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@craig1947.bsky.social
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Nerd who likes ideas, lived in Oklahoma, Texas, and North Carolina

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Louise @louiseplease.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
If you never read the book or saw the movie, you missed one of the greatest Pulitzer Prize winning sagas ever written. To dishonor Alex Haley like this is disgraceful.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 16/05/2026
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority used outdated examples to say the racial gap in voter turnout has closed, but in reality, the gap is growing — due in part to the Court’s past assaults on the Voting Rights Act. bit.ly/3QIYd5B
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Finishing Off Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court Declares Racism Over — Again
The Court’s conservative majority used outdated examples to say the racial gap in voter turnout has closed, but in reality, the gap is growing.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We're All Standing With Ted Lieu....
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 16/05/2026
More than one in four detained immigrants in the U.S. are held in Texas. See where on our interactive map. bit.ly/4uWWmci
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 04/04/2026
Corpus Christi Texas will run out of water and Republicans are doing virtually NOTHING!!!
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. FEMA leader has added teleportation to its emergency responses. Don’t let ICE use or they will be doing more home invasions without warrants or deportations. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...
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No One at Waffle House Remembers FEMA Official Who Says He Teleported In
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
share.google/aimode/DJJ2X... Conservative brains and liberal brains are structurally different. Fear centers of the brain control conservatives. Amygdala’s are larger in the Conservative brain. New ideas provoke fear rather than curiosity.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
There’s never enough money for schools or healthcare or veterans. But there’s always enough money to bomb people on the other side of the world. We can support the democracy movement in Iran without bombing innocent schoolchildren and sending our American troops off to die.
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Representative Mihaela E. Pleșa @plesafortexas.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Save the date. Home insurance costs across TX are rising fast, and families deserve answers. Join me 3/26 for a State of TX Home Ins. Town Hall w/experts discussing the insurance affordability crisis and potential solutions. March 26 6:30–8:30 PM Plano Chamber of Commerce RSVP: bit.ly/HD70TownHall
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Stand up
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
substack.com/@samantha705... Scared puppies stand up and bark!
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Samantha Paige (she/they) (@samantha705901)
I love this man 💕
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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
And this is all he had to replace Noem.
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Gina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
President @barackobama.bsky.social called this week to congratulate me on the campaign we’re building to take on Abbott. Something special is happening here and the world is taking notice of the momentum that is growing across Texas. Texans are hungry for change — we're all in and we can do this.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 07/03/2026
Is Israel seeking to seize territory in Lebanon like it did in Syria? "There’s great, great fear among the people of the south [in Lebanon] that this is to be repeated again," says journalist Lylla Younes.
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Another Land Grab? Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon & Orders Mass Displacement in the South
It is the seventh day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and Israel is escalating attacks on Lebanon after ordering the entire population of southern Lebanon to flee. This comes as Israel’s far-right Fi...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August. He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA. The grift continues.
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Why is there a two-month-old in a trailer prison in Texas yet these guys are still free? www.politico.com/live-updates...
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House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files
Rep. Ro Khanna read out the names of the six individuals on the House floor, where they will now be entered into the Congressional Record.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/02/2026
"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
the violence we are witnessing every day in Minneapolis and elsewhere has proven deeply unpopular. It is indecent, arbitrary and cruel. Its tactics violate our rights as Americans to protest our government. Its purpose violates our moral conscience as human beings.
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Lies, violence and the American state
Trump abhors democracy because it allows ordinary Americans to reject his lies. Even worse for Trump, it allows us to reject him.
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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter. name a fucking high school after him.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/01/2026
While Minneapolis mourned a man killed by federal agents, Trump’s elite gathered in black tie to celebrate a Melania vanity film. This is what a ruling family looks like. Let them eat cake. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Let Them Eat Cake: While Minneapolis Mourned, Trump Hosted a Melania Gala
As protesters froze in the streets after the killing of Alex Pretti, Trump’s elite celebrated a $75 million vanity film—another glimpse of a family governing like royalty.
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Conroe ISD banned a book about Billie Jean King because it mentions her gay marriage: "'It is developmentally inappropriate to provide explicit explanations of sexual orientation and adult marital relationships to this age group' Conroe ISD Trustee Melissa Semmler said" www.chron.com/sports/artic...
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Conroe ISD bans tennis legend's book for same-sex marriage mention
The story of one famed tennis star will no longer be read in Conroe Independent School District.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Arrest ICE agent and convict him and the people covering up.
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
State terrorism
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Carrying a gun makes you a hero if you are on “their side.”
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Gary C. @gjcstudio.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-eN...
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Jon on Alex Pretti's Killing, DHS vs. Video Evidence & MAGA's Gun Rights Surrender | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
James Talarico: The current administration has grown the size of ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement — except it's not people doing immigration and customs enforcement. It is a secret police force that is terrorizing communities.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 27/01/2026
The IRS won’t be issuing paper refund checks this year, under a recent executive order A tax law professor warns the change could devastate the 6 million Americans without bank accounts who rely on those checks to pay for groceries and rent. buff.ly/me4KtYi
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Ending tax refunds by check will speed payments, but risks sidelining people who don’t have bank accounts
For Americans in so-called ‘banking deserts,’ ending paper tax refund checks could be a costly move.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Netanyahu skips Davos 'peace board' signing as Switzerland say he'll be arrested
Butcher of Gaza Benjamin Netanyahu is skipping the gangster 'Board of Peace' signing after Swiss authorities said they'd arrest him
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
usafacts.org/articles/whi...
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Which states have the highest and lowest life expectancy? | USAFacts
Hawaii's life expectancy was 80.7 years, followed by Washington at 79.2 years and Minnesota at 79.1 years.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/01/2026
Blumenthal: "I'm a no vote on that spending bill unless there are conditions that require ICE to go to a judge, to get a warrant, as well as other kinds of constraints -- the use of masks, the non-identification, the unmarked cars. These secret police, totalitarian tactics need to be stopped."
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aftertheboat174.bsky.social @aftertheboat174.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Michael Fanone is a fucking hero. Trey Nehls is an asshole, and probably a coward, who should not be in power.
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Straight guy telling the truth.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 23/01/2026
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple. The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont. Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
JESUS!
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
STOP THE REAL STEAL edtrust.org/rti/the-grea...
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The Great American Heist
EdTrust is sounding the alarm about The Great American Heist — the largest transfer of wealth in U.S. history that affects everyone — that’s happening right in front of our eyes
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 21/01/2026
This week marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which ushered in a new era of political corruption. The Brennan Center has released a new paper outlining nine concrete solutions for reform: bit.ly/4jUFb6I
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/01/2026
NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Talarico: In 2024, Trump met with oil executives and promised them a ‘great deal’ in exchange for $1 billion in contributions. And now Trump thanked them with a gift — the nation of Venezuela, home to the largest oil reserves in the entire world. We have to recognize how corrupt this new war is
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
BREAKING: Tejano star and congressional candidate Bobby Pulido ENDORSES James Talarico for US Senate at a packed rally in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Marcy Kaptur @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Why would the President help free a man who defrauded veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses and over 10,000 across America of over $1.6 Billion? Is robbing from the poor to feed the greed of rich criminals the America we want? Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The Trump admin has already made a mess of career & tech ed programs that they moved from the Education to Labor Department. Now, they want to go even further in dismantling the Dept of Ed. I talked with @wajali.bsky.social about why this abandons our kids. thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-gop-is...
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The GOP is on a Pro-Death March, and Our Kids Are Their Next Target.
After dismantling USAID and refusing to fund SNAP, the GOP is now gutting the Department of Education and the CDC, all of which will lead to our children becoming sicker, vulnerable, and dead.
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers." We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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Billie Helean @billie-helean.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
It’s tough to be a thankful teacher when budgets are slashed and the federal DOE is under fire. Find out why my gratitude still burns bright, fueled by NM investment, my union, and my students. #ThankfulTeacher #NMEd #UnionStrong #EducationCrisis
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🍎 More Than a Thank You Note: Finding Gratitude in the Crisis of Modern Education
We must keep our optimism for education in spite of the challenges we currently face. Thanksgiving approaches, and across the internet, there’s a lovely chorus of gratitude directed toward ed…
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS IS DANGEROUSLY CRAZY. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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Abbott’s Moves to Restrict Muslims Leave Some Concerned and Puzzled
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Epstein File release won't reveal much. people.com/epstein-s-br...
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Brother Claims He Heard ‘from a Pretty Good Source’ That Epstein Files Are Being Scrubbed of Republican Names
Mark Epstein, brother of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, alleged in an interview with NewsNation that the Epstein files are being edited to remove Republican names.
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Craig @craig1947.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
@aarp.org why no posts?
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