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Deb

@debinthegarden.bsky.social
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Democrat, liberal, LBGTQ ally🏳️‍🌈, registered nurse, infant feeding specialist & IBCLC/lactation consultant, educator, mother and grandmother. Advocate for gun control, reproductive rights, and Medicare For All.

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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Documented is one of many immigrant-serving news outlets across the US meeting the moment when many legacy and mainstream publications are not" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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These journalists share vital reporting with thousands of US immigrants – all by text and WhatsApp
Independent outlets are leaning on social media, chat and other nontraditional methods to fight disinformation
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The attack on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences killed at least 2 people and injured 6 “It’s not just about attacking warehouses so that we won’t have food. They also want to intimidate us — to make it so that we can’t work, study, do scientific research or really do anything at all”
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Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center
A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Jack Smith is the one sober guy in a drunken bar room at 1 am" - Ari Melber
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Holly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reminder: Jack Smith testifies tomorrow. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #JackSmith #SheShed
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Trump regime is set to open open an ICE facility for migrant kids at an airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, to speed up deportations. abcnews.com/US/democrats...
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Democrats press HHS over legal representation of migrant children
Congressional Democrats are pressing health officials following the government's decision to end a contract with groups that provide legal support to migrant children.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💥 A Russian strike against the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 9/28/26
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just horrendous that this is a thing www.ft.com/content/5ad7...
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The booming business of insuring against US gun violence
Companies, political campaigns and even schools are taking out policies to shield themselves from litigation that can follow attacks
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thank you Switzerland! 🇨🇭 🫡
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court GRANTS People Not Politicians stay application, ordering the 2022 map to be in effect for the midterms! A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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🚨Onder v. Missouri
Learn more here.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
IDK how anyone thinks Paxton is good for Texas. 21 people were murdered in Uvalde, including 19 children. Calling that part of God’s “plan” is beyond grotesque. Some comments reveal more about a politician than any campaign ad ever could. This is one of them.
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jimmywords @jimmywords.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I co-wrote this memoir with the bluegrass giant John Cowan. It includes some of the last and best interviews with many of his friends and influences like Leon Russell, Kristofferson, Bonnie Bramlett, Hillman, Sam Bush, Loretta and others giants.Essential reading for #roots & #Americana music fans.
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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 18/09/2026
WI-01 — SAY HELLO TO MITCHELL BERMAN.🔥 Doctor. Veteran. A guy who has spent his life taking care of people — and now he’s stepping up for his community in a whole different way. You asked us to spread the word, Tara. Consider it spread. 🔥 #SheShed
WISCONSIN
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MITCHELL BERMAN
FOR CONGRESS
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Real People.
Real Solutions.
PEOPLE OVER
PARTISANSHIP
A Stronger Wisconsin.
HEALTHIER
COMMUNITIES
STRONGER
FAMILIES
OPPORTUNITY
FOR RURAL WISCONSIN
SERVICE
THAT CONTINUES
VETERAN * DOCTOR * CHANGE MAKER
A HEALTHIER TOMORROW. A STRONGER WISCONSIN.
FOR WHAT
MATTERS HERE.
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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
¡Escuchen, latinos de Florida! ¿De verdad creen que María Salazar está de su lado? ¡Ella votó para financiar a #ICE, pero ahora dice que se han pasado de la raya! ¡Por supuesto! ¡Es un año electoral! Vota Eliott Rodríguez amigos‼️ eliottrodriguez.com#about-eliott youtu.be/RZ4dv0iOkro?...
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REVOLT: Republican airs ad ATTACKING Trump
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Alan Howe, Democracy promoter, anti-fascist, Cassandra @alanhowe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump might escape prosecution for his crimes, but his underlings breaking the law for him probably will not, at least after his looming death. Time to look out for yourselves, MAGAts. Time to tell the warmongering, child-raping, murdering, senile fascist dictator he is on his own while you flee.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
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Dianne Dupuis @iamfreetobeme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Look at the community notes on this one. 👇
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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our music and our memories are being wiped out. AMERICA built this city. Not a president. Join us!
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Incredible how the press & everyone else has just totally normalized our lawless authoritarian president ordering the kidnapping of the leader of another country & now looting said country.
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SweetWitch2697🔮🎱🪄-MY OPINIONS ARE MY OWN BEASTLY CONCOCTIONS! @sweetwitch2697.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump's sons get board seats. Their companies get federal contracts. Trump trades stocks from the Oval Office. Every piece of this stinks: a family using the White House as a private ATM while ordinary people get crushed by bills they can barely pay. #StopTrumpCorruption
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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Make America Lose Again It's All He Can Do. Art by Michael de Adder Great Canadian Journalist.
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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Tim Cook is gay, worth billions & CEO of Apple. When he says he's "not political," what he means is that his money has built a wall so high that none of the legislation, discrimination or violence aimed at people like him can touch him. That's not neutrality it's the luxury of not having to care.
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'I'm not political': Tim Cook responds to backlash against his relationship with the Trump administration
Tim Cook discussed his political stance on "Good Morning America," saying he focuses on policy over politics.
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Deb @debinthegarden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@velshi.com Thank you for covering my home state of West Virginia and the issue of potential data centers here. There is so much natural beauty in our state, which is also the poorest state by income rankings.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
ICE Shoots Protester Point Blank In The Face With Pepper Bullet - Elgin, IL December 6th
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/09/2026
Today, Kash Patel insisted to a Senate committee that FBI staff fired from an Iran counterintelligence unit were technically “not experts.” They were.
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Kash Patel again denies firing Iran experts before Iran war
Patel insisted to a Senate committee that FBI staff fired from an Iran counterintelligence unit were technically "not experts."
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PlaySta-Sean 🎮 @seemtoggle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yesterday marked 25 years since my dad's passing (pancreatic cancer), and he had a massive book collection we've been holding onto (mainly sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, and lots of non-fiction). We've now begun the long process of dropping them off at various little free libraries in tribute 💜
Me holding books about to be placed in random goofy little free libraries, including one at an Outback Steakhouse and one in front of an Episcopal Church, which is church shaped.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
QUESTION: How tf is it a “sale” of weapons to 🇮🇱 if we 🇺🇸 taxpayers are the ones paying for these bombs? 🤔 💣 It’s really wild how dumb Trump & Bibi think we all are. Playing in our faces. A war & genocide nobody wants or understands, and we all pay - In multiple ways.
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wsmv.com @wsmv.com · 16/09/2026
Dozens of residents speak out against potential Donelson ICE facility at Metro Council meeting
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Dozens of residents speak out against potential Donelson ICE facility at Metro Council meeting
Dozens of Nashvillians filled the gallery at Metro Council’s meeting Tuesday night to speak out against plans to build an ICE facility in Donelson.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A "far-reaching" federal investigation into the officials who once investigated President Donald Trump now stretches to Mar-a-Lago and beyond, a new court filing says. The account comes from a sworn declaration filed Monday in Washington federal court by Kenneth Wainstein, a lawyer for
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“AN URGENT CALL TO ACTION” Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig warns in a new article about threats he sees surrounding the 2026 midterms, what may happen on January 3, 2027, and calls on public officials to uphold their constitutional duties. kettering.org/an-urgent-ca...
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An Urgent Call to Action from Kettering Senior Fellow J. Michael Luttig
Protecting our democracy requires recognizing threats early, demanding that public officials fulfill their constitutional duty, and insisting that the will of the people be respected.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Judge J. Michael Luttig was a Supreme Court finalist who was passed over for a lesser man named Sam Alito, a corrupt and arrogant judge who lacks judicial temperament, character and fidelity to the US Constitution.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Judge J. Michael Luttig dressing down senate Republicans. "They will bear this badge of shame the rest of their lives," Luttig snapped. "Never before in American history has an attorney general been confirmed who was as corrupt as Todd Blanche." www.rawstory.com/michael-lutt...
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Conservative ex-judge slaps 'badge of shame' on GOP Senate amidst looming 'corrupt' plot
A conservative former judge warned Senate Republicans they will regret what they did this Saturday morning for the rest of their lives. Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig condemned his fellow con...
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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Fmr. Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig: Trump has 'declared war on the rule of law' in America
Former U.S. Court of Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss Chief Justice Roberts’ public rebuke of Donald Trump after he called for the impeachment of a judge who ruled a...
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Fmr. Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig: Trump has 'declared war on the rule of law' in America youtu.be/Ty0_nV_Am88?...
Former U.S. Court of Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig
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John Prince @nbpt-john.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Anyone care to argue semantics with maga? #USDemocracy
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Katie Phang on a Russian oligarch bankrolling Don Jr.’s wedding: “They’re so dumb, we see it happening in real time. But because there’s no consequence or accountability, they just do it in the wide open.”
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
As we get closer, fears/theories about how 🤡&sycophants could outright steal the elections after losing at the ballot box are getting stronger; here's a breakdown of why them succeeding if they try is not inevitable *Reminder-Defeatism/not trying helps 🤡 Stay focused, GOTV. 50 days. iwillvote.com
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Responding to Judge Luttig’s latest article.
September 14, 2026
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CherylBlueWave: Your Vote Matters @cherylbluewave.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We have to change this. #GOTV!
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
People are asking if the 60 Minutes story featured people who paid and got pardons. And it did feature a few examples.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Let's call it exactly what it is 👇.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Republicans' protection of the Pedophile-in-Chief is an absolute commitment. They have chosen a side in child sex trafficking—and it's not the victims
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🌈Marlena🕊️ @marlena-love.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) the largest pigeon species in the world is native to New Guinea region. #bluesky #love
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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Don’t let the president scare you from exercising your right to vote.  He’s throwing everything at the wall to stop millions from voting because he knows his failed agenda has increased prices, ripped healthcare away, and infuriated Americans.
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Uniongrl ☮️ 🌍🎵🌻🦋 @uniongrl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨 Before the Dobbs' ruling, going to the ER with an ectopic pregnancy was an automatic admit & surgery. ProPublica found an increase in ectopic pregnancy deaths. Nearly 200 women died from 2020 to 2025, compared to approximately 100 deaths in the previous six years. www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/h...
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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans | CNN
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn littl...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump promised in 2024 he would deliver a "brand new economic boom". Two years later, his economy is crumbling under record high debt and inflation. He's running the country like he ran his businesses — right into the ground.
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How Trump Killed Every Business He Touched | Robert Reich
Let’s set the record straight: Trump is not a “successful businessman.” He is, objectively, a business failure.
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Sue Romulus @sueromulus.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Raising the minimum wage is not nearly as imperative as simply requiring true corporate profit sharing WITH ALL EMPLOYEES, if the corporation reports a profit to shareholders, and/or if the CEO takes in over $200K gross salary, including bonuses. We need a real solution that works.
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Cathleen @cjmmusic1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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