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Music: https://75dollarbill.bandcamp.com I play crate and blow things Office worker, proud union member, NYC renter, soon* to be retiree previously: https://brownoutspassed.bandcamp.com/ and http://www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-products/beat-it-zine-comp

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Trump's "Golden Age of America."

06.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1238 πŸ” 453 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 26
A black and white still photo of a dozen or so of the main characters and others in the episode standing in a group on a sidewalk or driveway looking pensively straight ahead at something offscreen. The men are wearing casual shirts and pants, the women casual dresses. A dark colored station wagon is partially visible in the background at left.

A black and white still photo of a dozen or so of the main characters and others in the episode standing in a group on a sidewalk or driveway looking pensively straight ahead at something offscreen. The men are wearing casual shirts and pants, the women casual dresses. A dark colored station wagon is partially visible in the background at left.

Tonight in 1959, β€œThe Twilight Zone” episode β€œThe Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” (season 1, episode 22)β€”Rod Serling’s taut and unforgettable Cold War parable depicting the societal consequences of irrational fear and paranoia of communist infiltrationβ€”was broadcast for the first time on CBS.

04.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 410 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 19
The front page has a headline over a bombed landscape with smoke rising. The headline reads β€œA war without a strategy”

The front page has a headline over a bombed landscape with smoke rising. The headline reads β€œA war without a strategy”

The front page of tomorrow’s Economist.

05.03.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

05.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 18667 πŸ” 7267 πŸ’¬ 795 πŸ“Œ 411
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With West Bank under Israeli closure, settlers seize the moment Israeli settlers have killed two Palestinians and raided countless villages amid the war with Iran, as the army restricts movement and backs up the attackers.

www.972mag.com/west-bank-cl...

04.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The UN, though in Manhattan, is on international land, not American. Also a pretty central tenet of diplomacy is β€œwe will not take advantage of proximity to murder your people” for reasons that should be very obvious.

04.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 1682 πŸ” 425 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 16
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Holy shit. These people shouldn’t be near sharp cutlery, let alone seats of power.

Mullin: β€œThis is war.”

Raju: β€œYou concede this is war?”

Mullin: β€œWe haven’t declared war.”

Reporter: β€œYou just said it’s a war.”

Mullin: *stammer

03.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 2238 πŸ” 616 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 171
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πŸ”₯ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ @zarahsultana.bsky.social to Keir starmer : β€œThere was no intelligence indicating an imminent threatβ€” yet we’ve already seen pre-emptive strikes attacking a girls school, killing over 100 children… How much do you enjoy being Trump’s poodle?”

03.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 1206 πŸ” 336 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 26

Did sailors take warning?

01.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To add to this apt point; whatever Americans in safety of being thousands of miles away from all this may think, people in Turkey are indeed fearful they are the next. Israel targetting Turkey after Iran is vocally discussed. It is in our news as Israel openly voices it. It is a real threat for us.

28.02.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Again, neither being Evil nor doing Very Bad Things - in fact, not even actually Iran trying to acquire nuclear weapons - justifies the American president completely violating the UN Charter, the Constitution, & domestic law to start a war.

bsky.app/profile/mcop...

28.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

See, it's easy to denounce this straight up instead of politely asking the administration to pretty please give the American people an explanation when they have a sec

28.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 2648 πŸ” 501 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 2

Today’s military strikes on Iran β€” carried out by the United States and Israel β€” mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.

28.02.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 17228 πŸ” 3597 πŸ’¬ 183 πŸ“Œ 218

Our constitution is clear: the decision to take our nation to war rests with Congress. Trump’s reckless & dangerous decision to initiate military action without congressional authorization is clearly unconstitutional.

Congress must reconvene β€”immediately β€” for a vote on the War Powers Resolution.

28.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 761 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 21

our government combines the impulse control of pete hegseth, the intellectual rigor of rfk jr, and the attention span of donald trump with elon musk’s signature sense of humor

28.02.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 5843 πŸ” 1131 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 29

Can we have our hopes this high?

26.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Apaga La Luz
Apaga La Luz YouTube video by Willie ColΓ³n - Topic

Celia y Willie

23.02.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s can’t be said enough β€” this is a wildly corrupt betrayal of the MAHA crowd, and flies in the face of everything RFK JR has ever promised them.

Driven entirely by greed and paying off their big pesticide corporation donors.

19.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 3230 πŸ” 1472 πŸ’¬ 378 πŸ“Œ 129

UK: Prince Andrew arrested.

South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.

Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.

USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

19.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 15155 πŸ” 5676 πŸ’¬ 207 πŸ“Œ 272
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2.16.26
Presidents Day

Hundreds of people joined Rise and Resist, gathering in front of Trump Tower in NYC to tell Trump to go fuck himself. It was beautiful. The people of New York hate him. Among the chants were "Fuck Trump" + "Lock Him Up!"
Power to the People!

πŸŽ₯ @recluseastrid.bsky.social

17.02.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...

17.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 8055 πŸ” 2835 πŸ’¬ 162 πŸ“Œ 82

Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.

Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.

Our priorities are so fucked.

16.02.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 25450 πŸ” 8480 πŸ’¬ 554 πŸ“Œ 303

This is literally what Ted Bundy did to kidnap his victims.

15.02.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I became Senior VP at a multi-million dollar company at age 26. My salary was $600k. This was in 2018.
How did I do it?

Blacked out lines

CEO (my dad) promoted me to SVP.
There are no gimmicks. There are no shortcuts.

I became Senior VP at a multi-million dollar company at age 26. My salary was $600k. This was in 2018. How did I do it? Blacked out lines CEO (my dad) promoted me to SVP. There are no gimmicks. There are no shortcuts.

This is blackout poetry to me

14.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 23261 πŸ” 4794 πŸ’¬ 222 πŸ“Œ 169
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.

BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned

NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?

11.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 33233 πŸ” 11223 πŸ’¬ 943 πŸ“Œ 598

that's... not an election?

14.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 493 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the β€œerasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.

12.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 14901 πŸ” 4612 πŸ’¬ 1549 πŸ“Œ 1452
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bite the hand that will not feed

17.11.2025 19:47 πŸ‘ 4435 πŸ” 1520 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Rather than wrestling with a Professor, the guy just wanted to ask a question about student debt...

12.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US Rep. Balint after reviewing unredacted Epstein files:

"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.

#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles

10.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 1730 πŸ” 660 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 28