@terryb74.bsky.social
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11-year-old Amir Atkins was senselessly shot and killed while playing at a park in Minneapolis. “His absence leaves a void that can never be filled,” Amir’s uncle shared.
Yet another family and community shattered by our nation’s senseless gun violence crisis. We don’t have to live like this.
Yet another family and community shattered by our nation’s senseless gun violence crisis. We don’t have to live like this.
Minneapolis Boy, 11, Dies in Older Brother's Arms After Being Shot in Broad Daylight at Park
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office tentatively identified the boy as 11-year-old Amir Atkins.
people.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
11-year-old Amir Atkins was senselessly shot and killed while playing at a park in Minneapolis. “His absence leaves a void that can never be filled,” Amir’s uncle shared.
Yet another family and community shattered by our nation’s senseless gun violence crisis. We don’t have to live like this.
Yet another family and community shattered by our nation’s senseless gun violence crisis. We don’t have to live like this.
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*clears throat*
Okay kiddos, time for a legend lesson.
Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor. ✨ He did not steal from the poor to give to the entitled ✨
OH MY GOSHHHHH 🙈😭😩
Okay kiddos, time for a legend lesson.
Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor. ✨ He did not steal from the poor to give to the entitled ✨
OH MY GOSHHHHH 🙈😭😩
a man wearing a green hat and holding a sword is looking to the side .
Alt: Robin Hood giving an epic side eye
media.tenor.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
*clears throat*
Okay kiddos, time for a legend lesson.
Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor. ✨ He did not steal from the poor to give to the entitled ✨
OH MY GOSHHHHH 🙈😭😩
Okay kiddos, time for a legend lesson.
Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor. ✨ He did not steal from the poor to give to the entitled ✨
OH MY GOSHHHHH 🙈😭😩
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There is America and there’s Trump’s America. Let’s not confuse the two.
March 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
There is America and there’s Trump’s America. Let’s not confuse the two.
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We have abandoned the cause of justice and goodness. It is not enough to call this sickening. It is a doorway to the Abyss.
The U.S. has paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, but Trump administration officials said Wednesday that positive talks between Washington and Kyiv mean it may only be a short suspension.
Trump administration pauses flow of intelligence to Ukraine
www.stripes.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
We have abandoned the cause of justice and goodness. It is not enough to call this sickening. It is a doorway to the Abyss.
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Trying to explain this story as if one is speaking to a small child. Members of congress, whose job it is to set federal spending, now get to call Elon, who is for some reason controlling federal spending, to plead for changes to federal spending????? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk promises better communication between Republican lawmakers, DOGE
Trump adviser Elon Musk stepped up his congressional outreach Wednesday, taking questions from Republican lawmakers, some of whom are facing anger over DOGE.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Trying to explain this story as if one is speaking to a small child. Members of congress, whose job it is to set federal spending, now get to call Elon, who is for some reason controlling federal spending, to plead for changes to federal spending????? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump and Musk-- through their evisceration of our national intelligence infrastructure and our law enforcement agencies-- are opening the door for Russia and our other adversaries (including domestic terrorists) to launch a major attack against us.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Trump and Musk-- through their evisceration of our national intelligence infrastructure and our law enforcement agencies-- are opening the door for Russia and our other adversaries (including domestic terrorists) to launch a major attack against us.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Now THIS is true leadership on the world stage. In stark contrast to the weak, ignorant clown we currently have in the White House.
#SlavaUkraini 🇬🇧 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraini 🇬🇧 🇺🇦
March 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Now THIS is true leadership on the world stage. In stark contrast to the weak, ignorant clown we currently have in the White House.
#SlavaUkraini 🇬🇧 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraini 🇬🇧 🇺🇦
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I cannot tell a lie: George Washington would have gone Revolutionary on trump over that "King" bullshit
February 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I cannot tell a lie: George Washington would have gone Revolutionary on trump over that "King" bullshit
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“So Elon Musk killed this program for disabled kids (illegally) because it included the word ‘transition.’ It helps them to transition from high school to work.”
H/T @palafo.bsky.social, who posted the above on another platform.
H/T @palafo.bsky.social, who posted the above on another platform.
February 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“So Elon Musk killed this program for disabled kids (illegally) because it included the word ‘transition.’ It helps them to transition from high school to work.”
H/T @palafo.bsky.social, who posted the above on another platform.
H/T @palafo.bsky.social, who posted the above on another platform.
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All to fund tax breaks to the wealthiest people in America.
February 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
All to fund tax breaks to the wealthiest people in America.
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…believed to be one of the first people to have died as a direct result of Trump and Musk’s decision to freeze all funding for aid projects — for at least 90 days.
It is estimated that millions of people will die as a result of Donald Trump’s ruthless decision to freeze USAID funding —…
It is estimated that millions of people will die as a result of Donald Trump’s ruthless decision to freeze USAID funding —…
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
…believed to be one of the first people to have died as a direct result of Trump and Musk’s decision to freeze all funding for aid projects — for at least 90 days.
It is estimated that millions of people will die as a result of Donald Trump’s ruthless decision to freeze USAID funding —…
It is estimated that millions of people will die as a result of Donald Trump’s ruthless decision to freeze USAID funding —…
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Pope Francis' remarkable rebuke of JD Vance and Trumpism lays bare an essential truth: Trump is overseeing a massive and systematic abandonment of obligation to the global poor, and Vance's theological obfuscation can't make that disappear.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1914...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1914...
Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul
The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.
newrepublic.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Pope Francis' remarkable rebuke of JD Vance and Trumpism lays bare an essential truth: Trump is overseeing a massive and systematic abandonment of obligation to the global poor, and Vance's theological obfuscation can't make that disappear.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1914...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1914...
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*credit card* debt? he’s carrying more than a million in fucking *credit card debt*?!? that’s even fucking stupider than at least 50 fucking percent of every other stupid and dangerous thing he believes, that’s “would be broke 5 years after winning the lottery” stupid
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is in the running to serve as health and human services secretary, revealed he was carrying up to $1.2 million in credit card debt in recent financial disclosures, per CNBC.
February 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
*credit card* debt? he’s carrying more than a million in fucking *credit card debt*?!? that’s even fucking stupider than at least 50 fucking percent of every other stupid and dangerous thing he believes, that’s “would be broke 5 years after winning the lottery” stupid
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FACT: USAID funded projects in 120 countries - fighting epidemics, educating children, providing clean water, supporting life saving work.
Now nurses laid off, clinics closed in 25 countries where 2/3 of all child deaths occur.
All because of Trump’s inflated ego.
Now nurses laid off, clinics closed in 25 countries where 2/3 of all child deaths occur.
All because of Trump’s inflated ego.
February 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
FACT: USAID funded projects in 120 countries - fighting epidemics, educating children, providing clean water, supporting life saving work.
Now nurses laid off, clinics closed in 25 countries where 2/3 of all child deaths occur.
All because of Trump’s inflated ego.
Now nurses laid off, clinics closed in 25 countries where 2/3 of all child deaths occur.
All because of Trump’s inflated ego.
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Lawsuit filed by USAID workers union says President Trump violated constitutional limits when he unilaterally dismantled the agency, urges court to quickly block actions and reinstate workers/funding. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Lawsuit filed by USAID workers union says President Trump violated constitutional limits when he unilaterally dismantled the agency, urges court to quickly block actions and reinstate workers/funding. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Color me shocked that the man who did two Nazi salutes hired a “DOGE” employee who believed in eugenics, white supremacy, & racial segregation.
He’s resigned now—not because he’s embarrassed about being a Nazi—but because he got caught.
MAGAs gave access to all our private info to these fascists.😐
He’s resigned now—not because he’s embarrassed about being a Nazi—but because he got caught.
MAGAs gave access to all our private info to these fascists.😐
February 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Color me shocked that the man who did two Nazi salutes hired a “DOGE” employee who believed in eugenics, white supremacy, & racial segregation.
He’s resigned now—not because he’s embarrassed about being a Nazi—but because he got caught.
MAGAs gave access to all our private info to these fascists.😐
He’s resigned now—not because he’s embarrassed about being a Nazi—but because he got caught.
MAGAs gave access to all our private info to these fascists.😐
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Because air traffic controllers and cancer researchers leaving their jobs is definitely going to Make America Great Again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
Official Email Urges Federal Workers to Find More Productive Jobs
The message reiterated an offer for a chance to take a second job or travel to a “dream destination” and remain on the federal payroll for months. But questions remain about whether that would be lega...
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Because air traffic controllers and cancer researchers leaving their jobs is definitely going to Make America Great Again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
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🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
January 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
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Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
January 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽