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@blanche2.bsky.social
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Retired educator, mother, wife, democrat from a blue state. 🌻🌻🌻. 💙💛🇺🇦💙💛 🚫 Cripto 🚫 Solicitors of ANY kind 🚫🚫🚫 Porn.

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 50m
Russia sunk two grain ships off the coast of Romania. So Ukraine did a proportionate response and sunk a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Sochi.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 4h
There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.
axios.com
Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia
Administration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1h
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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 2h
Seriously 👇
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 6h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 50m
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h
High school football players threaten to sexually assault female student-message her in group chat. "If you think Cornell was bad just wait for us," text said. What's worse? Some parents are excusing the football players' behavior saying, "Boys will be boys." Boise, Idaho.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6h
Trump moves aggressively for the further fortification of the Führerbunker.
nytimes.com
Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 8h
From Sly Comics:
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h
Putin is taking advantage of Trump’s weakness to ramp up his war on Ukraine and threaten the rest of Europe. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h
Lawyers for former Olympian David Hearn, whom the Trump DOJ wrongly accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool, have urged internal investigators at the Justice and Interior departments to probe what led to what they're calling an abuse of government power.
ms.now
Attorneys for David Hearn call for probe into Reflecting Pool vandalism case
In a letter to the inspectors general of the Justice and Interior departments, Hearns’ lawyers demand answers as to who is responsible for the “gross incompetence, negligence, and misconduct.”
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14h
Governor Newsom Is Spot On......
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h
NEW EPISODE: Less than 30 days before the midterms, Trump told a reporter that anyone looking for mail voting fraud should "start off by taking a look at California." I explain the real reason Trump is targeting the state and how we fight back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVTC...
youtube.com
ALERT: Trump is Setting a Trap for California's Vote Count
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026
Delay, delay, delay...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h
Utah has already combed its voter rolls for any noncitizens registered to vote and found it to be a non-issue, but that’s not what the Trump administration and congressional Republicans want to hear, the state’s Republican elections chief said. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Utah’s GOP election head purged noncitizens from voter rolls, but the Trump team didn’t want to hear how few she found
Utah has already combed its voter rolls for any noncitizens registered to vote and found it to be a non-issue, but that’s not what the Trump administration and congressional Republicans want to hear, ...
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Russia Monitor @milonews.bsky.social · 8h
Railway service in Crimea has been disrupted after a series of Ukrainian strikes. Krym.Realii reports that all trains are now departing from Kerch because of existing restrictions, while Russian authorities have mostly not confirmed the reported attacks. 1/4
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over two decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
ms.now
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 9h
🔻 South Korea sent more than 176,000 tonnes of fuel to Russia in just two months, while sanctioned tankers concealed their destinations, The Guardian reports, citing an investigation.👇 ✅️Follow us for the latest updates
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h
A 911 call from Salem, Oregon, describes a disturbing encounter in which a woman was screaming that she was a U.S. citizen as ICE goons broke her vehicle window and forcibly pulled her out. According to reporting on the call, the woman suffered a concussion, torn rotator cuff and bruised ribs.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 14h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
bbc.com
Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
JENNINGS: Let's say Democrats take the House. How sure are you that they would immediately move to impeach President Trump? MIKE JOHNSON: It's guaranteed. Probably on the first day.
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eddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 23h
(About a week ago)
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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 11h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h
Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h
Arturo just got pepper-sprayed for filming ICE goons.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 7h
Nat. Guard stopped Davey Hearn at the Reflecting Pool & told him he wasn't free to leave No rights read, no phone call, no charges explained until that night ... For touching peeling paint! @democracydefendersfund.org, Steptoe & WLG want the IGs to ask why👇 -TN
wapo.st
Inspectors general should probe Reflecting Pool case, ex-Olympian’s attorneys say
Attorneys for David Hearn say they want inspectors general to investigate alleged misconduct by the Departments of Interior and Justice in the handling of the since-dismissed case.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13h
We didn’t learn anything from Covid. People are already confidently calling the plague a nothingburger. Sure, we have cipro and doxycycline. The obvious concern here is that this strain was modified to be antibiotic resistant or spread more easily. We simply don’t know yet.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 7h
Ukraine is expecting another large-scale Russian attack tonight. Their planes are reported to be in the air already and on their way to bomb Ukraine. ​We are going to spend another night hoping that Russian missiles don't strike our home. It's a deadly lottery,
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 14h
"Uneducated cousin fucker" was the perfect start to my day. 🤣🤣🤣 They're too stupid to argue with, so mocking is the only solution.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10h
Trump ran $10M+ in TV ads promoting himself, paid for w/ your tax dollars Facing backlash, he now says his super PAC will cover it Small problem: presidents can't direct super PAC spending either I'll get into it w/ @ms.now at 11AM ET👇 -TN
nytimes.com
Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 18h
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 7h
Democratic Underground cartoon
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14h
Agreed.......
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
I'm having quite the day in right wing media.😂
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 14h
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Russia Monitor @milonews.bsky.social · 8h
The Volgograd refinery has halted oil processing after damage from repeated drone attacks, Reuters sources say. Two industry sources said the refinery had been offline since Oct. 2. The regional governor reported a mass drone attack but did not identify damaged facilities. 1/4
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
Hallie Shoffner, the Democratic candidate running against Tom Cotton, on Morning Joe: "I'll tell you -- over the 450 days that I've been on the campaign trail, not once have I been asked about daylight savings time. Arkansas are talking about gas prices and grocery prices and healthcare."
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12h
💙☮️🕯️💔
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h
Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h
In case facts still matter…
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 7h
I’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today. Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious. Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 13h
ICE agents falsified records and gave false or misleading testimony after illegally arresting two men, a federal judge found.
newsweek.com
Judge rebukes ICE agents for falsifying records after wrongful arrest
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blanche2.bsky.social @blanche2.bsky.social · 7h
October surprise?
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 7h
Donald Trump's approval rating is underwater in nearly every state with a competitive Senate race in the 2026 midterm elections.
newsweek.com
Map—Trump approval rating in each Senate swing stat 4 weeks before midterm
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h
Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .
apnews.com
Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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