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Ros Johnson

@rosjohnsonlicsw.bsky.social
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Recently retired therapist. Proud fighter for democracy and human rights. Author of novel Minding Therapy (and blog Minding Therapy and screenplay Minding Therapy)(overkill?) mindingtherapy.com

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12h
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The allegations in the Cornell sexual assault case are deeply disturbing and gut-wrenching. Cornell University has failed this survivor.

I fully support Governor Hochul's decision to name Attorney General James as special prosecutor in this case and look forward to the complete and extensive investigation that is to come. 

Accountability and justice cannot simply be values, they must also be delivered.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 21h
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18h
Despite DOGE falling short, Elon is getting another chance at government work. Musk will work alongside former Speaker Newt Gingrich and defense contractor Palmer Luckey to lead Hegseth's "Project Meridian" to study the future of warfare. Not so sure this cast of characters can get the job done.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It’s why you move voting sites, it’s why you have fewer hours, it’s why our absentee mailing ballots are so compl...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17h
👀👀👀👀
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14h
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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London Reed🫘🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟No Kings🌟🌟🌟 @londonreed.bsky.social · 20h
This time something must be done about the cheating
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 21h
To everyone who's stood by my friend Davey Hearn: he's so grateful & so are we Davey says if it can happen to him, it can happen to anybody, & you showed up like you knew it @democracydefendersfund.org, @washlitgroup.bsky.social & Steptoe are proud to stand w/ him & w/ you Davey on GMA👇 -TN
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 21h
We've paid enough for his illegal involvement in our government. Nobody wants this bastard in there. We have enough of them right now. Call your representatives.☎️
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20h
Wow, these job numbers are TERRIBLE. Many people are saying we must have an “incompetent” president who is “asleep at the wheel”
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20h
Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The hell is going on with his legs?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.
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In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation
"If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?" asked his ex-wife's lawyer.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Todd Blanche’s motion for summary judgement in my Epstein redaction training video lawsuit is due tomorrow after a short delay. Multiple sources told me there were videos training FBI agents on how to redact Trump from the Epstein files. I’m suing to get them.
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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You think things are bad? You don’t know the half of it. Despite Pete Hegseth’s bizarre braggadocio, our armed forces have never been weaker nor our adversaries more emboldened. It’s grim out there. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
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Time to Resume the Fetal Position
Need to Know by David Rothkopf is a reader-supported publication.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hegseth seems more intent on waging war against the Pentagon than against Iran. @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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Pete Hegseth Just Declared Victory in the Wrong War
The combative culture warrior in the Pentagon may soon be Congress’s top target.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, gee, this certainly makes $6 per gallon diesel worth it
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He’s making poor Ken bleed dignity hard for the support. And the more Trump thinks he’s going to lose the more dignity he’s going to demand
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Chris Hayes: Trump has adopted an “Emperor Nero ‘let it burn’ attitude” as his approval sinks, voters sour on the economy, and Republicans panic about November.
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‘Let it burn’: Trump’s ‘Emperor Nero attitude’ may HAUNT Republicans in November
YouTube video by MS NOW
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2026
“I hope the judge sees I’m a person. I’m just a girl trying to have a life like everybody else.” Our client Dakota and all trans and intersex people in Kansas deserve to go about their days without this bill's punitive dehumanization.
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Trans people, anguished by Kansas driver's license law, go to court
Plaintiffs are expected to testify this week about the negative effects of carrying identification that doesn't match how they look and feel.
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump: "I have the highest of IQs." Similarly, President Extra Crispy has been asked to replace Chris Hemsworth in the next 'Thor' movie.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here's JD Vance in Florida with a full-on racist dog whistle, telling a crowd that Democrat Angie Nixon should "get the hell out of [America]" because she supports Socialist principles that help us all, like Social Security, and Medicare, law enforcement, and safe roads.
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Still a nasty woman @tfergsc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just so much winnng.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Democrats have formally demanded that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) investigate the Trump administration’s use of taxpayer dollars to produce and air ads promoting Trump before the midterm elections. substack.com/profile/2357...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Jaime Raskin has formally demanded that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) formally investigate the T...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You really can’t make this shit up.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's alarming that an unhinged demagogue is vandalizing our country. But one person isn't doing this damage. Many people are. Completely rational people in positions of power are betraying their country to become even wealthier than they already are. It's the definition of filthy rich.
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Mabs A'Mabbin @mabsamabbin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“This is dumb, dumb, dumb beyond belief,” one former Trump campaign official told CNN in response to the ads the White House is now airing. “These guys are all gonna get subpoenaed. It’s gonna be bad." You had better believe it. 🔥
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Enten: "Congratulations to Ken Paxton. You are the least popular Texas Senate GOP nominee this century. No one was even in the negative, and you're at -16."
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“I'm not worried the Democrats will lose the midterms. I'm worried they'll win and use their normal ploy of installing a rotating villain to torpedo the vote as soon as something good and productive is about to happen.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=zswl...
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Trump Created a CRISIS that Half the Country Doesn't Know About! (feat. Sarah Kendzior)
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“There is a harvest of greed and corruption and cruelty that’s cropped up in the last ten years, lovingly tended by those who were supposed to strike it down.” New interview! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zswl...
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Trump Created a CRISIS that Half the Country Doesn't Know About! (feat. Sarah Kendzior)
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Worth repeating: Hegseth is an insane religious extremist who got us into a shit show of a holy war. His book: bsky.app/profile/atru...
Worth repeating: Hegseth is an insane religious extremist who got us into a shit show  of a holy war. His book:
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Someone needs to tell JD Vance that the Bible is full of examples of men who didn't identify as male and resorted to surgery to conform their bodies to their identities. They were called eunuchs. And Jesus noted that some chose to be eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 19:12
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This article hugely frustrating. 😡 MAHA isn't some legitimate & coherent positive force. It is an anti-science & wellness woo grifter movement that is doing real harm. The MAHA Summit www.statnews.com/2026/09/29/m... via @statnews.com @isabellacueto.bsky.social @danielpayne.bsky.social
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At MAHA Summit, a grassroots movement goes corporate
Federal officials and health care executives rubbed elbows at the ritzy MAHA Summit, causing some supporters to question what MAHA has become.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 30/09/2026
English actor-turned-conservative activist Russell Brand disturbed onlookers Wednesday after "joking about consent" during a Trump administration health summit — less than two weeks before he goes on trial on rape and sexual assault charges.
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Pro-Trump actor facing rape charges appalls with joke about consent at MAHA summit
English actor-turned-conservative activist Russell Brand disturbed onlookers Wednesday after “joking about consent” during a Trump administration health summit — less than two weeks before he goes on trial on rape and sexual assault charges.“Russell Brand was backstage hugging the secretary of agric...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New piece from me on James Talarico leaning into the immigration debate in the Trumpiest of border states:
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Ace Combs Art @acecombsart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It bothers me that on many media websites, after I've waded through menus, disabled my ad-blocker (often repeatedly), dismissed (until later) the offer to keep me up-to-date, and signed up for a "free" account, that when I finally get to the story, I find out that my free article limit was zero.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Bible does support the idea that unlevened bread can be transubstantiated into flesh so, you know, I don't really look to the Bible as the definitive source on trans issues.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
for the second straight day, Trump -- face drooping -- is struggling to stay awake during a televised event
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
surreal scenes -- Trump is out while Howard Lutnick frantically glazes him
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The Big Picture @readthebigpicture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump does not care about the American people. Let these numbers serve as a reminder.
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Donald Trump and Republicans have broken every promise they made. Make your plan to vote them out on or before November 3 at IWillVote.com.
A graphic featuring an image of a sweaty, tired looking Donald Trump. Text overlaid reads, "Trump's broken promises." Text below lists all of the promises Trump lied about: No new wars, releasing the Epstein files, $5,000 DOGE checks, cheap gas, $2,000 tariff refund checks, lower grocery costs, draining the swap, Make America Healthy Again, Make America Great Again.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And if you’re under any illusion that your campus would handle sexual violence better… no, they wouldn’t. I wrote a book about that:
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On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence
"Bedera dispels deeply ingrained campus rape myths and puts the innate violence of the campus sexual assault reporting process into focus."--Jezebel"The book's grim conclusions are tempered with a hop...
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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nailed it.... 👇
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