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MsButterflyyy 🦋✨

@msbutterflyyy.bsky.social
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Reading, writing, photography, movie and music geek. Employed by a lab 🐶 and a tortie 🐱 who keep me laughing. “When love is the way, Earth will be a sanctuary.”

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Somebody is scared.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The kids are alright. It's our job to do everything we can to build an economy where every kid can grow up and thrive.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Jason E. Dunlap, Valeyard @redeyedjedi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There is no way to spin this as not being racist bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Jason E. Dunlap, Valeyard @redeyedjedi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He is a straight up bigot Yesterday he said this about Hispanics Then.. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why do some Black people support this racist piece of shyt? Instead of showing concern and looking into the deaths of Black people who died by hanging—he dismisses it as a "leftist race narrative". #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory meidasnews.com/news/trump-s...
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Trump Shares Article Calling Black Hanging Deaths a “Leftist Race Narrative”
President sends dismissive message regarding lynching investigations.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
The conditions in President Trump and Stephen Miller’s detention facilities remain inhumane. Demand immediate action from our elected leaders to prevent further loss of life at aclu.org/stop-ice_killings
"1 person died in ICE detention every 10 days from January 2025 through August 2026. Source: NPR." Image of a barbed wire fence against the sky. ACLU logo.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, has named NY Attorney General, Letitia James, as the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JUST IN: Governor Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@zeit.de interviewed me about American autocracy. It was published on Sept. 23, 2026.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Award winning journalist @joyannreid.bsky.social and I discuss war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu coming to speak at the UN when in reality this despicable ghoul should be on trial at The Hague for war crimes. Watch full interview here: youtu.be/lMaiSzs4pag
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump’s banning of entire media outlines is part and parcel of what authoritarians do to a free press. Authoritarians simply do not like a free press — and the latest escalation from Trump is a dangerous moment for a functioning democracy.
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CBF @cblessings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Altman and his colleagues had kept the incident secret for two months," writes Tom McIlroy, adding that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese "grasped the company’s transgression as proof that democratically elected governments need to impose guardrails on the technology." #AI #Rort
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It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy
OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats filed a lawsuit late Wednesday asking a federal court to prevent the Trump administration from deploying armed federal agents to voting sites during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Democrats sue Trump admin to keep armed agents from polls during midterms
Democrats filed a lawsuit late Wednesday asking a federal court to prevent the Trump administration from deploying armed federal agents to voting sites during the midterm elections.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is after China porch-pirated the military’s f-35 parts delivery
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/09/2026
You might be surprised to hear me say this, but I think Zohran Mamdani is the future of the Democratic Party. Just not for the reasons you probably think. He has a sharp strategic mind and the credibility to say uncomfortable truths to his own people and be heard rather than exiled.
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MURRAY: The Trump admin falsely labeled birth control as abortion. Do you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient? OVERTON: If confirmed, I'll be fully briefed M: That's not an answer. The prospect of an FDA commissioner who doesn't know that birth control isn't an abortion is deeply alarming O: 😊
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
We call this a concentration camp, your honor.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's too depressing and obnoxious to write about, but virtually all of the doomy/horny AI hyperventilating is transparently displaced anxiety about our fucked climate and political situation. Even rich idiots know it's bad and being permitted to get worse. They're trying to write their own ending.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Michigan, absentee ballots have gone out. The election is HERE. Make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All! 🗳️ abdulforsenate.com/vote 🗳️
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcement
The twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Colorado voters, a federal court dismissed an anti-voting lawsuit challenging the state's voter roll maintenance practices, finding that the right-wing group behind the lawsuit lacked standing to sue. www.democracydocket.com/cases/colora...
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🚨 United Sovereign Americans v. Griswold
Learn more.
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/09/2026
Trump SNAPPED at CNN's Kaitlan Collins, saying, "You shouldn't be here." Quiet, piggy.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: 8 sailors aboard the Lincoln attempted suicide per a letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Congress. That is “incredibly high”. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...
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Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress | CNN Politics
Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week
At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026
This is Cadence on her first day of 2-K last week in Jamaica, Queens. Her mom Christine said she was brave and ready to learn. Stories like Christine and Cadence's aren't fairytales. They're a real family positively impacted by programs like free child care. nyc.gov/storytime
Christine and Cadence pose with a sign that says “first day of preschool.” Cadence sits at a classroom table eating snacks.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LOL -- Fox News cuts away from Vance's speech and a host says, "we will bring you back to this rally if he starts to make news"
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

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The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Solidarity 💥
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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 22/09/2026
Our Secretary of Warfighteriness has another great idea: Make all potential generals and admirals pass a war game. And the guy they picked to design it? A Marine Corps LTC (never close to being a general) who was courtmartialed for his unhinged rant after the Afghan withdrawal. Great work,guys!
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22/09/2026
BREAKING: Just north of downtown Austin, students in Pflugerville walked out to protest the ICE shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. #ICEOUT
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...
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GOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After banning CNN, MS NOW & Politico from the White House, he installs State-Run television, just like they have in so many other countries... Sieg Heil, ya'll. #38Days 🌊
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs
Learn more.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Kaitlan Collins pointed out to Trump that CNN is credentialed by the UN, so they will cover him today even if they're banned from the White House
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LR @lruede.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
John Oliver's program on UnitedHealth Group is an appalling must-see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1pX...
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UnitedHealthcare & UnitedHealth Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Most Americans have no idea that the United States is quite literally the only country in the developed world that doesn’t define healthcare as an absolute right for all of its citizens. hartmannreport.com/p/the-insura...
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The Insurance Industry Built a Tollbooth Between You and Your Doctor. Who Will Tear It Down?
Americans pay extraordinary sums for a system that can still deny doctor-recommended care, while Canada’s Medicare fight shows another path…
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