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Nancy Hicks

@nancyhicks.bsky.social
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Black Lives Matter, Native American Lives Matter, Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ I support public education & M4A. Science is my religion. I love birds. VOTE! NO DM’s

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h
who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 20h
Trump reported more than $2.2 billion in revenue he brought in during 2025—and CREW analysis shows that more than a third of that revenue came from dozens of companies Trump had just incorporated months before.
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Trump incorporated dozens of new companies in lead up to second term—and never stopped - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Trump filed a financial disclosure in June revealing he brought in more than $2.2 billion in revenue during 2025. We found that more than a third of that revenue came from dozens of companies Trump…
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Zora T. Pike @dandel10n27.bsky.social · 19h
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Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko)
There it is
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h
"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?"
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 13h
I was feeling some Kavanaugh level rage earlier watching the Collins/Jackson debate. She explained how she decided to vote on SCotUS nominees in general trying to weasel out of her vote for Kavanaugh’s confirmation…on the anniversary of her vote.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 16h
I’ve been wrong before, and might be wrong now, but I sort of feel like it isn’t necessary or helpful to parse trump’s most deranged utterances and give the the most charitable possible interpretation. There isn’t a clear meaning, there’s almost never a clear meeting, and that’s often on purpose.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Warren Terra @warrenterra.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ICE knew who Vasquez was before they ever put him in their truck. They drove off with him just to fuck with him, because they didn't like him and they could do that shit, before they abandoned him on the side of the road, threw his wallet out of their car, and drove away.
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‘They basically just kidnapped me’: US citizen taken by Border Patrol in Cary • NC Newsline
As Border Patrol agents swept the Triangle area, a construction worker born in the U.S. was among those detained.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
13/ Collectively, these cases show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens too. Read our investigation:
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
12/ We spent months compiling every case we could find of immigration agents detaining Americans. We did it because the government hasn't. And now, we're sharing every one of those cases with you. Explore our database: propub.li/4egbSK2
Screenshot of database titled "Explore All Incidents Where Citizens Were Detained." Text below explains that this is every incident ProPublica could find in which one or more citizens were reportedly detained between January 2025 and September 2026. There are 506 citizens' cases in the database, and users can sort by what the incidents involve, where the incident is located, and the recency of the case.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
7/ Among the most jarring trends we found: 36 U.S. citizens were not allowed to contact their family or a lawyer.
36 U.S. citizens held for at least a day without being able to contact a lawyer or their family.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
4/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He was still alive? 2 women ignored red flags: Jim met Tammy at bible college. Despite already having a fiancée Jim began courting Tammy. They married & left college to become itinerant evangelists. After they divorced Bakker married Lori Beth Graham, a former televangelist 50 days after they met.
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South Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 06/10/2026
Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso, suspended after his arrest on allegations he molested a young child, said he still “intend[s] to win” the November election. And the Palm Beach County Republican Party endorsed him today. Via @miamiherald.com
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Palm Beach County GOP endorses candidate accused of child sex abuse
Suspended Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso said he has not abandoned his campaign, nor has the local Republican Party abandoned him, even after his arrest on child sex abuse charges.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Some recipients will be donating their money to Democratic candidates & it seems most of the checks went to red states or swing states. I hope the donations help defeat a few more GOP candidates.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It is absolutely taxpayer money.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 06/10/2026
Here’s the backstory behind these $500 checks. As you probably guessed, it's another scam (sort of). Trump & the GOP caused premiums to skyrocket by thousands of dollars this year for ~19M enrollees. Now he’s ”giving back” a tiny fraction of that to ~1M of them. acasignups.net/26/09/12/tru...
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Trump's Latest Con is On: Presenting the $500 User Fee Flim-Flam
Less than 24 hours after making an absolutely absurd and utterly illegal attempt to literally bribe voters with $5,000 cash if they vote for Republicans this November, the Trump White House just annou...
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 06/10/2026
My advice to anyone who receives one of these checks: Pick a page, pick some Democratic candidates & donate $500 today! Blue26.org
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Not a PAC. Just helping raise money for Democratic candidates to help save democracy.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thanks for posting that. It’s enlightening.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He went to private school in Forest Hills, NY. My sister’s friend went to school with him. I grew up in the next town over. My sister’s friend told us he was back then what he still is now. His poor grammar & vocabulary seem to be because he’s not very bright & made no effort to learn.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Because of Trump $500 does a lot less for the recipients than it used to just 2 years ago. Are these going to the people who can’t afford healthcare because the GOP allowed the ACA subsidies to expire? $500 won’t make up for that.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 05/10/2026
With all the Republican-condoned methane leakage along the way, on top of the cost of transporting, liquefying, shipping, re-gassing, and more transport, yes, it starts to look more polluting than local coal. Polluters don’t care.
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Worse than coal? Debate intensifies over carbon impact of US gas imported to Europe
With 60% of Europe's liquefied natural gas imports now coming from the United States, the carbon footprint of this energy source remains fiercely contested.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Goddamn, this point by @anandwrites.bsky.social really needed saying.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 05/10/2026
Once again, Trump and Putin take the side of international corruption. Trump/Russia.
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am Jane Doe.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This starts with her aggressively trying to link him to the Muslim Brotherhood. I'd like to see someone turn the tables on this. "You're Christian, right? Did you support Timothy McVeigh? Did you agree with Dylann Roof? Or Eric Rudolph? Robert Lewis Dear? No? Even though you share their religion?"
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Openly bragging about ethnic cleansing. That's how you know they're the Good Guys.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades, with eight reported measles-associated deaths in the past two years — more than the combined total of reported deaths over the previous three decades. www.pa.gov/agencies/hea...
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I hope I can figure out how to watch her debate with Darline Graham Nordone. I’m sure even if I can’t access it live it will be somewhere on YouTube. It should be a total rout. Any prep time Darline’s staff puts in is wasted. She’s unarmed in a war of words.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I read that the amount they say they’ve recovered in their fraud effort (which is likely a lie) was destined for some other medical programs. They were surprised by this announcement. Trump or one of his cronies pulled this idea out of his… <smh>
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nearly $100? True, $90 is nearly $100, but neither amount helps anyone suffering from the increased costs he’s rained down on us. It costs a lot to issue 20 million checks. Why not just deduct less from our Soc Sec for a month? He knows that wouldn’t have the impact of a check with his name on it.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wikipedia: As of 2015, Hastert continued to receive his congressional pension…which amounts to approximately $73,000 a year.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
According to Wikipedia we the people have been paying him all along: “As of 2015, Hastert continued to receive his congressional pension…which amounts to approximately $73,000 a year.”
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why would doing one preclude doing the other? Can’t Rahm walk & chew gum at the same time? I try to avoid listening to him. He needs to be irrelevant if he isn’t already. Many on both sides despise him.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In addition to his secret being uncovered publicly, he served 13 mos in prison, paid a $250,000 fine & settled at least one civil suit. He had a health problems he told the judge about to try to get probation. He met & married his wife when they were both teachers. I may have some sympathy for her.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Not surprisingly we the people were still paying Hastert up to the time of his death. Wikipedia: As of 2015, Hastert continued to receive his congressional pension…which amounts to approximately $73,000 a year.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The most recent was yesterday. Yesterday. I’ve heard nothing from the mainstream media about it in a very long time, but it’s ongoing. Fortunately I follow Just Security.
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They won’t likely be able to stop it, but they can begin the investigation & oversight that may lead to accountability. Maybe the investigations will slow down the assaults, make those ordering & carrying them out worry about future prison time.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 05/10/2026
Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions -Overview as of October 4, 2026: 71 strikes; 238 killed (including 23 missing/presumed dead) and 3 known survivors
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Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions
A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers.
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 05/10/2026
On this day in 1920, a white mob lynched four innocent Black men named Fulton Smith, Ray Field, Ben Givens, and Sam Duncan in Macclenny, Florida. Days after, most of the Black community of Macclenny fled the area in fear of further violent attacks
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Oct. 5, 1920 | Four Innocent Black Men Lynched in Macclenny, Florida
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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D Marie @gypsysoul1968.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Megyn Kelly
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. whenweallvote.org
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Heads up: As of Sunday, the United States has withdrawn all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in southern England after new threats were made to commanding officers concerning an Iran-backed plot against the installation. This is a SUPER rare and strange move. substack.com/profile/2357...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
As of Sunday, the United States has withdrawn all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in southern England after new threats were made to commanding officers concerning an Iran-backed plot agains...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/10/2026
Ah, so Trump’s DHS removed *one of two bedrooms* on the luxury private jet and kept the bar, marble bathrooms, and manta ray skin table — for deportations. Okay. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Nancy Hicks @nancyhicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bambi. A hunter shot his mother. I was about 7 years old.
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