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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Create post Marilyn Wacks Let Freedom Read Day The freedom to read is under attack — let’s do something about it!

Let Freedom Read Day | Banned Books Week®

Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Texting for a democrat in an important race in a red state. It is good to be reminded of what we are up against and how these people don't think for themselves. #VoteBlueforDemocracy

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Raising better men is not enough. Raising them to, with their actions and speech, to defend, rescue, whatever it takes to stop their friends and acquaintances from ever doing something like this.

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Opinion | I Thought Things Had Gotten Better. The Cornell Case Shows How Bad They Really Are. (Gift Article)

How could so little have changed?

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🔥 If you are thinking of sitting out the Midterms, because you either don't like any of the candidates or don't know who to vote for, please read this. If you know someone who doesn't vote regularly, please share this with them. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...

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September 23, 2026

Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio...

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Find a way to help out so that we can send the republicans home for good: www.mobilize.us

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19/09/2026

I just enacted a new law PROHIBITING other state militaries from entering California unless they have EXPLICIT permission from the Governor. California will defend the rights of the nearly 40 million people who call our state home.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thank you all for stepping up for such a last-minute event at the Kennedy Center. We are so proud of all of you. 💚✊ Cheers 🍻 Raise a glass and let’s have another round tonight.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I just used the Blue Voter Guide, in conjunction with the my states' Official Voter Guide to research candidates and propositions, then created a little sheet that tells me how I decided to vote for each candidate and proposition. This activity is part of making an early vote quick and easy.

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Blue Voter Guide: Vote Fast, Smart, and Blue

Blue Voter Guide helps you make quick, informed, pro-democracy choices by showing what's on your ballot, with endorsements from trusted, forward-looking organizations.

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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Brave New World If you're interested in the creative process, the philosophy behind my work, and behind-the-scenes sketches, videos, and commentary, I invite you to subscribe to my Substack newsletter: nickanderson.substack.com For @contrariannews.org

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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🔥Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley wouldn’t allow Scott Bessent to gaslight her.

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SweetWitch2697🔮🎱🪄-MY OPINIONS ARE MY OWN BEASTLY CONCOCTIONS! @sweetwitch2697.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Skipping the 2026 vote because of cynicism is a luxury belief. It is the view of those who do not face ICE vans, dying lakes, or surveillance cameras tracking family to clinics. Your apathy is a comfort they cannot afford. #GetReadyToVote social.demcast.com/s/WACT1eVy

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is National Voter Registration Day. I just checked my registration status – will you please check yours now: iwillvote.com Please share this with everyone in your social circle. #vote

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I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The people in charge of this country want “we the people” to be confused about voting. They think that this will allow them to win, despite the fact that they have nothing to offer and so much to warrant a loss of power and control.

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EktaShahMD @ektashahmd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Gee ya think!!! Thank you captain obvious

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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

So much truth here! 😢

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

IMPORTANT: Please spread the word for midterms: 1. Check your voter registration status now at iwillvote.com 2. Research candidates and ballot measures: bluevoterguide.org

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is what you get when you elect a president so he can stay out of jail.

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"The US constitution’s fourth amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and law enforcement generally must show a judge or a grand jury they have probable cause to believe the materials they want to search will produce evidence of a crime."

theguardian.com

Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’

Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“Now, at the last moment, the federal government is attempting to meddle in those preparations and potentially threaten countless Americans’ right to vote”'

politico.com

Blue states file new lawsuit over Trump mail-in voting plan

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Want to know why there are so many food recalls? Read this column and then text SIGN PMMKUG to 50409 to email your reps, asking them to Fully Staff the FDA and CDC to Fix Our Broken Food Safety System.

joycevance.substack.com

Bad Food

It’s not hard to follow the money

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Worried about Midterms? Here’s a comprehensive guide on what you can do to help to protect our upcoming Midterm elections and stop trump and cronies from their anti-democratic activities. Every action that we all take will strengthen our democracy and hold the line against a stolen election.

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How to Help Protect The Midterms

Our action page for getting engaged in election protection for these midterms

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We knew that they were nuts but this...email from the rnc received last night...some how I got on the list and stayed on so that I could see what they are spewing. This is vicious and deeply troubling. Shows how desperate they are, to stoop this low. Please share. #RacistRNC

Email from RNC, says that muslims want to take over, cancel the constitution, and institute sharia law.

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It is easy to be critical of other nations for their human rights abuses, especially those that we don't like. How about if we look around at home? Text "Sign PYXNDK" to 50409 to email your reps.

theguardian.com

People detained at Mississippi ICE facility sickened by gas leak and denied medical care

Facility also had no air conditioning for two days amid extreme heat, according to one of the people detained

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 10/08/2026

Today I'm unveiling a bill with @klobuchar.senate.gov to have the EPA develop those cybersecurity standards and provide resources to help water and wastewater utilities protect their systems from hacks.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"People either try to forget them or find others to blame. Attributing the pandemic to fate or random chance isn’t satisfying; a lot of people need a villain, even if, in this case, the villain is a man who helped end the pandemic that was ravaging the world..." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

'Asked recently on CNN if he thought there were any reasons other than money that someone might have a different view on Israel, he said, “Not if you’re a Democrat and you believe in human rights.”

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Abdul El-Sayed Fuses Together Two Toxic Ideologies

The Michigan candidate for U.S. Senate has a profound weakness for conspiracism.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/08/2026

New in PN: How everyday Americans are forced to fund Trump's corruption "A Public Notice-American Doom analysis shows Trump is spending nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars to fund his many renovation projects. Meanwhile, Trump and his family’s crypto schemes have raked in more than $2.25b."

publicnotice.co

How everyday Americans are forced to fund Trump's corruption

On top of his self-dealing, taxpayers are spending billions on his vanity projects.

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Democracy: Start Here @democracystarthere.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Everyone should read Heather Cox Richardson's latest column to better understand how trump and his unqualified team have made our country vulnerable.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Local man suggests jailing own boss.

Screenshot of an Aaron Rupar clip of J.D. Vance saying on Fox News: "If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer"

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

More than half of Americans have cut out eating out just to afford necessities. That’s not belt tightening, that’s an entire country getting sucked dry while corrupt Republicans & their billionaires pretend everythings fine. We don’t fix it by staying quiet. #BlueWaveIn90Days

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