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Richard Spring

@rspring72.bsky.social
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Married and living the dream in Charlevoix Michigan. Lover of travel, live music, and especially the band Train. Unabashedly liberal, women’s rights advocate, ally to LGBTQ+ friends, and can’t stand the Orange Menace.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Next week the Supreme Court will release its final eight opinions. Tomorrow morning Democracy docket subscribers will get my exclusive guide to these cases, the stakes and what comes next. Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign-up now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/06/2026
The swastika carved into a car on the Upper East Side is a despicable act of antisemitism. It is a hateful attack of intimidation on our Jewish neighbors and on the values that make our city what it is.

I have full confidence the NYPD, which is investigating this as a hate crime, will do everything to ensure those responsible are held accountable. 

To every Jewish New Yorker: your city stands with you. We will confront acts of antisemitism wherever they appear with urgency and without exception.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/06/2026
Hell yeah 👏🏽
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Richard Spring @rspring72.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
When you’re right, you’re right
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Obama used the Situation Room to direct the mission that killed bin Laden. Trump's team uses it to panic about Jeffrey Epstein. Read what's happening behind closed doors: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/stadium-wo...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 12/05/2026
Political cartoon. A map titled "New, Supreme Court-Approved Redistricting Maps" is depicted with white crayons scattered all around. Blue districts are marked with a white X.
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
"I don't think about America's financial situation, I don't think about anybody" To those in Congress who enable this lunatic, you are to blame. No amount of gerrymandering will help you. America gets it.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
📌We are but one serious virus away from a catastrophe, and not near enough is being made about the fact that a former heroin addict and anti-vaxxer, who has ZERO training in medicine, academia, or scientific research would be leading the response. IT IS ABSURD.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The Ku Klux Kourt
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🏃‍♂️The Runner🏃‍♂️ @therunnner.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Priorities dontcha know
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 12/05/2026
Trump’s Golden Dome is a $1.2 trillion golden sieve that won’t stop a nuclear attack, but will balloon the deficit and boost the bottom lines of billionaires. We must not be fooled by Trump’s fool’s gold.
Trump’s proposed ‘Golden Dome’ estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said
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Stephen Trumbull @smtrumbull.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
What’s up with that?!
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 12/05/2026
Kash Patel hit with blistering line of questioning over 'gross dereliction of duty'
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Kash Patel hit with blistering line of questioning over 'gross dereliction of duty'
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) fired off serious questions on Tuesday during a congressional hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel, pressing the agency's leader over allegations of heavy alcohol use and reports of Patel purging agents who were linked to Trump investigations.Van Hollen directly spoke to...
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
??? 73% of Americans disapprove of trump’s economy.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/05/2026
The first honest thing he’s said
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed Alabama to select a different map for this year’s congressional elections in a stunning, last-minute move to interfere with another state primary election that has already begun. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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SCOTUS greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election
The order means that Alabama will discard its court-ordered congressional map for the 2026 primary elections and use a 2023 map that courts previously struck down as a violation under Section 2 of the...
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
John Oliver on the Supreme Court: "It was a 6-3 decision in the case of White People vs. Everybody — and you’ll never guess who they ruled in favor of”
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Not only has Congresswoman Kiggans not apologized for agreeing that Leader Jeffries has “cotton-picking hands,” she’s doubled down and made excuses. What message does that send to the 20% of her constituents that are Black? VA-02 deserves better.
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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 12/05/2026
172 reports of sexual abuse and assault at the Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Detention Center. And instead of accountability, survivors were met with failed investigations, ignored evidence, and a system that protects private prisons over human lives.
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Sexual abuse investigations mishandled at Tacoma ICE lockup, UW report finds
A new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights raises questions about how sexual assault investigations are handled at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"Democratic governors and state legislators need to realize that this is no longer about fairness; it’s about fighting back so that they are not engineered out of the House forever. And I get that Dems don’t have the stomach for this kind of warfare--- find it."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"An ICE takedown caught on camera left a 19-year-old bleeding and requiring stitches to his head. Cellphone video showed the teen get tackled by agents. Once they figured out they had made a mistake, they dropped him off at a park, bloody and bruised..." www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d...
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DHS responds to claim of wrongful ICE detention
The Dept. of Homeland Security has responded after a Bronx man said he was injured during what he described as a case of mistaken identity involving immigration agents in Norwood. Jeury Concepcion tol...
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Shimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 25/02/2026
The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes. $9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment….
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/02/2026
Rubin: "There is at least one witness for whom 3 interviews with the FBI in in 2019 are missing [from the Epstein files]. What's the big deal? We can also confirm she is the same person who in a 2025 FBI presentation is identified as accusing Trump of a sexual assault when she was between 13 and 15"
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💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The most disturbing aspect about the state of the union… The Republicans cheering and chanting their support and encouragement. I will NEVER forget how the GOP turned their back on America.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The racism section of this speech is stomach-churning. #SOTU
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/02/2026
Mike Johnson thinks it's "detestable" for Democrats to boycott Trump's State of the Union, but he's perfectly fine with the cover-up of child sex trafficking and the disturbing details surfacing about Rep. Tony Gonzales.
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Richard Spring @rspring72.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Bravo gentlemen!
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Santaclause1941 @santaclause1941.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I just now learned that the audience online for the presidents state of the union address is down 50% from last year's sotu. These plain facts do matter to us. Trump is a major failure as a communicator. He seems to have lost his plot.
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-... Chicago selected “Abolish ICE” as one of six winning snowplow names in its annual public contest after a record turnout of entries and votes, city officials said.
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‘Abolish ICE’ wins Chicago snowplow naming contest
Officials said the contest drew record participation this year, turning a routine naming event into a snapshot of public debate.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
In tonight's speech, the president did what he does best: celebrate himself. But if anyone was looking for leadership focused on easing their current economic pain, he made clear that they'll need to look elsewhere.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/02/2026
Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."
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Fight The Right… 👊🏼👊🏽👊🏿 @wtafc.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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Inkstick Media @inkstickmedia.com · 24/02/2026
"US immigration enforcement has evolved into a rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar industry in which profitability increasingly dictates policy and enforcement priorities." By: @tylermcbrien.com inkstickmedia.com/the-us-immig...
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The US Immigration Industrial Complex is a Threat to Everyone
If President Dwight D. Eisenhower were alive today, he very well may warn of the ever-growing immigration industrial complex.
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The WEBBIX @webbix.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
State of the Union? I’ll not watch the demented buffoon on any occasion. Not even if announcing his resignation. Just DO IT! Then fade away immediately. I’ll add, this isn’t a presidential event, just more of the criminal imbecile holding up in the Oval Office. A disgrace even to humanity. SOTU
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The State of the Union: the president is a corrupt demented sex criminal who tried to overthrow the constitution.
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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
This madman must be removed from office.
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Richard Spring @rspring72.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
@senslotkin.bsky.social and Senator Peters just don’t go!
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Richard Spring @rspring72.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Thank you Mr President! ❤️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/02/2026
Jeffries on VA's new proposed map: "When they go low, we strike back. That's the D approach and Rs are feeling it now ... Trump is the one who instructed 5 different R states to gerrymander. He wanted to rig the midterms and didn't think Democrats were going to forcefully respond. He got that wrong"
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/02/2026
I said it, and it’s true. rollcall.com/2026/02/12/e...
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Richard Spring @rspring72.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
That woman is a hero!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Other countries can do it, why can’t we? www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Rebel with a Cause @rebelwithacause2.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Says the guy who auctioned off little girls Says the guy who trafficked little girls Says the guy who raped little girls Voter cheating, or electoral fraud, is extremely rare in the USA Only 39 cases of voter fraud were ID'd in a recent election, a mere 0.000039% of over 100 million ballots cast
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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The stock market is not the economy. 🤷
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Meidas Ian @lordye.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
19 was yesterday until he blocked the Canadian funded $6bn 8 lane bridge because America needed compensating. Whatever he is smoking, thats some serious shit! 🤪🥴😵😵‍💫
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/01/2026
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/01/2026
A reminder how ICE treats priests.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Jones: You want to go through a list? Go through the list of perverts who hang out at Mar-A-Lago. Go through that list.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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