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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
GOP has turned their back on every women in America. They’re about to confirm Blanche. Cassidy, Tillis, Cornyn capitulated. Blanche never met with Epstein victims, hasnt released millions of Epstein files and put convicted sexual abuser Ghislaine Maxwell in a cush prison. Misogyny alive and well
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Know Your Rights: Protest Rights and Safety Practices (for all No Kings Attendees)” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Know Your Rights: Protest Rights and Safety Practices (for all No Kings Attendees) · No Kings
In this ACLU-led training, participants will learn about the Constitutional right to peacefully protest and about best practices for reducing risks when attending protests like the upcoming No Kings m...
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
March 28 will be the largest nonviolent protest in American history. Find your local No Kings event to stand up for our communities and reject Trump's fear and violence. app.sosha.ai/s/IPI2gNFI
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Join me at the next No Kings Day
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Democrats Plan to Counter Trump’s Speech to Congress With Rally www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
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Democrats Plan to Counter Trump’s Speech to Congress With Rally
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Gun Part Maker Agrees to Pay $1.75 Million in Buffalo Massacre Lawsuits www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/n...
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Gun Part Maker Agrees to Pay $1.75 Million in Buffalo Massacre Lawsuits
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“It turns out sovereign nations, not unlike people, don’t like to be bullied. Kick enough sand in their faces…. punitive tariffs, gratuitous insults and outright threats of military conquest, and even close allies….look elsewhere for geopolitical partners….” www.thepresidency.org/the-dispatch...
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The CSPC Dispatch - Jan 30, 2026 — Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
This issue we cover “The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Hits a Snag,” “At 250, The Polarization Myth Obscures a Bigger Problem, Lack of Responsiveness,” and “Will Congress Defend the Constitution?”
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u... GRACE UNDER PRESSURE. Watch Ahmed Hassan’s (a Somalian ride-share driver) video and description of being stopped by ICE. His sensibilities and composure are incredible.
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New video on CNN: moment border agents confront, question Somali American driver: ‘you don’t have the same accent as me’ | CNN
A Somali American rideshare driver in Minneapolis is speaking out after his now-viral encounter with Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and more than a dozen ICE agents. He tells his story to CNN’s Erin ...
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Pls read this superbly written and incredibly impactful article. Worth every minute of ur time. Pass it along. Even female Trumpers might be moved. Opinion | The Jeffrey Epstein cover-up is an affront to US democracy - The Guardian
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
@govpritzker.illinois.gov Mr. Governor, If the lunatic President truly wanted to help make our great cities safer, he WOULD NOT BE REVERSING HARD WON GUN CONTROLS. To the contrary. WHY AREN’T DEMS FIGHTING BACK BY POINTING OUT THIS HYPOCRISY?
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Bluebird (BB) 🐦 🌼💫🎶🫶 🐦 @bluebird4us.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
When we work together, we rise together.🦋 Resist hatred, injustice, erosion of our rights, and the cruelty of this administration. We don’t have to agree on everything to work together for a change. Let’s lift each other up! Because together, we can do so much more.💙 #TogetherWeResist
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Spineless billionaire. Bezos would have been cowering to the British 250 years ago. Or maybe even been another Benedict Arnold. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
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White House Attacks Amazon Over Idea of Showing Tariffs’ Cost
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen...
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
www.mobilize.us/progressived...
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Mayday Movement USA · Progressive Democrats of America
Mayday Movement USA is a little bit different. We are permitted on the National Mall for the entire summer! Beginning May 1st, we will have a 24/7 peaceful assembly in the shadows of the US Capitol. W...
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
maydaystrong.org
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National Day of Action
They want to erase labor rights, break our unions, and silence immigrant voices. This May Day we are fighting back. Stand with us.
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
For anyone that might have intended to protest today at DOJ, I just left. Didnt see anyone else. I need to be more diligent checking credibility of handouts.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The difference between Christianity and Christian Nationalism is a Pope who advocated for our most marginalized and a woman who considers him evil for doing so.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Here’s “Basket Case” except it’s about why you shouldn’t use Face ID or a thumbprint to unlock your phone
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Resistor Sister @sistergf.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
We are. I’ve been to 4 and protesting again on Hands Off Saturday Are you protesting?
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Timely reminder of universals that once served as the foundation of America the beautiful. Pls read: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...
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Opinion | Gen. Stanley McChrystal On Fear
America has always known fear. But today’s fear is different. It has been cultivated.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie). Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
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CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Thank you Governor @tinakotek.bsky.social , we appreciate that you stand up for all of us!
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The stark conceit of Paul Dan and entire Heritage Fdn is on full display in Michael Hirsh’s brilliant interview. Likening the fruition of Project 2025 to Constitution Convention reveals their megalomaniacal beliefs; like‘slamming the door on the progressive era’ is moral apple.news/A3hE9Nj2GSmu...
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‘Beyond My Wildest Dreams’: The Architect of Project 2025 Is Ready for His Victory Lap — POLITICO
Paul Dans, the ousted director of Project 2025, says he’s delighted that Trump is implementing his agenda after all.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14/03/2025
Republicans, Democrats, Independents - Trump expects us all to lay down while he steamrolls over our lives and liberties. Fuck that, and fuck him.
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Forgotten Man
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
m.economictimes.com/news/interna... DEMS NEED TO DEMAND DOJ ALSO GO AFTER THE FRAUDSTERS WHO TRUMP/DOGE CLAIM HAVE BILKED AMERICANS OUT OF BILLIONS.
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Donald Trump’s administration investigating 60 colleges, universities in US over antisemitism claims
The US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on Monday sent letters to 60 educational institutions, including Stanford University, Harvard University and Columbia University, stating...
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: Starting today, there is a 40 day movement to boycott Target over its terminating its DEI policies. Spread the word.
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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Just making sure everyone sees what the former Social Security chief told CNBC on Saturday: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...
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Social Security has never missed a benefit payment since the program first began sending individuals monthly benefits more than eight decades ago.

But the recent actions at the U.S. Social Security Administration by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are putting monthly benefit checks for more than 72.5 million Americans at risk, former commissioner and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley told CNBC.com.

“Ultimately, you’re going to see the system collapse and an interruption of benefits,” O’Malley said. “I believe you will see that within the next 30 to 90 days.”

Ahead of any interruption in benefits, “people should start saving now,” O’Malley said.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
When you want to know who betrayed our Republic alongside Musk, start here.
A screenshot of a New York Times article titled "The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE," dated February 28, 2025. The article discusses a group called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), formed by Elon Musk to restructure federal agencies, primarily composed of software engineers with little Washington experience. The mandate of the group appears to be shrinking and disrupting the federal government. Below the text, there is a grid of headshots labeled "DOGE leadership," featuring individuals with red markers on some photos, indicating possible identification or emphasis.
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Leah Bobeah @leahleahbobeah.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/03/2025
“The demise of independent journalism in the United States will be less spectacular than the notorious examples of other times and places—as much voluntary as coerced, less like a murder than a death of despair,” writes George Packer.
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The Washington Post Is Dying a Death of Despair
The demise of an independent press in the United States might not look much like what readers expect.
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Musks handling of govt restructuring is like watching Amateur Hr. He’s so far out of his lane, like runt of a liter running blind. Anyone who has worked in corp America has seen better. A 1st yr bus undergraduate would do better. Each of us will be impacted. But none worse than civilian workers.
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Attention Democratic Party Leadership ***Take a Lesson*** Pick any SPECIFIC cut or EO and tour to educate Americans about the impact it will have on them, their families, neighbors. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Boycott: Amazon, Facebook, Target, Ford, McDonalds, Harley Davidson for being spineless in the face of hatred. Thank you Costco.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Taking dibs on whether or not BEZOS meets with Washington Post employees. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/b...
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Washington Post Employees Plead With Jeff Bezos to Meet
In a letter, more than 400 employees asked Mr. Bezos, the company’s owner, to meet, saying they were “deeply alarmed” by recent decisions at the paper.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 charges but won't face any punishment — and will be back in the White House this month. Nearly 800 prisoners are now helping to battle Los Angeles fires, making as little as $5.80 per day. A tale of two justice systems.
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Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
Incarcerated firefighters working to battle the widespread Los Angeles brush fires are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, plus $1 for active emergencies.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10/01/2025
“Trump’s criminal trials have demonstrated that there is not equal justice for all, but there is some justice,” @dgraham.bsky.social writes:
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Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy
But it still mattered for the rule of law.
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Trump is the first president to be a convicted criminal. A measly price to pay not just for his crimes. Prosecutor Steinglass rightly asserts Trump “has caused enduring damage to public perception of the criminal justice system and has placed officers of the court in harm’s way.”
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Gulf of Mexico,Greenland, Canada, Panama Canal: diversions to get those who voted for him to forget his campaign promises. And the dumbest of them will.
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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Once again it’s worth noting about the white male party: “Notably, there are fewer women in the 119th Congress than in the previous one, and there will be no women chairing committees in the Republican-dominated House.” - @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-2-...
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January 2, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
After the tragedy in NO, Trump posts he was right, stating the suspect, a U.S. Vet in TX, was an immigrant. GOP claims his lies were resultant of misinfo.Trump doubled down with add’l posts that migrants made the US a disaster, a laughing stock. The real disaster are his lies and lack of decency.
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Antonio Ciaccia @aciaccia.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Congress gives PBMs another escape hatch, as fundamental reforms to the way we pay for medicines and the incentives that often work against drug affordability yet again get swallowed into the abyss of DC politics. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/12/19/a...
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Pharmacists bemoan loss of prescription drug middleman reforms from government spending package • Ohio Capital Journal
A vast array of legislative priorities are in doubt after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk worked to sink a bipartisan deal to fund the government, including a deal to rein in pharmacy drug ...
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
If you still think his administration is going to change the systems that made them millionaires and billionaires, bless your heart.
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Between 2014-2018, Elon Musk's wealth grew by $13.9 billion but tax records obtained by @propublica.org show that during those same years he repeatedly paid relatively little (or nothing) in federal income tax: 2015: $68,000 in federal income tax paid 2017: $65,000 2018: $0 (published June 2021)
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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PeaceCorpsMeri @nancychorp.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
This is a unique time/opportunity for a National Conversation about our healthcare system! Where are leaders? Not politicians. Not CEOs. Have we REALLY no leaders who care about this now that it’s not an election cycle???
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We can’t start holding our tongues when he lies. For the record: the bipartisan Jan 6 investigation committee did not destroy all evidence. You can still go online to read what it released: 800-page report, 140 transcripts of testimony and memos, emails and voice.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 09/12/2024
The truth about Kash Patel is just as unsettling as that stare: he is an extreme conspiracy theorist who has made a career out of lying, cheating and scamming. It's no wonder why Trump picked him, but there could not be a worse man for the job of FBI director.
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Rebel fighters forced Bashar al-Assad into exile. I guess Tulsi Gabbard won’t be visiting him again anytime soon.
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sprakki.bsky.social @sprakki.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Hegseth: Married, has affair, gets women pregnant, divorces, marries her. Has second affair, gets women pregnant, divorces, marries her in 2017, same year he allegedly raped someone. Infidelity is a crime under the US Code of Military Justice punishable by court martial.
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