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sswilliams.bsky.social @sswilliams.bsky.social · 19h

I totally agree Marcie! Thank you for putting the spotlight on Kids needs! 💙

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Michelle 💙🌊😷🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @michellespenc.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you dear Marcie! 🩵🦋🙏🫶 How incredibly heartbreaking 💔 any child has to go hungry so musk and his cronies get tax breaks. A country of evil greed we must vote out! It’s not going to be easy to get rid of them but we will win and we will stand our ground! 💙💪👊🌊 #VoteBlueForKids

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Donna 💙💙💙 @dao1donna.bsky.social · 18h

I’m hoping when this Administration is gone, USAID will be reinstated, all legit, but back to being who we are… helping those less fortunate & stop giving rich a**holes financial aid w/tax benefits. A billionaire president gave all his friends tax breaks and stopped helping the world’s poorest 😢.

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Jennifer 🦋🐶☕️🦋 @jenelliot.bsky.social · 18h

I hope every child finds a place where they feel safe. And for those who must leave one place behind to find another, may they discover the love, peace, and belonging every child deserves. 🫶 Thank you, Marcie.

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lake-life-girl.bsky.social @lake-life-girl.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you, Marcie! Children deserve a wonderful life. Only we can choose to not provide that. Vote for the children and their future! 💙💙💙

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Mayaka's Happy Hug

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Patty_in_AZ 🌵☀️🐈‍⬛💙 @pattyinaz.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you so much my dear friend, Marcie, for including me! 🙏🩷🌷🤗

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Vote Blue with Blue Hearts

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Chanting Crow 🌊🌛🌝🌜🌊 @chantingcrow.bsky.social · 17h

The fact that some children don't feel comfortable in their home, or don't even have one, the fact that they go hungry, that they don't have parents to care for them or worse yet abused them, these thoughts break my heart 💔 We can be so much better than we are Thanks for including me Marcie 💙🫂

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Donna 💙💙💙 @dao1donna.bsky.social · 18h

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Rowicz (Row-vitch) @rowicz.bsky.social · 16h

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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 18h

Yes it is and illiterate deranged voters are responsible.

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Leigh Thompson @jennytheroselady.bsky.social · 18h

It is going to get really, really bad where I live. The poverty level in my county is almost 19% and there is only a small aldi’s and a really gross IGA. The impact of the “Big Beautiful Bill” is going to be horrific

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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 19h

Every Child in America & Worldwide Deserves a Stable Home that holds their heart & dreams! Every child deserves to NOT EVEN Think about where Their Next Meal’s coming from &having loving parents/caregivers, healthcare, great public schools! #Vote4Children youtu.be/_T-x8aRLrMY?... go.bsky.app/QNkmaga

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16h

A couple of Republicans push back, but most remain trembling in silence before their Sith Lord master.

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lucy2121.bsky.social @lucy2121.bsky.social · 16h

I stand with President Zelenskyy I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🔱

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 17h

Tell your members that impeachment is the first vote in January, not a project for later. Click and send. It takes a minute.

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Tell Congress to Impeach Trump

Contact Congress today!

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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 15h

JD Vance says that if it turns out that a member of his regime broke the law, they should be held accountable. Let's hang onto that and see what he thinks in 2029. From prison. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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Vance on Guilfoyle texts: If ‘something bad’ happened, ‘people have to suffer consequences’

Vice President Vance weighed in Friday on reporting that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked one of President Trump’s donors for debt relief in exchange for political access, saying …

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 18h

Roberts wrote the ruling that shields a president’s official acts from prosecution. Impeaching him forces your representative to pick a side on that. The letter is written. Add your name.

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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

Contact Congress today!

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StoryChase @storychase.co · 16h

Trump wants Ukraine to find a leader who makes deals Washington cuts a diesel deal with Putin while Berlin holds the line. Riyadh's airport comes under fire. And a new rival splits Israel's right.

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Trump wants Ukraine to find a leader who makes deals

Washington cuts a diesel deal with Putin while Berlin holds the line. Riyadh's airport comes under fire. And a new rival splits Israel's right.

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HBO Giles @maxgigi.bsky.social · 16h

Thank goodness we cleared up all those lies of him having any ties to Russia Russia Russia Gotta grill all the republicans on whether they stand with Russia or Ukraine now before they get their next spin orders.

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 18h

Let’s keep giving her strength. You can not stop an ARMY of survivors.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22h

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Robert Garcia tells MeidasTouch that he and Jamie Raskin are already planning their first investigations and hearings if Democrats take control of the House. He revealed four major targets of their planned investigations, and hinted at how quickly things could move:

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Trump’s Mohamed Al Fayed Remarks Renew Scrutiny of Epstein Files

Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · October 10 · 21m

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 21h

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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ya know, just because you look like Yosemite Sam and think there’s such a thing as “Constitutional Sheriffs” 🤨 doesn’t mean ya can seize ballots! So here’s 2 things for our To Do lists… 1. Re-elect AG Rob Bonta @robbonta.bsky.social 2. Urge him to charge Chad Bianco! calmatters.org/investigatio...

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How 2 fringe groups and a friendly judge helped pull off Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure

Emails obtained by CalMatters trace the development of a years-long case that ultimately led to the unprecedented seizure of 650,000 ballots.

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Marcus SOBER 5 YEARS @papacitogordo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The current president of the United States of America is a liar.

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Elle Y. @ellementalforce.bsky.social · 16h

I’m not stupid enough to vote Republican. I’m far too smart to vote for fascist rule.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 17h

If you don't want the stupid 29% to set the policies for the next 2 years, vote blue. Otherwise, you have no one to blame but yourself. Everything is on the line.

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🇺🇦 News @uazmi.media · 16h

FM Sybiha responds to Trump’s statement on election of new Ukrainian President. #news #uazmi #zelensky #ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha said that Volodymyr Zelensky has the support of the Ukrainian people and that only the people have the r...

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FM Sybiha responds to Trump’s statement on election of new Ukrainian President.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha said that Volodymyr Zelensky has the support of the Ukrainian people and that only the people have the r...

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Meg for Democracy @peaceful1.bsky.social · 22h

Go Blue! 💥💥💥Please Vote! Enjoy, follow and repost these fellow resisters. Blue shines through. We defeat fascism! 🌊💙🌊 #Blues #BlueCrew #VoteBlue go.bsky.app/57xpCYE

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jacksimon.bsky.social @jacksimon.bsky.social · 15h

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VelmaS - SpeakUp!🗣🎤 @vellyv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Stress is the last thing she needs right now, and stress is real!! We are living in times where we have to take care of each other. Please share and donate if you can. She needs her village right now❤️ #WishIWasABillionaire

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/10/2026

Actor Keegan Allen was beaten & robbed at gunpoint in West Hollywood, then immediately took to social to blame Karen Bass. I’m sorry this happened to him, but W. Hollywood is its own city, patrolled by the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Karen Bass isn’t the mayor of WeHo. Wrong city. Wrong mayor.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

“plenty of empty seats”

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max1969.bsky.social @max1959.bsky.social · 15h

TRUTH

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 18h

😂😂😂

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SentinelDesk | Defence & Geopolitics @sentineldesk.eurosky.social · 16h

Germany has reaffirmed its commitment to Russia sanctions after Trump announced Moscow had agreed to supply diesel globally to ease fuel prices. Kyiv's allies have not backed the move. 🗞️ themoscowtimes.com #Ukraine #Russia #Sanctions

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Germany Sticks to Russia Sanctions After Trump Diesel Announcement

Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to the global market to ease fuel prices. Kyiv's allies are not supportive.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 17h

I dunno. Maybe it’s time newsroom executives told Trump to go fuck himself, and told their reporters to stop treating him like a normal president. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...

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Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage (Gift Article)

Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was examining whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.

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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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Liberal Warrior 🏳️‍🌈👬🌊💙🌊👭🏳️‍🌈 @liberalwarrior.eu · 10/10/2026

This is yet another reason for us to turn out and show up at the ballot box, lest we slip back into a dark‑age mentality. 😤😒😔 #Blues

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Better Ballot SC @betterballotsc.bsky.social · 23h

More than 34 million Americans have been affected by mid-decade redistricting. That's roughly 1 in 10 Americans - and we're the losers in this. Read for more: protectdemocracy.org/work/what-ge...

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What gerrymandering costs voters

Our new report quantifies the practical costs of the forever redistricting wars on American voters.

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Imagine that 🙄😡

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Auntie Megz ♿😼💙 @auntiemegz.bsky.social · 16h

These women look absolutely insane.

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KayDee1968 @kaydee1968.bsky.social · 16h

I’m sure that happening today was no accident.Zelensky needs to hit those bot sites that allow Russian interference to spread so widely.He’s written off the US now.Maybe things will be different after the election,but i wouldnt count on it.Thanks for the assist,Ukraine! It’s a crying shame it has to

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 18h

Kayleigh Karoline Katie it's weird, right?

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DianneSpiritlight @dpfrazier22.bsky.social · 19h

We know this to be true⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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