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DD Dion

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GenX mom to GenZ/Alpha. Iowan. Grew up in a military family. Believes in democracy, faith, kindness, and empathy. Native American. Responsible gun owner. Enjoys: •dachshunds•container gardening•crochet• •Dakota floral beadwork•historical fiction•🍍on 🍕•soup

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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Everyone, and especially people in South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa please look and share … MISSING YOUTH from my reservation:
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 22/09/2026
Seems to be a pattern here...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
Brooke Rollins: "This is the magic of Trump 2. We learned our lesson in Trump one. We had four years to prepare. And then we were able to come back and just start deconstructing the administrative state. So we’ve moved almost 6 million people off of the SNAP program."
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is hilarious. 😂 😂
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t usually watch award shows, but I just tuned into the Emmys. Okay, Mariska! My family ate leftovers, so now I’m eating GLP-1 girl dinner: Triscuits, cheese, and an apple. I prepped 2 lbs each of celery and carrots for upcoming soup meals. I’ve also got homemade chicken stock simmering.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ALL Americans are hurting and paying more for things because of the high price of diesel caused by Republicans. MANY businesses are hurt, EVERYONE pays more for everything. So why the hell should farmers get our money in a bailout - especially when 75% of them voted for this.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Houthis just filmed a warehouse full of US-made armor they took off Saudi-backed forces after Mocha fell. Shot on an iPhone. Such a damaging image! The coalition’s decade-long war in Yemen is ending in captured American equipment & open humiliation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s that one time (maybe twice) a year when this Native mama makes fry bread for NDN tacos. It’s my oldest’s favorite birthday meal. That, and some form of pie. This year it’s chocolate cream. Happy Birthday to her! 🫶🏽🥳
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/09/2026
We really did try to warn everyone
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/09/2026
my bet is that he'll flip if it's a 50-50 or 51-49 dem senate, so dems need to somehow get to 52 to be safe
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Though it’s estimated that around 5 to 12 percent of women in the U.S. have lipedema, it still takes, on average, about 10 years to receive a diagnosis, according to the Lipedema Foundation …” I have it (genes, both sides of my family). More should be done to treat it. apple.news/AQUCRxDiYRIi...
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Doctors Miss It. Insurance Denies It. Women With This Chronic Condition Often Mistaken for Obesity Pay the Price — Women’s Health
Lipedema can cause painful, disproportionate fat that won’t budge with weight loss. Yet millions of women may not know they even have it—and diagnosis can take 10 years.
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Tony @tiletony.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It's impossible to ignore, Trumpism attracts a type.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Power to the people! ✊
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/09/2026
We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth. Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret. One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
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How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Down 20 lbs since hernia surgery in mid-June! It’s easier to exercise, and do small weights since healing. Lift restrictions removed August 5. Total loss of 32.2 lbs since March 10. Focused on protein, fiber, and hydration. For my 54th birthday I’ve asked for time with a trainer. GLP-1 T2D life!
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Call the Midwife is back! Season 15 is on Netflix.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026
Just gonna share this again.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026
Perspective.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Holy shit! This is gonna be good!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026
NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Impeach Fetterman
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A newly disclosed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) whistleblower report is quickly becoming evidence in multiple lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping mail voting restrictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS whistleblower report bolsters challenges to Trump’s anti-mail voting order
Voting rights groups are pointing judges to the allegations as fresh support for their warnings that the administration’s rushed new system could disrupt the delivery of thousands of ballots before No...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026
Ken Paxton when asked by a Fox host about his 3 primary residences (out of his 15 homes). This should clear it up! “So, when we bought a new house, we moved our primary residence to – to a house. So that was both were dictated by the Constitution, and then they changed the Constitution."
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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
US BASES IN JORDAN UNDER ATTACK BY IRAN
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 30/08/2026
Jim Clyburn. The Dem who calms everyone down. Just endorsed expanding SCOTUS to 13 justices & said the current Court is taking us back to Dred Scott. He also said he regrets vouching for Clarence Thomas in 1991. Write that down. Take it to the ballot box and flip Congress. #BlueWaveIn65Days
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
No one except the wealthiest Americans are better off financially with Trump in office. apple.news/AExGiv2t8QRS...
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A Native tribe is fighting back as Trump’s tariffs threaten their livelihood — The Washington Post
Ranchers, taxi drivers and campsite owners on the Blackfeet reservation have endured two years of financial losses. They worry a new trade war will make things even worse.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million meant to provide health insurance for poor children. Part of a “sophisticated scheme to fund political activities,” the money was funneled through multiple organizations before reaching two PACs and the Florida GOP.
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Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Like Ted Lasso’s son, my kid got into Percy Jackson, instead of Harry Potter, and we never looked back.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Darline Graham said that because her own parents died when she was a kid, people today shouldn't expect "government health care." So I dug up the real story of the death of Darline/Lindsey's parents. It makes a strong case FOR government health care. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2148...
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What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals
The senator’s parents died when she was a kid. That’s tragic. But it’s also tragic that she’s against the kind of care that could help untold numbers of people avoid that fate today.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The "constant roaring"... "It's like you're in the middle of the airport where the planes are taking off, but they never take off," she said. www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-mu...
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Elon Musk's data centers are pushing out a family that's owned land since "before people of color were allowed to"
A plant in Southaven, Mississippi, that powers Elon Musk's SpaceXAI data centers in the area has sparked backlash from residents concerned about noise and air pollution.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/08/2026
Instead of leaning into the future, however, Hegseth canceled the Army’s elite experimental assault drone brigade, which had been championed by the generals he sacked. What he has touted instead is a military that looks the way he thinks it should look. trib.al/hOV4Wav
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 28/08/2026
tracker.projectsaltbox.com is updated to reflect the status in San Antonio (🟠). Note that ICE owns another warehouse in Socorro (🔴), and that two other jails in West Texas are targeted for reactivation according to @aclu.org FOIA data (🟡). We'll have links to the contract once they hit USASpending.
A map of Texas showing an orange dot, representing the in-conversion ICE warehouse in San Antonio, TX; two yellow dots reflecting jails targeted for reactivation by ICE; and a red dot over El Paso, reflecting a warehouse ICE owns but has taken no action on yet.A table reflecting various operations, medical, and staffing contracts at ICE jails and camps around the U.S.
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marty7377.bsky.social @marty7377.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
No lie detected
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 28/08/2026
He went to ground to get the SpaceX IPO pump and dump over the line. Now he's right back to flagrantly trying to buy elections. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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Mike Johnson planning to meet with Elon Musk in Texas
The planned meeting Friday comes as Musk is reportedly considering spending at least $100 million to boost the GOP this fall.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 28/08/2026
The surveillance industry is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, but people around the world are pushing back against the mass surveillance that is undermining privacy and free expression for everyone. Go to takebackctrl.org to learn more.
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Catholic Church holds vast wealth and has hurt poor communities and individuals (many Native American or Black) via sexual abuse. They use lawyers and legislative maneuvers to limit the amount of time survivors can make claims and how much money abuse is worth. Shame! apple.news/AcotRRANSQ-2...
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‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock — Guardian US
Survivors begin receiving letters with payment amounts months after $305m settlement agreement was struck
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I was struggling not be annoyed at the gym tonight. Dude one treadmill over was hacking and sneezing. If you’re sick, stay home! Spreading your germs all over the place. Ugh!
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We've had too many politicians that just looked out for billionaires and large corporations. It's time we have a common-sense Prairie Populist in the Senate who is going to be out there fighting for Iowans, fighting for the middle class, and fighting for our workers.
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Three of my favorite singers … youtu.be/NEE9RFDniN0?...
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Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris - After the Gold Rush (Official Music Video) | TRIO
YouTube video by Linda Ronstadt
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Thanks to Dolly Parton, children in K-3rd grade in TN receive books at the end of the school year to encourage reading and literacy. These programs include Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Storybook Trails, Book Buses, K-3rd Grade Book Delivery and Caregiver Engagement.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Two people have died from measles in Pennsylvania and 70 more are hospitalized. They were unvaccinated. These were preventable deaths caused by a regime doing everything they can to undermine trust in science and medicine. The measles vaccine saves lives. The kids deserve better.
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Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania outbreak, health officials say
The deaths are the first measles-related fatalities in the U.S. this year.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/08/2026
Americans' confidence in the economy declined again this month as the ongoing conflict in Iran continued to push U.S. gasoline prices above $4 per gallon. to.pbs.org/46lNNNB
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With gas stuck above $4, U.S. consumer confidence falls to lowest level in 7 months
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 89.4 in August from 90.2 in July.
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton has died at 80
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, ‘I Still Have so Many Things I Want to Achieve’
Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘T...
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No!!! Not Dolly! She was a light in this world. An amazing talent for sure, but she did so much for others. She was a great businesswoman and role model too. My kids benefited from her Imagination Library when they were little. Dolly was just one of the best humans and … I just can’t, I’m so sad. 💔😭
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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The moment the Federal Government takes CONTROL of elections, is the moment that they will CONTROL the outcome of those elections! The #SCOTUS knows that, yet they are giving tRvmp and the USPS vast new powers that fly in the face of the U.S. Constitution‼️ 1/2 youtu.be/fyR0OYHQyNw?...
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Sides with Trump Against Your Right to Vote by Mail
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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