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Northlandlake1. ❌👑

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I am Joan Peterson and I live on a small lake in Northern Minnesota near Duluth I am a news junkie, advocate for gun safety reform, women's reproductive rights, social justice and democracy. I'm the mother of a son and daughter and grandma to 4.

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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why do MAGA Co gress members lie? commongunsense.substack.com/p/blaming-bi...
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Blaming Biden
Last night I attended a debate watch party with We the People Cloquet Area Indivisible at a local restaurant.
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Did I miss these riots by "far-left lunatics" after the 2020 election that burned down cities? Where was I? The only "riot" after the 2020 election was on January 6th. WTF is JD Vance referring to? He certainly got angry quickly though. #USDemocracy youtu.be/oA_0HBLBp40?...
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Watch JD Vance SCREAM At Host After CAUGHT In LIE!
YouTube video by Jack Cocchiarella
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm glad we have @marcelias.bsky.social and other attorneys just like him fighting for democracy. We're going to need them. #USDemocracy youtube.com/shorts/zABXb...
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If Democrats Win Elections, Trump Will Call Them Corrupt
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Stupid.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What could possibly go wrong handing the keys to the future of our national security to a ketamine-soaked billionaire, an ideological clown from the 1990s, and a third guy who will shortly be questioning his life choices. charliesykes.substack.com/p/day-one-im...
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Day One: Impeach Pete Hegseth
“No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos.” But Musk.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The first lawsuit alleges ICE officer Jonathan Ross used excessive force. The second alleges that federal officials conspired to interfere with the civil rights of individuals in Minnesota..." www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...
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The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids
The fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent last January in Minneapolis set off a firestorm of protests around the U.S. Her family is speaking out for the first time.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's going to take all of us voting together this year. Sign up to have friendly conversations with your like-minded neighbors to educate and motivate them to vote. Here's the link to get started. share.indvs.org/s/gbynxZDZ
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Click here.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If anyone is in a hurry to buy a gun we shoukd becwortied commongunsense.substack.com/p/in-a-hurry...
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In a hurry to buy a gun
Or why the federal government wants you to get a gun quickly
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A shooting of an immigrant in Texas may not be good news in the election commongunsense.substack.com/p/texas-is-o...
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Texas is on my mind
Or how ICE just turned Texas into Minnesota
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The cheating smd corruption is phenomenal Read more commongunsense.substack.com/p/cheaters?r...
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Cheaters
Or how the administration is violating the Constitution
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congress mambers ate not honoting their oath to the Constitution The President commits unconstitutional acts every day And here we are commongunsense.substack.com/p/constituti...
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Constitution Day
Happy Constitution Day. My Congressman, Pete Stauber, published a Facebook post saying Happy Constitution Day to his constituents.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/09/2026
Pritzker: "He is suffering from dementia. I think we can all see that."
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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A Shooting in Minneapolis got me thinking
As always, shootings are complicated matters often with motives unknown and involving people who usually know each other.
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Raging Loons Resistance Group @nick13.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Maga. But rw media will blame it on a Trans
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026
at this point being a nazi edgelord online must be a prerequisite for working in the trump administration, no?
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Extremist MAGA Republicans Have Declared War on American Voters. We Can and Must Defeat Them This November.
MAGA Republicans are telling us something right now, America.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Octavia E. Butler’s novel “Parable of the Talents” depicts a dystopian United States run by Christian Nationalists. Their slogan is “Make America Great Again.” Published in 1998, many years before Trump’s political career, but this poem in the book prophesied Trump. (Poem from @zymplex.bsky.social)
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Lake America and other stupidity
Trump now believes he has some sort of super powers never before granted to any President of the United States.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@cloquetindivisible.bsky.social Every Tuesday we stand on a busy corner in Cloquet, Mn. Every week there are more horn honks and thumbs up. This is what resistance looks like. More people energized and more people going to vote. Defending democracy is courageous. @indivisible.org
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The peasants aren't allowed to know where their foreign beef comes from.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Here's some good news to round out the week: progressive Aisha Wahab just won a special Congressional election in California, defeating a centrist backed by millions in AIPAC spending. More proof that organized people can beat organized money.
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'Organized People Won': Aisha Wahab Defeats Millions in AIPAC Spending to Win US House Race | Common Dreams
"This victory belongs to the voters who made clear that our district cannot be bought," said Wahab, who will serve out t
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The MAGA regime are beginning the process of capturing thousands of beautiful majestic federally protected wild horses and selling them off to slaughter for as little as $25 a horse. Just when you thought the monstrous fascist crime syndicate couldn’t be more evil. Sick fucks.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If I were a puppet installed by a foreign adversary to destroy a superpower, I would be doing the very same things Trump is currently doing…
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Some reflections after the Supreme Court ruled to allow Trump’s vanity ballroom to go forward
The damage done to our country is immeasurable.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
He is not got to serve or be a father.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Why do Republicans hate government that they are part of. open.substack.com/pub/commongu...
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When our government hates our government
Or how the GOP doesn't represent us any more
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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They are trying to kill us
These words pop into my head whenever I hear of yet another policy or tweet or Truth Social post threatening the lives of Americans.
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Donald Trump has just ousted the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission. The EAC is an independent federal agency that helps administer election funds. This is just the latest example of Trump’s efforts to subvert US elections. www.propublica.org/article/fede...
TRUMP JUST REMOVED ALL THREE SITTING MEMBERS OF THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 11/07/2026
Every name on this list was a person with a family, a story, and a life. How many more names? ICE must be abolished. #SheShed
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What I want to know is how and why Marco turned so dark. It only makes sense if he was always MAGA or now just wants power. Either way it's stained his reputation.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
MAJOR BREAKING: Hunter Biden has been awarded $1.7 MILLION in a defamation lawsuit against Trump adviser Patrick Byrne, who falsely accused him of seeking an $800 million bribe from Iran in exchange for influencing U.S. policy. Lies have consequences.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
“At the risk of excessive repetition, I remind you that both impeachment and the 25th amendment are available mechanisms to deal with a president who is acting criminally and/or unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” www.americaamerica.news/p/this-night...
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This Nightmare Will End. Look Who's Helping.
As Trump becomes more reckless and impaired, a growing number of judges and aggrieved legal professionals are fighting back
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It's too hot in Minnesota We have heat advisories And Trump is focusing heat on our elections snd in blue ststed like Minnesota open.substack.com/pub/commongu...
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The heat is on
As I write this the state of Minnesota is experiencing extreme heat with heat advisories out until tonight with expected similar conditions over the next few days.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Pardon Me
Pardon me was a phrase used in my childhood household often after someone burped at the dinner table or did something that required a request to excuse that person for said behavior.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
@indivisible.org Our @cloquetindivisible.bsky.social will be hosting author Lisa Graves to discuss her book about the John Roberts Court. What a timely discussion.
Flyer for Cloquet Indivisible July meeting.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 30/06/2026
Join our national program to ensure all eligible voters get to cast their ballot and those ballots are counted. We know Trump will do everything he can to intimidate voters and sabotage the midterms. We'll be ready to counter his dirty tricks and tactics with the support of Indivisibles everywhere.
mobilize.us
Hands Off Our Vote in 2026! · Indivisible
**We know that Trump and his Big Lie cronies are plotting to do everything they can to undermine our elections in 2026.** Whether it’s trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, bl...
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
when it zoomed out I gasped
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
America defeated fascism. We don’t need its aesthetics decorating the White House.
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Analisa Swan (she/her) @analisaswan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It’s no surprise that Trump went bankrupt 6 times! Trump/GOP are bleeding U.S. taxpayers & U.S. Treasury dry, wasting TONS of U.S. taxpayer $ on corrupt vanity projects! From a failed war of choice in Iran, to a self dealing no-bid contract reflecting pool, to a divisive, mean spirited America 250!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"the ferris wheel shut down" "the ice cream melted" "a display of the Confederate flag was removed" "almost-empty or understaffed booths" "limited food options" "no lines to get in, the lawn fairly void of people" "entertainers outnumbered guests at points..." www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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State Fair on the Mall Sputters Out of the Gate
Melted ice cream, power outages, rainy weather and a Confederate flag display marred the beginning of the National Mall event.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
So the deportations might kill people?
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
BREAKING: ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Supreme Court says a man with the same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to be on the primary ballot.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
Kim Jong Un thinks this is a bit much
Trump TS post of US passport with his picture on it
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
He runs the protection program?
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Another blow to “60 Minutes”: Producer Michael Gavshon is leaving CBS News after more than four decades, more than three of which he spent at the newsmagazine.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
@cloquetindivisible.bsky.social Join us on Sunday, June 14th for Flags, Freedom and Community Day. Food, VFW demonstration about our flag & flag folding, remembrance for Melissa & Mark Hortman, walk across the St. Louis River bridge with flags. Noon-3:00 p.m. @indivisible.org @ezralevin.bsky.social
American flag
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Celebrate Flags, Freedom and Community Day in Cloquet Join your friends and neighbors on Sunday, June 14, Flag Day, for an afternoon hosted by We the People Cloquet Area Indivisible, centered on service, remembrance, and the values that unite us all. Noon-3:00 p.m. cloquetareaindivisible.com.
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Cloquet Area Indivisible | Grassroots Advocacy & Community Action in Cloquet, MN
Cloquet Area Indivisible is a volunteer-led organization in Northern Minnesota organizing for democracy, civic engagement, advocacy, and community action.
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Just a horrid cruel misogynist.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/06/2026
California just held an election w/paper ballots, signature verification, audits, bipartisan oversight & public vote counting procedures. You don’t get to yell “fraud” every time voters make a choice you don’t like. Take the whiny little b*tch act somewhere else. We’re not buying it in this state!
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Northlandlake1. ❌👑 @northlandlake1.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Sounds like a dud.
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