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She/her from Maryland Maybe not an artist, but artistic at least Fed CTR to pay for the creative stuff

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Pam Burks @pamburks03.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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A Report You Need to Read
Friends,
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
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Updates Key Races N.Y.C. Mayor

Va. Gov.
County
Margin

Shift from 2024 pres.
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Loudoun

Spanberger +29
* 12 pts.
164,366
Prince William

Spanberger +34
× 16 pts.
161,419
Portsmouth

Spanberger +47
* 8.1 pts.
29,956
Washington

Earle-Sears +49
* 4.5 pts.
20,927
Louisa

Earle-Sears +20
* 6.5 pts.
18,719
Orange

Earle-Sears +15
* 9.3 pts.
17,127
Powhatan

Earle-Sears +40
* 4.4 pts.
16,957
Pulaski

Earle-Sears +38
* 7.1 pts.
12,466
Dinwiddie

Earle-Sears +17
~ 6.3 pts.
11,974
Harrisonburg

Spanberger +41
× 15 pts.
11,753
Manassas

Spanberger +30
* 16 pts.
11,514
Carroll

Earle-Sears +57
~ 6.1 pts.
11,277
Wise

Earle-Sears +59
~ 4.6 pts.
10,962
Fairfax City

Spanberger +45
* 11 pts.
10,232
Fredericksburg

Spanberger +43
* 11 pts.
10,191
Salem

Earle-Sears +12
6.9 pts.
9,374
King William

Earle-Sears +34
* 7.1 pts.
8,999
Russell

Earle-Sears +63
* 4.9 pts.
8,860
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
AP: “The median pay package for CEOs rose to $17.1M, up 9.7%. Meanwhile, the median employee at companies in the survey earned $85,419, reflecting a 1.7% increase year over year.” The economy is rigged by a political system controlled by the rich. apnews.com/article/ceo-...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
On one hand, Republican officials call themselves "warfighters." On the other, they become whiny crybabies at the thought of setting foot in DC streets and New York City subways that literal schoolchildren navigate every day without incident. Real macho stuff.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The thing is, it’s a more important piece of white American history.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/08/2025
So, no national guard on January 6th, but definitely on August 11th. Makes total sense.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
August 9, 2025
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August 9, 2025
Last Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposted a video in which Christian nationalist pastors express their opposition to the idea of women voting.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
@genefortexas.bsky.social: "We're buying time for Texans to wake up... To not only deal with TX but deal w/ this in every other state. If ppl who lie, cheat, and steal are allowed to win the day, that is the end of our country... Get off your ass! This is our last shot at saving the American dream."
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Our parks are in survival mode and they need more staff!
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WA hiker’s viral video shows overgrown trails, full toilets in national park
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Exactly right. They simply want the end product — whether it’s an actual production of art or music or the end result of hard work like a PhD — without doing the work. It’s cheat codes all the way down.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/07/2025
Death Spiral: Republicans' Medicaid cuts threaten the health care of all Americans-even people on private insurance.

1) Medicaid cuts cause millions to lose health care

2) People without coverage can't pay for the care they need

3) Rural hospitals lose significant revenue

4) Health care workers are laid off, rural hospitals close

5) Entire communities lose health care services
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
“Hello 911, I’d like to report a murder.”
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
1. Former Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) stepped down in January after spending a decade in Congress. A few weeks later, video obtained by Popular Information reveals, he was working at a lobbying firm.
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How a former Congressman is gaming the system
On January 3, 2025, Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) ended his tenure in Congress after representing the Mountain State for a decade.
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born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
not pictured: all the graves of Native Americans pillaged, raped, tortured, slaughtered, and enslaved
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
At the DeSantis Everglades detention camp, people with green cards are being held in terrible conditions, with maggots in the food, the lights kept on 24 hours a day, and delayed access to medicine. One guy had his Bible taken and was told "here there is no right to religion."
"I am Leamsy La Figura. We've been here at Alcatraz since Friday. There's over 400 people here. There's no water to take a bath, it's been four days since I've taken a bath," he said.

He claimed the food at the immigration facility is scarce and unsanitary.

"They only brought a meal once a day and it had maggots. They never take off the lights for 24 hours. The mosquitoes are as big as elephants," La Figura said.

Detainees say rights are being violated
Other detainees echoed La Figura's concerns, alleging violations of their basic rights.

"They're not respecting our human rights," one man said during the same call. "We're human beings; we're not dogs. We're like rats in an experiment."

"I don't know their motive for doing this, if it's a form of torture. A lot of us have our residency documents and we don't understand why we're here," he added.

A third detainee, who said he is Colombian, described deteriorating mental health and lack of access to necessary medical care.

"I'm on the edge of losing my mind. I've gone three days without taking my medicine," he said. "It's impossible to sleep with this white light that's on all day."

He also claimed his Bible was confiscated.

"They took the Bible I had and they said here there is no right to religion. And my Bible is the one thing that keeps my faith, and now I'm losing my faith," he said.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “Are we reading the same Book? The Book I know says ‘I was hungry, and you fed me… I was a stranger, and you welcomed me… insomuch as you’ve done it to the least of these, you’ve done it also unto me.’” #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The Atlantic should be ashamed of publishing this nightmare piece from Liz Bruenig, whose callous dismissal of Adriana Smith's dignity is one of the most shocking things I've ever read.
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WIRED @wired.com · 16/06/2025
RFK Jr. orders HHS to give undocumented migrants’ Medicaid data to DHS, spyware is found on two Italian journalists’ phones, and Meta announces a crackdown on “adversarial advertisers.” @evystadium.bsky.social has more:
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents. When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
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Pam Burks @pamburks03.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Good read open.substack.com/pub/eliseunl...
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Feminism for F*ck-Ups and How to Fight the Patriarchy When You’re a Mess
Because flawless activism is a myth—and you're still part of the revolution.
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RevDr Kate Rodger | Ph.D, M.Div 🪷🐝☕🌻 ⚖️ ⚛️ 💞🌍 @katerodger.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Stay home at night. Protest peacefully. When the guard shows up, go home. Then protest again. Peacefully. They are putting agitators in. Do not engage. Protest peacefully.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Ahead of No Kings Day, a couple trainings we have coming up that might be useful: Safety and Deescalation: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... Know Your Rights (w/ACLU): act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...
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No Kings: Safety and Deescalation Training for Hosts & Core Teams · No Kings
_**Gather in-person with your planning and safety team to participate in this virtual training.**_ Get together a team of fellow No Kings organizers IN PERSON and dial in as a group for this virtual ...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
The Los Angeles Police Department has stated that demonstrations in the city have remained peaceful. Let that sink in.
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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
You Know What The Kennedy Center Is Missing? A Giant Gold Trump Statue! www.wonkette.com/p/you-know-w... By Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social
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You Know What The Kennedy Center Is Missing? A Giant Gold Trump Statue!
But maybe our brain-addled president will soon fix that.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Ever wondered why Trump & MAGA always lie so wildly about numbers without a care in the world? Watch Angela Lansbury explain the reason. It’s crucial to understanding Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone” tactic.
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 14/05/2025
God what absolute fucking losers these people are
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NEW POPULAR FRONT Survivor❤️‍🩹 Ally🏳️‍🌈 Ukraine Must Win🇺🇦 @ouaisouaisdubuffet.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Episcopal Church won't resettle white Afrikaners, ends work with U.S. government www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g...
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Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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Pam Burks @pamburks03.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
For Dear Ones that need some sleep:
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Tee Vixen Sutton @vixenbite.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Effective May 10, NOAA is gone. NOAA protects food systems, disaster preparation and public health, clean air and portable water When NOAA dies, parts if civil society dies. This is just brutal. We, as a society, are going to suffer incredibly.
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Pam Burks @pamburks03.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Blessings and good tipping to all the restaurant folks working today
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Adam Schiff @adamschiff.com · 03/04/2025
Tariffs like these raise prices and don't work. But if you skipped class the day we all learned that – here's a refresher:
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WIRED @wired.com · 28/03/2025
“Of course one of the big risks is not underpayment or overpayment per se but [it’s also] not paying someone at all and not knowing about it. The invisible errors and omissions,” an SSA technologist tells WIRED. Read the full scoop here:
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DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
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Pam Burks @pamburks03.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Interesting www.scientificamerican.com/article/risi...
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Rising Acceptance of Political Violence Promises Nothing Good for the U.S.
Left-leaning Americans at peaceful demonstrations are becoming more likely to believe that political violence will be necessary to save America
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Pam Burks @pamburks03.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Made an abstract thing at camera club last night. If you're interested in some nice folks to take a photographic journey with, check out Central Maryland Photography Guild at cmpg.photography. Very chill vibe, non-competitive, all skill levels welcome. #photography
Square abstract photo of oil drops in water against a blue-toned background.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 08/03/2025
"Russia’s long-range strikes, by cruise missiles that are among the most costly weapons in its nonnuclear arsenal, are aimed using satellite imagery provided by U.S. companies" From Graeme Wood www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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A Suspicious Pattern Alarming the Ukrainian Military
A Ukrainian military source believes that Russia’s long-range strikes are aimed using satellite imagery provided by U.S. companies.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The Department of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about immigration operations. Tom Homan and Kristi Noem blame lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations.
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
NEW — Social Security Administration tells employees they can no longer read the news on work devices www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... by @allansmith.bsky.social
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Social Security Administration bars employees from reading the news at work
In a Thursday morning email, the Social Security Administration said it was “implementing additional restrictions” on web-browsing.
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
SSA is in complete chaos. Buried in this article is a service worker noting that "the phone never stops ringing" and **retirement claims aren't being processed**. Hard to overstate the significance of that. End goal is to privatize the agency. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.
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Pam Burks @pamburks03.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Looking forward to the alums breathing fire at this guy
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
"It’s the 12th highest monthly job cuts total in the 32 years Challenger has been tracking them. "The 11 others (4 came during the Covid pandemic) all occurred when the US was in a recession..." www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/e...
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US employers cut more jobs last month than any February since 2009 | CNN Business
The Trump administration’s massive federal cuts and swelling feelings of economic uncertainty helped fuel a recession-level spike in layoffs last month, new data showed Thursday.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
"as agencies spar over responsibility for operations there and over blame for what has gone wrong, there is a growing recognition within the administration that it was a political decision that is just not working..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Trump administration rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan amid cost issues and power struggles
Trump still wants to use the base for detention, but a scaled-down version is the likeliest outcome, sources said.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
From Russian State Media. This is playing out exactly the way Putin planned it with Trump.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This is the way. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social , please encourage others to follow @robertgarcia.bsky.social 's lead. bsky.app/profile/robe... 👇👇👇👇👇
Post by Rep. Robert Garcia: 

"I’m ready to go on the road in California and start hosting town halls - in Republican districts. If GOP House members won’t hold town halls in their districts, we will."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/03/2025
DOD's deputy press secretary is an overt internet troll with a long history of bigoted, xenophobic, and deliberately provocative shitposting.
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This Pentagon press secretary has a long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts
“Be unapologetically right-wing. It will pay off.”
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Divider Decider 👩🏻‍⚖️🌊⚖️(Renee GOOD, ICE BAD) @dividerdecider.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Uniter 433 Protests at 433 Park Sites #BlueEarth 🌐 #ResistanceEarth DOGE Coup Math just doesn’t add up! They want to end $4 billion in fed. government spending on the U.S. National Parks System. But parks & small, local businesses take in $50 billion in tourist dollars. via IG catpowerofficial
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Pausing the US-Ukraine intel exchange is an enormous mistake and incredibly harmful to US interests. The U.S. benefits as much if not more it. Anyone who’s touched this will tell you that Ukraine has proven to be enormously consequential in helping us understand Russia. No one else comes even close.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
1. Trump is pushing forward with his plans to create a "Crypto Strategic Reserve." No one has bothered to explain why diverting government resources into crypto has ANY STRATEGIC BENEFIT FOR THE UNITED STATES. The only benefit is for people who are current investors in crypto. It's a grift.
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Strategic corruption reserve
President Trump is hawking a memecoin and collecting most of the revenue from the sale of a separate coin from a company called World Liberty Financial.
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