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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 7h
Afternoon --Transformation #TGIF
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 22h
So far this year, DCS reports 188 children in Tennessee have died. Their most recent quarterly report was posted Thursday. This comes after 211 children died last year, with more than half of those also having previous DCS involvement 📝TN has NO EXCEPTION abortion ban www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
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Tennessee approaches 200 child deaths in 2026
So far this year, DCS reports 188 children in Tennessee have died. Their most recent quarterly report was posted Thursday.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Morning my beauties...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
truly insane
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Even if the outcome was unprecedented, what went wrong was not. Pike’s was the third Tennessee execution in 14 months to go awry. But as a reporter who has covered death row for nearly a decade and witnessed several executions, I know the state is not alone. www.propublica.org/article/chri...
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Why Tennessee’s Botched Death Row Execution Could Happen Anywhere
The complications behind Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike aren’t uncommon — and show how easily another botched execution could occur, even as others are planned soon in Texas and Florida.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On Monday night, it was our understanding that Christa was brain dead and that life support would be removed the next day,” Spivey said. “But on Tuesday, to the shock of everyone ... Christa woke up and began talking.”
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Christa Pike, who regained consciousness almost six days after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, is aware of what happened and “angry and confused,” one of her attorneys said Wednesday. apnews.com/article/chri...
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Christa Pike's first words after surviving execution: 'Where am I?' attorney says
Christa Pike is “angry and confused” after surviving an attempt to execute her in Tennessee. One of Pike’s attorneys, Randy Spivey, said Wednesday that she aware of what happened.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Good morning
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Legendary activist and longtime Daily Kos contributor Denise Oliver Velez sadly passed away on July 15. She left us with an astounding collection of stories dedicated to celebrating Black music #Memphis #Tennessee www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Remembering when there were ‘Stax’ of soul musicians in Memphis
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Join the #AdvocacyArena #GoodTrouble Chat Every Monday at 12p CST /1p EST 🐳 Newsy Pod: Current | Historical Events Come for the Information, Stay for the Inspiration 📍Military. Ai. Media & more spoutible.com/pod/6ac2f2b1...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good Evening...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Caturday —Finally
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Crystal Voted 4 Harris @crystal4mvpharris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Check it out.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank You🫶🏽
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔥Fired Up Friday🔥Time Join me and @tify330.bsky.social Friday, for our biweekly unapologetic takes. @deardean22.bsky.social joins us often too. 🎧 Tap in. Join the Chat. 📍LIVE. Substack. Youtube. X. Spoutible #AdvocacyArena Don’t miss it. www.youtube.com/live/RJ5hEIg...
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Fired Up Friday 10-2-26
YouTube video by Advocacy Arena Network
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Top of the morning
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Exactly all of this --and yes Smith cut his teeth here in TN!
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ICYMI --the PLANNED PURGE of normalcy, experience & diversity replaced by loyalists /conformists obedient to a tyrant ran by a religious zealot w fantasizing the Crusades, tryna erase/ outdo 2 black military leaders- whose boots he cant shine, (Gen Lloyd Austin and Gen CQ Brown —real warriors)
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors," Hegseth said on Wednesday. "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top." Project 2025: Sect 2: Common Defense -excerpts below www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
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Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of junior military officers and enlisted leaders on Wednesday that the Trump administration has achieved a cultural shift in the military.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Pentagon official confirmed to TIME Tuesday that some 2.76 million “living individuals” and 294,000 “deceased individuals” have been affected by the breach at the Defense Manpower Data Center ME: 😡you can't even keep my info safe/so you sho can't keep our nation safe🤬 time.com/article/2026...
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What to Know About the Pentagon Breach Affecting Millions
A reported breach at the department’s massive personnel database exposed sensitive personal information of current and former military personnel.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee one day after Smith testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. ME: A publiicity STUNT /a distraction/ bc she refuses to hold townhalls or debates but wants to be TN GOV www.axios.com/2026/09/30/j...
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Jack Smith faces new lawsuit over congressional phone records
Sen. Blackburn is challenging Smith's appointment and his office's subpoenas.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare," Trump says in the letter. "May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 30 states are AL, Alaska, AZ, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, MS, MO, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, TN, TX, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies at the end of 2025, which Trump and Republicans in Congress refused to extend, made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers. Me: DON'T FALL FOR THE OKIE dOKE! They don't care & continue to make it WORSE! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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One million Americans will receive Trump’s ACA refund checks – here’s what to expect
The checks come weeks before the midterm elections, as affordability remains a key concern for most Americans
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure ⁠obligations in coming years
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anthropic makes massive bet AI will transform the global economy more than industrialization, electricity or internet. Revenue grew 12-fold in 2025 to nearly $4.6 billion, even as the ​company lost more than $8 billion ME: Smells like the dot ..com & Enron fiascos www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/a...
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Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs: Reuters
The prospectus details how Anthropic has grown sharply in the last year — while also posting wider losses.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting immigrants to countries other their own, including those with human rights abuse allegations. ME: America has lost all integrity & right to condemn civil rights abuses of other nations www.rawstory.com/trump-suprem...
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Supreme Court hands Trump a major victory in stunning reversal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting immigrants to countries other their own, including those with human rights abuse allegations.According to multiple rep...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith's full opening statement in Senate Judiciary hearing on Trump investigations Me: He did his job; we must do ours --VOTE (to hold folks accountable)! youtu.be/B1esQRfJupM?...
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WATCH: Jack Smith's full opening statement in Senate Judiciary hearing on Trump investigations
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Pennsylvania Department of Health updated its measles dashboard Monday, putting the total number of cases in the state at 903, after 115 new infections were recorded in the past week thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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Pennsylvania surpasses 900 measles cases
Pennsylvania on Monday surpassed 900 measles cases, after adding more than 100 additional cases in the past week. The Pennsylvania Department of Health updated its measles dashboard Monday, putting…
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GAO said millions were wasted bc DHS began expanding detention operations without putting a plan in place more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, incl warehouse purchases strongly opposed in many communities. tennesseelookout.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • Tennessee Lookout
Government investigators released a report finding the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How Elon Musk's AI Empire In Memphis Became A Cautionary Tale :Data Centers are on the ballot this Election youtu.be/q5XP8xDcRJE?...
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How Elon Musk's AI Empire In Memphis Became A Cautionary Tale
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'The betrayal is significant': Trump voters REVOLT over AI power line youtu.be/XXG2N1q6jho?...
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'The betrayal is significant': Trump voters REVOLT over AI power line
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Crystal Voted 4 Harris @crystal4mvpharris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Check it out!
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good morning
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join the #AdvocacyArena #GoodTrouble Chat Every Monday at 12p CST /1p EST 🐳 Newsy Pod: Current | Historical Events Come for the Information, Stay for the Inspiration 📍 Elections. Ai Data Ctrs & Autocracy spoutible.com/pod/6aa764c3...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Several people were arrested Sunday “on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act” near the base, which has served as a “key hub for American operations against Iran.” www.rawstory.com/royal-air-fo...
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Locals evacuated as 'major incident' unfolds near US military 'hub': report
Residents near Royal Air Force Fairford — a British air base used by the United States — were evacuated Sunday morning after a “major incident” involving explosives was declared by local law enforceme...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good morning ☀️
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Happy Caturday eve
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GreenInOC @greeninoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Come on over to Spoutible🐳 and share the joy tonight in @desia.bsky.social's Intentional Joy Pod👏🦋 7pm PT / 9pm CT / 10pm ET
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The U.S. Army Reserve is looking into whether it can supply military police, medical teams and other support units to U.S. Southern Command within the next four months in an apparent buildup to military action in Cuba, according to a new report. :bc 1 war ain't enuf www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
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Leaked Army plans show another military invasion likely by end of year: report
The U.S. Army Reserve is looking into whether it can supply military police, medical teams and other support units to U.S. Southern Command within the next four months in an apparent buildup to milita...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“The interests of China and the United States are deeply intertwined,” Mr. Xi said. The two nations, he said, must avoid the “Thucydides trap”—the theory that a rising power and an established power are likely to go to war. :Who needs enemies w this inept bunch?? www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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How the Hell Did American Stealth-Fighter Parts “Inexplicably” Make Their Way to China?
Pete Hegseth better make this explicable as quickly as possible, or we’re in for some serious trouble.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Join our Intentional Joy group on 🐳 —creating space for joy, self-care & community through fun collective prompts & challenges. Tonight’s challenge: Small kindness shared & pic(s) of joy Small joys matter. Joy as Resistance #IntentionalJoy spoutible.com/pod/6ab73
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a proclamation designating Sept. 25 as Dolly Parton 9 to 5 Day.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.laurafortn63.com
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Dr. Laura Andreson for TN63
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s time to re-balance [TN] legislative power, so it’s important to support great candidates who will advocate for the issues that matter for long ignored populations. advocacya.substack.com/p/connection...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Major fire burns at East Jordan Plastics in South Haven, MI Propane explosions threw tanks hundreds of feet into the air... youtu.be/1eGw6wV4Y4s?...
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DRONE: Smoke darkens Lake Michigan shoreline as fire burns in South Haven
YouTube video by WWMT-TV
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gov. Mikie Sherrill had given Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell an ultimatum that he resign by Friday, though she lacked the power to remove him if he said no. Sherrill announced the resignation at a news conference that afternoon. www.independent.co.uk/news/new-jer...
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New Jersey’s lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment and ethics complaints
New Jersey’s Democratic lieutenant governor has resigned after the governor demanded he step down over allegations of inappropriate behavior with women
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to use an expanded citizenship database to check voter rolls, lifting a lower court order while a legal challenge continues. 🚨*VOTE EARLY - VOTE IN PERSON IF POSSIBLE* www.rawstory.com/supreme-cour...
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Supreme Court hands Trump big win in voter fight: 'Dangerous decision'
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to use an expanded citizenship database to check voter rolls, lifting a lower court order while a legal challenge continues.The justices sp...
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good morning.
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