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🦋BlueSky is better 🚫Project 2025, MAGA or DMs 🏠Rural roots city dweller (PA to TX) ☕️ Former attorney, mom of young adults, animal lover, book hoarder & nature enthusiast 🌈

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm glad to see California take steps to protect children from the harms of social media and chatbots. More states should follow their lead.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years after the horrific terror attacks of September 11th, 2001, we remember the New Yorkers we lost and honor the extraordinary heroism and selflessness that carried our city forward.
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LadyBlue4evr💙Radical Liberal Scum @ladyblue4evr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Well, there you have it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026
Talarico on Republican name-calling: “These nicknames don’t lower the cost of groceries, gas, healthcare, or childcare. I think Texans are really fed up with this professional wrestling of politics.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I am tired of people saying we can’t win in front of the Supreme Court. I’m annoyed by those who say my firm is too partisan to be effective. Today we won a huge redistricting fight before SCOTUS and a ballot access case before the Nebraska Supreme Court. The lesson: When we fight we win.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/09/2026
A couple days ago, Mike Johnson mocked Thomas Massie for suggesting House leadership could keep Congress out to avoid the new Epstein Files Transparency Act, calling the idea “stupid” and “nonsensical.” Now he has canceled the final two weeks of September.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#WheresMitch
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Bezos' Washington Post falsely called Karen Attiah’s work “gross misconduct” & wrongly fired her for it An arbitrator ordered her REINSTATED with full back pay Karen was defiant, & so were we @democracydefendersaction.org How we won it, in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇-TN
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The Tide is Turning — Because You Are Turning It, Contrarians
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/08/2026
Texas just suspended 1.2 million voter registrations because Talarico is beating Paxton in the polls. And OF COURSE they won’t tell us how many of those voters come from Democratic districts. Texas isn’t a democracy. It’s a racist fascist state.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
2/ Background on Khalil and his family in the NYT today: Relative of Afghans Who Helped U.S. Military Is Deported to Africa By Miriam Jordan and @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/u...
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Relative of Afghans Who Helped U.S. Military Is Deported to Africa
The Trump administration has deported thousands of immigrants to countries where they have no ties. Dozens were on the latest flight, to the Central African Republic.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 29/08/2026
Surveillance is not safety, and safety is not surveillance. When one officer can allegedly search his ex-girlfriend’s license plate more than 10,000 times, the danger of unchecked surveillance is clear. Texans shouldn’t have to surrender our privacy and freedom just to feel safe.
Graphic from FOX51/KETK reporting that an East Texas officer was arrested after allegedly searching his ex-girlfriend’s license plate more than 10,000 times using Flock cameras. The graphic shows the officer’s mugshot alongside a Flock license plate reader camera.
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/08/2026
It is SO blatantly obvious everything that’s happening is because both parties are owned almost entirely by AIPAC. They don’t actually believe in anything. They’re just in it for the money. They will fritter and fetterman away your whole country.
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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
IT WAS NEVER THE IMMGRANTS IN SMALL BOATS The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is It will never reach you
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Walmart spent $43.4B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2025, enough to give each of its 2.1M workers annual bonuses of $2,953. Last year, retiring CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $29.2M — his largest payday ever and 958x Walmart's median worker pay of $30,520. Textbook corporate greed.
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WidowsPique 🇨🇦 @widowspique.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What an embarrassment.
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The Economist @economist.com · 29/08/2026
The problem for shrimpers, as for some other American industries, is that tariffs may not be enough to save them, and may in the meantime raise costs for everyone else
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Shrimpers are the latest group seeking protection from Washington
But Donald Trump is waking up to the risks of pricey food
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
US national debt just hit $40 trillion. Why? HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We & the media are NOT talking enough about how a Florida grand jury found that $10 million was funneled from a settlement intended to benefit Florida taxpayers to Ron DeSantis’s wife’s illegitimate “charity” (that never registered with the IRS), where it was laundered before it got to the FLA GOP.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check.
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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
Private utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Brought down the house at the University of Michigan with @debbiedingell.house.gov and @jamieraskin.com.web.brid.gy! Ann Arbor is ready to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All.
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Kat Hartness @kathartness.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Trump's Reflecting Pool disaster devolves as sealant 'chunks' begin to break loose: report www.rawstory.com/reflecting-p...
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Trump's Reflecting Pool disaster devolves as sealant 'chunks' begin to break loose: report
Sealant is breaking loose from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again, this time during the repair work that President Donald Trump promised would fix the monument.Freelance photogra...
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
There’s explosive diarrhea lettuce Screwworm in the beef Blueberries that will kill you Measles cases at a record high Now there’s fibreglass in IV saline. De-regulation kills. And it kills the disabled and elderly the fastest. This was always the plan. Wake up.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Impossible to argue with this.👇
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The US gave Argentina $40 billion, and as a thank you, they’re selling us diseased beef. Art of the deal.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
EXACTLY 👇 THIS......
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Susanne democratic socialist @momoftwo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is just amazing. You would think that Texans would want to get back to that level.
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Jane loves rain (and also Bluesky, ironically) @janelovesrain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The word "socialism" is constantly thrown out at any attempt at social progress that challenges the rich and powerful. We hear it used today — but this fear-mongering tactic goes back much further than most of us realize. @hcrichardson.bsky.social shares an interesting history lesson.
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National Nurses United @nationalnurses.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Asheville nurses join today's Palantir Out Day of Action to demand HCA Healthcare cut ties with the A.I. giant! Palantir's technology is used in our hospitals to short staff us AND used by ICE to terrorize us in the streets. We don't want either! #PurgePalantir
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Sens. Alex Padilla and Mark Warner are demanding answers from prediction market giants Kalshi and Polymarket over their payments to influencers accused of spreading election disinformation. Here’s what the Senators uncovered:
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Exclusive: Senators Padilla and Warner Demand Answers from Prediction Market Companies on Paying Influencers Who Spread Disinformation
A formal letter was sent by the Senators on Wednesday
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Martin Luther King III @officialmlk3.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We will march as Dad marched and continue building the Beloved Community he envisioned: a nation where every person can live with dignity, opportunity, freedom, and justice. #MarchOnWashington2026
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March On Washington 2026: Defend the Vote Takes Place Aug. 28
On Friday, the King family will join 90-plus community partners to peacefully march for voting rights and justice for Black people.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The US Dept of Education, everyone.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dolly Parton wasn't just a country music star—she loved nature and had hopes for the environment's future. In a 2022 interview with National Geo, the late musician shared her appreciation of her Tennessee mountain home while urging fans to take better care of the world. Video by Jerry Owens
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops. But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents. I’m heading to Danbury.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
MUST-WATCH: “Nobody hated Dolly. Here’s why.” ❤️ Beautiful stuff From @loswhit
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Are we ever going to find out what happened to mitch McConnell
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Walmart spent $8.1 billion on stock buybacks last year. Over 156,000 Walmart workers are on Medicaid because they don't get healthcare from the company. ips-dc.org/report-execu...
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Executive Excess 2026 - Institute for Policy Studies
Executive Excess 2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Plus a $2.9B tariff refund this year, which comes after it jacked up prices on consumers. Walmart now claims that its refund will go towards lowering prices. But how much will actually go towards providing some relief to consumers instead of more stock buybacks and lucrative exec pay packages?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Since 2019, corporate profits have grown 52 percent. Wages have grown 12 percent. Read that back. This is what a rigged economy looks like. [Chart by @groundwork.bsky.social]
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Small factual nuance: he has signed an order, but it only changes the name for U.S. federal purposes. He cannot rename a shared international lake for Canada. Canada doesn’t answer to Trump, and neither does most of the U.S., or the rest of the world.
Trump has officially signed an executive order renaming
"Lake Ontario" as "Lake America."
Phew! Glad that pressing crisis was solved so we can focus on less important things like affordable gas, universal healthcare, measles, contaminated food, ending the war with Iran - the list goes on and on...
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Kat Hartness @kathartness.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
'Absolute disaster' at U.S. Army as $500M goes up in smoke and robots catch fire www.rawstory.com/us-army/
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'Absolute disaster' at U.S. Army as $500M goes up in smoke and robots catch fire
The U.S. Army paid General Dynamics $533 million for an artillery factory that failed to produce a single usable shell.Instead of efficient, state-of-the-art production lines, half a billion dollars i...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026
"Good times. Great memories." -- Fox & Friends' tribute to Karoline Leavitt is just a supercut of her being a condescending jerk to reporters. Imagine being proud of acting like this.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wow a montage showing what disgusting excuse for a human being she is.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
BREAKING: here we go on rocket docket to STOP the usps rule Motions tomorrow, responses Sept 4, replies Sept 8. The court is moving fast & so are we @democracydefendersfund.org & @campaignlegal.org are proud to represent LULAC, SFI, ASA, Madison WI & Travis County TX👇 -TN
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