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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

What is happening in Louisiana right now is both a redistricting power grab and a dry run for authoritarian election subversion this Fall. The governor has declared a state of emergency to suspend the congressional elections because he doesn't like the current map.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

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bb @bbpics.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

precious water 💦 precious life

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Beauregard fell asleep during meditation 🙏😽 The struggle is real! Happy caturday eve! #caturday #cats #sleepy

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Truthout @truthout.org · 26/03/2025

Voting rights groups responded with uproar after Trump issued a far-reaching “authoritarian power grab” in the form of an “unlawful” executive order that would restrict voter access nationwide and punish states that make it easier for citizens to vote.

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Critics Slam Trump’s Executive Order on Voting as an “Authoritarian Power Grab”

They say the order aims to take away the right to vote or to make it so hard that many don’t participate.

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 10/03/2025

A federal court reaffirmed its nation-wide injunction against Trump's anti-DEIA policy, clarifying it applies to every agency in the executive branch, protecting universities, workplaces, cities and communities to continue fostering diversity and inclusion without fear of retaliation. bit.ly/43BOSkd

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Montgomery is already done for the day. Efficiency in non-motion 🙂 Happy Caturday eve 😽 #cats #tgif

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

"If you believe that Ukraine is a country an ocean away and not relevant to our national security, think again. ... The strength of our alliances are on the line and the future of democracy in the world is on the line if we do anything less than defeat Vladimir Putin." #ncpol #GOP #ukraine

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Sen. Tillis Delivers Remarks on the Senate Floor

YouTube video by Senator Thom Tillis

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Paul talking plain to his colleagues and making so much sense. Who else in the GOP will stand up to this crazy spending increase? It's a game of losers 🤦 #debt #GOP #budget

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JUST IN: Rand Paul Gives Epic Warning On Debt, Takes Aim At GOP Colleagues For Increasing Spending

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Is this shortsighted given the massive need in western NC? It sure doesn't feel like the state econ will be expanding in the next few yrs with all of the swift changes and funding questions lately. I'm fine paying the current rate to help solve some problems and enrich NC. #ncpol #nc #taxcuts

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NC Senate leader dismisses concerns that tax cuts could create 'fiscal cliff'

Senate leader Phil Berger said Tuesday he’s not concerned by a projected $823 million drop in state revenue in 2026.

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Western NC residents and stakeholders go and comment. God bless ❤️ #ncpol #westernnc #nc

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Solid reporting by @pbsnews.bsky.social on the struggle small farmers are facing. This is the kind of reporting that as i remember was pretty common 40 yrs ago. Don't know bout y'all but I'm sick of the extremes and blatant agendas. You're either part of the prob or part of the solution. #farmers

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Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aid

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

WATCH: “ @aoc.bsky.social is 6th from the bottom in net worth in Congress, and hasn’t traded a single stock since being in Congress.” PSA: Anyone who won’t back a ban on congressional stock trading is unworthy of your vote, regardless of party. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGHs8gg...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Elon Musk’s DOGE Wants to Be Notified About Any Requests for Oversight The government efficiency group also wants to be notified when there’s any attempt at oversight from Congress, inspectors general, even the Government Accountability Office.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE Wants to Be Notified About Any Requests for Oversight

The government efficiency group also wants to be notified when there’s any attempt at oversight from Congress, inspectors general, even the Government Accountability Office.

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Tired of sleeping on it, now he sits on it. Because of course no one needs it but him. 😽 #caturday #cats

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Keirsey first generated an AI image with Invoke. Then, he used a process called "inpainting," which allowed him to highlight specific regions of the image and generate new AI elements in that area with a new prompt. He added roughly 35 of these AI edits to the original AI image... #AI #AIart

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This Company Got a Copyright for an Image Made Entirely With AI. Here's How

The image, called A Single Piece of American Cheese, was created using Invoke's AI editing platform.

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Bernie to DEMS: What do you stand for? Show, don't tell. (paraphrased obviously) Pls ignore the damn clickbait title; Bernie didn't drop a bomb. He just told the truth, which we need more of. Clickbait titles are dumb, so 2020. Call and tell them: 202-224-3121 #politics #GOP #DNC #democracy #DOGE

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GLOVES OFF: Bernie Sanders drops BOMB on Elon Musk

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Colin Campbell @raleighreporter.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I'm on PBS NC's State Lines this week talking Supreme Court lawsuit, Helene funding, early voting and more #ncpol news with @kellymccullen.bsky.social: video.pbsnc.org/video/februa...

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State Lines | February 7, 2025 | Season 2025

Ballot lawsuit, Hurricane Helene recovery funds and health care transparency bill.

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

NC GOP bill introduced to restrict early voting for no good reason. Early voting helps those who are responsible for the care of others, those dependant on others and working folks find time to get to the polls. Why restrict it, it's fine. Smells like suppression #ncpol #ncgop #ncdems

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New GOP bill would slash early voting in NC, ban Sunday voting

The new bill seeks to ban all Sunday early voting in North Carolina by reducing the early voting period from three weeks to six days, ending on the Saturday before the election. A similar proposal fro...

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Brian interviews Sen Schatz about the current admin dumpster🔥. My words not theirs lol. Good advice and calming reasoning.. think I'll put it on repeat 🌟 @briantylercohen.bsky.social @schatz.bsky.social #dems #democracy

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🚨 Democrat finally THWARTS Trump with clever move

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

1,100 EPA employees have been notified of imminent termination.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.

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Colin Campbell @raleighreporter.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

NEW from @wunc.org's Rusty Jacobs: We now know who's funding Judge Jefferson Griffin's legal challenge to the Supreme Court election results. One is a fellow GOP judge on the Court of Appeals: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol

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Fellow GOP judge is a top donor in Jefferson Griffin's legal fight

Contributors to Jefferson Griffin's legal expense fund include a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, which could end up handling Griffin's lawsuit to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in h...

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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

“President Trump's new head of the Federal Communications Commission has ordered an investigation of NPR and PBS, with an eye toward unraveling federal funding for all public broadcasting.”

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Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS

Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

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End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Musk buys Twitter 55b. Musk buys US govt 277m.

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Kelly ft Montgomery @1kbean.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

"They don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt when it comes to this alignment. It has been a steady stream of signaling to rightwing extremists that they have an ally now in the White House.”

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Fears for ‘security of Jews worldwide’ in wake of Elon Musk AfD speech

Top US Jewish advocate Halie Soifer calls Trump adviser’s address to far-right Germany rally ‘incredibly dangerous’

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