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Ginger Akin

@geebo68.bsky.social
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Retired veterinarian; Democrat, stuck in Iowa; profoundly sad these days; determined to resist

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/05/2026
After firing more than 100 sitting immigration judges, the Justice Department is now advertising to hire so-called "deportation judges" in their place. to.pbs.org/423VAhd
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Fired immigration judge gives inside look at Trump's deportation agenda
Since returning to office, Trump has made sweeping changes to the legal immigration system, including speeding up deportations and tamping down on asylum seekers. The Justice Department has also fired more than 100 sitting immigration judges and is now ...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/05/2026
The Court has unceremoniously ended an important part of the story of American justice, equality, and civil rights. Far-right litigants will set their sights on the next frontier. What comes next could be even worse.
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The Supreme Court Hacks Away at the Voting Rights Act Yet Again
Get ready for new fights over racist gerrymandering.
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CNN @cnn.com · 01/05/2026
Behind all the high-level talk about getting to the bottom of a mystery was a different puzzle: where did this story about a purported pattern of dead or missing scientists come from? cnn.it/3PbHPtS
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
the entirety of the gop has embraced the ballroom and i love that disastrous midterm messaging journey for them
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Convicted Felon Donald Trump is trying to get American taxpayers to foot the bill for his $10 BILLION lawsuit against the IRS, and a federal judge is calling him out on it. I've got the latest court orders exposing possible collusion between Trump & his IRS. youtu.be/c6Xc1HZ4-cI?...
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Trump HUMILIATED After $10 BILLION SCHEME Gets TORN APART!!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🚨BREAKING: A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana’s decision to suspend congressional primaries already underway — arguing the state is illegally nullifying votes and plunging an active election into chaos following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the VRA. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Louisiana sued for suspending active election, nullifying votes to draft GOP gerrymander
More than 100,000 absentee ballots had been sent to voters across the state. Some had already been completed and returned.
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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Listen up, friends 🆘
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/05/2026
"Though I remain a small-r republican, I couldn’t help but be embarrassed at what we supposedly mature, self-governing Americans have wrought."
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The Real King Schools the Would-Be King
Charles III delivered a veiled message that Trump probably missed.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
What an evil piece of shit. I cannot wait to take over.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
After enjoying playing host to the King and Queen, Trump has to come back down to earth to face a host of issues he’ll only make worse, Michael Wolff says.
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I Know How Trump Will Make Things Uglier: Biographer
After enjoying playing host to the King and Queen, Trump has to come back down to earth to face a host of issues he’ll only make worse, Michael Wolff says.
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David Montana 🇺🇸🇨🇦🌈🇺🇦🇲🇽🇻🇪🇵🇸 @mountainman14.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I don't think our country will ever recover from stuff like this.
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The thing where voters don't believe republican policies could be as evil as they are apparently extends to the republicans actually in charge of the government just mindlessly implementing them
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin: "This president is out of control, and Americans are paying the price...This week, we will force the Senate to debate and vote on a war powers resolution, and until this president is reined in, we will continue to force these votes." Thank you! 👏
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 13/04/2026
This week is Black Maternal Health Week — and Black women are still being ignored, dismissed, and disrespected, especially during pregnancy and childbirth. Over 80% of these deaths didn’t have to happen. This is your reminder to listen to Black women.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/04/2026
EVERYONE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS: Conflict of interest doesn’t even begin to cover it. Chad Bianco really seized over 650,000 ballots based on conspiracy theories that don’t even hold up to basic scrutiny. No credible fraud. No real discrepancy. 🧵
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gloriousruby.bsky.social @gloriousruby.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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I finally put something in my bio #SmokeFleet #NAFO @snarky-op.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
NEW EPISODE: Senator Alex Padilla joins me to discuss Trump's "flat out unconstitutional" executive order demanding that the Department of Homeland Security make a list of citizens. It gets worse: Only those on that list will receive mail-in ballots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Nx...
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Trump Is Building a National Voter List — And It's Worse Than You Think | Sen. Alex Padilla
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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The uncomfortable truth is that Trump and his henchmen’s disdain for the rule of law extends to the laws of war. Trump has been talking about pillaging the natural resources of other countries for at least 20 years. Sobering read and commentary from @bcfinucane.bsky.social in @atrupar.com’s PN
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Trump's war crime campaign, explained by an expert
"People have long memories when it comes to atrocity crimes."
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NPR @npr.org · 04/04/2026
U.S. work combatting HIV/AIDS has saved millions of lives globally. Under the Trump administration, funding has been slow in coming and unpredictable, wreaking havoc on people trying to do the work. n.pr/4cerH2q
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Congress gave money for global HIV work. The Trump administration isn't spending it
U.S. work combatting HIV/AIDS has saved millions of lives globally. Under the Trump administration, funding has been slow in coming and unpredictable, wreaking havoc on people trying to do the work.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Tennessee gave $65 million to Oracle to create jobs— guess we should have specified they be jobs for Americans🫤 Trump’s buddy Ellison is firing Americans and replacing them with foreign workers. (And now owns TikTok, CBS, CNN, etc) Watch oligarchy work. nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin...
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Mike Murphy @mjamurphy.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The @washingtonpost.com describes the deaths of an estimated 750,000 people to date as "messy"
WaPo Editorial: US cut aid to Africa. The continent proved resilient.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/04/2026
Our documentary “Before a Breath” shines a light on the aftermath of loss through the stories of three mothers working to make pregnancy safer. ➡️ Now nominated for a Webby award: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
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America’s Stillbirth Crisis: Before a Breath | FULL DOCUMENTARY
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
“In a sane world, Americans wouldn’t have elevated an arrogantly ill-informed and reckless man to make the gravest possible decisions for our nation. Nor would the U.S. Senate…confirm men and women deeply ill-equipped to perform their duties.” www.americaamerica.news/p/how-much-d...
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How Much Do You Value Expertise?
A Saturday Prompt
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John David Rivera @johndavidrivera.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Really appreciated this conversation between Jon Stewart and Heather Cox Richardson. @hcrichardson.bsky.social The future isn’t written for us. Systems fail. People can rebuild them. History, art, and storytelling help people make sense of the moment, recover agency, and imagine what comes next.
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Podcasting Through It with Heather Cox Richardson | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/04/2026
NEW: A quadruple increase in rejected mail-in ballots in California may be tied to recent changes in how USPS now collects and postmarks mail. This could be a troubling sign for future elections if Trump's executive order on restricting mail-in voting is allowed to stand.
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Quadruple increase in rejected California mail-in ballots signal problems with Trump meddling in future elections
Recent changes in how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) collects and postmarks mail may explain why California is seeing a surge in rejected mail-in ballots.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Recent changes to how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) collects and postmarks mail may explain why, and could signal future problems if President Donald Trump is granted more federal control over mail-in ballot procedures. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Quadruple increase in rejected California mail-in ballots signal problems with Trump meddling in future elections
Recent changes in how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) collects and postmarks mail may explain why California is seeing a surge in rejected mail-in ballots.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 04/04/2026
Trump says federal gov't can't fund child care, Medicare. ‘He has no basic understanding,’ fmr. HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius said. ‘It raises real questions about what happens to the millions of Americans who rely on these federal priorities,’ said @errinhaines.bsky.social, Editor-at-Large of The 19th
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Trump’s decision to fund war over health care & child care ‘raises questions’
Earlier this week President Donald Trump said the federal government cannot provide Medicare and child care because “we’re fighting wars.” Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large of The 19th, says this “raises real questions about what happens to the millions of Americans who rely on these federal priorities.” And Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says most voters will disagree with the president’s decision to fund war and not entitlement programs. “We actually believe in America first, and that means feeding our kids, having them go to school, having health care, being able to buy a house,” she said. “Not involved in bombs and wars that have nothing to do with the United States.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/04/2026
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)
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Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
We should stop calling it “defense spending“ when it has nothing to do with defense and everything to do with an illegal war of choice.
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Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs
President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investm...
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Amazing how quickly the “party of small government” has morphed into the party of “imperiously all up in everyone’s shit all the time.”
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The federal government is posting about “our Savior” and “God’s plan” in a country that was set up with no official religion and has been run that way for 250 years. Extremists hate the idea that America belongs to all of us.
Luke 23:46

On this solemn day, we reflect on the ultimate sacrifice our Savior made for all humanity. 

Trust in God’s plan.
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graham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The Treasury Department is working on a plan to gut its office that researches financial market risks. Because the office is funded by fees on the financial industry, this won't save taxpayers money. But it will make it harder to spot and prevent the next crisis. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Treasury moves to gut financial research office
Documents seen by POLITICO show plans are underway to reduce the data agency’s workforce, ahead of bigger proposed budget and staffing changes.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Pete Hegseth is recklessly firing some of our most dedicated military leaders. @crow.house.gov These are folks with hundreds of years of combined experience, being pushed out with no notice. Hegseth’s political purges are endangering our national security.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
That was terrible speech in every conceivable way.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The reviews are in!
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
He’s completely discombobulated. Can’t get through a sentence properly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/04/2026
Hannity and Lindsey Graham are straight up cheerleading war crimes against the civilian population of Iran
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 02/04/2026
This is blathering nonsense from a dementia addled fool. Trump is not mentally fit for office. He must be removed. This war needs to be ended now. We MUST elect Democrats!
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Adam J. Blust @adamjblust.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Lawrence O’Donnell made a great point. Nixon won his 1972 re-election in a landslide, winning 49 states. In 1974 he resigned. By 1976, you couldn’t find anyone who would admit to supporting him. Looking forward to history repeating itself.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The true tragedy lies in the fact that he was elected and permitted to serve as President, leading to the current challenges the world is facing.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Just so everyone knows, the Solicitor General straight up lied about the 1921 law review article he kept talking about. quick thread:
DUAL NATIONALITY AND ELECTION
RICHARD W. FLOURNOY, JR. (1921)
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This means that the right wing basically has a way of submitting unsworn, unvetted amicus briefs directly to a member of SCOTUS, unlimited in quantity and content. How—sincerely—can you regulate that sort of vector for propaganda? Alito is cooked, obv, but I mean more generally.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Trump just cut a midterm ad for every Democrat in America. bsky.app/profile/fact...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/04/2026
ICYMI, but it's hard to have missed it all these years: "This is not the behavior of a normal human being. And Republicans, in accepting this behavior, have ceased to be a normal party."
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Trump’s Sick Compulsion to Insult the Dead
Perverse yet predictable, his badmouthing of Robert Mueller is the latest in a long line of cruel posthumous humiliations.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A Dutch court has ruled Grok must stop generating non-consensual undressing images of Dutch residents worldwide and child sexual abuse material in the Netherlands, with €100,000-a-day fines for non-compliance, reports Ramsha Jahangir.
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Dutch Court Orders X, Grok to Stop AI-Generated Sexual Abuse Content
Dutch court bans Grok's nudify tool and hits xAI with €100,000-a-day fines in Europe's first binding injunction against an AI image generator.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.
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Dr. René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
🚨🚨🚨 RAMPANT CORRUPTION IN BROAD DAYLIGHT‼️ "In addition to the roughly $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s fund, he amassed hundreds of millions of dollars from elsewhere in the region". NO paywall 👇👇 archive.is/2026.03.14-1...
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Shady Vance in North Carolina: He seems to be clueless or deliberately devious re the Big Ugly Bill. He says: "The One Big Beautiful Bill is chock full of good things for this district and state.” In actuality, it will cause 450K North Carolinians to lose healthcare coverage.
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