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Susan Z Witter

@autumndancer.bsky.social
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Retired editor, librarian. House weeder. Writer, short story. Want a livable world for my grandkids and everyone's grandkids. This democracy--will we be able to keep it?

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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 46m
And other smarter people are behind the scenes doing quiet stuff—Stephen miller, Russ vought, Jared Kushner. It’s been a huge attack on us.
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 49m
Actually, they’ve studied this in a mega way, aand the% of criminals among the immigrants is less than in the U.S.-born population. I’ve seen that statistic a few times but it doesn’t get mentioned nearly enough.
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 8h
The whole thing youtube.com/live/mMS4Ep9...
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 8h
I need to see this whole episode—looking now. Sobering. youtube.com/shorts/pLaQ1...
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Big Stories to Watch Right Now
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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 19h
An incisive, deeply thoughtful breakdown by @schaller67.bsky.social on how Trump’s political capital finally dried up and why this bankruptcy is the one he can’t walk away from. Nobody tracks the madness and media spin like @atrupar.com Seriously worth subscribing to Public Notice.
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 19h
As completely deranged and fucked up and wrong as he is, I gotta say it is stressful to have the damn president of the United States constantly attacking my state of Minnesota, sending violence, calling for violence, putting all lives at risk, killing our neighbors. Like it really takes a toll.
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 17h
Absolutely random.
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Inequality Media @inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 19h
Thank you to the Santa Maria Sun for the coverage of our new film THE WORK IN PROGRESS. We're so grateful for the positive response we've received from independent movie theaters and communities across the country. Keep supporting pro-democracy films! theworkinprogressfilm.com
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 17h
This is downright slander of the Somali immigrants. I’m pretty sure that, given the behavior of ICE there, the Minnesotans are not buying it. What an ugly world Trump is trying for.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18h
Trump says the Kennedy Center is too dangerous to walk into Unless you play in the National Symphony, which rehearses there most weekdays @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are still in court w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social. Say one thing, do another, as we told @nytimes.com👇 -TN
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If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?
The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 19h
And 175 years later, remains one of the most powerful forces in modern American politics.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump and Republicans are terrified of policies that curb their own wealth and power, and the wealth and power of the oligarchs that bankroll them. That's why they're amping up the fearmongering about "socialism."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult. A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates. Dems need to be on the side of the many, not Big Money.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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ITEP @itep.org · 22h
NEW: Americans in nearly every income group are paying more under President Trump's second term in 2026. The overall impact of inflationary policies, OBBBA's top-heavy tax cuts, and expiring health care tax credits have left savings only for the wealthiest Americans.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oooo guys!!! Omsk oil refinery in russia is on fire🔥 It is one of the largest and most distant ones from Ukraine, located about 2500 km from the border.
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Should November 3 be the disaster for Republicans that analysts are predicting, Trump will morph overnight into something less than a lame duck president with a ticking, two-year expiration clock: he will become politically bankrupt in ways all-too-familiar to him as a businessman." Excellent read:
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3dogrunner.bsky.social @3dogrunner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/sites/g/file.... Since JD whined about Harvard discriminating against white people (men in particular) let’s look at the data, shall we? 1/3
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Read the comments too they’re great. I just can’t see Vance and his friends capturing the public imagination. Too out of touch.
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 08/10/2026
setting aside that musk is nowhere near this popular, the US is years deep in a pretty massive accountant shortage, a fairly basic fact about the labor market the vice president should know, but doesn’t
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Seriously, some white American men could benefit from a little discrimination. They are losing their grip on reality.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This was a choice. Remember this.
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And clearly, the work of parenting is one of those things that *builds* character. Every time I read to my grandkids, with them snuggled up against me . . . I grow.
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
your baby will grow up and see that you posted about how you don't care for them enough to read to them. shame.
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
YOU’RE absurd. This is great fodder for the blue wave. Farmers have tried offering more; doesn’t work. And are you advocating for raising the minimum wage? AND don’t even mention math around djt.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 08/10/2026
California, it’s time to vote! Check your mailbox and make sure to return your ballot as soon as possible. In the Golden State, we cherish democracy.
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Jared Quesadilla @garyrockrose.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
He's still got this microboner for destroying major US cities. Probs should impeach this guy.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 08/10/2026
The power of the people is always greater than the people in power. Let's prove it this fall, America. VOTE! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Do you know what's more dangerous than an
undocumented immigrant in America who gets up at 4am to go to work?
A sitting president who casually mentions we should just let a foreign power obliterate two
American cities filled with millions of people all because he doesn't like how they tend to vote.
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Representative Rick Larsen @repricklarsen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Reports that U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officers coordinated with ICE are deeply concerning. I am demanding answers to get to the bottom of what happened over Labor Day weekend in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
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Congressional Democrats ask U.S. Forest Service for answers on ICE involvement - HeraldNet.com
The arrest of five men in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Snohomish County prompted concerns from lawmakers.
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Our first General Election debate is TONIGHT at 7PM. I’m fighting for Iowans. She’s fighting to enrich herself and her billionaire donors. Excited to share my common-sense prairie populist vision on the debate stage tonight. Hope you tune in!
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/10/2026
Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say reut.rs/4yFrqiS
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Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say
Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the ​Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid ‌a bigger export push by Gulf producers.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 07/10/2026
Find the Internet Archive at the UNIQLO Street Festival in San Francisco this Friday. Come learn about our work, grab a Wayback Machine sticker, and say hello. 📍 801 Market St. 📅 Friday, October 9 ⏰ 11 AM–6 PM 🎟️ Free & family-friendly More info 👉 uniqlo.streetfest.us #WaybackMachine
Promotional graphic for the Uniqlo Street Festival San Francisco on Friday, October 9, 11am to 6pm, at 801 Market St. near Ellis and Powell, free and all ages, at uniqlo.streetfest.us. A photo shows two people looking at a large screen displaying a scanned book page beside a book scanner. A red banner reads "Wayback Machine Demo." The Internet Archive logo appears at the bottom.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
Want light rail in your community? Better get married and start having kids. That's not a joke. Trump actually wants to award more transit funding based on marriage and birth rates. I'm fighting to STOP this outrageous and dystopian policy.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The immensely wealthy men who run the AI companies are forcing the economy to serve their dreams and crowding out everyone else's.
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AI Versus Everything Else
The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 07/10/2026
An Iranian attack on LA and San Diego would take out the most important American military bases on US soil.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 07/10/2026
The Samara oil pumping station in Russia’s Samara Oblast was struck again today. A large fire erupted at the facility, an important hub for receiving, storing and transporting oil with one of Europe’s largest tank farms. #Russia
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
House GOP leaders sent members home early rather than risk a vote on the rest of the Epstein files Survivors are still waiting, & 88% of likely voters want candidates who will release them @milestaylor.bsky.social has a message for men ahead of Nov 3👇 -TN
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A message to men: if you really believe in supporting women, prove it on Nov. 3.
One fact became clear at our press conference with Epstein Survivors: this election is about more than just Donald Trump.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
All for one & one for all That's what every news outlet should be saying as Trump tramples the First Amendment The ones he's targeting are winning in court, & now the rest of the press has to stand w/ them @ms.now👇
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Caolan Robertson @caolanrob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Putin is trying to force Ukraine to surrender territory. Meanwhile his soldiers are the ones surrendering. 250 POWs and counting. Bullshit vs reality.
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Susan Z Witter @autumndancer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This sounds deadly wrong.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fighting for a better future for our students.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm voting YES on Prop 40, the California billionaire tax. Here's why.
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Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax
Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
Every election is decided by the people who show up. Want a better future for America? VOTE!
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank you for coming forward. We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand accountability.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This. This is important. They’re hoping fear will hold us back because they don’t have the numbers. But it will make us stronger. It will bring people out.
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Kate @katekav.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social The mighty Minuteman Rush Hour Resistance giving commuters a heads-up, as early voting in MA starts 10/17. (We estimate 900 drivers saw this message in 90 minutes!) Is there a place near you that has traffic? Go for it! We have a month. Leave nothing on the table. 🗽🗳️🇺🇸
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Becca K @rebeccakelton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
FED UP? LEAVINGMAGA.ORG #huntsvillevisibilitybrigade @leavingmaga.org @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities.
Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed.
Not any Muslim.
Trump.
A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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