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The Belfabulous

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Account of Laura Martinez-Ortega. Border town girl in the US Capital. Retired anti-corruption lawyer, unknown author. Writes weird stories. Sometimes with ducks. #NetworkNova #WritingCommunity #SistersinCrime. Blocking accounts with no information. 🚫

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 7h
Thank you Mary Corcoran, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Steve Schmidt for having me on today’s organizing call to prepare for the midterms. Learn more about how you can volunteer to defend the vote and become a Democracy Defender here. aftvotes.org/democracy-de...
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AFT Democracy Defenders
Every eligible voter should be able to cast a ballot and have it counted. But across the country, voters are facing confusion, intimidation, disinformation, registration problems and other attacks on ...
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 7h
A little bit of good news, Virginia. charlesgaba.substack.com/p/virginia-a...
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Virginia ACA exchange announces details of new state-based subsidy program
Thanks to state Democrats & Gov. Spanberger, more than 159,000 Virginians will see minimal bills for coverage next year.
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Virginia, marriage equality is on the ballot. I’m voting YES on Question #2 and you should too—on or before November 3rd." - @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social (D-VA11) bluevirginia.us/2026/10/vide...
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Dan Helmer @helmerva.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#VoteYES on ballot questions 1, 2, and 3 this November: ✅ Protect your freedom to make your own decisions about reproductive healthcare. ✅ Protect every Virginian’s freedom to marry. ✅ Protect the right to vote for every eligible Virginian.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 03/10/2026
🚨 ONE MONTH TO GO! 📣 FLIPPING THE SENATE BLUE IS MORE URGENT THAN EVER. --No donations through this page go to me. --Opt out of sharing your email/phone w/campaigns Donate today. #Blue26 secure.actblue.com/donate/senat...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026
North Carolinians are facing a confusing stream of letters warning voters they must update missing personal information by the Oct. 9 deadline. The mailers are another barrier to voting that makes some voters question whether they should bother casting a ballot at all: demdock.com/4rTwVrB
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nazi. Say Nazi.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
This is crazytown. Why are they taking our money to run illegal ads? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump buys ads on CNN, MS NOW as he fights to bar them from the White House
Taxpayer-funded ads denouncing the “deep state” and “globalists” aired locally on the two cable networks Trump has sought to ban from White House grounds.
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 28/09/2026
Honored to have a story in this amazing Latiné horror anthology! Exclusive Excerpt Teases “Tales of Latiné Horror” in SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME dailydead.com?p=316892 @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
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Exclusive Excerpt Teases "Tales of Latiné Horror" in SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME - Daily Dead
"Dive into the chilling depths of Latiné horror with this groundbreaking anthology, edited by Bram Stoker Award winner Cynthia Pelayo, where each story reimagines immigration, colonization, faith, and...
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#MAHA Graziers brand from Nevada. E-Coli. * Medium Cheddar * Sharp Cheddar * Jalapeño Jack * Monterey Jack
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Raw milk cheese recalled over E. coli outbreak, FDA says
The CDC noted the outbreak has caused 13 illnesses and eight hospitalizations.
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Congratulations!
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 27/09/2026
🚨 37 DAYS TO GO! 📣 Democratic GOVERNOR and LT. GOVERNOR candidates need your help! Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue. #Blue26 --Opt out of sharing your email/phone w/the campaigns. --Not a dime of donations through this page go to me. secure.actblue.com/donate/govsl...
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New Poll: Only 9% of Virginia Voters Have Heard “a Lot” About Proposed NextEra Purchase of Dominion Energy (After being informed, voters overwhelmingly (63%-10%) OPPOSE the deal) bluevirginia.us/2026/09/new-...
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New Poll: Only 9% of Virginia Voters Have Heard "a Lot" About Proposed NextEra Purchase of Dominion Energy - Blue Virginia
Yesterday, WHRO reported on a new poll of Virginia voters, focused on energy issues, and including the proposed NextEra acquisition of Dominion Energy. See below for a few highlights and my reactions....
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Victor De Anda @victordeanda.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THE SDA ARRIVES ON OCT. 6! Big thanks to @ilynwelch.bsky.social for her review of this antho I'm proud to be a part of. Big thanks to Matthew David Goodwin @richienarvaez.bsky.social and @diversionbooks.bsky.social for pubbing. #supernatural #fantastic #speculative #detective
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 25/09/2026
It's this, btw. 900 square foot modular detention cells.
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ICE seeks ‘modular’ detention units for 50 field offices, saying increased arrests have exceeded its space
A request for information seeks ready-made detention, interview and courtroom units, with no limits on how many people the units would hold or for how long.
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So people can die of heat or frostbite.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 25/09/2026
Georgia ACA enrollees already saw their average net premiums skyrocket by 122% this year, while their avg. out of pocket expenses also went up by an estimated ~72%. acasignups.net/enrollee_cos...
Bar Graph: Avg. net ACA premiums & estimated avg. out of pocket expenses per enrollee in Georgia, 2026 vs. 2025
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good grief. I was worried ndering about that.
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cigna is exiting the marketplace in Virginia.
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I want to watch the crap of this and I don’t even like Tom Cruise.
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Third part of my 3 amendments series. Why restoration of voting rights is important and why I’m voting YES. belfebe.substack.com/p/three-amen...
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THREE AMENDMENTS, PART 3: RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS
Restoring Voting Rights in the Virginia Constitution. It’s about time!
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Three Amendments and Why We Should Vote Yes 3X in Virginia. A little explainer on the Reproductive Rights proposed amendment, and why say YES! belfebe.substack.com/p/three-amen...
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Three Amendments and Why We Should Vote Yes 3X in Virginia
Part I -- Reproductive Freedom
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
THREE AMENDMENTS, PART 2: MARRIAGE EQUALITY Why I am voting YES on the Virginia proposed Constitutional Amendment on Marriage Equality. belfebe.substack.com/p/three-amen...
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THREE AMENDMENTS, PART 2: MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Yes, Virginia. We can do this!
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That thing, if is ever completed, will collapse on itself.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 23/09/2026
🚨 41 DAYS TO GO! 📣 If you want Dems to be active year-round they need to be funded year-round. Become a *RECURRING* supporter of all 7 battleground state parties at once today: #Blue26 secure.actblue.com/donate/battl...
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 22/09/2026
Does anyone have a non-paywalled version of this? Would be much appreciated. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Vance-Led Task Force Set to Remove 760,000 Allegedly Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollments
The Trump administration is planning to impose stricter eligibility requirements for ACA subsidies as part of a campaign against fraud.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
9/21/26 101 freeway in Encino A free press is the cornerstone of democracy. Silencing it is fascism. PERIOD.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dammit. I can’t fly anymore. Drive or train until he ruins that too.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🧊✈️ HEADS UP HOUSTON ‼️ ⚠️ ICE Air inbound to IAH Air Wisconsin CRJ-200 Tail: N465AW – ETA 7:30AM 👀
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram:
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
one of the most fascinating articles we've gotten to publish this year icymi, don't!
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 15/09/2026
After the Civil War, Congress mandated that Southern states could only disenfranchise people over a handful of crimes. But these states quickly ignored those rules and manipulated the criminal legal system to prevent Black people from voting.
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A Voting Rights Promise, Betrayed for 156 Years - Bolts
After the Civil War, Congress readmitted Southern states on the condition they not expand felony disenfranchisement—but they quickly ignored the restriction. It has finally caught up with one state, with a federal court ruling against Virginia and reviving the Reconstruction-era promise.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🧊✈️ MEXICO 🌎⛓️ 😲 An Eastern 737 (tail: N917XA) departs El Paso, trafficking chained humans to Mexico City 🇲🇽
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption act.indivisible.org/sign/urge-de...
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Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption
Last year, the House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), a bill disguised as “crypto regulation” that actually serves the billionaires and bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. This bill d...
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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REGISTER! NEW LINK 🎬 SAME FRIDAY POWER LUNCH ENERGY. UPCOMING GUESTS!
Starting September 18, the Friday Power Lunch has a new registration link, and we want everyone back in the room with us.
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Ruben Garcia @gorubenruben.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Jacob Soboroff — you cover Dilley. This LA family has been there 150+ days. #USDemocracy @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/soci... www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/l...
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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/09/2026
BREAKING: DOJ is resurrecting the slush fund, but an hour later they moved to dismiss my lawsuit arguing the slush fund is dead. I'll go LIVE in 45 minutes on MTN to show you what they're saying. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Moves to Dismiss My Slush Fund Lawsuit One Hour After Appealing to Resurrect the Slush Fund
I couldn’t make this up if I had a roomful of writers.
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Since 7/15/26, 21 deaths in ICE detention have been reported, plus Haitian national Daphy Michel shortly after release. Detention Center conditions are illegal, cruel, & unusual punishment for non-criminal immigrants never even charged or given a trial.
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Matt Royer 🤘🏼 @mattroyer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
THIS. This is how you do it. Don’t give them an inch. Excellent ball knowledge from El-Sayed.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Way to go Ireland!! 🇮🇪 👏👏👏👏 TT: @higovisuals
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Joan ❌👑 @still4dems.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump told his followers to “cheat like hell.” Well, what are we going to do? We will vote early and tell friends to do the same. And maybe sign up to be poll workers, poll monitors or plan other ways to protect the election. WE can do this!!!
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
After Pretti was killed, Savageford, who is Asian-American, said she was taken to a warehouse near the Whipple detention center where immigrants were being detained. She was strip-searched, including by male agents who Cook told HuffPost on Friday were “touching her privates.”
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
But wait, there's more. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
And Stalin. Are we sure that’s the Good Place or is it just foggy?
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
That’s what I thought.
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The Belfabulous @belfebe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sorry we’re late. We didn’t want to come.
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Government Accountability Project @govacctproj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
✈️ During the tragic attacks on 9/11, hijackers simply waited for pilots to unlock their cockpits to use the lavatory or acquire food, and then forced their way in to take over the plane. Our whistleblower Robert MacLean was instrumental in advocating for secondary cockpit barriers following 9/11.
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