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@normalleigh53.bsky.social
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Artist and art lover. Speaks my mind, opposes present leadership, while loving country. Raised in Berkeley in the 60s, have a lot of adult children. Appreciates the politics and people on this site, and loves the music.

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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 9h
Talarico Called Out Paxton Then Paxton Made It Worse
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal.
Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons
An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wow!!! What a full house in Maine! Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for promoting Troy Jackson. Maine peeps, it is time to vote for someone who cares for you!
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals: “Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 14h
Jack Smith: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump committed serious crimes”
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 29/09/2026
Here is Cait exposing what I would have to say is Mike Lawler’s biggest and most egregious lie: That he wouldn’t cut Medicaid. He ended up being the deciding vote to do just that, screwing over thousands of his own constituents in the process.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Trump: "You got me for nothing. I don't take my salary." (Trump has made billions in crypto schemes while president)
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 13h
Oh pleeeease let Carney have it, and make Trump present him with it if that's possible (not going to pretend I'm an expert on the nobel peace prize lol) Mark Carney led humanitarian organizations as the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on a popular prediction market MORE HERE trib.al/6dV37og
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"
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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 14h
Jack Smith Eviscerates Trump in Opening Statement: ‘President Trump Engaged in Serious Crimes Against Our Nation’
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Jack Smith Eviscerates Trump in Opening Statement: ‘President Trump Engaged in Serious Crimes Against Our Nation’
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith slammed President Donald Trump in his opening statement before a Senate panel on Tuesday, saying his investigation uncovered “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that the commander in chief “engaged in serious crimes against our nation.” Smith, who was tasked with investigating Trump in 2022, spoke out as he faced lawmakers […] The post Jack Smith Eviscerates Trump in Opening Statement: ‘President Trump Engaged in Serious Crimes Against Our Nation’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 14h
A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would increase special education funding. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Ohio Republican bill would create a $360 million special education cost reimbursement fund • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would increase special education funding.
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Mom for Gliberty @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · 14h
It's ironic because the Trump admin completely vindicated gender studies as a field. Like we're all living through some sort of unethical gender studies experiment.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
This is actually hell, right?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Taint @taint9.bsky.social · 13h
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13h
Trump pardoned Jack Abramoff's old business partner in July. We went through the federal filings and found the man's money in eight Republican Senate campaigns. Six belong to sitting senators.
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Trump Pardoned Abramoff’s Partner. We Found His Money In Eight Republican Senate Campaigns.
Also: a congressman on his way out files 26 impeachment charges against Trump, a carpenter beats ICE in Manhattan, and farm country picks a side.
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 15h
Jack Smith's opening statement before SJC: “I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including my decision to bring charges against Trump. .. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt .. I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution" thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13h
EXCLUSIVE: Trump pardoned Jack Abramoff's old partner. We found the man's money in eight Republican Senate campaigns. One of them refunded four other donors in July. Not him. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-pard...
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Trump Pardoned Abramoff’s Partner. We Found His Money In Eight Republican Senate Campaigns.
Also: a congressman on his way out files 26 impeachment charges against Trump, a carpenter beats ICE in Manhattan, and farm country picks a side.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 13h
Republicans aren't very sharp. Their parents never taught them how to apologize.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14h
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's choice to be the next Army secretary is being called out by former Trump officials for puffing up his resume — adding to the pile of problems facing Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell.
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'Simply false': Hegseth's pick for Army chief accused of lying on resume by ex-Trump aides
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's choice to be the next Army secretary is being called out by former Trump officials for puffing up his resume — adding to the pile of problems facing Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell.Parnell, who already has allegations of spousal abuse clouding his future, is now a...
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13h
lolololol
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 13h
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13h
Tennessee Republicans sliced Steve Cohen's district into pieces. On his way out the door, he filed 26 articles of impeachment against Trump. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-pard...
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faewings @faewings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We can't do it without you!👇 Without your neighbor, friend, family member. We are better together and we can make America Better than Ever! If we stand up vote and speak up! Thank you!
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
texans, you are going to see this clip once a week and twice on sundays until the election
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
Wow! Pissed-off Trump voter says America is not great again, and she regrets her vote for Trump.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026
Trump wants to be a dictator. But that is not how the law works in our country, Marc Elias says. “The courts need to step forward and prevent a blatant disregard of Congress’ statutes.” Keep watch on the people rewriting the rules. Sign up for free: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Melania Trump: Please stop talking about "fostering children" while your husband actively hides documents showing what he did to them. Beyond that, let’s not pretend you're a role model when your son is getting dating advice from Andrew fucking Tate.
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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s indeed possible to write a headline that says “Trump lies again.” It doesn’t violate any rule of journalism or shatter the laws of nature. it just tells the truth.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
Whoa! This part makes the story worse. Trump didn’t just appear in taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies. He personally helped orchestrate them, including helping choose the imagery and video. OUR TAX DOLLARS. HIS PROPAGANDA.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
Xavier Becerra didn’t just discover LGBTQ rights when it became politically convenient. His record goes back to the 1990s, and LGBTQ+ rights have been a huge part of it, from his time as California attorney general to serving as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary. 🧵
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's something special about a man falling asleep on live television three minutes after calling his predecessor "Sleepy Joe."
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Shannon Drake 🌒🌕🌘🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @shannondrake.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
More fucking war crimes. #Putin #Musk #Trump #Netanyahu #WeAreTheFlood #MeidasMighty ICC? NATO? C’mon
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RobertVosFrere @robertovosfriar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Hollywood Stars Warned Voters About Trump Back in 2016 #Trump #Hollywood #Politics
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When that orange asshole finally leaves the WH, and he WILL be leaving, the American people need to sue him and the rest of his criminal syndicate of a so-called family, for every fucking dime they stole from us. Every. Fucking. Dime.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: "The big problem is refineries in Russia are being blown up. This isn't really a Middle Eastern problem, this is a Russia problem, that Ukraine & Russia are going at it & Ukraine is blowing up diesel refineries. I told to President Zelenskyy, 'You gotta take it easy on the refineries.'"
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He finally said the truth out loud. 🔄 John Fetterman’s Latest ‘Republican’ Comment Is Not What He Meant to Say www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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John Fetterman’s Latest ‘Republican’ Comment Is Not What He Meant to Say
John Fetterman just said something about his party that he definitely didn’t mean to say. The Pennsylvania senator’s unexpected slip on stage left the crowd laughing and had him admitting it would go ...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Yes, there are rats fleeing the sinking ship, but Trump’s poisonous influence will still require a major cleanup operation if & when the Democrats regain control in Congress…The only way we truly overcome this dark chapter is by refusing to forgive & forget.” www.americaamerica.news/p/rats-are-f...
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Rats Are Fleeing the Sinking Ship
But they have waited too long and are still too few in number to change the outcome of a likely Democratic tsunami
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Michigan, absentee ballots have gone out. The election is HERE. Make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All! 🗳️ abdulforsenate.com/vote 🗳️
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcement
The twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It now costs the truck drivers on average $1,200 to fill up a single tank because of the war in Iran. Mike Rogers said it's a win-win-win. Are you winning?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just 40 days until Election Day. The midterms are coming fast. Make a plan to vote, check your registration, and show up. Vote like your life depends on it. This is our chance to stop the Trump regime in its tracks! #BlueWaveIn40Days
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No politician should ever come between you and your doctor when it comes to making the decisions that are best for you and your family. I’ll never stop fighting for your reproductive freedom. Watch our new ad 📺
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mike Rogers told Michiganders he was an assembly line autoworker who made Chrysler LeBarons. Turns out it was a complete lie. Shameful.
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Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. • Michigan Advance
Rogers says he built Chrysler vehicles on an assembly line. Records show his work was at an aftermarket facility that modified vehicles after they left the factory.
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