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History / Constitution & the Courts / GeoPolitics / Political Science “We the People: Power, Law, and Government” open.substack.com/pub/selenalong (Solicitation = block)

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h
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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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New at We The People: Political thinking has always required understanding the enemy. Global unity is coalescing against oligarchs in the US and abroad.
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Thinking in America
Why the World - not just Americans - will have to put down oligarchs.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As long as he’s not reaching out to oligarchs or private enterprise … oh, wait.
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Thinking in America
Why the World - not just Americans - will have to put down oligarchs.
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New at We The People: Political thinking has always required understanding the enemy. Global unity is coalescing against oligarchs in the US and abroad.
selenalong.substack.com
Thinking in America
Why the World - not just Americans - will have to put down oligarchs.
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CNN @cnn.com · 28/09/2026
An 11-year-old chess prodigy has become the youngest woman grandmaster of all time, after a strong performance at the 46th Chess Olympiad. cnn.it/4d56dpY
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Joe "Radical Left Scum" Fink 🇸🇮 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇬🇱 🇺🇳🌈🇯🇴 @joefink53.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For all he's done to help us win, I should name a drone exclusively used to target civilians after Donald.
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026
NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026
“I am so devastated that Christians like Tim Tebow made me trust in something that has taken so much money from me. This is evil, especially because I’m disabled on a limited income.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar
Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔥 Hasan Piker at Cornell: “We in this movement are going to force our voices to be heard. No matter how much they come after us, slander, smear— we know we carry the moral majority on our side. History will not reflect kindly on those who have opposed us.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face “legal consequences” after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots violated state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots
The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 25/09/2026
40 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes. Until the first polls close in the 2026 midterms.
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SCOTUSblog @scotusblog.com · 25/09/2026
Telling the justices that it had been deprived of “an essential tool to remove certain aliens,” the Trump administration asked the court to clear the way for the government to deport noncitizens to countries not identified in their removal orders.
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Trump administration again urges justices to allow deportations to third-party countries
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Tim Tebow. Magic Johnson. Joe Montana. These are only a few of the celebs who have spoken for Life Surge, a company that sells self-improvement course packages that can reach up to $40,000. Former and current employees state that the company uses questionable tactics and Christianity to sell.
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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar
Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
elienyc.substack.com/p/a-new-theo...
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A New Theory of John Roberts’s Jurisprudence
ELIE V. U.S.
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Steffn @steffnw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
James, I know you're choosing your words carefully, but ICE shooting an innocent man isn't just "lawlessness," It's fascistic lawlessness.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🧵 To all the quiet- quitters and latch-key kids out there: Your time is now. Your era is upon us, and here's to maximizing this opportunity to remove "the arbitrary and abusive" in all areas of government. The voting booth is only the beginning. The People must make room in their life for
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
5am watering is underway. Growing food is not for the weary.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If I could sum up why I’m not a Republican in one quote…
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Think about how these posts play out. Trump’s legion of weirdo cultists create these things. Natalie Harp follows these people. She saw this and thought Trump might want to post it. She printed it out & he told her it was great and she should post it. We pay her $150k to do this.
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
No down and distance chyron for @foxsports.com.web.brid.gy … amateurs.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When you vote for the wrong candidate.
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thinking about Dolly this morning.
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump is lashing out at SCOTUS after they blocked his mail-in ballot scheme, calling it “a big loss for Republicans.” He attacked mail-in voting, accused justices of being intimidated by Democrats, and declared: “These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court.”
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 15/09/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. buff.ly/HS5n6ct
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BREAKING: US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The…
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🗽Can't Think of Clever Name 🗽 @noclevername.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"If the test finds any trace of abortion pills, conservatives will use it to legitimize their new legal front in the war on reproductive rights—one that includes weaponizing environmental protections to restrict abortion medication (and possibly contraception)"
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BREAKING: EPA Will Test Drinking Water for Abortion Pills & Contraception
The federal agency just caved to years of anti-abortion pressure
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Abortion Fund of Maryland @marylandfund.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will test drinking water for abortion pills and contraception. Repro advocate @jessicavalenti explains how conservatives will use any trace of abortion pills to weaponize environmental protections and restrict access to abortion medication. >> bit.ly/3TxivR8
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Latest researchers creating professional grade “fuck you” to add to America’s water supply. #EPAmifepristone
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Greys: Maggie & Kelly's Blackgirlmagic Science
ALT: Greys: Maggie & Kelly's Blackgirlmagic Science
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
The Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority didn't happen overnight. This is the inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that reshaped the American judiciary and legal system. (Published Oct. 2023)
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We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Trumpists believe America must now defend its “sovereignty” as a white Christian nation by actively and aggressively fighting those “globalist” forces around the world and, that is key, by intervening on behalf of ethnonationalist movements and parties everywhere.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11/09/2026
It’s harvest season in Ukraine, but in the first two weeks of August, Ukrainian grain exports were down 75% from the same period last year. Russia’s military blockade has effectively cut off Ukrainian ports from the Black Sea.🧵
Reads What Routes Does Ukraine's Grain Trade Have Left. Pictured grain being harvested.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
John Roberts wants you to believe the Supreme Court is untouchable. It’s a lie. Congress holds the power to investigate and impeach—they just need to fear voters more than they fear him. Shatter the illusion. Put this on your Rep's desk: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
They don't steal voting rights with a megaphone. They do it on quiet weekday mornings by stripping mail-in ballots while you're at work, betting you won't notice until Election Day. Catch them in the act. Demand Congress protect the vote: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Protect our use of voting by mail and voting machines
Contact Congress today!
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WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio @wpln.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here’s where Nashville’s lawsuits against the Trump administration stand wpln.org/post/heres-w...
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Here’s where Nashville’s lawsuits against the Trump administration stand
Metro Nashville has filed seven lawsuits against the federal government over funding losses since President Donald Trump began his second term.
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
All of a sudden, men are upset b/c they don’t have the “capability” to control something that they created? #shocked. Calling all women programmers!
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“AI could kill all humans!”—The Unrelenting Psyops of the Chatbot Industrial Complex
Don’t head to the bunker quite yet.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 10/09/2026
Btw State College, PA, is an ICE Air hub now
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Sister of Wendy #AbolishICE 🐸 @sisterswendy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
After 9/11, Bush wanted everyone back to work as quickly as possible, no matter the human cost. So, his administration removed anything bad about the air quality. And the brave firefighters, workers and everyone else in that area suffered horrific deaths because of these lies. 🤬 #VoteBlue #SheShed
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
TN spent $139M for 139 State Trooper positions. Wonder where they went? tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/12/s...
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Safety commissioner wants more state troopers to cover posts patrolling Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security asks for 100 state troopers to fill gaps left by a Memphis law enforcement surge,
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/09/2026
Blue-state hospitals fold on trans youth care as families ask why they moved
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Blue-state hospitals fold on trans youth care as families ask why they moved
In New York and other progressive states, providers are leaving transgender kids to fend for themselves.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/09/2026
Haven't heard about the ICE occupation in Memphis? Not a coincidence. It's harder to record the agents in Tennessee than it is in other states.
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Memphis has spent a year under federal occupation. ICE would rather you didn't notice.
Watch as these officers arrest an activist for documenting from a reasonable distance.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Missouri’s emergency stay application leaving the 2022 congressional map protecting Black voters in Kansas City in place for the midterms. A victory for Elias Law Group, its client and voters of Missouri! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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🚨 von Glahn v. Hoskins
Learn more here.
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SURRENDER NOTHING @selenawrites.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Labor organization has a long history in my family. Here’s to honoring their work every day.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026
Perspective.
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shawshankexemption.bsky.social @shawshankexemption.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Suspect arrested following incident with Dr. Amy Acton at Canfield Fair; multiple hurt www.cleveland19.com/video/2026/0...
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Suspect arrested following incident with Dr. Amy Acton at Canfield Fair; multiple hurt
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
When extremists take power, what is needed is an immediate, collective democratic response on all levels. Absolutely the wrong reaction? The kind of “Hey, that’s democracy, congrats to the AfD for a great result!” normalization the democratic parties are offering right now. Disastrous.
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Warnings and Lessons from the Struggle Against Trumpism
Germany is facing the prospect of rightwing extremism in power. Time to push back hard against the narratives that have undermined the democratic response in the U.S.
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