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Just an old blue dot lady fighting daily for democracy in a sea of red in Florida.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/09/2026
There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.
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Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election
The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think Dems being on the side of people who make things is good.
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Janice in Jacksonville @janiceinjax.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway👇 Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We chose broke, not woke.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Another sold out Democratic event in deep red Missouri. Well, not deep red for long💙
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 13/08/2026
her dad was noteworthy enough that his death was reported on the national AP wire. this is another of those things where not very long ago saying something like this would make you toxic and any politician who agreed to do your show would get criticized, but we somehow just lost accountability
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                          White Earth Nation activist dies
                             BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

     WHITE EARTH, Minn. — A White Earth Nation activist described as a 
     "champion of the people" has died at age 72.

     The tribe says Marvin Manypenny, remembered as an American Indian 
     land rights and sovereignty activist, died Sunday in White Earth.

     Fellow activist Raymond Bellcourt describes Manypenny as a scholar of 
     the tribe's constitution and treaties who had won the respect throughout
     the six bands of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.

     "He always had the people's interest at heart," Bellcourt said. "It was 
     never about money, it was never about personal gain, it was always about 
     the protection of the people who had no voice, who had no way to protect 
     themselves."

     Manypenny and other activists in the early 1980s formed the group 
     Anishinabe Akeeng, which translates to "the people's land" to push for the 
     return of hundreds of thousands of acres that had been unfairly taken from the 
     tribe since the late 1800s, Minnesota Public Radio News reported.

     Manypenny is the father of Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. 

     Flanagan said her father was a strong and consistent presence in 
     advocating for Native sovereignty and self-determination. 

     "My dad oftentimes would say, 'My girl, I want to burn down the system, 
     and you want to get into the system and change it from the inside out,'" 
     Flanagan said.

                     Parent resistance thwarts local 
                    school desegregation efforts

     BY REGINA GARCIA CANO AND SARAH RANKIN
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Not all news outlets have been as negligent as @nytimes.com regarding Norman’s call for a military-backed coup in 2021. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Norman about it in early 2024. He defended his traitorous action because “everything happened so quick in that election.” 6/7🧵
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Kaitlan Collins presses Rep. Norman on 2021 text message calling for martial law | CNN Politics
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) about a 2021 text message he sent to Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, pleading for the former president to declare martial law.
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#Blues @pitabanger.bsky.social @inezsneks2024.bsky.social @buzzardsoul.bsky.social @douglukauskas.bsky.social @twistedtenyce.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @raykwong.lol @roddsdad.bsky.social @docmurphydog.bsky.social @kathyswords.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @j1j2.bsky.social
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/07/2026
The Trump administration has attacked IHSS for the program’s growth over the past decade. Their argument: the program is so successful that there must be rampant fraud.
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California does Medicaid home care well. They're being punished for it.
Republicans are deferring $850 million from the state because of unfounded fraud claims.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/07/2026
Voter suppression can take many forms — including long wait times, Marc Elias says. “People won’t vote because they don’t have the time.” Ahead of the midterms, we’re arming you with the knowledge you need to make a voting plan and help others do the same: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Republicans did this.
nytimes.com
After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients (Gift Article)
More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Rubio is on a paid publicity tour by his handlers to wipe out The Hague/ICC and sanction judges. This is what it’s like living under an unlawful rogue tyrannical regime which ignores rule of law domestically, as well as internationally. #impeachRubio youtu.be/XgZ7dOBq1j8
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Why Marco Rubio wants to dismantle the ICC | The Global Story
YouTube video by BBC News
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/07/2026
The Heritage Foundation only wanted to protect women's sports when it was about trans athletes
motherjones.com
The Heritage Foundation only wanted to protect women's sports when it was about trans athletes
Not anymore.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Every day there's a new story of unbridled Trumpist corruption. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/b...
nytimes.com
How Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital Is Cashing In Without Apology (Gift Article)
The fledgling firm, run by the president’s oldest son and his partner Omeed Malik, has made investments in A.I. and defense technology that have tripled in value in just months.
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Journalist Janine di Giovanni on the double-standards against the Palestinian people: "If a missile hits a hospital in Ukraine, Europe calls it a war crime. But if missiles hit a hospital in Gaza and 100 people die, it's Israel's 'right to defend itself.'"
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Absolutely textbook illustration of extreme wealth being used to (attempt to) subvert the democratic system. Thing is: whatever you read in the news, voters aren't fools. Certainly not for something like this.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/07/2026
Feeling inspired? Sign up for our upcoming phonebank to get out the vote. There’s less than 17 days left until the final primary ballot is cast! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Indivisible for Abdul El-Sayed, William Lawrence, and Donavan McKinney Phonebank Series · Indivisible
Join Indivisible as we make calls into Michigan to get voters ready for the upcoming primary election on August 4th and share why we’re supporting Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate, William Lawrence in M...
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 16/07/2026
Things declining empires do.
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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 16/07/2026
Vance Promised Unconditional Surrender From Iran. Now He Can't Predict The Future.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 14/07/2026
Under a new law, Florida intends to designate certain Muslim and anti-fascist groups as “terrorist organizations.” Elly Page on how the law raises "serious constitutional concerns," including sweeping criminal penalties that reach First Amendment speech and association.
justsecurity.org
The Dangers of Florida’s New “Terrorist” Designations
Analysis of First Amendment implications of Florida's HB 1471, part of a growing trend of state-level terrorism designation laws.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/07/2026
Hegseth's study of women in combat is designed to reach one conclusion [via @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social]
motherjones.com
Hegseth's study of women in combat is designed to reach one conclusion
“It was a flawed design from the get-go,”
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Everyone else let the Epstein files stay buried. New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez gave the DOJ a deadline. Full story here:
dworkinsubstack.com
They Buried The Epstein Files. New Mexico Brought A Shovel.
A prosecutor went around the DOJ, a judge voided Trump’s $1.8 billion scheme—and that’s just the start
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🔥 “we did it” 💪🏽 @melatkirosco.bsky.social ( @justinjpearson.bsky.social makes a cameo)
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A new Florida law bans municipalities from EVEN TRYING to reduce their carbon emissions to net zero. But hey, it's not like Florida is affected by climate change. insideclimatenews.org/news/3006202...
insideclimatenews.org
New Florida Law Bans Local Net-Zero Emissions Policies - Inside Climate News
Gov. Ron DeSantis characterized the clean energy goals the law bans as “radical climate policies,” although experts say the law will not necessarily upend the plans.
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
INSIDER OFFICE CORRUPTION. Trump bought up to $5M of stock in Taser company right before $220M ICE bid. Police technology manufacturer stands to benefit from administration’s plans to massively expand immigration enforcement. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a... -
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Trump bought up to $5M of stock in Taser company right before $220M ICE bid
Police technology manufacturer stands to benefit from administration’s plans to massively expand immigration enforcement
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Trump administration inked a $1.6 billion deal for a U.S. company to mine tungsten in Kazakhstan. The company is linked to Trump’s sons & Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons, who will be personally enriched by their fathers’ policy decisions. The corruption is breathtaking.
nytimes.com
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People Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
📢 This is not about election security. It is voter suppression wrapped in bureaucracy. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/peoplepo... #VoterSuppressionisUnamerican
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💕ᕼᗴᗪᗩ 🩵😻🐾🌷 @hedahunter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Justice who DOESN'T take bribes, ISN'T corrupt and ISN'T married to an Insurrectionist, DIDN'T meet with anyone at the WH
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
WATCH: “HOLY SHIT.” John Oliver reacts to Republican Gov. Desantis’ wildly obviously racist impression of @RepJeffries. (met with no condemnation by his party, largely ignored by the media)
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 22/06/2026
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety alleges that the shooting happened in response to one of two subjects driving “in the direction of” officers. A clip of cellphone video obtained by Fox 13 Memphis shows a car driving away from officers, but doesn't show the shooting. buff.ly/oMSukfJ
mississippifreepress.org
Mississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Shoplifting Call
A Mississippi police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart while responding to a shoplifting call.
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Resist Republicans in Florida @flwillregret22.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Yet another reason NOT to vote REPUBLICAN 🙄🙄🙄
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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 15/06/2026
Journalists have a duty to tell the public that the president and his aides are seriously considering suspending habeas corpus *when it is happening* rather than saving it for a book rollout over a year later
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Paul @petshots.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The hatch act doesn't exist under trump. Just like the emoluments clause, 1st, 4th, 14th amendments.
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
we spent the last century reinventing the physical experience of womanhood to the obvious and vast benefit of humanity and I don’t think we should give any of that back voluntarily
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This morning scrolling Bluesky, there is nothing at all in my feed about Putin’s barbaric attack on the Ukraine’s holiest site, the UNESCO protected Lavra so I’m posting this here.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/06/2026
VAN SUSTEREN: Who is our best friend in South America at this point KRISTI NOEM: We've worked so much with El Salvador ... Costa Rica has been fantastic (El Salvador and Costa Rica, dear reader, are not in South America)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Hard to believe this is from a guy who inherited $413 million from his father only to declare bankruptcy 6 times before convincing an NBC producer to bail him out by creating a fictional show that he was a successful businessman.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This is why the mainstream media is in such trouble all over the western world. This hypocrisy, deception and manipulation is repeated across the press and broadcasters in Europe and America - yet we ask why nobody trusts us anymore. To fix democracy we must fix the media. It’s a simple truth.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
To be fair, he really needs daytime rest after being up all night posting fantasy A-I images of himself on "Truth" Social, as all presidents do.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/06/2026
Breaking news: The Trump administration had plans to classify 2.7 million living people — including some U.S. citizens and lawful residents — as dead as part of its immigration enforcement efforts, according to a former senior Social Security executive.
washingtonpost.com
Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
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God @thegodshow.com · 06/06/2026
Never forget the liars who told you and told you that Democratic Socialism would never work. The people that brought you Trump’s pedocracy did everything they could to stop Mamdani.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Reminder Ken Paxton who is running for Senate in Texas pardoned his friend who was in jail for raping a boy for years. Oh well, let's move on.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/06/2026
California just held an election w/paper ballots, signature verification, audits, bipartisan oversight & public vote counting procedures. You don’t get to yell “fraud” every time voters make a choice you don’t like. Take the whiny little b*tch act somewhere else. We’re not buying it in this state!
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
The first ANTIFA!! Led by U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, an Allied armada of ships, planes, and landing craft, along with some 156,000 troops began the invasion of northern France from England on this day in 1944.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
A Real President for all the people 💙🌈
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Just Jill 💖 @justjill.sheshed.rocks · 06/06/2026
Oh 👀. Sorry Mr Manatee but it’s not “feasible” to save you. It will cut into my profits so I’ll just pretend you’re not there. Big corps have no respect for our planet 🌍 or anything living on it. That means YOU too!!! #SheShed #CorporateGreedKills #Manatees news.mongabay.com/2026/06/amaz...
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Amazon oil drilling plan excludes unique hybrid manatees too big for rescue
A rare hybrid population faces an oil frontier with a rescue plan that experts call insufficient.
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
www.foxnews.com/politics/for... Pardoned for insider trading. 🤬 #ShedShed #BSC1
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Former Indiana Rep Stephen Buyer receives full pardon from Trump for 2023 insider trading conviction
President Donald Trump grants full pardon to former Rep. Stephen Buyer, absolving his 2023 insider trading conviction that prompted a 22-month prison sentence.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Imagine if your children had no access to fresh drinking water & that's all there was to drink & there was no place to go & nothing to do except to buy marked up $40 water(for 12 bottles) from your captors — if you have the money. How is this allowed to happen in the United States? #ICELawlessness
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
JFC.
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