Purple Pika
@purplepika.bsky.social
Approximately 30 trillion cells that occasionally work in concert with one another.
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If protests didn't make a difference Republican PR firms wouldn't manufacture "astroturf."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
If protests didn't make a difference Republican PR firms wouldn't manufacture "astroturf."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“Trump’s presidency is enabled, normalized, and protected by a wide class of political, legal, media, and economic elites who chose caution, self-interest, or fear over civic responsibility… The most conspicuous retreat came from Republicans in Congress.” open.substack.com/pub/marcfrie...
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“Trump’s presidency is enabled, normalized, and protected by a wide class of political, legal, media, and economic elites who chose caution, self-interest, or fear over civic responsibility… The most conspicuous retreat came from Republicans in Congress.” open.substack.com/pub/marcfrie...
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Corey Booker just posted the actual 60 Minutes episode from Global. youtu.be/jiehEMlNiCI?...
The 60 Minutes Story The Trump Administration Doesn't Want You To See
YouTube video by Cory Booker
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Corey Booker just posted the actual 60 Minutes episode from Global. youtu.be/jiehEMlNiCI?...
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We Must Boycott CBS
open.substack.com/pub/jackcocc...
open.substack.com/pub/jackcocc...
We Must Boycott CBS
Trump keeps attacking free speech – we can't let him get away with it.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We Must Boycott CBS
open.substack.com/pub/jackcocc...
open.substack.com/pub/jackcocc...
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Yes. Yes. Yes.
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Yes. Yes. Yes.
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Great to see @gallego.senate.gov absolutely savaging Republicans for helping cover up Trump's illegal killings. As I've been arguing, Dems should be taking *that* approach. Hound Republicans mercilessly until they agree to get to the bottom of all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Great to see @gallego.senate.gov absolutely savaging Republicans for helping cover up Trump's illegal killings. As I've been arguing, Dems should be taking *that* approach. Hound Republicans mercilessly until they agree to get to the bottom of all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Apparently Trump and company are sending ICE to raid naturalization ceremonies now.
My hatred for the GOP is boundless.
My hatred for the GOP is boundless.
December 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Apparently Trump and company are sending ICE to raid naturalization ceremonies now.
My hatred for the GOP is boundless.
My hatred for the GOP is boundless.
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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GUARDIAN: “The richest .0001% hold 3x the wealth of the poorest half of humanity.”
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
GUARDIAN: “The richest .0001% hold 3x the wealth of the poorest half of humanity.”
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Teach a man who hates socialism and votes for authoritarianism to farm and he can receive socialist handouts for life from the government that bankrupted him in the first place.
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Teach a man who hates socialism and votes for authoritarianism to farm and he can receive socialist handouts for life from the government that bankrupted him in the first place.
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🧪What an impressive track record!
The introduction of vaccines to children caused a ~99% decrease in cases of whooping cough, measles, mumps, diphtheria, rubella & polio.
Via unbiasedscipod on IG
Sack the Quack
Impeach RFK Jr.
The introduction of vaccines to children caused a ~99% decrease in cases of whooping cough, measles, mumps, diphtheria, rubella & polio.
Via unbiasedscipod on IG
Sack the Quack
Impeach RFK Jr.
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🧪What an impressive track record!
The introduction of vaccines to children caused a ~99% decrease in cases of whooping cough, measles, mumps, diphtheria, rubella & polio.
Via unbiasedscipod on IG
Sack the Quack
Impeach RFK Jr.
The introduction of vaccines to children caused a ~99% decrease in cases of whooping cough, measles, mumps, diphtheria, rubella & polio.
Via unbiasedscipod on IG
Sack the Quack
Impeach RFK Jr.
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Friendly reminder that Elon Musk killed 600,000 people in under a year as part of a random political side-quest and then got rewarded with a $1 trillion payday to thunderous applause.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Friendly reminder that Elon Musk killed 600,000 people in under a year as part of a random political side-quest and then got rewarded with a $1 trillion payday to thunderous applause.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
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Zohran's success will hinge equally on what he is ABLE to do and how effectively he messages to voters when the federal govt of wealthy interests / police, etc in NYC deliberately sabotage things.
we've seen this shit in oregon with elites lining up to torpedo progressive measures
we've seen this shit in oregon with elites lining up to torpedo progressive measures
The full weight of western capitalism is about to laser focus on NYC. The robber barons failed to win and will panic. They will sabotage NYC because the system cannot allow Mamdani's term to be successful. They cannot allow people to believe things can be better. Your job now is to hold the line.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Zohran's success will hinge equally on what he is ABLE to do and how effectively he messages to voters when the federal govt of wealthy interests / police, etc in NYC deliberately sabotage things.
we've seen this shit in oregon with elites lining up to torpedo progressive measures
we've seen this shit in oregon with elites lining up to torpedo progressive measures
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About to be the family that owns TikTok.
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
About to be the family that owns TikTok.
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While they have you distracted…
(And the top 1% control more than 1/3rd)
(And the top 1% control more than 1/3rd)
September 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
While they have you distracted…
(And the top 1% control more than 1/3rd)
(And the top 1% control more than 1/3rd)
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Extraordinarily corrupt. I watched FCC chair Brendan Carr's full interview on Hannity. Carr basically said straight out that coverage of Trump he deems overly hostile can be decreed contrary to the "public interest," and thus grounds for yanking licenses:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Extraordinarily corrupt. I watched FCC chair Brendan Carr's full interview on Hannity. Carr basically said straight out that coverage of Trump he deems overly hostile can be decreed contrary to the "public interest," and thus grounds for yanking licenses:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
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A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
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what we’ve seen from the right is the most insane case of cancel culture i’ve ever witnessed. the left has never even done close to a fraction of a fraction of what they want to do now
September 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
what we’ve seen from the right is the most insane case of cancel culture i’ve ever witnessed. the left has never even done close to a fraction of a fraction of what they want to do now
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This is one feature of the deprofessionalization of the DHS under Noem. Employees have encouraged to treat prisoners as lesser beings, undeserving of basic human dignity. Aspects of the organizational culture that already believed this are being empowered.
Meanwhile in Korean media there is clarity that Trump directed this raid out of spite following his Oval Office meeting with the ROK President, who pushed back aggressively on Trump's praise for the North Korean dictator. They're right. US media have no clue of what's going on.
September 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is one feature of the deprofessionalization of the DHS under Noem. Employees have encouraged to treat prisoners as lesser beings, undeserving of basic human dignity. Aspects of the organizational culture that already believed this are being empowered.
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Trump/RFK are decapitating our public health system, a pillar of American greatness. So Dem Govs should scour every corner of the law for creative new ways to defend their people from this madness.
Dems should polarize this debate to the max.
Thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dems should polarize this debate to the max.
Thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
August 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Trump/RFK are decapitating our public health system, a pillar of American greatness. So Dem Govs should scour every corner of the law for creative new ways to defend their people from this madness.
Dems should polarize this debate to the max.
Thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dems should polarize this debate to the max.
Thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
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Must be nice to have no oligarchs on your supreme court.
August 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Must be nice to have no oligarchs on your supreme court.
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Journalism is not a crime
Arrested for filming it. And look how excited they all are to get some *action*.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
August 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Journalism is not a crime