@jlfrussell.bsky.social
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Lapsed academic. Lifelong dem. Defender of democracy, flora & fauna. Moss piglet. Misanthrope.
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Ebony Noor! I love garden season! ✊🏿
about 18 hours ago
These "leftists" are getting on my last nerve. First they tank Kamala Harris. They are dragging Jasmine Crockett down. Now they have a scheme to get rid of Hakeem Jeffries. They are attacking Black political power. No different than MAGA!
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I may be invisible, but you're transparent.
about 6 hours ago
Not my favorite trend. Nice find.
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LANana #🟦 Nuestra Señora de la Muerte del Pan 😪
about 20 hours ago
A thousand times this! Don't cry to us about how bad everything is and that it isn't fair to blame non voters and 3rd party voters for the mess we're ALL in. Show some contrition and perhaps we can discuss.
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Joseph In THEE OC
about 24 hours ago
Share this with any American who lives outside the U.S. and is registered to vote from abroad. Overseas ballots made the difference in flipping CA13 and CA45. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that their vote doesn’t matter.
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Thee Lost Edges of Candace & Nina🪥
about 12 hours ago
This is so true. I know I definitely look for ways I can be involved that don't require me to be in situations where imma go to jail.
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Tom Cox
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This might well become a thread. I am calling it 'Bloody Hell, Aren't Doors On Old Walls Fucking Brilliant?'
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🧵 worth reading…
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Ok…let’s say you 🥰 dogs or simply need a break from daily nastiness or boredom or whatever, this 🧵 is worth a read…the secret sauce is in the alt text 😉
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Tom Cox
1 day ago
I've removed the paywall permanently from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you won't...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
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The Village Message Board
Its authenticity was discredited because of his reputation, but also because he was quick with gin at the time and wearing an item of knitwear back to front.
https://www.tom-cox.com/the-village-message-board-2/
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Jewish News
1 day ago
Educator and Mill Hill figure rebuilt a Jewish life after surviving Nazi forced labour camps
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Harry Olmer MBE, Holocaust survivor and Windermere Boy, dies aged 98
Educator and Mill Hill figure rebuilt a Jewish life after surviving Nazi forced labour camps
https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/harry-olmer-mbe-holocaust-survivor-and-windermere-boy-dies-aged-98/
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my dog ate the epstein files🐸
2 days ago
war has been dishonorably declared on the good people of minneapolis by the federal govt. its is both immoral and unconstitutional. ice needs to leave, today.
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Chicago 21222
1 day ago
Did you notice that the 57% of ppl who voted for fascism are the ones sitting on their asses screaming for everyone else to DO SOMETHING when they don’t do shit AND they had the OPPORTUNITY to do the right thing on Nov 5 but refused? Tfoh with your magic wands hate laziness selfishness and stupidity
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Tammy Duckworth
2 days ago
BREAKING: Senate Republicans just blocked the clean ACA tax credit extension that the House passed to save millions of people thousands of dollars each. If you’re paying double or even triple for health insurance, blame Trump and the Senate GOP.
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Anita
3 days ago
Well now…a word.
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Tom Cox
2 days ago
I've taken the paywall off this eulogy I wrote for my magical, mysterious ex-stray cat George - who died last year - in case anybody would like a read. It was very, very hard to write but I think it might be my favourite thing I’ve ever written about cats.
www.tom-cox.com/lots-of-peop...
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A.R. Moxon
3 days ago
If you have “sincere concerns” about trans athletes in sports, all it means is that you have given yourself a rationale for your bigotry that you sincerely believe exonerates you for aligning to a far-right tactic for marginalization and exclusion.
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Project 2025 expert
3 days ago
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Former UCLA EDI official says he was terminated over Charlie Kirk posts - Daily Bruin
An official in UCLA’s office of equity, diversity and inclusion said UCLA fired him Monday over social media posts in which he expressed satisfaction about the murder of right-wing commentator Charlie...
https://dailybruin.com/2026/01/13/former-ucla-edi-official-says-he-was-terminated-over-charlie-kirk-posts
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Take a break from doom & gloom to read another brilliant 🧵from Mr Cox…always a delight
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Jaime Harrison
3 days ago
You may not know her name now, but after this interview, you won't forget it. Eliana Pinckney reflects on the death of her father in the Charleston Massacre. This is a conversation you don't want to miss. Listen now!
https://youtu.be/DBoDxwm2mIo?si=IfE3i8-hR4IXVJjz
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The Charleston Massacre: Memory, Loss, and Legacy with Eliana Pinckney
We’re joined by Eliana Pinckney, daughter of the late Rev. Clementa Pinckney, to reflect on the Charleston massacre’s lasting impact and her father’s legacy of love, service, and civic duty. Eliana takes us back to being 11 and honors her mother’s quiet strength. She then talks about what it’s like to be part of the 9/11 generation shaped by gun violence, living with vigilance and exhaustion while “thoughts and prayers” continue to replace policy. We also talk about civic education, performative politics, and how Eliana turns art into activism and community into change. To learn more about the Clementa Pinckney Foundation, visit: https://pinckneyfoundation.org/ -- Timestamps -- 00:00 - Remembering Rev. Clementa Pinckney's Enduring Legacy 06:25 - From Childhood Trauma to Adult Understanding of the Charleston Massacre 12:32 - Jennifer Pinckney: A Pillar and a Powerhouse 17:22 - Art as a Vessel for Activism 23:22 - The 9/11 Generation: Shaped by Gun Violence, Frustrated by Politics 37:38 - Bridging the Gap: Civic Education and Hope for Political Change 53:18 - SYAD
https://youtu.be/DBoDxwm2mIo?si=IfE3i8-hR4IXVJjz
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Mary Peltola
4 days ago
My name is Mary Peltola, and I'm running for U.S. Senate to fight for fish, family, and freedom – and that begins with fixing the rigged system in DC that’s shutting down Alaska. We need systemic change if we're going to lower costs, save our fisheries, and fill our homes with abundance again.
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GunnyJKJ
3 days ago
Here is a nugget. Stop blaming. Blaming saps energy. Blaming is easy and requires no thought or mental investigation. Blaming is lazy. Blaming means you’re not paying attention.
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Just Peachy
4 days ago
Report and block!
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4 days ago
Well well well. “Indivisible Action PAC has disbursed $4,900,000 to Indivisible Project for ‘staff time reimbursement.” You are suckers for donating money to
@indivisible.org
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Jamie S. Bowen - Harris Democrat they/he/she
6 days ago
Y'all I think I need to take a break from this social media shit for a bit. All this is fucking my head up in ways I don't want to talk about rn. For now though, here's some info on Law Enforcement & the LGBTQ+ community. If you're interested.
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https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Police-Interactions-LGBTQ-Nov-2025.pdf
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Anita
4 days ago
This has raised almost 1/2 million for this ICE jerk and you know thousands have reported it and yet GFM is doing nothing. Please join me in continuing to report it over and over again until GFM either takes it down or explains their justification for this mess.
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Misty Sparkle The Underhamster
4 days ago
Head's up to those in California - don't fall for this little groyper shitdemon.
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Chicago 21222
4 days ago
If you don’t work in your local Dem group, then you’re susceptible to this fuvkery. Do not be stupid. Take one look at this white supremacist with no matching chromosomes. Use your brain.
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✨Southern Belle 101 ✨
7 days ago
“The Weight I Set Down” 🌹 I set down the weight of yesterday’s fear, The words I swallowed, the tears I hid here. I set it down by the edge of my bed, Let peace sit where worry once lived in my head.
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Anna Maltese
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Tom Cox
14 days ago
Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business. Nature is us.
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Miss Aja
7 days ago
As promised and now in my shop…
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸
7 days ago
JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: 🧵 I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Ross’s cellphone showing the taunts that led to Renee’s murder. And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly. Here’s why: 👇🧵
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Joseph In THEE OC
7 days ago
They were chaos agents over 25 years ago when they screwed over Al Gore and they’re still chaos agents now.
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Jaime Harrison
7 days ago
Wanted to re-up my amazing interview with the amazing Congresswoman @LaurenUnderwood !!!
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Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL)
YouTube video by At Our Table with Jaime Harrison
https://youtu.be/smKC04aNlYA?si=tboLyO62MgEyA19M
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Eddie Smith
8 days ago
In the age of Trump, even White women aren't safe. Renee Good—a White woman; murdered in broad daylight by law enforcement.😢 Do you get it now, America? I've said it many times before and I'll say it again: Everybody's Black now. Vote him out.
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Renee Nicole Good: Who was the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis?
A mother of three and award-winning poet, Good's sudden death sparks protests across the US.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jepdjy256o
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Tammy Duckworth
7 days ago
This pattern of "shoot first, then lie, lie, deny" has to stop. It's authoritarianism in action. The videos don't lie.
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Tammy Duckworth
7 days ago
We know they can't be trusted. In Chicago, they shot a woman multiple times and charged her with assault with a deadly weapon, accusing her of being a domestic terrorist too—only to drop the charges when evidence including body camera footage contradicted their story.
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Tammy Duckworth
7 days ago
One day after ICE killed a mom in Minneapolis, Trump's agents shot two more people in Portland. How does Trump and his team respond? Not remorse. Not empathy. Just declaring the cases closed before the facts come to light, then covering them up by blocking local investigators.
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Project 2025 expert
2 months ago
Working on a I.C.E. kidnap case right now—2 sons, whose mother called on me. It’s very clear both Uber and Waymo have provided the government my clients’ location via these ride sharing company’s ✨massive✨ tech surveillance op. No warrant—just pure cooperation. Stay woke, y’all. Waymo is I.C.E.
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Radley Balko
8 days ago
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
8 days ago
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
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Governor Tim Walz
8 days ago
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
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Lauren Underwood
8 days ago
I am SO pumped that my bill, the three-year extension of the ACA tax credits, passed the House. The time is always right to do the right thing.
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Caro 🇺🇲🇨🇷
7 days ago
This. People keep thinking that somehow we aren't in full blown fascism. It's too late. We do have camps. We have a goon squad that has already killed and beaten people. They kidnap people including US citizens. Folks, we are in it. And NO ONE is safe. Wake the fuck up.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
8 days ago
My thoughts about the tragic shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis — and why this is what happens under authoritarian regimes that socializes its agents to wage war on the public.
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Democrats Doing Things
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Democrats In Array
8 days ago
Democrats under Hakeem Jeffries managed to push this huge achievement through the House So naturally you’ll see a bunch of accounts pretending to be Americans whining about it being too little too late in the comments. Fuck ‘em. Evil MAGA bastards.
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
8 days ago
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
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Author Myron J. Clifton
8 days ago
Sometimes you just have to vent. This is me venting about our present state and why we’re here. Not for sensitive ears. 3 of 3
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