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Kel

@pertinacious.bsky.social
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“When the truth isn’t hopeful, the telling of it is.” -Andrea Gibson 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 Release the Epstein Files. Lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. LGBTQ+. Libraries are life. Get involved, stay focused. Never give up, rest as needed, you matter. Be Persistent. We The People!

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
NEW: The Supreme Court revived the Trump administration's flawed citizenship database that's been used to erroneously kick eligible voters off the rolls ahead of the midterms. A total of 27 states voluntarily use the modified SAVE system — this is what it could mean for voters👇
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The Supreme Court is letting Trump use a faulty database for purges. What it could mean for voters
The Trump administration said states made “some 60 million voter-verification queries" to its flawed SAVE system between January 2025 and April 2026.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week
At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke...
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Putting your principles first.
In September 1964, the Beatles refused to play the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, when they learned the crowd would be segregated.
The city backed down.
The show went ahead - integrated.
Bringing that up this week for no reason in particular...
Music has always
been bigger than just music.
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Lucky Adams (aka JDAdams Author) @luckyadams.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Never been there because they’ve a terrible reputation wrt food handling & SERIOUS intestinal diseases. I go to my locally owned & operated Taco del Mar, a Seattle standby ❤️ Now for sure I’ll never go there. #FuckChipotle #FuckPalantir #LOVETacoDelMar tacodelmar.com
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Welcome to Taco Del Mar - Coastal Mexican Cuisine
Enjoy fresh Baja-inspired Mexican cuisine at Taco Del Mar with burritos, tacos, bowls, and more, made to order with the freshest ingredients.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is straight out of Handmaids Tale. A high school trying to force girls to disclose the dates and lengths of their menstrual cycle. Don’t comply? You lose a grade. There’s absolutely no reason a school needs this information other than to exert control over our bodies.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The greatest threat to American democracy is Christian nationalism" Hayley Williams
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Kel @pertinacious.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"A secret military flight pulled the accused diplomat out of London before police could question him. A US diplomat stationed at the embassy in London was allegedly found with child sexual abuse material that he received from his US-based brother, prompting US Marines to raid his London apartment...
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“One of the most important staffers among Parton’s close circle of supporters was a transgender man.” “In a post last week, Parton’s editor for her autobiography revealed the singer would go on to pay for Pirro’s gender-affirming care.” www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/doll...
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Dolly Parton paid for the gender-affirming care of her "good friend" & chauffeur of 30 years - LGBTQ Nation
The singer and driver met in the 1980s and became lifelong friends. He even popped up in some of her books!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
🚨 YOSEMITE 5,687 letters. 313 from 6,000. Six days ago nobody outside the Park Service knew this deal existed. 👇 Send yours this morning: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Holy shit! This is gonna be good!
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Still a long way to go but wow she was amazing
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Kel @pertinacious.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Spot on...
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"Moronic" - Marsh Family parody of Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" about Trump's Trade War with Canada
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Holy smokes an unreal rendition of "I Will Always Love You" by Cynthia Erivo in Vancouver last night to honor Dolly Parton….incredible
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 27/08/2026
I was today days old when I learned Dolly Parton covered Collective Soul’s “Shine” alongside Nickel Creek and the dobro player from Alison Krauss & Union Station. She won a Grammy for it. Blew me away. youtu.be/plUD6vN80dg?...
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Dolly Parton - Shine (Official)
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can now search which businesses in your area are collaborating with ICE, thanks to a new project from @theappeal.org 🔗 theappeal.org/ice-local-bu...
Background: deli store front | text: A NEW PROJECT ALLOWS YOU SEARCH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO FIND OUT WHO'S COLLABORATING WITH ICE
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says RFK Jr. offered federal help after two unvaccinated people died from measles, the first U.S. deaths this year. Shapiro declined, saying PA could handle it, and confronted Kennedy, telling him: “There’s real life consequences to spreading misinformation.”
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
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God @thegodshow.com · 24/08/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The appropriate reaction
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 23/08/2026
Commerce. Treasury. Education. Energy. Homeland Security. Interior. Small Business. These departments are all run by cabinet officials who have assets estimated to reach $100 MILLION or more. We have a government run by and FOR the ultra-rich.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026
NEW: Just got a lovely email from the Alex Vindman campaign asking us to UNITE behind Angie Nixon and to donate in support of her campaign. Thank you, @avindman.bsky.social! You can contribute here: angienixon.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A reminder for Democratic Party leadership: New research from Yale found that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. It's no surprise why the majority of Americans — including 90% of Democrats — support it.
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Dave Stanley @davidwstanley.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Pitcher releasing ball with Epstein on it.

IT'S ALL TO DISTRACT YOU
EPSTEIN Baseball
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/08/2026
Oh nothing. Just @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social the leader of our party in the house spreading right wing talking points. We need new leadership yesterday.
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I hold you responsible: for every vile thing he says, for every way he perverts our systems, for every reprehensible decision he makes, for every human being whose life he makes a living hell, for every immigrant he rounds up in hospital beds and churches. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
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To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,
To the people I know who voted for him,
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Meidas Ian @lordye.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
America in crisis
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God @thegodshow.com · 14/08/2026
Their assets are frozen, construction is suspended, and their deal is under investigation for fraud. SMITE!
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Bless The Albanians Who Stopped Jared And Ivanka
Dear Humans,
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💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Please spread the word: Hearing Details: * Date & Time: August 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET * Judge: Emmet G. Sullivan * Phone Number: 1-833-990-9400 * Meeting ID: 712190216 * Rules: Recording or rebroadcasting the call is strictly prohibited by the court, so attendees must listen only.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/08/2026
SHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.
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Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/08/2026
Boebert family values. www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/08/10/u...
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US Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son faces charges of sexual exploitation of child
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler Boebert has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The late Virginia Giuffre had a dream that her charity, SOAR (Speak Out Act Reclaim), would be a safe space and comprehensive resource for abuse victims who needed to know that they aren’t alone in their trauma. Sky & Amanda Roberts carry forward her legacy with purpose: youtu.be/O43BtNL7TRU?...
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Virginia Giuffre's FAMILY RENEWS FIGHT for Epstein Survivor’s JUSTICE!!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
We have THOUGHTS.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
HAYWOOD COUNTY, TN — Jeffrey Richmond becomes their first Black county mayor ever… BY FIVE VOTES 👀 Still think your vote doesn’t matter? 🗳️
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Phang: This means we’re going to get these handwritten FBI interview notes from four interviews conducted with this victim who alleges she was abused by Donald Trump.
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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 06/08/2026
Minutes ago the FCC scrapped the rule that stops one company from owning your local news station and 264 others. Check the networks. Almost nothing. Full breakdown in this morning's post, "You Are Not Confused. You Are Being Managed" mitchthelawyer.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
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You Are Not Confused. You Are Being Managed.
Why the news coverage you get sounds nothing like what voters tell pollsters they want, and what you can do about it before November 3.
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Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️🇺🇸 💜💙💪🏽 @resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨America Today🚨
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/08/2026
🚨Don't fall for it. Todd Blanche didn't rewrite Trump's controversial IRS deal. He released a late-night DOJ memo designed to help secure the votes for his confirmation. We read the fine print. Here's what it actually says. 👇
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Todd Blanche's Midnight Confirmation Gambit Doesn't Actually Rewrite Trump's Deal
And the "concerned" senators and much of the media are falling for it.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The way this Fox host suddenly lost all interest in talking about it….
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/07/2026
NEW: DOJ has submitted unredacted Epstein Files for review in chambers by Judge Sullivan in the @katiephang.bsky.social case. DOJ contends it redacted victims' names, but check out their definition of "victim." 1/
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Trump administration has granted SpaceX permission to build a new launch site on the federally protected habitat of the endangered Ocelot.
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Kel @pertinacious.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
More. Of. This. #SheShed
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MAGA Horrified By This Speech
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/07/2026
Phang: "Judge Sullivan has ordered Todd Blanche to appear with specific unredacted Epstein files, emails, and documents no later than 3 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 30th. But most importantly, Blanche must come and show his work..."
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Acting AG Todd Blanche has been ordered to appear in chambers & to bring specific unredacted emails & documents. Blanche also has to prove his reasons for the redactions. I explain each section of the order & what I'm still looking out for from the judge. youtu.be/PrtzVnguSAc?...
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🚨 Judge ORDERS AG Blanche Bring HIDDEN Epstein Files to COURT In MY Lawsuit!!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/07/2026
HUGE WIN IN KATIE PHANG’S EPSTEIN FILES LAWSUIT: Judge Emmet Sullivan is making the DOJ prove its case. Todd Blanche must now submit the unredacted Epstein Files documents for in-camera review along with evidence supporting the government’s redactions.
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