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Pro democracy/bodily autonomy/public health/social justice/science. Wife, mom, Gigi, blue dot in the Carolinas. #BLM #LGBTQ🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🌊 🇨🇦 🚫DMs🚫porn

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Look at the community notes on this one. 👇
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Is America great again yet? #StillWaiting
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Gigitar @gigitar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings: Vote Early York County” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No Kings: Vote Early York County · No Kings
We protested. Then we protested again. We protested more. We're more than a protest. Now it's time to turn that energy into action. Let's get that vote out. **We decide who represents us. We decide ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Under Trump, labor force participation is collapsing as stable, well-paying jobs become harder and harder to find. Meanwhile, inflation keeps surging and wiping out wage growth. He's running the economy just like he ran his businesses — right into the ground.
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U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July
Nonfarm payrolls were projected to increase by 83,000 in July while the unemployment rate would hold steady at 4.2%, acc
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/08/2026
BREAKING: Bill Cassidy says he’s a YES on Todd Blanche, solidifying his legacy as the man who enabled RFK Jr. to wreak havoc on Americans’ health, and now the man who will let Blanche weaponize the DOJ like never before seen in history and cover up for Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States. newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
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Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country
Amazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
THURSDAY: A federal judge is opening a public phone line. You can listen….live…as Katie Phang’s suit against Todd Blanche over the Epstein files goes before Judge Sullivan. No spin. No panel. No press release. Just YOU, a phone, and a judge who isn’t taking DOJ’s word for it. Dial in.
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Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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Epstein survivors work to find one GOP senator who will flip vote and derail Todd Blanche’s nomination | CNN
Annie Farmer joins The Lead.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 09/07/2026
I am horrified by the brutal killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE earlier this week. Mr. Araujo had no convictions and had been living here for decades, working toward the American Dream. ICE has provided ZERO evidence and has lied to us again and again. We need answers.
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Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston
The son of a Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston says he was a hardworking father who had been working toward a work permit after 35 years in the...
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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Mexico says it will pursue legal action against US after deadly ICE shooting in Houston. abc13.com/post/mexico-...
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Mexico says it will pursue legal action against US after deadly ICE shooting in Houston
"Unfortunately, there has been another death of a Mexican national in the United States," President Claudia Sheinbaum said after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A big win for democracy and the rule of law. Proud of the work of Elias Law Group to secure this victory. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Court blocks right-wing effort to rig Census count
The Supreme Court will now have the final say following the Florida Republicans' appeal.
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BlueinOhio @sharon43302.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is why vaccines are important.
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Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78
She lived more than 70 years at the mercy of the machine.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
He doesn’t care if he loses the election because he plans to steal it if he can. He can’t!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/07/2026
ICE gunned down Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on the streets of Houston — and now his family can't even get his body back for a funeral. LULAC CEO Juan Proaño joins Katie Phang with exclusive new details. Watch:
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EXCLUSIVE: NEW Details EMERGE After DEADLY ICE SHOOTING In Houston!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Microsoft: $101 BILLION in profits. $12.5 BILLION in tax breaks. $176 BILLION in stock buybacks. 4,800 workers fired this week. 9,000 workers fired last year. Please don't tell me trickle-down economics works. It never did. Nothing trickles down.
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Miss Vedra @missvedra.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Never trust a man who wants to colonize mars before he volunteers to fix earth.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
U.S. military spending could soon hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that have routinely price-gouged the government, according to investigations. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed eight straight audits. Hello???
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
CALL THOSE ICE DUDES QUICK! The White House has officially declared Melania and Barron to be illegal immigrants. Get them out of here. They are poisoning our country! =================
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.
New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.
Abolish ICE.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
All the greatest hits.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"Today, Davey Hearn pled not guilty — because he is not guilty," Norm Eisen, one of his attorneys, said outside DC Superior Court. "If Mr. Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the reflecting pool, every American is at risk — and every American should be alarmed about this prosecution."
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Juan Proaño on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: There were three others with him in that vehicle. Those individuals are now being pressured to sign self-deportation orders. They’re trying to get rid of them as witnesses as well.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I’m trying to care. Truly, I am. But, so far, nothing is working . . .
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Fascism is harder to pull off when everyone is running around with little video cameras in their pockets, and can easily share the footage of bad deeds with the world. newrepublic.com/post/212915/...
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New Footage of Fatal ICE Shooting in Texas Sparks Fresh Outrage
ICE agents are claiming Lorenzo Salgado Araujo attacked them. That’s not what the latest video footage shows.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Platner playing games and waiting until the Monday deadline to file the paperwork to withdraw is totally unacceptable. No reason he couldn’t file it today or tomorrow. He has shown in every conceivable way what a piece of garbage he is. Can’t even get out with any decency.
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Gigitar @gigitar.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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Fake Mitch McConnell hospital image spreads as questions surround his health
While the Kentucky senator's hospital stay has been shrouded in mystery, an image spreading online doesn't offer proof of his condition.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It’s the world’s dumbest cult.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
More ships attacked. Folks have to understand that Iran really has no incentive to negotiate in good faith - they know Trump wants this war to end, and they have all the leverage. They’re going to take what money they can get and drag out the political pain for Trump as long as possible.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Kasie Hunt asked Scott Jennings on live TV if McConnell would be willing to call in to CNN. The discomfort on Jennings’ face while he tried to bullshit his way around that answer was really something. Methinks we still aren’t getting the whole story.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is over, calls Iranian leadership scum. He also says the US will immediately stop trading with Spain, and has ordered a halt to all US visits. Those stocks aren’t going to manipulate themselves, I guess.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Trump *says* a lot of things. If he does this, it’s a complete game changer for long term trajectory of the war. Ukraine’s domestic drone, missile, and radar production has proven to be sophisticated — I see no reason they couldn’t spin up PAC-3 missiles relatively quickly.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
💔 www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony. In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Gavin Newsom wants to make seizing ballots a felony
The California governor plans to introduce new legislation targeting "federal interference" in elections.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This point needs to be made over and again: The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The supposed free speech absolutist censors checkable facts from being shared.
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Stephen Wunderlich @swonder.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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He Was Driving to Work. Another person, shot and killed by ICE.
ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. His son says he would have complied. The photos show a van without damage. We are done taking their word for it.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I'm glad that Graham Platner is out. But it is so disturbing to contemplate that the man who was *twice* elected president makes Platner look like an amateur when it comes to serial sexual assaults.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Jack Smith: James Comey, Letitia James, Jerome Powell. There's not criminality here. I mean, seashells?? The only reasonable explanation is the president has it out for these people. He has people who are his former personal lawyers who are going to do what he says, regardless of the facts or law
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?
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Gigitar @gigitar.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
keepitquarterly.org/1955
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A return to 1955's rules could cost you a third of your savings.
The SEC wants public companies to report twice a year instead of quarterly. Last time we did this, from 1955 to 1970, investors paid for it. Comment by July 6, 2026.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets. Abolish ICE.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Americans Are Starting to Really Hate Data Centers—and It’s Making the Tech Industry Nervous gizmodo.com/americans-ar...
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Americans Are Starting to Really Hate Data Centers—and It's Making the Tech Industry Nervous
A recent survey shows a dramatic swing against new data center construction.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It’s clear now that 𝗫𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮 and 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 will face off in the general election. California voters will have a clear choice in November! 🗳️ #CAGov #VoteBlue
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the court’s conservative majority for a ruling that “debases the democratic process” by allowing Alabama to use a congressional map that the justices had previously found intentionally discriminated against Black voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘It debases the democratic process’: Sotomayor slams Supreme Court’s Alabama ruling
She said the court's conservative majority disregarded "both democratic values and the rule of law" through the ruling.
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DuxFeminaFacti808 @duxfeminafacti808.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It was Reagan that cut the taxes for the rich to pay into Social Security Security, until then it was solvent. It was Reagan that made it legal for Congress to even touch Social Security funds.
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DuxFeminaFacti808 @duxfeminafacti808.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Remember. It was Reagan that made healthcare profitable for his friend Henry Kaiser. It was Reagan that lowered standards for education (remember catsup as a vegetable). It was Reagan that cut Social Services for the Mentally ill and our infrastructures to pay for his tax cuts for the rich.
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DuxFeminaFacti808 @duxfeminafacti808.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Violate people’s 1A Rights and see what happens. What’s good for the Goose is good for the Gander.
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