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Progressive Institutionalist. Blue highways + 🐶

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4h
really worth watching the whole thing play out...
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The Conversationalist @conversationalist.org · 14h
We asked women working across different fields, countries, and cultural backgrounds a simple set of questions about how to be a better neighbor. One being: What does community mean to you? Here's what they said. Story by Kovie Biakolo and @loreleikelly.bsky.social.
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How To Be a Better Neighbor
Women steeped in democracy work around the world share their thoughts on what we owe our shared future, and how we can all better contribute to our communities.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 16h
El Salvador has continued imprisoning deportees sent from the United States, including many who have not been charged with any crime. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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El Salvador’s Mass Incarceration of U.S. Deportees
The world moved on after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but people continue to disappear in a black hole of imprisonment.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Against Putin's horror. We must #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 www.kyivpost.com/photos/85595
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Central Kyiv Battered by Russia’s Fiercest Strikes in Years – The Aftermath
Russia rained down drones and missiles on central Kyiv on Monday, leaving widespread destruction in its wake on a scale unseen in the capital in 2026. Here’s what that looks like.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Power of the purse 💪 Re: Trump illegal cancellation of Congressional funding: When the D's win they should impeach Vought, zero out parts of the OMB budget & amend its authorization. Congress should refuse to approve appropriations for other parts or the whole of government until Vought is gone.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We have lost 450 thousand public servants from the federal workforce. That is millions of hours of knowledge, memory and capacity to make this democracy work for everyone. Which is not what the Trump regime wants, of course.
Poster art in DC decrying the damage that the Trump regime is doing to the American working class and the economyPoster art in DC de crying cuts to vital health research made by the Trump regime
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We have lost 450 thousand public servants from the federal workforce. That is millions of hours of knowledge, memory and capacity to make this democracy work for everyone. Which is not what the Trump regime wants, of course.
Poster art in DC decrying the damage that the Trump regime is doing to the American working class and the economyPoster art in DC de crying cuts to vital health research made by the Trump regime
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another organization doing terrific election resilience work--this one with conservative leaning locals--share with your MAGA remorse friends! rightcount.org
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RightCount — Protecting the Integrity of Every Vote
RightCount is dedicated to honoring America's Founding, upholding the Constitution and counting every vote.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This regime is killing us. #RussellVought
Street posters in DC decrying the elimination of cancer research funding.
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ksarshelter @ksarshelter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today, Sakka is feeling much better. He’s starting to play and get comfortable with his handlers, it’s wonderful to see his personality coming out. He still needs time and care to grow stronger, but he’s safe and in good hands. Keep this little guy in your thoughts. #animalrescue #dogsofbluesky
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Your beautiful Capitol at sunset.
The dome of the US Capitol basking in the last light of the day
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ukraine 🇺🇦 research fellowships for Spring 2027 at George Washington University in DC. More info: www.petrachprogram.org/2027-spring-...
The Ukrainian flag flies about the embassy in Washington, DC.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Law!!! 😍 these websites are how Congress makes it available to everyone. @librarycongress.bsky.social
Slide from Library of Congress seminar on public access.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
the prospect of Trump deciding to act on the demands of his most fervent election-denying supporters has remained a constant threat, www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Russia is recruiting foreign fighters in Africa for Putin’s illegal war against Ukraine. This is human trafficking. (90% of POWs in Russia are tortured btw) #UNGA81
Panel on Russias violations of human rights and its trafficking tactics to recruit for its war against Ukraine.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pay attention to certification at the county level before, during and after Nov 3-- the midterm election. Especially for members-elect to the House of Representatives. Delay, deny, disrupt will be the Trump minion agenda. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... @democracydocket.com
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How rogue counties could help Trump and throw the midterms into chaos after Election Day
Since 2020, certification has increasingly become a tool for fringe local officials to delay results, force state intervention and cast doubt on votes they are legally required to finalize.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/09/2026
Trump’s aides reportedly want him to rename the historic building where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. trib.al/5gJtzKZ
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Trump Now Seriously Considering Slapping His Name on Ford’s Theater
Trump’s aides reportedly want him to rename the historic building where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Playing near you! Here is a list of screening dates and locations across the USA. "The Work in Progress" A film about renewing American democracy, starting in local communities. @rbreich.bsky.social : www.theworkinprogressfilm.com/buy-tickets?...
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buy tickets — The Work in Progress
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Human Rights, Peace & Security=> We need a UN Secretary General with moral clarity and courage. Open Society Fdn Pres Nowrojee advocates for a woman SG. #UNGA81
Panelist on global womens voices at UN civil society track. Panelists discussing a woman SG.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We Act for Environmental Justice panel. #climateweek. Young leaders.NYC.
Panel of young EJ leaders leaders on atrium.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Congress nerd joy! 🤓💃 Constituent Services Institute (these modern adaptations will be the trim tab that turn the democracy aircraft carrier i.e. representative government) constituentservice.substack.com?r=5lo4nl&utm...
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Constituent Service Institute | Substack
Official account of the Constituent Service Institute. Click to read Constituent Service Institute on Substack. Launched 14 days ago.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 15/09/2026
As AI labs draw professors and students away from universities, Bharat Chandar and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social explain why the concentration of knowledge in AI labs is a cause for concern. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-...
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Why We Opted Not to Work at the AI Labs
As AI labs draw professors and students away from universities, society risks losing the expertise to govern what those labs build.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Oldie but goodie: Congress is challenged by complex global issues -- this is because committees were set up to serve the last century (US vs. Soviets was binary & linear) Here's a civil-military knowledge hub we created on Afghanistan policy. Academia, do this! newstrategicsecurityinitiative.org
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Afghanistan Congressional Communications Hub – New Strategic Security Initiative
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
😬 The Rise of A.I. Is Raising Threats From Drones www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/n...
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The Rise of A.I. Is Raising Threats From Drones, Police Group Warns (Gift Article)
The leaps being made in artificial intelligence and the plunging costs of drones pose dangers to cities across the United States, according to the Police Executive Research Forum.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
C’est flagrant:Trump’s new statues block language inscribed to share Washington DC’s vision of an inclusive, cultural hub for America. They also block Article 1 —powers of Congress.
One of Trump‘s new statues blocks a quotation praising Washington DC as a cultural hubOne of Trump’s new statues blocks the language of article one section 8, that describes Congress’s powersOne of Trump’s statues blocks a lovely phrase from American cities by George sessions Perry
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The "invisible hand" at our throat: Capitalism vs. Socialism framing is so 😴. We need markets enabled by well being. Government provides this regulatory premise. Like Adam Smith said. PS he was the original capitalist #Mondragon This declaration is a distraction. 👇 www.thepromisetoamerica.com
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Promise To America
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Protect the Kennedy Center! Huge crowd. Good signs!
People at the hands around the Kennedy center rally holding signs, remembering JFKA person in front of the Kennedy center dressed as Putin holding a sign proposing marriage to Donald Trump, and claiming he will pay for it
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Attn Funders! Do you despair over the destruction wrought by #Project2025? This set of recommendations is the right way to redesign government. Now we need funders to support implementation. 👏 @georgetownlaw.bsky.social link for agenda: www.law.georgetown.edu/tech-institu...
a sign outside Georgetown Law School in DC welcoming participants into Redesigning the Governance Stack
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Scientists, technical experts and engineers--sign up here to protect the election November 3. secure.ucs.org/a/2026-scien...
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Science Rising Ambassadors for Election Protection—Sign Up Today
Scientists, engineers, and other technical experts have a unique role to play in protecting our democracy. Become a Science Rising Ambassador for Election Protection to join a bench of rapid response-...
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Protect the Kennedy Center! Huge crowd. Good signs!
People at the hands around the Kennedy center rally holding signs, remembering JFKA person in front of the Kennedy center dressed as Putin holding a sign proposing marriage to Donald Trump, and claiming he will pay for it
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kennedy Center call to action!
A flyer notifying the public that there will be a supportive event at the Kennedy Center on Friday, 18 September
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 17/09/2026
Yesterday, Speaker Johnson sent the House home. There is absolutely NO reason why Congress shouldn’t be working right now. We are a nation at war, gas and diesel prices are through the roof, we desperately need to be regulating AI.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1) I am at Bowie State today (Maryland) for a People’s Hearing on environmental justice. Opening remarks set the stage. This is a historically Black college, where formerly enslaved Americans could seek education and become stakeholders in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Organizers of the people’s hearing include former staff of representative Don MacEachan(RIP), powerful advocate for environmental justice in CongressThe room is packed before the peoples hearing at Bowie State in MarylandHe signed, describing the history and importance of Bowie State UniversitA woman testifies about the need for Community resilience and sharing at the People’s hearing in Maryland
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Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
And of course we know the “manosphere” is geared toward young men and likely amplifying a lot of this bsky.app/profile/dmsi...
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The threat of nuclear war inspired a global peace movement that resulted in cooperative security, a coherent foreign policy ideology. How can we do that again + climate and AI? www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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‘I Taste Ashes in the Wind’ | Jerry Brown
Ever since the end of the cold war, the subject of nuclear war and the profound threat it poses to humanity has suffered a “peculiar invisibility.” This
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ukraine will win in the end. Incredible story. 🇺🇦 www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers
Unmanned ground vehicles are conducting once-impossible medical evacuations along Ukraine’s front lines.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This belongs to you! 😍
The US Capitol on the Mall in DC.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
According to a new report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), democracy in the United States has reached its lowest level in 50 years and reflects a broader global pattern of democratic decline. shero.substack.com/p/thanks-to-...
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Thanks to the US, Worldwide Democracy is at an All-Time Low
SHERO is a reader-supported publication that makes most articles free and available to the public.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🙈 🙉 Speaker Johnson did indeed abuse his authority to stop the Defense Sec. Hegseth impeachment vote. Members in the 120th Congress should think long and hard about whether this authority is appropriate for the Speaker to have.
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The House is heading home ahead of the midterms even earlier than planned
A move to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now probably be considered after the November elections.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
GenZ 👀! bit.ly/4ivOueM
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Finneas Drops Out of Ed Sheeran Tour in Solidarity With Macklemore: ‘I Stand With Palestine and Its People’
Finneas joined Aaron Rowe and Beoga in departing Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after Macklemore was dismissed for making comments supporting Palestine.
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Littleweebit @littleweebit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A gem on the Potomac, the Kennedy Center has been showcasing art and music for 55 years. It took less than two for Donald Trump‘s ego to destroy it.  Let’s make sure this outrage doesn’t end with the news cycle.
News cameras are set up outside the Kennedy center after it announced it’s closure due to financial hardships and the Trump regime attack attacks on it
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Not anymore. Why? Because Donald Trump destroyed America’s cultural heart. One created by Republican President Eisenhower. shuttering the Kennedy Center is a sorrowful calamity.
A sign thanking visitors to the Kennedy center in Washington DC on the day it decided to close because of Trump‘s attacks on the institution
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In person and ASAP. 2026 voting guidance.
A flyer suggesting early voting this year.
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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Those outside the DC region may not realize what a cultural gem the Kennedy Center is. I've seen musicals, ballet, and orchestral concerts there. It's been devastating to see this longstanding institution become a political football and be dismantled due to one person's narcissism.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sunny Wescott presents a data story about a warming planet and how we respond @datafoundation.bsky.social
A slide with a picture depicting winds on a warming planet.
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
AI raises the stakes for trustworthy data. Nick Hart @datafoundation.bsky.social describes data as unseen critical Infrastructure with National parks as example. @altnps.bsky.social
Nick Hart on the dais at GW opening the DataX conference on public data
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is how you do it. A bike lane down Penna Ave in front of the White House 🚴‍♀️💪🏾
Bike land construction at 21st and Penna Ave NW in Dc
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