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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
🔥 @anandwrites.bsky.social on Bill Maher: “Cities are unfairly labeled. A large % of (LGBTQ youth) homeless who end up in cities were failed in other parts of 🇺🇸 . Many families choose a verse in a Book over their child… cities are holding a lot of people you failed to love & take care of.”
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 19h
Rattlesnakes
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 03/10/2026
It turns out explaining basic human consent is so bewildering to some people that someone literally had to whip out a stick-figure cartoon about Earl Grey just to get everyone on the same page.
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Medicare Part B premium is $2,435 this year, plus deductibles, coinsurance, and potential supplemental premiums. President Trump says he’s going to send $90 checks to Medicare beneficiaries.
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New bro code: "Protect women. Respect women. Believe women." The code is accountability, human decency, human kindness, respect. It has to be.
New bro code:
"Protect women. Respect women. Believe women."

Photo of Mychal in Valkyries shirt.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/09/2026
To summarize: there's nothing wrong with fighting when you're fighting fascist fuckers.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 24/09/2026
This belongs in the Smithsonian.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Never forget (Scott Olson/Getty)
2024 campaign yard signs that says "TRUMP LOW PRICES. KAMALA HIGH PRICES"
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
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The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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Federal Workers Alliance for Democracy @workers4democracy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's often been said that democracy dies in darkness. In service of shining a bright and blinding light on a currently withering democracy, FWAD is honored and excited to humbly present the first video in our newest mini-series: "Federally Yours: True Stories from Our Civil Servants."
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 09/09/2026
Yes, you need to check your voter registration. Yes, vote.gov will do that for you through the EAC. 🚨 NO. Do NOT use VoteSafe[.]org 🚨 It belongs to Elon Musk & Itty will absolutely hoover up your personal data from ip address to links you click & more. Musk's American PAC is funding that site.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🔥 @Hamilton4Kansas ends his senate debate against @RogerMarshallMD (who has poor people arrested for not affording bills after pregnancies) with a ‘WIZARD OF OZ’ analogy that sums up Republicans in Washington perfectly
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Donald Trump is the worst president in American history. Every Republican running in November represents that legacy.  Send a message. Vote them out.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I just saw a report on @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social's show abt this charity that helps families in detention with things like buying water, food and cereal. The commissaries are price gouging on things like cereal. Kids. Its totally insane. I donated and I hope you do too if you can. eachstephome.org
eachstephome.org
Each Step Home
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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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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Feel free to share and screenshot.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I read today in an article in The Daily Beast that some military leaders have privately begun referring to Pete Hegseth with the nickname "No Tab Pete" and I nearly spit my drink out. I then realized that everyone should have the knowledge to appreciate this ruthless nickname. (thread)
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/09/2026
easy political target though. “this arch is a hideous monstrosity and they took your health care to build it”
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 04/09/2026
It's happening. The “Arc De Trump” will begin construction within two weeks. The Arch will be built on a 20-hour-a-day schedule for the next two to three years in the center of Memorial Circle, directly blocking the historic sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547% The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
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Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Who would ever have thought that we would fall so far that we now face a need to defend Democracy from the president. #VoteBlue up and down the ballots and don’t sit out the Midterms.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 02/09/2026
MMR is REALLY damn good at preventing measles. 💉 1 dose: 93% 💉💉 2 doses: 97% Those are some damn good percentages.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026
There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A reminder for Corporate Democrats: New research from Yale found that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. It's no surprise why the majority of Americans — including 90% of Democratic voters — support it.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Imagine believing that govt should force citizens to be pregnant against their will... ..and forcing rape victims to remain pregnant by their attacker.. ..while not making pregnancy/childbirth/childcare more affordable... ...then openly pretending that Jesus shares your view.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/09/2026
Rep. Ted Lieu: “Just go fucking vote.”
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 01/09/2026
It’s Nice To Be Disliked By One Of Those
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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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Rep. Seth Moulton @moulton.house.gov · 31/08/2026
One of Rep. Moulton's proudest achievements in Congress was spearheading the legislation to create 988, the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is just a call or text away. Dial 988 to reach free, confidential 24/7 help.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Imagine trying to scare me “Sharia Law” while I live under a GOP supermajority trying to reinstate an abortion ban, while writing bills to put the 10 Commandments in public schools and ban books and free speech. I have nothing to fear, except the Christian nationalists in front of me.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dear registered voters, When was the last time you checked your registration status and verified your current name and address? You can find the links you need to do that at npr.org/vote
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How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
People are falling for the DSA vs Establishment trap again. Didn’t we learn our lesson in 2016 and 2024? It’s the establishment’s job to build a coalition that can win EVERYWHERE. In some places, that means ultra-progressive. In others, it means establishment. The tent is big enough for all of us.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
👏🏽👏🏽 Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
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20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine
Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I’m telling you - the default position of this administration is fear. Fear of questions, fear of transparency, fear of being found out, and fear of the American people.
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Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You can’t say you weren’t warned
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WutTheWut😵‍💫 RBroeck🗳️💙 @wutthewut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Believe the science. It is literally written in stone. Vaccinate.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 27/08/2026
Why your doctor can't give you a cure tomorrow: how effective treatments are discovered and developed. Part 1 🧪 🧵 #science #news #education #health #research
Cover graphic titled "Why Your Doctor Can't Give You a Cure Tomorrow" with subtitle "How effective treatments are discovered and developed — Part 1," showing spilled pill capsules, retro curved colored stripes, and a Stand Up for Science logo.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dolly with her parents and seven of her siblings performing In The Pines in '76. 😭
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davidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Well, it IS International Dog Day...
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Ma Carol @caroodles.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Man, farmers had it so good, USAID, SNAP, cheap labor and fertilizer, great trade deals and they voted it all away for racism”.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 25/08/2026
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲? Yes. On 5/28/26 the FDA recommended a new formulation targeting the JN.1-lineage XFG variant 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲? Available now at walgreens. 1-2 mo for other locations.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Just heard a woman say you can own the libs, or you can own a farm, but you can’t do both…
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 25/08/2026
It is not up to the president what the Kennedy Center is called. It is not up to the president what the Department of Defense is called. It is not up to the president what the Gulf of Mexico is called. It is not up to the president what Lake Ontario is called.
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