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SusanneMc

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SF Bay Area. Former Twitter, and Post user
..here trying to stay responsibly and reasonably informed 😎


SusanneMc's avatar SusanneMc @sumac914.bsky.social
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From the US…my sympathies…so sorry to hear this…obviously, we’re dealing with the same situation and it’s not been very much fun around here of late.

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Penny Justice's avatar Penny Justice @penny4justice.bsky.social
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We need all of our Democratic legislators to understand, believe, and speak up just like Jasmine Crockett.

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Helen's avatar Helen @tenerduende.bsky.social
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I can't watch these w/o getting irked at the reporters/pundits. The needling questions about something Biden said during the debate are misdirected. TFG stood there & lied the whole time. They ignore those lies but come after a detail Biden said. Someone tell them they're mad at their own impotence.

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Orpheus Condescending 's avatar Orpheus Condescending @maryscottoconnor.com
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He absolutely should NOT withdraw from the race. It is NOT a genuinely tough question. It is an EASY question. Biden withdraws, Trump wins. PERIOD. Guaranteed. Biden is the ONLY Democrat who can be on the Wisconsin ballot. Possibly the Nevada ballot. & his withdrawal would be a legal NIGHTMARE.

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Dan Lavoie's avatar Dan Lavoie @djlavoie.bsky.social
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If you feel that Biden should stay on as the nominee, you should be furious with the way his team has handled the last week. A more nimble response could've sidelined a lot of these concerns. Instead, they just festered and snowballed and may have been a fatal blow. Inexcusable staff work.

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Orpheus Condescending 's avatar Orpheus Condescending @maryscottoconnor.com
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It. is. fucking. JULY. It is ABSURD to even contemplate this. I guarantee this: Biden withdraws, Trump wins. Period.

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Orpheus Condescending 's avatar Orpheus Condescending @maryscottoconnor.com
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It's utter lunacy to replace him at this point. Lunacy.

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Nancy Ann's avatar Nancy Ann @nancyannn.bsky.social
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We’ve been here before. Remember how this turned out? Don’t fall for it.

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Seth Cotlar's avatar Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social
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I think it's almost a requirement that most rank-and-file fascists have little comprehension of what it means, especially after WWII when the term accrued such a toxic connotation. But to my mind, a movement doesn't have to embrace the term "fascist" to be fascist.

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Aaron Sojourner's avatar Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org
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Companies decided to sink billions of dollars of new investment into manufacturing plants in the U.S. after the CHIPS and Inflation Reduction Act boosted incentives for U.S. production, Check out that spike in manufacturing plant construction. It dwarfs all prior increases. 📉📈 #️⃣#️⃣

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Democracy’s on the Ballot 's avatar Democracy’s on the Ballot @marieo.bsky.social
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There is no replacing Biden at this point. It is too late for a new nominee to get on the ballot in some states.

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Audrey's avatar Audrey @parickards.bsky.social
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ProPublica published an unedited interview with President Biden.
The interview was done 9 months ago & in this version they only used a single camera focused on Biden.
We believe it's worth giving the public a chance to see one of Biden’s interview with a reporter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZFe...

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Brendan Nyhan's avatar Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social
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Two things can be true: 1. The mental acuity of the person with the nuclear codes is a BIG deal. The media should report on it. Full stop. 2. The threat to democracy is also real and the overall balance of coverage must take that context into account.

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Jamison Foser's avatar Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social
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the New York Times has descended into total nihilism; it doesn't give a damn about the truth, only about damaging Democrats and helping Trump. So it presents a video it acknowledges to be misleadingly edited as evidence for its thesis.

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Simon Rosenberg's avatar Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social
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From Hopium today:
- Rest up this weekend, fly your flag right-side up & come back ready to rumble next week
- New TIPP poll has Biden gaining, up 43-41
- The importance of Voting on Day 1
- Ds need a big reform and renewal agenda
- Why we need to win
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www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/our-july-p...

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Eileen Clancy's avatar Eileen Clancy @clancyny.bsky.social
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The best thing about Biden is his willingness to change his mind. I think in the coming weeks and months, his advisors will start to realize that the current situation requires a lot more gloves off. That will require a lot of pressure. That should be a goal.

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SusanneMc's avatar SusanneMc @sumac914.bsky.social
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My block list has grown incredibly in the last 24 hours😏

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Sarah Parcak, Book Writing Madness 's avatar Sarah Parcak, Book Writing Madness @indyfromspace.bsky.social
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Stop taking your election frustrations out on strangers on a micro-blogging site. Go volunteer, donate, knock on doors, make calls, run for the library board. Make a real difference. Your concern troll posting is masturbatory. Go make love. And have a nice day!

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Brian Beutler's avatar Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social
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The court is lawless and in league with Trump. They will view Biden’s unilateral disarmament as an invitation to further help Trump in the election. A better model for Biden is the one Dems (mostly) embraced vis a vis gerrymandering. www.offmessage.net/p/biden-resp...

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Shiv Ramdas @nameshiv.bsky.social
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Yes Trump is still behind, no he isn't leading, yes the media fucking hates this, no they will not let you know that

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Iron Spike's avatar Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social
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You're entitled to your despair. But understand that when you catastrophize on social media, you risk spreading learned helplessness. Which is exactly what fascists want, for people to lie down and cry.

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Mitchell Epner's avatar Mitchell Epner @mitchellepner.bsky.social
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1/ Let me explain one way that today's Trump immunity decision threatens the survival of the Republic. Under today's ruling, a President would be immune for any way in which he used the military (a "core function"), even to kill American citizens in America. Theoretically, the soldiers who . . .

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Aaron Rupar's avatar Aaron Rupar @atrupar.bsky.social
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strong speech from Biden tonight

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Aaron Rupar's avatar Aaron Rupar @atrupar.bsky.social
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who wants to tell him

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Sherman Dorn's avatar Sherman Dorn @shermandorn.com
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I had waited several years for someone with an audience to do what @chrislhayes.bsky.social and team did last week. Today’s immunity opinion is awful, and I also have faith that Americans care about corruption and can learn to see the Corruption Court clearly

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Elad Nehorai's avatar Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social
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This is so important because the fascists are depending on us to be cynical and hopeless. It is literally part of their strategy.

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SusanneMc's avatar SusanneMc @sumac914.bsky.social
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Looked at this account…Very much looking like a troll account to me, Roxanne. Wouldn’t let them bother you much. Blocked them.

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Blue Heron Farm's avatar Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social
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Either way, the only solution is for voters to use their power.

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Roxane Gay's avatar Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social
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The Court ruling today is terrible but expected. I will just gently remind everyone that the election hasn’t happened yet. We shouldn’t assume the worst outcome as a foregone conclusion. That only encourages more apathy than many are already feeling.

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Pwnallthethings's avatar Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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America is not only theirs to shape; it is ours. They may like to claim ownership of the country and its symbols, but they do not belong to them.

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Don Zeko's avatar Don Zeko @donzeko.bsky.social
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It's completely ass backwards. The danger of a president committing crimes as an individual is nothing compared to him using the government for criminal ends. The very things that we should be most concerned about a corrupt president doing are the things he can't be punished for.

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Ana Marie Cox's avatar Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social
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Of all the things people are saying the Democrats/Biden should do to make sure he wins in November, the least controversial is to talk about abortion rights over and over and over and over... Appeals to abstract notions of democracy are great but abortion access is how we maintain democracy.

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SusanneMc's avatar SusanneMc @sumac914.bsky.social
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My mother was born in Berlin during WW2…came to the United States in her early twenties…she’s devastated..never dreamed this could happen here.

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SusanneMc's avatar SusanneMc @sumac914.bsky.social
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Agree…I would also argue that the marches helped bring attention and opened people’s eyes to the threats (particularly as women) we’re facing and the necessity of becoming more involved and informed and supporting those grass root efforts.

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Nails Nathan's avatar Nails Nathan @chadstanton.bsky.social
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"This means that if Trump returns to office, he will have free rein to wield the Justice Department as he sees fit—and he and his allies have already given plenty of indications as to what they plan to do." Alito and Thomas serve a very useful function in drawing attention away from Roberts.

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Brendan Nyhan's avatar Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social
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🚨New expert survey data from Bright Line Watch🚨 93% of experts surveyed before the ruling (starting June 20) say that SCOTUS upholding Trump’s immunity claim threatens democracy 60% say it represents an extraordinary threat 27% say it represents a serious threat (Full report coming next week.)

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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Hey remember when I said it was a mistake to continue posting on a platform this guy owns and validating its existence? Vichy Twiter is a Nazi run propaganda engine.

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The Silvered Spherical Ideal Median Voter 's avatar The Silvered Spherical Ideal Median Voter @swolecialism.bsky.social
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frankly, the first defeat that we can hand them, in November, is the easiest possible one we are going to be offered, and we'd be fools not to make it happen.

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Ty McBrayer's avatar Ty McBrayer @tymcbray.bsky.social
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Time to take the gloves off!

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