@1roo.bsky.social
Progress not perfection.
To preserve democracy and the economic system on which it rests, the government must regulate business, protect workers, and provide a basic social safety net.
To preserve democracy and the economic system on which it rests, the government must regulate business, protect workers, and provide a basic social safety net.
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"Mastercard reported a steady 4.1% increase in US retail sales on Black Friday and Adobe Analytics said online shopping surged by 9.1%."
But unit sales are down, so prices must be up.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/b...
"Mastercard reported a steady 4.1% increase in US retail sales on Black Friday and Adobe Analytics said online shopping surged by 9.1%."
But unit sales are down, so prices must be up.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/b...
You’re paying more for less this shopping season. Now there’s proof | CNN Business
Black Friday once again proved that Americans are willing to shop when they spot bargains.
www.cnn.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
H/t @crabapplejones.bsky.social
"Mastercard reported a steady 4.1% increase in US retail sales on Black Friday and Adobe Analytics said online shopping surged by 9.1%."
But unit sales are down, so prices must be up.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/b...
"Mastercard reported a steady 4.1% increase in US retail sales on Black Friday and Adobe Analytics said online shopping surged by 9.1%."
But unit sales are down, so prices must be up.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/b...
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
"Where I come from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true. We call it history." - The Wizard
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Where I come from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true. We call it history." - The Wizard
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November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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If you or someone you know is in the #TN-07, please vote this TUESDAY for @aftynbehn.bsky.social !!!!
Tuesday’s #TN07 contest “was never supposed to be competitive. It's the creation of Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature, which drew its boundaries in 2022 by splitting Democrat-stronghold Nashville ..”
@usatoday.com
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November 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If you or someone you know is in the #TN-07, please vote this TUESDAY for @aftynbehn.bsky.social !!!!
"A country is not just what it does, but what it will tolerate"
-Kurt Tucholsky.
-Kurt Tucholsky.
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"A country is not just what it does, but what it will tolerate"
-Kurt Tucholsky.
-Kurt Tucholsky.
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www.reuters.com/investigates...
📰 A tally by Reuters reveals the scale: At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges.
📰 A tally by Reuters reveals the scale: At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges.
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
www.reuters.com/investigates...
📰 A tally by Reuters reveals the scale: At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges.
📰 A tally by Reuters reveals the scale: At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges.
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Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
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A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
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To the men and women who wear the uniform...my brothers and sisters in arms...I know the message from those six Democratic lawmakers wasn’t just heard...it resonated. The nation will look to you to act with honor. I have full confidence you’ll rise to the moment.
#Holdfast
#Holdfast
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
To the men and women who wear the uniform...my brothers and sisters in arms...I know the message from those six Democratic lawmakers wasn’t just heard...it resonated. The nation will look to you to act with honor. I have full confidence you’ll rise to the moment.
#Holdfast
#Holdfast
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Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
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Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
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A Depression-era comic costing 10 cents is $2.34 in today's money.
Superman edition found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new record after Man of Steel comic found in a California home is auctioned.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A Depression-era comic costing 10 cents is $2.34 in today's money.
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Judge Luttig, any recommendations to US citizens, including those of us who are lawyers, for everyday actions to help in defending the Rule of Law (other than to eventually vote out these people and their supporters)?
August 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Judge Luttig, any recommendations to US citizens, including those of us who are lawyers, for everyday actions to help in defending the Rule of Law (other than to eventually vote out these people and their supporters)?
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Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger argues The Epoch Times should be treated as reputable.
MAGA Congressmen demand info on Wikipedia editors.
Musk's Grokipedia cites Stormfront.
The war for reality is being fought over "reliable sources"
New from me on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
MAGA Congressmen demand info on Wikipedia editors.
Musk's Grokipedia cites Stormfront.
The war for reality is being fought over "reliable sources"
New from me on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Source Wars and Bespoke Realities
Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and The Battle for Truth
substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger argues The Epoch Times should be treated as reputable.
MAGA Congressmen demand info on Wikipedia editors.
Musk's Grokipedia cites Stormfront.
The war for reality is being fought over "reliable sources"
New from me on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
MAGA Congressmen demand info on Wikipedia editors.
Musk's Grokipedia cites Stormfront.
The war for reality is being fought over "reliable sources"
New from me on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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“I’d release my taxes but they’re under audit.”
“I’d release the Epstein files but they’re part of an active investigation.”
“You’ll have it in two weeks.”
America is tired of the excuses and lies.
“I’d release the Epstein files but they’re part of an active investigation.”
“You’ll have it in two weeks.”
America is tired of the excuses and lies.
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“I’d release my taxes but they’re under audit.”
“I’d release the Epstein files but they’re part of an active investigation.”
“You’ll have it in two weeks.”
America is tired of the excuses and lies.
“I’d release the Epstein files but they’re part of an active investigation.”
“You’ll have it in two weeks.”
America is tired of the excuses and lies.
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
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We could spend years demanding a list be released, or we could just believe women…
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We could spend years demanding a list be released, or we could just believe women…
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The Heritage Foundation is a domestic terrorist organization
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Heritage Foundation is a domestic terrorist organization
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Prior authorization is just an excuse to manufacture a reason not to pay. Doctors are highly trained, function under oath, & are the definitive authority on patient care. If insurance companies do not want to pay for patient care, they should not be in the business. 1/2
November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Prior authorization is just an excuse to manufacture a reason not to pay. Doctors are highly trained, function under oath, & are the definitive authority on patient care. If insurance companies do not want to pay for patient care, they should not be in the business. 1/2
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So please do not panic.
Defend your Latino neighbour, search for them, denounce the violence to the authorities.
Keep your business ethic and your employees and clients safe.
Keep speaking out. In real life. Without fear. Loudly.
Because you are still able to do it.
Defend your Latino neighbour, search for them, denounce the violence to the authorities.
Keep your business ethic and your employees and clients safe.
Keep speaking out. In real life. Without fear. Loudly.
Because you are still able to do it.
November 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
So please do not panic.
Defend your Latino neighbour, search for them, denounce the violence to the authorities.
Keep your business ethic and your employees and clients safe.
Keep speaking out. In real life. Without fear. Loudly.
Because you are still able to do it.
Defend your Latino neighbour, search for them, denounce the violence to the authorities.
Keep your business ethic and your employees and clients safe.
Keep speaking out. In real life. Without fear. Loudly.
Because you are still able to do it.