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The No-Kings Protest in Bremen Germany. #Bremen #Germany #No-Kings #indivisible #LangstonHughes
October 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?" "Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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hurricanexyz.bsky.social
It really doesn't seem sustainable to keep flipping coins on "whoops the Nazis are back somehow," no
April 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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campact.de
Campact gewinnt gegen Meta.

Oskar Lafontaine hatte auf Facebook die Falschbehauptung verbreitet, Campact werde von der Bundesregierung und George Soros finanziert. Meta ließ sie trotz unserer Meldung stehen – jetzt zwingt ein Gericht den Konzern zur Löschung.
April 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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carlbergstrom.com
He's talking about people like Joe.
Colorado CDC researcher terminated amid federal budget cuts while working on Lyme disease projects
Colorado research biologist Joe Cardiello was excited about being involved in what could become lifesaving research for people who have been impacted by Lyme disease.
www.cbsnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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carlbergstrom.com
He's talking about people like Gregg:
murray.senate.gov Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · Feb 23
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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carlbergstrom.com
When OMB head Russ Vought talks about deliberate efforts to put federal employees "in trauma" and make them quit their jobs, he's talking about people like Michelle, recently fired by Musk/Trump.

www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Michelle Beutler cleared 67 trees off a U.S. Forest Service road in two days. It was the spring of 2023, after a record-breaking winter in the Stanislaus National Forest in California’s Sierra Nevada. Beutler, 59, worked alone with a chain saw to remove every fallen tree on a 10-mile stretch of road between the town of Long Barn in Tuolumne County and the popular Hull Creek Campground. She single-handedly finished the work so the road could open in time for Memorial Day. As a recreation technician based out of the Summit Ranger Station in the Stanislaus National Forest, Beutler’s job was to clean toilets, pick up trash and maintain recreation sites and campgrounds up and down Sonora Pass. She’d typically drive her Forest Service truck 100 miles a day. She sprayed pit toilets with a fire hose. She wiped away graffiti and removed thousands of pounds of house trash, old furniture and useless stuff that people dumped in the forest. She extinguished hundreds of abandoned and illegal campfires. She assisted law enforcement during emergency accidents, helping officers navigate a swath of rugged forest land that she grew up on and knows intimately.
February 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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somayehtohidi.bsky.social
In search of a ground floor
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January 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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pastpunditry.bsky.social
Something I’ve stressed in talks and interviews since the election is that we will not have restored the peaceful transfer of power in the U.S. until a Republican president willingly hands power to a Democratic president.
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Dec 26
While it may feel like the 2024 election was normal, that is only because Trump won. There were no false claims of fraud, because he won. On Jan. 6, 2025, there will be no violent insurrection, and Congress will certify the count not because of a new law, but only because Trump won.
In Trump’s America, There’s Democracy Only When He Wins
From Marc | It is the day that Trump praises us that we should worry and ask what we have done to capitulate.
www.democracydocket.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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cainunable.bsky.social
My wife was cross when our 2yo broke a Chinese spoon this morning & I said it was "just Wonton destruction" and it did not go down at all well.
November 30, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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artcrimeprof.bsky.social
I love this painting of St. Jerome with Writer's Block, down to the little bit of ink-stained nail -
November 27, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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raskin.house.gov
Profoundly troubled by the recent sham trial of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. Beijing’s ruthless tactics can’t stop the spread of democratic ideals and activism in Hong Kong.
Dozens of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Are Jailed Up to 10 Years
The 45 defendants, including Joshua Wong, were at the forefront of the opposition movement crushed by Beijing. Many had already been in jail for years.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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artcrimeprof.bsky.social
I love my fellow New Yorkers and this wear pattern evidence that they aren't reopening the elevator doors for anyone who comes running...
photo of elevator buttons showing all the finish woen of the "door close" button from use, while the "door open" button is pristine
November 27, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social
Shout out to the top 5 skies in the world, pie in the, reach for the, excuse me while I kiss the, Lucy in the, and Blue.
November 26, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
If you are "tough on China," then listen to Taiwan
kyivindependent.com The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · Nov 24
⚡️Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritize aiding Ukraine over Taiwan, Politico reports.

"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum.
Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritize aiding Ukraine over Taiwan, Politico reports
"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum on Nov. 23.
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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socampdi.bsky.social
Shoutout to Julia Longoria from WNYC More Perfect!

Also to the sporadic (but so worth it!) What Roman Mars can Learn About Con Law w/ Pr. Elizabeth Joh

🔗podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/more-perfect/id1117202653
🔗podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-roman-mars-can-learn-about-con-law/id1242537529
October 20, 2023 at 10:44 AM
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cliu.bsky.social
Victims of Luo's misconducts are working on English version of their testimonies, but you can use google translation to read this article if you are using Chrome.
November 25, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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thoc.bsky.social
If you read much at all into CN history - this isn't unusual. The Bad Guy vs. Badder Guy story is a tale as old as time.

How many times has there been a rebellion or uprising against an evil, abusive dynastic regime... but the rebels were themselves also cutthroat bandits?

Lots, that's how many.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Nov 25
A former Shen Yun Performing Arts dancer, who was recruited at age 13, filed a lawsuit on Monday that accuses the group’s leaders of trafficking vulnerable children to work for little to no pay, describing Shen Yun as a “forced labor enterprise.”
Ex-Dancer Accuses Shen Yun of Forced Labor and Trafficking in Lawsuit
The former performer, who was recruited to join Shen Yun at age 13, said the prominent dance group coerced children into making money for it.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
I hate to repost this highly misogynist meme but I want to highlight what @ianbassin.bsky.social is saying. This is not business as usual.
ianbassin.bsky.social Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · Nov 24
In Hungary, a key Orbán tactic in dismantling their democracy was that his allies bought media outlets that were critical of the regime and turned them into loyal cheerleaders for the regime.
November 25, 2024 at 11:43 AM