OJ
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@solidarityowen.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Tax the rich.
Invest in the working class.
Invest in the working class.
It’s really that simple
Wow
A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say they don’t want to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. This is roughly identical to the share who said in October 2024 that they probably wouldn’t get the updated vaccine.
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Wow
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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The woman in this story asked for an abortion to protect her health during the first trimester. If not for Dobbs, that choice would have been hers. Instead, she got increasingly sick for another 2 months, and then died.
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The woman in this story asked for an abortion to protect her health during the first trimester. If not for Dobbs, that choice would have been hers. Instead, she got increasingly sick for another 2 months, and then died.
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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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![It’s challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. Indeed, even attorneys employed by the Texas Attorney General—who professes to be a political ally of the Trump Administration54—describe the DOJ Letter as “legally[] unsound,”55 “baseless,”56 “erroneous,”57 “ham-fisted,”58 and “a mess.”59](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:otyo64strtchmam3zhhm5tr7/bafkreifkrnf4xch375j6qsztvabi5uee64vpsyvfg6g3ukbhc5rmpqlo4q@jpeg)
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if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
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Breaking news: The discharge petition for @golden.house.gov's bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act has reached majority support with 218 signatures.
This bill to restore federal workers’ union rights must be brought to a vote in Congress NOW. https://bit.ly/3M6zJAF
This bill to restore federal workers’ union rights must be brought to a vote in Congress NOW. https://bit.ly/3M6zJAF
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Breaking news: The discharge petition for @golden.house.gov's bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act has reached majority support with 218 signatures.
This bill to restore federal workers’ union rights must be brought to a vote in Congress NOW. https://bit.ly/3M6zJAF
This bill to restore federal workers’ union rights must be brought to a vote in Congress NOW. https://bit.ly/3M6zJAF
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seriously what the fuck do we do about this guy
November 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
seriously what the fuck do we do about this guy
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
First, Pluribus has been fantastic so far. Don't want to speak too soon, but it appears Vince cannot miss.
Second, I love discovering great music from television. Shazamed the jazz piece from episode 3 immediately. Cogito by Akusmi. . . so good!
Second, I love discovering great music from television. Shazamed the jazz piece from episode 3 immediately. Cogito by Akusmi. . . so good!
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
First, Pluribus has been fantastic so far. Don't want to speak too soon, but it appears Vince cannot miss.
Second, I love discovering great music from television. Shazamed the jazz piece from episode 3 immediately. Cogito by Akusmi. . . so good!
Second, I love discovering great music from television. Shazamed the jazz piece from episode 3 immediately. Cogito by Akusmi. . . so good!
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
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the sooner people internalize this about the dems, stop projecting their fantasies on the party, and start demanding more, the better off we’ll all be.
they spent 4 years studiously avoiding confrontations with the supreme court because they have no interest in court reform. they’re quiet about ICE because they do not want to a single thing about it when they have power. it’s a shitty reality to confront but it is the reality.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
the sooner people internalize this about the dems, stop projecting their fantasies on the party, and start demanding more, the better off we’ll all be.
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“if we talk a lot about ICE and then win, we will be expected to do something about ICE. can’t have that!” this is setting up 2 years of dicking around with bipartisan healthcare legislation that goes nowhere. that’s the plan afaict
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“if we talk a lot about ICE and then win, we will be expected to do something about ICE. can’t have that!” this is setting up 2 years of dicking around with bipartisan healthcare legislation that goes nowhere. that’s the plan afaict
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“You must have been tired,” said Toad.
“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”
“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“You must have been tired,” said Toad.
“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”
“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”
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Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
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Officials in the Trump regime will never miss an opportunity to cash in on their own cruelty.
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Officials in the Trump regime will never miss an opportunity to cash in on their own cruelty.
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NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.
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The antitrust angle is that Google's search engine monopoly protected Epstein and Trump from scrutiny during the 2016 election
🚨 Files show consultants influencing Google results to minimize negative coverage on Jeffrey Epstein, per reporter Dan Boguslaw.
"We will see our properties shoot up due to the…reinforcement we can provide from sites like Harvard, Nat Geo, and any other publications we have influence over."
"We will see our properties shoot up due to the…reinforcement we can provide from sites like Harvard, Nat Geo, and any other publications we have influence over."
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The antitrust angle is that Google's search engine monopoly protected Epstein and Trump from scrutiny during the 2016 election
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Pretend there’s a war on (there isn’t).
Pretend drug traffickers are terrorists (they’re not).
Pretend overdoses are armed foreign attacks (they’re not).
Pretend “the president says so” means Congress has no role (it doesn’t).
Voila, legal. When factual reality is irrelevant, any law can apply.
Pretend drug traffickers are terrorists (they’re not).
Pretend overdoses are armed foreign attacks (they’re not).
Pretend “the president says so” means Congress has no role (it doesn’t).
Voila, legal. When factual reality is irrelevant, any law can apply.
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Pretend there’s a war on (there isn’t).
Pretend drug traffickers are terrorists (they’re not).
Pretend overdoses are armed foreign attacks (they’re not).
Pretend “the president says so” means Congress has no role (it doesn’t).
Voila, legal. When factual reality is irrelevant, any law can apply.
Pretend drug traffickers are terrorists (they’re not).
Pretend overdoses are armed foreign attacks (they’re not).
Pretend “the president says so” means Congress has no role (it doesn’t).
Voila, legal. When factual reality is irrelevant, any law can apply.
Perhaps the most passive way to describe a sitting member of Congress committing statutory r*pe of a homeless girl.
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Perhaps the most passive way to describe a sitting member of Congress committing statutory r*pe of a homeless girl.
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.