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Lorikins

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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 4h
Over the next few days about a million Americans will get a check for $500 in the mail, prominently signed by Donald Trump, along with a letter telling them a naked lie about it being money Joe Biden kept from them. www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
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Exposing the ‘overcharge’ lie: The origin of Trump’s new $500 bribe
The administration is mailing $500 checks to a million Americans weeks before the election—and using a massive health care distortion to justify it.
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Montgomery County Democratic Party @mctndp.bsky.social · 4h
The deadline to register to vote in Tennessee for the midterm election is coming up on Monday November 5th. Get registered (or check that your registration is current) at govotetn.gov It only takes a few minutes!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It’s why you move voting sites, it’s why you have fewer hours, it’s why our absentee mailing ballots are so compl...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
Breaking news: The Trump administration is airing campaign-style TV ads using money Congress approved for border security upgrades, efforts to combat drug trafficking and memorials for officers killed in the line of duty, according to records.
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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
The White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lawyers are on the front lines of the fight to protect our democracy. Right now, @wetheaction.bsky.social is recruiting lawyers who are willing to volunteer their time to defend voting rights. Join them: wetheaction.us/guide
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Lorikins @lorikins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The trick is to do it in a state that doesn't give a sh*t, like TN is doing to Memphis.
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US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits
Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped in
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Lorikins @lorikins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Without the sobriety...
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚜 Own the libs or own the farm can’t do both! /BlueDotFarms
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Superintendent: SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S
A MEMO THAT MAKES CLEAR IT IS LAWFUL FOR YOU TO JUST KILL PEOPLE IF YOU THINK THERE ARE DRUGS ON THE SAME BOAT?

Principal Skinner: yes

superintendent: May I see it?

Principal: no
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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New Yorkers who believe that a state or local agency, employee, contractor, school, or other covered entity has violated state laws related to civil immigration enforcement are encouraged to contact the NYS AG office hotline at 1-800-771-7755. Cc: @newyorkstateag.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026
“No agency on Earth could fail eight audits and still get a $1.5 trillion check, except the Pentagon.” Think Trump’s $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request is outrageous? This'll blow your mind.
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Think Trump’s $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request is outrageous? This'll blow your mind
We already spend at least that much on the US military each year, and maybe a lot more.
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Lorikins @lorikins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mean and incompetent, that's TN under Lee.
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Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection attempt - Nashville Banner
Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you’re a woman who voted for Trump, shame on you!!!
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Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.''
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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That was Mitt Romney’s entire lifetime net worth, back when we rejected him as an out-of-touch moneybags.
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marlasinger3.bsky.social @marlasinger3.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A bear wouldn’t text 50 of his friends.
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Tara ❌️👑 @grneyesgirl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Barack Obama's Iconic Shrug
Alt: Barack Obama's Iconic Shrug
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wait. Which country is he talking about?
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Southern Resistance Coalition @src-tn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
... #rapeculture
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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Lady Di @ladydi2020.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is where we are at. The U.S. was the only one to oppose… 😡 #Pinks
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The United States, which once freed prisoners from Germany's concentration camps, is now siding with the war criminals—and obstructing those who would hold them into account. Shameful—if this administration had any shame.
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US prepares to sanction the ICC, that indicted Russia's Putin and Israel's Netanyahu for war crimes
Trump is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court itself, potentially cutting it off from U.S. banking, technology and services. The US has already sanctioned 13 ICC officials and ...
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jerrad Christian was at Kenyon College - love the reasons these folks talked about why it is important to vote, to double check your voter registration, to participate in our elections. Thanks to those who showed up. Extra thanks to those who added their thoughts on participating. Vote for Jerrad!
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I guess if you don’t have actual intelligence, the artificial kind would seem super.
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Jon Danziger @danziger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We can wrap up the Oscar race now, nothing will top this.
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GET OUT OF MY WAY! @getoutofmyway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Schmittbag. Amy was SENSATIONAL.
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MB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is true and I’m decades older than Kat so have seen it even more. Have experienced some of it myself. Just because women don’t always talk about it doesn’t mean it never happens.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The “protect women” crowd hasn’t said a word about the Cornell rapists… It’s like they almost don’t actually care about women and abuse trans folks just to prop up their misogyny.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026
Almost immediately after his second term began, Trump started taking steps to try to control elections. “This is his fixation,” Marc Elias says. “This is the unifying force that holds the MAGA movement together.” They're betting you'll stop paying attention. Don't: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“MY TICKET WAS REVOKED” Tech oligarch Trump donor Peter Thiel (J.D. Vance’s sugar daddy) is rejecting local journalists from his secretive closed-door ‘Antichrist Lectures’ series in NASHVILLE… what’s he hiding? 🤔
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 29/09/2026
Before you trust the polls, remember: pollsters find the same six people who still answer unknown numbers.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mom getting the Fruit
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 29/09/2026
“They are trying to take away the vote we have," said Fran Pierce of Chattanooga. Her father, Leamon Pierce, was a plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Commissioners of Chattanooga, the 1987 case that created majority minority city council districts in Chattanooga -- but that could change.
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After a fight for equality in the 1980s, Chattanooga civil rights activists prepare for new effort • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee congressional redistricting has Black Chattanooga voters gearing up for a renewed fight for city council representation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even as profits soar, corporate tax payments are down 25% this year thanks to Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill. One of the main beneficiaries? Big Tech — which is using the tax breaks to help fuel its AI boom as it spends a fortune on the midterm elections. Remember this...
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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milominder @milominder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Fisher Price economist strikes again.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is phenomenal, especially since Tim Robinson is from Detroit (and even had a show called the Detroiters).
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 28/09/2026
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerri Green says she talks to disaffected Trump voters at every campaign stop. “They’re tired of the chaos and the culture wars, and they just want somebody who’s going to not gaslight them about grocery prices or gas prices and talk about real solutions."
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Democratic gubernatorial contender Jerri Green talks affordability, Republican supermajority • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerri Green says she has path to beat Republican nominee, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know, if you *really* cared about the wellbeing of women in college, instead of carping about the statistically insignificant number of trans athletes in sports minding their own business, you’d be railing against these Cornell fraternity cretins who drugged and gang-raped a passed-out women:
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There is a clear difference between my Trump-endorsed opponent, Brent Taylor, and I. This is not about Republican or Democrat. Tennesseans need to see the difference between complacency and commitment to change. That’s why we need a debate. Vote early starting Oct 14th: votejustinj.com
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “I’m a capitalist. We don’t live in capitalism. We live in corporate socialism.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#MedicareForAllNOW
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Lorikins @lorikins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That's us. Let's all remember that.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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