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Sandia Blanca

@sandiablanca.bsky.social
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Baby boomer who votes blue. Still a fan of the Oxford comma. United Methodist. Happily married. ATX. Balloon-Juice Jackal.

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AnnieD @anniedemoranville.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Couch fucker said what? Donate to Angie here: secure.actblue.com/donate/nixon...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good information here for Texas voters: www.kut.org/politics/202...
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Are you a Texas voter in ’suspense’? Don’t freak out. You can still vote in November
Getting on the list can happen for a number of reasons, but it’s not hard to update your registration.
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Luck Be a Lady @luckbealady.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Donate to his opponent: merrillee.com
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Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson for Florida House District 10
Twenty years defending North Florida's springs, rivers, and farmland. Now running for Florida House District 10. Election Day is November 3, 2026.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Amen!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I used to be a Social Security trustee. How can we fix Social Security without cutting benefits or raising the retirement age? Scrap the cap. This is a plan that even some Republicans are starting to get on board with. Let me explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZuB7XSFys
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How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I met a grandmother in Houston. Augusta works 10-hour shifts at the airport, but her wages don’t cover her basic expenses. Now she and her 5-year-old grandson are facing eviction. In the United States Senate, we’re going to have Augusta’s back.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
True faith loves justice and mercy!
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NEW AD: Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas — and we cannot afford Ken Paxton's corruption. First airing today.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Balloon Juice - Help Worker Power launch a GOTV team to knock on 7,500 doors in 2 weeks in 2 of the most flippable House districts in the US
Help Worker Power launch a GOTV team to knock on 7,500 doors for 2 weeks in two of the most flippable House districts in the country. Donate https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bj4-worker-power-az-2026 ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/08/2026
We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients. Explore the database:
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica
Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fellow Texans: verify that your voter registration hasn't been suspended without your knowledge. I just double-checked mine following a link in the article; it took all of 1 minute. Make sure your voice can be heard in November.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/08/2026
Voting by mail is evil and corrupt...for you.... because Trump just voted by mail, again, for the second time this year.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Tired of all those daily pleas for money from individual candidates (even though many of them are worthy)? Here's one way to help the process of getting out the vote to support all the candidates: balloon-juice.com/2026/08/01/i...
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Balloon Juice - It's Up to Us Now – Four Directions in Nevada with an Angel Match!
Today we’re picking back up on the fundraising for Four Directions in Nevada. I do believe we’re on the right track at this point with supporting boots on the ground organizations until we get close e...
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thank you, Rep. Crockett, for calling Sen. Cornyn out this way. He should stand up for what is right.
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 18/07/2026
We just committed a war crime destroying a desalination plant in Southern Iran. Iran responded.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
According to Donald Trump, the Chinese can steal US elections when he's in power, but not when a Democrat is in power. So I think we know the best way to avoid China "stealing" elections. Vote Democratic!
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
As tough as we voters have it in Texas, the laws in Mississippi are even more restrictive. Godspeed to Scott Colom in his candidacy.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Important defense of the integrity now missing from corporate media. Scott McFarlane explains why he left CBS.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Oh, Ken Ken Ken, we all know Texas voting laws are complicated, but you of all people definitely know better than to vote in a county where you don't live. For shame!
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вєηт ѕρσяк @nocturnia.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ivanka Trunt and Jared Kushner flew into #Iceland. Texas’ Ken Paxton is also here. Are Icelanders not understanding this is not a coincidence? Which right wing politician are they meeting with? I guarantee you dark maga money is flooding the right here are no one’s doing fuck all.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Elon is a bad person.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Caitlin Rourk is a great candidate for Texas-10!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"He doesn't know anyone detained at the center, but he says he was there because of his faith... 'If you're a Christian, you care about people and their treatment and their circumstances,' he said. 'The least we can do is be here for them'..." www.krgv.com/videos/prote...
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Protest held at Raymondville detention center in support of detained families
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Ha ha, ouch!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Nailed it here. 👇
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Right outside of Austin. Deed restrictions are suddenly irrelevant? I hope the appeal is successful.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
That's what I'm talking about!
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This had such promise!
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Divorce trial for Ken and Angela Paxton canceled weeks before scheduled start date
The cancellation comes as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, prepares for a November showdown against Democrat James Talarico.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We already have a process for determining whether accusers are credible. It’s called a trial. And a jury already decided they believed E Jean Carroll. THIS is weaponization. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...
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Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Great thread. Ideally, since Texas is now starting with a clean slate in that Senate seat, we'll elect James Talarico to shift some of that power back to the people!
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “How We Win: MoveOn's Election Program Launch” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
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How We Win: MoveOn's Election Program Launch · MoveOn
Join us, and other special guests for MoveOn's "How We Win: MoveOn's Election Program Launch" livestream. We'll be rolling out our 2026 midterm election strategy, including ways in which you can take ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🔥 @jessicatarlov.bsky.social: “Massie’s district was Trump +35, they only won by 10 and spent $35 MILLION… nobody was at Gallrein’s party. This was about outside💰. Trump’s (not compelling) platform is ‘I want to get rich, I don’t care that you’re poorer’ - That’s what last night told me.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones is one of my personal heroes. I recently had the chance to speak to him about the racist redistricting plot being enacted in his state and others in the South. Republicans are trying to bring us back to the Jim Crow era that so many fought (and died) to end.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/05/2026
📸 PHOTOS: Former President Barack Obama joined state Reps. James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa for lunch in Austin today
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
gtfoice.org
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GTFO ICE — Get The Facilities Out
ICE is rapidly expanding its network of detention centers. We have a playbook to fight back. Sign up to get alerts if a facility is planned near you.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Let's sum up Trump's tariffs. 1) They were illegal and also corrupt and arbitrary. 2) They did real damage to economy, esp farmers, small business. 3) Lutnick cheerled them while his spawn prepared to $$. 4) Corps (& some small businesses) finally getting refunds. 5) Consumers will get squat.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/04/2026
TODAY: Folks in Texas are protesting the Dilley ICE detention center, demanding the Trump administration shut it down. Signs read: NO KIDS IN CAGES.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I appreciate the work these representatives are doing to (1) fight the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to violate our civil liberties, and (2) keep the American people informed about what they're doing.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/04/2026
TRUMP, throwing insults at Pope Leo: “weak on crime” “terrible for foreign policy” “catering to the Radical Left” “owes his position to me” “sit down and mind your own business” POPE LEO, unbothered: “We are called to love.”
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If Trump bombs power plants in Iran, the humanitarian crisis will be horrific. Experts tell me to expect water shortages, closed hospitals, many deaths. “We’ve never had a US president so proudly promise to commit war crimes," Sen Chris Murphy says. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2087...
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Trump Threatens to Kill Thousands More Iranians in Unnerving Tirades
In a blunt warning, Senator Chris Murphy tells us that “everybody in that chain of command has to think hard” about carrying out such a hideously inhumane order, which he described as “war crimes.”
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
ACTION: U.S. Officials are calling Trump a blood thirsty mad dog. JD Vance got his ass in Hungary. Nobody in the Republican Party has the backbone to stand up and ALL communication with the U.S. has been cut off from Iran. Every American should be calling the Capitol, now! (202) 224-3121 ☎️
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Impeach Trump.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
When I confronted John Cornyn at the airport, he said it would be “not acceptable” to fund TSA workers without more money for ICE. He caved, and now House Republicans did too. When Democrats stand and fight, we can win.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD): “Today President Trump has sacked Attorney General Pam Bondi, ending a tenure that will be remembered as a profound betrayal not only of the Department of Justice but of the American people the Department exists to serve." "For the record, the DOW was under 50,000"
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Today is the Transgender Day of Visibility and I'll take the opportunity to once again say that trans people matter, their lives have meaning, and what's being done to them by so many politicians and people in this country is wrong.
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Sandia Blanca @sandiablanca.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Just a little economics with breakfast starts the day off right!
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