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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 21h

In the next five weeks, your anxiety is a profit-maximizing opportunity for media companies. As their audiences melt away and AI chatbots steal their content to serve to users who no longer visit their news sites, don't convert your fear into revenue by giving these bad actors your attention.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Two young men stopped where a group of us has been protesting. They wanted to take a picture of themselves with one of our signs, telling us that they have to work each weekend, but they honk every time they pass. They thanked us for being there. Cautious optimism serves as our shield and salve.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Billionaires write ever-larger checks to purchase misleading advertising and pay for a last-minute blitz of hourly workers to stuff campaign literature into mailboxes and door jams. Trying to win an election by buying votes may have worked in the past, but it won’t work in 2026. Persist to resist!

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Republicans understand the peril they face on the issues of data centers, Flock cameras, and the Iran war. Trump thanks tech oligarchs and insults concerned citizens who oppose them. Opposition to data centers is global. The same concerns exist: energy prices, land use, tax treatment and water.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Stay focused, calm, determined. Do not seek things to worry about. Do more. Worry less. A wave is coming. How big it is will be is up to us. Trump is caught in a karmic-retribution cycle. If the media takes up the “counter-narrative” that the hoped-for “blue wave” is in doubt, ignore the chatter.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar released an ad saying Trump’s immigration crackdown had “gone too far.” Farm-state Republicans in competitive races revolted after Trump paused tariffs on foreign beef. Across the midterm map, Republicans are standing apart from Trump to keep their majorities in Congress.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The measure of protest’s success is not how many protesters show up on a given day. It's how many hearts and minds the protesters touch by being willing to serve as examples of courage and resistance in the face of emerging authoritarianism.The Constitution will prevail. Trump will look ridiculous.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's possible that once our collective early vote campaigns kick in we could see the early vote surge to well over 40% of the total vote, something that will without question drive weeks of stories of people voting early in record numbers, something that is a central goal of our early vote efforts.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A.I. comes with climate-altering baggage. It takes a great deal of energy to run data centers that support the technology. Electricity use by them surged 50 percent last year. Greenhouse gas went up into the atmosphere. By 2030, 3x the electricity of Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh will be used.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Anxious to see regime change? Protest is not all on your shoulders. You are an example to others looking for inspiration and courage. You will never know when it will inspire someone, and we will not find the “tipping point” unless we continue to resist every day in the face of uncertain odds.

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HereWeGoAgain ❌👑 @kathygpr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I especially recommend today’s Concluding Thoughts. Thanks, @rbhubbell.bsky.social Bottom line: do everything you can for midterms too big to rig: 1. Register new Dem voters w @fieldteam6.org 2. GOTV and… 3. Protect your vote. VOTE EARLY #voterizer open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

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In desperation, Trump offers $5,000 bribe to every adult if GOP wins midterms.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Benjamin Franklin A free people show that they are so by their freedom of speech. On Friday, Trump threatened to ban MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from the White House. His threat to ban them from press briefings will not stand. He lost this issue in two prior iterations, and a third loss is on appeal.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Heather Cox Richardson’s post, which discusses with great foreboding an article by Judge Luttig, frightened many. It set off a wave of defeatism about circumstances that may never come to pass. If they do, they have legal remedies. And they don’t factor in…us! Our goal remains the same. Vote!

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Elon Musk’s deceitful site, vodtesafe.org. Tell everyone you know to stay away! Tell folks this Vote America link can be trusted: vote.org. So can their Secretary of State’s website. The nature of Musk’s antics has helped wake the public up to how our current system is skewed toward billionaires.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Adam Schiff's office uncovered where the $ behind the banners of Trump's face now hanging on federal buildings across Washington came from. $114,000 from FAA. $39,000 from Interior. A third check from Labor. Congress long ago outlawed spending taxpayer dollars on propaganda and self-aggrandizement.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

NYT: In thundering, back-to-back speeches, Senator Bernie Sanders and Stephen K. Bannon on Tuesday denounced the billionaires who run the country’s largest tech companies and urged Americans to demand tighter restrictions on artificial intelligence before its capabilities exceed human control.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Crypto companies, artificial intelligence firms and online betting are the biggest industries shaping the 2026 midterm races, driving a record amount of business spending on congressional contests, according to campaign finance watchdogs and more than a dozen political strategists from both parties.

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jentrueblue.bsky.social @jentrueblue.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Civics Center thecivicscenter.substack.com?r=lvj02&utm_... Get this! 70% of HS students in OR are registered to vote and registered students are MUCH more likely to vote. Laura's goal: register 70% of ALL HS students across the country by 2032. Let's help her! Donate. Subscribe. Like.

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The Civics Center is on a mission to make voter registration part of every high school in America. Every year, 4 million Americans turn 18 and become eligible to vote. But less than half of them do so...

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Be careful not to fall into the trap of predicting inevitable defeat. While it may mediate fears or protect against disappointment, if we tell activists that whatever we do is pointless because Trump will declare martial law or Johnson will stage a legislative coup, they may believe us and give up.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Embedded within the data center issue are concerns over climate change, water shortages, and AI threats to employment. And common to data centers and Flock cameras is alarm about the degree to which a handful of tech oligarchs are controlling the lives and futures of the next generation.

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Stephen Thiroux @stthiroux.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We’ll have to do this ourselves…when we have won…media pundits will explain that it was the economy, the price of gas, or focus-group messaging that was responsible for the Democratic victory. But we will know that it was the hard work of the grassroots movement that saved democracy—again. R.Hubbell

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What is most astonishing about the nation’s economic and military problems is they are entirely self-inflicted at the whim of one man. On 10/19/24, a month before Trump was reelected, The Economist called the American economy the envy of the world that has left other rich countries in the dust.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The most important part of the 2026 campaign is receiving almost no attention from the media: the outreach by grassroots volunteers to inform and mobilize voters. Work is being done by hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the nation, a phenomenon not being matched by the opposition.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

From the very first day of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Trump has lied about the tragedy. He continues to do so today, and in doing so, he desecrates the memory of the victims and claims for himself the valor of the first responders. Promising voters $5 per vote for him is an impeachable offense.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Have confidence that we are on the winning path. Know that Republicans are more panicked than Democrats. Act like we are the party that is winning—because we are! That does not mean we take anything for granted; it does mean we weather disappointments and surprises without losing focus on our task.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Former president Joe Biden had a different message for the country on Labor Day: “The middle class built America. Unions built the middle class. To every worker who’s ever punched a clock, worked a double, or walked a line for fair wages: thank you. This country runs in large part because of you.”

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Robert Hubbell: The four days following Labor Day will be packed with important political developments. Our job is to remain on task, ensuring that the midterms are a wave election for Democrats. Vote early...lead by example...Stay on track in the face of disinformation to distract and dispirit us.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Vote on Day 1 if you can; in person if your state allows; in a drop box. Last choice is by mail. Voting early does two things: it clears the voter list, so campaigns can focus on people who haven’t voted. Also, it makes it harder for the other side to claim cheating from late ballots and counting.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

YouTube growth-hackers have flooded American politics with sensationalized, low-quality content, taking aim at Zohran Mamdani, Gavin Newsom, and JB Pritzker. They feature actors and spokespeople paid to read nearly identical scripts laced with misleading claims and outright falsehoods.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been undercut by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds. Three issues speak to younger voters: AI data centers, Flock cameras, and the Iran war. It's time for us all to take action.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Simon Rosenberg: Vote Early...in person or via drop box if you can. You can still vote by mail but try to get your ballot in as early as you can. Day 1 is best for all forms of voting - in person, drop box, mail.... It helps us win and makes it harder for them to cheat or disrupt the election.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

League of Women Voters California: · Mid-Term Ballots: Use DROP BOXES instead of mailing your ballot to ensure it is counted. You can also track your ballot using the number on the tear off portion (the perforated part) at the bottom of the ballot. Link to track: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ba...

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Simon Rosenberg: All this crap from Trump will hurt him with voters, and drive up our intensity. We need to use all this to push him further away from voters and cause a national stampede of early voters angrily protesting his historic betrayal of the country, our values, our democracy, us.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Randi Weingarten at the Lincoln Memorial: We are not powerless. We have to get out the vote, and we have to protect the vote, and we have to vote in such massive, overwhelming numbers that the results are clear and convincing, and no one can steal it from us.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Jessica Craven: Things feel bleak, but I still have hope. Why? Because our side is self-regenerating. Love breeds more love. Courage breeds more courage. Determination breeds more determination. Action breeds more action! Which breeds hope! Which breeds action! Me: Do what you can where you can.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

.Heather Cox Richardson: Republican candidates in Georgia, Maine, and Michigan have been recorded calling for deployment of retired police officers or ICE agents to polling places to make sure undocumented immigrants can’t vote, although it is widely understood that they don’t.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Trump’s Electoral College victory in 2024 could have been reversed by as few as 230,000 votes in three swing states. If Navigator’s findings are accurate, Trump is losing double-digit support among two of his most important cohorts: young men and independents. Why? U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion, etc.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Heather Cox Richardson: "If voters put Democrats in control of either or both chambers of Congress this fall, investigations and hearings into the machinations of administration officials will be epic. It is no wonder Trump appears frantic at the idea of midterm losses." Believe! Resist! Repeat!

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Our paramount objective is to defeat the MAGA movement that attempts to destroy the Constitution and overthrow the rule of law. We are well positioned to do so, which is why Republicans have stopped competing on merits and instead resort to dirty tricks, voter suppression, and outright cheating.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

News reports tie the lack of supplies on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln to Iran’s damaging strike on the only U.S. naval base in the Middle East, known as Naval Support Activity Bahrain, in the first weeks of the war. Trump downplayed conditions on board, rightfully infuriating the sailors' families.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Will Trump continue trying to interfere with the vote? Yes. Will we stop him? YES. Whatever they toss at us we will hurl back at them, ten times stronger. The survival of democracy and the planet are on the line. So let’s throw down with all the vigor of those fighting for our lives. Because we are.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In a change election it's important that Democrats be seen as changing too. The perception that we are changing will make us more appealing, more likely to win in November. The Republican strategy is not to change policies,. It’s change the maps, the rules, because that’s the only way they can win.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Jessica Craven: To every single one of you taking time out of your day to help another person, or protect them, or offer them solace in detention, or to help them to vote, or to engage them in the beautiful work of democracy, thank you. I marvel that so many decent, brave Americans are doing so.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There is a LOT of disinformation in the ether, some intentional, some recycled internet lore. Trump fears us. Don’t repeat his lies or spread unsubstantiated predictions of doom. Reject all that discuss what Trump will do and fail to mention that we, the people, have a say in our future.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

On the growing problem of fake and manipulated polling (and prediction markets too), I applaud FiftyPlusOne’s effort to bring greater integrity to this dangerously shadowy - but hugely influential - part of our poisoned information environment. Robert Hubbell

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Couldn't resist the car photos. Yet another way to get our message out. Keep up the creativity! Pro-democracy activism is a team effort—and we are all part of the team, even if we disagree on the plays from time to time. We live in an era when speaking out is an act of bravery and leadership.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We have every reason to be hopeful, but no reason to be complacent. Keep that thought top of mind as the media and GOP operatives try to tell us that the Democratic Party is in disarray because its primary voters are signaling a strong desire for change—a very bad message for Trump and the GOP.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Barack Obama

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We engage in protests never knowing the full impact of our actions. By standing on a corner or overpass with signs, we lead by example for hundreds or thousands of people. When photos like these are seen by 100,000+, people take inspiration from the fact that we as protesters refuse to surrender.

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Debbie Boucher @deborahjune.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Just because we don’t always get complete results on our first try doesn’t mean that our voices aren’t changing the world and history. Your advocacy may never be shown the gratitude it deserves, which is why I post here almost daily. You are heroes in my eyes. History will see you similarly. Thanks

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