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20 Lessons on Tyranny

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20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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Latest frame shows a near perfect hurricane with a classic "pinhole" eye. Only 9 Atlantic hurricanes have had stronger peak sustained winds (5 of them being from the past two decades). Great concern for #Jamaica.
Melissa, now with sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/hr) and capable of gusts to 260+ mph (425+ km/hr) on windward hilltops, 40" (1000 mm) of rain, and a 13 ft (4 m) storm surge, has started the feared turn to the northwest. First NW then north is the forecast. #Jamaica #HurricaneAlert
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

― George Orwell, 1984
Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."
October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump makes video contribution to help support the Democratic mid-term election campaign.
Trump's Truth Social account just posted this AI video of him flying a fighter jet that reads "King Trump."

AI Trump is wearing a crown while he dumps shit on protesters. He's such a pathetic little man.
October 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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shitler
October 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Meanwhile March for White Australia returns this Sunday 19 Oct
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I want an unprecedented meltdown on the right so I want Greta Thunberg to get the Nobel Peace Prize this year
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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As I write in The Guardian this morning, the danger of this moment is that if Europe does not act against Trump now, it will never act again.
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The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan
The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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It wasn't Hitler or Himmler who kidnapped me, beat me, and shot my family.
It was the shoemaker, the milkman, and the neighbor who were given uniforms and then believed they were the master race."

Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire.
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

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Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out
As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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"The dark turn that Jamal warned about in Saudi Arabia, as well as his silencing and murder, should be an alarm bell for us in America, especially for journalists, academics, and writers."
October 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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NEW VIDEO: "AN ABUSE COVER-UP TO PROTECT TAX BREAKS MORE PRECIOUS THAN CHILDREN"

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AN ABUSE COVER-UP TO PROTECT TAX BREAKS MORE PRECIOUS THAN CHILDREN
YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian
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October 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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September 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Live scenes from the war in Portland, Oregon.

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Pioneer Square Webcam in Portland
Pioneer Square Webcam in Portland
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September 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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September 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Trump is launching a full blown attack on free speech while his harem of billionaires buys up every media platform. This is no coincidence. It’s a coordinated attack on your fundamental right to speak freely without worrying if you’ll lose your job or worse.
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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wow
September 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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A sneering midwit with inherited wealth got the facts wrong, and accused an honest public servant—Lisa Cook—of fraud. His meddling created a crisis well beyond his portfolio, undermining the Fed.

Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.

If merit still matters, he should be fired.
September 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Today is an ideal day to learn about Horst Wessel. The Nazis used his murder as a propaganda bonanza.
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Horst Wessel - Wikipedia
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September 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“A well armed citizenry is the greatest protectorate of liberty and freedom in this country”

Charlie Kirk
September 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM