#Velshi is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 5 people shared 16 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is down 75% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 25 with 4 posts.
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Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Sold’ by Patricia McCormick
“Sold” by Patricia McCormick tells the fictional story of Lakshmi, a 13-year-old girl sold into sexual slavery to help pay off her stepfather’s debts. Her story is told in a series of vignettes, deliberately fractured to mirror her life itself. “Sold” was a National Book Award finalist, but now it has a new distinction. It’s America’s most banned book.
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Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Song of Solomon’ by Toni Morrison with ‘Kin’ author Tayari Jones
You never need a reason to read Toni Morrison or her astounding work “Song of Solomon”. But it’s even more relevant in a world desperately in need of healing. Tayari Jones, the author of the brand-new blockbuster novel “Kin”, wrote the new introduction for “Song of Solomon”. She says that Morrison is “the greatest American novelist to pick up a pen.”
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Big Donald Is Watching You: Sliding into autocracy under Trump 2.0
A giant banner featuring Donald Trump’s photo just went up at the front of the Department of Agriculture. A military parade is being planned for his birthday, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. His cabinet members shower him with praise every time they have a meeting. These are not the kinds of things that normally happen in the United States. It’s more in line with how autocratic leaders display their power in oppressive nations like North Korea and Iran to constantly remind people who’s in charge. But now that it’s starting to happen here, we have to acknowledge it and recognize it as a sign that America is sliding into autocracy.
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‘No Kings’ rallies expect to draw millions nationwide
Organizers behind the nationwide ‘No Kings’ movement expect their biggest turnout yet on March 28. With more than 3,000 rallies planned across the country, the mass-protest movement against President Trump’s policies could grow even bigger.
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Where is the Party?: time for Democratic leaders to ‘fight with both hands’ or ‘step aside’
Even in easy times, this democracy needs care. And right now it is in dire need of defense. And it needs defenders who are willing to do whatever it takes. Americans are begging for more. Begging for Democrats to get off the mat and back into the fight. If political leaders in this country are not prepared to fight with both hands, and are not prepared to make “good trouble”, then perhaps they should step aside and make space for those who will.
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‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI
There appeared to be a lot of talk about artificial intelligence and little progress on Capitol Hill this week. But members remain hopeful that Congress can act.
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Unhinged Trump Lunges at Female Reporter Over Embarrassing Question
The president responded furiously to his dubious plan being exposed.
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Advocates Say Benefit Cuts by Medicare Advantage Giants Highlight 'Dysfunction' of For-Profit System | Common Dreams
"It is well past time that the United States joins the rest of the industrialized world and treats healthcare as a right, not a privilege, by improving traditional Medicare and expanding it to everyon...
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Be warned... There was a time when Americans hated cheaters/sore looser... liars/cheats... swindlers/thieves. So what happened? What does it mean when a political party holds th WH, both Houses of congress, and #SCOTUS... & still go to such lengths... #DeadlineWH www.instagram.com/reel/DcwKqJI...
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Whistleblower: Postal Service's work to comply with Trump order is rushed and sloppy
The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whist...
@knightshayd.bsky.social
For all our supposed greatness, we hv many sins... We don't always get it right (at 1st) but, we've always strived to be better than our worst selves. Yet, a few will always deny US th peace of our promise. Simply bcz others exist; & that they cannot abide... #DeadlineWH youtube.com/watch?v=zTJa...
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All the States Where DOJ is Demanding Voting Data
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Supreme Court loosens campaign finance laws, opening up flood of midterm cash
The change is likely to benefit Republicans, who brought the case and rely more on large donors.
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