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Pittsburgher in Prague. Just add food and water. markstroup.substack.com

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This is honestly one of the most anti-Jewish things I’ve ever seen from the United States government.

05.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 12459 πŸ” 3195 πŸ’¬ 2036 πŸ“Œ 542

Today's abysmal jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy.

What's required is investment in working people β€” and better wages.

When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs.

Remember this.

06.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 3099 πŸ” 1131 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 60
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🎯🎯

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 6465 πŸ” 2655 πŸ’¬ 298 πŸ“Œ 118
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Kristi Noem has committed the ultimate sin in an autocracy: She has drawn attention away from the Supreme Leader.

Yes, all of the other cabinet leaders also are incompetents, crooks, bullies and clowns, but she's made herself the story, so into the cornfield she will go.

05.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

this book is dedicated to the forces of darkness and the rulers of evil realms

03.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

03.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 18636 πŸ” 7903 πŸ’¬ 576 πŸ“Œ 383
The List
The List YouTube video by Jesse Welles

Can’t get enough of Jesse Welles.

youtu.be/KYbb_e6NHWU?...

02.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Let me guess, wealthy people who moved to Dubai to avoid paying taxes now want the countries they moved from to protect them?

01.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 16289 πŸ” 3852 πŸ’¬ 548 πŸ“Œ 181

β€œI kept always two books in my pocket: one to read, one to write in.” β€” Robert Louis Stevenson

27.02.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 1315 πŸ” 143 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 8
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Preparation isn’t panic.
It’s leverage.
And a passport is the cleanest leverage available to you.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

27.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 708 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 31
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David Ellison will soon control CNN. In response, I wrote to Democracy Docket subscribers today about the importance and urgency of building a strong independent media ecosystem.

Whether it is Democracy Docket or another independent news outlet, please support one today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

27.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 3281 πŸ” 1216 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 45

Weird they dragged in Hillary Clinton when there's another First Lady right there in the White House who actually knew Jeffrey Epstein.

27.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 16761 πŸ” 3960 πŸ’¬ 499 πŸ“Œ 157
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@natefakes.bsky.social
🀭🀭🀭

23.02.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 771 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

The reason we're here is that tens of millions of people will punch a hole in a wall if they hear someone used food stamps to buy soda but they're fine if the right-wing podcaster turned fbi director uses his taxpayer funded private jet to go party whenever he feels like it bsky.app/profile/thed...

22.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 18519 πŸ” 6558 πŸ’¬ 430 πŸ“Œ 175
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The Real Cost of Voter ID Laws β€” And Who Pays the Highest Price Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

Every eligible citizen should be able to vote without unnecessary barriers.

Voter ID laws undermine that principle by turning a right into a privilege that can be lost.

And who’s bearing the brunt of that cost? Those who’ve been historically disenfranchised.

22.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 661 πŸ” 262 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5
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Uncle Jeffy Tiedrich says today in his newsletter:

"Here’s one sure way you can tell you’re living in a shithole country: when the following two headlines appear one after another."

22.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 15809 πŸ” 6359 πŸ’¬ 355 πŸ“Œ 207

Good morning, farmers!

22.02.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The first time a baby hears Pavarotti sing - β€œNessun Dorma”
The first time a baby hears Pavarotti sing - β€œNessun Dorma” YouTube video by Orson W

Same here - orchestral and operatic are fine - but they just DON'T GET THINGS DONE!

youtu.be/ZX6fsvXKw7M?...

21.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 3626 πŸ” 1065 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 23
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This dude @rokhanna.bsky.social is out here making sense

21.02.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 7418 πŸ” 2160 πŸ’¬ 297 πŸ“Œ 138

This. I travelled to the US 21 times up to 2024. I had two trips planned for 2025, both of which I cancelled. Being thrown in a concentration camp is just not my idea of a fun holiday experience.

21.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 433 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce; the other half end in the death of one or both of the significant parties.

19.02.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Major European allies decline to join first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace Dozens of world leaders head to Washington for what White House says will largely be a fundraiser on Thursday

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The parallels with the League of Fiume are numerous. Gabrielle D’Annunzio was a drug addled politician. The proto-fascist D’Annunzio, Italy’s first β€œDuce”, created a movement to counter the League of Nations. H/t Mark Painter and historyofthetwentiethcentury.com

19.02.2026 05:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

With more cards, I can have two wallets and look like I have an ass.

17.02.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No fuel, no tourists, no cash - this was the week the Cuban crisis got real Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Why can’t we figure this out?

15.02.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Vote from Abroad: Request Absentee Ballots for US Citizens Vote from Abroad: Helping US Citizens Request Their Absentee Ballot to Vote from Outside the US

www.votefromabroad.org

14.02.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m still a fan of β€œYou’ve Got a Friend in Pennsylvania β€œ.

13.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hand drums, thank you.

11.02.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who are the six men named in the unredacted Epstein files? In a floor speech, Ro Khanna, a Democratic representative, revealed identities of six men after seeing unredacted files

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

β€œβ€˜If we found six men that they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3m files,” (U.S. Rep. Ro) Khanna said during his floor speech.”

I guess the DoJ is not taking a rip the bandaid off approach.

11.02.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Announcing…. my new book, THE DISSIDENTS.

A story about Autocrats, Vigilantes, Communists.... and Cartoonists!

For sale September 15, from Abrams Comicarts.

10.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 275 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 18