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Adrianne Shropshire

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Executive Director of @voteblackpac. Political strategist, descendant of heroes, over the bullshit.

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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Supreme Court is actively dismantling democracy and rewriting the Constitution. There are no checks. There are no balances. There’s just us. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You people elected the stupidest motherf*ckahs on the planet to run the most powerful nation to ever exist. JFC.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/08/2026
President Donald Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year. Adjusted for inflation, that would be more than the U.S. spent annually on defense during the height of World War II.
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The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Imagine bragging about spending $15 million AGAINST other democrats while America is about to find itself in the dustbin of history because the actual opposition party are neoconferderates. The white reunification strategists within the Dem party need to get a grip.
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Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left (Gift Article)
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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The Village Media @thevillagemedia.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“What’s happening to Black communities in the US and tech workers in Kenya can be understood through this lens. The precedent set by slavery, colonial exploitation and systemic oppression has led to a devaluation of Black life.” thevillagemedia.com/2026/08/blac...
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Black in the Buffer Zone: AI's Exploitation of Global Black Communities - The Village Media
Over the last few years, data centers have begun to pop up across the country, primarily in Black, economically disadvantaged areas, to much outrage. Often occupying hundreds of acres of land, these c...
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“The lies coming out of this White House are absurd and scream authoritarianism,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement to The Village. “Donald Trump can’t even repair the reflecting pool, and we’re supposed to trust him with the integrity of our elections?”
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The Village Media @thevillagemedia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In 2021, Donald Trump and his cronies spread lies that led two Black women election workers in Fulton County to flee their homes for their safety. Their lies left Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, with irreparable emotional scars.
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Silence was an option.
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The Village Media @thevillagemedia.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
How is Donald Trump celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States? He is digging in taxpayers' pockets to build monuments to himself. thevillagemedia.com/2026/06/amer...
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America, The Vanity: The Steep Cost of Donald Trump’s Capitol “Renovations” - The Village Media
It may have been Donald Trump’s birthday, but he is not, in fact, the birthday (IYKYK).
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The Village Media @thevillagemedia.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The Supreme Court’s 2025-2026 term is over, but the battle over who belongs to America continues. thevillagemedia.com/2026/07/supr...
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Supreme Court's 2025-2026 Term Tests Who Matters In Trump's America  - The Village Media
The Supreme Court’s 2025-2026 term is over, but the battle over who belongs to America continues. When future generations look back on this term, they will not see a Court’s honest interpretation of t...
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’m just a shitlib, but until the dems are willing to take on the concentrated power of capital and the mechanisms that led to it they’re just painting the titanic a different color. bsky.app/profile/mjsd...
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Nancy Roth @nrothont.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"While Roberts has never really cared about making sure regular people don’t get ripped off, he has long cared about making sure his investment returns keep increasing."
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you." The clear point is that Republicans have turned Congress into an body that does not engage in oversight, that operates to protect the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends.
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Michael Barajas @michaelbarajas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
working w/ other journalism startups has been key to our work since launching @boltsmag.org but wow June has been big for us. nearly every story we published this month was a collaboration w/ a local newsroom. i think many of these punch far above the weight of our small orgs bc we combined forces 🧵
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
C-Span covering Klan rallies I see
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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a woman wearing a white hat and an apron is holding a spoon in her hand .
ALT: a woman wearing a white hat and an apron is holding a spoon in her hand .
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Nope. Should have come to Congress for authorization BEFORE he launched his war. Absolutely not. Zero Dem votes. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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Trump wants $88B for Iran war, disaster aid in emergency request
The White House is seeking over $67 billion for the Pentagon and $11 billion for farm assistance.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
First two cases at SCOTUS today invovle the Republicans preventing victims of terrorism from suing foreign governments, but allowing oil companies to sue foreign governments. Never change, Republicans
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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barack obama is giving a speech in front of a microphone in front of american flags .
ALT: barack obama is giving a speech in front of a microphone in front of american flags .
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/05/2026
There are levels to the fuckery of Trump investigating Yale for having Black medical students People of color are often better-served by doctors who are also POC, & there already aren't enough doctors of color to meet community needs This'll worsen the crisis ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Trump DOJ: Yale’s Medical School Has Way Too Many Black Students
The administration’s view is that the mere presence of students of color at Yale Medical School proves discrimination against white people.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 13/05/2026
“There is a real financial squeeze underway. For the first time in three years, inflation is eating up all wage gains," wrote Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. "This is a setback for middle-class and lower-income households and they know it.”
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Iran War Drives Inflation to Highest Level Since May 2023
U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month to a three-year high as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Folks, Saturday is a PERFECT time to learn about some of the most important but under-radar elections happening this year. West Virginia is Tuesday; Georgia is in two weeks; and a lot else coming up. Explore and share!
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 05/05/2026
What's notable to me about the Alito-Jackson spat on Monday is how little Alito's opinion bothers with anything resembling legal analysis. He doesn't respond to Jackson, in any meaningful sense. It's just an angry blog post about how she really ought to be more respectful to him.
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Samuel Alito Had No Answers For Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Latest Dissent
The more transparently political the Court’s work becomes, the more fiercely the conservative justices insist that there is nothing political about the Court’s work.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 05/05/2026
For the first time since news of Mississippi’s $77 million welfare scandal first broke in 2020, a judge has sentenced one of its conspirators, even as six others await sentencing.
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Accountant Is First Person Sentenced in Mississippi Welfare Scandal As 6 Remain Unsentenced
Accountant Anne McGrew is the first person sentenced for their role in the Mississippi welfare scandal, as six others await sentencing.
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The abject failure and total incompetence of this administration is astounding. “The 2 week ceasefire plan includes allowing both Iran & Oman to charge fees on ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz…The world had considered the passage an international waterway and never paid tolls before.”
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Live updates: US and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire
Iran says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war, and will negotiate with the United States in Islamabad beginning Friday. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats...
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 01/04/2026
f'real my eyes bulged out of my head Sauer is trying to tie birthright citizenship to whether the parents had 'lawful residence and intent to remain' ACB was like so um..slaves? And Sauer went Well Mississippi said slaves have indefeasible domicile & even if they ran away they still lived there 😐
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
On this 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, we remember the victims – who were primarily young immigrant women. We also carry forward the lessons of this painful moment in NYC's history. Reckless, unchecked greed resulted in mass catastrophe. (1/3)
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This is fascinating because it’s reminiscent of him describing how well the pandemic effort was going. And, well, we all know how that turned out.
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
“There has been a constant drumbeat…that the party’s progressive wing is full of woke, over-educated scolds out of step with average Democrats. What this data suggests is that moderate Democratic voters are fully in line with the growing economic populism in the party and actually want more of it.”
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Michael Barajas @michaelbarajas.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
one stunning down-ballot result in TX last night that folks might’ve missed was the ouster of Dallas’ two-term DA, John Creuzot, by Amber Givens, an embattled former judge who previously clashed w/ the DA in her court 

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John Cruezot concedes to Amber Givens in Dallas DA Democratic primary upset
Despite the incumbent district attorney raising more in contributions than his challenger, Givens was ahead in the unofficial vote tally Wednesday morning.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
extraordinary night for state progressives in North Carolina via boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Results: Progressives win all four of these primaries, ousting incumbents Cunningham, Willingham, and Majeed, while Pierce held off Wray’s comeback.
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Here we have: 1. An anti suffragist white women who believed that women should not vote or be involved in politics, 2. A Black man who advocated that Black ppl be educated on skills that make them better laborers (Black jobs?) but not push for civil rights, and 3.Charlie Kirk. Makes sense to me.
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Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Paramount right now.
Remmick from Sinners
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
“We want to help our fellow Americans so we’re taking the social safety net away from people who can’t pay for medicine on their own.”
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The guy who staged a failed coup last time is building a massive personal militia staffed with lawless thugs. At this point it’s just naïve not to see where this is going.
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Meanwhile, in the real world…
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Friends. White racists in America have always spoken about Black people in this way. This part is not imported from Germany, it’s homegrown.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I want us to understand this in the context of these same people killed affirmative action using Chinese-American plaintiffs because they said helping Black people was discriminatory against Asian Americans and anti-merit. Once again: it was never about that. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Amid Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university appears to block them altogether
Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators
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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Can't WAIT to see which justices show up to the State of the Union address Tuesday 🍿
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Trump has ordered the Treasury to send him $10 billion in cash & $10 billion for a slush fund (on top of the $200 million in cash stolen from Venezuela for another slush fund), on top of $10+ billion gotten from foreign governments in exchange for favors, but do go on about not taking a salary ...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
NEW: When North Carolina's GOP wanted to pass a bill last year to require that local governments comply with ICE, they were one vote down. A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills. Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
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The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts
North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
MAHA: Eating a giant steak cooked in butter alongside beef tallow fries and washing it down with coffee spiked with butter Not MAHA: Clean air, clean water, health insurance, vaccines, disease monitoring, scientific research, food assistance, food safety, bike lanes
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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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The Blackest Squads of All Time: Prince and the Revolutionaries
How Harriet Tubman and a secret team of Gullah Geechee super spies freed America.
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
So the tariff money he brags about is just gonna go to covering the cost of Trump lawsuits against America? Filling his pockets while regular Americans prepare for massive job layoffs?
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
They are hiding in homes from a paramilitary secret police force that is trying to ship them off to detention centers where others have been murdered. Where is the lie?
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
So Obama didn’t take your guns and Joe Biden didn’t take your guns but Trump “you can’t have guns. You can’t walk around with guns.” Unless you’re a Trump supporter who carries guns to BLM protests and murders people, of course.
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Adrianne Shropshire @adrianneshrop.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
And this should not be taken as an out for Senate Dems to waiver on refusing additional DHS funding. This is not a “one bad apple” scenario.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it... Arizona, November 2020
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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov · 25/01/2026
Yes, Kristi Noem should be impeached. What we're seeing in the news scares me to death. DHS got $191 billion in the Big Ugly Bill, and she has not come before @democrats-judiciary.house.gov to explain to the American people and Congress how she's using that money.
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