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Rachel Alexander

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Mom/Orchestra Teacher/🎻Violist/GunSenseVoter

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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 12/09/2026
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a pair of lawsuits Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species.
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States sue feds over endangered species rollbacks • Ohio Capital Journal
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a pair of lawsuits Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species. The lawsuits, filed by 20 states and…
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Phil Weiser @philweiser.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
BREAKING—We are leading a multistate coalition to defend the basic principle that ICE must not engage in lawless arrests. ICE is not above the law and we are committed to holding them to account. coag.gov/press-releas...
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Attorney General Weiser leads state coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests
Sept. 8, 2026 (DENVER) – Attorney General Phil Weiser today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Custo...
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Bryan Behar @bryanbehar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Could you imagine anyone else in the history of history, let alone the President of the United States, so blatantly defiling the memory of our fallen brethren? What a terrible, broken person.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The doctor who tried to save lives during Covid is being treated like a villain. The traitors who beat up cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 are being treated like victims or heroes. It's American madness.
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Live updates: Senate committee to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress | CNN Politics
Sen. Rand Paul, a longtime Fauci foe, announced the vote after the retired scientist invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a committee hearing last week.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
have we considered just banning these things entirely
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
FWIW, people who use wheelchairs I talk to LOVED Pete Buttigieg.
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The networks should not carry Trump’s speech Thursday night. Allowing Trump to platform his election lies would be a betrayal. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
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Acosta Calls Out TV Nets In Blistering Rant: 'Do Not Let Trump Air A Bunch Of Stupid, Crazy Lies On National Television!'
'The Networks Have A Choice In This Country'
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
As a 14-year military doc, I measured every policy by one question: Will it keep more service members healthy and mission-ready? Routine flu vaccination passed that test. Mandatory testosterone screening for everyone does not. Culture-war medicine isn’t real medicine
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 15/07/2026
Correct. I asked Senator Blackburn to support a Finance Committee subpoena for the Treasury’s Epstein files and she refused. Those files are still being hidden at the Treasury Department.
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Stace RN Resists 📎💙 OR @stacernresists.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This should be the end of the discussion for anyone who wants to be reelected!! You want my vote??🗳️ Do not confirm Todd Blanche!!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🔥 WATCH: “AN ABSOLUTE LIE.” @lukerussert.bsky.social dismantles Trump’s rigged election claims by pointing out Trump was in power when he claims it happened, and he WON when he wasn’t — and Republicans control Georgia, where @ossoff.bsky.social & @reverendwarnock.bsky.social won.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The drained Reflecting Pool did not reveal any slices. Instead, tire marks were visible, obvious damage from Trump’s vanity drive in a fleet of 10-ton vehicles for no reason at all. He ruined his own project, then lied and blamed the citizens who paid for it.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Brad Parscale's massive operation as Beltway casino croupier for Benjamin Netanyahu has been chatted and whispered about for many months now. At length now TIME has a piece reporting it. This is how Netanyahu spreads money around as needed inside the Trump family and their entourage.
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Trump's Former Campaign Manager Is Running An Influence Operation For Israel
Brad Parscale has a $1.5 million per month contract to run the digital messaging effort
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/07/2026
Quote of the day: “I am his lawyer.” ~ Todd Blanche, Attorney General nominee
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Crooked Media @crooked.com · 15/07/2026
Maine consistently has one of the lowest crime rates in the U.S. So what is ICE doing there?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Embarrassing. Embarrassing for him. Embarrassing for the legal profession. Embarrassing for the Justice Department. Embarrassing for his former law partners (who have been embarrassed more than they deserve lately). Embarrassing for his family. And embarrassing for the country.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026
REED: Why would the president pardon someone you convicted and described as being involved in violent activities and allowing tons of cocaine to enter the US? CLAYTON: Uhm, like I said, I'm not gonna discuss this specific pardon thing ... ... ...
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Canada is also a party to the Rome Statute. An American attack on the ICC could also untie its hands to be able to commit war crimes on Canadian soil. 5/5
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We should not discount that Trump and his administration want to shield themselves from any legal responsibility for crimes committed during its illegal attack on Venezuela, which is a party to the Rome Statute. 4/5
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The Trump admin has escalated its attack on international law by launching a campaign of pressure on other nations to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court. The Trump admin has again aligned itself with rogue regimes such as Russia & distanced itself from democracies. 1/5
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Evidence has mounted that the supposed “gash” in the Reflecting Pool is... ...tire tracks Trump caused by insisting his many-ton presidential convoy drive on the pool’s fragile surface. Why? He was too lazy to walk. Per his own edict, he must now do 10 years in federal prison.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Another view of Trump’s apparent crime (which requires him to serve a ten-year federal prison sentence, by his own admission):
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Reuters @reuters.com · 14/07/2026
President Trump signed orders to reduce the size of two Utah national monuments: the Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by more than 90% to allow for grazing, motorized recreation, logging and other resource development in the region, the White House said.
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jhfry.bsky.social @jhfry.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Those national monuments were established by federal laws that he is sworn to enforce... he doesn't get to just decide he doesn't like the law and do what he wants. He will, but is not legal.
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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Mike Lee stands there, grinning, while his life goal of destroying protected land is fulfilled. He doesn’t care about conservation or preserving lands for future Utahans. He just wants his donors to make money destroying what’s left of the world
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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This👇. This destruction of our national monuments must stop. Once this land is ‘developed’, there’s no going back. Meanwhile, Trump will likely receive kick-backs from the logging, mining, ranching and other businesses that will benefit from Trump’s orders. We need lawsuits @marcelias.bsky.social.
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Journalists: please, please get ready for this in ADVANCE. We know Trump's going to claim "new evidence shows the 2020 election was stolen". You've got 3 days to write a story that confronts that lie head-on before he says it - pre-write this like an obit. America is begging you: plan ahead. 1/
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Jimmy Kimmel: “For those who’ve been asking, I’m feeling great.”
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"That's fine, dude. I'm not mad at you." "Are you OK?" "Help me! They shot me!’” "I was trying to stop" The last words of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero before they were murdered by ICE
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Mitch McConnell's statement today on the passing of his colleague Lindsey Graham: . . . . . .
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
An update on the fight to save the U.S. Forest Service. The legal battle is moving forward. A coalition of labor unions, environmental organizations, civic groups, and local governments is challenging the Trump administration’s plan to dramatically restructure the U.S. Forest Service.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
BREAKING States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount Warner Merger If accurate, 1 of the most important developments yet in the fight to stop authoritarianism in the US We @democracydefendersaction.org have been proud to work with AMAZING partners to help lead the #BlockTheMerger movement. Kvelling!
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States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger With Warner Bros. (Gift Article)
State attorneys general are preparing to file a lawsuit as soon as this week to halt the $111 billion deal, a potential major obstacle.
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Nerdy Pursuit @nerdypursuit.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Pete Buttigieg has been ahead of the curve on structural democratic reform and Supreme Court reform for a LONG time. Here's a compilation of videos of Pete advocating for reform over the past 7+ years 👇
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Nerdy Pursuit @nerdypursuit.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Pete Buttigieg will campaign for Denise Powell in Omaha, Nebraska on July 14th! 🎉🎉🎉 This is a critically important district to win in these midterm elections. Here's the link to RSVP: www.mobilize.us/denisepowell...
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Campaign Event with Denise Powell & Pete Buttigieg! · Denise Powell for Congress
Join Denise Powell and Pete Buttigieg for an event in support of Denise's campaign for Congress! Denise is a working mom, small business owner, and bipartisan community leader who has been fighting ...
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leelagray.bsky.social @leelagray.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Secretary Buttigieg has spent his career proving that real public service means delivering for people, not performing for cameras. From South Bend to Washington, he has shown what it looks like to take on hard problems and see them through. (1/2)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The White House is reportedly considering doling out 250 pardons to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. Trumpworld lobbyists say the going rate for securing pardons is as much as $2 million. It's just the latest example of Trump's Pay-to-Pardon Scheme.
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Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.Thousand
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We must do whatever it takes - including a constitutional amendment if necessary - to combat the influence of money in our political system.
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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This saddens and scares me so much. I hope the person who did this is held accountable and discovers there are consequences for the harm they caused this family. It takes so much courage to be in public service these days. Nobody deserves this. Let love reign over hate. 💝
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
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A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I'm proud to be in his corner and looking forward to campaigning with him in Little Rock next week.
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Pete Buttigieg to appear with U.S. House candidate Chris Jones in Little Rock | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. secretary of transportation and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, will appear in Little Rock next week to campaign for Chris Jones, who is running for Arkansas' 2nd C...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/06/2026
NEW: After ProPublica contacted leading vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote.
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A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune.
After ProPublica contacted Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The da...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
On June 12th, 1967, interracial marriage became a federally protected right as the Virginia v. Loving decision was passed in the Supreme Court. Less than one hundred years ago. The history of our civil rights is still very young. #lovingday #civilrights #interracialmarriage
TODAY IS
LOVING DAY
On June 12th, 1967, in the Loving
v. Virginia decision, the Supreme Court struck down all laws against interracial marriage.
104CHIEF JUSTICE EARL
WARREN WROTE IN THE MAJORITY OPINION THAT...
The freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the State.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This year we have a real opportunity to prove that there is no such thing as a permanently red state or district. @jonesforar.bsky.social is a scientist, devoted to his community, and knows how to build coalitions - just the kind of leader we need in Congress.
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Rachel Alexander @rtalexander123.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts 👇 Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The Montana Plan is bipartisan, common-sense, and one of the best opportunities in a long time to put Citizens United where it belongs: in the ashbin of history.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026
NEW: The top lawyer at the Treasury Department just resigned. Even though he clerked for Clarence Thomas, perhaps the $1.7B heist was probably too much. Also note the Times (right) and the WSJ (left) refer to it as a settlement. The judge found IT IS NOT A SETTLEMENT. 1/
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026
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Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson @jastucaz.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The PEPFAR program saved lives at home and around the world. It has had a demonstrable, positive impact on the lives of millions. It did ground breaking research on an illness that killed far too many, undermining societies and cultures. It is the best of us. And these bastards killed it.
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