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The_Lady_Red
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · Sep 27
I think there's a whole buncha people who never were taught what happens when dictators take power.

These are all from the 20th C.

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Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin Rise to power: After the death of Vladimir Lenin, Stalin consolidated his power over the Soviet Union by 1929. The Great Purge (1936–1938): A brutal campaign to eliminate political rivals and perceived threats within the Communist Party and military. It resulted in the execution of at least 750,000 people and sent over a million to the Gulag, a network of forced labor camps. • Forced famine: During the collectivization of agriculture, Stalin's policies, including seizing grain from peasants, caused a devastating famine in the early 1930s, particularly in Ukraine, leading to millions of deaths. China: Mao Zedong Rise to power: Mao Zedong became the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949 after the Chinese Civil War. • The Great Leap Forward (1958–1962): An economic and social campaign that led to the Great Chinese Famine, which killed tens of millions through starvation caused by disastrous agricultural policies. • The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976): A sociopolitical movement to purge "capitalist" and traditional elements from Chinese society. It led to widespread violence, with Red Guards persecuting, humiliating, and killing intellectuals, officials, and others. Estimates of the death toll range from 500,000 to 2 million. Cambodia: Pol Pot Rise to power: Pol Pot became the leader of the Khmer Rouge communist movement and took control of Cambodia in 1975. • The Killing Fields (1975-1979): The Khmer Rouge forced the country's urban population into rural labor camps to create an agrarian utopia. The regime's policies of forced labor, starvation, and execution were responsible for the deaths of up to 2 million Cambodians. • Targeting intellectuals: The Khmer Rouge specifically targeted intellectuals, ethnic minorities, and former government officials, often executing them in mass graves known as the Killing Fields. Dominican Republic: Rafael Trujillo Rise to power: Trujillo seized power in the Dominican Republic in 1930 and ruled with absolute control for over 30 years. • The Parsley Massacre (1937): Trujillo ordered the massacre of tens of thousands of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic, claiming they were a threat. • Brutality and repression: His regime was known for its persecution of political opponents, the use of a secret police, and a pervasive cult of personality.
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lukemcgee.bsky.social
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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williamzvelasco.bsky.social
Epstein: Too important to ignore. Yet it’s the perfect distraction, to keep much of the country’s political energy on the scandal, so that the “government,” with corporations and the wealthy class, can continue to screw the American people over in the later stages of capitalism.
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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williamzvelasco.bsky.social
Is it normal for a police department to have ‘arrest quotas?’ As reported by Fox 11, the Glendora Police Department has an arrest quota of 1,700 people per year.
r-losangeles.bsky.social r/LA Bot @r-losangeles.bsky.social · 3d
📰 Officer accuses Glendora PD of racial harassment, arrest-quota pressure

💬 Glendora PD's officer claims racial harassment & quota pressure—grievances spark mixed outrage & support. 🕵️‍♂️✊ #JusticeMatters

https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/1p7r887
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Remember when Bannon and others talked about him being attorney general or acting AG? Wonder why he never had the capacity to get an actual job at the White House or DoJ?
aldrichpatrick.bsky.social Patrick @aldrichpatrick.bsky.social · 7h
MAGA legal world, man…

Gorsuch and Grassley should be so proud.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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davewithturbos.bsky.social
Yep They read it as "white".
November 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Whose attorney is that?

14th Amendment….
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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gabbklein.cryptoanarchy.network
"No information about the gunman has been developed"? That phrasing is so weird. It makes it sound like it's a writers room coming up with the information.
Screenshot from the article: No information about the gunman has been developed, she said.
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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1gregtodd.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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rogueresistknitter.bsky.social
I'm guessing this pissed the felon off and may have something to do with it.

www.pbs.org/newshour/art...
WATCH: Biden, Harris speak at memorial ceremony in honor of COVID-19 victims
The lighting memorial ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET today. Watch the event here.
www.pbs.org
November 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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rogueresistknitter.bsky.social
Now, the felon wants to destroy the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. He's under the impression that Biden had it installed.

www.newsweek.com/trump-reveal...
Donald Trump reveals new DC National Mall project to fix "Biden filth"
Built in the 1920s, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has framed historic marches and serves as a symbolic link across the National Mall.
www.newsweek.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
:Operation Midway, directed by Bovino, aimed to suppress peaceful demonstrators.

Chicago, Illinois
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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moiradonegan.bsky.social
In Bed with the Right is a joy to make, and I’m continually surprised by Adrian’s mind, the generosity of our listeners, and the weird, sometimes delightful places that the podcast takes me. Please join us!
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 AM
theladyred.bsky.social
I highly recommend NOT getting whatever is going around niw. it's been just about 24 hours of wracking coughs, sore throat and my head pounding so badly my eyelashes hurt.

I tested negative for covid last night but I'll test again tonight to be sure.

It's hard because just when I get my system
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November 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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lindahazlett.bsky.social
Does some music give you goose bumps? Try this and see. Edith Piaf and La Vie en Rose does it for me...my heart just wants to explode! Here is a possible explanation why...
www.classicfm.com/music-news/m...
If this music gives you goosebumps, you might have a special brain
People who get chills from music might have structural differences in their brain.
www.classicfm.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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ubs5.bsky.social
This is painful. There have been so many children killed all over the world as well as families.
Not to mention the families that are being physically torn apart now.
All of these poor babies😞
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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nbcnews.com
BREAKING: Four people are dead and 10 are hospitalized after a shooting at a banquet hall in Stockton, California, officials say.
4 killed, 10 injured in shooting during family celebration in California banquet hall
Victims ranged from children to adults, a San Joaquin County Sheriff's spokesperson said. No information about the gunman has been developed, she said.
nbcnews.to
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Jamie Dimon says JPM hasn't given to the ballroom because "anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful about how anything is perceived." Adds "And also how the next DOJ is going to deal with."
thehill.com/business/559...
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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theladyred.bsky.social The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 18h
Tragically, this decipherment was only necessary because of a one-man Spanish Inquisition, a deliberate, decades-long campaign by a single Catholic priest, Diego de Landa, to destroy the Mayan language & culture.
One Catholic Priest Destroyed the Entire Mayan Written Language
The priest, Diego de Landa, wiped out all knowledge of the written language, and nearly destroyed the spoken language too.
churchandstate.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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disabilitystor1.bsky.social
To Tyler Foggatt, to Louis CK, that gross creep, and to @newyorker, fuck all the way off into the sea
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17h
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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rwkar.bsky.social
Any AI not clearly labeled AI should be illegal.
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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applesnspice.bsky.social
I had called it a cult but attack seems appropriate as well. bsky.app/profile/appl...
applesnspice.bsky.social Apples n Spice @applesnspice.bsky.social · 3d
AI mongers are a cult. Everyone should be able to say no thank you to AI as it is simply a rubbish product. These morons act like we're born into their AI cult and aren't allowed to leave. Get wrekt AI and if the economy crashes bc of your greed and recklessness, then bring on the hard reset
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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madisonkittay.bsky.social
More of handsome Joe Biden in Nantucket.
November 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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solitarymagik.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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asharangappa.bsky.social
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM