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Heather 💙 🐸 💙

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She/Her Eternal optimist grounded in reality 🪷 Lifelong Diehard Liberal ✌️ Buddhist practitioner ☸️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Ally "We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” ~ Maya Angelou

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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 5h
The attacks on Jack Smith expose something far bigger than one ugly Senate hearing: a collision between personal political loyalty and America’s constitutional system… hartmannreport.com/p/the-final-...
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The Final Stage of a Strongman’s Takeover Is Turning the Law Against the People Who Defended It
The attacks on Jack Smith expose something far bigger than one ugly Senate hearing: a collision between personal political loyalty and America’s constitutional system…
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We have only about a month before the election. You know democracy is at stake. Are you doing all you can to help elect Democrats & oust the Republican party of violent #ICE thuggery & Trump corruption? If they can do it to this man, they can do it to your loved ones. They attack citizens, too.
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Anne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another stunning investigation by @propublica.org, this time on how the Trump administration bullied the Postal Service on restricting vote by mail: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 29/09/2026
From Harding’s trickle-down promises to Hoover’s prosperity pitch to Reagan’s tax cut hustle to Trump’s factory announcements, Republicans have a long history of pushing scams before Election Day… hartmannreport.com/p/trump-has-...
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Trump Has Trotted Out the Old Republican “Chicken in Every Pot” Scam Again: Who Will Fall For It This Time?
From Harding’s trickle-down promises to Hoover’s prosperity pitch to Reagan’s tax cut hustle to Trump’s factory announcements, Republicans have a long history of pushing scams before Election Day…
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. to.pbs.org/3VUAJwG
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WATCH LIVE: Jack Smith testifies before Senate Judiciary as GOP targets past Trump probes
This week's Senate Judiciary hearing comes after a key Republican lawmaker said in July he believes that special counsel Jack Smith may have lied to Congress while testifying about his investigation o...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
Wow! Pissed-off Trump voter says America is not great again, and she regrets her vote for Trump.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump regime asks Supreme Court to allow 3rd country deportations; “‘extreme human rights violations that are super horrific’… two men expelled to Equatorial Guinea who had been bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and pushed down a flight of stairs” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s deportations to third countries violate human rights, UN experts warn
Sending migrants to countries they do not come from can have deadly consequences and must be halted, says report
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: At least six (I'm hearing 8) prosecutors - including Kurt Olsen - have QUIT the "Grand Conspiracy" case in Florida overseen by Judge Aileen Cannon. I know this is the Daily Mail, but there are well-placed sources. Waiting for more developments. www.dailymail.com/news/us-poli...
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Trump 'grand conspiracy' case in crisis amid mass exit
Trump loyalist Kurt Olsen has resigned from the 'grand conspiracy' probe in Miami, along with at least six other prosecutors assigned to the investigation.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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CNN @cnn.com · 28/09/2026
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced that he will recuse himself from a major climate change-related case the court is set to hear next week, following weeks of pressure from environmental groups that argued he was compromised by his financial holdings in the oil and gas industry.
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Justice Alito recuses himself from major climate change case after complaints about his oil and gas holdings | CNN Politics
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday that he will recuse himself from a major climate change-related case the court is set to hear next week, following weeks of pressure from environmen...
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
thehill.com/homenews/adm... Former White House ethics attorney: Taxpayer-funded ads could be ‘impeachable offense’
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Former White House ethics attorney: Taxpayer-funded ads could be ‘impeachable offense’
Former White House ethics attorney Richard Painter said the White House using taxpayer dollars for TV ads promoting President Trump could be “an impeachable offense.” “As I told @baylisswagner of t…
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 28/09/2026
Create the crisis, make working Americans suffer, reward the billionaires, blame Democrats for the wreckage, then campaign as the only people who can fix it. hartmannreport.com/p/the-republ...
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The Republican Playbook: Break America, Blame Democrats, Then Promise to Save It
Create the crisis, make working Americans suffer, reward the billionaires, blame Democrats for the wreckage, then campaign as the only people who can fix it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
New in PN: Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him "Trump throws tantrums and damaging trade wars at utterly imaginary sleights from close allies like Canada. Yet he falls to his orange belly to abase himself before a country that is directly endangering US troops. What is he thinking?"
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Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him
Kowtowing to tyrants makes him think he’s strong.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
YOU NEED TO SEE THIS Rob Bonta (California AG): “We think it’s limitless what he (Trump) will try and what he is capable of. So, if you can imagine it, we have thought of it and we have a plan.” Every attorney general should be planning for this.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: The Tompkins County DA is re-opening the criminal investigation into the Cornell 7. abcnews.com/US/district-...
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District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
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Heather 💙 🐸 💙 @featherfrodis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great resources here! The more we prepare ourselves to respond with intention and care, rather than react from fear or frustration, the more likely we are to navigate this time with our best humanity. Worth a look if you're wondering how you can help!
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
9/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 25/09/2026
Taxpayers are footing the bill for a Fox “News” ad glorifying the president, as lawmakers question whether federal law has been crossed… hartmannreport.com/p/trump-orde...
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Trump Orders America to “Love Me” and Sends Us Taxpayers the Bill
Taxpayers are footing the bill for a Fox “News” ad glorifying the president, as lawmakers question whether federal law has been crossed…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 24/09/2026
Prices didn’t leave working Americans behind all by themselves. Decades of weakened unions, stagnant wages, billionaire tax cuts, and policies favoring capital changed who gets the money… hartmannreport.com/p/the-bigges...
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The Biggest Lie About America’s Affordability Crisis Is Hiding in Your Paycheck
Prices didn’t leave working Americans behind all by themselves. Decades of weakened unions, stagnant wages, billionaire tax cuts, and policies favoring capital changed who gets the money…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's impossible to be this fucking incompetent but not so much to be this corrupt.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases have surged 73% over three weeks. apnews.com/article/cong...
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Congo is running short of health workers as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says
The World Health Organization warns that Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, received $4m over the last year in book advances from allies within the Make America Healthy Again movement, according to a new report. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies over past year
In 2024 ethics filing, US health secretary pledged to ‘not engage in writing, editing, marketing or promotional services for any of these books during government service’
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is inhumane and must be stopped.  We will not stand by and watch ICE threaten the lives of innocent people. No one should have to fear being shot or killed simply because of who they are or how they look.
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Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says
The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is back in the hospital after being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Seattle just became the first city in America to ban grocery stores from engaging in surveillance pricing. This is a huge win for consumers against companies that abuse their personal data to rip them off. Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#ElectionsMatter #VoterOutreach #California Rocklin California Calling Voters to Hold Congressman Kevin Kiley Accountable >> CA-06 Phonebank Virtual event Join from anywhere Thursdays through Oct 1 6 – 8pm PDT www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Calling Voters to Hold Congressman Kevin Kiley Accountable >> CA-06 Phonebank · Mobilize
Our Congressman Kevin Kiley needs to be fired. He votes to cut healthcare and nutrition assistance so he can give more tax breaks to billionaires. He won't answer questions or face his voters. Now he ...
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Voting is our legal / legitimate right
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You scared? You sound scared.
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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 #AbolishICE, #SlavaUkraini @andreasor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Surpised??? www.commondreams.org/news/incredi...
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'Incredible Story of Corruption': Bombshell Report Puts Susan Collins at Center of Massive Bribery Scheme | Common Dreams
ProPublica reported that the US senator from Maine, now running for a sixth term, was the "most important patron" of a defense company accused of bribing members of Congress for federal contracts.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Death panel. Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud
Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mother of Renee Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the US, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
"Even if he hadn’t just said he was banning outlets bc he doesn’t like their coverage, there'd still be a due process issue. They're entitled to notice & opportunity even if the reasons for stripping access are unrelated to his deep animus toward anyone accurately reporting on his shambolic admin."
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Why Trump’s “ban on the free press” will go down in flames
Very illegal and very not cool.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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PANDA™ @pandanook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump: "You should not be here covering me, You said your weren't gonna cover me you shouldn't be covering me." CNN's Kaitlan Collins: "The United Nations allowed us in, sir."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
JD Vance is using AI to kick hundreds of thousands of people off health insurance. These are AI death panels.
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Heather 💙 🐸 💙 @featherfrodis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Universal healthcare for every Oregonian is within reach. Demand lawmakers pass the Universal Health Plan bill. Learn more and sign the petition today! actionnetwork.org/petitions/or...
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Oregonians Deserve Universal Health Care! Make it a PRIORITY! Don’t Let the Plan Die!!
By signing this petition, you are asking legislators to give Universal Health Care in Oregon a fair shot. Why Should You Care? Oregon’s health care system is at a breaking point, and every year we de...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/09/2026
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🔵Blue Dot Buckeye🔵#Blues 🦋💙🌊🗽🌪️ @buckivotesblue.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WTAF. How can this be legal? #Blues
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Together for Palestine 🇵🇸 🌸 #Pinks 🌸
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/09/2026
While their drivers are being gunned down by Trump’s secret police, DoorDash is raking in blood money. The company pulled in a massive $4.45 billion in revenue (and $200 million in pure profit) just last quarter, vaulting CEO Tony Xu into billionaire status on the backs of unprotected gig workers.
DOORDASH STAYS SILENT EVEN AFTER A SECOND DOORDASHER IS SHOT BY ICE
28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez was DoorDashing when he was shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas yesterday. This follows the fatal shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine in July 2026.
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Mike G. @mestizoqueso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There is a lot of anger here (gas prices, ICE, data centers) but Paxton being such a shit candidate is really the nexus of this.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
"There is every reason to believe that if the polls are accurate and Michael Whatley goes down to ignominious defeat, Trump will in fact attempt to take revenge on North Carolina’s voters and political leaders. He thinks he’s entitled and that when you’re president, they let you do it."
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The blackmail part out loud
He’s not joking. He’s confessing.
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 21/09/2026
From a killer she once called an “ideal man” to a political movement built around radical self-interest, the roots of today’s assault on government run deeper and darker than most Americans realize. hartmannreport.com/p/did-ayn-ra...
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Did Ayn Rand Plant the Ideological Seed That Trumpism Is Harvesting Today?
From a killer she once called an “ideal man” to a political movement built around radical self-interest, the roots of today’s assault on government run deeper and darker than most Americans realize.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2026
Breaking News: Major TV networks — ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC — agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of President Trump after the White House blocked CNN from its duties.
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Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN
The move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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