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Trying to maintain my optimism in this bizarre world and hoping the good outweighs the bad and the ugly.

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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Totally agree with the other artists standing up to the oppression of free speech and to the genicide of the Palestanians. Sheeran should do the same. Pink! speaking on behalf of Jewish people, does not mean she should bash others for standing up for Palestinians. www.npr.org/2026/09/16/g...
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Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos when four of his supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If only justice will be served. This is a good start. However, the corruption in the White House and the Congressional leadership that continues to back the corrupted president makes me worry.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Maine voters - please do NOT elect this man. He is as corrupt as the WH Administration and the king wannabe. Republican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the state apnews.com/article/bobb...
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Republican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the state
Bobby Charles, the Republican nominee for governor in Maine, has told supporters that he plans to ask a top Homeland Security official to send ICE agents and U.S.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/08/2026
Half a million dollars. That’s about how much it cost several public health agencies to contain one small measles outbreak in the Denver area this year. Here’s why the public health response to measles outbreaks is so expensive:
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Fighting measles is expensive. See what it cost to contain 10 cases.
Why the public health response to measles outbreaks is so expensive.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thank goodness T-Rump and his full-on bigoted administration have once again been told their disgusting discrimination is unlawful! www.npr.org/2026/08/22/n...
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Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules
The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 05/08/2026
The state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
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New Mexico Sues Blanche, DOJ For ‘Withholding’ Epstein Files
The state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Imagine If Trump Worked This Hard At Governing
Trump is working harder than ever. Just not to improve the country.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This president and his DOJ spend more time frivolously suing the media and people who speak out against him than taking care of the American 🇺🇸 people. How about taking care of the economy DJT?!? apnews.com/article/usme...
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Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors
The government has withdrawn subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One j...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/07/2026
Security footage from nearby businesses and residences, obtained and analyzed by The Post, capture the minutes leading up to and immediately after an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, in Houston on Tuesday. wapo.st/4vqFzxQ
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Our democracy’s noble Freedom of Speech is being attacked again. New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns apnews.com/article/trum...
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New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns
The Department of Justice confirms that it's subpoenaed New York Times journalists after they reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Are the GOP finally getting their courage back to help the American people and economy? I effing hope so! apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
President Donald Trump has chosen not to sign a sweeping housing affordability bill on Friday, in protest of Congress not approving a strict voter ID bill that does not have enough support to pass.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Separation of States is a powerful tool when used for “We the People.”Thankfully, this federal judge continued to thwart the Trump Administration and its unconstitutional plots to keep us from voting! apnews.com/article/trum...
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Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote
A federal judge has permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/04/2026
And Obama was president for twice as long.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The petty and vindictive Trump strikes again. apnews.com/article/ston...
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Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. That's angering activists who see the change as a symbolic swipe at the country’s first national monument...
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
What has happened to the Iowa Republican legislature who always stated the federal government should not stand in the way of our freedoms? Bill to have state universities join Trump administration compact moves ahead iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/bill-...
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Bill to have state universities join Trump administration compact moves ahead • Iowa Capital Dispatch
An Iowa House subcommittee moved ahead legislation Wednesday to have state universities join a new federal education compact.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Yay! 👏 Supreme Court refuses to block new California congressional districts that favor Democrats apnews.com/article/supr...
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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and t...
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Read the entire article and you’ll understand this is the Trump’s way of shutting down independent journalists - especially black journalists and civil rights advocates. Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest apnews.com/article/don-...
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Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest
Journalist Don Lemon and three other people have been arrested in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/01/2026
Wild how quickly some Republicans forgot their January 6th stance. 'The Last Republican' documents my last term in Congress & what really happened. I'm hopeful we'll find our way back from this insanity. Stream on Apple TV, YouTube, Amazon & Google Play.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says apnews.com/article/immi...
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The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by Pr...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/01/2026
Here’s a clearer video of the interaction between Raiklin and Fanone. Stay til the end when members applaud Fanone and ask that Raiklin be reined in.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/01/2026
As Trump continues to weaponize the EEOC against civil rights, we cannot stay silent. The lessons of our history are clear: bigotry and racism weaken this country, and we will not go backward. Read my recent Substack article at the link in my reply.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
NEW: Federal judge questions if Trump is legally allowed to build his ballroom “Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon More w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
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Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to build White House ballroom
Judge Richard Leon focused on whether the Trump administration’s use of private donations to fund the $400 million project was an “end run” around Congress.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
If only our USA president acted as diplomatic as Denmark and Greenland Representatives, he may garner more respect. Trump definitely likes being the Bully President and I will never respect him for that very reason. apnews.com/article/denm...
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Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump's reversal on tariffs
Leader of Denmark and its semiautonomous territory Greenland are insisting that the island's sovereignty is non-negotiable after U.S.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Civil Discourse has helped me through the horrors of the Trump Administration to date, giving me some hope that our country will get through the chaos of Trump. This article highlights Jack Smith’s statement well in his own words. Bullet point two is a must read. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Trump's Lame Duck Karma
Last night, I closed out our preview of Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today by writing, “We won’t be able to watch the proceedings because those members of Congress are a...
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago apnews.com/article/chic...
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Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Congresswoman Price is right on about every point she’s making. youtube.com/shorts/83qD0...
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Virginia Democrat Marcia Price SLAMS The GOP's Redistricting Hypocrisy
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Just yesterday DHS secty Noem said citizens were not being detained and here we are again: Two people-both citizens- were detained by ICE. in Chicago again today.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/10/2025
Every church should be doing this, and if your church isn’t, you’re at the wrong church.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
apnews.com/live/donald-... Republicans reject Trump's call to eliminate the filibuster Finally the GOP leadership are saying no to the wannabe dictator.
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Live updates: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule
Two federal judges ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, during the government shutdown.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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Mallory McMorrow (@mallorymcmorrow) on Threads
Years of SNAP funding exist RIGHT NOW, paid for by our taxes. Federal language protected SNAP even during shutdowns – Trump's admin DELETED it to hide the fact they're using hunger as a political wea...
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Great podcast points: listen up democrats and especially @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov you must embrace change not ignore it. Embrace the new generation of democrats not the old guard because that is not what we need now. youtu.be/vXG_RodeHfk?...
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IHIP News: 🚨 Zohran and AOC DOMINATE Trump at MASSIVE NYC Rally! He's PANICKING!
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Thank you to these women who are fighting for all women and girls to have the right to govern their own reproductive health! 👏 👏 👏
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Thank you to these women who are fighting for all women and girls to have the right to govern their own reproductive health! 👏 👏 👏 bsky.app/profile/wash...
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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Hopeful the NC voters say No to the redistricting by voting to save our country and getting rid of Trump butt kissers. North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat apnews.com/article/nort...
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North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I cannot believe this man is the VP of the United States. 🇺🇸 Proving again he is a truly evil person. apnews.com/article/vanc...
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JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat
The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers has prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be remov...
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Trump’s America…
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Right on point… open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
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Scoring Points Is The Point
The president wants to win for himself, not for the American people
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Keep speaking out… apnews.com/article/new-... In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
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In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall, peppering him with questions around President Donald Tr...
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Good news. These legislative leaders are believers of climate change and will soon be taking proactive actions to raise money to make necessary environment changes. apnews.com/article/hawa... Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change
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Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change
Hawaii lawmakers have passed first-of-its-kind legislation that increases the state’s lodging tax. They say the increase will raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses agains...
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
No to the SAFE Act! Tell all your senators and representatives they must vote NO. I have been voting as a married woman with my husband’s last name for 50+ years. My birth certificate has my maiden name. My passport has my married name. And that’s going to be a problem now!???!!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/04/2025
This screenshot is the smoking gun. The Defense Secretary—on Signal—live texting classified strike times to people without the proper clearance. Hegseth’s defense? Blame a “disgruntled employee” and bash the media. And the White House is still standing by him. 1/2
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Love to share with a certain person, but it will not matter. So just enjoy this short bit and thank you Luke Beasley! youtube.com/shorts/azbHj...
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Oof. :)
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Love the fact this ISU student calls out the beloved MAGA poster child out on his own hypocrisy. youtube.com/shorts/28Xgd...
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We Cut the Clip Because Facts Still Matter
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Felt good to be at a rally today with like minded people! www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gall...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/04/2025
Who did this?
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/04/2025
I bet everyone around trump KNEW that his formula for reciprocal tariffs was insane, but just could NOT tell him that and instead smiled and said “yes sir you’re so smart! Brilliant!”
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
apnews.com/article/el-s... The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says
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The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.
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MEC @estellmc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I could only handle an hour of tRump’s propaganda and lies. Thanks Washington Post for the confirmation of his falsehood. wapo.st/3DhbFqY
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Analysis | Fact-checking 26 suspect claims in Trump’s address to Congress
President Donald Trump makes false claims about border crossings, regulations, the economy, inflation and many other issues.
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