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“It’s time to fight, everywhere, all at once.” - JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois. ICE Out for Good. No Kings! ❌👑 “The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.” -- Gunter Grass, German poet, novelist, and playwright

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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
October 3 is here, just one month before the Nov. 3 election. On Nov. 3, with a Democratic victory in the House and potentially the Senate, Democrats will gain the ability to hold to account all the lawbreakers in the regime. Looking forward to fierce, furious, and unrelenting investigations.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mass surveillance is anathema to a free citizenry. We need to reject this technology and the tech bros who want to control us. Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras penncapital-star.com/civil-rights...
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Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are broadly deployed by law enforcement, parking enforcement and toll collecting agencies in the commonwealth. They collect images of passing vehicles and recor...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Twenty-one people shot by the regime. Eight dead. This out-of-control Gestapo has no place in America. When Dems take control, they need to dismantle this rogue fascist force. 6abc.com/post/federal...
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Federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people during Trump's 2nd term
Eight of those shootings, which included three U.S. citizens, were fatal, according
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He's done as a Dem. Just done. share.inquirer.com/vdjgci?utm_s...
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John Fetterman’s favorability dips as voters see him more as a Republican than a Democrat
Three quarters of likely Democratic voters view the Pennsylvania senator as more of a Republican in a poll conducted after Fetterman participated in Donald Trump's midterm convention.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The commissioners who voted for the extension of this Trump concentration camp should have shame heaped upon them. Amid opposition, Clearfield County commissioners approve ICE contract extension penncapital-star.com/civil-rights...
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Amid opposition, Clearfield County commissioners approve ICE contract extension • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The Moshannon Valley Processing Center, with beds for about 1,800 people, is the largest ICE detention center on the east coast.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Vote early. Let the Blue Wave roll. Explore this gift article from The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Who Will Win the Midterms? Republicans Are Reeling. (Gift Article)
The party is putting up a costly defense of states and districts that President Trump won easily in 2024. And in places like Georgia, strategists wonder if it’s too late.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Livid" doesn't touch it. A few more years and then this addled idiot will be just a bad memory. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
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Constituents are ‘livid’ with Fetterman after Trump convention video and other behavior, says Rep. Madeleine Dean
The Montgomery County Democrat said she was "gravely disappointed" by Fetterman's appearance in a video praising President Donald Trump.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
PA elections are safe and secure. The efforts of the small, demented fool occupying the Oval Office to upend elections will fail. Pa. elections chief: ‘Nothing has changed’ following Trump mail-in ballot order penncapital-star.com/election-202...
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Pa. elections chief: ‘Nothing has changed’ following Trump mail-in ballot order • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Secretary Al Schmidt assured voters that President Donald Trump's mail-in ballot order doesn't change anything this midterm election.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Get ready for the next No Kings on October 17. We are taking back our democracy from the small, demented, odious wannabe fascist and his criminal enablers. They will be held to account. www.nokings.org
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No Kings
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo...
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I don't want to be the "can you imagine how the media would have reacted if Biden said something so obviously false" guy but CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THE MEDIA WOULD HAVE REACTED IF BIDEN SAID SOMETHING SO OBVIOUSLY FALSE
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Fetterman is a disgrace and unfit to represent Pennsylvania. Citizens of the Keystone State deserve so much better. Fetterman won't resign, but he should. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
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Report: Fetterman called Wall Street Journal story ‘a hit piece’ and apologized for a text message dismissing CHOP leaders
In his statement to CNN, John Fetterman called a recent report from The Wall Street Journal a “hit piece from disgruntled staffers."
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Fetterman should resign. Today.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Of course he will keep the money, which is great for Democrats in the fall. Keep the money, Donny! wapo.st/4zR1XUu
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Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms
President Donald Trump has kept most of his super PAC money on the sidelines and been reticent on his spending plans, worrying Republicans ahead of this fall’s elections.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Piss Trump Off: Share This Ad open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
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Piss Trump Off: Share This Ad
We’re out now with a new ad at The Lincoln Project to, frankly, piss Trump off.
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🌺🌺 Cynbad 🌺🌺 @cyynbadd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This thought would never occur to them if Trump was innocent.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The felon continues to build his ballroom while Americans suffer. In November, we will let the regime and its enablers know how much Americans hate his outlandish, self-indulgent vanity projects while working Americans struggle. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction
Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thank you Governor Shapiro for your stand against Flock cameras. Mass surveillance tools like Flock and other ALPRs have no place in Pennsylvania. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politic...
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'Not something I support': Shapiro says he's open to statewide ban on Flock cameras
Gov. Josh Shapiro said he would welcome bipartisan legislation to ban Flock cameras across Pennsylvania as lawmakers consider new regulations.
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Indivisible Bucks County @indivisiblebux.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
From our resident MAGA multi-millionaire: 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For the Pennsylvania voters who voted in the demented fascist: Vote Democratic in November. "The poll shows 73% disapprove of Trump’s job performance while just 27% approve, a sizable decline since a March poll when his positive approval rating was 39%." www.timesherald.com/2026/08/27/m...
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Most Pennsylvanians deeply concerned about the economy, poll finds
A new poll shows a majority of Pennsylvanians are experiencing significant economic stress, driven primarily by the high cost of utilities, groceries, gas and housing.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It’s Lake Ontario.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Amazing what science can do! If we only had an administration that believed in it, as opposed to the fascist Neanderthals who currently run the government. One day soon, we will provide our scientists the funding and tools they need to do their best work. wapo.st/45OyMnq
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How scientists found a weakness in one of the deadliest ‘undruggable’ cancers
An experimental pill has shown unprecedented success in treating pancreatic cancer, upending conventional wisdom about the disease.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Mass surveillance has no place in our democracy. DeFlock America! thehill.com/policy/techn...
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Flock contract cancellations grow among cities, other jurisdictions
Two Phoenix, Ariz. suburbs became the latest municipalities Wednesday to terminate their contracts with Flock Safety, cancelling their use of the company’s automated license plate readers (ALPRs) t…
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
There is no working together with these fascists. There is only accountability, justice and punishment for the enablers of this fascist regime. We need fierceness in the Democratic House Speaker, not pandering or negotiation.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plate...
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Flock and similar systems are a huge threat to democracy. No mass surveillance in America! www.inquirer.com/news/flock-s...
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Abington police end Flock surveillance network contracts after thousands of the department’s searches leaked
Abington's police department is letting its Flock surveillance contracts expire by 2028 over data security concerns after thousands of the department's search records leaked.
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Governor Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov · 19/08/2026
We’re not going to let greedy developers bully their way into our communities in order to build reckless AI data centers. If you want to build here in Pennsylvania, you’re going to need to follow the strictest standards in the nation — or you better find somewhere else.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Hey, this totally works for me. How about you?
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Good on you, ABC! High time we started holding the FCC to account for its fascist suppression of the media. After November, we will see more accountability for the regime and its despicable, unconstitutional tactics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ABC sues Trump’s media regulator over demand for TV license renewals
Network alleges FCC demand for early license renewal is retaliation for content the administration disapproves of
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New York News @newyorktopnews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#Flock surveillance has been repeatedly misused to #stalk women & romantic partners. 2 #Colorado agencies dropped Flock only to switch to rival #Axon, underscoring that the general nature of broad #surveillance technology and not just any one company is the problem. www.salon.com/2026/08/17/f...
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Flock is just the latest example of using surveillance to stalk women - Salon.com
The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it’s only the symptom of a larger problem
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@FieldTeam6.org has the names of millions of unregistered Democrats. They know how to reach them. They just need the funds to hit send. About $1 to register a new Democrat. Donations from people like you gets it done. #RegisterDemocrats #SaveTheWorld #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/NJJ7aiBV
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Donate to register Democrats!
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Kudos to Rep. Tarik Khan for introducing legislation to protect the privacy of Pennsylvanians against Flock mass surveillance. Tell your PA Representative to support this law! Pa. lawmakers propose guardrails on automatic license plate cameras as backlash grows penncapital-star.com/civil-rights...
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Pa. lawmakers propose guardrails on automatic license plate cameras as backlash grows • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Flock’s ALPRs, otherwise known as Flock cameras, capture images of passing vehicles and upload them to a database police can search.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
OUT: Go woke, go broke IN: Go fash, lose cash www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Only a few more weeks of this despicable MAGA Congress before we consign it to the dustbin of history and Democrats start holding accountable the enablers of the wannabe fascist. Vote Democratic. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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GOP worries time running out on Trump’s agenda with Congress
The Senate’s departure for a five-week August recess leaves big political fights for September and the postelection lame-duck session, setting up a scramble to accomplish as much of President Trump…
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Democrats are electing fighters who will crush MAGA in November and beyond. VOTE! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger
State’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderate
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Governor Shapiro needs to stop aligning with AI tech and worry about how these data centers harm everyday Pennsylvanians, our environment, and our communities. Stop data centers in Pennsylvania now! www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
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How Josh Shapiro’s early embrace of data centers is testing his high popularity in Pennsylvania
In a year’s time, the politics — and public opinion on both sides of the aisle — have dramatically shifted on data center development. So has Shapiro — but not fast enough for some voters.
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Upper Merion Indivisible @um-indivisible.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A huge thank you to everyone who protested, called, changed banks, and otherwise worked for Citizens Bank to stop funding ICE. You have proven the power of the people once more. November is fast approaching. Now it's time to make sure you are registered. www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/VoterR...
A banner for Upper Merion Indivisible.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
At some point, ICE will be just a horrible memory of an American Gestapo. ICE OUT. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE will not reveal body-camera footage unless in agency’s ‘best interests’
Much-delayed devices to be deployed by end of month after immigration agents involved in deaths or serious injuries
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Cascadia(PNW) @cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption act.indivisible.org/sign/urge-de...
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Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption
Last year, the House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), a bill disguised as “crypto regulation” that actually serves the billionaires and bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. This bill d...
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
When fascists hold you in contempt, it's because you have honor, courage and integrity. Thank you Dr. Fauci for your lifetime of service to America's health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing
Anthony Fauci’s lawyer condemned the vote from the Republican-controlled committee as a ‘crude political stunt’
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Go ahead and run, JD. We will crush you like the cowardly weasel you are. wapo.st/4fUQXMK
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Trump tells donors, ‘We need to elect JD,’ as vice president weighs his future
Advisers say the remark doesn’t mean the president has settled on a preferred candidate in 2028 as he plays up a contest between JD Vance and Marco Rubio.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
AI wrecks everything. Coming to some of Pennsylvania’s most picturesque places: data centers penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...
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Coming to some of Pennsylvania’s most picturesque places: data centers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
In the Poconos, people fear planned data centers could ruin beloved landscapes and pristine waterways.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I Remember, Hope you do….
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
More of this needed. A lot more. We need to hold to account the massive grifter that currently occupies the Oval Office along with his family and billionaire friends. thehill.com/business/600...
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Billions of dollars for bombs is OK, but cyclists can just die, says the regime. Also, what the hell is a DEI bike lane? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streets
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thank you Congresswoman Scanlon!
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🏃‍♂️The Runner🏃‍♂️ @therunnner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The WHCD was proof of this.
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velosrt.bsky.social @velosrt.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Mail-in voting rights upheld. This attempt by the regime to steal the election fails. A win, but vigilance against this regime's attempts to undo the will of the people in this coming election must be maintained. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Appeals court rejects Trump bid to curb mail-in voting in 23 states
Judge rejects administration’s request to lift injunction secured by several Democratic-led states on 25 June
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