@potatocouch.bsky.social
Just some woman in Germany interested - unfortunately - in American history, politics and culture
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Since 1978, the world has observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People every November 29th.
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Since 1978, the world has observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People every November 29th.
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Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Tribal leaders are raising alarms after the Department of Education began transferring key Native education programs to Interior without the consultation required by federal policy.
Department of Education hands off key programs without consulting tribes as required - ICT
UPDATED: Tribes and advocacy organizations are working to understand changes that could have broad impact across Indian Country
ictnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Tribal leaders are raising alarms after the Department of Education began transferring key Native education programs to Interior without the consultation required by federal policy.
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My spouse caught Rosemary’s Baby on TV recently. After a few minutes she said that it’s not about satanists, it’s about how everyone treats you when you’re pregnant.
I don’t know what the policy move is here, but we need to fucking do better on treating pregnant people like people
part of the price for not doing so is, some of them will join weird cults
part of the price for not doing so is, some of them will join weird cults
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My spouse caught Rosemary’s Baby on TV recently. After a few minutes she said that it’s not about satanists, it’s about how everyone treats you when you’re pregnant.
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
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Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
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The media applies a dubious frame for explaining political violence and then two months later polls find people use that same dubious frame to understand political violence.
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The media applies a dubious frame for explaining political violence and then two months later polls find people use that same dubious frame to understand political violence.
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
no one remembers how to spell corruption anymore
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
no one remembers how to spell corruption anymore
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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The IOC did away with sex testing the last time in 1999, after thirty years of work from experts explaining all of its flaws and harms. Hear more on that and many other cycles of this premise on Tested: www.tested-podcast.com
TESTED – A surprising history of women’s sports
www.tested-podcast.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The IOC did away with sex testing the last time in 1999, after thirty years of work from experts explaining all of its flaws and harms. Hear more on that and many other cycles of this premise on Tested: www.tested-podcast.com
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This is a good time to join the WFP @workingfamilies.org I'm a broken record and if they ain't going to learn they need to learn by us not cooperating with their party anymore and building a political force that is so big that can hold different tenants but still have values.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is a good time to join the WFP @workingfamilies.org I'm a broken record and if they ain't going to learn they need to learn by us not cooperating with their party anymore and building a political force that is so big that can hold different tenants but still have values.
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AMERICA 2025:
Where an Only Fans model is providing 1.21 million meals for the homeless while the majority of evangelical Christians support the man cutting off food stamps to 40M Americans.
Where an Only Fans model is providing 1.21 million meals for the homeless while the majority of evangelical Christians support the man cutting off food stamps to 40M Americans.
Sophie Rain Donates $121,000 To Provide 1.21 Million Meals For Homeless Americans
Sophie Rain, a model from Florida and an OnlyFans content creator, is proving that she’s more than just a face that has become common in the world of the ‘creator… The post Sophie Rain Donates $121,00...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
AMERICA 2025:
Where an Only Fans model is providing 1.21 million meals for the homeless while the majority of evangelical Christians support the man cutting off food stamps to 40M Americans.
Where an Only Fans model is providing 1.21 million meals for the homeless while the majority of evangelical Christians support the man cutting off food stamps to 40M Americans.
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Marjorie Taylor Green is literally the Jewish space lasers lady
She’s an anti-semite!
That’s why she opposes Israel, not because she supports human rights
Do not fucking circulate her saying “oh she’s being reasonable” jfc
She’s an anti-semite!
That’s why she opposes Israel, not because she supports human rights
Do not fucking circulate her saying “oh she’s being reasonable” jfc
October 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Marjorie Taylor Green is literally the Jewish space lasers lady
She’s an anti-semite!
That’s why she opposes Israel, not because she supports human rights
Do not fucking circulate her saying “oh she’s being reasonable” jfc
She’s an anti-semite!
That’s why she opposes Israel, not because she supports human rights
Do not fucking circulate her saying “oh she’s being reasonable” jfc
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I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
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A journalist should ask why he seems so uninformed about what's going on in the country as he is supposed to be the leader of the House.
Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A journalist should ask why he seems so uninformed about what's going on in the country as he is supposed to be the leader of the House.
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The “guardrails” didn’t really hold in Trump’s first term. He broke through many, and accelerated abuses in 2020.
Beat impeachment, removed inspectors general, and after losing reelection attempted a coup. Failing to recognize that as guardrails crumbling, not holding, was one cause of complacency.
Beat impeachment, removed inspectors general, and after losing reelection attempted a coup. Failing to recognize that as guardrails crumbling, not holding, was one cause of complacency.
October 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The “guardrails” didn’t really hold in Trump’s first term. He broke through many, and accelerated abuses in 2020.
Beat impeachment, removed inspectors general, and after losing reelection attempted a coup. Failing to recognize that as guardrails crumbling, not holding, was one cause of complacency.
Beat impeachment, removed inspectors general, and after losing reelection attempted a coup. Failing to recognize that as guardrails crumbling, not holding, was one cause of complacency.
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lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day
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Ragebaiting people on social media is ironically the exact kind of unproductive, divisive-for-no-reason discourse that Bluesky critics (and critics of the left more generally) claim it engages in
Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Ragebaiting people on social media is ironically the exact kind of unproductive, divisive-for-no-reason discourse that Bluesky critics (and critics of the left more generally) claim it engages in
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No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.
Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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A MAGA nutjob owns CNN and CBS and is getting control of TikTok. Twitter and Facebook are controlled by wingnuts, as are the WaPo and LAT and a majority of local tv and radio stations. And yet this reality rarely comes up in discussions of the Dems’ messaging problems or lack of popularity.
September 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A MAGA nutjob owns CNN and CBS and is getting control of TikTok. Twitter and Facebook are controlled by wingnuts, as are the WaPo and LAT and a majority of local tv and radio stations. And yet this reality rarely comes up in discussions of the Dems’ messaging problems or lack of popularity.