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Make your #BlueWave2026 plan to vote 🌊🌊🌊 Get your *ss to the polls! VOTE 🗳️ BLUE

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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And I sure as hell hope someone’s kept count
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEWS: More than TWO THOUSAND events have been registered so far with No Kings: Vote Early, making it the largest early vote mobilization in history. It's not too late to get your town on the map - submit today: www.nokings.org
Photo of No Kings event map
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings: Vote Early Toledo, Ohio” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No Kings: Vote Early Toledo, Ohio · No Kings
Join us on the sidewalks at Monroe and Talmadge to line Monroe (between Harvest and Flanders) to say NO KINGS, VOTE EARLY. Bring your pro democracy and pro voting signs. Bring your noisemakers. Brin...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 30/08/2026
In case you missed it, RM @raskin.house.gov expanded the Committee’s investigation into misconduct by Department of Justice attorneys before federal courts. [cont...]
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General 👇 Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General 👇 Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General
Contact Congress today!
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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
ICE is completely out of control. They're brutalizing and KILLING innocent people across our country. We cannot allow this to continue. Oversight and accountability NOW.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 17/07/2026
Fox spent years building Donald Trump's brand. Now, Fox wants to buy Roku — and decide what 100 million households watch on TV. I’m sounding the alarm.
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Fox wants to buy Roku — and decide what 100 million households watch on TV.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/07/2026
Join a Good Trouble Lives On event near you on Saturday to honor the legacy of the great civil rights leader John Lewis and take action to protect voting rights.
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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · John Lewis Actions on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with John Lewis Actions.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 13/07/2026
GREAT NEWS: A judge just voided President Trump's settlement with the IRS granting him immunity from audits and referred a ​Trump lawyer and DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement ‌to ⁠state bar authorities to determine if their actions violated legal ethics rules.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
At the behest of GOP partisans, the Roberts Court blew up campaign finance limits today in NRSC v. FEC & handed corporate donors a green light to funnel cash straight to political parties Six Republican justices sided with billionaires over the American people @msnowreports.bsky.social 👇
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Humphrey's Executor is dead and the president can fire anyone in the executive branch at will but NOT Federal Reserve governors is really a parody of the difference between the money power and everything else in America
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The new racist double standard set up by Alito in the TPS ruling: if there’s any other motive in addition to the racism, the racism doesn’t count, but if the state wants to *prevent* discrimination against black people, that is racist and unconstitutional www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Roberts Court has been turning anti-discrimination law upside down for years. Its approach came into particular focus in May, with Louisiana v. Callais, in which it determined that not allowing Louisiana’s government to dilute Black votes was racist. In that case, Alito insisted that forcing the state to draw a second majority-Black congressional district would be an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander” because Republicans were entitled to discriminate against Black voters if they argued that their purpose was partisan instead of racist. The Court reaffirmed that position in a subsequent case dealing with Alabama, after a lower court had found ample evidence of deliberate racial discrimination, as opposed to the discriminatory effect of the Louisiana map.

Mullin now sets up an even more impossible double standard. If the government wants to discriminate against Black people, any pretext will do. “As long as there is a plausible basis—any plausible articulable basis—for the government’s action, then the Court will look to that basis as sufficient,” Aderson Francois, a law professor at Georgetown University, told me, “even in the face of evidence that government actors were motivated by animus.” If a Black person wants to prove they’ve been discriminated against, however, no amount of evidence will suffice.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
How severely should we punish immigrant babies? Should we deprive them of food & torture them with lights on 24/7? Should we permanently damage their intellectual development to where they stop talking & start wetting or hitting themselves? No? Well, Trump & his #ICE thugs are doing just that!🧵
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts 👇 Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Tell Congress to Say No to Warrantless AI Mass Surveillance act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
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Tell Congress to Say No to Warrantless AI Mass Surveillance
The War on Terror-era legislation that authorized decades of civil liberties-eroding mass surveillance is set to expire on June 12. Congress must overhaul the bill to protect our privacy - or allow it...
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
the best evidence for voter fraud is ... that there is no evidence of fraud!
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Tell Congress: End the Illegal War on Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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Tell Congress: End the Illegal War on Iran
Trump's unauthorized, unprovoked war in Iran has cost the lives of US service members and thousands of civilians in Iran and across the Middle East. And now, Trump is threatening a ground invasion and...
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Demand Your Representative Stop Bankrolling ICE Brutality act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-ba...
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Demand Your Representative Stop Bankrolling ICE Brutality
Email your representative and urge them to vote NO on the reconciliation budget resolution that will shovel more taxpayer dollars to ICE and Border Patrol.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Non-wealthy Americans are taking economic hits from all sides these days. Gas, groceries, housing, utilities and healthcare are all necessities and they're rapidly getting more expensive ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/28/c...
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Care for seniors is sucking wealth out of families — especially in Ohio • Ohio Capital Journal
Americans have to exhaust their assets before the government will pay for long-term care. That's sucking wealth out of the middle class.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/05/2026
What's happening at Delaney Hall should be major news with 24/7 coverage. People have been linking arms and protesting for 6 days straight. Don't let the regime bury this story. ALL EYES ON DELANEY.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/05/2026
1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a reddish-brown corduroy jumpsuit.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/05/2026
Trump is 'dropping' his bogus lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a slush fund, courtesy of your tax dollars, that he can use to pay off his political allies. While people drown in high prices & inflation — Trump’s lining his & his buddies’ pockets. We will fight this.
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Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B 'weaponization' fund for allies: Sources
President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say.
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Today’s reprehensible Supreme Court decision, as Justice Kagan wrote in her dissent, eviscerates the Voting Rights Act. Fight back. Help flip two seats on the Georgia Supreme Court on May 19. Read about why this battle matters and how to get involved: www.benwikler.com/p/want-to-fi...
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Want to Fight Today's SCOTUS Decision? Fight for the Georgia Supreme Court in May.
The U.S. Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act. That means state courts matter now more than ever. The next big election is on May 19 — for two seats on Georgia’s Supreme Court.
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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
This is such a critical point for everyone who wants to talk about ensuring racial representation as a suspect or imperfect guideline for fair elections. We live in the world we live in and we must act accordingly with awareness and responsiveness to Very Bad Ideas.
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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
That was the craziest thing any of us have ever seen. Yet not one US reporter dares to ask Rubio or Vance how could Europe possibly send men to die under a mentally unstable coalition leader. We must all pretend we didn’t just see what we saw. Americans are in deep denial.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
A key reason why this pushback (from @anthonymkreis.bsky.social and @evanbernick.bsky.social w/r/t birthright citizenship, the topic of the skeet embedded below the skeet embedded here) is essential is that Roberts in Skrmetti held that “ongoing debate” itself is a rational basis for upholding laws.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/03/2026
🧵(1/6) This is completely false. MAGA wants to return us to “single-day” elections. But while it’s true that COVID led many states to expand mail voting to ensure people could vote DURING A PANDEMIC, mail and early voting date back far before 2020👇
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 24/03/2026
A month ago, we noted that Jared Kushner’s appointment as special envoy for peace meant he would need to file a financial disclosure so that he could resolve potential conflicts of interest and called on him to proactively divest from Affinity Partners. He hasn’t.🧵
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Tell Your Senators: Oppose Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Tell Your Senators: Oppose Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
If the government would give ID to all currently registered Americans-and free, easy access to ID for those who want to register-then great But the SAVE Act will disenfranchise millions-by requiring them to buy documents they can’t afford THAT’S why Trump is pushing for it #SaveActIsPayToVote
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10/03/2026
From meme coins to our nation’s 250th Anniversary, Trump continues to enrich himself off the backs of working Americans. www.notus.org/donald-trump...
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Trump Org Files Trademarks to Put the President’s Name Front and Center at America’s 250th
In one filing submitted on Friday, a “Trump 250” image was trademarked to be used on a variety of merchandise.
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Grant Stern @grantstern.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Under President Joe Biden the American economy never lost jobs. 92,000 jobs were lost just last month under Donald Trump's administration, the fourth time in just the last eight months.
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nruss25.bsky.social @nruss25.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
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Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 05/03/2026
BREAKING: VoteVets is reminding the American people by highlighting Trump’s own quotes on the RNC tonight. Spread this everywhere so all Americans see it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/02/2026
Republicans clap like seals after Trump recites his made-up foreign investment numbers
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 17/02/2026
Last year, surveillance giant Palantir (who got an 8-figure contract from ICE) paid $0 in federal income tax despite making $1.5 BILLION, partly due to new tax cuts in Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill. They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this. This monstrosity must be reversed.
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Palantir Pays Zero Federal Income Tax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to Trump Tax Law
Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/02/2026
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
straight from @propublica.org's story www.propublica.org/article/life...
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Oligarchs usually operate outside government. But under the Trump administration, they moved inside — accelerating the dismantling of the civil service by using anti-democratic tactics.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/02/2026
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps. If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“LESS THAN 14%” They have been lying all along www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“Performers ran out of the field holding each country’s flag, many of which have been touched in one way or another by U.S. imperialism, in a move that also de-centered the idea of this country as the singular ‘America.’”
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Democrats @democrats.org · 07/02/2026
The Trump effect.
Infographic titled "Super Bowl Parties Are Way More Expensive This Year." Shows percentage increases in prices: chicken wings up 25%, veggie trays up 19%, beef up 16%, beer up 0.9%, potato chips up 5%, and candy up 10%. Items are visually represented.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Redistricting did not turn out how Trump wanted. So, now he is resorting to political prosecutions, ballot seizures and the threat of federal paramilitary to steal the 2026 midterms. He is normalizing the idea that his administration will take over ballot counting. We cannot let that happen.
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