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Brenda

@bkaydw.bsky.social
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Lifelong Democrat. Retired public school educator in CT, happily married. Love nature, family& friends, and POLITICS…I’m a knitter, a baker, and play piano around 5pm with my scotch nearby…No DM’s unless I know you. DemVoice1 #wtp Joined 11/24

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ClimateHope @climatehope.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Brilliant evisceration by @billmckibben.bsky.social of the corruption caused by the fossil fuel companies over decades. When historians write about this period, they will be aghast at the evil decisions made by those companies and their facilitators. billmckibben.substack.com/p/big-oil-br...
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Big Oil Breaks Everything
The planet, our democracy, our courts...
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Epic Fury?!? No‼️ Wrong nomenclature. It’s a full-fledged WAR #IranWar‌ Costing us lives. Costing us dignity. Costing us alliances. Costing us economic turbulence. And no end in sight. Who’s in charge here? Oh…asleep at the wheel again. #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Total fealty to a “leader” does NOT serve WeThePeople… It’s called Personalist Politics…Loyalty over competence…the rise of personalist “strongmen” authoritarians…is killing democracies. #VoteBlue
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Tony Hendon @dogdad57.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I’ll be waving my Washington Sign tomorrow! If you see it / me please say hello! #NoKings Columbia, SC!
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Owen From Ohio @owenfromohio.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/03/2026
Recent data from the American Immigration Council and KFF shows 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detainees in two decades — 32 deaths reported. We don’t even know all their names. America marches for them. And for Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Keith Porter. #WeSayNoKings
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Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Spotted in NASHVILLE…
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Ladyred1956 @ladyred1956.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS GUY WILLFULLY WORKS FOR A CHILD RAPIST AND SEX TRAFFICKER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 CHEETO LOSING HIS SHIT youtu.be/mxzuWrXhUdQ?...
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Screaming Trump Loses It On Mike As House Revolt Ends It All
YouTube video by Jack Cocchiarella
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
‼️The SAVE America Act’s very First point here, #1, is that all states shall submit voter registration lists to their “purge program”…with no penalty for erroneous purges BUT jail time for anyone registering a single voter erroneously. It is much more than voter ID.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
nytimes.com/2026/03/17/wor… via @NYTimes Schism begins… “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
WHY did Trump go to war with Iran? Not nuclear capabilities. Not compassion. He’s pissed. Authoritarian regimes need society — the realm of people & organizations outside government control — to acquiesce to their rule…and we ARE NOT compliant to Trump’s rule.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Imagine you worked for a corp that could force 12-hour shifts, pay your salary in gift cards, split your vacation whenever they want, take your severance from your 401k, & make you negotiate wages alone against their lawyers That's Argentina's labor bill. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #ProudBlue #USDemocracy
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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Listen...we need HOPE and FAITH that we will prevail for the good of the people and world...TOGETHER... "Hold On..." Wisconsin State Capitol #ProudBlue #DV1 #Pinks www.facebook.com/reel/1669172...
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191K views · 114K reactions | 🎶 "Hold on, hold on, my dear ones, here comes the dawn." Members of the First Unitarian Society’s Justice Choir sing in the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda Tuesday afternoon d...
🎶 "Hold on, hold on, my dear ones, here comes the dawn." Members of the First Unitarian Society’s Justice Choir sing in the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda Tuesday afternoon during a health workers’ rally....
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
No wonder food prices are high…more than half are tariffed. Our neighbors Mexico & Canada supply nearly half of U.S. food imports & are subject to tariffs of up to 50% on some goods. Trump’s obsession with tariffs hurts American consumers.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Nothing puts FEAR in authoritarian regimes more people standing together, speaking up loudly, choosing empathy and courage, refusing to be afraid, challenging aggression peacefully. “Strength in community…” Empowered.
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Jesse : 💙💙💙 @journeyled1.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Starter pack 386 @malena.bsky.social @allie-froglegs.bsky.social @softtail65.bsky.social @daisyd.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social @cancermetaltiger.bsky.social @allieg8r.bsky.social @krazycanuck70.bsky.social @antifascist65.bsky.social @blackdoglover.bsky.social @bkaydw.bsky.social
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
His obsessions are reliably on schedule…again and again.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
GOP take note….Sometimes political courage means not just bucking your own party but also going against the trends of the day or the approval of “your people”. A lesson from the past. Our present “Active Power” has clearly shown his face.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/02/2026
When a president talks about skipping elections and floating an unconstitutional 3rd term, it’s not hard to see what this is and what it isn’t. Seizing election material in a state that already counted the 2020 results three separate times isn’t about election integrity. It’s about preparation.
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phoenix509.bsky.social @phoenix509.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
TY Brenda 💙 @bluthrunthru.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @journeyled1.bsky.social @crankyoldcrackpot.bsky.social @gdad1x7.bsky.social @merlinmm.bsky.social @dodibes.bsky.social
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Oh no. He will be hauled in front of multiple congressional committees multiple times. Don’t forget to thank James Comer for establishing the precedent.
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Trump Lied Again The fake “de-escalatory measures” are intended to fool Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package. Senate Democrats Fell For It Again newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Trump rejects a legacy of his predecessors, to serve all Americans…instead a state’s access to federal aid or federal benefits is a function of its partisan allegiance…no matter the circumstances. Parts of Texas and Florida should be flooded with ICE, but are not.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The presidency is a national office, yet the #TrumpRegime sees huge numbers of Americans not as friends, but as enemies. It loves to divide Americans & sort them according to hierarchies of status: Rich white men, favored & entitled. The rest of us are peons.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
It’s hard because of constant craziness… Nationalized elections Immigration enforcement Disregard for laws, Constitution, human rights, subpoenas, climate, science, medicine, education, healthcare. BUT. MIDTERMS. ARE. COMING. Make your vote count. #VoteBlue2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/01/2026
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
#EndCitizensUnited and get #DarkMoneyOut We the people can decide just fine without their monetary interference.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
In the existing Trump Regime, immigration policy is dictated by rigid ideologues…to change the radical paramilitary aggression we are witnessing now in American cities, there must be a regime change. Simply shifting leadership within does NOTHING! #VoteThemAllOut
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Updates for devices force a whole new learning curve. Yikes…makes me feel even older than I am!🤣😂🤣 #HardToKeepUp
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
It is always the right time to do the right thing. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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WTFGOP a.k.a on Twitter @Doggintrump @wtfgop.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
ORDER POPCORN! Jack Smith will be testifying publicly on Thursday about the investigation into Trump and the January 6th insurrection. 📺 Make sure to clear your schedules. You can find it on PBS NewsHour, C-Span, YouTube and other channels.
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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The Trump Regime is occupying Blue MN with 3,000 ICE Agents Based on that and these numbers below, The Regime should have deployed more than 85,000 ICE Agents to Red FL & TX That hasn't happened This is REVENGE, RETRIBUTION, INTIMIDATION
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
As a veteran of the United States Navy, I used to smile when my son hinted at wanting to join the military. He graduates next year. He's going to a trade school. He's not going to be used as a pawn in threats or potential attacks on our allies. I support him...fully.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
#MLK 1956…”We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity. Leaders whom the fog of life cannot chill, men whom the lust of office cannot buy. Leaders who have honor, leaders who will not lie” This is so pertinent!
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♥️♠️Pam♦️♣️ @pam.sheshed.rocks · 19/01/2026
MLKJ knew it long before this happened. This is how we get to the polls to vote…By any means necessary. We don’t care about MAGA gerrymandering‼️We voting them M*Fkrs OUT‼️ #sheshed
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
This is so crazy to me. The same guy who still rampages on about Biden, autopens and being able to pass 3 cognitive tests, who drools over being in the spotlight — gave permission for commercials to be made with AI using his voice… Nothing to see here, folks 😬
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Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission

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FILE- This April 21, 2018, file photo shows the Fannie Mae headquarters building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder. " Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..." www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
We need more celebrities to stand up... and call them out‼️
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Putin has wanted to disrupt NATO for a long, long time. Trump’s aggressive tone towards Greenland (via Denmark, a NATO founding member) isn’t just about resources, do you think?
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
It seems we are in the business of “nation building”. Venezuela. In his already limited capabilities, Trump will spend time on running a government that doesn’t want him vs. leading our country in dire need of attention…affordability, healthcare/childcare, lawlessness.
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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Plain and simple- even #47 can read and comprehend this. #ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #Pinks #DV1
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"Trump.....is freezing more than $10bn in federal childcare and family assistance funds to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York, the Department of Health and Human Services" Trump's other priority - make the poor poorer and the rich richer www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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Trump indicates that Venezuela is responding to demands for ‘total access’ for US oil companies – US politics live
Statement on supposed agreement with Venezuelan government follows Trump’s threats of further military intervention
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026
BARTIROMO: What is the GOP's healthcare plan? RICK SCOTT: Many times you can buy it way cheaper by just going directly to a doctor or a hospital or surgery center rather than going through the insurance product. Let them buy their own insurance.
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YvetteJR718☮️💙♋️ ♎️❌ @yvettejr718.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
All Democrats knew that. It’s the Republicans who need to understand the TRUTH about their DEAR LEADER!
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
#BelieveJack “Jan. 6 attack 'does not happen' without Trump”, Jack Smith told Congress.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Republicans bear SOLE RESPONSIBILITY for all the ramifications of their reckless INACTIONS…their absence, their silence, their lack of will. Be serious. And do not be distracted.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
No indication yet from major media that the FBI has any interest whatsoever in investigating this apparent attempted assassination of a well-known judge openly targeted on social media by the far-right activist—Harmeet Dhillon—currently calling herself Assistant Attorney General of the United States
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Beachfront home of South Carolina judge, ex-senator burned to ground, injuring 3
Ex-senator Arnold Goodstein, along with two additional people, were rescued by several neighbors and paramedics from a marshy, remote area behind the home after jumping from the fist floor.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Trump’s misguided idea that he won by a landslide does not allow him to ride roughshod. Majorities disapprove of his handling of crime, immigration, foreign policy, the economy & trade. Overwhelming majorities reject his efforts to censor broadcasters he disagrees with. He’s a…DISASTER.
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Brenda @bkaydw.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Thousands of words, often unintelligible, flow out of Trump’s mouth, the same blah, blah…but these? These set off alarm bells: “We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military”, the President said. Different & dangerous‼️ HE!! is the ENEMY FROM WITHIN. No doubt.
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