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Marilyn

@msmcdole.bsky.social
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Discussions only!! Do not try to sell me anything. I will block. No DMs, and no Porn! Former teacher and university administrator. Many years retired. Dem forever. Upper Great Lakes is in my DNA. Save the Great Lakes Compact!

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey- Boys & Girls👋! Can you guess his SECRET WORD? (Could it be: Ballroom, Helipad, Fake, News, Giant, Arch, Tremendous, Communist, Quiet, Piggy, Rigged, Putin, Illegal, Alien, Tariffs, Yuge, Natalie, Far, Left, Lunatic, Barack, Hussein, Obama, Sleepy, Joe, Crooked, Hillary, Pinky, Herman?)
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Women have a special opportunity to live the revolution. By refusing to play their traditional role, they upset and displace the social structure around them…” — Gloria Steinem 1934-2026
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Big news out of MO: Rs gerrymandered D US Rep. Cleaver out of his seat. Cleaver ran anyway in a new R district. He had no chance… UNTIL the MO Supreme Court allowed a referendum on the gerrymandered maps. MO now reverts to old maps. Cleaver will win by a landslide AND Ds are up 1 House seat!
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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Excellent conversation with Abdul El-Sayed. I especially liked his explanation of public goods like infrastructure and healthcare and why the market won't support them.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I think this is true. I also think its something that free-market-advocates-formerly-known-as-conservatives should NOT be happy about.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dolly Parton logged a combined total of 115 years of union membership. Throughout her working life, the “9 to 5” singer/songwriter carried the union cards of two major unions: The American Federation of Musicians Local 257 in Nashville — for 58 years. SAG-AFTRA — for 57 years. HAPPY LABOR DAY!
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Opinion | Celebrate Dolly Parton's working-class solidarity
John Nichols: She carried two union cards, sang Woody Guthrie songs and mocked the bosses in "9 to 5."
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Marilyn @msmcdole.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Most of my Michigan cousins will be voting for him.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Angie Nixon is amazing! When Ron DeSantis and his cronies started coming up with schemes to ban books, Nixon opened a bookstore that puts the banned books on display up front. The store places an emphasis on Black History and telling the whole story of America. Nixon fights for the right to read!
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Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read
The Florida Senate candidate responded to Republican book-banning schemes by opening a bookstore.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
On a 10-point scale of democratic erosion, the NYT meekly gives the US a 4. @kimlanelaw.bsky.social and I give it a 7. presswatchers.org/2026/09/new-...
A 10 in democratic erosion in the U.S. would, to me, indicate that the leader:

Controls elections
Controls the economy
Controls much of the media
Intimidates the media he doesn’t control
Prosecutes his political opponents
Treats dissenters like terrorists
Uses a loyal, masked army to terrorize minorities and opposition territory
Enriches himself with vast corruption
Communicates almost entirely in lies and propaganda
Ignores or controls Congress and the Supreme Court
Asserts and enforces white Christian supremacist values
Leads a personality cult
Surrounds himself with sycophants
Demands curricular changes and paybacks from universities.
When you think of it that way, a 10 is not so far away.

Is it?
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Mother Justice @deedeegiese.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Opinion | Honor Gloria Steinem by making the ERA the law of the land
John Nichols: Russ Feingold and other constitutional scholars have identified a strategy to do just that.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Political insiders and media pundits keep claiming Abdul El-Sayed has all these political liabilities. Yet, he’s led in six of eight major polls conducted in Michigan since Democratic primary voters nominated him. One recent poll has him over 50%. Another has him +7 over hapless GOPer Mike Rogers.
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The Right-Wing Attacks on Abdul El-Sayed Keep Faltering
With energetic campaigning and savvy responses to the media’s Hasan Piker obsession, the Michigan Democrat is maintaining solid poll numbers.
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Adrian Egli @adrian7745.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
H/T @nicholsuprising.bsky.social & @thenation.com
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The Right-Wing Attacks on Abdul El-Sayed Keep Faltering
With energetic campaigning and savvy responses to the media’s Hasan Piker obsession, the Michigan Democrat is maintaining solid poll numbers.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“Running on a tough-on-crime platform, Solis was elected Kenosha County's district attorney in Nov. 2024, becoming THE COUNTY’S FIRST REPUBLICAN DA IN MORE THAN A CENTURY.” AND… Solis’ law license has now been suspended for failing to cooperate with ongoing investigations into alleged misconduct.
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Kenosha County DA Xavier Solis' law license suspended
Xavier Solis, a defense attorney with no prior prosecutorial experience, became Kenosha County's first Republican DA in more than a century in 2025.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Speaker Johnson plans to gavel the House of Representatives out of session until November—with no real action on AI threats. That’s irresponsible, anti-democratic and dangerous. Congress should stay in session until it implements robust AI oversight—and approves strong regulation of the industry.
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Editorial | Congress must pump the brakes on AI
Editorial: U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna is right to demand that Congress remain in session until immediate and meaningful oversight action is taken.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The president’s moves to mess with the 2026 election represent “a desperate attempt to maintain power at a time when the American people clearly don’t like what they’re seeing from the Trump administration,” says Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov @vanhollenformd.bsky.social
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Opinion | This senator won’t let Trump take over our elections
John Nichols: Chris Van Hollen has emerged as a key figure demanding accountability from the White House, federal agencies and Republican leaders in Congress.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Enten: "Trump is breaking records. Yesterday the Marquette Law School poll came out -- Trump's worst net approval rating on inflation. Minus 61! That's the worst Trump has ever polled on inflation, & not only that, it's the worst any president EVER has polled on inflation. Worse than Jimmy Carter!"
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The whole country is focused on the need for AI regulation and accountability. Except Congress. Speaker Mike Johnson gaveled the people’s House out of session to avoid Epstein/Hegseth votes. Johnson’s move blocks necessary action on AI safety/oversight. That’s wildly irresponsible—and dangerous
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Mike Johnson Is the Most Dangerous House Speaker in American History
His decision to shut the House down at a moment of crisis around AI is the act of a reckless charlatan.
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Chris Hendel @chrishendel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
No argument here. Mike Johnson Is the Most Dangerous House Speaker in American History by @nicholsuprising.bsky.social @thenation.com His decision to shut the House down at a moment of crisis around AI is the act of a reckless charlatan. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Dennice The Menace's Surprised 'Yep'
ALT: Dennice The Menace's Surprised 'Yep'
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump Took Over the Kennedy Center. Artists Fled, Revenue Fell, and Its Main Building Is Closed. After Trump remade the Kennedy Center’s board, artists withdrew, revenue fell, legal fights mounted and the main building closed. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-took...
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Trump Took Over the Kennedy Center. Artists Fled, Revenue Fell, and Its Main Building Is Closed.
After Trump remade the Kennedy Center’s board, artists withdrew, revenue fell, legal fights mounted and the main building closed.
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Jon Wiener @jonwiener.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Q: Would you say that Trump's media ban is a textbook case of viewpoint discrimination, banning people who criticize him from covering the White House? A: "He explicitly acknowledges it." John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4y5ZN24
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As the Republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin, US Rep. Tom Tiffany says he wants the war with Iran to end. But, the Journal Sentinel reports, “Tiffany voted against 5 US House resolutions directing President Trump to remove US forces from hostilities Iran.” Is Tiffany lying? 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Even before her state botched another execution, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerri Green was telling Tennesseans “the death penalty has always been inhumane, expensive, and biased.” Green is running a smart, courageous campaign that brings realism and moral clarity to Tennessee politics.
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The Moral Clarity of Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate Jerri Green
Even before her state botched another execution, gubernatorial candidate Jerri Green was telling Tennesseans that “the death penalty has always been inhumane, expensive, and biased.”
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Marilyn @msmcdole.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@nicholsuprising.bsky.social Thank you so much for the inspiring evening at the OAP Open Mic. Sharing to one and all!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
BonesSpurs McDraftDodger had the unmitigated gall to post this image & I just threw up in my mouth a little. At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency? #StolenValor
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Bible never says that God has a penis. But in fairness, Ken Paxton, you missed *a lot* of verses in the Bible, you adulterous liar.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026
LMAO -- Mike Johnson claims of Trumpapalooza that "every seat all the way to the rafters is full" as the camera pans out and shows gobs of empty seats
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’ve been hesitant to go this far - because I think party division will only hurt us in November - but seriously, fuck Fetterman.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We know it never stopped, 1st term. 👉 Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers including Wilbur Ross, Rudy Giuliani, and Steve Mnunchin at dinner hosted by David Koch just TWO MONTHS after his release from prison (2019) www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers in 2010
Photos from a 2010 dinner party at the home of David and Julia Koch obtained by DailyMail.com show Jeffrey Epstein as he chats with guests after a screening of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
And just like that, the most damning Epstein files completely VANISHED from the media. A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children. Lets make this viral again 👇
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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 24/08/2026
Sen. Ossoff is urging Georgians to share their stories of insurance companies denying or delaying needed health care at Ossoff.Senate.Gov/HealthStory.
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Lavonne @loveon9.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
1/ Clifford Wright 💯 "If that is true, this shows us a clear overlap between modeling agents/scouts in Russia (Daniel Siad and Clifford Wright), Jeffrey Epstein, Jean-Luc Brunel, and international human trafficking." bekahdayyy.substack.com/p/the-epstei...
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Marilyn @msmcdole.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Why should they???
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
But give us more fear mongering about "Sharia law".
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Everyone questioning whether Darline Graham is smart enough to be in the Senate is making me smile. You mean in comparison to the intellectual powerhouses already there? Like Tommy Tuberville? Marsha Blackburn? Ron Johnson? John Fetterman?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Let’s go, Canucks! 💪🇨🇦
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
😢cruel irony of krasnov’s fascism/racism is just as Blacks were the first humans, Browns were the first Americans🇺🇸
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏
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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
RECALL all those right-wingers over the years warning about the dangers of a Police State & NOTE how eager they are to become one.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Hummingbird chick hatching 🐣
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/08/2026
The guy who did such an incredible job with the Reflecting Pool, Ballroom, Kennedy Center, National Mall, and Great American Fair is going to redesign our warships. What could go wrong?
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Geneawac @genwacc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This belongs on Trump's Presidential Walk of Fame outside the Oval Office.
Top picture of Trump's fake assassination with him holding his fist up. Bottom is him peeking out of a food cart. Top one says, "When the threat is fake" and the bottom says "When the threat is real."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/08/2026
Mamdani: "If a New Yorker looks at what ICE is doing and wants to see more of it, they should vote for Bruce Blakeman, who has created his own militia in Nassau County. If they look at what ICE is doing and they are shocked by the inhumanity and cruelty, they should vote for Gov. Kathy Hochul."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2026
BREAKING: Judge Sullivan says he needs PROOF the handwritten FBI notes in the Epstein files are actually duplicative of the typed reports and can be withheld. The court is asking for the handwritten notes.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/08/2026
SHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.
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Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Hell yeah! Gina Hinojosa is out here with the receipts showing Abbott is selling Texans’s future to the highest bidder. Save our planet. Vote blue! #GinaForTexas #NoDataCenters
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House to lie elsewhere.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/08/2026
“It’s going to take us a little while to fabricate a case against an innocent guy.”
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