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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Every time I read legitimate reporting on the state of this nation, I am scared my eyes will start bleeding or my brain will start to ooze out of my ears. It is so incomprehensible what is going on and I feel like I am watching a train that has come off the rails.
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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Is there a single person in the current administration that is not an absolute train wreck?! One would suppose not given Director Patel’s behavior today. You expect that from a high school student with emotional regulation issues, not from the Director of the FBI during a hearing!
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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
May I make a recommendation for the new Republican mascot?
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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/03/2026
This bill would let Florida officials label organizations and individuals "domestic terrorists" through a "guilt by designation" process that could be weaponized against those criticizing the government. Florida state senators must protect our constitutional rights and reject this dangerous bill.
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How Florida's domestic terrorism bills could affect student speech
Florida lawmakers are considering bills to define 'domestic terrorist'. Free speech advocates warn this could chill campus speech. Here's how.
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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
@aclu.org Have you seen what the FLDOE sent out to teachers? One teacher in Martin County in FL has been removed from the classroom because of exercising their 1St amendment right on social media
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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Since when does a president sit in the Oval Office, issue a statement that vilifies the “radical left” as responsible for an assassination - when no one has been arrested yet- and issues this “official statement” -that will only fuel more hate- on a platform that only his “radical right” views?
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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mauvemelinda.bsky.social @mauvemelinda.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
"Ectopic pregnancy is not ambiguous. It is not something that resolves itself. It is not something that can be “carried to term.” It is not something that should require debate. And yet, debate is exactly what kept her sitting there, in a hospital that should of been treating her, but won’t."
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Trump uses rhetoric about “saving taxpayer money” so he can give billionaires a tax cut. Then he turns around and gives $5 million of taxpayer money to the family of a domestic terrorist cause he’s the one who incited the insurrection she took part in.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19/05/2025
In 2017, 8-yr-old Liam told his mom's story when Donald Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In 2025, Republicans are STILL trying to rip away health care from 14 million Americans to pay for billionaire tax cuts. Liam and I won this fight before. We can win again.
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Liam's Letter to President Trump on Medicaid: 8 Years Later.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
A federal judge ruled that the Trump White House must admit the AP's journalists to news events - ruling its exclusion was "unlawful." Almost two hours later, two AP journalists were rejected from the WH pool to cover a Trump speech. My NPR story: www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...
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Judge orders White House to allow AP access to news events
U.S. Judge Trevor N. McFadden rules the White House cannot deny the Associated Press access to news events because the wire service continues to use "Gulf of Mexico" rather than "Gulf of America".
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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
My daughter is in a US History class and they were recently studying the depression. Anyone else see some blaring similarities between what Trump is doing and what Hoover did back then? Granted there were less banking regulations then…but it’s like Trump has a Smoot-Harley Tariffs poster on his wall
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 02/04/2025
We deserved some good news!
Wisconsin State Supreme Court
PROJECTED WINNER
Susan Crawford
Decision Desk HQ
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Yikes 😬
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🍁Capt.John E. Rock @johnerock.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Dear Democratic Members of Congress, Stop telling me about what he's doing. We can all see it. Start telling me about what you're doing to stop it! Signed, Americans
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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I find it interesting that at a time like this @schumer.senate.gov can’t be messaged. Guess you don’t want to hear from Dems that think giving Trusk the purse strings to hurt a majority of Americans is a bad idea. You need to control the narrative and if you can’t do it- time to pass the torch!
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13/03/2025
The government runs out of money tomorrow at midnight. Let me explain how we got here. Part one:
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 05/03/2025
First-term Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing for an “unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends” in Tuesday night’s Democratic response to his first joint congressional address of his second term.
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WATCH: Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers the Democratic response to Trump's address to Congress
Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing for an “unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends.” She also said Trump “has not laid out a credible plan” to address…
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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Is there an organized effort among the Democrats to keep track of all the implemented 2025 Project items, the people Trump has appointed, a list of all systems tampered with by DOGE, and a cohesive counter-response from Democrats? Please for the love of this nation tell me there is!
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 03/03/2025
Threatening judges with impeachment for rulings you don’t like undermines our democracy. Judges must be free to uphold the Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
nytimes.com
Musk and Republican Lawmakers Pressure Judges with Impeachment Threats
Democrats say the calls to remove judges who block Trump administration initiatives amount to intimidation. Some senior Republicans are also skeptical of the effort.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 04/03/2025
First, Donald Trump blamed Zelenskyy for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Then, he says he “trusts” Putin. Now, he’s frozen bipartisan military aid. It’s clear that Donald Trump is putting his fragile ego before our national security — siding with Putin over U.S. allies in Europe.
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Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
The U.S. has been a key supplier of weapons for Ukraine as it continues to fend off the invasion launched by Russia three years ago.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 02/03/2025
So if Zelenskyy had just emblazoned “tech support” on his black shirt and donned a MAGA hat, would that have been up to standard under White House dress code? (nyt photo)
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NPR @npr.org · 02/03/2025
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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Miriam @mirmybenson.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
A billionaire giving an interview from White House talking about USAID having “dubious” transactions that were to “influence politics” seems hypocritical.🤔
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