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Michael Ledbetter

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Husband Grandfather Christian #FL #Dem #USF '72History & Dist.Alumni ER #Army #Vet #safetynet #womensrights #equalrights #personalfreedom #Harris24 💙 #Democracy #SlavaUkraine

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justicetoall.bsky.social ⚖️️😻💙 @justicetoall.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pentagon barred Qatar base access to hide Iran war damage, US senator claims.. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, which had suffered damage from drone strikes during the conflict. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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Pentagon barred Qatar base access to hide Iran war damage, US senator claims
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a recent Congressional Delegation trip in what he calls a "cover-up."
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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I’ve traveled across Mississippi, and I keep hearing the same things: everything costs too much, our hospitals are in trouble and Washington is corrupt. Mississippians deserve a senator who’ll fight for them — and that’s exactly what I’ll do because Mississippi Matters.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
AI Ashley stole $10 million of OUR money from sick kids y’all! Floridians can’t afford Ashley Moody giving our money away for corruption and political gain. #AngieForFlorida
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it." #Florida AG James "Oopsie!" Uthmeier defends stealing $10M from sick kids in Hope Florida scandal, steering those taxpayer $$$ towards campaign consultants & TV ads to defeat legal weed. floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/05/u... via @floridaphoenix.com
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Uthmeier sticks by his guns: Hope Florida transfers were 'entirely legal, absolutely' • Florida Phoenix
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reiterated Monday that he considers the diversion of Medicaid funds through the Hope Florida Foundation to run political ads “entirely legal, absolutely.” He sa...
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phyllisjsilver @phyllisjsilver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You can be damn sure that the trump will get a piece of the billions of dollars DEAL for the White HOUSE & any of the felon’s kids other than the Kushner family who have $$ comin’ in already! @liberalwarrior.eu @pattyger.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @atoth99.bsky.social
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Last year, #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous & his Cabinet voted 4-0 to pay a sketchy developer $83M for 4A of land the state didn't need. Now that shady developer is donating to top #Florida Republicans. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/top-republ... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
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Top Republicans are raising money from a developer who was paid $83 million for 4 acres
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In run up to merger, Virginia hearing examiner tells Dominion to release memo on #Florida Power & Light's dirty dealings in FL politics, including the infamous ghost candidate scandal. www.utilitydive.com/news/virgini...
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Virginia hearing examiner tells Dominion to release memo on FPL investigation
Dominion said the memo wasn’t relevant to its merger with NextEra Energy, but Clean Virginia, a customer advocacy group, said it speaks to the governance “fitness” of the potential combined company.
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Steve_USA 🧢 @stowsley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has repeatedly filed false & misleading financial disclosure forms while he's been in Congress, leaving out his students loans & mortgage. www.floridabulldog.org/2026/10/u-s-...
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U.S. Rep. Donalds filed inaccurate FD forms during his entire time in Congress
By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org - U.S. Rep. Donalds filed inaccurate financial disclosure forms during his entire time in Congress.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Todd Blanche’s motion for summary judgement in my Epstein redaction training video lawsuit is due tomorrow after a short delay. Multiple sources told me there were videos training FBI agents on how to redact Trump from the Epstein files. I’m suing to get them.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
DUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business on the September jobs report: "The numbers do not look good. I'm looking at 29,000 jobs added. That is well below expectations for 90,000, and our unemployment rate jumps up to 4.2%. A significant slowdown."
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
18 billionaires have contributed to the #Florida gubernatorial race. 17 have contributed to pro-data centers Byron Donalds. www.tampabay.com/news/florida... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
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18 billionaires have funded the Florida governor race. 17 gave to Donalds
The Republican has a huge fundraising lead, with big business behind him.
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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A group of American farmers has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a policy change they say once again leaves farmers behind — this time by eliminating the 2501 Program, the department’s longstanding outreach and assistance program for minority farmers.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
US poised to boot LEGAL immigrants from Medicaid, including 177,000 in #Florida www.bradenton.com/news/immigra... via @bradenton.com
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US poised to boot legal immigrants from Medicaid, including 177,000 in Florida
Florida alone identified nearly 177,000 immigrants who would no longer qualify for the state’s Medicaid program starting in October.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Ken Paxton desperately tried to defend his handling of a child predator case by claiming the defendant “served 60 days.” Then came the Community Note...
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Ken Paxton Defends Handling of Child Predator Case
Community Note: “Paxton's office initially recommended 1 day in jail.”
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superslim.bsky.social @superslim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal @us-political-news.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
John Fetterman Helps Block Investigation Into Murders of Americans Nine Americans have been killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank since 2022. ...
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John Fetterman Helps Block Investigation Into Murders of Americans
Nine Americans have been killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank since 2022.
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CityGirlie @oaktownhappy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Cat music @yanygal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MAGA candidate who ranted about election fraud is convicted for election fraud unpresidented.substack.com/p/maga-candi...
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MAGA candidate who ranted about election fraud is convicted for election fraud
Her promises about “election integrity” didn’t pan out so well.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So many Texans voted for this guy so many times.
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Think hard on this when you vote on Tuesday 3 November.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Rosa" says, "I'm harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston CA area. I work 8 hrs/day and earn CA minimum wage. I wake up at 2 am, prepare my lunch, drive to work and start by 4am. I finished for the day by 12:30 pm. It's very hard to pay our bills from this low pay." #WeFeedYou
Workers harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston California
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Multiple counties and cities in #Florida, facing a deluge of angry voters, have imposed a 1-year moratorium on data centers -- and that ain't no Chinese psy-op, pal.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Hope #Florida "charity" led disabled people to dead ends as Gov. Ron DeSastrous' minions, particularly AG James "Oopsie!" Uthmeier, misused $10M in taxpayer funds. www.tampabay.com/news/florida... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
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Hope Florida led disabled people to dead ends as state misused $10M
After leaked grand jury report, 10 people from the disability community tell the Times they’re outraged that leaders steered Medicaid money to politics.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: 8 sailors aboard the Lincoln attempted suicide per a letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Congress. That is “incredibly high”. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...
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Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress | CNN Politics
Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier...
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Social Security is an earned benefit millions of Floridians rely on. Join me, former SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley, and Jon “Bowzer” Bauman for a conversation about what’s happening at Social Security and what it means for working families. #Angie4FL #SocialSecurity #FloridaPolitics
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' staff quietly rehired jilted lawyers who helped secure the Hope Florida settlement that turned into massive scandal. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/desantis-s... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
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DeSantis staff quietly rehired jilted lawyers who helped secure the Hope Florida settlement
Just after the 2024 elections, the DeSantis administration awarded a new contract to lawyers who helped bring in a legal settlement that the governor’s staff then used to fund political activities.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
She's more offended about being called out for bribery than she is about casting the deciding vote that helped gut voting rights and bodily autonomy. Maine will take out this trash in six weeks.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When you’ve lost white people in Florida.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now he's running AWAY from the endorsement! #Florida GOP gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds strips all references to President Convicted Felon from his campaign website. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com
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Byron Donalds strips Trump references from his campaign website
The Republican gubernatorial candidate stopped emphasizing his endorsement from Donald Trump as the presidents’ approval ratings plummet.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FOX: We’re active with Iran—how do you get out? El-Sayed: You don’t get in in the first place. We had an agreement that had contained nuclear weapons. We did not need to do this, so the first time the dunce got elected he pulled back on the agreement.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
John Oliver is right: One huge company shouldn’t own your doctor, your insurer, and your pharmacy – AND get to squeeze every penny out of you at each step.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/09/2026
Diesel just hit the highest national average ever recorded: $6.53 a gallon. Farmers, truckers and consumers are about to feel it even harder.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: Judge Sullivan has DENIED Todd Blanche's Motion for Partial Stay (of the foreign-language documents). He has instead entered a temporary stay so Blanche can try, on an expedited basis, to get the appeals court to enter a stay pending appeal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Order on Motion to Stay – #49 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
ORDER denying 46 Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 9/21/2026. (lcegs1) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dogged #Florida investigative reporter @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, who exposed the whole nasty Epstein scandal, wins Columbia University’s prestigious John Chancellor Award www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
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Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown wins Columbia University’s John Chancellor Award
The award recognizes a journalist each year for their accomplishments.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After banning CNN, MS NOW & Politico from the White House, he installs State-Run television, just like they have in so many other countries... Sieg Heil, ya'll. #38Days 🌊
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Another rat fleeing a sinking ship.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026
Ashley Hinson voted repeatedly against efforts to end U.S. hostilities with Iran while taking more than $217,000 from oil and gas interests, including $38,500 since the war began. Meanwhile, Iowa gas prices have surged 60% since the start of the war as major oil companies report soaring profits.
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Ashley Hinson Got Big Money From Oil Companies After Repeatedly Voting For the Iran War
The price of gas for her Iowa constituents has risen by 60% since the start of the war, while oil companies are making record profits
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Florida GOP gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds has voted for every move by President Dementia that's boosted the nation's inflation. Florida households have paid nearly $2,000 more due to his dopey tariffs and Iran War. floridaindependentnews.com/economy/byro... via @floridaindependent.bsky.social
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Byron Donalds supported Trump administration actions that have fueled inflation
Florida households have paid nearly $2,000 more due to tariffs and the war in Iran, analysts say.
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Pissed-Off Scientist @rockney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
VOTE !!!!!!!
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