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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte

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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I’m going to have to look for that!
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I have a new favorite version of Fields of Gold! Love this Eva Cassidy version. This has been a wonderful #XPNCountdown! ❤️🎶
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I had the same question! Love the song, but am curious.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Late to the game, but so excited that Dar Williams’ cover of Comfortably Numb made it to the #XPNCountdown list! And at 335!!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
His track record speaks for itself. While we continue to resist, we should take comfort in that he is deeply incompetent, not very bright & his policies are hurting even his most devoted supporters. Let's not get in the way of his inevitable self-destruction.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Amid 20,000 HHS jobs lost, here's one new hire: A fixture of the anti-vaccine movement, brought in to study the link b/t vaccines and autism. Mr. Kennedy has been citing him since '05. w @sherylnyt.bsky.social & Emily Baumgartner GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
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RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study (Gift Article)
David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix! sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
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Say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian who got on stage at a Trump rally and mocked Puerto Rican, Latinx, Black, Jewish, and Palestinian communities, just secured a lucrative Netflix deal for multiple new com...
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why. What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 04/03/2025
After the most disastrous first month of any President in history, Trump will do everything he can to distract you tonight. He will try to convince you that culture war issues are important. None of these things lower gas prices, improve job numbers, or put food on the table. Don't take the bait.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 26/02/2025
Democrats: Empty libraries, gymnasiums, lecture halls, anywhere. Book the space and dare these pathetic House Republicans to show their faces. Share this if you agree.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Kudos to the Army Chorus! Beautifully done!
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Kudos to the Army Chorus! Gorgeous and inspiring!
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Trickle up economics.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
First nuclear weapons management, now this. No one - Democrat or Republican - voted for this kind of incompetence.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
media.tenor.com
a man wearing a yellow jacket and a visor says " don 't be hatin "
ALT: a man wearing a yellow jacket and a visor says " don 't be hatin "
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Sounds like someone’s jealous he’s not out there barreling through our government.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/02/2025
At some point very soon, republicans in Congress will have to choose between pleasing Trump to avoid being primaried, and helping their constituents to avoid being primaried.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Oh please please please!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/02/2025
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
You cannot make this up. DOGE's crusade isn't about government efficiency. It's about making Elon Musk richer at your expense.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Ahhh! Thank you for that information. I really need to pay more attention.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Waze seems to be caving also, but I was able to report in the app. Hoping they’d change it back but doubtful.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Can we have someone re-roll? Lol
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Yay!!! Hello!!! ❤️
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Considered, but didn’t want Trump footage on my phone! Lol.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Great point.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
And how many commercials IS Tom Brady in? Ugh. Enough.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The irony of the Snoop Dogg /Tom Brady commercial about stopping hate.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
USAID Fraud Allegations: Fact vs. Fiction Fact Inspector General’s Investigations: - USAID’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) actively investigates allegations of major fraud, corruption, and misconduct within its programs and operations, demonstrating accountability in addressing internal issues.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Oh we booed as well at our house! I wonder if it was even an audio track added in.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
what we need around here are more dragons
@teewatterss on threads posted:

watching the final season it felt so ridiculous that Daenerys could go mad within a two episode arc but 40 days into 2025 and like I get it now
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I was thinking exactly the same thing!
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 04/02/2025
www.wired.com/story/federa...
Federal workers sue to get a restraining order on Elon Musk's DOGE server. Claiming it violates federal law and exposes staffers' personal information to foreign adversaries through unencrypted email.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out. This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Follow YOUR money. This is the central issue!
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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
USAID matters. I've often disagreed with their strategy and choices, but their work saves more lives than any philanthropy can. It's a rounding error in the federal budget, and one of the best things we do as a country. To see it destroyed overnight by one unelected man is an unmitigated horror.
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I was thinking the same thing…how is THIS the investigation, and not the unconstitutional takeover of US citizens’ data? Ridiculous!
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 01/02/2025
Isn't this what Trump learned in 2024? If you do illegal things at rapidfire, the courts can't keep up with you fast enough to hold you accountable. He outran the courts because elections were quicker than his prosecution. The faster he does illegal things now, the more he cripples a slow system.
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 01/02/2025
My guess is that the FBI has a massive database of terrorist White Supremacist groups who they have deemed a danger to society. But who Trump wants to use as a personal army. Firing anybody who deems these groups dangerous, immediately liberates & emboldens them. Per The Atlantic:
Trump fires any FBI agents who merely worked on Jan 6th cases. Whether it had anything to do with him or not.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office. Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Musk has orchestrated a coup. Is anyone else paying attention?
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Mary (Hemschoot) Spratte @maryspratte.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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Exclusive: Musk aides lock Office of Personnel Management workers out of computer systems
The systems include a vast database containing birth dates, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades and length of service of government workers, sources said.
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𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐉.𝐒. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐚 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 ¬1𝜄 = 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗈𝗍𝖺 @ajsdecepida.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say. ↘ www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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Rachel Ramirez @rachelreports.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Some news: A few hours after I filed the draft to this story, CNN laid me off. As part of a massive restructuring/changes across the network, my role as climate writer was among the 200 that got cut last week. It’s disappointing, but I’ll be okay. My last day is on Feb 21. A thread.🧵 1/
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/01/2025
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades. By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
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Tracing the Roots of the Christian Nationalist Movement That’s Influencing Modern Politics
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
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