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Cara Penny

@carapennyofficial.bsky.social
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Spaniard living in Italy. Passionate about American politics. Cat lover. Former Twitter exile from the MAGA chaos. Proud ally — standing with The Resistance, BLM, LGBTQ rights, and women's rights. #BlueCrew

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I used to be a Social Security trustee. The real reason the program is in trouble has nothing to do with the postwar baby boom or increasing life expectancy. It's because of widening inequality. Watch.
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How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/08/2026
🚨 NEWS: In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump’s accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. 1/
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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I plan to write a story tomorrow AM that will aim to untangle the competing claims and timeline. In the meantime, check out our other coverage of Rep. Miller. motherjones.com/politics/202... (7/8)
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Police footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone.
Go inside the room as detectives probe the abuse allegations.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Todd Blanche has overseen a host of bogus prosecutions of Trump's critics and political foes. To say he operates in "good faith" is absolutely ludicrous.
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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Happy Birthday Barack Obama! Thank you for an amazing presidency defined by hope and steady leadership, and for showing us how to treat people, with such grace, empathy and deep respect. You inspired a whole generation and you continue to inspire us all. #happybirthdaybarackobama #Pinks
Happy Birthday Barack Obama! Thank you for an amazing presidency defined by hope and steady leadership, and for showing us how to treat people, with such grace, empathy and deep respect. You inspired a whole generation and you continue to inspire us all.
#happybirthdaybarackobama
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/08/2026
NEW: Elvis Brooks was exonerated after 42 years in prison. Civil rights attorneys called his case an egregious example of a wrongful conviction. But the Louisiana Attorney General maintains he is guilty — and thus doesn’t qualify for any compensation from the state. with @veritenews.org
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He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The best measure of how America is doing isn’t the stock market, or GDP growth. It’s how well most Americans are living — and right now most are struggling.
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The Biggest Economic Lies We’re Told | Robert Reich
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 05/08/2026
On a private call, Todd Blanche said his goal was to make the "Dobbs decision permanent in every single state." This isn’t just a confirmation vote anymore—it’s a roll-call vote on which Senators endorse BANNING abortion in ALL 50 states. I’m voting NO.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Eric and Don Jr.’s ties to 15 companies that have received $3.2 BILLION in defense contracts. Here's what you should know about their ongoing grifts.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Your weekend reminder Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 04/08/2026
It’s our sincere hope that the goons, thieves, thugs, and various other criminals in this administration end up in the prisons they build for others. Scary shit.
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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’
One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Very close.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
MSNow: President Trump is also pushing so that his family is immune from audits. It looks like it may go forward. Trump Voter: No. Fuck that. No! How does he get to do that and we don’t?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Trump tells his cultists in every speech, “we are respected all over the world like never before.” And most of them believe him. It should come as no surprise that the 10 states with the fewest number of people with passports per capita are all red states.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Hitler 2.0…👇 Any Questions?! 😎✨
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trump restarted bombing, and what did he get for it? -Hormuz closed, more economic damage -Lost Oman, which was working with the US before -A vote of no confidence from Saudis -Worsened munitions shortage -More US casualties -No concessions from Iran -Now poised to surrender My latest, in @ms.now
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Opinion | Iran’s Hormuz deal with Oman has Trump poised for the big surrender
Nicholas Grossman: Trump started bombing Iran again to keep it from having control over the Strait of Hormuz. That gambit failed — again.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/07/2026
Jeffries: We're going to crack down on corrupt price gouging. We're going to clean up the mess at the United States Supreme Court. And we're going to ban the president, vice president, and members of Congress from trading stocks. We have 100 days, America.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/08/2026
You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
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Dead Fish 🔻 @deadfish1965.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Just a reminder.
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ulbrecht342.bsky.social @ulbrecht342.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Lol
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Bernie✌️🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️ @boomer1950.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I wonder how much of that $30M went directly into Trump's pocket??? You know the gift never stops, right? THE GRIFT NEVER STOPS! NEVER.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Story of many many Americans lives.. the medical stuff shouldn’t be political But somehow that has become Toxic too????
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The election was wigged
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Happy 65th Birthday, August 4th, to the best President in US History. The black man "they" feared, led with humor, dignity & grace for 8 yrs scandal-free, has a beautiful & accomplished family, and is beloved by millions around the world. @barackobama.bsky.social #BarackObama #ThePeoplesPresident
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Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“This unlawful seven-figure payout to an anti-abortion extremist is all the proof the Senate should need that the so-called anti-weaponization slush fund is far from dead,” Katie O’Connor at the National Women’s Law Center told Jezebel in a statement www.jezebel.com/slush-fund-n...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
BIG DEAL on voting rights this morning: Governor Spanberger just restored the voting rights of some 60,000+ Virginians. Her move reverses Youngkin's abrupt decision in 2023 to end automatic voting rights restoration, which brought Virginia back to a system of default lifetime disenfranchisement.
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Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that, absent action by the governor, bans people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is pathologically lying, gaslighting psychopath.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."
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MGB💙 @wtpmary.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
No to any election deniers. No to attempting to hand in FAKE ELECTORAL SLATES. That's a double-edged sword....hurts us all. Hurts the states and the country as a whole. WIN ON MERIT/the people's votes, not cheating. Thankful Mike Pence is loyal to democracy and denied corruption.
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Insider trading from inside the Oval Office...
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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In my recent quest to try every American food that I've been seeing in movies and TV for years, I recently had southern-style biscuits and gravy and I have just two questions: 1. Y'all eat this for BREAKFAST? 2. How do you not eat this for every meal of the day?
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 03/08/2026
With all the attention paid to the feelings of a small, wealthier subset of New Yorkers, you may have forgotten that some 70 percent of New York City residents rent their homes. Here's what four of them think of the pied-à-terre tax rollout: hellgatenyc.com/nyc-tenants-...
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Doug Engstrom @dougengstrom.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I belatedly found this review of CORPORATE GUNSLINGER. It's gratifying to have someone respond so well to the book's themes and questions. And since the reviewer declares a member of the cast is her "book wife," I guess she connected with the characters, too. www.tiktok.com/@sarahdoesbo...
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Picked this up on a whim and I give this an absolute YUP. Corporate Gunslinger: too realistic to feel like an escape. #scifibooks #dystopianbooks #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booktok
TikTok video by sarahdoesbookishstuff 📚📝
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Resistance Knitters 🧶💙🌊📎🕊️🗽📚🫖☕️📖🐈💍 @resistanceknitters.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Free Read🎁A Favorite Historian America’s Most Divisive Historian Gets a New Biography www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
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Book Review: ‘The People’s Historian,’ by Dave Zirin (Gift Article)
Dave Zirin traces the radical career of Howard Zinn, whose “A People’s History of the United States” has sold millions of copies.
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Chris Bohjalian @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Pre-show on THE AMATEUR book tour in Concord, NH. Color me neon! #books
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Ruth @ladylabyrinth.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Watched the Paddy Chayefsky doc last night and have to say Network might be the defining masterpiece of our age. Feeling mad as hell but unfortunately I will continue to take it some more. www.hbomax.com/movies/paddy...
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Watch Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words | HBO Max
Watch Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words on HBO Max. Plans start at $10.99/month. A feature documentary profiling the most revered screenwriter in movie history, Paddy Chayefsky.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
You misspelled "wine box".
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Phang: Judge Sullivan found, in both fact and law, that the acting attorney general conceded he violated the law—a law that is intended to bring sunlight and transparency to one of the worst crimes, indeed multiple crimes committed by multiple perpetrators, in American history.
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voteinthemidterms.bsky.social @voteinthemidterms.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Sandra E Lewis @expressyrself.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/08/02/w... 1Trump will tell the world he is "the best" at anything. But, he cannot seem to get out from under Netanyahu, a gigantic weakness. Flip-flopping during a shopping frenzy, okay. But it has no place in military strategy. He could have masked an apparent weakness...
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Live updates: Trump calls off Iran strikes subject to deal being ‘rapidly’ reached | CNN
Iran has shown no signs of changing its stance on the Strait of Hormuz and has yet to acknowledge talks. Follow for live updates.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
OSSOFF: I expect tonight's speech to be equal parts pathetic and dangerous. I think we will hear from the world's most famous sore loser, a prime time presidential sour grapes address reheating, debunked conspiracy theories about an election in which he was soundly defeated.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“I am going to build a wall with an Iron Dome to keep the Canadian smoke out, and Canada is going to pay for it.” — Senile Satan, kleptomaniac enthusiast and psychopath.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
NYC SMALL BIZ OWNERS ON ZOHRAN: “These people really care about small businesses… They get shit done… I like that he stands for making sure nobody seems to feel marginalized, we all win together… If that’s what socialism is I’m all for it!” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Nikolai Ylirotu @nylirotu.wsocial.eu · 31/07/2026
Ukrainan ulkoministeri Andrii Sybiha: "Olemme havainneet eri puolilla Eurooppaa voimakkaan venäläisen propagandakampanjan, jossa käytetään #Ceuta​sta otettuja valokuvia epävakauden kylvämiseen." unn.ua/en/news/sybi...
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Sybiha calls for banning Russian propaganda resources in Europe after disinformation campaign
УНН Politics ✎ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that there is a large-scale Russian propaganda campaign in Europe using photos from Ceuta. He called o…
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Trump sued Capital One to prove they closed his accounts over politics. The bank’s answer, filed Friday: it was the anti-money-laundering desk. Months of review. Three hundred accounts. He pulled that thread himself.
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Charles Rock...Politics, Religion, Other Stuff @charlesrock.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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