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“Mimi” (gma), Mom, ret English teacher, life-long learner, news & politics junkie, American & English history buff, armchair psychologist, frmr Rock/Blues/Jazz singer, on the NC coast. GO WOLFPACK!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18h
🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Dept. of Justice policy of collecting unredacted voter rolls, checking them against federal citizenship databases, and urging states to remove voters flagged as ineligible. www.democracydocket.com/cases/doj-na...
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🚨 Common Cause v. U.S. Department of Justice
Learn more.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 20h
Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it. u.afp.com/SC5k
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20h
NEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts.
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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...
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Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 22h
This goes to show you how despite the right's insistence on their versions of ethnic nationalism being more "solid" than liberal individualism, ultimately its vapor and feeling that roots it.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 21h
ICE has been ordered to make 3,000 arrests a day — 1,000 more than before. Secret courts in FEMA buildings. Shock gloves on agents. Nonprofit surveillance. 25 days before the midterms. This is deliberate.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 21h
Shared some thoughts on the Trump administration’s boat strikes: “In the absence of an armed conflict,” Finucane said, “the term for premeditated killing is generally murder.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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And the Nobel Peace Prize Goes to … the Opposite of Trump
The world is watching a split screen: In one panel, humanity sees jurists such as Navi Pillay of South Africa, who just won the Nobel Peace Prize for her decades of struggling for international law, i...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 21h
Jeury Concepcion is a US citizen. He was walking to a barbershop. He left with stitches in his head and a government statement saying he "was NOT arrested by ICE." The judge's ruling says otherwise, by name. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-logger-j...
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 22h
She fought apartheid, defended Nelson Mandela, and helped change how the world prosecutes sexual violence. Today, at 85, Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What an extraordinary woman. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
Navi Pillay smiling in a red and gold academic gown and black hat, seated at a table signing a book.
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Sheryl with an S @beachblond52.bsky.social · 23h
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #GTS Their silence is complicity.
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Rep. Pete Aguilar @aguilar.house.gov · 21h
Reports that ICE agents are being told to “go after anybody” in California are alarming. ICE is violently terrorizing our neighborhoods. House Democrats will continue to demand oversight over this out of control agency. Accountability is coming.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 23h
A barbaric idea, beneath our dignity as a country. Push back on this.
Trump admin wants to televise an execution
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
"Next month, Trump is hosting the 'most exclusive dinner in the world' at his golf club in Virginia — & you’re invited! Well, only if you can pony up millions to buy his scammy meme coin. It’s just another breathtaking bit of corruption that, by now, is depressingly routine." — @snipy.bsky.social
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Trump’s meme coin grift hits a new low
Buyers have lost almost everything. He keeps pumping them anyway.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
There's all the Trumpsters who are making bank off stealing Venezuela's oil. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...
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Ex-Trump officials find new jobs in Venezuela’s lucrative oil industry
Companies and investors are eager to hire those with recent access to the White House and knowledge of the administration’s Venezuela policy or contacts.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
There's Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack (most people forget he was prosecuted, but acquitted, in a case that accused him of shaping US policy for UAE for big contracts) failing to disclose a financial tie in his confirmation disclosures. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan
Thomas Barrack, a top US diplomat in the Middle East, advocated for a firm run by his business partner to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria, three people said, activit...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 09/10/2026
My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️

"Today in Marble Hill, ICE agents fired multiple shots at a man in his vehicle while his 5-year-old child was in the back seat.
ICE's already unwelcome presence in our city has been growing more escalatory and dangerous by the day. Today's shooting is a grave development that requires a swift and immediate response to protect the safety of all New Yorkers.
First, we must have a full and independent investigation of this incident.
"There must also be a full and immediate release of all body camera footage of the incident.
In addition, the Target Corporation must stop offering their Bronx properties as private staging sites for ICE, in compliance with requests from New York officials. Target opening up large, active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk.
ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency.
It does not belong in New York City and it should not exist in the United States of America. Abolish ICE.”
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When I started writing about Supreme Court expansion, you couldn’t get the question *asked* in a poll. The first time I saw it actually polled, it was 8%. Now, we here.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🔥 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social : “THIS CITY WANTS ICE OUT. We do not need them to keep us safe. All they do is terrorize our city.”
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NCSU Dem @ncsudem.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’ll give the sick fucks a thrill, but lots who watch excitedly, thinking it’ll be cool, won’t leave wanting more. Read any account of war or crime, normal people prefer peace. Violence is abhorrent and should never be government glorified. Trump is driven by a desire to kill and steal. Devolution.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
That’s an opening statement. Goddam!💙💙
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Brian ████████ Linse @linsefilm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's the Mike & Bobby show again with @mikemadrid.bsky.social and congressional candidate Bobby Pulido. Get a glimpse into the future of the (D) Congress. youtu.be/4Eu321TFSJ8
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Texas Republicans are supporting Democrat Bobby Pulido
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NCSU Dem @ncsudem.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No, Obama isn’t a man-baby who expects/demands everyone agree with him on everything, and kiss his ass, otherwise they are a sworn enemy. That’s not how grown men (or women) behave. He obviously doesn’t care, why should anyone else?
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
At this stage it doesn't matter to me if this guy is cosplaying. I want a person who talks like this and then promises to back it up to be the next president. If there's somebody who winds up being more convincing than him in the next year or so, I'll vote for that person instead.
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Mac It Look Like An Accident @macrogers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/10/2026
Trump took a bipartisan idea to help kids save and turned it into a potential windfall for billionaires, who can donate stocks families can't refuse or sell for years. @crampell.bsky.social explains how Trump Accounts may benefit donors more than children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3UeGll6?utm_...
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Dizzygirl @dizzygirl.myatproto.social · 08/10/2026
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Archivist1000 @archivist1001.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
HUMANS can have 'Super Intelligence' and it's real. MACHINES can 'replicate' intelligence that's why it's 'ARTIFICIAL' Trump is borderline ILLITERATE. His ignorance shames the USA every day
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Madrox Prime @primemadrox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I absolutely believe that Mike Collins would have been among those standing in the schoolhouse door ... Here in Georgia, where we are so proud of our legacy as the cradle of civil rights, I'll be damned if I'm gonna let a man like Collins win this race and represent GA for the next 6 years"
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NCSU Dem @ncsudem.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sounds exactly like: 24 hrs (part-time no benes) x $7.25 = $174/wk and coupled with the accompanying malnutrition and short life spans, outrageous infant, child and maternal motality, and unemployment so high there (conveniently) won’t be any for women the feudalism they have planned.
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NCSU Dem @ncsudem.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sounds exactly like: 24 hrs (part-time no benes) x $7.25 = $174/wk and coupled with the accompanying malnutrition and short life spans, outrageous infant, child and maternal motality, and unemployment so high there (conveniently) won’t be any for women the feudalism they have planned.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 09/10/2026
AI now seems to exist chiefly so oligarchs can spy on us, confiscate our wealth, lay us off, and finally wipe us out altogether. trib.al/iFuXuBW
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Trump? Diesel? ICE? Corruption? All of Those. But Mostly—Data Centers.
It’s not just about our water bills. The lords of AI have failed to persuade America in a spectacular way.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wow. The blunt truths are SUCH a relief to hear. As horrible as it all is, it’s like I can finally catch my breath, just by hearing a politician bluntly say them out loud.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews. People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You know what I don't see on the agent who shot a dad with a military assault rifle? THE BODY-CAM THAT THE TRUMP ADMIN HAS PROMISED TO PUT ON ALL ICE AGENTS.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 09/10/2026
Trump has claimed that states are “merely an ‘agent’ for the federal government” and they must do what the president tells them. “Almost nothing in that statement is correct as a matter of law,” Marc Elias says. Keep an eye on the people trying to rewrite the rules: demdock.com/4rSKLdE
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elijahplovejoy.bsky.social @elijahplovejoy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Dr. Annie Andrews for Senate
Dr. Annie Andrews is a pediatrician and mom who has dedicated her career to fighting for a brighter future for all children...
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
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NCSU Dem @ncsudem.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’ll give the sick fucks a thrill, but lots who watch excitedly, thinking it’ll be cool, won’t leave wanting more. Read any account of war or crime, normal people prefer peace. Violence is abhorrent and should never be government glorified. Trump is driven by a desire to kill and steal. Devolution.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Goodnight 🌙
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MKSutherland @mktsutherland.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Here in Minnesota we are not going to tolerate this cruelty and corruption and we showed them earlier this year and we will continue to support and protect our neighbors and you all better get out and voting your states so we can end this madness!
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Love that my opponent is trying to paint me as someone who wants political violence and meanwhile her party is going to execute someone on live tv (after already murdering multiple citizens in the streets and fishermen in boats)
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Holy Fuck — There really was a little girl in the car when those KKK thugs shot her father in the Bronx. FUCK ICE FUCK TRUMP FUCK YOU FOR SUPPORTING HIM
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump voters are looking my way because I'm not bought off. I want money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All.
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NCSU Dem @ncsudem.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As 70,000 mostly brown people, thanks to Injustice Kavanaugh, including citizens and all, are detained in concentration camps, in inhumane conditions, who will be surprised when every black person in MN will be considered Somali? They want a racial catalyst for a civil war.
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