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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Run for office. runforwhat.net We've got all the resources you need to get started, no matter what level you're running for.

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Where Can I Run — Run for Something Action Fund

Use this tool to find out when, where and how you can run for office.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

This hideous bill Republicans are trying to push through isn’t just about healthcare and food access. It has tons of hidden life altering changes for all of us…

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Megan Griffiths @thecinechick.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Proud of this little act of resistance inspired by #seattletroublemakers and made with care in Seattle by an all-volunteer cast & crew. Big thanks to @alexwinter.com for the most excellent narration! And @laceyleavittgray.bsky.social for asking me to direct! 🙏 #teslaregretsyndrome #crewtopia

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I said I love the alt gov accounts, but gotta make sure they're the real ones.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Yep, also boycotting Target, and not stopping after 49 days

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Thank you for standing up for us! And thank you to your colleagues who helped with questions and support!

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Alt Department of Education @altdepted.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Attention Denver, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia: Dept of Education employees are clearing out their offices in these cities (details in comments). If you live nearby, please show up to clap them out and show your support!!!

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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Your DNA is for sale. 23andMe is going bankrupt, and your genetic data could end up in the hands of corporations, insurance companies, or even foreign governments. Delete your data NOW. 23andMe’s Bankruptcy Puts Your DNA on the Market youtube.com/shorts/Qxqic...

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Objection: 23andMe’s Bankruptcy Puts Your DNA on the Market

YouTube video by Eliza Orlins

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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

SB 21 is a dangerous bill that threatens essential rights, and we need to stop it. Take action now—learn more and tell your Delaware legislators to vote NO: actl.ink/sb21?ref=eo. Your voice matters!

actl.ink

Stop SB21 in Delaware

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AltFormerFed (aka Farmer Fred) @dataprism.altgov.info · 23/03/2025

Yo resistors? Feeling overwhelmed? Need a reminder of just how great you are? Jesse Jackson covered the basics on Sesame Street ~50 years ago. Chant along to “I Am Somebody,” connect with your inner 7-yr-old, and #resist despair. Be that special somebody. Be special like only you can be.

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Sesame Street - I Am Somebody

YouTube video by LittleJerryFan92 *RETIRED CHANNEL*

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 24/03/2025

Yes. Please and thank you. ❤️

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 23/03/2025

What the United States did was a crime. time.com/7269604/el-s...

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I love the Alt Gov accounts. They are risking a lot to share what they are seeing with us, and then often post about things well before they show up in traditional news articles.

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 22/03/2025

Posted 21 days ago, I should re-post; comment period ends March 27. The Federal Register does rely on well-considered public comments. There’s a guide to “effective”comments online: www.regulations.gov/commenting-g... @altfws.altgov.info did anyone ever step up to lead on this?

How to Make Your Comments Effective
Effective public comments often have one or more of the following characteristics:
(1) an introduction where you explain why you are interested in the regulation and highlight any experience with the subject of the rule that may distinguish your comment;
(2) a background section where you clearly identify the relevant part of the regulation you are commenting on;
(3) analysis that lays out your argument and evidence (including with clear citations to any helpful research) —for example, how the action impacts you and what you care about; whether the agency anticipated or estimated these impacts correctly; any unintended consequences of this approach that the agency did not consider; and what additional details from the agency would help you better understand the action;
(4) recommendations describing your suggestions to the agency and identifying specific changes you would advise-for example, providing a different way of addressing the problem the agency may not have considered; and
(5) a conclusion which recaps your main argument and lists your recommendations again.

For each of the above groups, a useful comment might look different.
Private Individuals:
Comments that reflect the perspective of individual persons are valuable in several ways: 1) they have the potential to show the agency unique situations that it has not yet contemplated in its evaluation of the policy; 2) the individual can then explain how that unique situation will impact their own behavior in response to the proposed policy change; and 3) they can express judgments on the policy that speak to their general opinion of whether the agency is heading in the right direction.
However, simply stating that you support or oppose a policy is not as persuasive as explaining how the policy would positively or negatively affect your specific situation. Even when agencies receive hundreds or thousands of comments opposing or supporting a policy, if those comments simply state preferences without providing relevant information or evidence, they are less likely to affect agency decision-making. Similarly, multiple identical comments are not likely to be more persuasive than if the comment had been sent only once.
Groups and Associations:
Groups and associations can aggregate the concerns and experiences of their members to paint a broader picture of the potential impacts of the proposed policy. They can direct agencies to public data sources to help them better analyze the costs and benefits of their actions of provide their own data. These groups can also make value-based arguments on behalf of their members.
These groups also play an important role in making sure their members and those they advocate on behalf of are aware of a potential policy change. Many individual commenters may only have known that there was an opportunity to comment on a rule because a group or association notified them and encouraged them to share their experience.

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 22/03/2025

This is well written and an accurate representation of what working for the government is like right now.

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 22/03/2025

This 🧵 is so important

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

We'll just have to pay civil servants more moving forward to make up for the trauma this administration is inflicting. Once we tax the rich properly, it'll be no problem to fit the pay raises into the budget.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

You're important to us. 🤩

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

And you know which of our senators confirmed Bessent? @cantwell.senate.gov And I've asked her repeatedly to explain herself and this unacceptable action, and she still hasn't.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I appreciate that you did post this. We need to see this. The connection you made underscores our shared humanity.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Another example showing why deportation and incarceration without due process is unacceptable. Being Venezuelan is not a crime.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I'd switch too. It would be a hard feat but if anybody can build the momentum for a third party, these two can.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

This is a meaningless gesture. You voted for the House CR that included these cuts. There's no way you can undo the damage you have caused, so let someone else lead. Resign.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

We are not alone! And this is proof.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

If that's how you feel, them why were you reported as "undecided" leading up to the vote on the House CR? Why did you not communicate this message to us, your constituents, last week when we needed to hear it? Why did you approve Bessent? Your actions are eroding my trust in you.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Veteran support is supposed to be bipartisan

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16/03/2025

With Elon in charge, SSA clawed back $5,201 from an 82-year-old constituent of mine, Ned, who was falsely labeled as dead. Ned struggled to correct this mistake because Elon is firing SSA staff and shuttering offices. This is real waste, fraud, and abuse—thanks to Republicans.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Agreed. Mahmoud Khalil's abduction is unacceptable. This is how people start "disappearing" without due process.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Trump will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Per @aaronparnas.bsky.social, "For context, this wartime power has been invoked only three times in American history, including during World War I and World War II to justify the internment and expulsion of German, Italian, and Japanese immigrants."

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

These are bold and wild allegations from the FBI, which is moving to criminalize organizations like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA. In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This made me chuckle. Thanks 😁

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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 15/03/2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Congressman Al Green Calls for a Congressional Hearing Prior to the Possible DOGE Elimination of the Oversight Watchdog Created by Congress. A copy of Rep. Green’s letter is accessible here: algreen.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

SB21 in Delaware would affect all of us. Please watch if you are unsure why. STOP ELON MUSK. And if you are in Delaware, contact your governor and congressmembers to oppose SB21.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Please let us know when you are holding a town hall. I would like to attend one. Thank you for advocating for the forest service.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Hahahahahaha!!!! For real. I feel so repulsed whenever I see one.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Thank you for voting no. But I agree with the others who wish you had taken a stance and let your constituents know these thoughts sooner. I hope you will be more communicative with us moving forward.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I second this. We need a minority leader who is courageous like you.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Thank you for voting no on all of it, and thank you for letting us know where you stood in advance. As your constituent, I feel heard and represented by you and I am so thankful for the work you are doing for us all.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

That's how I see it too. Thank you for putting together the list by the way.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

@schumer.senate.gov As someone who has personally voted for you, I'm embarrassed by your recent actions. You are letting your constituents and your country down. You need to step down as minority leader.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

@cantwell.senate.gov I'm not surprised you're not on this list. Do better. -Your constituent

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/03/2025

They're moving to classify constitutionally protected speech as terrorism. This is a five alarm fire.

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Why are you posting about this and not about your stance on the house CR? VOTE NO ON THE HOUSE CR!!!

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Ronda R @rondastar.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

@cantwell.senate.gov Why aren't you assuring your constituents that you will vote no on this House CR? Your silence is unacceptable. OPPOSE this House CR!

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Alex Wall @alexbwall.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🚨Call your senators now and tell them to VOTE NO! Vote is this afternoon. Here's an easy script ⬇️

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