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Margaret Shelleda

@maggieshell.bsky.social
1.3K followers 771 following 924 posts

Opinionated and pissed off. Former Exec.Dir., CA Federation of Teachers, AFT. VP, Ca Alliance for Retired Americans. Forever organizer. Feminist. Trying to help preserve democracy and the planet for my daughter and granddaughter.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Krasnov 🍃 @greennomad61.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
While I don't disagree with any of this I really wish people would be this vocal over the industry that THEY actually have control over bc it's killing billions daily as well as destroying the planet. 👇🏼 animal agriculture #ActOnClimate 🌱
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I love this woman. If only her words could reach all human ears. A must watch till the end, Speaker-Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and antiglobalization author. #WomeninLeadership IG: @maturedgirl
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our new grandpuppy!
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I appreciate The Onion.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m 78, and I agree with this message.
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Mohave County Indivisible @mohaveindv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The people picking crops, washing dishes, and building homes paid $96.7 billion in taxes. Some billionaires paid nothing. Who exactly is freeloading?
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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Judge Luttig details a possible scenario under which on January 3, 2027 the U.S. House prompted by Trump may refuse to seat the newly-elected Democrats. The matter would then go to the Supreme Court and the battle for our democracy would reach its tipping point. newrepublic.com/article/2151...
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The USPS Board Of Governors has the power to protect vote-by-mail, but they are not doing their job Join @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social & tell them to Deliver Our Ballots: actionnetwork.org/letters/deli...
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Deliver Our Ballots - Tell Postal Service Leadership We Demand to Vote-by-Mail
The USPS Board of Governors has the power the protect vote-by-mail, but they are not doing their job. Will you send them a message?
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
More of this, please.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Labor Day Reminder: The power of the people is greater than the people in power.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Every Dem running to unseat a Repugnican should do something like this. Or sponsor medical/dental/optical clinics between now and the election.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Damned Biden. What would they do without him??
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Racism is such a powerful and easy way to get folks to undermine their own self interests.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some people blessed with talent and fortune lift up others.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Tax the rich.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/08/2026
Ossoff: "They see the rebuke that is coming and fear the accountability that will follow it. They recognize the president is deeply unpopular. He's reviled. The public is awake to his corruption and self-dealing…The truth will come out. Mark my words. The truth will come out.”
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When the banks needed help, they called it “stabilizing the economy.” When airlines needed help, they called it “protecting jobs.” When corporations got tax breaks, they called it “pro-growth.” When working people need health care? “SOCIALISM.”
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Check it out!
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Why has it taken so long for us to be talking about a windfall profits tax??
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I just assume some people will always be in my life. Wishing you peace, Joe.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Respect.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Day after day, Greta Thunberg shows more courage than many world leaders. She is a true activist. "It's okay to feel heartbroken and terrified about the state of the world..."~Greta Thunberg.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“When it’s over, it’s over, and we don’t know Any of us, what happens then. So I try not to miss anything. I think, in my whole life, I have never missed The full moon Or the slipper of its coming back. Or a kiss. Well, yes, especially a kiss.” —Mary Oliver
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Sound familiar?
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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Jokes write themselves ... 🙃
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 19/07/2026
#OtD 19 Jul 1917 ten white members of the International Socialist League and 20 Africans met in Johannesburg. They started a night school for African workers, and two months later the study groups formed South Africa's first union for African workers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9101...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The 2026 Republican message: Shut up or we’ll kill more of you.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If you’re not alarmed you’re not paying attention. www.propublica.org/article/fede...
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Wyeth aren’t there more people here???
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @governor.ca.gov take note!
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
When chutzpah and insanity mix.
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Sonia Silva ❤️ @vallygirl.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I guess they got the non-woke president they were looking for.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 04/06/2026
This is your daily reminder that Trump and Republicans are spending billions of your tax dollars on an unauthorized war in Iran and Stephen Miller’s ICE agenda while gutting Medicaid, slashing SNAP, and driving up your health care costs.
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Albino Badguy @albinobadguy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The Titanic String Quartet will not be attending the freedom 250 concert.
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Albino Badguy @albinobadguy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I wish people would stop calling this some sort of Freedom 250 event as if it's for the USA. That would be on July 4th, not June 14th. This is a spoiled cry baby getting his B-Day party, and having to force people to show up because nobody likes him.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Fuck ICE.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98% Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4% Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5% Just thought I should point that out.
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Whack-a-mullah.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I love a man who spent half a billion dollars on a yacht and 55 million dollars on a wedding scolding us about having a spending problem.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I quite like this kind of moxie.
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Winston Churchill once said: "The main difference between humans and animals is that animals would never let the stupidest one in the group lead them." #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans
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Margaret Shelleda @maggieshell.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Why is there no call for windfall profit taxes on gasoline companies right now?? Proceeds could fund health care subsidies or rebates to consumers bearing the costs of this stupid war. Come on, Dems! @adamschiff.com @booker.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov
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dabxdee.bsky.social @dabxdee.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The real welfare queens and terrorists are not coming from other countries they're right on Capitol Hill, holding office, running multi billion dollar corporations, and wearing badges and robes. Your oppression is their profession...on your dime
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Angeliki T. 💎 in NYC @ellinidata.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Chinese newspaper cartoon (Today... 😂 )
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
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