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Linda K Sienkiewicz @lindaksienkiewicz.com · 15/08/2025

Big win for stopping book bans: In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries. “None Of These Books Are Obscene.” #booksky bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill

In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 10/07/2025

We shouldn't need a Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, but here we are. Still underpaid. Still undervalued. 66 cents on the dollar means we lose thousands every year, for doing the same job. Over a lifetime? That’s hundreds of thousands gone. Pay Black women. Period.

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WIRED @wired.com · 25/06/2025

NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:

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'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/06/2025

I think that the outcome in the NY Mayoral race and the Wisconsin Supreme Court race both show that people power CAN beat the political money machine. That should give us all hope, and the motivation to work for the government we want.

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Democratic Women’s Caucus @demwomencaucus.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Republicans are not “pro-life.” They’re pushing an anti-woman agenda.

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Foz Rotten @fozrotten.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Michael J. Fox and Stephen King want you to READ!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Trump wasn’t complaining about too many holidays on President’s Day.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 19/06/2025

Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come—and how much further we still have to go. It marks the moment freedom finally reached our people right here in Texas. Our people took what was withheld and built something powerful: resilience, pride, and a legacy we carry to this day. (1/2)

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

It's frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence. ~ George Orwell

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Kristi Noem was hospitalized for an allergic reaction. Guess who identified root cause, pathology, & treatments for allergies? Scientists & physicians with research funding. If MAHA & Trump admin get their way (she’s part of), say bye to innovation, discoveries & scientists who drive them. 1/

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 16/06/2025

Congress should pass the bipartisan BARK Act, my bill to save millions of pounds of perfectly good pet food from the trash and get it to the growing population of hungry shelter dogs and cats. We can do this. Let’s get it done.

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I think a lot of the terror of the modern age can be understood by the fact that the Internet accelerated the development of the worst type of person, the "Anti-Intellectual Nerd."

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Happy Obama Appreciation Day.

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contrails —— ✈️ @contrails.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Obama is the best of ‘em!

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I would just like to go on record as saying: the fuck

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons. Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.

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Dems In DC 🌊 @dems-in-dct.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Give Gavin Newsom credit for fighting back. I see very few other Dems doing anywhere near the same.

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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Jessica Tarlov: “Gavin Newsom is speaking for a majority of Americans. Right before we came on air, there was a new Quinnipiac Poll that was released. Donald Trump: -12 approval in general, -11 on immigration, -16 on deportation. He has taken his best issue and decimated it.”

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God @thegodshow.com · 11/06/2025

Gavin Newsom and his team are doing a good job at social media. Using comebacks and memes to just straight up murder muffukahs. Pay attention, Dems. This is how it’s done.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/06/2025

Minnesota was just ranked the 5th best state for child wellbeing — here’s why: ✅ Free school meals ✅ Nation-leading Child Tax Credit ✅ Paid family and medical leave

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Los Angeles a “city of criminals” and not a city of immigrants. But like its name, Los Angeles is a city of angels. We protect and look out for one another, especially the most vulnerable.

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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

There must be a complete destruction of the Republikkklan Party in 2026.

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Jones Murphy @jonesmurphy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

California is #2 in life expectancy. Alabama is #49

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Tee Vixen Sutton @vixenbite.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

This is really why they want to cancel NOAA. They want all talk of Climate Change shut down. I hate the disrespect and snide remarks this guy gets, just for going above and beyond his job as a Meteorologist. Thank you Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson, for sharing the warnings of Climate Change

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We have even forgot our own founding principles.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/06/2025

Wow. We just crossed 1 MILLION followers on Bluesky. Thank you for being here and helping build this incredible pro-democracy community. This community is about YOU—and we know a rising tide lifts all boats. So drop your Starter Packs below, and let’s keep building—together!

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We Geek Girls @wegeekgirls.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

'The Goonies' was released on this day 40 years ago! (June 7, 1985) Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Ke Huy Quan, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, & Anne Ramsey. #OTD #OnThisDay #80sMovie #TheGoonies

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Janet Nestor @janetnestor.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Keep shining beautiful one. The world needs your light.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Look beyond Trump and Musk's public blowout to the bigger problem: the infiltration of Big Money in our politics. It has corrupted our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top while drowning out the needs of regular Americans.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” —African proverb

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 06/06/2025

The only thing deeper is their need for attention.

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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Just because somebody has a lot of followers and a podcast doesn't mean they're qualified to evaluate scientific research on health. If they're always telling you what you want to hear and butting heads with scientists, at the very least proceed with caution.

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