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!!!!No DMs. I hate them!!!! Unless I know you irl, I’ll unfollow or block you if you send them. A writer, ex-editor, mum, grandmama, wife. Formerly super-fat; now just fat. Democrat. Anti-fascist. Anti-bigot.

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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 1h
I don’t know which horrifies me more: his saying it or the unhinged crowd cheering it. Both. Why not both? Revolting.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 14h
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2026 North Carolina midterm elections: Key dates, deadlines and voting information | abc11.com
North Carolina early voters can begin casting ballots in person on Oct. 15.
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Flooding the zone" with this stuff might be in order.
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"I think I'm getting the hang of this."

Mark's question to America.gov

Does the president have the authority over the conduct of federal elections,?

Answer:
The Constitution does not give the president the power to run or set the rules for federal elections. States have the main job if administering them. Congress can change most of those rules by statue. The president's role is to enforce existing federal law, not to replace state or congressional election rules.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I was working in DC during Watergate, near the FBI building. Trust me, Nixon was not “couped” into resigning. This “investigation” is a giant, waving red flag. I’m scared about the midterms (& determined to vote!) & terrified about ‘28 (voting!! if still alive.) share.google/BXP6VINxT4sY...
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GOP lawmaker: Nixon was ‘couped out of office,’ ‘framed’ during Watergate
Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) said Thursday that former President Nixon was “absolutely couped out of office” and added that he was “framed” during the infamous Watergate scandal. “We now know more ab…
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How do you defeat a president who’s trying to sabotage the midterms? 1. Use drop boxes. 2. Vote EARLY in person. 3. If mailing in your ballot, put it in the mail AT LEAST two weeks before Election Day. 4. Vote in person on Election Day. 5. Share these instructions with everyone you know.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What??? In what demented, delusional world does this make sense?? share.google/nbFRgj3xALla...
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Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to help Pentagon with warfare initiative, Hegseth says
Pete Hegseth, in remarks about the state of the military, announced a project led by two GOP-supporting tech executives to examine military capabilities.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope everyone reads this, thinks about it and then shares it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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A few hundred noncitizen votes are a national scandal. But when states reject hundreds of thousands of ballots from eligible voters, it’s business as usual
One state rejected ballots because some voters failed to include their mother’s maiden name on the back of the return envelope.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What measles did to one family
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I asked some friends of mine to do a few lines of my poem ‘Ode To Square Chapel’ in support of my quest to help #SaveSquareChapelArts in Halifax. Without hesitation… they all chipped in. 🙌 It’s what friends are for. Please re-post if you enjoy! x
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Cat music @yanygal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MAGA candidate who ranted about election fraud is convicted for election fraud unpresidented.substack.com/p/maga-candi...
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MAGA candidate who ranted about election fraud is convicted for election fraud
Her promises about “election integrity” didn’t pan out so well.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 30/09/2026
Today in "People should read whatever they want": www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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The secret lives of men who read romance books: ‘My life is full of love, so I’m drawn to them’
It’s often assumed straight men are not interested in romantic fiction – but many are sharing their passion in forums online
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
36 minutes before the hearing started.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My actual grandmother was terrified of electricity in the home. Also indoor plumbing. She got over those fears eventually. (But I remember her house from before.) I hope those of us who fear solar & wind power get over their fears before we’re all sitting around a hearth fire w/some candles.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Neither can you, Smart Boy. Not legally (not that you care about the law), nor financially (you don’t care that there’s literally not that much $$ in the vaults). You’re nothing but a blowhard, wannabe mafioso, rapist, fascist dictator without the power (so far) to accomplish his goals.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I enjoyed Tebow when he played college ball. I even enjoyed some of his fairly brief NFL career. I’m not terribly surprised, though I am disappointed, he’s gone for the grift. share.google/gHGh00eXMGd3...
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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar
Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remember when we had a NORMAL president who wasn't an ill-mannered, lazy, unintelligent child rapist? Damn, I miss that.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Avoid Musk’s fake vote-check site like that clichéd plague.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Elon Musk's VoteSafe.org shares users' personal information. Here's how we know www.snopes.com/fact-check/v...
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VOTE SAFE | Home
We provide you with the information you need to vote with confidence. Sign up for election reminders and get help with voter registration and voting by mail.
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voteinthemidterms.bsky.social @voteinthemidterms.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
SACRAMENTO
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Cute reactions from cute dogs!
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Please RT! 👇 🙏🏻 X
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
What a surprise. 😮 (disclaimer: I am totally not surprised.) I have a southern accent. Everyone who’s heard me speak, when I wasn’t deliberately altering my accent, knows this.
Map showing regional dialects from USA, indicating poster’s accent is consistent with Southeastern USA.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wednesday morning calisthenics: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My Boudicea has gone over the Bridge. I’m teetering between mere sobbing and outright hysterics.
Young dog getting her first Starbucks pup cup. Elderly dog getting her last Gotcha Day cookie.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is my brave, fierce warrior queen, Boudicea. She will cross the Rainbow Bridge from our living room this afternoon. No one here is okay, not even my husband, despite his stoic mask.
Elderly pit bull mix bites her Gotcha Day cookie.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
m.youtube.com/shorts/omo6x... Proud Boys came to Winston Salem NC. Got an icy reception: Go home, fascists! Repeat repeat repeat.
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Proud Boys SHOW UP at NC Library—and Locals Push Back #ProudBoys #NorthCarolina #News
YouTube video by Lamont Tyson
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Steven Goldsmith 🦋 @stevengoldsmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I truly believe that everyone gets what they deserve. I really hope that Trump gets exactly what he deserves.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Despite the upcoming heart surgery & all the uncertainty around it, & despite the upper respiratory infection I’m fighting (part of said uncertainty), I’m starting work on a new story. Dunno how long it’ll be (longer than a short/maybe a novel/maybe a novella) & about a werewolf. Go team me!
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I don’t know much about him, but he seems to have been popular with his people. I’ve been appalled at some of the comments I’ve seen. Have we always been this way, or are we being corrupted by the lump of nastiness currently occupying the Oval Office?
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
First Dolly and now Tim. How myopic is Death anyway these days? So many more scythe-worthy candidates littering the landscape & he reaps these two? I’ve loved Tim for decades. He never gave a bad performance & could seduce you one moment & terrify you the next — without saying a word. 💔
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A high-ranking U.S. official has reportedly arrived in Moscow. A motorcade with U.S. diplomatic plates was seen speeding through the Russian capital, apparently headed toward the Kremlin. So far, that’s all we know.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I haven’t set foot in Target for years for good reasons. Anyone who thought this costume was okay long enough to approve an initial run, photo shoot, or AI mockup should have his/her/their head examined. What a bit of racist fandango. Target’s apology isn’t much better. Racist tap dancing.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Beautiful!
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi, I’m pneumonia, pre-eclampsia, sepsis, car wreck, gangrene, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome,multiple system collapse owing to C-Diff, kidney failure, and heart failure.
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Melody Hamby Goss @melodygoss111.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
However its not newsworthy.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I said relying on Cassidy was a sure way to lose your bet. I hate being right.
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Vincent Zimmerman @zimmermanv66.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I thought, in my naivety, that the Bill of Rights, where one finds the 5th Amendment, gave one the *right* not to answer a question under oath. Silly me. *goes & reads it again* Doggone. It *does* say that. Do our politicians not read our foundational documents at all? (Rhetorical question.)
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#Dr.AnthonyFauci #AWorldHero
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This will not end well.
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Why won’t the GOP leadership demand he resign? (This is 100% a rhetorical question.)
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Another strong woman speaks the TRUTH…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/07/2026
BREAKING: SPAIN DEFEATS ARGENTINA 1-0 TO WIN THE WORLD CUP
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Bob Mayer @bobmayer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
FREE through the 22nd. A fascinating and fun look at the building blocks of everything. #Elemental #Chemistry #HomeSchoolSeries #learning #littleblackbook amzn.to/3Tna5vd
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/07/2026
I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction
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mapedencoviello.bsky.social @mapedencoviello.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Don’t go all pearl-clutchy because the S.C. governor appointed Sen. Graham’s sister to finish his term. This is a long-established practice in the US, called a “widow’s succession.” Hubert Humphrey’s widow, Muriel; Lindy Boggs; Mary Bono; Pearl Peden Oldfield; Margaret Chase Smith. For starters.
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