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Tawny Wilson

@tawnywilson.bsky.social
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Mother. Nurse. Citizen. Horse Lady. Dog Lover. Political Junkie. Proud Iowa Democrat. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men(and women) to do nothing - Take Action. -Edmund Burke

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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda (Gift Article)
During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 12/09/2026
Judge Berner's decision is a sobering read. Trump's mass detention agenda "harkens back to some of the darkest moments in our country’s history," including the internment of Japanese people during WWII. 
9 Appellate Courts have now shot down this lawless policy. SCOTUS should too.
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Appeals court rejects ICE detention policy, setting stage for SCOTUS
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals compared ICE’s policy to Japanese internment.
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Beto O’Rourke stood outside the Texas GOP convention tonight and said what everyone in that room already knows: they scare you about immigrants and trans neighbors so you don’t notice the pockets getting picked. Tarrant County just cut 92 polling places. Connect the dots.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will NOT air on ABC due to threats from Trump’s FCC. The interview will instead be posted to YouTube.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Consumer sentiment is at its lowest in 70 years of survey data. That's lower than during wars, financial crises, and a pandemic. The economy isn't the whole story here. Faith in how Washington is running policy is at an all-time low, and it's hard to blame people. youtu.be/h0LB9PEiZ3o
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
George Orwell is rolling in his grave right now. Representative Jim Himes
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Devastating allegations surface against Pete Hegseth.U.S. Representative Pat Ryan has just revealed that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered American military members into an active warning zone in Kuwait with ZERO defense against drone attacks.
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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Their cruelty will be their downfall. 😡
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." —  @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🧑‍🌾 IOWA… farmers getting crushed by Trump’s actual war and trade war all across 🇺🇸
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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A new peer-reviewed study says that fossil fuel producers are responsible for roughly 40% to 64% of the man-made climate effects causing a water crisis in the Western United States, which includes irrigation demand, snowpack reduction, streamflow loss, and groundwater depletion. 🧵
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Joe Morelle @morelle.house.gov · 01/09/2026
These whistleblower allegations are extraordinary. If Trump Administration officials knowingly built a system designed to prevent Americans from receiving their ballots, that is not election security. It is a betrayal of our Constitution and the American people.
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Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Collette the cat is watching embroidery 😺
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 02/09/2026
More than 70% of Texas data centers refused to answer a state-mandated inquiry about their water use. These Corrupt Bigshots want our water while keeping Texans in the dark about how much they're taking.
A Dallas Morning News graphic showing large electrical transmission lines and towers beside a data center facility and a nearby home. Text reads: “More than half of Texas data centers broke law by not responding to water use inquiry.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026
Wow -- Lutnick is pressed on his corruption KERNEN: The perception is you're sitting at Commerce & able to control what Cantor is getting in fees w/ your sons running it. It looks like a conflict LUTNICK: It's just not. I'm no longer involved in my own companies & this is just minor stuff anyway
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The AI rebranding is coming along nicely.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 02/09/2026
Ahead of the midterms, Trump isn’t even being subtle about his brazen politicization of federal disaster relief aid, explicitly tying approvals to campaign endorsements and election results. It’s one of the underappreciated scandals of his second term. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Trump approves disaster relief funds for 7 red states, after denying aid to blue states
Ahead of the midterm elections, the president isn’t even being subtle about his scandalous politicization of disaster aid.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
To folks who think caving on things like “Lake America” doesn’t matter in the long run… It does. It invites more such ego-serving It suggests that there’s no push back. It teaches people to expect more of the same. It matters.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 01/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is trying to silence anyone who exposes his failures as Secretary of Defense. The Pentagon fired three @starsandstripes.bsky.social journalists just a few days after the outlet published a story about mental health and food and water shortages aboard the USS Lincoln.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Among other things, Elon Musk now makes clear his belief that women must be disenfranchised. And he's now the sole source funder of the Texas GOP. Shouldn't Texas GOP candidates who are running with his money be asked about this?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu admits that he manipulated the U.S. president to go to war against Iran. Right out in the open he is admitting to it.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 31/08/2026
Here's a California public safety story you probably won't see on Fox News: Crime is way down. Homicide ⬇️ 18.6% Robbery ⬇️ 19.9% Property crime ⬇️ 14.3% Motor vehicle theft ⬇️ 25.8% Violent crime ⬇️ 10.2% California's crime is falling — and the data proves that point.
Since 2024 in California: Homicide is Down 18.6%, Robbery is Down 19.9%, Property Crime is Down 14.3%, Motor Vehicle Theft is Down 25.8%, Violent Crime is Down 10.2%
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/08/2026
Well done, folks!
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Oh, Canada! Life expectancy 🇨🇦: 83 🇺🇸: 79 Infant deaths per 1K births 🇨🇦: 3.6 🇺🇸: 5 Senior Poverty Rate 🇨🇦: 12% 🇺🇸: 23% Yearly deaths from lack of health insurance 🇺🇸: 68,000 🇨🇦: 0 Uninsured/Underinsured 🇺🇸: 85 million 🇨🇦: 0 Health Admin Costs Per Person 🇺🇸: $1,076 🇨🇦: $231
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WutTheWut😵‍💫 RBroeck🗳️💙 @wutthewut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Believe the science. It is literally written in stone. Vaccinate.
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
WSJ: "Iowans are frustrated, discontented, and downhearted. That bodes ill for Republicans in November, and many GOP candidates are running scared—ducking interviews, avoiding issues, and seeking a MAGA stance that doesn't involve praising Trump." #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 28/08/2026
Yosemite is one of California’s natural wonders. The courts struck this project down once, but this administration appears hell-bent on moving forward. We will fight this again. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
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Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Since 2019, corporate profits have grown 52 percent. Wages have grown 12 percent. Read that back. This is what a rigged economy looks like. [Chart by @groundwork.bsky.social]
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
At the 100 lowest-paying major corporations — including Walmart, DoorDash, and Amazon — CEO pay averaged $17.5M in 2025. Median worker pay was just $36,571, a ratio of 614 to 1. Those same 100 companies spent $108.6B on stock buybacks last year. How can anyone defend this?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Mike Johnson really has them working hard for you, America.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I hope it’s clear to everyone who cares about the survival of our democracy that we need massive turnout and landslide margins to counteract the lies and cries of fraud that are coming after the midterm vote.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developer
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Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/08/2026
I have had multiple Air Guard/Reserve pilots/aircrew reach out to me about the deployment rates and lengths. Guardsmen and reservists are part time, and have civilian jobs. Retention in the flying ranks is going to be atrocious, and they were already down pilots and aircrew. More this week
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/08/2026
A German doctor whose hospital treated an unvaccinated boy who later died of diphtheria told our reporter of the infection: “It was taught as history,” he said. In the U.S., measles was taught as history, too. Now it isn’t.
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Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.
In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/08/2026
In Gary, Indiana, without refrigeration insulin supplies are being spoiled, and people who depend on oxygen cannot pump it from their tanks due to lack of electricity. A public health disaster.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"Almost Two Dozen Young People..." DL Hughley Sounds the Alarm Something is seriously wrong. DL Hughley asks the question nobody wants to answer.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Sticker on a wall

HOW TO RESIST A FASCIST REGIME
Protect each other - Build trust & shield the vulnerable
Refuse to normalize injustice -
Stay outraged
Document what's happening -
Truth leaves a trace
Support independent media -
Facts are resistance
Practice mutual aid -
Meet each other's needs
Disrupt disinformation -
Speak up in every space
Prepare to resist safely -
Know your rights
Stay human -
Art, joy, and care are survival.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/08/2026
Under RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz's leadership, Medicare rolled out a pilot program that allows AI companies to profit from denying seniors their health care. They are literally incentivized to RIP health care away from seniors. I’m fighting to END this program.
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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This is how stupid Trump is.👇🏼 Any questions?
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Jada Jones @jadajones57.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
AND WE ARE JUST HEARING THAT NUMBER NOW?????
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Jaded_In_Montana🐸🩵🇺🇲 @jadedinmontana.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
100% #BlueSky
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trump did this. His tariffs, his choice. Now a lunchbox costs 27% more and index cards are up 20%. $173 just to send one kid back to school. He promised this would cost Americans nothing. He lied, and parents are the ones paying for it, aisle by aisle, receipt by receipt.
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