understanding. Here's how an official publication of the US Army defined "fascism" in 1945.
sethcotlar.bsky.social Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Aug 1
The central point is that when fascism came to America it wouldn't call itself that, nor would it be wearing a swastika. It would call itself "patriotic" and "100% American."
Can We Spot It? (Question: How can we identify native American fascists at work? ) An American fascist seeking power would not proclaim that he is a fascist. Fascism always camouflages its plans and purposes. Hitler made demagogic appeals to all groups and swore: "Neither I nor anybody in the National Socialist Party advocates proceeding by anything but Constitutional methods." Any fascist attempt to gain power in America would not use the exact Hitler pattern. It would work under the guise of "super-patriotism" and "super-American-ism." Fascist leaders are neither stupid nor naive. They know that they must hand out a line that "sells." Huey Long is said to have remarked that if fascism came to America, it would be on a program of "Ameri-canism." Fascists in America may differ slightly from fascists in other countries, but there are a number of attitudes and practices that they have in common. Following are three. Every person who has one of them is not necessarily a fascist. But he is
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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😕

This is the “Trump Health Care Tax” @mcuban.bsky.social told Kanew Dems need to talk about more directly
September 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social
Reupping this thread in light of the 2-page indictment of Comey.
rgoodlaw.bsky.social Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · Sep 25
Comey's testimony in 2020

On the left:

In hearing, Senator Cruz erroneously claimed McCabe had said Comey "directly authorized" leak to press. Comey denied that.

On the right:

Cruz was wrong. McCabe did not say Comey authorized the leak (source: Inspector General Report, on which Cruz relies)
Let's shift to another topic. On May 3rd, 2017, in this committee, Chairman Grassley asked you point blank, "Have you ever been an anonymous source in news reports about matters relating to the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation?" You responded under oath, "Never." He then asked you, "Have you ever authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump investigation or the Clinton administration?" You responded again under oath, "No." Now, as you know, Mr. McCabe, who works for you, has publicly and repeatedly stated that he leaked information to the Wall Street Journal and that you were directly aware of it and that you directly authorized it. Now, what Mr. McCabe is saying and what you testified to this committee cannot both be true. One or the other is false. Who's telling the truth? Mr. Comey: (01:52:43) I can only speak to my testimony. I stand by the testimony you summarized that I gave in May of 2017. Senator Cruz: (01:52:50) So your testimony is you've never authorized anyone to leak? And Mr. McCabe, if he says contrary, is not telling the truth, is that correct? Mr. Comey: (01:52:58) Again, I'm not going to characterize Andy's testimony, but mine is the same today. According to McCabe’s testimony to the OIG on November 29, 2017, he and Comey discussed the October 30 WSJ article in person on October 31, 2016, when McCabe returned to the office from a trip . McCabe said that he told Comey that he had “authorized AD/OPA and Special Counsel to disclose the account of the August 12th call” and did not say anything to suggest in any way that it was unauthorized. McCabe told us that Comey “did not react negatively, just kind of accepted it.” McCabe also told us Comey thought it was a “good” idea that they presented this information to rebut the inaccurate and one-sided narrative that the FBI was not doing its job and was subject to DOJ political pressure, but the Department and PADAG were likely to be angry that “this information made its way into the paper.” McCabe told us that he did not recall telling Comey prior to publication of the October 30 article that he intended to authorize or had authorized Special Counsel and AD/OPA to recount his August 12 call with PADAG to the WSJ, although he said it was possible he did.
September 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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This is what actual freedom of speech looks like — join in
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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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September 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.

And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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When the Government Weaponizes Agencies to Go After Media
Kimmell, CBS News, ABC News, NYT, AP, and more: The Assault on Independent Press Intensifies
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September 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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"Show of Force"
And the revival of democracy
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September 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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marcelias.bsky.social
Tonight's news makes clear that the legacy media is fully capitulating. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fearlessly independent and pro-democracy.

It will never bow down. It will never give in. It will never compromise

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September 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Hiding the truth.
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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gowder.io
A couple more thoughts on this. There is exactly one crime defined in the U.S. Constitution: treason. The first definition is levying war against the United States. Trump is explicitly threatening that.

U.S. soldiers are not only permitted, they are *obliged* to refuse an order to commit treason.
govpritzker.illinois.gov Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight.

Hello? How does this “Make America Healthy Again”?
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
Yup. This is what is going to happen all season.
August 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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zangerliberia.bsky.social
Doesn't matter how we feel about immigration, undocumented folks or anything else. This is happening in your name & w your dollars. You good with that?
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#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
July 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Contributor: If Haiti has become more violent, why end Haitians' temporary protected status in the U.S.?
Contributor: If Haiti has become more violent, why end Haitians' temporary protected status in the U.S.?
The Trump administration has cited flawed and contradictory assessments of conditions in that country — which, make no mistake, remains unsafe.
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July 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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warren.senate.gov
I’ve been investigating Paramount’s deal with Trump. Here’s what we know:

- Trump sued CBS
- CBS called the lawsuit “meritless”
- Paramount (owner of CBS) still settled, handing $16 MILLION+ to Trump’s library
- Paramount has a billion-dollar deal that needs Trump’s approval
warren.senate.gov Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jul 18
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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California national guard troops and marines deployed to LA to help restore order have told friends and family members they are deeply unhappy about the assignment and worry their only meaningful role will be as pawns in a political battle they don't want to join.
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Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary
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June 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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May 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Researchers in Science have developed a tool to silence specific mitochondria-encoded mRNAs in living cells, which could help scientists understand the origins of certain mitochondria-related diseases. scim.ag/3F6Wm5d
Silencing mitochondrial gene expression in living cells
Mitochondria fulfill central functions in metabolism and energy supply. They express their own genome, which encodes key subunits of the oxidative phosphorylation system. However, central mechanisms u...
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May 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM