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I live in #Seattle with my husband and our miniature schnauzer. We also spend a lot of time on #OrcasIsland where we have a cabin and enjoy the peace and quiet of the #SanJuanIslands, where WTF means "Where's the Ferry."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Abdul El-Sayed on Fox News: "I think about MLK. He said this thing I always think about -- 'If your coalition is not uncomfortable, it's not big enough.' A lot of people wonder why I'm having this conversation with you. It's because there are people out there who I want to have a conversation with."
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David Veit 🇺🇦🌻 @daves-not-here-man.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"What a democracy cannot—and should not—tolerate is a secretary of defense who trucks in propaganda and wants the people who serve in America’s military to be the armed instrument of his own resentments and biases."
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 04/10/2026
NEW: James Talarico sets the record straight. Ken Paxton and his henchmen have been using AI to make up lies about Talarico. Enough is enough. Dump Ken Paxton, Vote Talarico.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Michigan, we're paying $5,600 a year on average for Trump and Mike Rogers' tariffs.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
vote411.org
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a Nerd @a-nerd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just like all the other businesses he touched.
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 02/10/2026
More than half of all VA medical centers are now reporting severe staffing shortages. 97% of facilities can't fully staff their doctors, and 58% can't hire enough psychologists. The Trump administration has cut roughly 30,000 VA jobs. Now, Veterans are paying the price. @repvindman.bsky.social
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 02/10/2026
Tom the Dancing Bug: L’il Lucky Duckette: “The poor little duck who’s rich in luck.” By Ruben Bolling
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#SC VOTE FOR DR ANNIE ANDREWS! Your kid needs medication. You're at the pharmacy doing math-can we afford this and groceries? Ins co profit while you choose between your child's health & rent. Dr. Annie Andrews will fight for a public option so you can see a doctor without going broke. #Pinks
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Cat Alyst 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them) @catalystmeow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#USDemocracy #MomSky When JD Vance told @angieforfl.bsky.social to “get out of America,” she clapped back:
Angie for U.S. Senate (@angieforfl) posted “The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to 'get out of America' while he and Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the people who built this country and then telling their descendants they don't belong here. /2” Pictured is Angie Nixon holding a megaphone, wearing magenta, and speaking to a crowd.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
Doing drag taught Trixie Mattel that she can do anything. On this week’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin, she talks about life's impermanence, and learning to read people by working at an ice cream shop. Watch the full interview: n.pr/3TxPAfY
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Calling Vance "the most ordinary man imaginable" is so softly savage, you have to admire it.
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 01/10/2026
“Today we are taking a step to build the world Renee would have wanted.” Renee Good’s partner, Becca Good, and brother, Brent Ganger, are suing the Trump administration for Renee’s murder. Send a message of support to Becca: hrc.im/justice
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Right, it's not that I disagree that some of the people sentenced to execution are monsters -- many of them are! -- it's that I disagree that we all should be monsters too.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Weeks before the midterms, Trump is starring in TV ads that literally say “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” He’s using our tax dollars to put himself on TV and campaign for his regime. #PayToPlayPresident
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/10/2026
Almost unanimously, the Senate Republicans ignored or rejected Smith’s distinctions between the president and his party. Consider what that means.
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Jack Smith and the Republican Smear Squad
If holding Trump accountable makes you an enemy of the GOP, the party has told you everything you need to know.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/09/2026
Dead on balls accurate!
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a Nerd @a-nerd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I wonder how she is measuring effectiveness, that their headphones stay on their head?
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@thebulwark.com's @samsteindc.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social "give their takes on Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt’s disastrous attempt to catch former special counsel Jack Smith in a perjury trap during a Senate Judiciary hearing." 📺 youtu.be/vnFmHC59Z8o?...
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GOP Senator’s Jack Smith Ambush Ends in Spectacular Humiliation
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s really great that Eric Schmitt wasted everyone’s time because he can’t tell the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, meanwhile people in Missouri are struggling to pay for utilities, gas, groceries, housing, and child care.
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Dr. Fröhlich (prefers not to) @edgarallandoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You barely notice those disgusting children.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the Fuel Clock shows Americans have paid $74.4 billion more on gasoline & $47.5 billion more on diesel since March 1 compared to a year ago. Total cost will hit $122 billion today. also updated the state map where you can find out how much more you're paying. link in my profile.
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Senator Ruben Gallego @gallego.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Honored to receive the Marine Corps seal from Brigadier General Shannon M. Brown, who served in Iraq and in some of the hardest battles with me. It's tradition for each service branch to present a seal to members of Congress. As a Marine, this one is special. Semper Fi.
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a Nerd @a-nerd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What did these folks think would happen?
Crowd of republicans at their national convention, some holding signs saying, "Mass Deportations Now"
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've never liked ICE. Even back when they used to call themselves the Klan.
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a Nerd @a-nerd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fresh out of the oven! 10 minutes to go. #baking
6 raspberry ripple scones on a cooling rack, the rack is on top a red and white striped kitchen towel.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today, with just over five weeks to go before the midterm elections, I want to point out a critical distinction that’s not being picked up in the media. It will play a major role in shaping the balance of power in Congress. robertreich.substack.com/p/maga-rep…
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/09/2026
Some of us in San Francisco first heard of the Network State and related tech cults from Emily Mills. She documented how these ideas had infused our local politics. It sounded odd at first, but her work sparked mine. On Tuesday, we're onstage together in SF. Tix here: semaphore.thd.org/954-2/
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THE TELEGRAPH HILL DWELLERS PRESENTS: GIL DURAN with Emily Mills
Join Telegraph Hill Dwellers for an evening with journalist and author Gil Duran, in conversation with Emily Mills, discussing his new book, The
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump and the GOP's REAL base of support — the billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech and AI, Big Crypto, defense contractors, and Wall Street — know that the midterm elections may limit what they can get away with in the future. Understand the stakes and vote accordingly.
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Wilson Cruz @wilsoncruz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In light of today’s Supreme Court ruling, PLEASE continue to go to handsoffourvote.net to CONTINUOUSLY check your registration, to register to vote, to work the polls and secure the vote during and after the election and to find ways to get involved locally.
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Hands Off Our Vote
In America, voters pick our leaders, and we decide our future.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 25/09/2026
Tom the Dancing Bug — Elon Musk and His Doge Pals in ‘Rogue Won’ By Ruben Bolling
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a Nerd @a-nerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Catchy nick name, "toxic trump."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026
@timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social react to a taxpayer-funded TV ad praising Trump, complete with “Love Me” playing over footage of the president. “This is just pure cult propaganda paid for by us.”
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 23/09/2026
Yet, the officer who shot Wilber Garces-Perez in Austin, TX wasn't wearing a body camera even though he was issued one. WHY are agents wearing masks to conceal their identity but not body cameras to guarantee accountability? 2/2
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Putting aside the 1st Amendment implications…it’s not like Convicted Felon Donald Trump tells the truth when the press is at the White House anyway.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is do or die moment for Cal Dems like @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov and @rokhanna.bsky.social - are they in the pocket of the Ellisons or are they with democracy, free and diverse media, etc.? So far .... crickets.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump misstating and touting a meaningless deal over Greenland, while the entire Middle East security architecture falls apart due to his own actions, is emblematic of this administration’s foreign policy.
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 19/09/2026
Amazing editorial cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social 😃
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Swing Left @swingleft.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Early voting has started—we’re officially in get-out-the-vote season! 🗳️ This means we're in the home stretch of a high-stakes election that will shape not just January 2027, but also lay the groundwork for 2028, 2030, and beyond.
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