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Choochoomama

@choochoomama.bsky.social
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Gen Jones mama with no more f*cks to give. Fighting for democracy and my children's futures. Ally. Prochoice. BLUE as the day is long. All the fur children. No DMs.

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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don't let them do it. Don't let the truth die. Share this. THEY’RE REWRITING RENÉE GOOD open.substack.com/pub/closerto...
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THEY’RE REWRITING RENÉE GOOD
Renée Good died once on a Minneapolis street.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's up to us. #VoteBlue open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
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Judge Michael Luttig: The Loophole in Article I That Could Freeze America
In 2021, Judge Luttig told Mike Pence to certify the election. Now he's sounding the alarm about a scheme aimed at the new House.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23/09/2026
TODAY: I'm introducing the Youth Voting Rights Act. Donald Trump is trying to limit young people from voting and going after campus polling places. If your vote didn’t matter, Trump wouldn't be doing this. We need to fight back.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Three hundred twenty-five times!! It's obscene.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is outrageous! Shame on these hospitals! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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Hospitals Shut Youth Gender Clinics in Deal with Trump Administration (Gift Article)
At least six hospitals have struck agreements with the Trump administration to pay fines and stop providing gender-transition treatments to minors.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This might be our only way out. cmarmitage.substack.com/p/its-still-...
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It’s (Still) Time for Americans to Talk About the “Soft Secession” Actively Underway
Pro-democracy states (and cities) are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal approval to govern.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The power of litigation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Voting rights lawsuit prompts South Dakota to fix ‘confusing’ proof-of-citizenship system
“Voting is a fundamental right that is the cornerstone of our democracy,” the court wrote. “Prospective voters should be told the truth about their voting status. The Court expects that voter applican...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy. Don't believe me? Look at this chart.
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The Hidden Danger of America's Wealth Gap
Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy.Don't believe me? Look at this chart.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sometimes it's dark in here but I laugh. #sorrynotsorry
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If corporations are people, then they should be liable for the actions of their "offspring." Shareholders included.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A great how-to.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A great explanation of why antitrust laws are so necessary, and why Sec of State races are so important. Odious Monopolies: Founding-Era Anti-Monopoly Principles as a Basis for State and Municipal Antitrust Enforcement cmarmitage.substack.com/p/odious-mon...
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Odious Monopolies: Founding-Era Anti-Monopoly Principles as a Basis for State and Municipal Antitrust Enforcement
Fewer and fewer companies run more and more of your life, and a handful of states are proving the laws to stop them still work.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Great piece about the "will AI kill us all" issue. Worth a read. www.wired.com/story/one-of...
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's already working. A clear explanation of how this country could end.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The rot is deep and we have to be aware and ready. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Election Deniers’ Long Game
Right-wing activists have slowly taken control of a significant part of America’s local election apparatus. The country isn’t prepared for what they might do.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Marketing 101.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I love this. #karma #leopardseatingfaces www.pcmag.com/news/laid-of...
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Laid-Off Developers Create AI Model to Replace CEOs and Other Executives
There's no reason the 'AI revolution' shouldn't also impact the C-suite, right?
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What a surprise. You opened Pandora's box and all the shit's hitting the fan. Users are just collateral damage to tech bros flexing at each other. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/t...
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Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity (Gift Article)
Their warnings echo concerns that other artificial intelligence experts have voiced in recent months, as calls increase for a slowdown in the pace of development.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
2. More on Musk's Orwellian scheme in today's Popular Information:
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The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
1. Elon Musk is spending millions pushing Americans to VoteSafe, which bills itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The SAVE act in microcosm. These GOPers are why Kansas can't have nice things. Watch your own state, especially if it's red. Amendment on Kansas ballot this fall would provide pretext for voter suppression laws kansasreflector.com/2026/09/09/a...
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Amendment on Kansas ballot this fall would provide pretext for voter suppression laws • Kansas Reflector
On Nov. 3, we’ll be voting on whether to make it harder for many American citizens who live in Kansas to vote in future elections.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great. People are figuring it out. Now - are they going to vote? Fight back? DO something?? Or just complain? #GeneralStrike thefulcrum.us/ethics-leade...
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89% of Americans Say Government Corruption Is Widespread
Independents are among the most distrustful Americans, as new polling shows confidence in government and major institutions hovering near historic lows.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The basis of the problem.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yeah, what are we really paying for??
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There are many more of us than them. Remember that.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bingo.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As a Kansan with a functioning brain, I am not at all surprised at this. He's a slimeball. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
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Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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Ewindham3 @ewindham3.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Healthcare Apocalypse deepens as Trump admin adds new blows on top of the OBBBA law. New CMS rules ⬆️ ACA avg. 26% w/recent fund freezes stripping >$1B MORE from needed hospitals threatening closures, rationing basic services & ⬇️Jobs. Stop the Cuts! 🗳️Vote Blue www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Hospitals say coming Trump administration rules are worse than GOP's Medicaid cuts
Hospitals have launched a lobbying blitz to stave off Trump administration rules they say will lose them hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"We all want to be seen and see one another. We all want to be included. And the more we acknowledge that, the faster our curiosity will take over and the kind of fracture we have right now will dissolve into the exciting mosaic of the amazingly diverse population displayed in this film."
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The Work in Progress
New documentary from Robert Reich and team
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Google's plan to block unverified apps is a 'rug pull' on the 3 billion people who chose Android for its openness. Don't let them turn your phone into a walled garden. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social #KeepAndroidOpen keepandroidopen.org
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Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Genius! substack.com/@rawstory/no...
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Raw America (@rawstory)
INCREDIBLE: Artist Simon Weckert designed these shirts with complicated patterns with the intent of confusing AI-powered people detection systems like those found in Flock cameras. He’s calling them “...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Vote early. Make sure you can. www.voterizer.org
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Voterizer
Voterizer - Your Voting Information Resource
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Unchecked capitalism is just as destructive as communism. The Biggest Issue in the Midterm Elections robertreich.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
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The Biggest Issue in the Midterm Elections
You’ll hear more and more about this
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Powerful people will not save us." It's up to us, the regular folks whose lives will be most affected. #Resist
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
AI won't take your jobs, they said. Suuuuure. www.wired.com/story/inside...
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Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers
The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Here's how America's $40 trillion debt can hit your wallet www.axios.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Here's how America's $40 trillion debt can hit your wallet
Rising debt could pressure lawmakers to raise taxes, cut spending or change federal benefits.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It's all about the money, kids. I think we knew that. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit (Gift Article)
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s been almost 90 days since the American people have seen or heard from Mitch McConnell. We’re still paying his salary.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"The great tragedy of this era is how few powerful men and women have been willing to do the right thing to protect the rights of the many." - Marc Elias This. May it be the impetus for the next generation to clean house.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
THIS. A clear explanation of what they're doing, and what we need to do. open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
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The Trump Ratchet and 2026
Of course he’s trying to steal the election.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Goddammit. I hope Tim & Dolly are partying away now. I am so very sad. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/m...
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Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80 (Gift Article)
The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?" What Every Democratic Candidate Should be Saying robertreich.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
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What Every Democratic Candidate Should be Saying
To every voter, every day
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminds self not to panic unnecessarily. Eating a cookie and reading this for calmness. Do not panic over the Supreme Court ruling on the US Postal Service executive order roberthubbell.substack.com/p/do-not-pan...
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Do not panic over the Supreme Court ruling on the US Postal Service executive order
August 25, 2026
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
He's not wrong. Stay close to your friends, but stay closer to your enemies. Check the knee-jerks at the door.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If none of them are held accountable, why would anything change? Excellent article. www.liberalcurrents.com/a-republic-o...
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A Republic of Excuses
You will not like it here and it will get worse until we get better.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
So the Felon's bought SCOTUS is coming to heel. (gift article) It's way past time to #RiseUp #GeneralStrike @democrats.org get your heads out!! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now (Gift Article)
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We've been conditioned to machines "making our lives easier" since the first machine was invented. We're really making ourselves irrelevant. www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/20...
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How Much of the Internet Is Written With AI?
In a random sample of 10,000 webpages collected in July 2026, one-in-ten show signs of being written or substantially edited by AI.
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yes! Come on, Kansas, let's follow their lead! @govlaurakelly.bsky.social
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Choochoomama @choochoomama.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This this this!! Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk and prove you mean it!! @democrats.org www.liberalcurrents.com/what-comes-a...
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What Comes After Mistrust? Liberalism Needs a Theory of Repair
Liberals need practical approaches to earn trust through visible, messy, and ongoing responsiveness.
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