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Melinda V. McLain

@revmelinda.bsky.social
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Minister, musician, and good trouble muckraker. Founder @thegoodtable.bsky.social in El Sobrante, CA she/her/pastor

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Absolutely 💯 Agree….
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Swalwell resigns from Congress. At least there’s some hope for women to get justice. Still waiting for the Epstein victims to get the same. It’s past due. 🔄
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Forbes @forbes.com · 13/04/2026
Former U.S. Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton And Sheryl Sandberg Join Forces To End Child Marriage
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Former U.S. Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton And Sheryl Sandberg Join Forces To End Child Marriage
The global cost of child marriage runs to $175 billion a year—nearly $2.5 trillion by 2040, a new study finds
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
What if we just cleared Congress of all the abusers and sex pests this week what is stopping us who cares what party they are in
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Horrified by reports of violence at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. We are thinking of those impacted and the entire Jewish community. Everyone deserves to be safe and free to worship without fear. Anti-semitism and all forms of hate must be eradicated.
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Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, officials say
Security officers at Temple Israel had "engaged the threat" that apparently started with a vehicle ramming into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Everyone should do this!
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary
Contact Congress today!
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Praying for Michigan’s Jewish community and grateful for the quick work of first responders and law enforcement during today’s attack. While we wait for more information, one thing is clear: antisemitism anywhere must be confronted and stopped.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.
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Patrick Webb @patrickwbb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
My current enemies are not in Iran, they’re in the Epstein Files.
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
If you're at the airport and Kristi Noem is doing the ominous little message from the TSA screens, you no longer have to do anything she says. Leave your laptop in the case, whatever.
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/03/2026
Thou shalt arrest Kristi Noem and put her in a detention center indefinitely so she can “await processing.”
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 05/03/2026
I’ve been asked if I would support Sen. Mullin as Noem’s replacement. The answer is a resounding NO. The rot in DHS is deep, much deeper than any individual. It’s a question of policy not personnel. The Senate should not consider any DHS Secretary nominee until DHS and ICE are reined in.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The competition for the dumbest member of the United States Senate has just heated up with the elimination of one its strongest contestants!!
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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov · 03/03/2026
Wishing the Jewish community in LA and around the world a safe and joyous Purim. May we all have the courage of Esther to stand up against injustice. Chag Purim Sameach!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled: Voters as “Votors” Emergency as "Emeregency" United States as "United Staes" And, it included a non-party in the caption. These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day.
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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I am closely monitoring the ongoing military operations in Iran. International military actions have a direct and profound impact on Maryland’s families and communities. I served in Afghanistan and I’ve seen who pays the price when Washington rushes into conflict.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/03/2026
The FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now. Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Let me be clear: we don’t even have the entirety of the Epstein files yet and they already lay bare the longest and most heinous betrayal of Americans in the history of our country.
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osbeachwalker.bsky.social @osbeachwalker.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk. sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
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Keep the U.S. out of forever wars!
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our nationa...
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Like the life, health, and welfare of girls ever mattered to Donald Trump and his Republican Party of Pedophiles and their Protectors.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/02/2026
Well, this should be a record-breaking day nokings.org
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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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Bluegal Fran Langum #NoKings @bluegal.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Those older Americans have no idea their god Ronald Reagan likely negotiated with Iran to keep American hostages locked up an extra five months so he could win the 1980 election. Reagan's campaign manager was also his former CIA director ffs. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Expert analyzes new account of GOP deal that used Iran hostage crisis for gain
The Iran hostage crisis consumed the last year of the Carter presidency, contributing to a perception of weakness. Saturday, a new allegation surfaced that Ronald Reagan's campaign worked to prevent t...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Look where so many people falling for the excuse that “it was only locker room talk” has gotten us.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Democrats should say that Trump’s attacks on Iran are unconstitutional. The American people do not want a war in Iran. The Congress did not authorize a war in Iran. It is an entirely illegitimate action that has no legal or constitutional basis. It is the act of a lawless regime.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
So, it was Iran? Not China? Not Venezuela? Not the radical left? We are living inside the minute-by-minute delusions of a madman.
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Wrong that cannot be repaired must be transcended.
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God @thegodshow.com · 28/02/2026
The ‘Board of Peace’ started World War 3 so fast.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Donald Trump just started a war and is plotting to steal the 2026 election. Meanwhile, his buddy David Ellison just won control of CNN. Democracy Docket is fiercely independent and pro-democracy. No corporate investors. It will never back down. Support it by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
BREAKING: IRAN is closing the strait of Hormuz and is turning vessels around according to Reuters. This is threatening 20% of the world’s oil & LNG flow. So much for Affordability.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
THIS.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Very disappointed to learn after a trip to the grocery store that bombing Iran did not lower any of the prices.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
> @covie93.bsky.social
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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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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution: "The CONGRESS shall have power...to declare war."
mass of protesters carry a giant constitution replica.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
My team and I have been anticipating this for months. It is unconstitutional and illegal. The media should note: Last time he issued an EO about voting, we sued and won. If Trump issues such an order we will sue again and we will win again.
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Melinda V. McLain @revmelinda.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Cruel . . . and petty too. Blergh.
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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
So now that Hillary Clinton has testified to the Epstein Files, the other 900 hundred MEN named in the same files are being called up to testify, right?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Garcia: President Trump should now appear before our committee and answer our questions for as long as Secretary Clinton and Bill Clinton will tomorrow. He needs to answer questions immediately in front of the committee. And we're not sure why he continues to be protected by the house majority.
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OldManLefty @jonbandit.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hillary Clinton: “You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers”
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