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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 8h
This guy is really good, not just for Maine news but for how to put together a news story so you understand the context.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 9h
NEW JACKSON AD: "This is for the folks who work 80 hours a week like I did. We carry this state on our backs. Mainers are proud, hard workers. They carry this state, like I will in the Senate. It's time your hard work pays off." #momsky#sheshed
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MAGA Report Cards @magareportcards.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Stephanie Bice Debated Her Opponent at Least Three Times When She Was the Challenger. Now She 'Declines to Debate at This Time.' www.magareportcards.com/blog/bice-de...
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Stephanie Bice Debated Her Opponent at Least Three Times When She Was the Challenger. Now She 'Declines to Debate at This Time.'
Asked to debate her Democratic challenger in a race the challenger says a national pollster calls a dead heat, Stephanie Bice's campaign said no and pointed to her opponent's campaign debt. In 2020, w...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Kassie Navarro @kassien.bsky.social · 11h
Susan Collins claims that @propublica.org’s reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. 📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h
As Trump and Republicans strip health coverage from millions (for tax cuts for the rich), Dems plan to expand Medicare. #MedicareForAllNOW www.newsweek.com/medicare-upd...
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 13h
Former Republican: Mainers need to hear from Susan Collins "live and in person" on the "potentially career-ending" reporting from @propublica.org. #MEpolitics
I was a longtime Auburn resident and used to be a Republican.
As reported recently by ProPublica, a serious and potentially career-ending allegation was made against Sen. Susan Collins. Did she illegally channel government contracts to a Hawaiian defense contractor that paid her campaign through a fake company it concocted to hide what it was doing?
Will Sen. Collins agree to do a town hall or an interview with the ProPublica journalists to discuss the facts and points detailed in the ProPublica reporting? It appears her response thus far has been to have her staff blow smoke and for Collins to shoot the messenger, i.e., the journalists at ProPublica. She has essentially taken a clue from our president and yelled “fake news.”
But, ProPublica is a respected reporting source dedicated to holding government representatives to account. It report that it has reviewed thousands of emails never previously revealed, and it has interviewed many persons close to the case who have corroborated much of the reporting. It has the receipts, unfortunately for Collins.
Why did her campaign staff agree to accept $150,000 from a shell company hiding the source as a government contractor?
On the face of it, the ProPublica article is damning to Collins. Other than repeating “fake news,” how can she defend herself? I have no idea. But, for the first time in over 25 years, the public should hear from her live and in person. She should meet with voters. Failing her agreement to do so, she should sit for a thorough interview with ProPublica. Mainers deserve to know, to paraphrase Richard M. Nixon, if their U.S. senator is a crook.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 13h
My investigators have confirmed the Trump administration is hiding interview documents it conducted with some of Epstein’s banks, and there could be more. There’s no limit to how far Scott Bessent, Kash Patel and Todd Blanche will go to continue this cover up.
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 13h
Had a great conversation with Heather Cox Richardson last night about the generational opportunity we have to deliver real change for Iowa in November.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
Ever. #MedicareForAllNOW
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13h
Three of our four investigations ended at the same senator's campaign account. A pardoned fraudster. Epstein's billionaire client. ICE's jailers. Susan Collins took money tied to all three. Maine has 31 days to be concerned. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen...
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For the first time in more than a decade, Democrats have a shot at winning a trifecta and making real change. Voting rights. Fair maps. Union rights. All three are on the ballot this year.
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Alan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I was curious about what that healthcare sector growth looks like, and what I found is that its main drivers are outpatient care and the aging of the baby boomers, with nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the forefront of growth. www.reveliolabs.com/news/macro/h...
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Healthcare Job Growth Is Propping Up the 2026 Labor Market
Healthcare added more jobs than every other sector combined. We break down the hiring boom, who is driving it, and how long it can last.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
CNBC on the September jobs report: "A bit of a disappointment. Expecting 90,000, comes in at 29,000. And we see two month revisions down 60,000 ... average hourly earnings -- this is a big miss. Big, big miss. We were expecting up three tenth. This comes in at one tenth."
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 30/09/2026
9/30 Mainer and professor of American history Heather Cox Richardson says Senate race in Maine is about “reclaiming our democracy” #maine #MEpolitics
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BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🗣️ Georgia are you ready for the General Election? 👀 Check your vote reg and/or reg by 10/5 📫 Request an Absentee Ballot by 10/23 🗳️ Vote Early 10/13-10/30 👉 Find out where your candidates stand on the issues that matter to you BlueVoterGuide.org #BlueVoterGuide #October2026
Circular emblem labeled GEORGIA with peach orchard, basket of peaches, farmhouse, rolling hills and a red setting sun.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
it continues to absolutely boggle my mind how few people realize that refineries in the US Rockies, Plains, Midwest/Great Lakes rely so heavily on millions of barrels of Canadian crude oil *every day* and have since the 1950s
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It’s why you move voting sites, it’s why you have fewer hours, it’s why our absentee mailing ballots are so compl...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 01/10/2026
Angie Nixon’s meteoric rise in Florida is energizing people across the country! We can’t wait for @angieforfl.bsky.social to stop by later to discuss her people-powered Senate campaign. Join the conversation with @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 01/10/2026
Per CBS News, the GOP loaded the weak bill with voter ID mandates to blame Democrats for opposing a congressional stock trading ban. lincolnsquare.media #Trump #Congress
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Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A New York Times report reveals that Meta is telling the IRS that their A.I. data centers are a giant experiment or “pilot models” allowing the company trim almost $4 billion off its tax bill last year. #meta #irs #tax #money #a.i. #datacenter #markzuckerberg
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
US “almost started a war” with China, based on AI intelligence report that claimed a Chinese ship was transporting components of nuclear weapons Military personnel made plans to intercept Chinese vessel, complete with aircraft and soldiers ready to board the ship www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Great news to share Forget about toxic Lithium Sodium-ion batteries are entering mass production and commercial deployment, offering a cheaper, safer, and abundant alternative to lithium-ion for electric vehicles and grid energy storage www.ess-news.com/2026/04/20/a...
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A closer look at CATL's new sodium-ion battery - Energy Storage
The battery manufacturing heavyweight presented its latest sodium-ion products at ESIE 2026 earlier this month, expanding its push into grid-scale storage, AI data centers, and long-life applications.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/10/2026
Russell Shaw, @olgakhazan.bsky.social, and @stephhmurray.bsky.social are answering questions on Reddit about raising kids and the shifting challenges many parents are facing. Ask them anything today at 2 p.m. ET on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/raisingkid...
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Graig Mellon @mellongraig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's October folks - if you live in any one of these states, the deadline to register to vote and the methods used are fast approaching (especially between October 4-9). If you haven't registered to vote yet this election, do so now - and get your friends, family, and neighbors to do the same.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 01/10/2026
The young crypto investors who fell in love with Donald Trump's embrace of the industry when he ran for president are now furious that he used them to enrich himself and his family.
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'How much more money does he need?' Crypto bros furious at Trump over his 'cash grab'
The young crypto investors who fell in love with Donald Trump's embrace of the industry when he ran for president are now furious that he used them to enrich himself and his family.Trump's personal venture into crypto revived the industry's image as a "scam," and crypto investors and enthusiasts are...
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Brought to you by Susan Collins. #MEpolitics
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As heating oil prices hit record highs, Mainers are eyeing winter with growing trepidation
At the Farmington Fair, western Maine residents said they're taking a hit from higher prices, and some are worried how they'll make it through winter.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026
NEW: A nonpartisan watchdog asked a court to force the Trump administration to hand over records on its claims that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states. The request comes after Trump alleged that his administration found 278k noncitizens on the rolls.
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Jerri Green @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A dozen rural hospitals face closure after 15 years of GOP leaders refusing Medicaid expansion. Cuts from the "Big Beautiful Bill," championed by Marsha Blackburn, will make it worse. As Governor, I'll accept Medicaid expansion. It's time to stop sacrificing rural towns to score political points.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
(FT) - Diesel prices will not return to normal for more than a year, according to US oil and gas executives surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. @financialtimes.com $CRAK www.ft.com/content/0d74...
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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rural america is asking: is this making us healthier? 🤔 MAHA promised them better health, but thats not what rural communities are seeing 🤷🏻‍♀️ #GOPWarOnHealthcare #USDemocracy #VoteBlue 🗳️ apnews.com/article/rura...
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Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn't improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds
A new AP-KFF poll finds that the Make America Healthy Again movement has a substantial following among rural voters, but most don't think President Donald Trump's healthcare policies have benefited th...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Klobuchar: "The fact that when people are hurting this much and literally can't pay their bills & insurance premiums, that he then spends govt money instead of to help people pay for their insurance, on an ad to glorify himself. They are making the connection now on corruption and affordability."
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's the last day of the quarter everyone! Have links below to support the most important battleground races across the country. Let's rally for our courageous candidates and gritty state parties all across the country, and make this a big day! 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/its-the-la...
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It’s The Last Day Of The Quarter. Let’s Rally For Our Battleground Candidates And Party Committees Today And Make Sure They Close Strong!!!!!!
We need to have a big day peeps. Decisions on ads, where to put final resources will be made based on the q3 fundraising totals for candidates and committees. Let’s be Hopium strong for them today!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Data centres • Increase our electricity bills • Pollute our water • Increase unemployment via AI • Accelerate climate + eco collapse • Offer NOTHING to ordinary people in return Why is the Irish government pushing us headlong towards them? www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
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New data centres designed for AI ‘require power in excess of that used by 100,000 homes’
Oireachtas committee hears projections suggest installations to account for about 35% of electricity demand by 2035
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 29/09/2026
Angie Nixon is fighting to protect and expand Social Security! Everyone in Florida who cares about their earned benefits should support her for U.S. Senate. #FlSen @angieforfl.bsky.social
A graphic with photos of Florida Senate candidates Angie Nixon and Ashley Moody. The text says, The Senators elected this November will LITERALLY decide the future of Social Security. In 2032, either seniors will get screwed, or millionaires and billionaires will pay their fair share into Social Security. WHO DO YOU TRUST TO MAKE THAT CHOICE?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/ Montana just flipped switch to start kicking ppl off benefits. Starting Oct 1, the state can deny or cut Medicaid for about 70,000 adults who can't prove 80 hours a month of work, school, or volunteering. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now real. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 29/09/2026
Twenty-four states are holding elections for supreme court seats this November. @douglaskeith.bsky.social spotlights the supreme court races with the greatest potential to shape state high courts:
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State Supreme Court Elections to Watch This November
Judicial races will shape courts across the country and set up 2028 fights for majority control 2028 in Montana and North Carolina
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy sh*t. Sen Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of going to an Atlanta Hawks bball game with the implication that he must of also met with then prosecutor Fani Willis BUT Smith went to an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland instead. This GOP clown show is a disgrace.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ignore the polls. Just assume EVERY battleground race is super close, assume they’re all a dead heat. Because that’s the truth. So why look at the polls? You already know what the deal is. All these battleground races are super, super close. Period. From here on out, ignore the polls. Vote.
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Matt Dunlap @dunlap4congress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've been a sportsman in Maine my whole life, long before I thought about running for office. Paul LePage's record on Maine's outdoors speaks for itself, he's sided with developers over conservation again and again. Sportsmen deserve better in Washington. Watch our new ad 📺️ 👇️
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 29/09/2026
9/29 Mainer-slash-historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the best way Mainers can influence the Senate election, speaking at a campaign event for Troy Jackson at USM in Portland Monday evening #maine #MEpolitics
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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
UK Mandates Rooftop Solar & Heat Pumps For New Homes Beginning In 2028 cleantechnica.com/2026/03/26/u...
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UK Mandates Rooftop Solar & Heat Pumps For New Homes Beginning In 2028 - CleanTechnica
The UK Future Homes Program will require rooftop solar and heat pumps in new homes beginning in April of 2028.
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BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨 AZ voters: Make Your Plan to Vote 🪪 Reg by 10/5 📫 Request an absentee ballot by 10/23 at 5 PM. 🗳️ In-person Absentee Voting 10/7-10/30 Your vote is your voice in the decisions that affect your community, schools & future.  Find your ballot info at BlueVoterGuide.org #BlueVoterGuide #September2026
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Voters of Tomorrow @votersoftomorrow.org · 27/09/2026
if you’re reading this, it’s time to LOCK IN 🔒 Text and phonebanking for VOT is back in full swing, baby. Grab a shift and help us reach young voters! 💬: www.mobilize.us/votersoftomo... 📞: www.mobilize.us/votersoftomo...
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who’s in charge of the hen house? The Pentagon was hacked, beginning in October 2025, the data of approximately 4 mil Military personnel have been compromised. From social security numbers to service members’ occupational specialties.
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ladyracer71.bsky.social @ladyracer71.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump has dirt on this senator — and he'll rain hell on her if she steps out of line---Senator Susan Collins is COMPROMISED & BLACKMAILED
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Trump has dirt on this senator — and he'll rain hell on her if she steps out of line
Years ago, I worked with a person who habitually used the word “concerned.” They had a junior role on our team but, nevertheless, constantly interrupted meetings with her “concerns.” They'd come to m...
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You know this. I am a Jewish Michigander who is a strong supporter of Abdul Al-Sayed. I am not alone. More than 800 of us have signed onto the letter below. docs.google.com/document/u/1...
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Michigan Jews for Democracy Signatories
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