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Virginia Allain

@gingerkin.bsky.social
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Retired librarian, interested in political action, AI art, gardening, travel, promoting reading, blogging, researching genealogy...

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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Everyone Is Waiting open.substack.com/pub/vallain/...
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Everyone Is Waiting
Not for what Trump wants, but for what they want...
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I just signed the petition demanding that Trump & the Justice Dept NEVER pardon convicted child abuser & Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Reports say Trump is considering a massive round of pardons. Maxwell shouldn't be one of them. share.weareultraviolet.org/s/6qMdWm8H
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No pardons for child abusers
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
No End in Sight for Trump's Iran Blunders open.substack.com/pub/onecount...
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No End in Sight for Trump's Iran Blunders
One Again the U.S. is Mired in a Military Action in the Middle East
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Sign Waving - Celebrate Workers” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Sign Waving - Celebrate Workers · Indivisible
This a local Indivisible mini-event! Sign waving on May Day - Celebrate Workers Friday, May 1st from 6:15 until dusk (about 7:30). Ideas for signs: Fair Wages Now, Raise Minimum Wage, Respect the Wo...
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Here me out...
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 17/03/2026
The war in Iran has already cost $22.8 billion. For $22.8 billion, we could: • Provide Medicaid to 6.8 million kids • Build 2.6 million public housing units • Fund Head Start for 1.3 million • Hire 240,000 teachers • Cancel $20,000 in student debt for 1 million borrowers
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18/03/2026
At this point Trump will need to release all of the Epstein files in order to distract from this war in Iran.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Know Your Rights: Protest Rights and Safety Practices (for all No Kings Attendees)” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Know Your Rights: Protest Rights and Safety Practices (for all No Kings Attendees) · No Kings
In this ACLU-led training, participants will learn about the Constitutional right to peacefully protest and about best practices for reducing risks when attending protests like the upcoming No Kings m...
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
All this in just one photo of Trump's appointees: substack.com/@themouthyre...
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer (@themouthyrenegadewriter)
What an abysmally shitty, immoral, lawbreaking group of fuck-puddles. I cannot believe that THESE are the people leading our country, along with a pedophile president. Vomit.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Poinciana, FL” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS Poinciana, FL · No Kings
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Seriously? @trump-tracker.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Mamdani Chooses a Liberal Jewish Leader to Run Antisemitism Office
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
📢 The Day I Was Arrested
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📢 The Day I Was Arrested
Why I was arrested for standing up for justice—and what it reveals about activism, accountability, and the cost of speaking out for our rights.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
A Warrant From Your Boss Is Not a Warrant From a Judge
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A Warrant From Your Boss Is Not a Warrant From a Judge
Welcome to the Breezeway, mi gente. The cafecito is hot, the chanclas are optional, and the news is cold enough to make your spine straighten. Pull up a chair, because apparently the government has de...
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Never lose your sense of outrage over Jan. 6. Trump is a traitor.
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Nina 🇨🇦 (@nina1924)
Everyone in the world saw with their own eyes what happened on Jan6. The rioting. The violence. Breaking windows and doors. Climbing the walls of the building. Using flagpoles to attack and beat polic...
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This Is What It Feels Like When a Country Loses Its Soul
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This Is What It Feels Like When a Country Loses Its Soul
The Moral Injury of Living Through America’s Unraveling
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Trump Makes Me Sick open.substack.com/pub/vallain/...
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Trump Makes Me Sick
Literally... I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling this way.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/12/2025
At the start of 2025, some people questioned whether the resistance was dead. They doubted that Trump’s authoritarian agenda would be met with defiance and backlash. You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
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Virginia Allain (@vallain)
I hope everyone is keeping well despite the stress of current politics.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
RFK Jr. was never fit to be Department of Health and Human Services secretary—and his failed leadership since his confirmation has put lives in danger. Sign the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/fi...
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Fire RFK Jr. NOW!
RFK Jr. was never fit to be Department of Health and Human Services secretary—and his failed leadership since his confirmation has put lives in danger. Sign the petition!
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Veterans Day
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Veterans Day
Open Windows- Ann Telnaes is a reader-supported publication.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Resisting Book Banning
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Resisting Book Banning
Inspiring story of two former librarians
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The Crown Jewel open.substack.com/pub/vallain/...
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The Crown Jewel
Propping up RFK Jr.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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Robin Liberte’ (@robinliberte)
…and so must we, the resistance, reinvent itself, if we are to win the War for America. General Strike now! #50501 generalstrikeus.com
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Alligator Alcatraz: The Year Ahead in America’s Swamp Prison substack.com/@joycemstron...
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Alligator Alcatraz: The Year Ahead in America’s Swamp Prison
It took eight days to build Alligator Alcatraz.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Angry Trumper
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Angry Trumper
Injured a woman at our No Kings protest
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
My state has had a legislative GOP supermajority for 22 years. Missouri is ranked: 50th in classroom funding 49th in starting teacher pay 7th highest in gun deaths 6th highest in maternal mortality Republicans can’t govern and you can look at every red state to come to that conclusion.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Alligators and Immigrants
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Alligators and Immigrants
Florida gets crazy again with their Alligator Alcatraz
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 24/06/2025
This is oligarchy. This is obscene. While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%. End this oligarchy.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Before the War
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Before the War
Don't forget what happened the last two weeks.
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
The Founding Fathers open.substack.com/pub/vallain/...
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The Founding Fathers
Don't let them down
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Emily (I'm not leaving) Feiner @emilyjaynef.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
A Polite Letter - #Medicaid #foodstamps
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A Polite Letter
No anger allowed...
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Americans must stand for Ukraine, not for the icky Trump/Putin "best buddies" plans.
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Stand With Ukraine
Stand Against Trump's Betrayal
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Next big protest: May Day. www.fiftyfifty.one
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50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Do not obey
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Saudi Syncopant open.substack.com/pub/vallain/...?
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Saudi Syncopant
Trump's meeting with the Saudi Elite
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Sue in Rockville 💙🦋💙🦋💙🦋 @sueinrockville.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
10:15 AM Dow Jones⬇️ 1204 Nasdaq⬇️ 774.5 S&P 500⬇️ 192.25 & the economic misery begins "Stock Markets Plummet as Trump Imposes Largest Tax Hike in History" GOP always BREAKS the Economy DEMS always FIX the Economy Got it yet? open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar... #TrumpTariffs
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2Tone4Real @2tone4real.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
#TrumpTariffs
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Dear Cory, You have done us proud! Taking the longest filibuster record away from a racist is icing on the cake! Sincerely, MLK Jr. and John Lewis #ProudBlue #GoodTrouble #Resist #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica #TrumpTariffs #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace Cory Booker
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
REPORTER: Do you think the president should move forward tomorrow with tariffs? MIKE JOHNSON: Look, you have to trust the president's instincts on the economy. Trump bankrupted 6 casinos, but sure imposing tariffs will turn the economy around. #ProudBlue Liberation Day #TrumpTariffs
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Congratulations to Susan Crawford for winning a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Shout out to everyone who showed up to tell Trump and Elon to fuck off!💙 #ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpTariffs #GoodTrouble #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace #FuckTrump #FuckElon
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backlash00.bsky.social @backlash00.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The last President that caused a single day stock market crash this bad was . . . . also Trump. #tariffs #trumptariffs
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Tales From The Future @talesftf.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
This. #trumptariffs
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Toddler Trump Strikes Again open.substack.com/pub/vallain/...?
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Toddler Trump Strikes Again
This time, it's tariffs all over the world
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Virginia Allain @gingerkin.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
open.substack.com/pub/vallain/...? #SocialSecurity
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Social Security on the Brink
Trump, Musk, and various high-level people are working to make Social Security fail.
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