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🌈🇺🇦🌻Gen X liberal Democrat, proud Feminist, MA in German Studies, dog mom 🐶, sarcasm is my second language, former educator, Slava Ukraini, lover of nature and animals. 🚫MAGA, 🚫Nazis

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Reproductive Freedom for All @reproductivefreedomforall.org · 02/10/2026
Nothing says “we know this is unpopular” quite like waiting until after the election to further restrict abortion access. If you have to hide the agenda until after the election, maybe the agenda is the problem.
This image is a newspaper clipping from "The Washington Sun" featuring an article titled "White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms." It discusses Attorney General Todd Blanche’s approach to abortion pill litigation. The image includes a photo of Todd Blanche standing in front of a podium. At the bottom, there's the Reproductive Freedom for All logo.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
While Putin's missiles fell on Ukraine, Washington quietly pulled $52 million from NATO allies on Russia's doorstep. No speech. No vote. Just a letter to Congress. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump's economy in two headlines.
CNN Business: The US economy added just 29,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. 

ABC News: Households will pay more for energy because of Trump's policy changes
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Judy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Republicans have NEVER been good for America. Trump did NOT make America great his first go ‘round and it’s definitely NOT his intent to do so now. We know Republicans don’t deserve another chance. The unknown is how unpatriotic and idiotic their voters will choose and continue to be.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good on you Sister's 👏
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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Historic development for local news! 🚨 @governor.ca.gov has signed the Community NEWS Act (AB 2222) into law, creating the nation’s largest state investment in local news by total dollars. Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/gov-newsom-s...
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Gov. Newsom Signs Nation's Most Ambitious Law to Strengthen Community News
The Community NEWS Act (AB 2222), sponsored by Rebuild Local News, creates refundable tax credits to help California news outlets retain and hire local journalists
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 30/09/2026
We cannot become numb to this. Reporting via CNN
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Trump promised he would halve energy prices within his first year in office
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
This is wrong: Trump and Republicans in Congress gave BILLIONS in tax breaks to Big Tech companies building AI data centers. So YOUR tax dollars are subsidizing their AI data centers — at the same time you pay higher electricity and water bills.
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🦋Freigeist🦋 @jamipatton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is so frightening, an army of Hegseths
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@irishmafia @irishmafia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤡🖕🏻
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on ICE detention centers, where at least 58 people have died: "We're not providing Holiday Inns."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Super Intelligence"
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I questioned the government chatbot about Trump’s attacks on voting. Here’s what it said. newsletters.democracydocket.com/-17907830690...
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Even Trump's AI won't back his election lies
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026
‼️ Georgia Republicans are trying to pressure the state’s top election official to pursue an ill-defined voting equipment software update — weeks before the midterms. Now, they’re seeking intervention from the Trump administration. But not all Republicans are on board: demdock.com/47mlnDJ
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Lori @tygergyrl17.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From Raza Samo: 1.A 7-HOUR S*XUAL ASSAULT. A young Cornell student says she was drugged and sexually assaulted by multiple fraternity members. The alleged assault left her so traumatized that she ultimately dropped out of school. And then came the disciplinary process.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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🦋Freigeist🦋 @jamipatton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is infuriating and heartbreaking.
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The fact that we've gotten to the point where this man feels comfortable speaking his mind in public is such an indictment of the 21st century as a whole
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‘People are pissed off’: anger at the elite and the establishment is fueling this year’s midterms. We the people are coming for you. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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‘People are pissed off’: anger at the elite and the establishment is fueling this year’s midterms
Coming midterm elections are starting to be framed not as right versus left but instead the ‘well-fed versus the fed-up’
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stop Russia today or they will attack you tomorrow.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If we had actual journalists in this country, this would have been reported as a story.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I’m challenging him to a debate on Fox News — his safe space. I’ll go into the lion’s den. I know what I believe and I’m not afraid of hard questions. Ken has been running from accountability his whole life. It’s time to stop running.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can’t believe our tax dollars are being used for political ads. The White House is now airing a taxpayer-funded ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. The 30-second spot has all the markings of a campaign ad, except the disclaimer at the bottom says: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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Mike in the Box @mike-in-the-box.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminder: President Xi is currently supplying targeting coordinates to Iran so that they can kill American soldiers.
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Raw Story: RFK Jr's security costs were partly covered by money to fight Black infant deaths by shifting about $12 million from the Office of Minority Health to help pay for Kennedy's protection. Nothing says pro-life quite like stealing from helpless black babies. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” -John F. Kennedy, 1963
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The regime just issued a terrifying new directive: corporations and loggers can now kill endangered species in our national forests without penalty, as long as they didn't "intentionally" target them. They are destroying the USFS. Stop them right now: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
Contact Congress today!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
The SEC quietly published a proposal to rescind a measure that prevents private equity firms from buying access to billions in pension funds that belong to public employees like teachers and police.
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The SEC wants to scrap a key anti-corruption rule targeting private equity
Pay-to-play schemes were a way for firms to tap into public pension funds. They may soon be back.
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Foreign leaders Trump has personally greeted on the tarmac upon their arrival in the US: Vladimir Putin (Alaska, 2025) and Xi Jinping. Red carpets for both. Have I missed anyone else?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
China is providing material, components, and potential weapons shipments to support Iran's attempts to kill American military and destroy its bases. Trump's response? He has American military grovel on the ground to fête Chinese leaders with a spotless red carpet.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No surprise but the opposite result would have been a catastrophe: Judge Kelly orders Trump to restore White House access to CNN, MS now, and Politico.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CNN is about to travel the same dark path of WaPo and CBS News. They will say it's not true. They will ask you to ignore what you see and disbelieve what you hear. Instead, I suggest you support independent media. You can start with Democracy Docket but there are many others. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Eight U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, according to a letter from acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao obtained by CNN. None died.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
He can't raise the retirement age without Congress. Vote.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Interior Department was caught trying to use public conservation funds to hand Yosemite acreage to a luxury developer. Now they want to bypass Congress entirely to force the swap through. Stop the privatization: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Same stupid logic: "What's the point of having auto insurance if you don't get in at least one bad crash a month?"
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
Idea: no corporate welfare, subsidies, or government contracts for corporations whose employees need to rely on government assistance because of low wages.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23/09/2026
I don't say this lightly, but Pete Hegseth deserves to be impeached. I understand just how serious a vote to impeach is from experience, and I still believe impeaching him is the right thing to do. The Iran war. The purge of senior ranks. The boat strikes. The case is overwhelming. (Link below)
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yikes, @newsweek.com really showing their whole ass here
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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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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump's EPA literally handed the maker of Roundup a menu behind closed doors and let them pick their own toxic pesticide rules. The buried slide they tried to hide from the public just leaked. See the exact documents: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-pick...
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