friendofsymfony

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Publisher of Symfony Station, Ringmaster of Mobile Atom Media, Personally a cross between Billy Butcher and Wednesday Addams.

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laurahelmuth, to random
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The anti-reality industry pushes lies about abortion, climate, COVID, gender-affirming care, race, sex, evolution, education & more, and it's all connected https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-must-face-down-the-expanding-anti-reality-industry/ @SeattleBryn traces the intersectional awfulness on Scientific American

iuculano, to politicus
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Via the

80 years of presidents rejected the despicable and hate-filled ideologies of … until . ’s regurgitates ’s language and the defends it.



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MarcAbrahams, to random
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"ProPublica found that Trump’s campaign used similar bullying tactics against its own workers. These fights have been waged out of the public eye against women with few resources to stand up against the campaign’s battery of lawyers, paid from a seemingly bottomless trove of campaign money." https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-campaign-harassment-bullying-lawsuits

Hey_Beth, to random
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Lucy Caldwell, a Never Trumper, has repeatedly warned about donating to campaigns that are unwinnable. She points to Marcus Flowers, the Democrat who challenged MTG. He collected a ton of $$ and was never going to win.

She recently encouraged people to start donating to campaigns now. She said it helps with staffing and building out the campaign as they don't need to guess about what $$ is coming later this summer.

Here are 11 Democratic congressional candidates that can win.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hopiumwinsthehouse

euronews, to random
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UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide
https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/23/un-approves-annual-commemoration-of-1995-srebrenica-genocide?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe @europe

gpk, to random
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Inflation? That was corporations behaving badly: conspiring with their (nominal) competitors to raise prices.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/23/corporations-price-gouging-big-oil

RealJournalism, to serbia
@RealJournalism@mastodon.social avatar

Lessons from the downfall of Milosevic in . https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/05/overcoming-despair-apathy-win-democracy-otpor-serbia-ivan-marovic/

NewsDesk, to india
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Vox has an important investigation about the "world's largest democracy" and its attempts to silence critics abroad.

Inside India’s secret campaign to threaten and harass Americans: https://flip.it/LwSk7C

gerrymcgovern, to random
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In the words of Ursula Le Guin “[the] power [of capitalism] seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings”.

"Growth and its attendant social structure has shaped the core of the modern Western subject, it has also become evident that a break away from this model will require not merely an economic shift, but the root-and-stem refashioning of our very selves—our practices, common senses, needs and values.

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-21/life-after-growth-a-peek-into-values-needs-and-time-for-degrowth/

Leave the Growth Death Cult
Degrowth is the only hope

rbreich, to random
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When Trump openly and repeatedly exclaims that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” or shares a video calling for a “unified Reich,” he is literally echoing the language of Hitler.

Trump is not a “populist.” He’s not a “strongman.” He is a fascist.

Use the word.

euronews, to random
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Russia waging shadow war on West: Estonia PM
https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/22/russia-waging-shadow-war-on-west-estonia-pm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe @europe

futurebird, (edited ) to random
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The bald eagle could have easily gone extinct. But we did all sorts of "woke" things protecting it legally, ran conservation and study programs, banned DDT (that was good for other reasons too) and in 2007 they were removed from the endangered species list.

Likewise pine forests could be dead from acid rain.

The ozone could have a huge hole.

We CAN take care of nature when we want to. And the successes have been worth it.

I feel like we forget this, you know?

rbreich, to random
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Trump's Mar-a-Lago trial should've started today, but the judge (whom he appointed) delayed it.

The Jan 6 trial should've been in March, but the Supreme Court's MAGA justices delayed that too.

If Trump was innocent, you'd think he'd want to clear his name before the election.

RealJournalism, to Arizona
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Failing Rep. Austin Smith dropped his reelection bid after it was found that he forged at least 100 petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot. Hey Donald -- This is real election fraud. https://azmirror.com/briefs/house-ethics-committee-drops-complaint-against-gop-rep-accused-of-signature-fraud/

rbreich, to random
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The FTC found evidence that a US oil exec colluded with OPEC in 2021 and 2022 to cut production and drive up prices.

The price-fixing scam is estimated to have cost Americans an extra $2,100 per year.

When I say corporate greed is driving inflation, this is what I mean.

jensorensen, to LGBTQ
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Latest comic: The Great Regression

#cartoon #comic #fascism #race #abortion #lgbtq #democracy #uspol

Crell, to Ukraine
@Crell@phpc.social avatar

Remember: Every mile of land lost by this month to Russian invaders is the direct result of intransigence and refusal to stand by our allies just so they could make Biden look bad.

Every Republican legislator is a threat to national security. Every. Single. One. Treat them as such.

TonyStark, to random
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Joe Biden has taken more than 322 pro-environment actions since become President and likely isn’t done.

I know everyone thinks they’re an expert on everything on the internet now, but I have 3 decades of experience in environmental remediation and coal is the filthiest, most destructive energy source one could imagine. It’s an environmental and biological wrecking ball. This is important.

Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region:
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1251856806/biden-ending-new-leases-in-americas-top-coal-region

rbreich, to random
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50 billionaire families have already spent $600 million on the 2024 elections.

More than half—$416 million—went to Republicans or conservative groups that want to extend Trump's tax cuts for the rich.

Could there be a clearer example of how big money corrupts our democracy?

chris, to spain
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In the 1920s and 1930s, Unions were at the forefront of the battle against the rise and taking power of fascism.

In the 2020s and 2030s, Unions are and will be at the forefront of the battle against the rise and taking power of fascism.

(pictured -- I believe -- is my Spanish grandfather and his father 1940s)

#Fascism #Unionism #Democracy #Spain #Canada #USA #EU #world #UN #leftist

timkmak, to random
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Here's what we're reading today:

In , region, where active hostilities are taking place, the first executions of civilians by troops have been reported, police said. A man who tried to flee on foot was killed. Civilians are also being captured.

Evacuations had been taking place, but now the Russian military, trying to gain a foothold in the city, is not allowing locals to evacuate.

https://www.dw.com/uk/klimenko-vijska-rf-berut-v-polon-ta-rozstriluut-civilnih-u-vovcansku/a-69095571

timkmak,
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Using a loophole in sanctions, is disguising Russian oil as its own and exporting it to the , bringing billions in profits to , Politico writes.

Between February 2023 and February 2024, Turkey increased its purchases from Russia by 105% compared to the previous 12 months. During the same period, Turkish fuel exports to the EU increased by 107%.

https://www.politico.eu/article/how-turkey-become-vladimir-putin-pit-stop-sell-camouflage-fuel-eu/

timbray, to Israel
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It’s totally impossible to understand the & big picture without focusing on the settlers, who are stone racists, brutal hoodlums, and are standing squarely in the path of anyone trying to find a path to peace, saying “You shall not pass”.

Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/magazine/israel-west-bank-settler-violence-impunity.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU0.6mAk.XsH4Y03IOg9x&smid=url-share

RealJournalism, to Florida
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Failing governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill removing from the law. Meanwhile, the state is enduring record heat, with enduring a heat index of 115 degrees. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/16/2240976/-DeSantis-signs-new-bill-removing-climate-change-from-Florida-law-as-State-endures-record-heat?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

RealJournalism, to random
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A Trump aide is now under investigation by the Secret Service after he bragged about passing counterfeit money to homeless people so that when they tried to spent it, they got arrested. https://www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive/trump-mcentee-secret-service/

quinn, to random
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Yep, there it is
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-calls-to-encourage-emigration-resettle-gaza-at-ultra-nationalist-rally/

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