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Mom . Grandma. Community Organizer . Neurodiverse. Jew and Zioness . U.S Democrat. Working for a better tomorrow .

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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
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Food banks see ripple effects from federal layoffs in DC region - WTOP News
The people who are in line at the Capital Area Food Bank’s distribution sites give a window into the ripple effects of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students
Harvard University sued the Trump administration Friday over its decision to revoke the school’s ability to enroll international students.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
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Trump Unloads Bonkers Theory for How Kids Get Autism
“When you hear 10,000, it was 1 in 10,000, and now it’s 1 in 31 for autism.”
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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'Act of terror': Israeli Embassy workers killed in D.C. were at Gaza aid event
U.S. authorities called the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., an “act of terror” and identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
A U.S.-born citizen who was wrestled into the dirt, handcuffed and detained in a vehicle as part of an immigration raid had a REAL ID on him that was dismissed as fake, the man's cousin said Friday.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 23/05/2025
Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban reut.rs/4k9xxEZ
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Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban
Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued studies.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Praying for peace ☮️ Shabbat Shalom
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🔥 @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social : “I don’t work for you, sir.”
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge
A spate of arrests at immigration courts across the United States this week has rattled people showing up for hearings and may signal a coordinated attempt at deportations under fast-track authority t...
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Litsa Dremousis @litsadremousis.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The Israeli Embassy shooting is horrifying. And it comes than six weeks after a Trump supporter tried to assassinate Gov Josh Shapiro and his family. Anti-Semitism, like all hate, is vile and must be eradicated.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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White House purges transcripts of Trump's remarks from its website
The White House has removed official transcripts of Trump’s public remarks from its government website, replacing them with select videos of his public appearances.
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MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger @mazonusa.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
We're appalled and devastated to hear the news of tonight’s fatal shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. Wishing peace and comfort to all those who are mourning, refuah shleima to all those who are injured, and peace to our broken world. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/p...
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Israeli diplomat, woman shot and killed in front of Capital Jewish Museum in DC
A man and woman were shot and killed in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Northwest D.C. Wednesday evening. The man was an Israeli diplomat, two sources familiar with the investigation confirmed. ...
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz @wassermanschultz.house.gov · 22/05/2025
Horrified by the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in DC this evening where the American Jewish Committee held an event with young staffers and diplomats. As we wait for more information, my thoughts are with the victims and their families.
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Tracking FBI JTTF response to fatal shooting in front of Capitol Jewish Museum in DC after museum event: www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/p...
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Man, woman shot and killed in front of Capital Jewish Museum in DC
A man and woman were shot and killed in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Northwest D.C. Wednesday evening. The shooting took place in the area of 3rd and F streets in Northwest — in front of the ...
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/05/2025
250 years ago, Americans rejected a mad king. On June 14, we’re gathering again for a nationwide day of defiance to say NO KINGS. Nearly 1,000 events are planned in all 50 states to show the world what democracy really looks like. Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 68 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
Andry José Hernández Romero with a make up client of his.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Army prepares tanks for DC military parade that could cost $45 million
The Army on Wednesday began preparing to ship Abrams tanks from its base in Fort Cavazos, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to participate in its 250th birthday parade along the National Mall on June 14, lo...
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Army on the hook if tanks damage DC roads in massive June 14 military parade
Any damage to Washington, D.C., city streets during the massive parade planned for June 14 will be paid for by the Army, officials told reporters.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Trump's Oval Office is a danger zone for world leaders
Ramaphosa got the Zelensky treatment, with added special effects.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Trump showed old videos, took crosses out of context in South Africa genocide claims
Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with images and video clips that he said show an ongoing "genocide" against white farmers in the country.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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How the White House orchestrated Trump’s Oval Office ambush of South African president | CNN Politics
Moments before President Donald Trump escorted his South African counterpart into the Oval Office on Wednesday, White House aides could be seen wheeling two large-screen televisions down the driveway ...
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Honest and Unfiltered @momazonrises.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
#ProudBlue #MomSky Another ambush of a world leader. This is a repeat of what they did to Zelensky. They played this video during the visit of the South African President. Our White House is sick! Our White House is Evil.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Trump administration deports two Cuban immigrants with criminal records to Africa
The Trump administration has deported two Cubans convicted of serious crimes to an African nation, after Cuba refused to take them back.
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OUD @olduniondog.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
So, are we pissed off enough with the destruction of our democracy to use our most powerful weapon - a #GeneralStrike? What will it take to motivate #Americans to take the only action capable of felling the #Kleptocracy and #Oligarchy? newrepublic.com/article/1933...
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Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike?
The United States hasn’t seen such a massive labor action in 78 years. But the oligarchic wreckage of this administration is fueling multiple movements toward that goal.
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Congresswoman Grace Meng @meng.house.gov · 22/05/2025
Under the GOP budget more than 18 MILLION kids could lose access to free school meals. For some kids, this is the only nutritious food they’ll have in a day. Rather than making life easier for families, they're taking meals from kids to pay for tax cuts that only benefit billionaires.
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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
When I got this last week, I was floored. What child should have to ‘borrow’ money to be fed? One of the most grotesque things that I have ever seen 🤬
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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
A rogue president with a loyal DOJ isn’t unstoppable, unless we act like peasants. Courts can stop him. States can sue him. Whistleblowers can expose him. But it takes all of us, loud, sharp, fed up. Power bends to pressure. So push. Hard. Clean House with your votes, or get steamrolled. Our call.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Dingell: They are going to rip healthcare away from almost 14 million people. When I was at home, a mother had her child in a wheelchair and started crying on the elevator—she wanted me to promise her that her child would still be able to go to the doctor. Children’s Hospital in Detroit—
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Trump’s rhetoric about food assistance gets weird as Republicans target food stamps
Those who trust the president’s word that Republican-imposed cuts will “give everybody much more food” are in for a dramatic surprise.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Why does Elon Musk love this socialist sci-fi series?
The broligarchs share a favorite author, but they might be missing the point entirely.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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South African president teases Trump about plane gift as trade talks hit tensions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa broke up stern trade talks at the White House with a joke about wishing he had a gift for the president.
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Christine Is Fed Up With Republicans @coralgableswang.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Thanks Jerry! @thatguyjerry.bsky.social Appreciate you! Adding a few more! @rubicon1313.bsky.social @browneyegirlhi.bsky.social @hopeful66.bsky.social @whatifisaidit.bsky.social @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social @earthbound420.bsky.social @dababa2025.bsky.social @quinnleone.bsky.social
Text says: If speaking out feels dangerous now, 
Imagine how much worse it will get if we stay silent
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Yes, ICE is still flying people to El Salvador in chains. Several times a week.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Casar: What we discovered last night, which is really breaking news, is that they’re not just robbing Medicaid—it turns out they’re also planning to rob Medicare of nearly half a billion dollars if they pass this bill.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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Queer-owned game business joins lawsuit to stop Trump's tariffs: They're "really catastrophic" - LGBTQ Nation
The company just got their first bill for the tariffs on China.
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Sheryl with an S @beachblond52.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited It does feel like we are going in circles at times, but don’t despair. We are making #GoodTrouble and being heard. So see that circle differently and picture winding our way to the top. We are strong and we can do this. Get out there! Protest, be heard! Save Democracy!
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 20/05/2025
Let’s be real: It’s not immigrants committing mass shootings, it’s white supremacists. Jasmine Crockett always stays on point. Love her for always saying what needs to be said. 🔥 #MomSky
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L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We’re watching a kidnapping as it happens. This is not a government, it’s an illegal regime abducting people and dropping them in war zones and authoritarian countries. Trump is subverting the rule of law, and he must be removed. Call your legislators, Dem or GOP and tell them so. (202) 224-3121
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Samia Ali Salama @samiaalisalama.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
ANOTHER TRUMP AMBUSH #DonaldTrump enjoys inviting leaders of other countries to the WH in order to humiliate and attack them, because he thinks that it makes him look powerful. Trump is an ignorant, stupid man, who is hated more by everyone, everyday. #Resist #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited 👇🏼
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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Disney suspends Venezuelan workers on Supreme Court ruling
Walt Disney Co. notified Florida-based employees who are losing temporary legal residency that their jobs would be terminated next month after a Supreme Court ruling.
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The saddest girl to ever hold a martini @lifeisterrible.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
this queen
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
At 9:00 AM this morning the entire Pentagon got an email inviting them to a “Christian prayer and worship service” from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. A Cabinet member directly violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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The Army will change trans troops' records to reflect their sex at birth - LGBTQ Nation
A new memo explains how the Army will be implementing anti-trans executive orders.
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Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Boycotts work. Target. Tesla. Amazon. Any company that works to hurt us doesn't deserve our business. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/t...
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Target cuts sales outlook as retailer blames tariff uncertainty and backlash to DEI rollback
Target missed first-quarter sales estimates and said it was setting up a new office to try to accelerate its turnaround.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Target sales plummet after bowing to Trump's anti-diversity crusade www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Target sales plummet after bowing to Trump's anti-diversity crusade
Major retailer Target announced on Tuesday that its earnings have significantly declined over the last year and that it had missed Wall Street estimates for the most recent quarter. The decline ...
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Photosynthesis66 @photosynthesis66.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the Pentagon’s acceptance of a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Trump’s Air Force One, ensuring proper security measures.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🚨Reports around the country today that some people who showed up for their immigration court hearings were told that ICE prosecutors had dismissed their cases — and then were arrested moments later by ICE officers and taken to detention centers for unknown reasons. Happening in multiple cities.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
“Who are you with” and “You’re a terrible reporter” are the last remaining clues that a question with any merit was asked. @nbcnews.com
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