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@99silver.bsky.social
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Big city blue retiree (former teacher) There is no planet B.

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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“Following the incredibly disturbing sexual assault accusations against Congressman Eric Swalwell, we call for a swift investigation into these incidents and for the Congressman to immediately end his campaign to be California’s next Governor..." Jeffries, on April 10th How did dems ignore it?
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I never thought in a million years that the president and First Lady of the United States would be targeting me personally and trying to hurt me and my kids. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/be-best-be...
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Be Best. Be Quiet. Or Be Bankrupted.
Melania Trump is selling a story about lifting women up. I’m the mother of two she tried to frighten into submission.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New to me too! Beautiful, needed this, thank you.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
As a boomer who taught AP Gov & Politics to HS students, I am continually astounded (& saddened) by the 'adult' opinions regarding how (& what) our elected officials should be doing to counter the clusterfuck we currently live in.
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The world feels heavy and impossible to fix sometimes, but the core of what we need hasn't changed. It really is this simple: 💙
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
No worries. I was just being defensive. Have a good night.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sure. But in my classroom, it was a 15 year old sharing a poignant concern when most of us (including me) had few words.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yeah, move that goal post. "Dude is sundowning the exact same way Biden did" -- this is categorically false. Moving on to Biden is a genocidal maniac but his evil is different energy is just simplistically thoughtless & ridiculous.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11 -1st yr of teaching. 8:45 I was walking to 2nd class, I heard of the attack in hall. Walked into my room & saw my class watching the tv, 2nd tower was hit which I saw in their faces. They gasped. One of the 1st things said was by a student "look at the smoke it must be impossible to breathe"
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Great use of 'perseverations'
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I seriously question your use of "the exact same way Biden did"
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Natalie's thought bubble: "He doesn't sleep when I am next to him"
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I called four best buys to find one that had a dumb tv. Drove far to buy it. My bedroom tv is a 25 year old Toshiba. My main cell is 8 years old but my extra cell is newer, it's listening. My friend was calling my cat fat (he is) & now getting texts to my cat about GLP 1 weight loss drugs
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I live in Chicago. The people holding cardboards signs (while standing in traffic) asking for help are increasingly elderly people. A neighborhood community pantry has served 291,000 meals this year.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
And notice, your basic question still goes unanswered. Names, points to ineptitude, then the doom speech... rinse, repeat.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This will not be answered. Most of these Jeffries/Schumer haters have little idea how the government works. They consistently whine about "strongly worded letters" and repeat over & over, that Jeffries & Schumer have to go. They have this fever dream that a 3rd party candidate is going to win.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Imagine being on an extended deployment & hearing your commander in chief saying you weren’t deployed long enough. I didn’t see where the soldiers had to leave because the press showed up… but I did see that one of them stood up for the press by messaging that Brown got it right.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I hear you.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
From Facebook: Jamie has been found "He was a victim of a hit and run incident as he walked across Ridge. The driver ran a stop sign and hit him at 30 MPH or less. He is in the ICU... Authorities are still searching for the driver. Jamie is stable but possibly has a long road ahead of him."
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I am sorry as well. I've lost important lives too. Give yourself grace (if you can). I hope you find peace. ❤️
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I too am on a fixed income, but a friend added me on their NYT family plan. Here is a shared link to the NYT article above. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...
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Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations (Gift Article)
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ryan O’Neill "What I imagine is playing in Vader’s head while he swings."
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
They are. Filed in the Northern District Court of California, Raoul and 12 other attorneys general argue in the suit that a May 2025 memorandum from the Department of Energy created a “review” process under the guise of gutting energy programs. www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
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Illinois joins suit to halt federal energy and infrastructure cuts
In Illinois, six grant awards to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois-Chicago that are collectively worth over $20 million — which Raoul said are to “make the ele...
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It passed because the people who voted for the 6 in Texas, NC, Maine, California, & Washington didn't move their reps on this issue. But why expect people to know what is going on in the House when you can just complain about Jeffries.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Ask the six dems who did. 205 voted no.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I agree. Six dems voted yes. DSA should also recognize that 205 dems voted no.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Because those who constantly type crap about "strongly worded letters" & "Schumer & Jeffries" have also co-signed the "women can't get elected in the US" trope.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
And I didn't stay home, I went to the polls and voted.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Elias Law Group has defeated DOJ lawsuits to access state voter files in: California Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Wisconsin DOJ has not won a single case. It is 0-12.
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Ann @ann.sheshed.rocks · 10/07/2026
Honestly, this doesn’t seem like nearly enough considering all the cyber bullying that has occurred on Meta’s social media platforms. #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
WSJ has a video of Chief strategist Moraff & partner Lee and their $6000 + vetting of Platner and how they missed stuff. It's disgusting. Months ago, Platner strategist, Morris Katz threatened an aide over the sex texts. Also disgusting. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/05/31/p...
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Top Graham Platner adviser threatened former aide over sexting stories
A Platner adviser warned a former aide she would be accused of lying and sabotage if she cooperated with news outlets.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Platner was new blood. And 2 months ago, his strategist threatened an aide about leaking the sexual texts. The new blood & their advisors need to be vetted better, not just acceptable because they're new. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/05/31/p...
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Top Graham Platner adviser threatened former aide over sexting stories
A Platner adviser warned a former aide she would be accused of lying and sabotage if she cooperated with news outlets.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Morris Katz, a strategist on his campaign warned a former aide she would be accused of lying and sabotage if she cooperated with news outlets reporting on sexually explicit messages Platner sent to women.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/07/2026
SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Reading about Moraff & Lee, I see Morris Katz threatened a former aide she would be accused of lying and sabotage if she cooperated with news outlets reporting on sexually explicit messages Platner sent to women. She did anyway. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/05/31/p...
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Top Graham Platner adviser threatened former aide over sexting stories
A Platner adviser warned a former aide she would be accused of lying and sabotage if she cooperated with news outlets.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I turned it around one night in the 80's. Asshole at my bar was trying to get a *just met* woman drunk. Would order her shots but decline to have one himself. I made friends with them & poured watered down for her & me, he got full strength. She figured it out. He was removed after his whiskey hit.
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Generally, federal law requires that any time someone accesses systems that contain sensitive information, like personally identifiable information (PII), logs of their account and activity should be kept for 6 years. the NLRB deleted this information about a month after DOGE members left.
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ash 🏳️‍⚧️ @rollingfor20.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Here is a verified gofundme for his family: gofund.me/bf251d4ee
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Donate to In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old, organized by LULAC Institute, Inc.
On the morning of July 7, 2026, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was ta… LULAC Institute, Inc. needs your support for In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Yep, he was McConnell's aide.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Good idea. Seeing as how Bernie endorsed him, rallied for him, Oct 2025, and Warren didn't endorse till late March 2026, I would like to hear Bernie's apology.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
She did yesterday, like Bernie, she called for him to step down.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 08/07/2026
If you aren’t a TPS holder yourself or have a loved one who is a TPS holder, know that TPS holders are essential to your daily life too. We must act now to extend TPS for Haiti and ensure Haitian TPS holders can continue their contributions to our communities & care economy.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
That bill is only two years old, Beshear vetoed the legislation at the time, but Kentucky Gen Assembly overrode the veto. They knew what they were doing.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
To establish whether Mitch can "fulfill his duties"? House Bill 622 (24) Kentucky gov can no longer appoint an interim US senator if vacancy occurs. Gov’s only responsibility in a senate vacancy is a written proclamation declaring special election. Then it goes to county sheriffs, 56 days to publish
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Well, he "called" Scott Jennings & they talked just shy of 20 minutes, they talked about Iran & Ukraine & Maine. Scotty told Mitchy (they're old friends) about his visit to the TR Presidential library...
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I was seven when I first heard her songs. I was 13 when I shamelessly stole the album from my sister who neglected to take it to college with her.
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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
MJ was on the Platner bandwagon quite early! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Control of the Senate could be decided in Maine. This oyster farmer is vying to unseat Susan Collins.
Marine and Army veteran Graham Platner dives into one of the most closely watched races of 2026.
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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This you, Mother Jones?
A couple of decades ago, these revelations would have been disqualifying. But as the Democrats confront how to win back voters who have—now twice—elected a president with a penchant for his own sexist, racist, and even criminal behaviors, Platner’s proliferating controversies are perhaps less disqualifying, and possibly even endearing to some discontented Americans.

“If you believe, as I do, that we can change our politics, and change our country, then you must also believe that people can change.”
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Seriously.
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99silver.bsky.social @99silver.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
10 House Dems who signed the pledge Tom Suozzi (NY)Adam Gray (CA) Josh Gottheimer (NJ) Susie Lee (NV)Don Davis (NC)Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (TX) Laura Gillen (NY) Janelle Bynum (OR) Kristin McDonald Rivet (MI) Maggie Goodlander (NH) + 5 candidates My reps aren't on this list or I would be making a call
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