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RyanJ
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katmabu.bsky.social
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
257. The Commission recommends that all Member States: (a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip; (b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide; (c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law; (d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide; (e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. 258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court: (a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants; (b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i can’t express how much i stan rick steves
ricksteves.bsky.social Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · Jun 26
I’m a hardworking, taxpaying, churchgoing, grandkid-raising American citizen. And if I work all day long and want to go home, smoke a joint & just stare at the fireplace for 3 hours…that’s my civil liberty. ‪

@sarapayan.bsky.social‬ reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
Rick Steves Talks Travel, Cannabis and Freedom
The celebrated PBS television host’s plant advocacy is legendary as is his take on the current state of international cannabis.
cannabisnow.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
bilbolaggins.bsky.social
Insert Kylo Ren “More” meme
June 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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gendervoid.gay
🚨 PLS RS!! RAPID REPONSE HOTLINES!! 🚨

If anyone else has Rapid Response Hotline or network information US wide pls comment below!!

California is in the comments below, again if you have others please drop below!
If ICE pulls you over you have the right to: REMAIN SILENT. Do not answer questions about your criminal or immigration history. DON'T lie or show false documents. DON'T run or resist arrest, as this could escalate the situation. If you are a passenger, remain silent. In Washington state, law enforcement can't ask passengers in vehicles for ID without reasonable suspicion. ASK FOR A WARRANT. Look for the words "Judicial Warrant" or a judge's signature. An ICE warrant without a judge's signature does not allow them to enter your home or vehicle. REFUSE A SEARCH OF YOURSELF OR CAR, including your trunk and glove compartment. But if police generally believe that your car contains evidence of a crime, your car can be searched without your consent. LEAVE. if you are not under arrest. Ask the officer "Am I free to go?" If ICE says no: Use your right to remain silent and ask to talk to a lawyer. If ICE says yes: Drive away when the officer is at a safe distance away. Via WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY NETWORK
January 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
If you are dumb or naive enough to believe the grifters on the right who tell you they’re oppose to immigration because it drives down wages for native-born workers, just ask them 1) if they support raising the minimum wage and 2) how come the GOP doesn’t? Go ahead.
June 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i just watched a clip of stephen miller talking to hannity from a few days ago and my god is that guy a stone cold freak. like, everything about him is profoundly off-putting, like a bug in an eggar suit
June 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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criminalerin.bsky.social
Good morning to everyone else who only realized as grown adults that u had been lied to as a kid and actually no, children cannot fight "with" their parents

Because of how power dynamics work

Anyhow, let's read a whole bunch of headlines about cops "clashing" with protesters
June 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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terminallyol.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
bilbolaggins.bsky.social
Making progress at the gym. #weightloss #fitness #bodybuilding #workout
June 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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normative.bsky.social
I think this points up some of the failures of coverage of Trump's lawlessness: You could've read dozens of articles on Trump's tariff policy with no inkling of how unprecedented & legally dubious was the legal authority he claimed to impose them. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/b...
Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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chimeracoder.bsky.social
UnitedHealth secretly pressured nurses to change patients' records to include DNRs (Do Not Resuscitate) without their consent, so those patients would die instead of being saved with medical interventions that could cost UnitedHealth money.

This is murder.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cost-cutting tactics The secret bonuses were just one of many maneuvers UnitedHealth devised to track and cut expenses in its nursing home initiative. Internal emails show, for example, that UnitedHealth supervisors gave their teams “budgets” showing how many hospital admissions they had “left” to use up on nursing home patients. The company also monitored nursing homes that had smaller numbers of patients with “do not resuscitate” – or DNR – and “do not intubate” orders in their files. Without such orders, patients are in line for certain life-saving treatments that might lead to costly hospital stays. Two current and three former UnitedHealth nurse practitioners told the Guardian that UnitedHealth managers pressed nurse practitioners to persuade Medicare Advantage members to change their “code status” to DNR even when patients had clearly expressed a desire that all available treatments be used to keep them alive.
May 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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bolshevikmilf.bsky.social
the only good nazi is one that's dead
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May 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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otterbug.bsky.social
please be nicer to yourselves- please Speak and Think nicer about yourselves

i'm working on it too, ok
May 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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jasonhickel.bsky.social
Absolutely insane headline. This is what genocide looks like. This is what our ruling classes have decided will be normal.
May 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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scottjshapiro.bsky.social
You know you’re winning when you post “We are NOT the Gestapo!”
May 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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leftistlawyer.com
A lot of self described zionist liberals who say they oppose Trump because of the rule of law suddenly don't care much about the rule of law when it comes to war crimes
May 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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ninaturner.bsky.social
There is no solution to this outside of an elite tax that funds universal working class programs to ensure all Americans have healthcare, housing, food and education.
May 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
bilbolaggins.bsky.social
A few pics from today’s lunchtime workout
May 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
Evaluating the first 100 days is not about how Trump did. It’s about how effectively we resisted and what we need to do next. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
May 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
bilbolaggins.bsky.social
This dude was a f*ckin creep on survivor and should not be allowed around women.
May 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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equalityalec.bsky.social
Ok this is pretty cool. Teen Vogue just published an excerpt from my Copaganda book today! www.teenvogue.com/story/copaga...
How to Sniff Out ‘Copaganda’: When the Police and the Media Manipulate Our News
"By cherry-picking anecdotes, news reports can distort our interpretation of the world."
www.teenvogue.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM