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Linda Lombardi (she/they)

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Theatre artist, nonprofit writer/editor, feminist, coffee lover. Not always in that order.

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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The House did something right, finally! I'd like to think this means Republicans are coming to their senses, but...
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Cheers as US House passes resolution on Trump's Iran war powers
YouTube video by Guardian News
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“The Supreme Court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson. “This ruling is a major setback for our nation and threatens to erode the hard-won victories we’ve fought, bled, and died for.”
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Conservative SCOTUS Ruling Completely Demolishes Voting Rights Act, Kagan Says in Blistering Dissent
The Voting Rights Act is now essentially a “toothless law,” one legal expert said of the ruling.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
“Today was an important turning point. That it should — that abuse of power — should never be accepted, and above all, in public office. And so, I think this is an important resetting point for the institution.” - AOC Now if only the Predator-in-Chief in the White House would resign.
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Sexual abuse allegations are spurring calls for a broader reckoning in Congress
Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
“We are eager to begin repairing the damage Kari Lake has inflicted on our agency and our colleagues, to return to our congressional mandate, and to rebuild the trust of the global audience we have been unable to serve for the past year.” - Patsy Widakuswara, VOA White House bureau chief
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Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America to full operations, putting hundreds of journalists who have been on administrative leave for a year...
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
YES!!!
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Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership
President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Trump said he was nominating Oklahoma Republican Sen.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Thank you, Reverend Jackson. Rest in Power.
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Jesse Jackson's Moving 'Keep Hope Alive' Speech | NowThis
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
So proud to be a Seattleite - today and every day! Go Hawks! 💙💚
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Ebony Magazine for the win.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Yowza! And thank you @wyden.senate.gov!
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Make sure your vote counts when sending your ballot by mail!
seattlemedium.com
New Postal Service Rule Could Quietly Void Ballots And Delay Healthcare
USPS changes postmark rules, affecting voting and healthcare deadlines. Learn how the shift to automated sorting impacts individuals and institutions.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Looks like the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda is alive and well in America.
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Federal officers push AP journalists back to car as they document enforcement operation
AP journalists were in Minneapolis covering federal immigration enforcement actions and preparing to document the encounter.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The tonal shift at @cbsnews.com is striking - and not in a good way. It's been one of my go-to news sources for most of my 50 years on this planet. I've already left @cbsmornings.bsky.social and really hope I don't have to give up on @facethenation.bsky.social.
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CBS News chief Bari Weiss tells staff 'we're toast' if they continue on current path
CBS News chief Bari Weiss told her staff that “we're toast” if the network continues with its current business strategy and invoked legendary newsman Walter Cronkite as a symbol of old thinking.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Today should've been the 53rd anniversary of Roe v Wade. No matter what SCOTUS or any anti-choice lawmaker or politician says, abortion rights will always have advocates and protectors, and I'm proud to be among them.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Beautiful statement from Renee's wife, Becca Good...and one she absolutely should not have had to make, except for ICE. "On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns."
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Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 08/01/2026
The head of Minnesota's state investigations agency says the U.S. attorney's office has cut off its access in the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent. to.pbs.org/4qD81KW
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Minnesota officials say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on investigation
An unidentified ICE officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in the head on Wednesday while she was in her car in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
"Unlike the twin light beams that commemorated the Sept. 11, 2001, attack or the stand-alone chairs at the Oklahoma City bombing site memorial, the failure to recognize Jan. 6 has left a gap not only in memory but in helping to stitch the country back together."
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This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
I love this team! Go Hawks! @seahawksofficial.com
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Still waiting for an answer! bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 10/11/2025
BREAKING: Love is (still) love.
Against a backdrop of the Supreme Court with HRC flags waving, yellow and white text reads, "Love Wins Again." HRC Red "Marriage Equality" Logo.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Across the country, from VA to CA, voters showed up for this week's election and clearly said they want an America that serves all its people, not just billionaires. As Ted Lasso would say, "I believe in hope. I believe in 'believe.'".
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Thank you @merkley.senate.gov for holding the Senate floor overnight (and still going strong!) to shine a light on how Trump and the GOP are turning their backs on the American people.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I still love the Seattle Mariners and always will! 🔱
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
My, oh my, it’s salami time in Seattle! ⚾🔱💙
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Eugenio Suárez comes up GRAND for the Mariners! 💪
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
QUICK SIGNATURE: Urge our lawmakers to pass legislation that protects Latina women workers. action.momsrising.org/sign/LEPD2025/ via @momsrising.org @EqualPay2DayOrg #LatinaEqualPayDay
action.momsrising.org
Ten years later, Latinas are still waiting for equal pay.
Sign on and stand up for Latinas by urging Congress to advance policies on equal pay and compensate Latinas what they deserve!
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
“The defendants’ obfuscation of this Court’s request for information regarding whether their RIF plans comported with the preliminary injunction has wasted precious judicial time and resources and readily support contempt proceedings.” - U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth
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Judge suspends Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
A federal judge has agreed to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America. U.S.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Joan Jett quoting Lincoln at a Billy Idol concert is everything I need in this world! We are the people!🤘
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18/08/2025
105 years ago today the Women’s Suffrage movement achieved its goal with the passing of the 19th amendment. Today, Trump and his Cabinet flirt with the very people and ideas that would have Women’s right to vote destroyed.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
DC is as safe as any city. I lived there for 12 years until just recently, and not one reason I left was because of crime. I lived in the same apartment in NE and walked the same streets—usually alone, sometimes late at night, and always without incident.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social for showing us that there are decent politicians left in Congress, despite how vile the GOP and current administration behave. Today's vote was a travesty against justice. You give me reason to hope that good trouble will bring good change.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery. "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God." I can't accept that this is the America they fought and died for. We need to do better.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Happy 'No Kings' to all who celebrate, and may your protests and rallies be peaceful and successful.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
This is what our country looks like now.
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Watch: Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Noem press conference
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., could be heard saying, “I have a question for the secretary,” as he was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles. No...
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Need help combatting the negativity of the current political climate? Here's proof that there are pretty things in DC, too!
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
RIP Justice David Souter. As he, O’Connor, and Kennedy warned, overturning Roe has resulted in “profound and unnecessary damage to the court’s legitimacy, and to the nation’s commitment to the rule of law.” Scaffolding and masking at SCOTUS feels symbolic of the current US relationship to justice.
US Supreme Court facade covered in scaffolding and masking.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
No, Trump is NOT defending mifepristone
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I stand with NPR & PBS! I stand with a free press! "The President's order is an affront to the First Amendment rights of NPR and...an affront to the First Amendment rights of station listeners and donors who support independent news and information."
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Statement from Katherine Maher, NPR President and CEO, on White House Executive Order
NPR is unwavering in our commitment to integrity, editorial independence, and our mission to serve the American people in partnership with our NPR Member organizations. Last night the President releas...
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Sound advice spotted near Jackson Square in New Orleans.
The words Have Hope and a heart spray painted in light pink on cinderblock.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Absolutely stunning to see tens of thousands show up at DC's Hand's Off! rally! This is what democracy looks like!
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Happy International Women's Day. Apple calendar can't erase us! #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Thank you @aclu.org and all the arts orgs standing up for artists everywhere!
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In Response to ACLU Lawsuit, National Endowment for the Arts Removes Certification Requirement on Funding Applications | American Civil Liberties Union
Artists no longer need to attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” to apply and the NEA’s funding bar will be decided by the Court.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
A gorgeous night last night at @hrc.org
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Thank you, @msmagazine.com!
msmagazine.com
New York Times' Shameful Reporting on Planned Parenthood Bolsters Right-Wing Attacks on Reproductive Healthcare Access
The New York Times recently published a 3,000-word investigative report claiming to have found “scores of allegations” against Planned Parenthood for misconduct, medical malpractice, mismanagement and...
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Stand up for artistic freedom. Sign now to protect the Kennedy Center and free expression for all.
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Stop the Political Takeover of the Kennedy Center - Protect Free Expression
This is censorship, plain and simple. Our national cultural institutions should be free from political interference that targets specific art forms or communities. When the government starts banning c...
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
A beautiful sunny day in DC to exercise our First Amendment rights and say Not My President and America Has No Kings!
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
"You don’t ask the guy with the boot on your neck to wear a softer shoe. You rip his fucking foot off." There is no compromise. Full access to safe, legal abortion and accurate sex education. Now!
jessica.substack.com
Fuck the Middle Ground
There's no 'common ground' with the people killing us
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
"There is a connection between the progress of a society and progress in the arts." NEA's legal requirements and assurance of compliance now states that applicants "will not operate any programs promoting [DEI]” or "be used to promote gender ideology". Thankfully, artists have always been rebels.
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Toby on the NEA
YouTube video by greenwhiskey
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David Hogg @davidhogg.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Here is what we did today
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
A federal judge has just ordered Musk to get out of Treasury’s computers. We are fortunate there are good lawyers representing democracy. Normally that would end the matter, but in this era there are legit questions about compliance & enforcement. We live on the edge of a constitutional crisis.
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Linda Lombardi (she/they) @llombardi99.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
There's a lot of ugliness in DC these days, but Mother Nature still offers some impressive beauty.
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