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JudyP

@jpagir.bsky.social
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Blue in PA; formerly NC. Acquainted with both the frying pan and the fire. Swear a hell of a lot more than I used to.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount
The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.
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Matt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s an NFL Sunday, which means it’s the perfect time to confirm your voter registration status. Or to register to vote. Or to request your mail in ballot. Then, vote early. But, vote. Like your life depends on it. Because in so many ways, it does.
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Very very much worth the read.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Love this for them. Go, NC!
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 26/09/2026
I kid around a lot on BSKY but these are the top 6 Senate candidates where even a $5 donation will have an outsized impact.
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Shout-out to the awesome workers at the Chew Ave. satellite election office today, bringing joy to the process of drop-boxing my early ballot. So easy! And, yes, I got a sticker. #EarlyVoting #Philly #Vote #PApol #BlueWave
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Whoever said we had to stop calling these people weird should never ever ever get another job in politics ever.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you think Trump wouldn’t demolish the Kennedy Center, that this is all some kind of bluff or only a calculated distraction, you clearly haven’t been paying attention all this time.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Folks! Today is National Voter Registration Day. You do not have to decorate. Or wear a costume. Or send cards. (All are welcome, though.) All you need to do is check your voter registration: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/ If you're not registered, do it: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🧪Anti-vaxx is a modern luxury belief held by people who grew up in a society that worked to make everyone safe by collective vaccination.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk all agree that we have to slow down - and now - something serious clearly happened with a frontier AI model. Journalists should be digging in to this. We aren’t getting the whole story here.
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Succinct and helpful--if really, really grim--explainer of the most recent developments.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Why do people only supposedly get the $5,000 if Republicans win in November? Republicans control everything and have for 2 years. Why didn’t they do it before? Why don’t they come back into session tomorrow and pass it right now? Because it’s all a lie, like everything else.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
john fetterman is the first rat in history to climb onto a sinking ship.
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Feel like this was written for me. And for your, too, if you're part of the overwhelmed and exhausted club.
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Bentell @bentell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Amy Acton was attacked at a county fair near Youngstown several people hurt... NOBODY is covering it nationally
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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nothing good has happened with UNC football since Bill Belichick was hired. Thanks to the Board of Trustees for forcing the hiring. www.wral.com/sports/north...
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Lombardi out as UNC investigators probe allegations of drug use, sex among players, staff
Lawyers investigating UNC football questioned people about allegations involving assistant Steve Belichick and, separately, about a possible sexual relationship between at least one employee and at le...
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Well, dammit.
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Repeat this every day between now and Election Day. SO important.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/09/2026
If you’re struggling in this economy, just know the Trump regime’s billionaire Treasury Secretary believes you are a “malcontent” who “does not want to work”
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
And yet not low enough
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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I cannot emphasize enough the extent to which these gloves are not even tasers, which are in and of themselves extremely dangerous, they are not designed to incapacitate people they are designed to torture them and they're being given to cops to use on children Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I'm loathe to share this man, but this one is personal. My masters thesis was on the MMR controversy, so believe me when I say that this path of separation of the MMR will result in nothing but increased sales of too-small coffins, and children with life-altering medical conditions.
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Just read. Every time you think there can’t possibly be more, there’s more. However angry you are, you’re not angry enough.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Any questions? Be sure to carry a Sharpie! #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Most of the corruption perpetrated by the Trump admin would not be possible without the complicit enabling of the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. The only way to put any check and balance on this out of control regime is to vote them out in November.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 27/07/2026
On the campaign trail ahead of Election Day 2024, Trump said Americans could expect to see their energy bills cut in half by July 2026. It’s July 2026. How’d that work out?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Trump has burned through around a third of US stockpiles of key precision munitions in his failed war in Iran, ABC reports.
Status of US Munitions
Munition
Estimated pre-war inventory
Estimated used in the Iran War
Tomahawk
3,100
1000+
JASSM
4,400
1100+
PrSM
90
40-70
SM-3
410
130-250
SM-6
1,160
190-370
THAAD
360
190-290
Patriot
2,330
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Total estimated expenditure: 3,710-4,510+ (31-38% of pre-war stock)
Source figures: Status of US Munitions table (estimated pre-war inventory and estimated use in the iran war). Bars for ranged estimates use the midpoint; whiskers show the reported range. Values marked "+" are reported as open-ended minima.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
what are people talking about?! No one has any power to do anything unless McConnell resigns the seat. Ds benefit by Rs being a seat down. How is McConnell fucking over the Rs a sign of D corruption or complicity?! W.T.F.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
If you were "stunned" by Trump's hateful rambling performance, then you haven't been paying attention for the last decade. If you sat in "silence" while Trump attacked democracy and elections, then you have learned nothing. We need an independent, pro-democracy media. demdock.com/4w6emld
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Never Trumpers have to recognize their power. And their complete lack of power. They represent voters who don't exist. The few Republicans who never voted Trump basically all have substacks. But they're huge substacks. Their power to shape narrative is inordinate. Don't help Trump smear the left!
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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I saw a post from Taylor Farms on Facebook yesterday where they were claiming there was no iceberg in their “salad kits.” They are actively trying to make this harder and lying to people. And they’re a Tr*mp donor so I guess that’s allowed
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
In case it wasn't yet clear, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have no qualms about sacrificing your children in a stupid war in Iran. They don't care. They view your children as cannon fodder in service to Trump's narcissism and never-ending incompetence.
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 17/07/2026
Survivors are reminding us of something that should never be forgotten. This was never about politics. It was about real people, real crimes & the pursuit of justice! Stop turning survivors into political collateral!! #JusticeForSurvivors #TruthMatters #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The air is the color of ashes. People are filling their tanks and boiling spinach. Butterflies have died and an El Niño of titanic scale looms ahead in the autumn. Tomorrow, elections will be declared illegitimate.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It is not a great look that some senior Democratic leaders have had time to put out statements on social media about how much they'll miss Lindsey Graham but haven't had time to talk about these latest executions carried out by Trump's gestapo in American streets.
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"The ugly meaning of collaborator carries an implication of treason: betrayal of one’s nation, ideology, morality, values. It was Graham who played golf w/Trump, made excuses for him, supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances that Graham had defended all his life."
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
WTF Fetterman?!
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 08/07/2026
If you care about retaking the Senate, Platner's given us extra work: If Maine falls short, we need to hold MI and GA and take NC -- and then we have to pick out 3/4 out of AK, IA, OH, and TX. Please pick a race you care about and donate/volunteer if you have the capacity. Some links to follow...
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The National Guard. Out there protecting the President's ego, I see.
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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
His toughest opponent yet turned out to be photosynthesis. #AlgaeGate
Photo of a bridge over a roadway with large white letters attached to the railing spelling out: “HE CAN'T EVEN WIN A WAR AGAINST ALGAE.” The sign references recent problems with algae growth in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/06/2026
Future generations won’t ask what happened. They’ll ask who allowed this.
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One Billion Dollars @billion-dollars.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Having a million dollars is a success. Having a billion dollars is an illness.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I wrote about the White House UFC cage match, including Josh Hokit calling Michelle Obama a man. As we turn 250, America is celebrating the worst it has to offer. www.liberalcurrents.com/donald-trump...
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Donald Trump Put America In a Cage Match With Itself. We Lost.
This was never for the American people; it was for the most vicious and barbarous among us.
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