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Melissa Hanson

@lynnjulia.bsky.social
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Your average person making her way through life.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 03/05/2026
I’m a historian. The Founding Fathers didn’t want a Christian nation, so how did we get here?
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The Founding Fathers didn’t want a Christian nation, so how did we get here?
This long-standing debate over the founders’ religious intentions has gained renewed intensity with the approaching 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4
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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Because the point is to destroy the engine that powers America - Science, Technology, Mathematics, & Engineering. Exactly what Putin wants. #MedSky #GreenSky 🧪 @standupforscience.net
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
In case anyone is unclear that he and his family and friends are war profiteering, he included the stock ticker — seemingly to remove any doubt
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Juliet Kano @julietkano.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Mt. Fuji and cherry blossoms at Arakurayama Sengen Park 🌸🗻 Honestly, one of the most stunning views in Japan. So… will you come see it for yourself next cherry blossom season? 😉 #MountFuji #MtFuji #Fujisan #Sakura #Japan
Mt. Fuji and cherry blossoms at Arakurayama Sengen Park 🌸🗻
Honestly, one of the most stunning views in Japan.
So… will you come see it for yourself next cherry blossom season? 😉
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
One person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress beforehand, or our allies, or coherently explain to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this and refuses to act.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10/04/2026
Oh look, RFK Jr. found a loophole to "re-charter" ACIP after a judge literally told him no. Overriding the courts to (re)stack ACIP with unqualified quacks, sorry I mean * vaccine skeptics*, 🙄 all while measles is raging? Incredible work 🧠🪱. We saw this shady pivot coming from a mile away. 🤡🎪
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RFK Jr.’s HHS rewrites rules governing key CDC vaccine committee | CNN
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved changes to rules that govern an expert group that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its vaccine rec...
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MS NOW @ms.now · 11/04/2026
BREAKING: The Artemis II astronauts have safely splashed down after their historic 10-day mission around the moon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K_a...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.
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Melissa Hanson @lynnjulia.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Please read the SAVE act, it does not account for married women whose birth certificate name does not match her present legal name. Certified birth certificate plus certified marriage license is NOT acceptable form of voter ID according to the SAVE act. Call your Senators to vote No!
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Ann @ann.sheshed.rocks · 03/04/2026
Meryl Streep does an excellent job of explaining the SAVE America Act and why it is so important for women to act now so their vote and voice will be heard in the midterms and beyond! #SheShed
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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Guy Stuck In Long TSA Line Goes Viral With His Blunt Message To Congress—And He May Be Onto Something
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Melissa Hanson @lynnjulia.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Ah yes, lets ban the sale of routers not made in the U.S. before we have infrastructure to manufacturer them in the U.S. Looks like this administration wants to control the internet like China controls theirs. Not Authoritarian at all...no.
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Melissa Hanson @lynnjulia.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The salt is real! I love that Jay, Nic, and Phil call out dumb comments. If you're going to "speak" then make sure you're right AND understand the context.
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You called me out... So of course I responded!
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/02/2026
Republican lawmakers pretending that the SAVE Act isn’t a huge problem for married women are either lying or haven’t actually read the bill. Mike Rounds said a marriage certificate is a valid form of ID. It is not. trib.al/8Ks1nuh
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MAGA Senator Appears Not to Have Read the SAVE Act
Mike Rounds said a marriage certificate is a valid form of ID. It is not.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
So the President of the United States illegally taxed our groceries, clothes, and other basics goods for nearly a year. Where’s our refund?
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 14/02/2026
New poll says Bad Bunny represents America better than Donald Trump - after president’s Super Bowl rage
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New poll says Bad Bunny represents America better than Donald Trump
About 44 percent of U.S. adults said they approved of Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl halftime performance
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🧪 Largely avoidable with the safe and effective MMR #Vaccine! www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...
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Measles cases at university in Florida soar to nearly 60 amid growing outbreaks nationwide
Twenty one states in the U.S. have confirmed cases of measles.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 01/02/2026
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St. Peter police chief intervened and got federal agents to release resident, sources say
Sources tell MPR News that the police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into detention. It is believed to t...
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 30/01/2026
The system creates a blueprint for saving people previously considered beyond hope by transplant teams.
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Custom machine kept man alive without lungs for 48 hours
Infections had turned his lungs to soup and had to be cleared before transplant.
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... #ProudBlue #USDemocracy. Putting the murderers of Alex Pretti on administeration leave should have been done immediately after the execution. Now charge them with murder. There must be justice for Alex Pretti. His killers cannot remain free to kill again.
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Minneapolis live updates: Two Border Patrol agents who fired their guns in Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting have been put on leave
Follow live updates on a preliminary Department of Homeland Security report sent to Congress on Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting in Minnesota that said two officers fired their guns during the struggle.
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Carl Ott @bubba687.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Yeah, they said that at Nuremberg too.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 26/01/2026
FBI Director Kash Patel and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem both said peaceful protesters do not carry firearms with them.
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Gun rights groups slam feds' comments after Minneapolis shooting
FBI Director Kash Patel and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem both said peaceful protesters do not carry firearms with them.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This can’t be repeated enough. Not only won’t they investigate, they may never even tell us who did this. Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 26/01/2026
Comments from Jessica Hauser, Alex Pretti’s final nursing student
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Scared Ketchup @scaredketchup.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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ICE, F**K You - A Protest Song for Minneapolis
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Daily Mail @dailymail.co.uk · 25/01/2026
One inch of snow per HOUR savages millions of Americans as Storm Fern barrels east... and forecasters reveal where it's hitting next trib.al/To25fLl
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Terrifying map reveals where Storm Fern will hit next
More than 220 million Americans across 34 states are covered by winter weather warnings - almost two-thirds of the population - as Storm Fern moves from the South towards New England.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 25/01/2026
#JusticeForAlex #JusticeForRenee #DefundICE #AbolishICE #ICEout #ICEoutForGood #MedSky
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gamersnexus.bsky.social @gamersnexus.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Palantir crashes out in response to GNCA: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Idb...
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Palantir Crashes Out in Response to GN
YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 23/07/2025
A Tennessee woman was denied prenatal care by her doctor because she is "unwed." Let's be clear: the Republican agenda is not pro-life or pro-family. If it were, pregnant women wouldn't be forced to flee their home states to get basic prenatal care.
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Doctor Denies Woman Prenatal Care Because She’s Unmarried
A Tennessee woman was forced to flee her state to seek treatment for her pregnancy.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 25/07/2025
And today, the Trump FCC approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance. At least they’re not trying to hide the corruption. op: energycommerce (via IG)
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/07/2025
South Park used its first new episode in two years to openly ridicule President Trump and Paramount, their own parent company. The episode, titled “Sermon on the Mount,” parodies much of the president’s first six months, portraying him literally in bed with Satan. trib.al/zkzR9kQ
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South Park Eviscerates Trump and His “Teeny-Tiny” Manhood
South Park kicked off their new season with a damning episode showing Donald Trump in bed with Satan.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 23/07/2025
New from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: "If you actually redraw the districts that are named in the letter, that’s just buying like a Texas-sized legal fight. You’re just inviting the argument that you’re intentionally discriminating against communities of color."
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The Texas GOP’s ‘Unprecedented,’ Risky Gerrymandering Scheme
A redistricting expert discusses Tom Delay, ‘dummymanders,’ and the long history of racial gerrymandering in the state.
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Salon.com @salon.com · 23/07/2025
"The president seems to be engaging in blackmail, pure and simple," @digby56.bsky.social writes. "With many of our institutions caving to his threats to block their ability to do business and refusing to defend their own freedoms, it looks like it will be up to comedians to fight the power."
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Stephen Colbert's firing is a test of free expression
If a comedian can't make jokes about the president and corporations, who can?
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Vought wants to dismantle our gov and rebuild it into a dictatorship. His weapon is a fringe legal theory called the “unitary executive.” It claims the president should control the entire executive branch, with 🚫✅s from Congress, no independence for the courts, and no oversight from watchdogs. ❌👑.
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Tony Negron @tnite02.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Cartoon by @adamzyglis.bsky.social. Our democracy is only as strong as a piece of paper…
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14/05/2025
Donald Trump’s attacks on courts “follow a clear pattern seen in backsliding democracies around the world,” writes Andrew O'Donohue. “To undermine public support for the judiciary, political leaders adopt policies that are popular but very likely illegal”:
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Trump Is Baiting the Courts
The president is following a playbook that authoritarians around the world have used to assert their power over the judiciary’s.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 14/05/2025
More than 200 people protested on Worcester Common Tuesday evening against the Trump administration’s immigration policies and the arrest of a Brazilian immigrant in front of her daughters on a city street last week. trib.al/ElnWaK3
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♥️♠️Pam♦️♣️ @pam.sheshed.rocks · 12/05/2025
Life without tRump was GREAT ‼️
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
We should be ashamed of ourselves for not appreciating him breaking the law. ✈️ 💰 🙏
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Art of the deal.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
If you’re having problems buying a car because of tariffs, your days of worrying are over! You can now buy an Aston Martin or Rolls-Royce with super low tariffs! You can thank Donald Trump!
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 10/05/2025
The rule of law is all or nothing and must apply equally to everyone. If there's no rule of law for some people in America, then there's no rule of law for any of us.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/05/2025
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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🇺🇸Boston Brian🇺🇦 @bostonbrian.com · 10/05/2025
And she's 1000% right...
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