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Auntie M1

@auntiem1.bsky.social
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Your eccentric older relation who might go off at any moment. Public Health, Human Rights, Good Governance, and Good Music.

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 35m
A Hasidic Jew, with the sidecurls, hat, and everything, is being deported. For the alleged crime of antisemitism. For peacefully protesting Israel. Where he is a citizen; and to which he is being deported.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 2h
Today, I kicked off my Got Your Back Tour in South St. Paul — my third statewide tour of this campaign. This campaign has always been about showing up and fighting for working people. Because Minnesotans deserve a Senator who has your back — not Donald Trump's.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 2h
"The plans have drawn condemnation from some residents of central Louisiana, and immigrant advocates and child welfare experts have expressed concerns about possible trauma inflicted on detained children..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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New Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families (Gift Article)
The site in Alexandria, La., a major expansion of the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub, will streamline and accelerate removals.
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Dave Min @daveminca.bsky.social · 3h
Great morning in Irvine launching a canvass alongside Katie McEwen and Councilwoman Betty Martinez Franco. Grateful to UAW, CWA, and everyone who came out despite the heat to knock doors and connect with neighbors. THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE. Just over a month to go. LFG!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 22h
There has been a wave of book bannings in recent years -- but it could get worse, as the German playwright Heinrich Heine famously observed in his 1821 play Almansor: “Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.” bit.ly/4i3d6K7 #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead
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Book Bannings Are Bad Enough, But Where Those Involved Are Considered Demonic, the Stakes Could Get Much Higher
Calls for, or at least predictions of, revolution or civil war have been common on the religious and political Right for decades. This has been particularly so among leaders of the Christian revivalis...
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 12h
There are data scraping elements to this that make me extremely nervous. Nothing, in the end, is free when it comes to this regime. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
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What to Know About Trump Accounts as More Than 60 Million Children Are Auto-Enrolled (Gift Article)
The Trump administration may have just signed up your child — and more than 60 million others — for a 530A savings account (if you haven’t already done so).
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A chance to support tuberculosis delivery work at the Gates Foundation gatesfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Gates/job/Se...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
PSA: The Trump administration changed the form used to register and request absentee ballots, removing the checkbox for US citizens who have never lived in the US(even though some are eligible to vote under state law). The change could block eligible voters and was made without proper public notice.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mike Rogers was a leading advocate for boosting opioid prescriptions. He took over $1M from Big Pharma. He has always prioritized personal profit over the health and safety of Michiganders. That's not public safety. Watch our new ad, "Safe."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026
Experts believe Tennessee is unnecessarily placing kids incarcerated for minor offenses into its highest-security prisons, which they say are more punitive than rehabilitative. “These institutions are not humane places,” said an advocate. with @wpln.bsky.social
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Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.
Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not reha...
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MAGA Report Cards @magareportcards.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete Ricketts in the news: Pete Ricketts Is Leading the Senate Push for the Congressional Stock Trading Ban. Read It Closely: It Never Makes Anyone Sell What They Already Own. www.magareportcards.com/blog/rickett...
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Pete Ricketts Is Leading the Senate Push for the Congressional Stock Trading Ban. Read It Closely: It Never Makes Anyone Sell What They Already Own.
On July 29 he stood on the Senate floor demanding the House-passed Stop Insider Trading Act pass by unanimous consent. The bill bans buying stock. It requires no one to divest. The senator whose portf...
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Rebecca 🦋 @rebecca79903973.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I Completely Agree, Coach!
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Georgia Election Deniers have sent a letter to our Corrupt DOJ, asking them to intervene in our Midterms now just weeks away. The Federal Government has No Standing, as per the United States Constitution, to intervene in any State election regardless of a Corrupt politician suggesting so.
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Trump's Takeover of Georgia's Vote Count Has Quietly Begun
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Politicon @politicon.com · 02/10/2026
Retired three-star Admiral Nancy Lacore is running for South Carolina’s 1st District after Pete Hegseth removed her from her post without giving her a reason. Lacore is taking on a SC race shaped by affordability, military service, and local corruption. Politics War Room youtu.be/VOgHHx1esH4
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Admiral Nancy Lacore on Hegseth's Pentagon and Her Run in South Carolina's 1st District
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 02/10/2026
Voter purges across the South hit Black voters hardest. It's documented, and nobody gets to argue it away. We're not backing down. We're signing up. Deadline is OCT. 5: GA, MS, LA, TN, FL, TX. Register, then drag three friends with you. #LetsGetVoteReady social.demcast.com/s/AdwAzBSZ
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Check Your Voter Registration
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Auntie M1 @auntiem1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Too bad for Eric Schmitt that nobody told him how Amy Klobuchar was a sportswriter’s daughter.
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Joan Hussey Local Elections Matter @joanhussey1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TEXAS: Placed on a suspend list? Voting remains an option but takes more effort. Change your address by OCT. 5 to avoid the additional paperwork. It takes 2 minutes. Spread the word. #LetsGetVoteReady social.demcast.com/s/zzAixsCV
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: A new USPS policy will eliminate evening mail pickups from select post offices across the country — a change that will eventually slow pick-up and delivery times for around 70% of zip codes in the U.S. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected👇
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 02/10/2026
Upwards of 3,000,000+ Democrats live either in #NY17, its immediate surrounding areas, or in parts of NYC that are a quick train ride away. If just a fraction of them came out to knock on doors in this district - even for a single day - we would win this seat for Cait Conley.Dem
Democratic nominee for NY17 Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Twelve executives from one private prison company wrote one senator checks in six weeks, right after she voted them $45 billion. The founder. The CEO. A man who used to run ICE. Florida, she's yours. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill... #LetsGetVoteReady
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Auntie M1 @auntiem1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Department of Labor used to regulate workplace conditions. This is more like The Jungle.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CSPAN: “We should mention that Senator Schmitt was supposed to appear on this program with Sen. Coons but he pulled out the day after that hearing.”
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 02/10/2026
This is #NY17 and its immediate surroundings. It is the ONLY toss-up seat in this area...and it needs help. EVERY district it borders in NY, CT and NJ is Safe 🔵. So I'm asking... If you (or anyone you know) lives in-or-near this area (or even NYC) PLEASE come out to volunteer for Cait Conley.
Map of New York's 17th District and its surrounding areas where Democrats are trying to elect Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social and defeat Mike Lawler.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Louisiana District 5 voters, elect Dan McKay, US Congress. HELP DAN McKay FLIP THE HOUSE! Do you have $10 (OR MORE) for LA 5? secure.actblue.com/donate/dan-m... #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A professor at the University of Waterloo #Canada has developed a filter to filter out microplastics from drinking water
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Deb @debfly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have a 72 year-old patient whose food benefits just decreased from $192 a month to 40, I have parents telling me they need to feed their children Ramen by the case, I have elderly patients cutting their meds in half… & is what the GOP is going to focus on? www.rawstory.com/marsha-black...
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GOP senator's lawsuit accuses Jack Smith of mocking 'Trump's complexion'
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sued former special counsel Jack Smith Wednesday — and accused him of mocking President Donald Trump's complexion in a codename chosen for his investigation.The lawsuit, f...
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Winnable Democratic Races 💙 @winnabledemraces.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
💙 TOSS-UP NEWS: WI-03 Derrick Van Orden (R) has been releasing deepfake AI videos to discredit his challenger Rebecca Cooke (D). Cooke lost to Van Orden in 2024 by only 11,000 votes. WI-03 is ranked Toss-Up by @cookpolitical.com thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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Van Orden hit with cease and desist letter from Democratic opponent over AI deepfake ads
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was hit with a cease and desist letter from his Democratic opponent, Rebecca Cooke, after the lawmaker aired AI deepfake campaign advertisements about her. “Not only…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
OMG you have GOT to be kidding me
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Sally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Vote ❌NO on CALIFORNIA PROP 39, the voter ID measure! It isn't about election security—it’s about creating costly hurdles for regular voters. Indivisible Ventura mapped out a 9-part cartoon series. Keep scrolling to the very end to see the full picture. The polls are all over the place. SCARY! 🧟‍♀️
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Auntie M1 @auntiem1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is the data that informs federal grants for all kinds of things from roads to education to health. Your community’s needs won’t change just because part of the population is not counted.
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Mary Francell-Sharfstein 🚫👑 @howmarplus3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Voters shouldn’t have to walk past armed ICE agents to cast a ballot. Trump’s DHS says it can put them at polling places despite a 150-year-old law meant to stop this kind of intimidation. Elections aren’t pay-to-play, and they aren’t armed checkpoints. #PayToPlayPresident
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I talked with NPR’s Whyy Pulse about why rural hospitals are more likely to be strained by widespread prior authorization bc of chronic understaffing to support patients who are often in worse health. And this comes when rural hospitals are taking hits from HR1. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Fight to Save Rural Hospitals — and Access to Healthcare
Podcast Episode · The Pulse · October 1 · 50m
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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MAHA will kill us all. Apparently, “make America healthy again” now means forgetting centuries of food-safety science and hoping the bacteria cooperate. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks www.propublica.org/article/cali...
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...
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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million
"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The rise of hate on social media against South Asians is unacceptable. We must stand together to protect all New Yorkers. Hate has no home in our state.
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South Asians Face Surging Racism in America
Social media posts, including from the Department of Homeland Security and a Texas Republican candidate, have helped stir fear among people of South Asian heritage.
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Auntie M1 @auntiem1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Republicans & the legacy media went ballistic when NJ admitted to an error that allowed fewer than 400 noncitizens to vote since 2023. But when 72,000 mail ballots were rejected across 6 states in the 2026 primaries over technical issues, it didn’t make a ripple.” Marc Elias
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN. A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away. When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury. It's your last line of defense.
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✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
johnsonforsc.com It’s way past time to turn South Carolina blue. Let’s make this happen in November. Vote Rep. Jermaine Jackson for Governor South Carolina!! Voting Jermaine Johnson in as Governor will help yourself! He cares about the people and will work hard!! #VoteJermaineJohnson #Blues
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Dr. Jermaine Johnson for Governor
Dr. Jermaine Johnson is a born fighter and leader, committed to serve the residents of South Carolina with Accountability, Integrity, and Commitment.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Auntie M1 @auntiem1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 30/09/2026
A Virginia man's murder conviction has been vacated, freeing him after 25 years in prison, including over a decade on death row.
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Judge vacates Virginia man's murder conviction; he walks free after 25 years
A Virginia man’s murder conviction has been vacated, freeing him after 25 years in prison, including over a decade on death row.
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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#TN voters, republican Marsh Blackburn voted yes on the ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL to make HEALTH CARE MORE EXPENSIVE, CUT MEDICAID, & CAUSE TENNESSEANS TO LOSE INSURANCE. This is just who she is! Elect democrat Jerri Green @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social as Governor. www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.
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