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Marsha Rumbarger

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Hoping for a more healthy, compassionate world.

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 1h
ICE staging it's dangerous raids from Target 🎯 parking lots If you shop 🎯 you need to look into other options
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2026
ICE has ordered 6,650 pairs—and says it'll ignore any bans.
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Study: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteers
After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
Wait… but Trump said our concerns about AI taking over the world and destroying humanity are a “HOAX.” And efforts to restrict AI and data centers are part of a “SICK conspiracy.”
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Chicago's Mariachi Herencia de México played the anthem before MNF, a first at Soldier Field. The crowd cheered. A MAGA account replied that Mexicans "have their own country and national anthem." The band is from Chicago. ¡Órale! 🎺
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chinese media allowed at WH. American media banned in defiance of a court order.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brazen hypocrisy is not a bug, it's a feature. A really big feature.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE is invading North Jersey right now to the point that elementary schools are locking down. patch.com/new-jersey/b...
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ICE Activity Sparks Shelter-In-Place At School In Essex County
ICE was back in Essex County this week. Here's where other recent arrests and detentions have been reported.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Again, abolishing ICE is not a radical stance. A government agency that is shooting people in the street should be shut down. Period.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 17/09/2026
Pipestone National Monument preserves active and sacred quarries that Native people have used for thousands of years. But now a proposed federal rule change could make it easier for the government to disregard Native voices in discussions over projects near sites sacred to Native people.
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Federal rule change may pressure Minnesota’s historic Pipestone quarry, advocates warn
Preservation advocates are lining up against a proposed federal rule change that could affect how the nation cares for historic places, including the Pipestone quarry, a southwestern Minnesota site sa...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/09/2026
Join our kickoff call to learn everything you need to know about No Kings: Vote Early! We will discuss why early voting is directly linked to protecting our elections, and how October 17 will be different from our previous mobilizations.
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No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call · No Kings
Join our September 10 No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind the No Kings coalition’s early vote activation and election protection campaign and...
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
WORKING PEOPLE DESERVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE IN THE U.S. SENATE We created the Nebraska Fairness Plan to reflect the priorities I would carry to Washington on behalf of hard-working Nebraskans. #Vote www.osbornforsenate.com/plans
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“‘The emir hoped that despite his reserved response, Netanyahu would take the message seriously and take action,’ the adviser says. None of them imagined that the prime minister would hear the message but wouldn't brief the heads of the defense establishment. ...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Israel has universal healthcare—which they can afford because of all the money they get from the USA—but the USA does not. Funny, how that worked out.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"What did he do to deserve to be murdered, to be left cold, on the ground, dead, my child? What did he do? ... they don't care ... I expect an apology. Why shouldn't we get one?" -- Alex Pretti's mom
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village
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Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village
Israeli security forces have reportedly withdrawn and about a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site where two families have been besieged since Sunday.
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The major race in MN is the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate between Rep Angie Craig (-0.08/7) & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan (6/7). This race includes AI generated attack ads, political fallout from an attempted assassination, & Nick Shirley, so you better buckle up for this one
MN-Senate	Craig	Flanagan
Incumbent?	N	N
Abolish ICE	0.25	0.75
Medicare 4 All	0.5	1
Remove the Regime	0.67	1
End Citizens United	-0.75	1
End Endless Wars	-0.75	1
Make Billionaires Pay	0.25	0.5
Build a Better Tomorrow	-0.25	0.75
Total	-0.08	6
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 08/08/2026
How about a law that all Data Centers must operate entirely off grid using renewable energy. And another requiring their cooling mechanisms use only closed loop cooling systems. How about if taxpayers don't end up paying the bills.
Pronghorn Buck showing those famous horns that shed annually, have forks and a boney core.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I Remember, Hope you do….
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Think of Trump as a boil — an infected pustule on the giant ass of the American system. The boil would have become infected eventually because of deeper flaws in how the system has evolved. Let me introduce you to the first piece of why our system is failing: Jamie Dimon.
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A Realist's Guide to the American System
Part 1: Dimon and the enshittification of everything
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Democrats are so stupid. They always forget to attempt their “communist uprisings“ when a Democrat is president.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 24/07/2026
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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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 20/07/2026
Felon47 & Hegseth cancelled an event honoring women veterans so they held their own! Women veterans earned their place through service & sacrifice! Women who served deserve respect & recognition, not political optics! #WomenVeterans #HonorOurVeterans #Veterans #ViVaHerAlliance #SheShed
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This is a great piece, Anne. Thanks for re-upping. The powerful become complicit with the tyrant because they want to stay powerful. The hacks who could never gain prominence in any other situation become complicit to achieve glory.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"In effect, for every $1 cut from programs for low-income Americans, the wealthiest 1% will get about $1 back in tax breaks." Reverse Robin Hood. www.nbcnews.com/specials/trump-big-…
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How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America
President Donald Trump signed his “big, beautiful bill” a year ago. It unleashed the biggest ever rollback of federal pr
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 02/07/2026
This week on B*tch, Listen, we’re republishing our episode with @elienyc.bsky.social about why the Constitution has never worked for Black people, how the Supreme Court weaponizes it to strip people of their rights, and what it would look like to scrap it and start over.
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The Constitution: A Scam by Rich White Men, for Rich White Men (Podcast)
Slavers wrote the Constitution and Elie Mystal says it’s working as intended.
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 25/06/2026
men really are too emotional to be in politics
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 16/06/2026
Broadview 2.0?
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Broadview 2.0?
News just moved today that federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have brought conspiracy...
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Edward A. Rowe @edwardarowe1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Remember this scene the next time a corporate reporter tries to insist that a rural diner full of white men in their 60s is somehow a more authentically "American" place, somehow more representative of who we are as a nation.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 10/06/2026
This is sabotage. Tax the rich!
A graphic with a Social Security card with a gas meter close to E/empty. The text says, "THE IMMEDIATE SOCIAL SECURITY CRISIS ISN'T A FUNDING SHORTFALL - IT'S THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MELTDOWN CAUSED BY ELON MUSK'S DOGE CUTS. OFFICES UNDERSTAFFED. PHONES UNANSWERED, DELAYS EVERYWHERE. AMERICANS ARE BEING BLOCKED FROM ACCESSING THE BENEFITS THEY'VE ALREADY EARNED. MEANWHILE, THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS STOP PAYING INTO SOCIAL SECURITY AFTER $184,500-AND PAY NOTHING AT ALL ON INVESTMENT INCOME. LIFT THAT CAP AND APPLY IT TO ALL INCOME, AND YOU DON'T JUST FIX THE SHORTFALL-YOU STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND BENEFITS. THIS ISN'T A CRISIS OF SCARCITY. IT'S SABOTAGE."
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Christina Lattimer @christinalattimer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This! ⬇️ www.facebook.com/share/1Ld6KW...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Infidel Castro
A cartoon by Jack Ohman.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Clare Harris/Nasty Canadian🇨🇦/Radical Left Scum/Anti-ICE ✊🏼 @drclareharris.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Highly recommend this excellent thread by Mr. Spock, speaking to how draining the resistance has been for many our us… when it can feel like hitting your head against the wall most of the time. Give yourself the treat of reading the entire thread, and feeling understood and supported. 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
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Dan Levy Clapping Proudly
Alt: Dan Levy Clapping Proudly
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Oh, look what I saw on the beach!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
🚨BREAKING: A Virginia circuit court has refused to block the implementation of Democrats’ new congressional map, which voters approved in a statewide special election last week. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map
“Millions of Virginians voted in an election,” wrote the judge in the order. "It is in the public interests to allow the amendment to take effect."
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 15/04/2026
Read my new piece in The Guardian here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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No more US military aid to Israel | Bernie Sanders
The time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It will never not shock me that we have a president who fancies himself a deity as he works so hard to take away healthcare and put people in cages. And it will never not shock me that people still support this.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Weird to me that this is the thing everyone cites, because there's so much that's so much worse. In 1974 the first laws against marital rape were passed, but all 50 states did not classify it as a crime/remove the exemption until 1993.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
You know something has gone terribly wrong when 94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies while the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Hello?
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
This is the question I wake up with and go to bed with every day and the rest of my real life is just a deserpate and failing attempt to avoid the question, since I have no answer for it. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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What Are Your Obligations When Your Country Is the Villain?
Under Trump, the US is unequivocally a force for evil in the world. It can seem morally intolerable to embrace happiness as our government massacres children.
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The crowd is growing here in St. Paul Minnesota at the State Capitol. There are about 40k people here right now with multiple marches still coming. The temperature has warmed up to a balmy 39 degrees, the sun is out and everybody is having a great time. ❤️#NoKings
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WIRED @wired.com · 26/03/2026
In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers. www.wired.com/story/senato...
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Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use
In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Durbin: It’s interesting—now they want to put ICE agents in airports, but they won’t be wearing masks. Wait a minute—they argued before that ICE agents on the street were vulnerable to doxxing and other things, but in airports they’re not? There’s an inconsistency there.
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