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Marie K

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#OppositionParty USA 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏴‍☠️🔥🧊 “Equality looks like oppression to the privileged.” Spina Bifida survivor married to a Viet Nam era vet. No sales, NO MAGA, no pron, no PMs please.

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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 2h
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Deport Republicans: A Practical Guide
They want mass deportations? Give them economic deportation. Blue states subsidize red states to the tune of hundreds of billions annually. Regardless of how the midterms turn out, these tools all rem
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 2h
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This Should Put At Least 3 Supreme Court Justices in Jail
When should you stop respecting a court's rulings?
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I am glad to see them take legal action. #TakeBackYourPower www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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‘She was pure love’: Renee Good’s partner makes first public comments as family sues U.S. government, ICE officer over her killing
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Good, 37, in the driver’s seat of her SUV during a Jan. 7 encounter.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
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Disability Scoop @disabilityscoop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Leaders of 18 states are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to abandon efforts to weaken the rights of people with #disabilities to access services in the community. #DOJ
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Governors Line Up Against Bid To Scale Back Community-Based Services
Leaders of 18 states are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to abandon efforts to weaken the rights of people with disabilities to access services in the community.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
As lawmakers demand new AI protections, a Pentagon office staffed by Big Tech alums is dismantling safeguards and accelerating AI warfare as their former employers land lucrative military contracts. www.levernews.com/the-big-tech...
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The Big Tech Alums Building Trump’s AI War Machine
A little-known Pentagon office staffed by Big Tech alums is dismantling safeguards and accelerating AI warfare as their former employers compete for lucrative military contracts.
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Hunter Biden (mirror bot) @hunterbiden.bluesky.bot · 08/09/2026
For years, Trump and right-wing media have been asking, “Where’s Hunter? Where’s Hunter?” Well, here I am. Clear, strong, seven years sober, and with a lot to say. By now, you may have seen the article in the Wall Street Journal that I’m launching a meme coin called $LAPTOP. The symbol they
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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A Lipan Apache Organizer Stopped Trump’s $1.2 Billion Wall
Plus: a doctor won back the whistleblower law a Trump judge threw out, Missouri’s high court erased Trump’s new congressional map, and a town of 15,000 stopped the first data center on public land
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Rep. Jared Huffman @rephuffman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.npr.org/2026/09/01/n... This is an illegal and dangerous power grab, and we will fight it in court. We cannot let Trump interfere with our elections and take away people’s fundamental right to vote.
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Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Dolly Parton Estate Sets Two-Day DollyFests for Nashville and London in 2027, Says These ‘Parties of a Lifetime’ Will Take the Place of a Public Memorial
The Dolly Parton estate announced a pair of two-day DollyFests set for Nashville and London in 2027, noting that no other public memorials are planned.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
THIS. ⬇️
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Disability Scoop @disabilityscoop.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A decade-old federal rule designed to increase #employment of people with #disabilities will soon be no more. #LaborDepartment www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/08/31/l...
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Labor Department Rescinds Disability Hiring Mandate
A decade-old federal rule designed to increase employment of people with disabilities will soon be no more.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 30/08/2026
“The law could not be clearer that this is an effort to take control over elections by an executive where there is no authority to do that whatsoever.” Despite Trump's desperate attempts to control elections to undermine results he doesn’t like, Jared Davidson tells @votebeat.org the law is clear.
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It’s almost time to vote, but we still don’t know if Trump’s mail ballot restrictions will be in place for the midterms
The Supreme Court’s ruling only deepened the question of whether Trump’s proposed restrictions on mail ballots will go into effect.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Pritzker Sends Trump a $9 Billion Bill: Illinois Demands Payback for Tariff 'Incompetence
Governor Pritzker accuses former President Trump of bungling leadership that hit Illinois families in the wallet, pegging the damage at a staggering $1,700 per household (Dougherty, 2026).
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How incompetent is a judge who allows changes to election rules by the executive branch (which is unconstitutional) and this close to a national election? Answer: VERY incompetent.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/08/2026
NEW: Missouri is one of six states that allows "permanently disabled" ballots, which makes it easier for those with mobility restraints to vote. But that system is being threatened by the GOP-led attacks, leaving one community care facility with no choice but to defend a system it depends on.
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For Missouri’s older voters, these special ballots are a lifeline — and they’re at risk
I’m not going to give up on this,” 83-year-old Jo Chase told Democracy Docket. “Just because you’re 80 doesn’t mean there’s not something you can do.”
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I wonder if any of Trumps appointees realize that they just put SCOTUS Reform on the top of the list of “Priorities for Dems after they take over congress after the midterms”.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 24/08/2026
ACTION: The Fair Elections Center, a nonpartisan voting rights organization, has made it easy for everyone to find free, state-specific voting guides covering things like registration and mail ballot deadlines, ID requirements and more. Check out your state voting guide here:
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Fair Elections Center
Fair Elections Center is a national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization which works to remove barriers to registration and voting for traditionally underrepresented constituenc...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/08/2026
NEW: This week, DOJ hired a lawyer who previously served prison time for hacking into government election websites - the latest troubling hire under Trump. Also, DOJ lost its 23rd voter roll case; and, USPS finalized a rule to restrict mail voting, hoping SCOTUS will lift injunctions against it.
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This week at Democracy Docket: We reveal what could be DOJ’s most troubling hire yet — and weaponizing Chick-fil-A to restrict voting
As President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) ramps up its campaign to interfere in the midterms, no news outlet is keeping a closer eye on its plans than Democracy Docket.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There are going to be Democrats who say we shouldn’t rip it all out — it’s already built, we have other priorities — but removing the visible signs of Trumpism is absolutely necessary.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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The money behind the new Iran War
In private calls over the last several weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged President Trump to attack Iran.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Duterte
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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The Final Battle for America's Democracy
January 3, When the Republican House Refuses to Seat the Democrat Majority-Elect to the 120th Congress
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Heads up, Texas: This (so called) judge needs to be removed from the bench!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/08/2026
🎉 WIN: A California court dealt Republicans a major defeat Thursday, rejecting their bid to soften the official description of an anti-voting measure. The court explained that voting means more than placing a piece of paper in a ballot box. It also includes the right to have that ballot counted.
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California court shuts down GOP bid to sanitize anti-voting measure
The decision is a significant win for California voters seeking clear information about how the measure could prevent eligible ballots from being counted.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Empathy is not a flaw.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Revolution: On Hold
Simply waiting on a genius.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If Dems were smart, they would have Bernie Sanders out there more and emphasize his recommendation for candidates (and they would not have shut out Bernie from the nomination in 2016). I met a lot of Trump voters who had supported Bernie while I was on Twitter/X.
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We'll block the Nazis into oblivion. Fuck 'em all and let God sort 'emout.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Follow the Trump Epstein Bookmobile across the USA — all 3.5 million Epstein files, on the road. trumpepsteinbookmobile.com
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Epstein Bookmobile — All 3.5M Files, Parked in Your Town
All 3.5 million Epstein files, parked in your town. Vote for the next stop and RSVP for the July 29 launch at the U.S. Capitol.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Odd, how Republicans are so angry at the *pretend* notion that Dr. Fauci undermined our health but are not even slightly interested in RFK Jr’s *actual* undermining of our health.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/07/2026
Trump wants to take your sensitive voter data, lie about what's in it and restrict mail voting to subvert the midterms in his favor. "If people don't wake up and realize that that is how Trump thinks he is going to win 2026," @marcelias.bsky.social says, "then they are missing the real story."
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Disability Scoop @disabilityscoop.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A new rule will make it easier for the U.S. to turn away #immigrants with #disabilities and may also dissuade children of immigrants who are citizens from accessing #Medicaid and other public benefits.
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Trump Administration Rule May Have 'Chilling Effect' On Immigrants With Disabilities
A new rule will make it easier for the U.S. to turn away immigrants with disabilities and may also dissuade children of immigrants who are citizens from accessing Medicaid and other public benefits.
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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Did he file the *mandatory* self-disclosure for mishandling classified information when he inadvertently leaked to the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic? Did he make the *mandatory* 811 referral to DOJ/FBI about the compromise? Did the latter open an investigation?
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Great question from Michael Steele. Who are the Communists⁉️
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Justice Department Deems Major ADA Guidance 'Not Enforceable'
The Trump administration is tossing aside key guidance that federal officials have used to steer enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act for more than a decade.
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Hobag is is such a blowhard POS. . Why didn’t the mob “just comply” on Jan. 6 instead of beating cops and threatening to hang the VP, Hobag?
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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The News Trump Buried
A bank dropped ICE. A judge saved thousands of votes. And that’s not even all of it.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Chinese researchers developed a 100-meter experimental air purification tower in Xi'an to explore new ways of reducing urban air pollution. The tower uses solar-heated greenhouses at its base to warm polluted air naturally allowing it to rise through filtration systems before cleaner air is released
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Marie K @paxgothica.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It should be legal. End of story, ABA.
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“Our military is not a toy” The Blue Angels fly-by controversy, Hegseth’s manosopheric testosterone push, and all the recent military and political drama. youtu.be/dJXs2-lhf_w
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"Our Military Is Not a Toy" — Paul Rieckhoff on Hegseth Turning the Troops Into Props | MS NOW
YouTube video by Righteous Media
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump uses his primetime address to claim mail-in ballots are “inherently corrupt”… while he’s used them time and time again.
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s pretty laughable to watch Trump try and pretend accessing the voter file is the same thing as election interference. ANY statewide candidate will tell you that information is publicly available to purchase – it’s not some huge breach.
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This mess we’re in has nothing to do with politics. The current President is a court-adjudicated rapist who recently paid nearly 6 million dollars in damages for sexual assault and defamation... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-is...
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America Isn't Politically Divided, It's Morally Fractured.
Why The Mess We're In Has Nothing To Do With Politics
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