Dean Thompson
@dt3362.bsky.social
Retired, Progressive, Walking and exercise fan
Unilever/Magnum has been silencing Ben & Jerry’s when the brand has tried to speak out about social injustices & progressive values. It’s wrong.
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Unilever: Stop silencing Ben & Jerry’s ice cream NOW!
Unilever/Magnum has been silencing Ben & Jerry’s when the brand has tried to speak out about social injustices & progressive values. It’s wrong.
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's...
sign.moveon.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Unilever/Magnum has been silencing Ben & Jerry’s when the brand has tried to speak out about social injustices & progressive values. It’s wrong.
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
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Rare October Harvest Moon rising Tuesday marks first 'supermoon' of 2025. Not that rare. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
October Harvest Moon: When to see the first supermoon of 2025
It will be visible on 7 October and Sarah Keith-Lucas explains why it will be the biggest and brightest full Moon so far this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Rare October Harvest Moon rising Tuesday marks first 'supermoon' of 2025. Not that rare. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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August 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
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BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
May 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
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New: CU Boulder retaliated against pro-Palestine demonstration by stifling students’ free speech, lawsuit alleges
www.denverpost.com/2025/01/13/c... via @denverpost.com
www.denverpost.com/2025/01/13/c... via @denverpost.com
CU Boulder retaliated against pro-Palestine demonstration by stifling students’ free speech, lawsuit alleges
“The interim exclusion from campus prohibited Plaintiffs from engaging in First Amendment protected activity on campus and outside of the classroom,” the lawsuit stated.
www.denverpost.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
New: CU Boulder retaliated against pro-Palestine demonstration by stifling students’ free speech, lawsuit alleges
www.denverpost.com/2025/01/13/c... via @denverpost.com
www.denverpost.com/2025/01/13/c... via @denverpost.com
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🤲🏽
free palestine. free congo. free sudan.
free EVERY single country facing genocide, hardships, and suffering.
free EVERY single country facing genocide, hardships, and suffering.
January 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🤲🏽
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Trump's treasury nominee Scott Bessent, who is worth ~$500 million, warned of "economic calamity" if Trump's tax cuts for the rich are not extended.
But when asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25/hr, he said no.
Economic populism.
But when asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25/hr, he said no.
Economic populism.
Trump’s Treasury pick rejects minimum wage hike, champions tax breaks
Scott Bessent summarized the incoming administration’s perspective perfectly: Yes to tax breaks for the wealthy, no to increasing the minimum wage.
www.msnbc.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Trump's treasury nominee Scott Bessent, who is worth ~$500 million, warned of "economic calamity" if Trump's tax cuts for the rich are not extended.
But when asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25/hr, he said no.
Economic populism.
But when asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25/hr, he said no.
Economic populism.
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WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
December 17, 2024 at 3:58 AM
WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
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Free Leonard Peltier.
December 2, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Free Leonard Peltier.
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Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow on record. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow on record
At least one person is reported to have died as a result of the weather, which has also grounded flights.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow on record. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
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Woke up to 150,000 followers, which is a heck of a way to say "good morning." Thank you, folks, for giving me a follow and for being part of Bluesky. If you're new, I hope you like it here. To celebrate 150K, I've made a donation to World Central Kitchen, which is feeding those in need.
wck.org
wck.org
World Central Kitchen
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick ac...
wck.org
November 17, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Woke up to 150,000 followers, which is a heck of a way to say "good morning." Thank you, folks, for giving me a follow and for being part of Bluesky. If you're new, I hope you like it here. To celebrate 150K, I've made a donation to World Central Kitchen, which is feeding those in need.
wck.org
wck.org
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November 16, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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I’ve seen enough to make a call: Bluesky is going to be a legit competitor to Twitter.
Sweet.
Sweet.
November 17, 2024 at 1:59 AM
I’ve seen enough to make a call: Bluesky is going to be a legit competitor to Twitter.
Sweet.
Sweet.
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South Korea and US hold joint amphibious landing drills
South Korea and US hold joint amphibious landing drills
South Korea and the United States held joint amphibious landing drills on Monday in South Korea's southeastern port city of Pohang.
apnews.com
September 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM
South Korea and US hold joint amphibious landing drills
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Uhh… Intranasal COVID vaccine. 100% effective at stopping transmission, in animal models. Results validated in two papers in Nature. Hoping to start human trials within the year. Holy shit.
Houston researchers make nasal vaccine that prevents COVID from spreading
A team of researchers from the University of Houston have developed a new vaccine to treat and prevent the spread of flu and multiple coronavirus strains.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 13, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Uhh… Intranasal COVID vaccine. 100% effective at stopping transmission, in animal models. Results validated in two papers in Nature. Hoping to start human trials within the year. Holy shit.
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It’s super covidy out there folks! If you don’t want to get sick (or get others sick), now is a great time to take precautions (masks, ventilation, outdoor stuff, avoiding crowds, the usual). And for the sake of others, please stay home (or at least mask up) if you feel unwell and/or test positive!
This Covid surge is now higher than last summer's, and it's showing no signs of peaking yet www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVI...
August 12, 2024 at 10:01 PM
It’s super covidy out there folks! If you don’t want to get sick (or get others sick), now is a great time to take precautions (masks, ventilation, outdoor stuff, avoiding crowds, the usual). And for the sake of others, please stay home (or at least mask up) if you feel unwell and/or test positive!
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Violet Affleck: "To confront the Long COVID crisis I demand mask availability, air filtration and far-UVC light in government facilities, including jails and detention centers and mask mandates in county medical facilities. And most importantly, the county must oppose mask bans for any reason." 🔥🔥🔥
Violet Affleck made a public comment opposing the proposed mask ban in #LosAngeles! 🔥 #LA #health
youtube.com
July 10, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Violet Affleck: "To confront the Long COVID crisis I demand mask availability, air filtration and far-UVC light in government facilities, including jails and detention centers and mask mandates in county medical facilities. And most importantly, the county must oppose mask bans for any reason." 🔥🔥🔥
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Folks.
I posted this quote in 2017.
From a Hamilton document I teach in a seminar.
And ever since, everyone in the world has been tossing it around the internet, claiming that Hamilton was a prophet.
PLEASE STOP.
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT BURR--& ABOUT DEMAGOGUES.
If it sounds like DJT, consider why.
I posted this quote in 2017.
From a Hamilton document I teach in a seminar.
And ever since, everyone in the world has been tossing it around the internet, claiming that Hamilton was a prophet.
PLEASE STOP.
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT BURR--& ABOUT DEMAGOGUES.
If it sounds like DJT, consider why.
!["You might want to sit down before you read this 1792
Hamilton quote."
@JohnFugelsang
"The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion...
When a man unprincipled in private lifeL] desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents....despotic in his ordinary demeanor-known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty--when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity--to join in the cry of danger to liberty-to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government & bringing it under suspicion--to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day - It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may 'ride the storm and direct the whirlwind.*
Alexander Hamilton](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uhj4hwyg6l2cmp72wz2fa4h3/bafkreiblsjd6h2wumxb4nnfnnmr3qxbkjnkyoixwbziw2uhz3ah54dxnqu@jpeg)
June 1, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Folks.
I posted this quote in 2017.
From a Hamilton document I teach in a seminar.
And ever since, everyone in the world has been tossing it around the internet, claiming that Hamilton was a prophet.
PLEASE STOP.
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT BURR--& ABOUT DEMAGOGUES.
If it sounds like DJT, consider why.
I posted this quote in 2017.
From a Hamilton document I teach in a seminar.
And ever since, everyone in the world has been tossing it around the internet, claiming that Hamilton was a prophet.
PLEASE STOP.
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT BURR--& ABOUT DEMAGOGUES.
If it sounds like DJT, consider why.