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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We are still capable of creating beautiful, elegant things. Still capable of conducting ourselves with class, dignity and grace. Still capable of inspiring others. Still capable of fighting for the America we ought to be.
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
My friend @barbmcquade.bsky.social has written a new book that will be released this coming week. It’s called The Fix and it comes out on June 2. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Five Questions with Barb McQuade
My friend Barb McQuade has written a new book that will be released this coming week.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I encourage you to read the 1901 final Congressional speech of George Henry White, who would be the last Black man in Congress for 30 yrs.This “is perhaps the Negroes’ temporary farewell to the American Congress; but…phoenix-like he will rise up some day and come again… blackpast.org/african-amer...
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(1901) Congressman George H. White's Farewell Address To Congress
In January 1901, at the beginning of a new century, George H. White was ending his term as a Congressman from North Carolina’s Second Congressional District. Realizing that he was bringing to a close ...
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SPLC Union @splcunion.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Below is a statement from the unionized workers of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Yesterday, the Department of Justice leveled outrageous allegations at the Southern Poverty Law Center. In so doing, they maligned the integrity of the SPLC workers who have labored tirelessly for decades to expose the dangerous cruelty of extremists and hate groups in the United States. SPLC Union Logo: 

This work is punishing. It takes a toll on our health and on our safety. But we persist because we believe in our mission to advance justice for all, and we believe that investigating, naming, and alerting the American people to the activities of those who seek to harm our neighbors is a moral imperative and an essential public service.Today our colleagues are facing abuse and harassment from the far-right figures emboldened by this attack. But we will not be deterred, we will not be intimidated, and we will continue to name racism, sexism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and all hate for the blight that it is.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A little background on who the Southern Poverty Law Center is and what kind of work they’ve been doing for decades makes it clear that DOJ’s indictment (which is of the center, not of any individuals) is vindictive & malicious, an attack on civil rights work itself. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Investigating the Good Guys
DOJ claims the Southern Poverty Law Center was "paying off" the Ku Klux Klan. The group's track record and common sense suggest otherwise.
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Shannon Minter @shannonminter5.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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Trailblazing trans lawyer fighting Trump named one of the world’s most powerful people
Shannon Minter’s TIME 100 recognition arrives as he fights the Trump administration's assault on transgender rights.
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Dr Strange PhD, Cat Lackey @ceeeyes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
#Minterland 🥹🥹🥹
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/04/2026
Cardinal Cupich: "We're dehumanizing the victims of war by turning the suffering of people & killing of children & our own soldiers into entertainment. To splice together movie cuts w/ actual bombings & targeting of people for purposes of entertainment is sickening. This is not who we are."
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
No, you are very good.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
In 2020, I argued every state must count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day. Today, the RNC argued no state can. That is how far the right has descended into voter suppression. And it is why I continue to fight.
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I remember those ears!☺️
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I wrote about this, and what it means for the First Amendment, last night. Get the history & the analysis here: joycevance.substack.com/p/attacking-... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/w...
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F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Such a good mama❤️
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epluribusfractum.bsky.social @epluribusfractum.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
ProPublica has done amazing work again--a searchable database of Trump administration staff, their wealth and ties to the industries they are now regulating. projects.propublica.org/trump-team-f...
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 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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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I’ve had to tell so many parents that their sons & daughters were dead, had been murdered. Their screams, their silences, their faces, their collapses, cling to me like cobwebs I can’t ever shake. Our leaders, so callous with death as games or memes or brags, know nothing of grief, only of greed.
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Love your PW cup🤗
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Mark Curnell @books4maphead.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Great insights from Anne Applebaum into Trump's war on Iran. Kudos to Charlie Sykes for inviting her on to his podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Trump’s War of Choice
Podcast Episode · To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes · March 3 · 43m
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
NEW: Texas has been minority-ruled by conspiracy theorists for years. Tuesday’s primary was a prime example of the ways that a foolish few can block broad electoral access for many. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/texa...
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Texas Republicans are punishing voters ‘because we can’
Tuesday’s primary descended into chaos for voters in Dallas and Williamson counties.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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Proud to call her an incredible friend for 23 years and counting. What a boss.
YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Proud to call her an incredible friend for 23 years and counting. What a boss.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We shouldn’t have to fight just to be able to exercise a right, but primary night in Texas made it clear we will have to. Here’s what you need to know and how to get ready to do it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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There Is More Than One Way to Kill Mail-in Voting
On Tuesday in Texas, Democratic voters in Dallas and Williamson Counties, Texas, had their work cut out for them if they wanted to vote.
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Beautiful! 🤩
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Our lives are, relatively speaking, very short. But theirs are more so. Would we brought as much joy and love to the time we spend on earth as they do to the time they do.
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
As do we all🥹
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
-Zero Congressional consultation or approval. -Zero preparation of public for need/consequences of war. -Zero evidence of thought about "OK, what might the other side do?" Next month. Next year. -Zero mention of anti-nuke agreement Trump voided, or Trump claim last year that nukes "obliterated."
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Hope is not a promise. It is not a guarantee of success. It is the courage to act in the face of uncertainty. And right now, in this fragile moment for our democracy, it is the most important responsibility we share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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What Gives Me Hope
Read more here.
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Late February, repairs, and Claude McKay’s “To Winter” frankhudson.org/2026/02/20/l...
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Late February, repairs, and Claude McKay’s “To Winter”
My winter has been impacted by things a regime of some coarsely-ground humans brewed up, but it’s been good this February to take a quick dive into the poetry of early 20th century Jamaican-America…
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𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐲 🌊 𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐤 @hibbardvark.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Ruby's Story #Minterland youtube.com/shorts/XESxj...
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Minterland Storytime - Ruby - The Tiny Toot Rescue
YouTube video by Minterland - A Texas Sanctuary
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This, my friends, is how it is done: Lean in. Expose. Defy. The phrase “Speaking truth to power,” has become something of a cliche. Maybe that’s because we see it so seldom in practice. But we saw it last night, and it was spectacular. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Colbert Defies, CBS Cowers
This, my friends, is how it is done: Lean in.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape. After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/02/2026
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
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It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/02/2026
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/02/2026
If the Democrats nominate @astroterry.bsky.social they will have a massively good shot at winning TX-9, a district they drew to be Republican. We have a shot to make Texas far more blue, and this is important. Vote Virts!
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Squeaky is, for me, Valentine personified🥰
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔 (From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Democracy Docket just published my latest: Trump’s election subversion playbook: lie, sue, abuse, repeat. Stay informed on what is happening to democracy, elections and the courts. Subscribe today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This is day two for the New York Times’ The Docket. But this is year six for Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
SEN. KAINE: “You said American whites are victims of a cultural genocide… are they represented in the senate? House? Presidency? CEO’s?” Trump’s white nationalist pick for a top state department spot Jeremy Carl skewered by @kaine.senate.gov
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𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐲 🌊 𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐤 @hibbardvark.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#Minterland please help us you are able. And remember, the Amazon link and more can always be found at linktr.ee/Minterland
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Shannon Minter | Linktree
Minterland: A haven for rescues 🐾 Founded by Shannon & Robin Minter in 2019.
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I remember it like it was yesterday. I didn’t know you at all, and this was my first introduction to the incredible human being that is Shannon Minter. It seems 100 years ago, and then only yesterday. Thank you for introducing me to this incredible community of kindred spirits.❤️🐝
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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somar2010.bsky.social @somar2010.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
First thing tomorrow. Thank you for letting us know about the need.❤️🐝
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Epstein Files: “Some suggested the Clintons ‘caved’ to Congress’ demands. More likely they’ve set a precedent that requires people with far stronger linkage to Epstein—& their wives—to testify. If they don’t, the GOP-led investigation in Congress will face claims that it’s trying to hide the truth”
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Bill Clinton testified under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He will now testify under oath about Epstein. There is no excuse for Donald Trump doing that too. Either you want to learn the truth about Epstein’s crimes & who else was involved or you don’t.
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