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Mary Tanner

@mtchurch.bsky.social
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Mom of two amazing daughters, spouse of a colorful character, Wellesley and UNC-CH alum, NC voter, still believing that justice wins in the end

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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Perfect - get ready to vote!
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
There is no place for political violence in our country. I’m grateful that Amy Acton is safe and thankful for the law enforcement officers who acted swiftly today. Attacks like this cannot just be the price you pay for running for office. This must never become normal.
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
More scandalous deception by a GOP super PAC. substack.com/@juddlegum/n...
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How a GOP super PAC tricked a grieving father into appearing in a political ad
In an interview with Popular Information, Ronald Hayes described how he was deceived, manipulated, and exploited.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
There’s lots of empty land in and near Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster, and for that matter at the very spacious estates of the tech oligarchs and the nice campuses of the tech companies. Those seem like easy places to put data centers.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yet more despicable Republican tactics. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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UPDATE: Senate GOP’s fake news website falsely links Democrat to murder
On August 6, Popular Information exposed a network of fake news websites surreptitiously controlled by Senate Republicans.
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A lovely letter to his former students and aspirational thoughts for us all. open.substack.com/pub/measured...
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Dear Former Students,
After almost 40 years in the classroom, I have retired from teaching.
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This insane corruption has to stop - Congress - hello? Anyone there? Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u...
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Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags (Gift Article)
The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president.
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Sue is Pissed! @spb1159.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The new Faux News
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Congresswoman Madeleine Dean @repdean.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Isabella. Michael. Tyler. Angel. Four more young lives lost — heroes who gave the last full measure of devotion for our nation. Their names will not be forgotten. It is time to end the President’s ill-begotten war.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Kentucky to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-17 in these case. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/kentuc...
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🚨 United States of America v. Adams
Learn more.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We’re unlikely to see large-scale rollback to state voucher systems. But big financial, academic, and safety reforms are on the horizon. Anything short of that is market failure—a classic focus for public policy. Parents and taxpayers deserve to know how the money is spent.
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social #SistersInLaw Hey Sisters - could a DOJ employee (who is not Todd Blanche) release the Epstein files
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump Thursday dismissed all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In sweeping attack on elections, Trump fires leadership of key federal voting assistance commission
The dismissals leave the elections assistance agency without leadership just months before the upcoming 2026 midterms.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 02/07/2026
Donald Trump is a scammer.
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Two events purporting to be America 250 events happened in Chatham County NC today. The America 250 event I attended was held at the Ag Center from 10am - 2pm.
GOP FB advertisement
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The Buttigiegs have experienced a nightmare that should never have happened at all. I hope whoever is responsible is found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
On the fourth anniversary of the overturning of Roe v Wade remember that they lied to get their seats on the Supreme Court
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Friends, they’re not even trying to hide their voter suppression. ⬇️
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I choose hope.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/06/2026
it's notable to me that the administration tried to frame tonight's UFC event as a "gift to Americans" but you can't watch it unless you have a paid subscription to Paramount+
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Happy Obama Appreciation Day!
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Please god let this close the portal to Hell the Cubs opened in 2016
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
They won’t until they’re forced to.
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Brian Wernham C.Eng. @brianwernham.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Dec 2025 Trump name added to the Kennedy Center in plain view 👇 Jun 2026 Trump name removed under screens in the night 👇
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Ossoff: This is what small men like Donald Trump and JD Vance and Stephen Miller will never understand—that our national greatness flows not through our blood or our genes, but through our ideas.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Celebrating the magic of @arethafranklin at #thekennedycenter 2015 #kchonors
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Warnock: “I know that there are those who are tired of the remedy. I’m tired of racism. I think it’s a strange position to be more concerned about the medicine than you are about the malady.” If this makes you uncomfortable, ask yourself why.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Every single Republican voted against it.
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Indeed.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Less than three hours after the polls closed, Viktor Orban conceded that he lost. Five years after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he still falsely claims that he won. Prepare for the midterms by staying informed. Subscribe to Democracy Docket now: bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs. Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026. This is what corporate greed looks like.
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Joyous, peaceful march and rally at Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Orange County NC #NoKings today!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Go make some good trouble today. 💚
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/03/2026
NEWS: Bette Midler just released a remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic protest song “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” updated to fit the current moment and urge action ahead of the midterms. You have to listen to this.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/02/2026
Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
youtu.be/lzZdxmSmBaM
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Now Trumpists Are Menacing Economists
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The only heartening thing here is the care that some local officials are taking to safeguard their voter rolls. But… how many more are using inaccurate SAVE data as a crutch to disenfranchise voters?
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Today calls for the ReSIStance protest playlist of @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social #SistersInLaw
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 25/01/2026
Just when you thought it could not get worse: extortion on the table?
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 25/01/2026
This statement from an eyewitness to the Minnesota murder of Mr. Pretti is gut wrenching, from beginning to end. Please disseminate it as you see fit. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF
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Mary Tanner @mtchurch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Still working on what % stake the US government should have of any Trump-related enterprises. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13/01/2026
Epstein Files Are the Law Now — SO WHERE ARE THEY? youtu.be/EPe7udJkYbc
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Epstein Files Are the Law Now — SO WHERE ARE THEY?
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
A felon who married an immigrant is telling a lot of y’all that the problems in this country all stem from felons and immigrants. But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration
Government data show the Trump administration’s policies reducing the number of foreign-born workers did not help U.S.-born workers in 2025.
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