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@krismellebrand.bsky.social
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Artist, Michigander, retired educator, love democracy and all nature.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @barackobama.bsky.social is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24. Get. Ready.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! They are here! Well they been here all summer, but mostly in Seattle. Now they are branching out to the suburbs! Fuck! These fuckers are kidnapping folks in my neighborhood! Good folks, hard working folks. Folks need to get organized. Seattle, you know what to do. #ICEoutofSEATTLE
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
In mother-of-pearl suits, the Pearly Kings used to canvass East London for charity. The most famous one, George Major, died in August. A look back on this larger-than-life figure and the Pearly King tradition. trib.al/Ezfk3Ne
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What a Pearly King taught me about Cockney rhyming slang and East London history
In mother-of-pearl suits, the Pearly Kings used to canvass East London for charity. The most famous one, George Major, died in August. A look back on this larger-than-life figure and the Pearly King tradition.
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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I believe. So should you. VOTE! @realtexaspaul.com
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Gary Hatch @patrick1775henry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump is fully intending for the Kennedy Center to be his 7th bankruptcy. This isn't mismanagement, this is deliberate destruction in revenge for Trump not being able to make it a tribute to himself. www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
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Kennedy Center 'in free fall' as Trump allies max out credit and spend opera funds: WaPo
President Donald Trump took control of the Kennedy Center 19 months ago. Since then, the center has used up nearly every financial cushion it had, and one arts management expert says it now appears to...
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DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Stephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I've always been captivated by the "Freedom" sculpture on Vine St., of a figure breaking free of a wall in 4 stages, with the final figure on the sidewalk, arms outstretched and faced lifted. I think it makes our city more interesting, which is the most any of us who love Philly can hope to do. 🧵1/3
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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also reminder the best help for food pantries, or people struggling or any 'need' is cold hard cash. Always. Always always always. Food pantries can make that money stretch MUCH BETTER THAN YOU CAN, and it'll go to their most urgent needs. I mean, the other stuff is great too but cash is king
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
DoorDash spent 1.5 million dollars (at least), trying to defeat Mamdani in the election. I was mystified at the time as to why DD was so hard up on beating him. Now we know why. They KNEW they were cheating their workers, and they knew Cuomo was going to help them get away with it. There is no
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lol 😂 He thinks it’s a privilege.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The funniest joke ever. 😂
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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God @thegodshow.com · 18/09/2026
If he moves to demolish the Kennedy Center, we surround it and don’t leave.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join tomorrow if you’re free! We hope to see you there! 💚✊ Hands Around the Kennedy Center Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET The Kennedy Center 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Fun fact"
Since Roe v Wade was overturned, more women have been prosecuted for miscarriages than men for being in the Epstein files.
Over 22 to O.
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ChristianG @mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
No election fraud to be seen here.
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Harrassin Ford @youwerewarned.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One last meme. I’m done for today
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you haven’t watched Jimmy Kimmel’s interview from last night, you should. The FCC and this administration are constantly trying to squash the resistance, but the resistance always finds a way around them. They can keep trying to silence people. It isn’t working. Tomorrow there will be more of us!
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Forbes @forbes.com · 10/09/2026
The situation echoes a similar controversy involving Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, where CBS refused to air Talarico’s interview over fears of violating the FCC’s “equal time” mandate.
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Kimmel Says His Interview With Talarico Won’t Air On TV Due To FCC Threats
The situation echoes a similar controversy involving Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, where CBS refused to air Talarico’s interview over fears of violating the FCC’s “equal time” mandate.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/09/2026
This nation was founded on a union, and on this Labor Day, we’re reminded that the American worker, not Washington, has led to our prosperity. As one of the few pro-union GOP congressmen at the time, I’d rather celebrate the workers than the paperwork signers who gave us off today. (Link below)
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Dawn Whiteside Rubin @dd-rubin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Elias Law Group is currently litigating 89 voting and election cases in 42 states plus the District of Columbia: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI.
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Clareraynor 🐸 @clareraynor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Please don't let people forget about Major Watson and the patriotic stand he took, thankyou. #gts
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#WeDemandThe #TrumpEpsteinFiles
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2026
I haven’t been indicted yet.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Norway's Prime Minister ripped apart trumps stupid letter. Love this! Every leader receiving a letter like this from TACO, should do the same. Thanks for your attention to this matter! ============================
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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MBlue.Bsky.social 🌺MB🌺 @mblue.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This 👇
Cartoon by Nurk
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls Trusted figures such as firefighters and clergy will protect Black, Latino, and Asian precincts that could be targets.
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Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls
Trusted figures such as firefighters and clergy will protect Black, Latino, and Asian precincts that could be targets.
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is the way I always do it. That way I know my vote gets counted.
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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
truthout.org/articles/vot... We’re voting, the over 70+% of us.…
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Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls
Trusted figures such as firefighters and clergy will protect Black, Latino, and Asian precincts that could be targets.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This needs way more attention. The U.S. Postal Service has built a new system that could effectively turn USPS into a gatekeeper for mail-in ballots. Here are the details on how it is supposed to work.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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DrMary @drshowup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
What Calvin said..
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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
They were spot on. This was The New York Times Sunday Opinion section on October 27, 2024.
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lake America
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My Latest: This week proved once again that the closer we get to elections, the faster courts must move to protect voting rights. newsletters.democracydocket.com/the-week-mai...
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The week mail-in voting was on the clock
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If you are worried about the attacks on our elections and want to stay informed, my advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket. I founded it in 2020 to be a fiercely independent source for everything you need to know about what is happening to democracy in court. Link: demdock.com/4w6emld
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I built Democracy Docket on the idea that we should not pretend that there is a middle ground between an arsonist and a firefighter. If that is the kind of media platform you want to support, subscribe now (free or paid). demdock.com/4w6emld
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Scotch Whisky Truths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @specialscot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
When I was there, I thought USA food was the worst I'd had.
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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 28/08/2026
Men made war. Men lost the war. They brought it on themselves. It was women who paid the price. Women could no longer go along with men's wars. The war did not make women strong. Through the war, women found men out. - Hideko Takamine (Japanese actress, 1924-2010)
A black and white portrait of Japanese actress Hideko Takamine (1924-2010), seen from the chest up against a pale grey background. Her short curly dark hair frames a face tilted slightly downward, her gaze falling away from the camera. One hand rests near her chin with fingers loosely curled. A small round earring catches the light. She wears a dark coat with a wide collar. Soft focus holds the edges while the eyes stay sharp.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/08/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s @jessecoburn.bsky.social chronicled how a Texas artillery factory failed to produce a single usable shell. The fiasco ended up costing the Army half a billion dollars. Here are the lapses in planning and execution our reporting uncovered.
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The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco
ProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Check your Secretary of State’s website - they’ll have information for you. It seems like a lot of them are going to be letting you pick a ballot up in person and then mail it in after you fill it out.
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