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Cheryle Johnson

@cherylej0806.bsky.social
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Mother, sister, friend. Former award winning reporter; poet, essayist. Feminist Catholic. Disabled Veteran, USN. Love reading, writing, walking in nature, travel, films, crochet and marshmallow Peeps. #Vote like your life depends on it!

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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@stephruhle.bsky.social We are no longer a capitalistic country. We are a monetizing economy. Cc: @msnowreports.bsky.social
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@stephruhle.bsky.social All this palaver and handwringing over DSA and moderates is best saved for later. Right now we need a winning message that gives us Congressional control. Winning is what saves democracy. @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 27/07/2026
When you create policies that make education unreachable for Americans who want it, you are failing at your job. Linda McMahon is failing.
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Sociopaths
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026
Ossoff: "Aren't we all tired of living under an administration where we know we have to ask about every single thing whether the first family is getting paid and lining their own pockets?"
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Trump had no idea suing the BBC would be so much work  www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Trump had no idea suing the BBC would be so much work
Poor President Donald Trump. He loves filing lawsuits. Why can’t he just sue the BBC for defamation, demand $10 billion and have them write him a check for $10 billion?
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
You realize that Trump turning to Communism as bogeyman stems from his days as Roy Cohen’s apprentice, right? Trump only has so many ways to view the world, and they are all antiquated. @themomentwithkaty.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social #Trump #Cuba #Communism
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Elpidio Valdés: Cuban Mambí Horsemen
ALT: Elpidio Valdés: Cuban Mambí Horsemen
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/07/2026
Tonight, you will likely hear the president claim there was foreign interference in the 2020 election. To be clear, there were attempts, but there was no evidence they changed any election outcome. From a joint DOJ/FBI/DHS/CISA report in 2021: www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oh but when they need us to type for them, that’s okay. (Vietnam Era Yeoman here.)
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hegseth blocks promotions of seven Navy officers, five of them women or people of color, a highly unusual move that means that for the first time in more than a decade no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral. @gregjaffe.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
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Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions
For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 14/07/2026
An ICE guard admitted to assaulting 9 women. He’s no outlier: there are 2,300+ abuse reports in detention. Yet the DOJ argued federal safety laws don’t apply to immigration jails. You pay for these jails. The DOJ is complicit in every abuse case. Where is the oversight?
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
True fascism! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/07/2026
Nicole Wallace ☠️☠️☠️ "Riddle me this: when Obama ran intelligence, the election was secure and Donald Trump won in 2016… But when Donald Trump and all of his boobs were running US national security, it got all effed up. Is that the theory?"
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s quite common to hand a seat off to a spouse or other family member. 🤷🏼‍♀️ There will be a special election for a candidate for November.
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
And finally Trump is held completely to account for one of his crimes. About darn time.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/07/2026
*taps sign*
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony. In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Gavin Newsom wants to make seizing ballots a felony
The California governor plans to introduce new legislation targeting "federal interference" in elections.
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 09/07/2026
“Consider this my call, Mr. President: instead of spending $100 billion bombing innocent children in your illegal wars, send $100 billion to cities across America to invest in healthcare, jobs, education, housing, transportation, & environmental justice.” Mayor Johnson
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God @thegodshow.com · 09/07/2026
Mamdani got into office and instantly: • Froze rent for 2 million New Yorkers • Cut subway fares in half for low-income riders • Fully funded NYC parks • Added $680M for public schools • Launched free child care for 2-year-olds If establishment politicians actually wanted to help you, they could.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/07/2026
So, a Writ of Habeas Tortoise?
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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
www.reuters.com/world/americ... Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that ​her government plans to file criminal complaints in the U.S. regarding Mexican citizens ‌who have died in immigration custody or while being targeted in anti-immigration operations….
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Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that ​her government plans to file criminal complaints in the U.S. regarding Mexican citizens ‌who have died in immigration custody or while being ...
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My understanding is Platner built the largest grass roots support of any Democrat in Maine history. What does that have to do with political consultants? I am confused. The people chose to ignore a disastrous candidate because they liked his fake persona; Platner is Mainers’ Trump.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/07/2026
I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD!
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The SAVE Act would not just block voters. By tying citizenship status to flawed databases and aggressive “verification” it lays the groundwork to question and even strip naturalized citizens of their status and deport them. Keep SAVE off the floor and vote no. #SAVEActIsPayToVote
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
He got stinking drunk one night, had access to her house and forced himself on her. She has contemporaneous evidence. This shouldn’t be hard for Mainers to get.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
They want us tired. They want us discouraged. They want us to believe our vote doesn't count. John Lewis knew better. He marched. He bled. He believed. July 17-19, we honor him by refusing to be silenced. #GoodTrouble Lives On www.goodtroubleliveson.org
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 06/07/2026
The Supreme Court should be a beacon of impartial justice, not a partisan tool. To fix a corrupted system, we must enact term limits, enforce strict ethics, and expand the bench. It’s time to restore integrity to SCOTUS.
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Pinks📨 @pinksglobal.net · 26/05/2026
#Pinks
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/07/2026
RESPECT Every politician should be doing this. Mayor Coffman has spent every Friday night since February sleeping at Aurora, Colorado’s homeless center, serving breakfast in the morning, and learning firsthand what works and what doesn’t.
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Fireworks soon!!! #Macys
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy July 4th!
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
As a divorced Mom with primary custody of my son and jobs in corporate America with extended commutes, travel and many extra special projects on my desk, I challenge #Trump ‘s assertion. I bet there are many other hard working Americans who would join me in debunking his latest myth. #economy
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/07/2026
It’s time for politicians to stop whispering about court reform and start saying it out loud. That includes expansion. THIS 👇🏽 Sen Markey: "The Republicans stole two Supreme Court seats in 2016 and 2020. That's what's giving them their supermajority.”
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Newsom: I’m really proud of the data that just came out. The lowest homicides in recorded history in California. Time for updated talking points for all those with California derangement syndrome. Eight out of the top 10 murder-rate states in America are red states.
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Great hour with #JackSmith @nicollewallace.bsky.social ! I love how plain spoken and direct he is. I trust his words and his work, those with whom he worked, and those still left in the #JusticeDepartment trying to work with integrity, following the law and the facts. Thank you both.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Inflation has a new catalyst: America’s massive artificial-intelligence build-out is beginning to push up prices on everything from smartphones to electricity. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
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The Data-Center Boom Is Sparking a Third Wave of Inflation
Demand for memory chips is pushing prices higher. Will AI’s promise of increased productivity come in time to temper that inflation?
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I am so sorry this happened to your family. It is a sign of how far out of whack our politics have become. Such an unnecessary thing to happen. God bless.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/06/2026
Hell yeah 👏🏽
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It’s Time to Put This Catholic Teaching to Rest www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o... “War is fundamentally antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” (Gift article)
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Opinion | It’s Time to Put This Catholic Teaching to Rest
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
As Usual he doesn’t know what he is Talking About!
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Trump’s Iran Debacle Could Be a Gift for America www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/o... Interesting read. Gift article
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Opinion | Trump’s Iran Debacle Could Be a Gift for America
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ten Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is In www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/o... “…there is no certainty of an easy route back into Europe for Britain. Opinion polls point to a majority of Britons believing Brexit was a mistake but do not yet point to..public clamor to overturn the result.” #Brexit
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Opinion | Ten Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is In
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🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
If he ever goes to trial before dying, he has left a trail of documentation that will support an insanity defense.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
How cuts to CDC are dismantling its capacity to protect Americans’ health theconversation.com/how-cuts-to-... #Project2025 #DOGE #HHS #CDC #publichealth #vaccines
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How cuts to CDC are dismantling its capacity to protect Americans’ health
In a survey of more than 600 CDC workers, 99% said the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency have made it less able to protect the public’s health.
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o... “A single Tomahawk cruise missile runs about $3.6 million, roughly what it takes to fund one scientist’s multiyear grant.” #science #health #research Gift article
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Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Yet they (FBI, Patel) are acting glorified about these threats. @stephruhle.bsky.social
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The boy’s family turned him in. The FBI didn’t have it on its radar until then. It just seems like a lot of activity endangering him all of a sudden, and the catches are incidental to finding out. It’s not proactive on Patel’s part.
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Cheryle Johnson @cherylej0806.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
@stephruhle.bsky.social ???: I am sure other Presidents had as many plots against them as Trump has lately. But the FBI didn’t make such a splash about them. Is this Patel trying to hold onto his job with publicity, or the administration trying to win a sympathy card with known plots against Trump?
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