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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive!

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Scot. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Books music and art make life worth living. I’m so very, very tired after 40 yrs of Severe CFSME. #SlavaUkraini #IStandWithUkraine

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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A million thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for writing about the 350th anniversary of the burning of Jamestown and helping a larger audience understand this still very relevant history. I say this as Executive Director of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation but also as a historian & a citizen.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Dave Granlund
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
🚨 Obama rejects the argument that the market and lawsuits alone can keep AI companies in check: “That’s not how we treat airlines, or drug companies, or food companies.” He says there’s “no replacement” for effective government regulation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gas prices hit $4.46 a gallon today — a gain of 17 cents over the previous week and $1.26 higher than the same point last year. Diesel prices are up more than $2.74 from a year ago. Families, farmers, and truckers are all getting squeezed. Meanwhile...
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American Constitution Society @acslaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Constitution belongs to all of us. This Constitution Day, we’re launching The Oath Project—a nonpartisan invitation to record and share an oath to support and defend the U.S. Constitution. They’re adding their voices. We invite you to add yours. #TheOathProject
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
🚨NEWS: U.N.-backed investigators say they found “reasonable grounds” to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including one on a school in Minab. apnews.com/article/un-h...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is super cool. @zacheverson.com is a journalist following Trump’s crypto corruption. For people who are having trouble understanding how it works, Zach made a game. I love this kind of innovation for helping us understand stuff….
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Shout out to @repbeatty.bsky.social, whose recounting of her fight with Donald Trump not only models how we should stand up to bullies, but also made my day. (Perhaps my week. Even my month. Maybe my year.) THAT is a lawmaker!
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Glorious to listen to, the best.
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Look at how everyone is reacting to Rep. Beatty’s honesty and strength. It’s a party on social media. 🎉 If only WH correspondents would feel inspired to say something similar…
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The meritorious HCR. I remember writing that in a letter comment on FB a few years ago. I admire and respect her for writing a letter every single night for 7 years. Even when she urges us to take the night off she still writes that day’s letter. She has empowered her community to get involved.
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As a Scot, these videos have been and will remain part of my 6 3/4 yr journey reading @hcrichardson.bsky.social daily letters & watching Tue/Thu. I’ve learned so much - esp the Reconstruction chats. Everyone should watch these videos. This is a wonderful way to celebrate a nation and its people.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Insane. The most corrupt president in American history, with no close 2nd. 🏆 🇺🇸
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/09/2026
Pete Hegseth wants to remake America's military into his idea of "biblical masculinity." Just look at his mentor, Doug Wilson.
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WATCH: Republican Rep. Rep Thomas Massie moves to impeach Hegseth for "High Crimes & Misdemeanors"
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I absolutely loathe the emboldenment of extreme right wing men and the violence they perpetrate against women and girls. It’s increasing day by day and we have to push back on it every single time. Are the police going to charge these men for their violent attack on this young woman?
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As others have said in the comments to this post, these morons are a timely distraction from Farage and Reform accepting dodgy money. Hmmm…
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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Hi BBC. This is a group of fascist vigilantes trying to impose their vision of an ethnically pure UK on everyone through violence. We know you broadly approve of such things, hence the euphemising, but just letting you know we see what you're doing.
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Evergreen quote - America sneezes, UK catches cold. Low info voters are fine talking uninformed bollocks on the record to a ‘reporter’. Their parents and grandparents ALL voted Labour yet these idiots are voting far right - they think multimillionaires are on their side. 😆 Laugh at them 24/7.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is…PERFECT. “This isn’t working for me.” Generations of women answered, “Me nether.” Thank you, Gloria. Rest in power.
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Well done C4 and Verbatim investigators! JL Partners shown as unscrupulous pollsters for hire. Companies at the conference today will be backing off, fast. Reform is now toxic to their brands. Toodles Nigel! We won’t miss you at all. We will enjoy watching every moment of your downfall unfold.
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It’s glorious to watch.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
September 2, 2026
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September 2, 2026
A number of pundits, especially Republican pundits, interpreted Trump’s win in 2024 as a permanent political realignment proving that post–World War II liberalism was dead.
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is what living next door to a 30 megawatt data center sounds like.
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Let’s help out Heather! I don’t have a TikTok account. Put ‘heathercoxrichardson TikTok’ in a browser search bar, fake account appears, click Report, Impersonation, Celebrity.’ When asked who’s being impersonated input @hcrichardson - you’ll see Heather’s avatar with blue cap - her real account. ✅
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026
Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This "tweet" from a year ago has been deleted by its author. I'm posting here now on BlueSky as a reminder and as a public service, for anyone, should they ever need it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
When You Hear ‘Remigration,’ Know That It Means Ethnic Cleansing talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/when-yo...
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When You Hear ‘Remigration,’ Know That It Means Ethnic Cleansing
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Dan Kleban, brewery owner in Maine and a candidate that a lot of Dems like, says he's ready to make the run in Platner's place:
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 08/07/2026
Donald Trump is suffering from dementia. Someone needs to step in before it's too late.
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A gentle reminder: “Reading to children, even before they can understand words, teaches them to associate books with love and affection.” (Princeton Book Review)
A poster:

“Reading to children, even before they can understand words, teaches them to associate books with love and affection.”

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The revelations concerning Farage's finances are far more serious for Farage than were the disclosures concerning Mandelson for Starmer. For one thing they entail serious ethics infractions for Farage, which was not the case for Starmer. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Why Posh George could be as fatal for Farage as Mandelson was for Starmer
Political editor David Maddox reveals the details of convicted criminal George Cottrell’s relationship with Nigel Farage
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Good.
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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Senator Doug Jones is a prominent attorney and public servant who became the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama in 25 years. Jones narrates the history of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that took place in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. #WeAreAmerica250
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
So, under this memorandum of understanding, Iran will receive $324 billion in exchange for agreeing not to develop nuclear weapons. But please keep going on about the $400 million in cash that Obama authorized to Iran as part of the JCPOA.
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This is the letter I needed to read today.
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Lie Detector 8647 @lie-detector.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Great stuff! Some videos about our history you may know, some may surprise you
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This is a disgrace and should not stand, but it will. We are losing our democracy. We must continue to protest to retain our freedoms.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Terrible news: the Court of Appeal has just ruled that the Government’s ban on Palestine Action is lawful. PA is now likely to lodge an appeal before the Supreme Court. So the mass arrests of peaceful people sitting with cardboard signs will continue. Because that is what terrorism looks like ...
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Terrifying. If you’re not scared by this, I don’t know what it’ll take.
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This is an absolute disgrace. My teenage years were mostly spent studying in Glasgow’s once glorious central library (now GOMA) surrounded by dusty books and tomes. It was a joy to read and learn for free. The library that replaced it had more computers than books. We need our history!
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Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive! @msreadsalot.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Everyone interested in economic matter should follow @premnsikka.bsky.social Those of us who protested against Brexit knew this would happen. How many small British businesses did we lose because the prices of importing goods from European countries spiralled…
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Let's Celebrate Barack Obama Appreciation Day www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Let’s Celebrate Barack Obama Appreciation Day
Today, June 14, is celebrated as Barack Obama Appreciation Day. In 2020, Twitter users unofficially celebrated former president Obama by using the hashtag “All Birthdays Matter” in response to the…
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
#ObamaAppreciationDay
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Scandalous Tan forever beats authoritarian orange. Happy Barack Obama Appreciation Day.
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Shelby Kent-Stewart @shelbykstewart.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Every day should be #ObamaAppreciationDay to remind us that once upon a time we had a leader who embraced all Americans, not just the wealthy and the wicked.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026
Seventy-two years ago tomorrow, on May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Brown v.
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