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Greenwood County Democratic Party (SC) @gwdcountydems.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
🚨 SAVE THESE NUMBERS. SHARE THEM WIDELY. 🚨 When ICE shows up in South Carolina, community shows up back.
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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 16/02/2026
Please vaccinate. www.ms.now/opinion/meas...
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Opinion | I’m a South Carolina pediatrician. This measles outbreak was preventable.
Dr. Annie Andrews: I’m a pediatrician — and a measles outbreak is surging in my home state of South Carolina. This was all preventable, and we need to be honest about how we got here.
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Your Daily Reminder You have a sexual pedophile abuser in the Whitehouse This post from Congressman Seth Moulton, D-MA DOJ took it down, of course, but not before thousands saw ....the vile filth #EpsteinFiles #Redacted We stand with the victims
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 19/01/2026
“Keep going today. Keep moving amid every obstacle. Keep moving amid every mountain of opposition.” — Dr. King On this MLK Day, his words feel less like history and more like instruction. Progress isn’t automatic. It’s built by people who refuse to stop moving. Let’s rise to this moment together.
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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The world will be destroyed by two things, it seems to me: greed and violence... That’s why great spiritual teachers will always teach you to live a simple life, to not take more than your share, so that communion and community, brotherhood and sisterhood, are possible. - Richard Rohr
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melissahendricks.bsky.social @melissahendricks.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Absolutely!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
The murders of Charlie Kirk and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman are part of a dangerous rise in political violence. We cannot accept this as the norm. We must do whatever we can to reduce the anger and hate that are consuming and destroying so much of the country.
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
NEW @motherjones.com: Pardoned J6ers are using Kirk's killing to call for civil war Stewart Rhodes will rebuild Oath Keepers; Proud Boys call for "retribution"; & ex-insurrectionists are coming "out of retirement." Experts fear they could incite others to violence. W/ @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:
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Pardoned insurrectionists are using Charlie Kirk’s death to call for civil war
“Charlie Kirk's assassination pulled me out of retirement. More work must be done.”
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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Jesus Was Homeless. Would Trump Evict Him, too? open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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Jesus Was Homeless. Would Trump Evict Him, too?
A meditation on the "safety and beautification" of Washington, DC
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Reuters @reuters.com · 12/08/2025
US deficit grows to $291 billion in July despite surge in tariff revenue reut.rs/4mxRTbI
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US deficit grows to $291 billion in July despite surge in tariff revenue
The U.S. government's budget deficit grew nearly 20% in July to $291 billion despite a $21 billion jump in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump's tariffs, with outlays growing faster than receipts, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 10/08/2025
In 2009, Peter Thiel wrote that the 1920s were "the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics." Why? Because of "the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women." 👉 www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/p...
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The Education of a Libertarian
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Christopher Mootham @chrismootham.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
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She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.
How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/07/2025
Just a year ago, the U.S. was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been. But now, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports, the country is rapidly losing state-of-the-art forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months:
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Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 22/06/2025
Thank you Bruce Springsteen. op: estreetnation
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/06/2025
And while we’re at it, here’s our guide on how to best protect yourself at a protest.
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How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
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David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Am I the last to know? The Qatar jet offered to Trump turns out to be an item unsuccessfully for sale since 2020. The "gift" is not only a Trump grift, but also an attempted scam on the US taxpayer, who will assume costs the owners no longer wish to pay. onemileatatime.com/qatari-royal...
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Qatari Royal Family Selling Boeing 747-8 Private Jet
The Qatari royal family is selling a Boeing 747-8 business jet. Here's what we know about the sale of this epic plane.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
THIS is what the world thinks of the #HandsOff protests: "When you go to protest, you aren't just expending energy, you're creating it. Like a candle lighting another candle."
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804ThePeople @804thepeople.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Hey, #SouthCarolina folks, please call your local state senator on this one. Like @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social says: “The ocean always wins.”
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melissahendricks.bsky.social @melissahendricks.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
My mother and I made the newscast, briefly, in Columbia, SC. @maddow.msnbc.com #handsoff
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
LISTEN to #BarackObama: The most important office in this democracy is the citizen. Freedom tomorrow is not a given—it has to be fought for.
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melissahendricks.bsky.social @melissahendricks.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I never want anyone to tell me, "but, her emails" again after this...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
WE MUST RISE UP TO DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! Join our Movement, FIND or HOST a protest at www.FiftyFifty.one. #50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #RemoveReverseReclaim #April5 #Massachusetts #Boston @polrev.bsky.social
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This isn’t a coincidence, it’s a movement. Together we’ve turned frustration into action, silence into strategy, and momentum into real change. We’re just getting started. FIND or HOST a protest at events.pol-rev.com. #WeThePeople #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #April5th @polrev.bsky.social
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
📝 Write/Postcards: Demand media coverage 4/5. 📬 Send to News Outlets: Mail them BEFORE March 24 so they land in newsrooms on time. 📸 Post & Share: Snap a pic of your postcard and use #DemandCoverage to show solidarity! 💬 Tag Friends & Comment: Drop a ✉️ or 📢 below in the comments if you’re in!
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Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic @ppvsat.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Repost if you believe all people deserve the freedom to access the health care they need and deserve. 💙
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melissahendricks.bsky.social @melissahendricks.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
This may explain a lot
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Heidi Przybyla 🎤✍️ @heidireports.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename "Krasnov", claims a former Soviet intelligence officer. uk.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump...?
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Donald Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy
Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB with the codename 'Krasnov', claims an ex-Soviet spy.
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Heidi Przybyla 🎤✍️ @heidireports.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
👇How it started. Pls read it. "The spy chief wanted KGB staff abroad to recruit more Americans." www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
politico.com
The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
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JFA @jabbott28.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This seems "deadly" serious! #WeAreSoScrewed
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/03/2025
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Important: Most people in America do not know that Musk is shredding the government, stopping cancer cures for a generation, killing people, ending consumer protections, and enriching himself at our expense. Our job now is to get the word out to all Americans. Because they don’t support this.
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
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We're not done yet | 18F
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit. The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Lindsey Graham! Dammit, when will you do your job and uphold the Constitution instead of being a mouthpiece for a fascist? #scpol
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Don’t feed the fascists. Don’t feed capitalism. Don’t buy a damn thing today, 2/28. 📸: @illustrationsbyanniee #EconomicBlackout #DoNotSpend #Resist
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Congrats, everyone—the Elon boycott is working! Reports indicate that Tesla inventory is swelling, especially with Cybertrucks piling up outside their factory. Keep the boycott going, and don’t forget—today is the Economic Blackout!
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.
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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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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Run for something!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14/02/2025
"We're on the verge of potentially another pandemic and we're firing the people who have probably more expertise than anyone else in the country collectively.”
barrons.com
Trump Admin Fires CDC 'Disease Detectives' As Bird Flu Fears Rise: Sources
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Today we mourn the 17 lives cruelly lost to gun violence at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in #Parkland. We honor the students and families who rose and called for action, and we continue to fight alongside them to end our country’s gun violence epidemic.
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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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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
BREAKING: StatNews reports that more than 5,000 HHS employees across NIH, CDC and other public health and research agencies will be fired this afternoon. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...
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Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies
The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 13/02/2025
Russia attacked Ukraine with 140 drones overnight, shortly after last night's call between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
politico.eu
Russia hammers Ukraine with huge drone attack hours after Putin-Trump call
Kremlin forces also shelled residential buildings in Kherson.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/02/2025
President Trump vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the US fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping foreign-aid freeze has temporarily stopped US-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the drug's flow into the US reut.rs/42Pab1w
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Exclusive: Trump’s foreign aid freeze stops anti-fentanyl work in Mexico
President Donald Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign aid has temporarily stopped U.S.-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the flow of the synthetic opioid into the United States.
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Peter Kafka @pkafka.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it. www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
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We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad.
A list of White House DOGE staffers shows about 30 young tech, finance, and legal professionals remaking the federal government.
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