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Allison

@middle-aged-mom.bsky.social
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educator, social worker, writer, avid chocolate consumer and kibitzing enthusiast, she/her

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia828.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
Ok, people! We’re gonna VOTE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BALLOT!! Those down ballot people will have the biggest impact (local govt, policing, schools) on your life! You may have to do some research, but I believe in you! You can do it!
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h
The Atlantic spoke with more than 40 sources: Weeks before the midterms, Kash Patel is desperate to help Trump's Justice Department deliver numerous indictments on Trump's 2020 election lies just to please Trump. In meetings, Patel has expressed frustration that there have been no new findings.
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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 13h
This week's Sit Your Ass Down Award goes to RFK Jr., courtesy of Dr. Annie Andrews. As a measles outbreak impacted South Carolina and killed four in Pennsylvania, she says he's spreading antivaccine disinformation and belongs nowhere near public health.
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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 12h
Alright now Henrico!!
The scramble board says E G T U O T N A D E V T O!!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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ACLU @aclu.org · 03/10/2026
At least 57 people have died in ICE detention since the start of President Trump's second term — more than double the number of deaths recorded from the previous four years combined. ICE must be held accountable before any more lives are lost.
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Deaths in ICE Detention More Than Doubles Under Trump
Death rate could be higher if it includes hidden deaths of people released from detention that ICE is reporting under Trump administration.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part.” -Congressman John Lewis
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Jim Crow 2.0 isn’t coming, it’s here. Yesterday, hundreds marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama to continue the fight for voting rights that are under grave assault. The bridge isn’t just a symbol. It’s a call. Get on the bridge.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
We can’t just idolize. We can’t just memorialize. We have to actualize the vision. This American moment requires all of us to get in the arena, because there is something worth fighting FOR.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our kids are dying. And they laugh. During a debate on requiring safe storage of guns, a senior House Republican clapped and laughed at their inaction on gun safety. This is not normal. This should never be normal.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
They say we can’t afford healthcare, childcare, elder care, cancelling student loan and medical debt, BUT we do have $80 billion to wage a cruel and senseless war and another $300 billion to end it.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
When Donald isn’t napping, he’s making our lives worse.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Particularly to every trans kid growing up in a world seemingly intent on attacking you. Know this: You are loved. These adults who get off on trying to bully you are the problem, not you.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
After nearly seven years, the 12th & Cambria Pool is back open! I’m not crying, it’s water on my face. Getting this pool reopened took real partnership — grateful to have worked alongside Councilman Young, Rep. Burgos, and Sen. Street’s offices to make sure our kids have a safe place to swim.
Malcolm Kenyatta, Councilman Young, and kids in poolMalcolm Kenyatta hugs a woman.Three men. L to R: Malcolm Kenyatta, Councilman Young, Rep. BurgosThree men. L to R: man, police captain, Malcolm Kenyatta
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
On Sunday, I was asked about John Fetterman, and here is what’s clear: Pennsylvania has a John Fetterman problem.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Grab a limited-edition shirt and let’s elect Democrats who actually want to fight for their neighbors, this November and beyond. store.malcolmkenyatta.com
Fetterman and Trump is a jagoff shirts Fetterman is a jagoff limited edition t-shirt is sold at store.Malcolmkenyatta.com
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BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
⏰ 31 Days Until the General Election! 🗣️ What are you doing to get out the vote? 🗳️ Volunteer with BlueVoterGuide.org 👉 Join our social media team, research team or election input team! 👉 BlueVoterGuide.org is where you can sign up! #BlueVoterGuide #October2026
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BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 20h
🚨 AL mail-in ballots are on the way! Vote early and drop it off. 🗳️ Key dates: • Voter Reg deadline: 10/19 • Absentee request deadline: 10/27 (mail) / 10/29 (in-person) • Election Day: 11/3 🗣️ Find candidates & endorsements at BlueVoterGuide.org #BlueVoterGuide #September2026
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BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 20h
🗣️ Mississippi voters: Get ready to make your voice heard! 🗳️ Vote in the General Election and House District 70 & 77 Special Elections. 🪪 Register by 10/5. 🗳️ In-person absentee voting: 9/21–10/31. 📣 See where candidates stand: BlueVoterGuide.org #BlueVoterGuide #September2026
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Rep. Shomari C. Figures @repscfigures.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Guess we are still waiting on Trump to deliver on his promise to lower costs…
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2026
Students have a right to a comprehensive education of our nation's history, and Indigenous children deserve to have their culture reflected at school.
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Montanans are demanding better Indian education, setting an example for other Western states - High Country News
Experts say good education is about relationships – and a constitutional amendment doesn’t hurt.
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Anita @anita1956.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
White people, we really need to wake up to the painful truth that systemic racism in this country has ignored/covered/changed facts when it comes to Black lives and Black deaths from day one. Stop deferring to "official reports" and instead listen to and believe Black voices saying different.
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Nolan Wells’ autopsy found no water in lungs; data was deleted from his phone the day he disappeared, experts say
Shocking new details were revealed during a press conference sharing the results of the state’s autopsy and findings from Nolan Wells’ cellphone.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Had an amazing day on the Coast for our canvass kickoff! Big thanks to Senator @corybooker.com for coming down to Gulfport, and to everyone who came out to be part of our kickoff. We have a month left to show the country that Mississippi Matters!
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Allison @middle-aged-mom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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October 1 ushered in a new era in U.S. foreign aid. What's the plan? Will it work?
The America First strategy asks for a Memorandum of Understanding as a condition for healthcare and development aid. It's been praised for promoting self-reliance but criticized for its conditions.
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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone knows… #HigherWages #LowerCosts #SaveOurHealthcareSaveOurHospitals
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Trump's White House isn't backing off abortion bans. They're just hoping America doesn't notice until AFTER we've voted. NOTICE. SPREAD THE WORD. AND VOTE!
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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it's Candy Love @candylovely.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Officer who killed Botham Jean has been released after 7 years. This is outrages.😡 www.fox4news.com/news/ex-dall...
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Ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger granted parole 7 years after murder of Botham Jean
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was granted parole after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for the 2018 murder of her neighbor, Botham Jean, after mistakenly entering his apartment.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever
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The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History
The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.
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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dr. Annie Andrews on truly investing in the Black community: ask for input, not just output. You can't only show up when it's time to ask for votes and expect people not to be skeptical. Full episode: youtu.be/OJUNGxs8P-o
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Dr. Annie Andrews: No Family Owns This Senate Seat | At Our Table
We sit down with Dr. Annie Andrews, the pediatrician and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, a year after she first joined us at this table. We discuss her race against interim Senator Darline Graham, the affordability crisis, rural healthcare gaps, data centers, and RFK Jr., while confronting a hard truth: too many South Carolinians have been left behind. Her challenge is clear: this Senate seat belongs to the people of South Carolina, not one family, party, or president. 0:00 Welcome: Jaime on running this same race six years ago 4:00 A new race after Lindsey Graham's death 7:00 Taking on interim Sen. Darlene Graham 10:00 The Gas, Grits & Groceries Affordability Tour 11:00 15 counties without an OB-GYN and "two South Carolinas" 13:00 Why the Senate needs its first pediatrician 17:00 RFK Jr., vaccine disinformation, and measles outbreaks 20:00 Her "why": moments from the campaign trail 24:00 Data centers in Aiken and a two-year moratorium 26:00 Independent voice vs. rubber stamp 28:00 "What is so radical?" 32:00 What a senator can do about gas and grocery prices 36:00 Rapid fire: Sumter, Tim Scott, and "there's an end date" 41:00 Sit Your Ass Down: this week's honoree 43:00 Closing: "I wouldn't be in this race without you" SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW: 🔔 Subscribe to At Our Table on YouTube: @atourtablepodcast 📩 Newsletter: https://jaimeharrison.substack.com 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2qSQSDL... 🌐 Website: https://www.aotpodcast.com FOLLOW JAIME HARRISON: Instagram: harrisonjaime Twitter/X: harrisonjaime Threads: https://threads.net/@harrisonjaime FOLLOW AT OUR TABLE: Instagram: atourtableshow Twitter/X: atourtableshow Threads: https://threads.net/@atourtableshow TikTok: at.our.table Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/atourtable.b... FOLLOW DOCTOR ANNIE ANDREWS: Website: www.drannieandrews.com
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: A new USPS policy will eliminate evening mail pickups from select post offices across the country — a change that will eventually slow pick-up and delivery times for around 70% of zip codes in the U.S. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected👇
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 Nov. 11, 1909, Cairo, Illinois was the site of one of the most violent lynchings in American history. A mob not only lynched William James—a White man was lynched as well. Yep. A double lynching. Pull up a seat🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Democrats @democrats.org · 01/10/2026
HUGE: Shootings have fallen by 67% in New York under Governor Kathy Hochul thanks to her record $1 billion investment in gun violence prevention. Democrats are investing in public safety—and delivering results.
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Penelope, High Priestess of Blocking DSA @bollymama.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I just filled out my ballot for Illinois/Chicago elections. They are LONG (mine was 2 pages) and take time. Rep Crockett is aware people have the attention spans of a gnat, so she is shining a light on down-ballot races that don’t get attention. That is effective, proactive GOTV. #JasmineCrockett
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Two people detained outside a Chicago-area immigration detention center last year are suing right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson for defamation, saying he falsely portrayed them as violent extremists who assaulted federal officers.
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MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’
Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media.
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Malcolm P. Johnson @admiralmpj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Egyptians are "uncomfortable" with depictions of Pharaohs and their African ancestry: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Row erupts over Cairo mural depicting Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin
Artwork created in Tahrir Square for Chinese president’s state visit to Egypt is painted over amid allegations it revived Afrocentric claims about Pharaohs’ origins
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump's economy in two headlines.
CNN Business: The US economy added just 29,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. 

ABC News: Households will pay more for energy because of Trump's policy changes
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 02/10/2026
Two brothers have been charged in connection with a long-running scheme to raise money for Hamas by disseminating propaganda and soliciting donations for “the poor and orphans in Gaza” via social media, court records show.
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Brothers arrested in long-running scheme to raise money for Hamas
The two are accused of falsely soliciting donations for “the poor and orphans in Gaza” via social media, court records show.
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BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🗣️ Georgia are you ready for the General Election? 👀 Check your vote reg and/or reg by 10/5 📫 Request an Absentee Ballot by 10/23 🗳️ Vote Early 10/13-10/30 👉 Find out where your candidates stand on the issues that matter to you BlueVoterGuide.org #BlueVoterGuide #October2026
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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The actual post is what is behind me
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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia828.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
We are not letting this go. They don’t care about our kids, so we have to. Say his name. #JusticeForNolanWells
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
Trump fired Western Washington's U.S. attorney less than an hour after he was sworn in. Today a judge put him back. The president doesn't get to ignore the law to install his loyalists. This is a win for our democracy.
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Judge reinstates U.S. attorney in Western WA who was fired by Trump
A federal judge reinstated Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney, saying Trump had no authority to fire him and ordering no further interference with Rogoff's duties.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Evan as Trump’s Tarrifs squeeze farmers all over Illinois, their resilience remains strong. I visited Sandwich earlier this month to speak with some of our fair farmers and meet some cute new friends 🐮
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Renée in L.A. 🐦‍⬛ @reneepatrice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reminder that this young man didn't drown. And after he died, someone deleted things from his phone before authorities arrived. My instincts tell me to look hard at the boy whose mom is a judge. This isn't right and everyone knows it. www.live5news.com/2026/09/24/n...
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Nolan Wells’ autopsy found no water in lungs; data was deleted from his phone the day he disappeared, experts say
Shocking new details were revealed during a press conference sharing the results of the state’s autopsy and findings from Nolan Wells’ cellphone.
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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 01/10/2026
Last year, Trump cruelly cut the 988 Press 3 LGBTQ+ hotline -- slashing a vital lifeline for our LGBTQ+ youth. ‼️Here is the good news: I am proud to say it's been restored and is now operational‼️
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 30/09/2026
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ACLU @aclu.org · 30/09/2026
The multiple deaths at Delaney Hall are the predictable outcome of a rapidly expanding detention system, with no transparency or accountability. Congress must pass the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end mandatory detention, family detention, and private facilities like Delaney Hall.
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A Congressman said reports of deadly conditions at an ICE detention center were a “false narrative.” Then two more people died. - ACLU of New Jersey
Immigration detention is cruel and inhumane. It’s also deadly.
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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Everyone deserves clean water. With Illinois having the largest concentration of lead pipes in the U.S., I knew I needed to act. That’s why I have dedicated my time in Congress to bring $100+ MILLION to modernize the water systems in every community across our district.
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Xavier Becerra @xavierbecerra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Another win for Team Becerra! Thank you to everyone who watched last night's debate to show their support. This movement is real. Our campaign is powered by community, passion, and hope for a stronger California. We’re almost there!
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