@cottomezzo.bsky.social
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Based on a mountain of international research, @chenoweth.bsky.social has shown time and again the role of nonviolent social movements and their impact on peace and democracy.
Do they *always* work? No. But we rarely see successful movements for democracy *without* them.
youtu.be/aCms5ZNw0TI?...
Do they *always* work? No. But we rarely see successful movements for democracy *without* them.
youtu.be/aCms5ZNw0TI?...
Why Civil Resistance Works
YouTube video by Harvard Kennedy School
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January 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Based on a mountain of international research, @chenoweth.bsky.social has shown time and again the role of nonviolent social movements and their impact on peace and democracy.
Do they *always* work? No. But we rarely see successful movements for democracy *without* them.
youtu.be/aCms5ZNw0TI?...
Do they *always* work? No. But we rarely see successful movements for democracy *without* them.
youtu.be/aCms5ZNw0TI?...
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
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January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
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This should be a PSA on all news sites every day, through-out the day. It's time to start de-programming the ignorant.
January 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This should be a PSA on all news sites every day, through-out the day. It's time to start de-programming the ignorant.
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70% of Americans who receive food stamps and Medicaid work full time, with Walmart one of the worst offenders as the country’s single largest employer.
Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize corporations who get away with paying poverty wages, especially not while raking in record profits.
Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize corporations who get away with paying poverty wages, especially not while raking in record profits.
Walmart Is Still Putting Ebenezer Scrooge to Shame
Infamous for its starvation wages, Walmart just posted staggering first-quarter profits. The surge is a result of its strategic shift toward catering to affluent shoppers while its full-time workers c...
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December 29, 2024 at 2:11 AM
70% of Americans who receive food stamps and Medicaid work full time, with Walmart one of the worst offenders as the country’s single largest employer.
Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize corporations who get away with paying poverty wages, especially not while raking in record profits.
Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize corporations who get away with paying poverty wages, especially not while raking in record profits.