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@roo58.bsky.social
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Democracy always! Child of immigrants & the 70’s…reading, listening, watching, learning, sharing, resisting, & lots of wim hof breathing 🇺🇸🇺🇦

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 6h
This is very, very bad. Inflation will skyrocket. Supply Chains Will be disrupted. Store shelves will empty. Republicans have ruined the holidays. Prices will rise due to decreased supply. Do you need me to draw you a picture? VOTE BLUE. #Pinks #ProudBlue www.independent.co.uk/us/money/tru...
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16 American trucking companies file for bankruptcy as diesel costs soar
Rising costs in areas such as insurance and maintenance are pushing some trucking companies to the brink
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⚖️ 💋 @moonluna34.bsky.social · 5h
Senator Warren was a Professor of Economics at Harvard. She’s not just another politician— when it comes to the economy she knows the theory, the data and the lies. 👇🏻 #Pinks
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Pinks📨 @pinksglobal.net · 6h
End domestic violence and sexual assault! #Pinks 💖✨
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 7h
Jack Smith told the truth about the darkest certification of votes we have ever seen. Republicans continue to live in denial and support Trump lies to this day. The President of the United States is the enemy within!
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 4h
The “Cornell 7” allegations are horrifying. Silence in the face of rape is complicity. Justice for Jane Doe. ⚖️ #SheShed #BelieveWomen
Graphic featuring Mariska Hargitay with three statements she reposted about the “Cornell 7” allegations, including: “57 men were in that fraternity group chat. 57. Not one of them stopped it.”
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 4h
Everything Trump touches turns to bankruptcy. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 6h
During a recent Senate hearing, CNN's Erin Burnett delivered a stinging rebuke to Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt (R), following a clumsy attempt to grill former special counsel Jack Smith....
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Erin Burnett Exposes MAGA Senators Secrets in Shocking Jack Smith Video
During a recent Senate hearing, CNN's Erin Burnett delivered a stinging rebuke to Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt (R), following a clumsy attempt to grill former special counsel Jack Smith. Schmitt's effort backfired when he accused Smith of lying about his whereabouts during an Atlanta Hawks game in February 2024, suggesting this could link him to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 19h
In the Senate's pre-election swan song, they spent a day asking Jack Smith about the techniques of his probe of the Trump election subversion criminal case Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) blasts the GOP for spending precious time on something that doesn't meet the moment
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5h
If you’re not from Missouri, you may not know that Eric Schmitt got his start in MAGA politics by suing public schools for mask mandates while their teachers died during a pandemic. The really strange thing? He never sued his own kids’ school for their mask mandate. He’s a piece of Schitt.
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@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social @keepitbluedems.bsky.social · 19h
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h
🚨 LEAKED AUDIO: Ken Paxton blames Trump for being a drag on Republicans, saying the midterm convention with Trump hurt his poll numbers and those of other Republican candidates.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 5h
🧊✈️ Follow the status of today's ICE Air flights at the Habeas Flight Watch dashboard ⤵️ 🔗 habeasflightwatch.org/dashboard-v5/
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 14h
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Eric Foltz @ericfoltz.bsky.social · 18h
We should probably thank the Republicans for the brilliant idea of holding these hearings right before the election and reminding everyone that Trump is a criminal. They really are a bunch of morons.
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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 12h
I must share Senator Corey Booker's address to Senate during Former Special Council Jack Smith's appearance before Congress on trump Investigations. Impressive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p17...
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WATCH: Sen. Booker questions Jack Smith on Trump investigations
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 5h
In the first entry of their three-part "Boots off Ballots" series, @americanprogress.bsky.social's Dan Herman and Devon Ombres outline the laws prohibiting the U.S. military from interfering in elections.
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Boots Off Ballots: The Law
Federal law and the Constitution are abundantly clear: efforts to involve troops in U.S. elections are anti-constitutional and illegal.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 19h
#GOPWarOnHealthcare The AMERICA I WANT provides good quality HEALTHCARE for all Americans.... Not This Vance "excited " To kick people off of Obamacare The Republicans HAVE NEVER COME UP WITH A HEALTHCARE PLAN.. Only Democrats are fighting for us Iwillvote.com
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 20h
"Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the system, reached historically low combined storage in July, with experts warning that the Colorado River Basin is facing increasingly difficult conditions."
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roo58.bsky.social @roo58.bsky.social · 15h
Imagine if the majority of this $$ was spent on “We the People”… I believe in a ceiling for election spending & TERM LIMITS!
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S.J.💙🩵💙🦋🦓 @glimmers2.bsky.social · 19h
A study in valor. Imagine testifying against the most powerful criminal on the planet?
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 17h
6 days left to register to vote in TN. There is no same-day registration, so everyone must be registered by October 5th. It is also important that you double-check your registration. You can do both on Vote.org. Early voting starts on Oct. 14th.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 23h
TN-09, October 3rd is right around the corner! AFA-CWA President @FlyingWithSara and PHEW VP Margaret Cook will join us for a canvass kickoff at our campaign headquarters in Memphis! ➡️ 10 AM - 2 PM CDT Remember to register to vote by Oct. 5th! RSVP: act.votejustinj.com/cwa
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Labor for Justin Rally with AFA-CWA President Sara Nelson - Justin J. Pearson for Congress
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17h
NEWS: A unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to halt sanctions stemming from Trump’s $1.8 billion insurrectionist “slush fund” saga
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Trump Loses Bid to Freeze Sanctions Over His IRS Scheme
A unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel left Judge Kathleen Williams free to enforce restrictions born from her finding that Trump used a federal lawsuit to manufacture judicial legitimacy for an administr...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 18h
The clock is ticking on voter registration deadlines. We’ve got conversation starters to help you move the midterm registration needle forward & GOTV! TEXAS, Think you’re registered? You’ll want to get the registration “error” update & CHECK yours. Your registration deadline is 10/5!
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You’re Registered. Now Help Someone Else Vote.
Saving Democracy, one action at a time
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 23h
BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23h
I'd love to see you in Rochester at our rally in support of Rep. Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington. Together, we can elect strong leaders and build a better future for New Hampshire. I hope you'll join us!
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New Hampshire Rally with Pete Buttigieg, Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington · Win the Era
Join Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire for a rally with Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington to lay out the stakes for this election and get out the vote for Democrats up and down the bal...
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 21h
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez is the SECOND DoorDash driver shot by ICE, and the silence from DoorDash is deafening. Delete DoorDash until they speak up against ICE violence and push for Wilber’s release. Learn how to delete it so it counts at deletedoordash.com.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20h
WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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accidentalflyer 🇨🇦🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦 @accidentalflyer.bsky.social · 23h
Eric Schmitt and MAGA pols claim they want to protect women in sports yet they can't tell the difference between women's college basketball and NBA!? Eric Schmitt probably thinks MCU Wolverine is part of Michigan Wolverines and that's what the M stands for.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate challenging Greg Abbott for governor, is seeking unredacted access to communications involving Elon Musk deemed "intimate and embarrassing."
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Hinojosa Moves to Unmask Abbott-Musk Emails Deemed ‘Intimate and Embarrassing’
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate challenging Greg Abbott for governor, is seeking unredacted access to communications involving Elon Musk as polls show a competitive race for Texas governor.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23h
Another prominent Trump loyalist working on the 'grand conspiracy' investigation into Trump's perceived political foes has abruptly left the probe. Election denier Kurt Olsen's departure follows the abrupt quitting of Trump ally Joe diGenova earlier this month.
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DOJ probe into Trump foes sees another prominent departure
Kurt Olsen, who previously worked as Trump’s election security czar, resigned from the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation Monday.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s Pentagon is preparing to cut 20% of senior military posts as his top envoys discuss sanctions relief, energy deals, and economic cooperation with Putin’s team. The timing is raising serious questions.
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Trump's Hegseth Plans 20% Cut to Senior Military Posts as Putin Envoy Courts U.S.
As the Pentagon prepares to downgrade or eliminate senior billets by January 1, 2027, Trump officials are discussing Russian energy and economic cooperation while Moscow's war on Ukraine continues.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Thank you, America.gov!
Screenshot of America.gov answering a question about the highest diesel prices in U.S. history. It states that President Donald Trump was in office when the national average retail diesel price reached a record nominal high of $6.29 per gallon on September 14, 2026, according to the EIA.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Interesting. Thank you, America.gov!
Screenshot of America.gov answering whether the Trump administration has arrested any of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients or co-conspirators during Trump’s current term. It says no arrests could be verified and cites a July 2025 DOJ/FBI review stating it found no incriminating “client list” or evidence sufficient to predicate an investigation of uncharged third parties.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Good to know!
Screenshot of America.gov answering who won and lost the 2020 presidential election. It states that Joseph R. Biden Jr. won and Donald J. Trump lost, with an Electoral College result of Biden 306 to Trump 232, and links to National Archives and FEC election results.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s new AI website believes he is the “former” president and acknowledges his criminal indictments
Screenshot of America.gov answering, “Has a president ever been criminally indicted? If so, who?” The response says former President Donald J. Trump has been criminally indicted and that no sitting president is shown in the cited sources as having been indicted. It cites Trump’s August 1, 2023 federal indictment on four counts related to conduct after the 2020 election, as well as Congressional Research Service information noting additional New York and Florida indictments.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Artists have told Trump to stop using their songs for years -- He never learns! Now it's JMSN's "Love Me," in an ad paid for by YOU @democracydefendersaction.org & @ballard have told WH to take it down. The artist said no, so the answer is NO Full story @nytimes.com👇 -TN
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‘Love Me’ Artist Demands Trump Stop Using Song (Gift Article)
President Trump used JMSN’s song in a recent self-promotional video that was paid for with public money.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.
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GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An update on the situation in Europe, and what multiple intel agencies are saying about what could come next…
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Europe’s Warnings About Russia Are Getting Much More Specific
Over the past several months, European and U.S.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
VICTORY: a unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to stay sanctions on Trump & Co. over his $1.8B slush fund He sued his own govt & his own DOJ agreed to the payout. The court wasn't buying it! @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are proud to rep the 35 frm fed judges who blew the whistle 👇 -TN
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sen. Roger Marshall says he didn't have the pregnant patient arrested over a $50 late bill. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS AND DEFAMATORY!!! He had her arrested for not showing up to court when he sued her for being late for $50.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Seriously though. If a Senator accuses a sworn witness of perjury for saying he wasn’t at a particular game in Atlanta, and then it turns out he wasn’t at that game in Atlanta but actually in Maryland (700 miles away), then I suggest there should be a penalty beyond general mocking and derision.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 29/09/2026
The decline in violent crime may have less to do with increased enforcement than with federal investments in community violence prevention, behavioral health, and other public safety programs — funding that is now at risk of expiring. bit.ly/4xMoks9
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Crime Prevention and Mental Health Spending May Have Contributed to Drop in Violent Crime
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government spent billions of dollars shoring up state and local budgets and funding new public safety initiatives.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I wish everyone could see how disgusting, dishonest and just plain stupid Republicans are acting at this Jack Smith hearing.
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