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Emilie Braxten

@embraxten.bsky.social
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many things to many people; sister, partner, mom, ally, nature lover, RN, teacher, life-long learner, hiker, fbcwoo fan, palliative care LMT 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ proud woke liberal democrat

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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 3h
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Renee Good's family files civil lawsuits against U.S., federal agents
“The day of accountability has arrived for our own U.S. government and its governmental agencies,” attorney Antonio Romanucci told reporters Thursday after filing the lawsuits. “Our government is kill...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Three more tankers were just struck in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump’s Iran war drags on. Now a Republican senator in a battleground seat who voted against pulling U.S. forces out is trying to explain away his vote.
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Trump’s Iran War Leaves Three More Tankers Struck as Husted Tries to Rewrite His Vote
As fuel costs climbed and commercial ships again came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Ohio Sen. Jon Husted blamed Iran, Russia, and congressional Democrats after voting against an order to pull U....
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
75% of Americans don’t want a data center in their neighborhood, but Trump’s EPA is greenlighting data center construction at the expense of our health. My new report details how Lee Zeldin is bending a knee to Big Tech by rolling back protections and failing the public.
Screenshot of report cover. Full text of report linked in reply.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.
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Agatha Frame @agathaframe.bsky.social · 20h
Susan Collins' out-of-state PAC is spending big bucks to buy her another six years to do the oligarchs' bidding. Posting this convo between @troyjackson207.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social, with the good people here at Bluesky at my big sis's request. www.youtube.com/live/UUPCTaN...
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Community Conversation w/ Troy Jackson and Heather Cox Richardson | Solidarity Forever Tour
YouTube video by Troy Jackson for Maine
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 16h
September 30, 2026
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September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
58 deaths. Outrageous. Should never happen in America.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17h
Pete Hegseth, who has been rebuked by the pope and the leaders of several other churches for a stream of heretical statements (statements inconsistent with Christian theology and dogma), appoints himself the supreme authority over all chaplains serving in the US Armed Forces.
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 7h
Damn! SMH....
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 7h
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#MeToo, Or, How A Rapist In The White House Got In The Way
One Step Forward, 7 Or 8 Steps Back
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
here's today's post: "Are you smarter than the White House’s new AI chatbot? Let’s find out." — Also: Jack Smith is definitely smarter than every Republican. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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Are you smarter than the White House’s new AI chatbot? Let’s find out.
Also: Jack Smith is definitely smarter than every Republican
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Republicans still turn a blind eye to the Jan 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 29, 2026
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
September 28, 2026
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September 28, 2026
It has become routine for Trump to spend the weekend posting wildly on social media, and this weekend was no exception.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Usually House Speakers don't campaign for the opposing party
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No one with half a brain believes you, Donald. Video: buff.ly/672WYEo
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Keep Digging That Hole, Republicans
I’m writing today for The Big Picture about a single week of headlines that, taken together, show a Republican Party in real trouble with 35 days to go before the midterms.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“.. Very good one sentence summary of the economy.” - Kyra Scanlon
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The President may be brought low this fall not by the Democrats who would crawl over broken glass to defeat him but by the very voters who sent him back to the White House in the first place. Iran, it seems, may finally have done what Jan 6 and all the rest of Trump’s countless misdeeds could not.”
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MAKE HIM STOP!!!
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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The 10 Commandments (for Cleaning Up After Trump)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
here's today's post: "we could all use a Good News Friday" — so let’s have one. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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we could all use a Good News Friday
so let’s have one
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The PINO of the U.S. and all of his cronies need to go - NOW!!! 8647!
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: ballot seizures ruled illegal by CA Supreme Court! A key precedent as we prepare to defend the 2026 election Proud that our @democracydefendersfund.org brief helped secure this win
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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She Watched Agents Kill Alex Pretti From The Backseat Of An ICE Vehicle. Now She Can Share What She Saw.
She’s been experiencing some trauma,” James Cook, an attorney for Wynnie Savageford, told HuffPost.
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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The General Strike
The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's exhausting - AND - "...none of us who wants the survival of marginalized people, democracy or anything else like that can afford to opt out. You can’t just stop." shaystewartbouley.substack.com/p/uncertain-...
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Uncertain times and an unknowable timeline
Something I have to remind myself in anti-racism work is that many white people “don’t know what they don’t know” and something similar is at play in resistance to our unhinged regime.
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Of bribery, unlawful deals and misuse of tax dollars.... WHY are these people still in power???!!!
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As I told @gregsargent.bsky.social, Congress should demand answers from those responsible for diverting taxpayer funding intended to protect people from persecution to some of the world’s worst authoritarians, for purposes which clearly violate human rights.
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Heather Cox Richardson "Holding America Hostage" www.facebook.com/share/v/1HFE...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
Prime Minister Netanyahu's lies about @mayor.nyc.gov don't change the fact that Netanyahu is a wanted war criminal who has blocked justice for Americans killed on his watch. If there's anyone who should be shamed & ashamed, it's him. He's lucky he was even allowed into our country.
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time
Trump’s continuing downward spiral into sundowning
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The PINO of the U.S. is such a criminal. 8647!!! Can the world... "coexist within a common framework of international law and shared rules...[?] Equality is not a dream,” Guterres said. “It is a decision.”
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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BREAKING: Trump fumes after bombing at the UN General Assembly
Plus: Kaitlan Collins continues to stand up to Trump and the NYT’s Nate Cohn predicts a possible Democratic tsunami
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rough day for Susan Collins in the local Maine press, where ProPublica's bombshell story is the lead story.
Screengrab from WNTWScreengrab from Maine PublicScreengrab from Portland Press HeraldScreengrab from Bangor Daily News
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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And the Ban Played On
Trump vs. the White House press—and the laws that mean he’s going to lose this fight
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"I will never in a thousand years understand how Donny mocking a disabled reporter didn’t immediately end his political career." HELL, YEAH!!!
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is NOT normal..!!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/09/2026
KARL: Do you support Trump banning news organizations because he doesn't like what they're reporting? SCALISE: Look, Biden removed the press credentials from 400 agencies KARL: That's not true. 400 reporters who had credentials didn't reapply. They weren't banned from the WH. That did not happen.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
They hate the Bill of Rights because freedom is a threat to people in government who want to hide the truth about what they are doing from the American people. So they behave like tyrants because that is what they are. Vote this party out of power.
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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The Wolf Came As A Wolf: Trump and the First Amendment
Tonight’s post is long.
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Once Again: Has Trump Lost It?
Every day he gets loonier
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
honestly laughing so hard. we're doomed. but we'll be able to laugh at his fails a lot as we swirl the bowl
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
Senator Whitehouse on the Senate floor right now talking about Epstein and Trump ties to Russia. www.youtube.com/live/zML49aB...
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US Congress LIVE: “There Is a Cover-Up Afoot” | Sen. Whitehouse Exposes Trump, Epstein, Russia Ties
YouTube video by The Financial Express
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Emilie Braxten @embraxten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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When you're not even worthy of being a thug
ICE has apparently realized that lowering hiring standards may not be such a great recruitment move after all; how ironic that this news follows on the heels of the FBI deciding that embezzlement and ...
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