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@akasun.bsky.social
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Being old and seemingly invisible is my super power. Constant reader. Love great food, single malt, CrossFit, and the beach. Fierce social justice advocate; doing what I can, where I can, as often as possible

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Tooey @sueric.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tomorrow morning I am going to make myself a big bowl of road salt.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
MAGA lunatic Susan Collins wasn’t just working to take away rights from other women, she was also heavily engaging in an illegal bribery scheme. Not only a lifelong fraud, but a lifelong crook.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Susie Time @susietime777.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it." Crowd: *groans*
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akasun.bsky.social @akasun.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Volunteer Blue @volunteerblue.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The only poll that counts is after Tuesday, Nov 3. Vote as soon as you can. Volunteer to get friends, family and strangers to the polls. We need to win BIG. volunteerblue.org/action-coach... can help you help us all.
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akasun.bsky.social @akasun.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Ossoff calls Mike Collins "a crumbling little bigot"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This vile creature is a traitor to the United States and all of humanity.
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akasun.bsky.social @akasun.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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The Trump Crisis @thetrumpcrisis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When did the Trump regime start obeying court orders. I just laugh when I see someone get hopeful when they see a court ruled against trump.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Congress is back from vacation staring at another government-funding deadline. Imagine returning from five weeks off and discovering the assignment you ignored is still due. Most Americans learned this lesson around seventh grade. Congress apparently requires continuing education. #DoYourJob
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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
RFK Jr. told Congress the trip to Samoa had “nothing to do with vaccines.” Newly revealed documents tell a very different story. #Pinks 🌸 #USDemocracy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We took Donald Trump's advice to "go look at the clips" that could help drive turnout for the coming midterm elections. He's right, there are a lot of them...
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Jon Ossoff has landed another blow after the White House lost its cool over his remarks.
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Dem Star Savages ‘Draft-Dodging’ Trump After White House Meltdown
Jon Ossoff has landed another blow after the White House lost its cool over his remarks.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I am almost without words for what has become of this once proud newspaper. I will only say this: Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ossoff understands that he hit a nerve and he’s just going to keep hitting it. Good political instincts.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms."
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The GOP is desperately trying to rewrite history, but just a reminder that Donald Trump was president during the lockdowns, and he awarded Fauci a presidential commendation for his work on COVID. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.politico.com/news/2026/07... Trump is not a President for all people. Americans must vote for change at midterms. Repost #Blues
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Trump overrode his own agencies to deny four Democratic disaster requests
President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 29/07/2026
The law is clear: sending armed federal agents, including ICE, to polling sites is illegal. Federal and state laws prohibit voter intimidation and election interference. Our new analysis explains what the law says and why these threats must be taken seriously. #BrennanEnEspañol
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Cómo prevenir la intimidación de los votantes por agentes federales en los sitios de votación
Todo despliegue de agentes federales armados para intimidar a los votantes o interferir en las elecciones sería ilegal. Si ocurren, los funcionarios y la sociedad civil están preparados para disputar ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/07/2026
Trump: "The parks are getting all new grass. I have a man who's a fantastic man, one of the biggest grass-growers. He's actually a very rich guy. He wants to fix up the parks. All brand new grass. He donated the grass for the WH. We're building a heliport & a great ballroom & a military facility..."
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Thank you to everyone who donated, shared the campaign, or helped spread the word. Because of your support, the Moon Camp property next to Jackie and Shadow’s habitat will now be permanently protected.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/07/2026
NEW: A woman who sexually abused a minor. Boxer Mike Tyson, who served time for rape. Both of these people successfully launched private schools that collected public money. As the voucher system grows more popular, few states have guardrails in place.
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Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
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Joan ❌👑 @still4dems.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Government officials confirmed they cancelled federal funding to blue states for clean energy projects, FEMA disaster aid, and childcare because blue states didn’t vote for Trump in 2024. This is a sad commentary as well as unlawful. newrepublic.com/post/213526/...
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Trump Team Admits He’s Been Defunding States That Didn’t Vote for Him
Federal officials acknowledged in a recent lawsuit what we all suspected: Trump is targeting Democratic states.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We are a signatory to the Geneva Conventions.
I. Treaties
Additional Protocol I
Article 54(2) of the 1977 Additional Protocol I provides:
It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove, or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as foodstuffs, agricultural areas for the production of foodstuffs, crops, livestock, drinking water installations and supplies and irrigation works, for the specific purpose of denying them for their sustenance value to the civilian population or to the adverse Party, whatever the motive, whether in order to starve out civilians, to cause them to move away, or for any other motive.
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), Geneva, 8 June 1977, Article 54(2). Article 54 was adopted by consensus. CDDH, Official Records, Vol. VI, CDDH/SR.42, 27 May 1977, p. 208.
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akasun.bsky.social @akasun.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The horrifying video shows a straight-up execution of a Black man by police. It's a gutting demonstration of the continued, horrifying impunity with which police regularly treat Black life and none of us can accept this. wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/madis...
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Madison police kill man in broad daylight in front of witnesses • Wisconsin Examiner
A Madison police officer shot a man several times, killing him during an arrest for allegedly casing cars in the Willy Street neighborhood.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If Andy Beshear does not push this to a conclusion that either has him appointing McConnell's replacement, or McConnell reappearing, Beshear will be out of Democratic politics. We need rabble-rousers, not the same quiet, proper Dems who keep losing.
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Briana @neverstopthefight.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Animals are often so much better than humans 🥰🥰🥰🥰
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Nothing to see here: Just 292,150+ people warning about Trump Admin’s new federal rule to strip grant funding power away from experts, scientists and unbiased arbiters Instead granting power over federal grants to Trump appointees Enormous issue Comment deadline is today
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Who would push to destroy the ICC? Only those who commit war crimes.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Here's another news story that will absolutely never be covered by mainstream media. When it comes to election fraud, it's always Republicans doing it.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The longer we allow grandpa to rage post to distract from the EPSTEIN Files, the more danger he creates for the safety & security of the world. Any doubt he would use nuclear weapons in a heartbeat if he thought it would benefit himself? I'm with Maj. Jason Watson: IMPEACH. CONVICT. REMOVE 🇺🇸
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Hellz Empty @hellzempty.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Yeah, hell is empty.
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🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 12/07/2026
"If three Black men took a White man fishing, and didn't come back with him, the president would be making a statement right now..." Let that truth sink in. Especially in Nolan Wells case. One of the step parents to one of the white men is a judge. #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
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Nikki Giovillain @sassyblackneighbor.blacksky.app · 02/07/2026
Why does "owns a fireworks company" sound so Scooby Doo villain?
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's in the Constitution, under the 14th Amendment.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 24/06/2026
Since Dobbs, states have been pushing bills to make it harder to access birth control—putting the “civil rights of the unborn” above the basic human rights that women deserve. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why.
Contraception was politically untouchable — until now.
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Judge Indira Talwani rejected Trump’s attempts to change federal election procedures through an executive order, repeatedly emphasizing that the Constitution grants authority over elections not to the executive branch but to individual states and Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...
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Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
So, how dead is this slush fund?
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 24/06/2026
The hypocrisy is impossible to ignore. Critics spent years attacking Obama over Iran, yet many of those same voices have little to say now. The outrage seems to depend more on the politician than the policy! #SheShed #Politics #Hypocrisy #TruthMatters #Accountability
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Joy Reid: “Mamdani went 3 for 3. This is a sea change. Get used to it.”
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M 💓🇺🇸🗽🌊🌈✨🧘‍♀️ @liveadivinelife.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Thanks @warnock.senate.gov 💙💪🇺🇸 #SheShed
A screenshot of an indivisible Georgia post on Instagram. It is a picture of Senator Raphael Warnock sitting in a pinstripe suit, looking off into the distance. He appears to be in some kind of theater. The quote says, this week. Private equity housing band passed. Georgia redistricting canceled. Social circle ice warehouse stopped.
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