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gouchcath.bsky.social

@gouchcath.bsky.social
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Pragmatic Progressive. Pro-democracy/Anti-stupidity. Project & People Organizer. Hate never made any nation great.

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Perfect🎯🎯🎯 Now send this to Trump
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/02/2026
Police don’t wear masks. State troopers don’t wear masks. The National Guard doesn’t wear masks. But you know who does? White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
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GiGi Angel @gigiangel.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
for Alex Pretti
For Alex Pretti

Because his last words were for a woman;
because he asked,
are you okay, are you okay;
because he had learned to say it
by standing each night beside the dying;
because sometimes he held their hands;
because he had lived only as long
as the scent of childhood in an album;
because he was a son;
because he sang once;
because of all of it,
because of all of it,
because of all of it,
tell it, tell the story:
a breath has left;
a country is dying;
and a man laid his face 
on its pavement today
as though he were listening 
to a patient's heart—
even then, even at the ending—
to do what he was there to do: heal.

—Joseph Fasano
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Jay Lionel @jaylionel.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Rape wasn’t a red line. Pedophilia wasn’t a red line. Murder isn’t a red line either. These people are scum.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/01/2026
“Please get the truth out about our son.” Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
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gouchcath.bsky.social @gouchcath.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Great advice with a dose of humor 💜
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/01/2026
This is a mob shakedown note disguised as a legal document from Pam Bondi. Two plausible but equally alarming explanations for demanding voter records: they intend to tamper with the 2026 midterm elections, and this is a tool, or they want a list of Kamala Harris voters for intimidation purposes.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Either Susan Collins has the power to get ICE out of Maine and isn't using it OR despite voting with Trump 96% of the time and being a GOP team player for 29 years she *doesn't* have that power -- in which case she's utterly useless. Meanwhile she not even writing stern letters on this. #MEpolitics
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gouchcath.bsky.social @gouchcath.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Claw back the prior massive budget for ICE! Susan Collins, you are head of Appropriations in the Senate - we’re looking at you. Get to work for the safety of your constituents and all Americans. The next murders committed by BCP or ICE could easily be in your home state of Maine 🤬
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
On both the Renee Good and Alex Pretti situations: If the federal agents ever had to go under oath in front of jury questioned by a real lawyers about what they did they would get absolutely destroyed. They are only getting away with this because the govt won’t allow that.
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Well said. And if the federal laws won't do this, the states, which grant corporate status, can and should.
Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting Pete Buttigieg. The text says that in a country that amended its Constitution to ban alcohol and later reversed it, the U.S. could also pass an amendment clarifying that corporations are not people and money is not speech. Below the text is a photo of Buttigieg standing on a stage holding a microphone, speaking to an audience seated behind him.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, delivered the most severe criticism of Donald Trump we’ve witnessed so far regarding Greenland. It’s quite remarkable.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/01/2026
No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
🤣🤣
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gouchcath.bsky.social @gouchcath.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Do you think the Supreme Court Justices will believe this?!? Congress needs to reign in DHS and specifically ICE and Border Control via any means possible. The courts need to weigh in ASAP
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/01/2026
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/01/2026
Moskowitz on Noem: "Is she hiding her face like her ICE agents now? By the way - is this what the $800b went to? Every day we see her after some new tragedy, she's wearing a different outfit with a different hat. She looks ridiculous. She deserves to be removed from her job, & if not impeached."
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Micah @rincewind.run · 07/01/2026
what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me" you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
What ICE was up to in Minnesota before they murdered a woman
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/01/2026
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.” (Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/01/2026
This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland: "Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
6 January 2026
Joint Statement on Greenland
Statement by President Macron of France, Chancellor Merz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Tusk of Poland, Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain, Prime Minister Starmer of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Frederiksen of Denmark on Greenland.
Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe and it is critical for international and transatlantic security.
NATO has made clear that the Arctic region is a priority and European Allies are stepping up. We and many other Allies have increased our presence, activities and investments, to keep the Arctic safe and to deter adversaries. The Kingdom of Denmark - including Greenland - is part of NATO.
Security in the Arctic must therefore be achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies including the United States, by upholding the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles, and we will not stop defending them.
The United States is an essential partner in this endeavour, as a NATO ally and through the defence agreement between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States of 1951.
Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 03/01/2026
My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
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Jeremy Gibson Brown PhD @jeremygibsonbrown.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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gouchcath.bsky.social @gouchcath.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
My favorite vocalist of all time 🥰. Ethereal voice. Amazing talent. And yet, so down to earth.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Trump busy bringing back measles, farm bailouts, ISIS, tax cuts for the rich, out of control military spending, conflicts with allies, millions without health insurance, food stamp cuts, military parades, pardons for drug traffickers, pollution, and foreign wars.
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gouchcath.bsky.social @gouchcath.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Did you know Trump has added 2.2 trillion to the national debt since taking office 10 months ago?
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Clean tech spending may hit record high in US this year—DESPITE the political climate. A structural shift: the transition is increasingly independent from temporary political will. Falling costs, long-term investment cycles & state-level momentum are driving growth. www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
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Surprise: Cleantech Spending May Hit Record Despite Trump’s Carbon Push
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how AI is ushering in a new nuclear age and investing in developing nations amid a pullback in U.S. aid and private funding
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Trump says we need to go after drug cartels. Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on. And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking. Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy. It's a power grab.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
When you give political criminals the power to wage war, expect war crimes.
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gouchcath.bsky.social @gouchcath.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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The President Threatens the Nation's Federal Courts and the Supreme Court Silently Condones
This week, David French and I have both addressed the death threats on the lives of the federal judges who dare to rule against Donald Trump.
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
In normal America, Trump calling Tim Walz "seriously retarded" would be a scandal. In Trump's America, we call it Friday. #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Offering the survivors of a missile strike no quarter and then ordering a second strike to finish them off puts Hegseth in deep, deep water. He gave an illegal order. This is either murder or a war crime. It doesn't matter what your title is, Secretary of Defense, or Fox Talk Show Host. It's murder.
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gouchcath.bsky.social @gouchcath.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals. The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry. Where is the MAHA outcry?
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/11/2025
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Fun Fact 👇
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gouchcath.bsky.social @gouchcath.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
WTF is the purpose? To deny educational loans? To prevent affordable insurance when required for a professional? Can anyone explain this?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Greg Abbott is having a rough day. First his maps get thrown out, now his Ten Commandments. Thoughts and no prayers, Greg.
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