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Painter, loves books, travel and nature. A blue dot in very red GA.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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If the ID I use to drive and fly, it’s not enough to vote, that’s voter suppression and a poll tax
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Feral Maui Hermit @mauigreg.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Even if you are 100% convinced that Democracy is already dead and our votes won't count... PLEASE VOTE ANYWAY! I'm begging everyone. There is a critical mass of voter turnout that will be too big to fix. Please vote, no matter how bleak it seems.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Murphy: “ppl now see Trump for who he is — a would be dictator who doesn’t care what Americans think, cares nothing about our Constitution or our laws, & sees himself as a kind of 18th century king, with unlimited power to drag all of us into disastrous wars overseas without the consent of the ppl”
Chris Murphy speaking to reporters
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 28/02/2026
Wars can only be declared by Congress. Taxes can only be levied by Congress. Spending can only be appropriated by Congress. Laws can only be passed by Congress. Any President who refuses to work with Congress is an enemy of the Constitution and the rule of law.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran? Me neither. Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.
A U.S. official said American military strikes on Iran were underway.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Just remember what this is all for…. Distracting from the Epstein files
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Gary1955 @gary1955.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
America needs regime change.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/02/2026
The people leading the U.S. war on Iran are a former “Fox & Friends” guest and a former “Fox & Friends” host.
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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
And now backed by Trump. Amerika gets darker. By the hour.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/02/2026
In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair." n.pr/3N9Foa8
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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief
In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
CONGRESS declares war. NOT President tRumpstein.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/02/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A draft executive order that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over federal elections is reportedly being circulated with the White House. Democracy Docket obtained a copy. Read the full, 17-page order below👇
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Exclusive: Read the draft executive emergency order for Trump to take control of elections
Lawyers and legal experts explicitly said that such an order is blatantly unconstitutional.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We don’t want war. We want healthcare, a living wage, and affordable housing.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians. We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Trump is going to war for himself and his boundless, malicious ego. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-w…
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I don’t think foreign interests should be able to funnel $500 million into the U.S. president‘s private accounts. The Constitution doesn’t think so either, explicitly forbidding this and making it the only named impeachable offense besides treason. Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.
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‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal. I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 because you deserve better. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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Stacy Kess: the revolution will be accessible. @stacykess.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I think this news flew under the radar. Cuban-Americans have largely been loyal Republican voters, and for years, the U.S. gave Cuban immigrants deference as a community. The Trump administration is deporting Cuban immigrants at record numbers. archive.is/202601221447...
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We’re airing a new campaign ad, starting tomorrow. Here it is:
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
100% this!👇
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Artemis Kellogg @artemiskellogg.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Sleep softly Under iridescent skies. Our dreams, Our peace, Our reveries Are the new becomings. Happy #BlueSkyMonday, dear friends! 💙 #EastCoastKin #AtmosphericOptics #ImageAndVerse #photography #PhotographersofBlueSky #poetry
An iridescent cloud glows in the winter twilight sky above the rooftops of Centennial, Colorado.

Canon 6D Mark II, Canon 25-140mm lens.
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Adam, this is why Democrats vote for graduated income taxes, and for campaign finance limitations. You don't get to be Phil Mickelson-rich wthout being indifferent to the suffering of others. Once you have staff to handle everything for you, you're insulated. Poverty is a threat to their bubble.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
It's hard to separate the GOP's general hostility toward women's rights from Mike Johnson's colossal corruption and incompetence. (image via @fritschner.bsky.social)
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Mike Johnson’s press clips today are something else

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Speaker Johnson pleads with Republicans to keep concerns private after tumultuous week
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Johnson faces growing frustration from Republicans as key issues expose rifts
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Mike Johnson scrambles to pass Pentagon bill as GOP ranks seethe
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Speaker Johnson under attack from his own as mood darkens in House GOP
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Speaker Johnson struggles to keep control of the House floor
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The Revolt of the Republican Women
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Can Mike Johnson Survive Until the Midterms?
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
1. Last week, there were 3 Trump corruption scandals in 4 days that would define any other presidency. Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals. 🧵
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3 Scandals in 4 Days That Would Define Any Other Presidency
During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.
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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
“horseglue” by ekko astral
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
You get an MRI if you're suffering symptoms. It is not part of a bi-annual physical. Why the lies? The American people have the right know about the cognitive decline of its *president*
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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Glen Jackson @glenjackson.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Ahem
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 21/10/2025
Enough is enough. Adelita Grijalva was elected on September 23. The people of Arizona have a right to be represented in Congress.   During today’s pro forma session, when the House is called to order I will seek unanimous consent to insist upon the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Again, it all should have been stopped the instant he started openly monetizing his hotel blocks from the White House & sending his children to represent the United States Of America at international meetings. But we decided none of the laws, rules, or norms apply this One Special Boy 🤷‍♂️
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You People Made Me Give Up My Peanut Farm Before I Got To Be President
For generations, U.S. presidents have gone to great lengths to avoid potential conflicts of interest. When I was elected, I followed suit by placing my small business in a blind trust to assure our ci...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
The Dems are trying to save our healthcare. Even Trump knows it. It’s why he won’t even negotiate.
A tweet from Blue Georgia reads: “Rep. Adam Smith: Mike Johnson has shut down the United States House of Representatives. I'm here. Republicans are not here…. Trump will negotiate with Hamas, and Putin, and North Korea, but he won't negotiate with Democrats?” Below, a CNN screenshot shows Rep. Adam Smith speaking in a hallway. The headline reads: “SHUTDOWN STANDOFF – TOP HOUSE REPUBLICAN WARNS AGENCY MANAGING U.S. NUCLEAR STOCKPILE MUST CUT 80% OF STAFF DURING SHUTDOWN.”
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
NO KINGS!! More than seven million people filled streets, parks, bridges, and town squares in over 2,600 cities across all fifty states — from New York and Chicago to Boise and Baton Rouge — in what analysts say was the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. This isn’t just HUGE… it’s YUGE!!! 👇
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Yesterday Was a Day of Love
7 Million Americans Took to the Streets — the Largest Peaceful Protest in U.S. History!
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Russia-Ukraine is in the same place it's been this entire year, with Trump telling Ukraine to bow down to Putin or else, as Ukraine continues to stand up for its own freedom in the face of the best "or else" Russia is able to muster.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Welp.
They added that the US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier.
Though Ukraine ultimately managed to swing Trump back to endorsing a freeze of the current front lines, the acrimonious meeting appeared to reflect the capricious nature of Trump's position on the war and his willingness to endorse Putin's maximalist demands.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress nearly a month ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in. Why the delay? Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
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Sandy @raksru.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
No Kings protest In very red Woodstock, Georgia!
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Really timely conversation with @staceyabrams.com on 10 steps to authoritarianism (replacing independent media with state propaganda is #6) and how to resist it www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-7z...
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Donald Trump and Republicans are Trying to Take Away Your Vote
YouTube video by Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21/09/2025
Republicans have the house, senate, and presidency, yet many in maga are still convinced they are the victims. You’re only a victim of being mislead to believe Trump cares about anything but himself
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
this is… not how it works. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Pentagon Demands Journalists Allow Government to Vet Information
The US Defense Department is requiring journalists to agree to use only pre-approved information about the military or lose their credentials to cover the Pentagon, the latest Trump administration eff...
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 21/09/2025
But we can still call them worthless, greedy, fatuous meatheads?
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Tattooed Thornback @tattooed-thornback.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
We have the best medical science in the history of humanity and these grifters are just ripping its guts out.
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