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Melissa Portala

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 5h
•Children coming home from school in coffins from 2000-2025: 529 • Children coming home from school with a sex-change surgery: still 0 MAGA is worried about the wrong shit!!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 11h
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 14h
The military wants you to commit to it but it won't commit to you. That's how the idea of voluntary service dies and nations turn to forced conscription when they need cannon fodder.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
This chart about data center construction blew my mind. Watch.
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 12h
Vivek has billions and thinks Medicare and Medicaid were mistakes. He wants the governor’s office? Tell him to buy a different damn trophy. No Kings tomorrow. Bring everyone. Make a plan to vote early for Amy Acton. Ohio belongs to us! #VoteEarlyOnNoKings
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 16h
A report from Axios explains that, in a final act of desperation over the forthcoming brutal losses Republicans are going to take, they are openly discussing “what about martial law?” Absolute lunatics.
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chatelaineri @elayne.bsky.social · 17h
I will always repost this article when I see it on here. Wow, TEN years we've been dealing with this insanity. Still so grateful that @sarahkendzior.bsky.social wrote this for us, it resonated then, even more so now.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 17h
#MorningVibe When you cheer on misogyny, you reinforce a world where women are reduced to their appearance, their authority is questioned, and their voices are dismissed. Stand against the degradation of women—we deserve respect and equality.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 18h
GOP candidate for Senator of Colorado Mark Baisley can’t answer a simple question. Elections have consequences. #Pinks #VoteBlue 🌊
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Pinks📨 @pinksglobal.net · 17h
End Rape Culture Now! #Pinks ⭐️
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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 19h
Our latest: Russian disinformation operators are deploying an army of bots to inflate view counts of fictitious posts about celebrities and Democratic candidates ahead of the US midterm elections. Thanks to @antibot4navalny.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Russia Is Using an Army of Bots to Push Fake US Election Videos
State-backed Matryoshka campaign targeting Democrats inflates view counts of fabricated stories, creating illusion of popularity.
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 20h
Knowingly stripping Ukraine of defensive capacity while Russian attacks continue is not legally trivial. It can raise liability for aiding war crimes under Rome Statute Art. 25(3)(c), and conflict with Geneva Common Art. 1’s duty not to encourage IHL violations. Knowledge and foreseeability matter.
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EXCLUSIVE: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefe...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19h
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“More than 100 elected officials have joined me in calling on parking lot and garage owners across New York City: Don’t give ICE a place to operate. Don’t rent to them. Tell them they’re not welcome.

Last week, ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal in the neck in Marble Hill while his 5-year-old son sat in the car. They had been staging nearby in a private parking lot.

Our city laws keep ICE off public property. Now, we’re calling on private property owners to do the same. One garage on Morton Street already removed ICE vehicles after neighbors spoke out. Every owner has that power.”
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/10/2026
Trump wanted $20 million in taxpayer dollars to air ads of himself before the midterms. The campaign's origins trace back to a last month Oval Office meeting — a tight turnaround. But a judge who blocked the ads also seemed alarmed by the mere hours it took for the funds to be made available.
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How quickly Trump admin moved taxpayer money for midterm propaganda ads alarms judge
The Trump administration was able to shift $20 million in taxpayer funds for midterm ads in a matter of hours, a federal judge said Monday.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump: I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body. I looked at his ass and I looked at the whole— look at his hands.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/10/2026
Yikes! Have you guys seen this? The creep factor in Steve Hilton’s “Just Try It” campaign ad is off the charts. Republicans are losing their shit over it. Calling it “creepy,” “weird,” and sexually suggestive. Some are flat-out embarrassed. Evangelical pastor Jack Hibbs called it “grotesque.”
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PhillipUSA @phillipusa.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Truth and Accountability Project…
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
My probe into how local cops in Pa.'s York County teamed with ICE to bust 500-plus immigrants on busy highways, terrifying the Haitian community and shattering families over a busted headlight 287(g) has made York the worst place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. www.inquirer.com/opinion/york...
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How York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. | Will Bunch
Local cops working with ICE in York County, Pa. have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I’m sorry, but Susan Collins can go fuck herself.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The people who screamed that children would be emotionally scarred by hearing a drag queen read “Jack and the Beanstalk” are OK with those same children watching Pete Hegseth’s livestream of a man getting his brains blown out by a bunch of guns.
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Political Humor @politicalhumor9.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In Syracuse, New York protesters chant "Fuck Donald Trump" while surrounding Trump's motorcade and prevented it from moving. 😂
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
No American should have to walk past soldiers to vote!
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Monsters Are Gutting America @paularevere.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They still finding how to Blame Joe Biden.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Truth 😡
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"We want ICE the fuck out of our neighborhood." Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson delivered an impassioned, unfiltered address in Marble Hill following an ICE agent-involved shooting that left a man hospitalized.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 09/10/2026
She fought apartheid, defended Nelson Mandela, and helped change how the world prosecutes sexual violence. Today, at 85, Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What an extraordinary woman. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
Navi Pillay smiling in a red and gold academic gown and black hat, seated at a table signing a book.
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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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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/10/2026
7 shots fired into an SUV with a 5-year-old child in the back seat as the vehicle was moving away. Markwayne Mullin claims the driver “weaponized” his vehicle. Bullshit! “Weaponized vehicle” has become ICE’s go-to excuse for shooting folks. Where’s the evidence? It’s not in this new footage.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Again. Impeach him.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
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𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕕𝕠 @sounddiscoveries.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is Exactly what every single Democrat member of congress should be doing right now! It is about time we had an exterminator ready to fight back.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
REPORTER: “Why does Mike Rogers have to answer for Trump and you don’t have to answer for Hasan Piker?” 🤡 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “Is that a serious question? Donald Trump is the president of the United States.”
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: World’s First Vaccine Targeting the Entire SARS Coronavirus Family Begins Human Testing GBP511, developed by UW Medicine and tested by SK Bioscience, aims to protect against COVID-19 and future coronaviruses before they spark the next pandemic.
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tuberville Dumber Than A Rock
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/10/2026
Imagine being Blake Johnson, an Iowa father of 3, discovering your water has 3X the legal nitrate limit. He goes to Washington for answers, and Rep. Ashley Hinson, who takes agribusiness money, reportedly RUNS AWAY and hides behind a locked door. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I can be a patriot without liking my current administration.
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MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tying health insurance to employment makes workers easier to exploit, bc when you get fired you don’t just lose your job, you might also die or go bankrupt…
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