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@ColieBird

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Proud liberal and politics junky. I’m a survivor, and I vote. Caretaker of a small coterie of community cats and proud mama to rescue lion, Winston.

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Voting rights are workers’ rights. Our labor is political. When we sit silently we send the message that our rights don’t matter. That our lives don't matter. None of our rights are guaranteed. People fought for them, and people can take them away. Organize. Register. VOTE.
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Get Ready to Vote
We help you vote, no matter what. Sign up for election reminders and get help with voter registration and voting by mail — all in one place!
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voting isn't asking for power; it is the power. If you are in AZ, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MS, OH, TN, or TX, the deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 5. Verify your status today and make sure your community is prepared. Let's do this together. 💪 #LetsGetVoteReady #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The No Kings coalition wants everyone who is able to vote early. They will be preparing people to do so on October 17th, but early voting has already started in some states. If you are physically able & your state has early voting, please consider doing it for any of the good reasons listed below.
WHY VOTING EARLY MATTERS:
1. AVOID LONG LINES, AVOID LINES CAST YOUR BALLOT AND BE DONE.
2. RESOLVE REGISTRATION ISSUES. GIVES TIME TO CLEAR UP ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR STATUS.
3. HELP GOTV EFFORTS. ENABLES GET OUT THE VOTE TO FOCUS RESOURCES WHERE NEEDED MOST.
4. BANK YOUR VOTE. SECURE IT FROM LAST-MINUTE ILLNESSES, BAD WEATHER, OR OTHER SHENANIGANS.
5. REDUCE CAMPAIGNS MAIL. HELP CAMPAIGNS REMOVE YOU FROM TARGET LISTS, REDUCING UNWANTED OUTREACH. 
7. PROTECT THE VOTE!! VOLUNTEER ON ELECTION DAY, HAVING ALRE3ADY SECURED YOUR OWN VOTE.
6. BUILD MOMENTUM. STRONG EARLY VOTE CREATES MOMENTUM THT IS “TOO BIG TO RIG”  VOTE.ORG
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week
At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
to late night folks in Missouri and Montana… and anyone else who wants to see how some folks are strategizing to find new legal approaches to defend democracy:
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting. But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines. So people must mail back with plenty of time.
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In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
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Secret Agent Number Six @designationsix.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If an agent or any individual attempts to stand between you and your ballot, civil rights organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Brennan Center for Justice recommend the following immediate actions:
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Please share wisely to publicize the attempts by musk to suppress votes and spread disinformation popular.info/p/the-hidden...
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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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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Ewindham3 @ewindham3.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨🚨The GOP bill freezing SCOTUS seats is a power grab to lock in their billionaire-funded supermajority forever. Don’t let them lock in an oligarchy to rule over us‼️ 2 minutes to read & sign this letter now. 📞Call your Rep. bsky.app/profile/demc...
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If there’s even a small issue with a single ballot-like a woman changed her name upon getting married-the USPS system could disenfranchise 10,000 voters Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/08/2026
The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton. Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
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Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can Help
A South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities.
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 09/08/2026
Rebecca Cooke (D-WI) is up with a new ad attacking MAGA Republican Derrick Van Orden. "Derrick Van Orden sold us out. He voted to make it easier for billionaires to take our land, raise utility rates and build date centers." 🔗 cookeforwisconsin.com
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Jason Berlin @jasonberlin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🗳️ Time to fill out your ballot? Save time. Start your research at BlueVoterGuide. 💙 Enter your address. See your sample ballot & endorsements! Mark it. Save it. Print it. SHARE it with friends and take it with you when you vote. #Voterizer #BlueVoterGuide social.fieldteam6.org/s/gm2QoAaC
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Check it out!
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
On the campaign trail Trump said he would never let anyone touch Medicare. On 01.01.2027 the subsidy program for Medicare Part D that helps keep Rx prices down is set to expire. #RepublicanMedicareCuts can be reversed, but we must win the House and Senate. We have 91 days LFG!!
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14/07/2026
Another person dead at the hands of ICE — just days after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s murder. We will not remain silent as the Trump administration immunizes lawlessness. There must be accountability and there must be a full investigation.
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ICE shot and killed a motorist in Maine. Advocates say he's a 26-year-old from Colombia
The motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting Monday was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing, Sen.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Some politicians yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people. Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today. But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic. Watch.
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Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Medicare for All - “That’s socialism!”Social Security - “That’s socialism!”Debt free education - “That’s socialism!”$886
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Call to Activism JB PRITZKER EMBARRASSES TRUMP: This is huge! JB Pritzker just BALANCED the Illinois budget with a $0 deficit. $0!!!!! The media won't tell you about Democratic accomplishments, so SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE: While Trump is cutting SNAP, Pritzker is helping families put food on the
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026
President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...
So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21/05/2026
Texas limits eligibility for Medicaid to families living below 15 percent of the poverty level, meaning that a family of three earning more than—get this—$4,098 annually is not eligible for any benefits. trib.al/jKtntFb
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Obamacare Subsidies: Are Republicans More Stupid Than They Are Cruel?
Many predicted last fall that if the Obamacare subsidies ended, millions would forgo health coverage. Gee, guess what’s happened?
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
1/ The most persuasive ppl in any room are not ones with the most facts. They are the ones asking the best questions. Research on how minds actually change shows that curiosity-based questions do what facts alone almost never can.Here is how to use them 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Friends, I’ve been around politics for over 50 years. I’ve never seen anything as brazenly crooked and corrupt as what Trump and his cronies did today.
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Liz Oyer @lawyeroyer.com · 19/05/2026
The $1.776B “anti-weaponization fund” announced today is a theft of our tax dollars and a fraud on the American people. Congress needs to step up and block this settlement before Trump helps himself to the rest of our tax dollars. Please share and help sound the alarm. youtube.com/shorts/4bnF4...
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Trump’s $1.8B “anti-weaponization fund”
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A Harvard study just published estimates Elon Musk's destruction of USAID has already caused 600,000 deaths 2/3 of them children. That is his legacy in this world.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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elijahplovejoy.bsky.social @elijahplovejoy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Don't call it "expanding" SCOTUS. And, for God's sake, don't call it "court-packing." Call it **right-sizing** the Court. (There are 13 circuits now -- not the 9 circuits there were when it was set at 9 justices 157 effing yrs ago!) Or call it *modernizing* the Court. Thank you.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 08/04/2026
Heavily Hispanic precincts on Milwaukee's south side are shifting sharply toward Democrats, with a 56-point swing in one Lincoln Village precinct. Taylor is getting 91% compared to Harris's 64%. Milwaukee County overall is running 11 points more Democratic vs. 2024.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else. We mustn’t let this war do so.
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Trump could appoint two more Supreme Court justices—cementing a Court that could threaten our rights and favor billionaires over everyone else for decades to come. It’s time to ring the alarm bell and push back by holding Trump and Congressional Republicans accountable in the midterm elections.
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Liberal Group Warns That Trump Could Have Two More Supreme Court Picks
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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
TWO DAYS until Election Day in Northwest Georgia. This district deserves leadership that answers to the people here, not one person in Washington, DC. Make your plan, get to the polls, and get involved → shawnforgeorgia.com #GA14
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Most California voters support the state’s newly proposed billionaire tax, according to new polling. Meanwhile, rich Californians are plotting a $500M slush fund to influence the state's politics. So they can't afford a wealth tax, but they'll spend a fortune buying elections? See the problem...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
UPDATE: Wisconsin's turnout, 8 days out: —147K people have already voted. (That compares to 259K at equivalent time in 2025.) —32.3% of ballots cast so fare are in Dane & Milwaukee. (31.7% at equivalent point in 2025.) —18.3% are in conservative WOW counties. (20.3% at equivalent point in 2025.)
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Men need to women up and know when to help. This is the domestic violence hand signal.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/03/2026
Governor Newsom responds to Trump’s attacks on people with learning disabilities:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks. They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors. Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption. Watch how they vote this week.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else. We mustn’t let this war do so.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 28/02/2026
Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want. Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice. Read my full statement:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
He's right. And here's what else you should know about the Wall Street takeover of the housing market. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9TO...
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How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Reports are now emerging from within the Dilley, Texas ICE Family Concentration Camp, which are referred to as “Blue Butterfly Zones.” These zones are where the camp’s young girls are being kept separated and isolated for unknown reasons.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/02/2026
🚨 ATTENTION TEXANS 🚨 🤠 Today is the first day of early voting in the 2026 Texas primary elections, which runs until 2/27. If you have any voting-related questions or need any more election information, check out the Election Protection Hotline:
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Texas - Election Protection
Last Updated: January 2026 Questions about voting in Texas? Contact us! Upcoming Elections in Texas
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/02/2026
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 03/02/2026
A journalist asks about justice for Epstein survivors. He responds by attacking her; her face, her demeanor, her smile. When the question is dangerous, he goes after the woman asking it. Not her facts. Not her reporting. Her existence. And survivors are watching. So are our daughters.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“Mr. President, what would you say to sex abuse survivors of Epstein who haven’t seen justice” - Kaitlan Collins (Journalist) “You know, I’ve never seen you smile” - Donald Trump (President) EVERY survivor heard this.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The GOP blames women for undermining them on issues like abortion & ICE & thus hopes to pass the “SAVE Act,” which will make it harder for married women who changed their last names to vote. But they want you to think it’s about “election integrity”. 1/31/26 #HandmaidsTale 1/
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This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
www.science.org/content/arti... And it’s about to get worse.
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
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404 Media @404media.co · 25/01/2026
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
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ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
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