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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Climate change is the defining issue of our time. UN Sec Gen urged countries to embrace renewable energy & phase out the fossil fuels that are dangerously warming the planet. He called for an end to subsidies for oil and gas, & bans on fossil fuel advertising"https://www.nytimes.com/section/climate
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Climate and Environment
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Attend Progressive Turnout Project's event, “Midterm Postcard Rally” - sign up now ! www.mobilize.us/ptp/event/10... #WriteOn #ForDemocracy
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Midterm Postcard Rally · Progressive Turnout Project
Join us on Tuesday, September 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT to celebrate more than 100,000 volunteers writing 17 million postcards to voters with us. Together, we'll have a huge impact and help De...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/09/2026
🎉 It’s National Voter Registration Day! As the Trump administration ramps up its attacks on voting, it’s time to check your registration status and encourage loved ones to do the same: demdock.com/4gRtE8P
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Crypto Corruption act.indivisible.org/sign/urge-de...
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Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption
Last year, the House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), a bill disguised as “crypto regulation” that actually serves the billionaires and bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. This bill d...
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#JustSayNo to The Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 (Senate Bill S.4340 & House Bill H.R.8330) A fed legislative proposal from Republican lawmakers to grant sweeping legal immunity to the fossil fuel industry. [1] (www.sierraclub.org/sierra/clima...), [2] (www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/city-st...
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Republicans in Congress Push “Climate Shakedown” Bill That Permanently Shields Big Oil From Accountability
Climate advocates say the new bill would give the fossil fuel industry a "get out of jail free card"
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Roughly 15% to 20% of new or redirected computing power deals involve former crypto-mining sites and assets being converted for AI use.” www.inc.com/reuters/ai-b...
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AI and Bitcoin Compete for Limited Energy Supply
Some miners are seeing huge profits leasing or selling to tech, but others are seeing access to the electricity needed to stay in business shrink.
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Liza Donnelly @lizadonnelly.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria: “Laughter Is A Proof Of Freedom”
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Gloria: “Laughter Is A Proof Of Freedom”
“As my friend, Wilma Mankiller, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, explained to me, there is a Spirit of Laughter in Indian Country because laughter is the only free emotion.
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Attend a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Hands Off Our Vote!. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/hands... @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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Hands Off Our Vote!
The "Hands Off Our Vote" initiative is a national action plan designed to defend voting rights and hold power accountable by galvanizing communities around the message that voters, not leaders, decide...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/08/2026
NEW: The Trump administration has appointed an unprecedented number of election deniers to prominent roles, but the proverbial call isn't coming from just the White House. Matt Cohen highlights the top anti-voting activists directly influencing the administration's efforts to undermine elections👇
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The election deniers influencing Trump’s anti-voting policy from outside the White House
Read more here.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 20/08/2026
Fascism thrives on fear. I wrote my book because words still have power and I refuse to be silent and afraid. By telling the truth, we cut the monsters down to size. So, please: tell everyone you know to buy “The Nerd Reich” book today. 1st week sales make all the difference. Let’s get it done!
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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Trump administration admitted that they targeted our state’s energy grants for political reasons.
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Trump administration admits cancellation of Maryland energy grants was political
Department of Energy attorneys admitted in recent court filings that it cancelled grants, including over $80 million for Maryland projects, based on how states voted in the 2024 presidential election.
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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Zero new NSF grants in sociology, anthropology, political science and economics. The agenda of this US govt is to stop documenting the society in which we live while they are destroying it. We will find other ways to track and explain our times and fight to restore our research funding.
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Attend a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: #DataCenters & the Elections. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/data-...
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Data Centers & the Elections
In this month's Stop Data Centers series, we'll begin looking at the ways that data centers threats are already changing voters' minds and transforming the midterm elections.
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Supreme Court Reform Gathers Momentum brennancenter.substack.com/p/supreme-co...
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Supreme Court Reform Gathers Momentum
The public wants a better Court, and politicians are listening.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The Trump administration has pulled federal funding for the Arctic Report Card, an annual scientific assessment that has tracked the rapidly changing Arctic for the past two decades.
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Last year the Army commissioned 4 of the most senior tech executives in the country from Meta, Palantir & OpenAI as Lt. colonels and this year 3 more, bypasing the standard training pipeline for the 1st time to "modernize the force" while keeping their day jobs at. www.military.com/the-armys-si...
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The Army’s Silicon Valley Reserve Unit Got 3 More Tech Executives. A Year In, Here's What the Unit Has Done.
The unit is called Detachment 201, officially the Army's Executive Innovation Corps.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Gonna go out on a limb here and say racist cranks who write for extremist white nationalist websites like VDARE should not, in fact, be confirmed to top roles in the Department of Justice.
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
OK people covering local bands & music scenes is also up to us now! #Bringbackthefanzine We'll use our creativity to engage & inspire more music, arts & #poetry #speaktruth If paper go double sided so 4 pages for each page; that's 12pps of content using three 8.5x11 sheets exclaim.ca/music/articl...
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'BrooklynVegan' and Other Music Publications Reportedly Gutted by Parent Company Veeps │ Exclaim!
'Alternative Press,' 'Revolver' and 'Goldmine' also hit with mass layoffs
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Attend a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Protecting Our Future: Faithful Action For Immigrant & Climate Justice. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/coven...
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Protecting Our Future: Faithful Action For Immigrant & Climate Justice
GreenFaith NJ invites you to join in a statewide summit for an afternoon of learning, sharing and action at the intersection of immigrant &amp; climate justice. Please save-the-date and RSVP to recei...
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Kevin Mc @kevinmac27.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Press gets a lot of criticism. They should really go after this one, even though it's materially trivial. They should pile on this scandal because Trump chose to make it a trial of strength and will, and lied about 350ft gashes. Pirro should be down the road. Burgum too. #Pirrohastogo
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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Federal Government shouldn't decide what your family can read. But that's what they're trying to do! We made it easy to tell Congress to reject the Federal Book Ban Bills. Take action today! #library #libraries #lit via @everylibrary.bsky.social stopfederalbookbans.us
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Stop the Federal Book Ban Bills!
We made it easy to take these four actions to fight against HR 7661 and S 4925. Stand up for your right to read!
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“The ACHP’s proposed changes to Section 106 will eviscerate the preservation of our shared civic and cultural heritage in the United States,” said Brent Leggs, CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “ Sign up July 30 webinar #pushback against this threat #historicpreservation
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Forum Webinar: Section 106 Regulations Under Threat. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
On Friday, July 17, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) proposed damaging revisions to the regulations for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). If implemented...
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The government's pre-crime strategy explained here: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/insane-pre...
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Insane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist “Extremists"
New national counterterrorism strategy vows to “cripple them before" crimes are committed
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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Well…isn’t this a little gem. @jenpsaki.bsky.social did you know about this?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Opposing the combined bill is not the same as opposing a ban on congressional stock trading. Context matters.
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Attend a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Data Centers & Regulation . RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/data-...
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Data Centers & Regulation
Our monthly data centers series continues, we need to look beyond moratoria. We’ve seen some regulation already introduced – some of it good, some of it not very effective. We need to enact responsibl...
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Blanche pushed $1.8B slush $ for J6 traitors & admitted to violating the law when the DOJ blocked journalists from accessing key records related to #Epsteinfiles "Blanche has gravely failed survivors." ~Survivors standing up to oppose his nomination for AG. Call your Senators 'no T lackey for AG!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“The bouts of exceptional WARMTH are driven in large part by the continued emissions of heat-trapping gases, mainly from the burning of fossil fuels.” #ActOnClimate #staycool www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
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Live Updates: Brutal Heat Wave Broils Eastern U.S.
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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
NEW The U.S. government is reportedly pursuing roughly $9 billion in critical minerals deals with 14 companies that have financial ties to the Trump and/or Lutnick families. Corruption in plain sight. Americans deserve answers.
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Join the Gray PAC Volunteer Team & Tell Us How You'd Like to Get Involved. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
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Join the Gray PAC Volunteer Team & Tell Us How You'd Like to Get Involved
Now more than ever, we need older Americans to help protect our democracy and build a better future. Join Gray PAC as we work to elect democracy and climate champions across the country. We're launch...
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Summer All In Call with Bernie Sanders . RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/summe...
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Summer All In Call with Bernie Sanders
Join us
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
If Big Brother doesn’t like your science topic you won’t be funded and if Big Brother doesn’t like your results you will be defunded. A recipe for backwardness that seems to be designed by people who want America to humiliate itself and collapse. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
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Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule
Russell Vought is going to destroy American Science
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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Release the complete Epstein files. No, we won’t shut up about it.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 28/05/2026
Redistribute their wealth
Ben Kershner
@benkershner

Zuck's boat arrives to Seattle the day that
Meta cuts their workforce by 20% in area.
Can't make this up.

Reed Galen
@reedgalen

We've entered full-scale oligarch
psychopathy. It's not enough to take their
jobs, you have to rub your wealth in their
face.
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People Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨 Tell lawmakers to ban assault weapons in every state. Weapons designed for mass harm do not belong in our schools, neighborhoods, houses of worship, workplaces, concerts, or public spaces. Add your name today: actionnetwork.org/letters/ban-... #GunSafety #ProtectOurCommunities
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Attend Public School Strong's event, “Public School Strong National Organizing Meeting” - multiple dates available- sign up now ! www.mobilize.us/raceforward/...
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Public School Strong National Organizing Meeting · Public School Strong
Join us for the next Public Schools Strong Organizing meeting on Tuesday, May 12th. This is where parents, family members, educators, and supporters from across the nation gather each month to gain pr...
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Reading is an act of freedom! Sign the petition, for the sake of intellectual freedom, educational integrity, and the rights of readers everywhere; oppose H.R. 7661 and protect everyone’s right to read freely. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661?utm_...
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PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading
Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.
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Lukas Ventouras for Congress @lukas-ventouras.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Can’t make this stuff up. Congressman Nick LaLota is nothing but a crony for the 1% to bleed this country dry. Vote Blue in November.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Justice Kagan: "I dissent. The Voting Rights Act is—or, now more accurately, was—'one of the most consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our Nation's history.'
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People Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🗳️ Mail ballot rights are under attack. A push to restrict mail-in voting and build a national voter file is not about election integrity. It is about federal overreach, voter suppression, and making it harder for people to vote. Visit peoplepowerunited.org/welcome #News #PowertothePeople
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This is important. “More than 100 retired NASA astronauts have banded together to form a new nonpartisan organization…its members “believe deeply in the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years,” such as the rule of law, checks and balances and the peaceful transition of power.”
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Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values
More than 100 NASA astronauts have signed on to a nonpartisan effort to promote “the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
You always have to pay attention to what is actually happening, not what Trump says is happening. Because Trump lies about everything. Too often media serves as Trump’s daily stenographer, passing along his propaganda verbatim.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The grift never ends. Most corrupt regime in history
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
This war is profiting Russia as #US axes healthcare et al “Just two days after Treasury Sec Scott Bessent said the US would not extend a sanctions exemption on the sale of some Russian oil, the Treasury Department did just that on Friday, issuing one.” #RENEW www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/w...
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Trump Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This is a well-documented pattern in medical research and reflects systemic gender bias in pain assessment and treatment.👇
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Jerry @jerrymercer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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Tell Your Lawmakers to Support the Abolish Super PACs Act (H.R. 2352)
Super PACs are destroying what’s left of American democracy. For over a decade, these billionaire-funded mega-PACs have served as legal loopholes, allowing corporations and the ultra-wealthy to pump ...
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