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Denise Oliver-Velez

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Feminist, Activist, former Young Lords Party & Black Panther Party member, Iyalorisha Yemaya, An editor of Black Kos at Daily Kos. #KamalaHarris

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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: What makes the Democratic electorate do what they do? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: What makes the Democratic electorate do what they do?
WNCT: This should be on the Top 10 list of stupid things the GOP does because someone told them it would work. Cliff Schecter/Blue Amp Media…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Caribbean cruises, tourism, and the Fourth of July www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Caribbean cruises, tourism, and the Fourth of July
Not wanting to sound overly critical, I’ve avoided articles on Caribbean tourism for the most part.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Come on down ... www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Come on down …
A cartoon by Drew Sheneman.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The real soundtrack of America www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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The real soundtrack of America
Here’s the real soundtrack of America.
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Linda Lee Peacock @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/t...
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The Fight to Fight: Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Meet the freaks Trump may tap for the Supreme Court  www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Meet the freaks Trump may tap for the Supreme Court
It’s tough to imagine a Supreme Court with justices worse than the current crop of conservatives, but the folks who are currently vying to replace whichever justice steps down first are definitively…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Where is Merrick Garland? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Where is Merrick Garland?
Im sure I will get a little sh*t this diary is so short, but as I will explain there is a reason it is so short. I watched Jack Smith today on MSNow and he is sticking his neck out there…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A sounder of Trumps feeding at capital's trough www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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A sounder of Trumps feeding at capital’s trough
Insider trading seems to be illegal, as might “Pump & Dump”. As one of the realtor-diplomats, called by some as “a sleazy used car salesman” says, “Let Trump run the global economy”…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
📣 $1M down, $2M to go: Donate to dozens of Democrats at once today! www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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📣 $1M down, $2M to go: Donate to dozens of Democrats at once today!
Note: I plan on reposting my diary daily/near-daily until November. In response to the Supreme Court striking down the Voting Rights Act and Republicans immediately rushing to strip away Black…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What are you reading? July 3, 2026 www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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What are you reading? July 3, 2026
In WAYR?, I note what I’m reading and comment…you note what you are reading and comment. Occasionally, I may add a section or a link related to books… I am reading: The Weird and the Eerie by Mark…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The sorry state of the July 4th celebrations on the National Mall www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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The sorry state of the July 4th celebrations on the National Mall
Here is some info on the July 4th celebrations on the 250th anniversary of the nation, which has been turned into nothing but a trump rally and a grift scheme for the organizers of the event.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
ICE decides it isn't brutal enough www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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ICE decides it isn’t brutal enough
The White House is supercharging its deportation efforts again, and the timing shouldn’t go unnoticed.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: America, the Beautiful www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: America, the Beautiful
This is a Hartford-centric district and the popular Bronin has a good shot at knocking Larson off. FT: Happy holidays, folks. Your palate cleanser: imagine if Andrés Cantor called the Knicks Game 4 OG...
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: America, the Beautiful www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: America, the Beautiful
This is a Hartford-centric district and the popular Bronin has a good shot at knocking Larson off. FT: Happy holidays, folks. Your palate cleanser: imagine if Andrés Cantor called the Knicks Game 4 OG...
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Just a reminder to all running as Democrats www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Just a reminder to all running as Democrats
Our adversaries are Republicans, and the Republican Party that is hell bent on destroying our attempt to establish a democracy. Use your powder against Republicans, not Democrats. And ALWAYS Vote and…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
PWB Peeps Open Thread: Firefighters www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Firefighters
they deserve our thanks.
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Jemarc The Spiritual Geek @jemarcaxinto.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Don’t waste your energy trying to save people who would’ve called for Tubman’s arrest and execution Comment “Make good trouble” and I’ll send you my master class in transforming fear and rage for free so you can have the responsiveness necessary to meet this moment
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Overnight News Digest July 2nd, 2026 www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Overnight News Digest July 2nd, 2026
Brutal heatwave scorches eastern US ahead of Fourth of July weekend | Extreme heat | The Guardian What to know about the breakaway traditionalist Catholics defying Pope Leo XIV | AP News As Venezuelan...
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Trends Behind Russia's Growing Logistical Nightmare in Ukraine www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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The Trends Behind Russia’s Growing Logistical Nightmare in Ukraine
I’ve put together a series of charts highlighting the trends of Russian daily losses in various categories by Quarter during the entire length of their war against Ukraine since 2022 (based on the…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/07/2026
JACK SMITH: "My strong view is rather than critiquing people who haven't done what we'd like them to do, let's focus on when we see someone doing the right thing, we hold them up."
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Meidas Paul Wigton 🫘 🇺🇳🇺🇦 @rvroomie.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We ALL do….🥺
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DJ Rays Music @djraysmusic.com · 03/07/2026
This Day in Music History @djraysmusic.com
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Last year ICE said a man tried to murder a female ICE officer while she was trying to arrest him. They swore under oath he grabbed her by the neck and tried to choke her to death. He was even indicted for attempted murder. Problem is, it never happened! Bystander video unraveled the lie.
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A Venezuelan man was accused of attempting to choke an ICE officer to death in Bellevue. Bystander video tells a different story
Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco was referred to by DHS as a “criminal illegal alien” and a “known Tren de Aragua terrorist.” The agency said he “violently attacked an ICE agent” by slamming her head into the ...
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A normal July 4th celebration in DC includes 20K fireworks in a span of 10 minutes The orange felon stole more tax dollars to pay for 850K fireworks to be used in a span of 40 minutes aka he pocketed most of the money whilst preparing to severely worsen air quality. I hate him.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What fresh (construction) hell is this? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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What fresh (construction) hell is this?
Every day—like, literally every day by now—we see evidence of some new desecration of the White House. One of the most galling things about this latest indignity is that we don’t actually know what is...
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Crystal Voted 4 Harris @crystal4mvpharris.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
They can stay mad. White folks could have been shipped out too if the decision had gone the other way.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Overnight News Digest July 2nd, 2026 www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Overnight News Digest July 2nd, 2026
Brutal heatwave scorches eastern US ahead of Fourth of July weekend | Extreme heat | The Guardian What to know about the breakaway traditionalist Catholics defying Pope Leo XIV | AP News As Venezuelan...
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Bob’s Picture of the Day for July 3rd, 2026 www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Bob’s Picture of the Day for July 3rd, 2026
Welcome to my Picture of the Day. I’m showcasing photographs I have taken over the past 50 years. I hope my images can give your brain a short break from the chaos. You will be able to find these…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Overnight News Digest July 2nd, 2026 www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Overnight News Digest July 2nd, 2026
Brutal heatwave scorches eastern US ahead of Fourth of July weekend | Extreme heat | The Guardian What to know about the breakaway traditionalist Catholics defying Pope Leo XIV | AP News As Venezuelan...
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A trans woman made Pride history in a Kentucky prison prismreports.org/2026/06/22/p...
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A trans woman made Pride history in a Kentucky prison
In a rural Kentucky prison, a trans woman made history by organizing what is believed to be the first LGBTQIA+ Pride festival at the Lee Adjustment Center
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
IAN: July 3, 2026 Disability Pride month: Let's talk about the Olmstead Memo. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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IAN: July 3, 2026 Disability Pride month: Let’s talk about the Olmstead Memo.
Happy Friday! July is Disability Pride month! It’s the anniversary of the ADA. And, we’ve already seen the administration start to walk back protections for the disabled. Sorry this posted early…
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The corruption just stinks! He’s selling US to put billions in his own pocket. Worst president in history!
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What, to the colonized, is the Fourth of July? prismreports.org/2026/07/01/p...
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What, to Puerto Rico, is the Fourth of July?
For 128 years, the U.S. has treated Puerto Rico as unequal. Yet many Puerto Ricans celebrate their colonizer’s freedom
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
IVH: The Stone Roses / The Stone Roses www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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IVH: The Stone Roses / The Stone Roses
Tonight’s selections from the Stone Roses self-titled 1989 debut album. Originally published in March 2022. She Bangs the Drums Waterfall Have to include Waterfall’s reversed twin; Don’t Stop (the…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
NBC Reports That Paramedics Responded to a Cardiac Arrest at McConnell's Home. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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NBC Reports That Paramedics Responded to a Cardiac Arrest at McConnell’s Home.
People are starting to ask, “Where is Mitch McConnell?” Turns out that McConnell has been in the hospital the last three weeks, and NBC News is reporting that paramedics were dispatched to one of…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Afraid of getting booed, Trump bails on World Cup www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Afraid of getting booed, Trump bails on World Cup
He’s too chickenshit to travel to Seattle for the round of 16 game.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,590: New attacks on Kyiv www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,590: New attacks on Kyiv
More attacks on Kyiv as Russia feels the fuel pinch and as some report the life expectancy of RU frontline troops is less than a day. Kyiv suffers deadliest attack this year…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
10 Gems of Bluesky Today - Day 389 www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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10 Gems of Bluesky Today - Day 389
Hello, friends! Below the site message urging you to rush down and comment this very minute and to hell with actually reading the diary, we’ll open with a couple of very fine sources of low-quality…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The right is still pissed about that birthright citizenship decision www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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The right is still pissed about that birthright citizenship decision
Justice Samuel Alito doesn’t like birthright citizenship, so he tried to legislate it away from the bench. Luckily, he failed. But he’s not the only one fuming.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Trump slump continues with dismal jobs report www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Trump slump continues with dismal jobs report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Thursday the U.S. economy’s persistent weakness under President Donald Trump.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The right is still pissed about that birthright citizenship decision www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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The right is still pissed about that birthright citizenship decision
Justice Samuel Alito doesn’t like birthright citizenship, so he tried to legislate it away from the bench. Luckily, he failed. But he’s not the only one fuming.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
El Escambrón: “We are talking about the future of the San Juan coastline” claridadpuertorico.com/el-escambron...
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El Escambrón: “Estamos hablando del futuro del litoral sanjuanero” - Claridad
40 SHARES Share on Facebook Tweet Instagram YouTube No hay que darle vuelta. La aprobación por la Asamblea Municipal de San Juan de la Ordenanza Núm. 55 que autoriza la concesión de un derecho de supe...
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Innocent🕷Abroad @jjgass.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
That’s not accurate. It omits that he’s also an idiot.
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Linda Lee Peacock @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thank you for boosting Denise!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
They all knew☠️
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Black music, white musicians, and integration www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Black music, white musicians, and integration
We are coming to the end of Black Music Month.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy Fourth of July weekend! Your GNR for Thursday, July 2nd. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Happy Fourth of July weekend! Your GNR for Thursday, July 2nd.
Well, it’s America’s birthday. And for some reason, the country doesn’t appear to be in a celebratory mood this year. Can’t imagine why that is. Oh wait- now I remember. Maybe it’s because the whole…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Second part of GOP's midterm strategy is dumber than the first part www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Second part of GOP’s midterm strategy is dumber than the first part
Back in May, Republicans telegraphed their midterm strategy, and it had nothing to do with affordability or competent governance.
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy Fourth of July weekend! Your GNR for Thursday, July 2nd. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Happy Fourth of July weekend! Your GNR for Thursday, July 2nd.
Well, it’s America’s birthday. And for some reason, the country doesn’t appear to be in a celebratory mood this year. Can’t imagine why that is. Oh wait- now I remember. Maybe it’s because the whole…
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