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Joan Hussey Local Elections Matter

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 15h
Hello Californians, You should have gotten your ballots by now. This thread right here will help explain the ballot #propositions & initiatives. This is again, the most important election of our lives. So vote for Democrats up and down the ballot. #VoteBlue #California
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 14h
Let's build a world of love & respect where kindness is the default. Let's condemn hate & become introspective about our biases. Let's stand up to bullies & do as much good as we can. Listen, learn & ❤️! Violence & hate are never the answer. It's ❤️ L❤️ve is a potent, revolutionary weapon 4 good.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 15h
Today, we remember the biggest attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust and one of the biggest terrorist attacks in modern history. And take a moment to remember. #October7
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WingChick🐸❌👑 @wingchick49.bsky.social · 14h
www.instagram.com/reel/DeMOcdi... We are complicit in these 3 years of genocide. It must end. #PINKS #DV1
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Mondoweiss on Instagram: "@wizard_bisan1 reflects on the past three years of living through the genocide carried out by Israel."
192K likes, 4,579 comments - mondoweiss on October 6, 2026: "@wizard_bisan1 reflects on the past three years of living through the genocide carried out by Israel.".
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 12h
Homeland Security sought confidential voter records, pressed for access to voting equip, & raised rejected fraud claims, tried to ban Dominion voting machines. Aggressive efforts to validate Trump’s claims & expand federal control over state-run elections. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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How Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread across US government
The effort to prove the 2020 election "stolen" failed. Diehards remain undeterred.
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Sally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 11h
In addition, don't overlook the obvious when it comes to people with whom you cross paths in your everyday lives. 🚨MANY AMERICANS FOLLOW NO NEWS AT ALL, thus they have no idea what's at stake in these midterms. Casually drop some truth bombs, & ask if they have a plan to vote ... because ...THIS!👇🏼
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Sally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 11h
With less than a month until the election & Dems holding a national advantage on the generic ballot (polling around a +9 edge), TRANSLATING THAT MOMENTUM INTO ACTUAL VOTES requires some work: phone banking, door-knocking, postcards, etc. CLICK below, enter your zip code & see what you can do. 1/2
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Analilia Mejia for New Jersey @analiliafornj.bsky.social · 11h
Our 4th race. We're finishing strong. 27 days to take back the House. Knock doors, phonebank, meet voters. Every shift counts. Volunteer. Vote. Donate.
Sign up: mobilize.us/analiliafornj
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Analilia Mejia for New Jersey @analiliafornj.bsky.social · 10h
Flipping Congress doesn’t happen by accident. That’s why DNC Chair Ken Martin, Governor Sherrill, and so many others came out last night to support Democrats nationwide. We’re ready to flip the House this November, but we need your help. Join us: AnaliliaForNJ.com
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 19h
And the list keeps growing. Justina Shiroka Pula was elected President of Kosovo today, October 7. On September 29, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri became Morocco’s first woman Prime Minister. #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23h
Thom Tillis voted to confirm these people. Now he wants credit for telling us how terrible they are. And oh so conveniently, Thom Tillis has a new book to sell. Spare us.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 23h
Authoritarianism advances when the people meant to restrain power decide serving the leader matters more than serving the law. Courts, watchdogs, oversight, ethics—democracy weakens when every guardrail becomes optional.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 23h
The erosion of democracy can look boring while it’s happening: a rule changed here, an official removed there, another norm ignored, another watchdog weakened. Boring does not mean harmless. Pay attention America! 🇺🇸 🗣️ #JulesUnfiltered
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 22h
Authoritarian leaders don’t need everyone to surrender their principles—just enough people near power to do it. When ambition rewards obedience and silence becomes the price of access, sycophants don’t guard the gate. They hold it open.
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 22h
Great video by @malyndahale on IG (Her Bsky isn’t active) “He didn’t mean it?” We’ve heard this comment for a decade or more at this point. “Grab ‘em by the pussy,” should’ve been the game changer. But with this party & cult, it’s never enough. Take a listen!👇🏼 #FDT #Pinks
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ACLU of New Jersey @aclu-nj.org · 06/10/2026
New Jersey’s 2026 General Election is around the corner & the stakes could not be higher. We're hosting a virtual GOTV canvassing training on 10/15 for people to learn how to engage their community and encourage voters to make their voices heard in the upcoming election. Join us!
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GOTV Canvassing Virtual Training - ACLU of New Jersey
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 06/10/2026
Americans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation newjerseymonitor.com/2026/10/06/r...
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Americans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation • New Jersey Monitor
Household water bills are increasing faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis by nonprofit Food and Water Watch.
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Ande Richards @anderichards.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Who is believed, who is protected and what makes an investigation fair? Josie Gonsalves, Patricia Campos-Medina and Julie Roginsky examine misconduct, political power, race and accountability in this week’s Mosaic. tinyurl.com/5yrpvtc8 #NJMosaic #WomenInPolitics #Accountability #NewJersey
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Analilia Mejia for New Jersey @analiliafornj.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This President is trying to divide us, while the reality is costs keep rising because of his policies, including an endless, illegal war in Iran and reckless tariffs. We must reject MAGA extremism this election and focus on lowering costs. Join us: analiliafornj.com
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
With the threat of a new plague in Russia, don't you feel "safe" to have RFK Jr in charge? Hold RFK and the Trump Admin accountable. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/w...
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Russia Moves to Tamp Down Rumors About Plague Outbreak in Siberia (Gift Article)
The country’s consumer watchdog has said only that “an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region” contracted pneumonia.
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Analisa Swan (she/her) @analisaswan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Corrupt, deranged Trump trying to distract from his high costs, & failures, urged Iran to “take out” Los Angeles & San Diego at a losers rally! This is a dog whistle for domestic &/or foreign terrorism in U.S. & an attempt to manufacture a violent “emergency” in the election! Vote out all Trump/GOP!
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Take the next 28 days to do EVERYTHING you can to help elect Democrats. There's a surge of #ICELawlessness happening across the country putting us all in danger. The Psychopath in Chief is offering the annihilation of 2 of the country's most important cities & we have to hold him accountable.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Republicans in the greater LA/SD metro areas (including LA, SD, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino counties): there are about 3.2 million of you and Trump has just admitted he does not care about your lives. Vote Blue in November to hold this mad man accountable!
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1/ “Friends of Israel keep winning,” Netanyahu declared after Colombia’s election. What does he win when they do? Follow the diplomatic promises, the political networks & the governments being replaced. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
THIS! 👇🏼 #FDT #Pinks
SUPREME COURT EXPANSION.
TERM LIMITS FOR JUSTICES.
A BINDING CODE OF ETHICS.
JOHN LEWIS
VOTING RIGHTS ACT.
DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY.
CONGRESSWOMAN AYANNA PRESSLEY
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Pinks📨 @pinksglobal.net · 06/10/2026
Depression Awareness Month is observed every October. Mental health organizations and health systems recognize it as a time to talk openly about depression, take a screening and learn where help is. #Pinks
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Pinks📨 @pinksglobal.net · 06/10/2026
A society cannot celebrate women’s strength while continually requiring women to survive preventable harm. Strength should be something women choose to exercise—not something violence forces them to develop. #Pinks 📨✨ — Pinks Global
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rebecca Cook knows and understands the issues that the people face. Van Orden is only worried about building his own personal wealth. Vote for Rebecca Cook!!
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Meanwhile - Trump suggested during a campaign rally in Nebraska that letting Iran "take out" Los Angeles or San Diego would be a "small price to pay" for keeping the world safe amid discussions of higher fuel prices and the conflict with Iran.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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KKK attempts ‘Knights Party’ rebrand while maintaining white nationalist beliefs
Ku Klux Klan rebrand, putting family and faith at the center of the group’s message as it claims growing support before the midterms.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Can the KKK find a new foothold in the US?
The infamous hate group is trying to rebrand itself as the 'Knights Party' in an attempt to grow its base.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A new Al Jazeera investigation takes viewers inside the Arkansas-based organization led by longtime Klan leader Thomas Robb. The group formerly presented itself prominently as the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and now emphasizes the less immediately recognizable name The Knights Party.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
⚠️A surviving faction of the Ku Klux Klan is attempting to soften its public image, emphasizing “family” and “faith,” using the name The Knights Party, and openly discussing efforts to attract new members. #TheCityBrief
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Florida Your expenses are up a third. Costs of living is climbing 5x faster than a decade ago. That didn't just happen-policies protected corporate profits while you got squeezed. Angie Nixon's Working Families Guarantee puts you 1st: Medicare for All, free childcare, rent freeze. #ResistanceUnited
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w... Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.” #TheCityBrief
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Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego (Gift Article)
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#FL25 The GOP wantS to cut your Social Security after you paid in for 40 years. That's not a budget decision-that's theft. The people floating these cuts took corporate cash & now they're coming for what you earned. Jared Moskowitz will defend your hard-earned money! #ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
California Republicans- Trump is setting you up for sacrifice in the same way that he did in Butler only on a larger scale. His statements yesterday on allowing Iran to “take out” LA & SD were a set up for a false flag imo. He will try to stop the midterms even if it means you die. #Treason #Pinks
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Senseidai2547❌👑 @senseidai.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Happy birthday to me! 🎈 I have one wish: vote BLUE this election. Send a message to Convicted Felon Donald Trump and his sycophants that we the people are DONE with his corruption and lies! Oh, and cake. Cake would be nice. 😂 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school in Minab where strike killed 120 children
Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ahem.
BBC headline 

'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
23 July 2026

 
Piece by Nawal Al-Maghafi

Image of Iranian woman superposed on remnants of school destroyed
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Authoritarian politics teaches people that some Americans matter less than others. Red state. Blue state. It doesn’t matter. A government that treats any American city as expendable has abandoned the meaning of national unity. #JulesUnfiltered
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Flip The House And Senate Blue 💙 Then Impeach Hegseth
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🧵I had the pleasure of driving this gorgeous highway on Sunday (US 550 through Colorado's San Juan mountains).
Aspens and a high peak from US 550Aspens near Ouray CO High San Juans near US 550.Engineer Peak from US 550
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Los Angeles and San Diego are not bargaining chips! #FDT
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Early voting begins on Tuesday in Ohio, where the winners of November's midterm elections will help determine whether ​Republicans or Democrats control the US Congress for the next two years, (cont.) #VoteBlueDownBallotOhio 🗳️🌊 #SherrodBrown #BrianPoindexter www.reuters.com/world/us/ohi...
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The reason why is steeped in the power and privilege afforded to white males. Time and again, they are allowed to exert control and violence over the bodies of women and Black people. And most often, there are limited repercussions, if any. (cont.) www.theroot.com/opinion-the-...
Opinion: The Cornell 7 Case is a Story of White Privilege
The case reflects a hierarchy that tells white men that they are entitled to other people’s bodies, then builds institutions to make sure they never pay for it.

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ITHACA, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 30: Students walk on the campus of Cornell University a day after on September 30, 2026, in Ithaca, New York. A New York state attorney general has announced a review of the school’s initial response to allegations from a former Cornell University student about being raped at a campus fraternity in 2024. The student, who is only being identified as Jane Doe, has alleged she was drugged and gang-raped inside the Chi Phi frat house on the night of October 19, 2024 house in 2024. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Indivisible Memphis @indivisiblememphis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨 URGENT CALL TO ACTION TODAY ‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨 The Memphis city council is officially presenting a resolution against the Task Force & ICE today! We need as many people who are available to join us and testify in favor of the resolution. Please share your experiences and what you’ve seen on the ground.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I tell you. I haven’t been this excited about a politician since Obama. Mamdani simply delivers and does so with a smile. Name me any conservative anywhere who has delivered anything to help ppl. They just don’t care about people. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy youtu.be/k4y__PYIkNQ?...
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Zohran Mamdani Delivers On Another Massive Childcare Promise!
YouTube video by U.S. Democratic Socialists
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Dawna and RealMonkeyCat @dawna9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Show your sisters & friends how much you care by being pro-active about your health…by example, you’re helping each of them. Don’t think cancer can’t happen to you because it can. I know. It changes the trajectory of your life. #Pinks 🩷
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Well, as a Republican, I can say one thing. I think about 85% to 95% of the Republican Party has lost their minds, all right? It’s just so clear that my party’s been taken over by a bunch of loudmouths who are uneducated and unable to process any (cont.) www.huffpost.com/entry/c-span...
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Republican Caller Goes Scorched-Earth On His Own Party Live On C-SPAN
Ronald from West Virginia offered a damning assessment of his fellow Republicans and said President Donald Trump should be in jail.
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