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Jo

@keep-the-light-on.bsky.social
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Hopeful Realist. Yes, sadly: "The Times They Are A-Changin', and not for the better. But know you're certainly not alone. So keep your light on, organize and act to protect our precious democracy! 🌻 Love and Light, Jo💫

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sierra Club volunteers are literally standing at the entrances of Yosemite to protest Secretary Doug Burgum’s plan to use public funds to subsidize a private developer’s luxury resort road. 14,155 of you caught this. We need 15k to kill it permanently: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Susan Stone @susanjstone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#ICYMI Judge Luttig warns that House Speaker Mike Johnson could help install a loyal clerk who refuses to place duly elected Democrats on the opening roll of the next Congress. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/the-writin...
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The Writing is Already on the Wall
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New statue spotted today in Dublin Ireland. Time to take out the trash 🚮! 🎥 AlternativeDublin
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you follow me and want to help, I only have one request. Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Donald Trump and Republicans want you to think they’re bringing back the “Golden Age” of economic prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s. But in reality, they’re dragging us toward something else — the Gilded Age of the 1890s. Watch.
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Trump Wants a New Gilded Age
He's not ushering in a New Golden Age. He's taking us back to the Gilded Age.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube.
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
ICE wrongfully deported a US citizen born in Colorado. They refused to look at his birth certificate and threatened him with prison. What it took to drag the government into federal court and force them to answer is unreal: 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/they-told-...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A Texas trooper pulled over a work truck for window tint. The passenger was an American citizen born in Denver. Four days later the government put him in Mexico. What finally made them read his birth certificate took five months. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/they-told-...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all.
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Hegseth Must Go
If Trump won’t fire him, Congress must impeach him
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This should be a reminder that capitulating to tyrants in advance is not necessarily a viable business strategy.
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MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump’s Lake Ontario order
Navigating app surpasses Google and Apple Maps on top-downloaded US chart after posting ‘we’re not changing it’
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service risk unleashing “massive chaos and confusion” by implementing expansive mail voting restrictions weeks before the upcoming midterms, a widely respected elections expert said in a new court filing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Leading elections expert says Trump’s mail voting restrictions will create ‘massive chaos and confusion’
Tammy Patrick, an expert on election mail, said the Postal Service itself can't feasibly enforce the mail voting restrictions it's pursuing.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨 YOSEMITE A Nevada developer wants a quarter-mile strip of the park to build a private road. Their 83 acres are nearly worthless without it. Send a letter to Congress right now. Kill the road and you kill the deal. 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This week, Trump approved disaster relief requests for seven red states — after repeatedly delaying and denying aid to blue states. No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
today’s commute
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Rommy @memetactica.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A person isn’t illegal Debate borders, asylum and enforcement. But if your argument requires turning a human being into a demeaning label, the cruelty is doing the work. #Immigration #HumanRights Reflash if dehumanization isn’t a policy position.
Bold black text on a white background rejects calling immigrants “illegals.” It references Indigenous peoples, slavery, immigrants, and the Statue of Liberty phrase about the tired and poor. The message says humans are not illegal and condemns the dehumanization and demonization of people.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A heartbreaking tragedy. Driven by racism and cruelty. Historians looking back on this shameful period will wonder how this was allowed. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/spring…
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Haitian student dies by suicide after ICE issued him an ankle monitor
Pierre Damas Bel, 20, of Springfield, Ohio, expressed feeling “shame and humiliation” at having to wear an ankle monitor
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm off to adult but with all the awful happening I want to remind y'all to take some time and enjoy the lunar eclipse tonight. Pour yourself a glass of whatever your heart desires, step outside, and look at the moon. www.today.com/news/lunar-e...
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What Time Is the Lunar Eclipse Today, August 27?
The eclipse will be completely visible across the United States.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Unlike the sellouts from Apple and Google Maps, MapQuest refuses to rename the Gulf of Mexico and also Lake Ontario. Thank you, MapQuest, for not kissing the One Ring to Fool Them All. And since we’re at it F**€K TRUMP AND F**€K MAGA
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP. Will never forget what Dolly told me about politicians. "I don’t think any of ‘em are trying hard enough... they worry more about their party than they do about the people. If we just do what we felt was the right thing... None of them are working from the heart." 💙
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I am recording an emergency podcast right now to explain what just happened in the Supreme Court and what to expect next. It will be posted soon. My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket’s YouTube Channel. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“Last spring, I warned that America is trying to break us so they can own us. And I promised that that will never, ever happen,” Carney said. “We are keeping that promise. Canada is becoming stronger and less dependent on America.” www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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U.S., Canada Spiral Toward Trade War
Canada responded to new U.S. tariffs with levies of its own as the two sides trade blame for collapse of talks.
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Even “they” know.👇
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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Sparky MD/PhD @neurospark.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
He’s a traitor.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"People have been pushed too far" In one of several viral clips from his speech in Atlanta, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) talks about the prospect of a BLUE WAVE
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me?
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"They came looking for a conspiracy. They found neighbors." Minneapolis organizer Emilia González Avalos on Operation Puppet Master— the DHS surveillance program that put agents inside churches, schools and libraries. Her answer: “Organizing your neighbors is going to be your highest protection."
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Trump admin SPIED on protestors during Minnesota immigration crackdown
Government records uncovered in recent court filings show that the Department of Homeland Security launched a mass surveillance operation against groups that protested the immigration crackdown in Min...
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Houghton County Democratic Party @houghtondems.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Our fight is not over. We are just getting started.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Our maritime decline is a threat to our security. While China builds 1,000+ ships a year, the U.S. built only 5 in 2024. I’m teaming up with Rep. John Garamendi on the SHIPS for America Act to revitalize our shipyards, create jobs, and build ships in America again.
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REP GARAMENDI, SEN KELLY: We must work together to make America a shipbuilding power
Bipartisan lawmakers introduce the SHIPS for America Act to counter China's shipbuilding dominance and rebuild U.S. maritime national security.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
While Americans are suffering from high costs, Republicans in Congress are focused on making Trump happy. They should stop trying to put Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore and start trying to make groceries more affordable. bit.ly/4upIO8H
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
My parents were both police officers. They taught me what it means to serve your community, and it’s why I joined the Navy and NASA. Public service is about putting the needs of others before yourself — something a lot of people in Washington have forgotten these days.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Gift link. Great piece, remarkable embedded footage: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
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Why Is There a Voting Rights Act? A Timeline
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NPR @npr.org · 05/03/2026
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced some families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services inside homes. n.pr/3P1dyNP
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When ICE came, Minneapolis created underground health networks. Should other cities?
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced some families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services inside homes.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
“We all need to play by the same set of rules” - @aoc.bsky.social
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Martin Troncoso was detained after being profiled. He has lived and worked in the U.S. for the past 26 years in Las Vegas, Nevada. ICE goons laughs, waves goodbye, and blows kisses to his son.
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Guy Venables @guyvenables.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
One of my cartoons for Wed's Metro
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bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The greed is sickening. #greed #crime #evil
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🌀Heidi @hurricaneheidi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
If you haven't already, it's time to boycott this company. They don't seem to care if we die or get cancer. Let's not care if they make any money.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good has been quietly relocated to a different state and allowed to resume work.
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ICE Agent Who Shot Dead Unarmed Mom Quietly Reassigned as FBI Probe Stalls
DHS officials tell PunchUp the FBI needs to “s--t or get off the pot.”
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that. Period. End of story. With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The new “I’m not a crook.”
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
When a King and direct descendent of King George III has to remind the American government about the utmost importance of checks and balances, you know we're in deep trouble.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
True. Trump's lost pretty much everyone but the die-hard MAGA base, which will never turn on him. Everyone else is abandoning ship.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
$400M for Trump's ballroom? On top of: -$1.5T for the Pentagon -$170B for ICE and Border Patrol -$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet -$496M to send National Guard into cities -$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" -$100M for Trump's golf outings But nothing for working people.
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GOP Senators Unveil Plan to Pay for $400 Million White House Ballroom With Taxpayer Funds | Common Dreams
As midterm elections approach and gas prices soar, Republican senators prioritize a $400 million ballroom at the White H
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