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BJ Johnson

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Boomer Mom wanting economic and environmental issues that promote a healthy and just society where everyone can thrive. #MMT #M4A

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BJ Johnson @barbjstuds.bsky.social · 55m
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Medicare for All: Where We're Going and How We're Getting There | Common Dreams
Health care should be available to everyone in America as a right—automatic and free of charge when we need it. Rich or poor, sick or healthy, old or young, no matter where you live, everyone should h...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
David Milstein, a top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, has Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel. He has even protected Israel over American citizens killed by Israeli settlers. He's a traitor. He must be fired and prosecuted. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel (Gift Article)
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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LiL'Silver @officiallilsilver.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: Trump’s Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 08/10/2026
🌟 As we uplift #HispanicHeritageMonth, share the Hispanic community's diversity. Revisit the #LFJ resource page that can help you honor, teach and learn about the vast and distinct cultures, nationalities, languages, histories and cultures associated with Hispanic heritage: bit.ly/4hKcoB5
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Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills
Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls. One child has been killed on average daily by the Israeli military since the "ceasefire." We just saw Israel military kill two Christian Palestinian in Gaza this week. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls
Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Clever twats
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Americans don’t want to pay for Hegseth’s psycho holy war. His 2020 book:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.
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Leprechaun @robnedbalek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
💙Amen, AMEN, A-M-E-N!💙 😓8😥6💔4😡7🤬 & his MAGA MAFIA! FOXTROT DELTA TANGO!
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 05/10/2026
For ninety years Americans fought to keep the government from building one master file on each of us. This week Trump and Scott Bessent started one for every child in the country... hartmannreport.com/p/is-trump-b...
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Is Trump Building the Infrastructure of a Police State One Child at a Time?
For ninety years Americans fought to keep the government from building one master file on each of us. This week Trump and Scott Bessent started one for every child in the country...
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Utility Costs & Corporate Accountability: Who Pays, Who Profits
Across the 12 states in this report, electric bills have climbed by as much as 30% since January 2025
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Nebraska Democratic Party @nebraskadems.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happy early in-person voting day in NE! Starting today, voters can walk into their local election/clerk office and cast their ballot. #NebDems Voter guides: nebraskademocrats.org/2026votergui... Election offices: nebraskademocrats.org/VoteEarly/ Voter Center: nebraskademocrats.org/2026-voting-...
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 02/11/2024
If you want Sam Alito to ever face any type of consequences for this, whatsoever, you're going to need to flip the house AND hound your congresspeople.
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BJ Johnson @barbjstuds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Please, please let this be the beginning of Medicare for all!
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@dennis74.bsky.social @dennis74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Keep in mind this December, the military Draft of the same age group will go into effect! Perfect timing for the Iranian NOT- WAR! The republicans passed this draft without a Democrat vote!! We need a super majority in the house, 62 democrats in the senate, and a Democrat President! To stop!! Vote
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Every bit of this 👇
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Denmark is better than the USA in every way.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 03/10/2026
Trump is going on a red-state campaign tour, which may feel pointless, except red state Republicans may be in trouble. Senate Republicans' campaign arm is diverting $8 million in ad spending to Kansas, in fear that incumbent Roger Marshall is in danger of losing his seat.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Private Healthcare. You don't want it.
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Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@jaybird54.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Investigation: Florida routed $35M+ through agencies to election-season ads opposing abortion and marijuana measures, tapping child-protection, public-health and opioid funds as records left totals unclear. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/florida-ag...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Right-wing media has pushed to send federal agents and the military to polling places and interfere with vote counting, but voting rights groups are pushing back.
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Who's calling for the Trump administration to send federal agents to polling places?
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, right-wing media figures have called for President Donald Trump to deploy federal law enforcement, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, or the m...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 02/10/2026
Judge rules PresidentTrump lacks constitutional authority to fire court-appointed U.S. attorneys. The decision reinstates Seattle prosecutor Roger Rogoff and halts administration efforts to bypass the Senate confirmation process with political loyalists.
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Judge rules Trump can’t fire court-appointed prosecutors
The ruling is a major loss for Trump’s effort to install loyalists in key positions.
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WELCOME TO NAZI AMERICA
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Looks like Trump’s new “steel plant” in IA, announced to shore up support in midterms from people his policies have crushed, where he said construction has already begun, is nowhere close to happening and contingent on Iowans giving tax breaks & incentives to a company in India.
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Are you in the military? Bye, bye separation of church & state.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Good Trouble @davidgoodtrouble.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sure JD. Now let’s talk about what the Bible says about adultery 🙄
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Someone needs to tell JD Vance that the Bible is full of examples of men who didn't identify as male and resorted to surgery to conform their bodies to their identities. They were called eunuchs. And Jesus noted that some chose to be eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 19:12
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you’re not from Missouri, you may not know that Eric Schmitt got his start in MAGA politics by suing public schools for mask mandates while their teachers died during a pandemic. The really strange thing? He never sued his own kids’ school for their mask mandate. He’s a piece of Schitt.
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BJ Johnson @barbjstuds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wow, so true!
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steve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
.. How can Americans be so stupid ?
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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Other democracies treat election administration as infrastructure. The U.S. still treats it as a partisan toy. Five ordinary election-law upgrades would remove entire classes of sabotage.
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BJ Johnson @barbjstuds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
boltsmag.org/prosecutor-a... My state,Nebraska, got a mention. Is your state listed, too?
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today, TomDispatch regular @david-vine.bsky.social exposes a shadow budget loaded with Pentagon excess, waste, and bloat that has grown to epic proportions and may leave Americans on the hook for $1 trillion in secret spending next year if Trump has his way. theintercept.com/2026/10/01/t...
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The Pentagon’s Secret Budget
Trump’s proposed budget hides $1 trillion in military spending from the public by spreading it across disparate government agencies.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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BJ Johnson @barbjstuds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.salon.com/2026/10/01/t... Project 2025 believes we are living in a “post constitutional time”. I hope people get wise to what the right with the help of the Supreme Court are doing before it’s too late.
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Trump's failure hides Project 2025 success
OMB director Russell Vought is quietly remaking the federal government, and Congress is next
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On the same day Trump announces that top tech firms have signed an accord to "self-police" their own AI development, we learned that OpenAI employees and security researchers were reportedly ignored when they brought safety concerns to the company's top executives. See the problem here?
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Stephanie Mathis, MLS(ASCP) 😷💜 @stephmu00mls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Democratic Party had damn well *BETTER* offer a technologically updated New Deal ( #MedicareForAll & #UniversalBasicIncome would be *GREAT* provisions to include!) bc we "only" have 50 years of #Reaganomics, #Neoliberalism, & #Corporatocracy *NOT* working‼️ open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
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Will Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal?
A new social pact will be needed in the wake of Trump’s trail of ruin.
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