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Valerie

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I love Jesus, knitting, family, friends, and our kitties. I want to be an agent of change.

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Glenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
More lying per the usual. In this case, grifting credit for things done by others.
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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
URGENT: New Hampshire residents — we only have 5 days to urge your lawmakers to override Gov. Ayotte’s veto of HB 1422. The bill would have eliminated a restrictive three-year deadline on requests for new trials. @newenglandinnocence.org Contact your lawmakers here: bit.ly/46lIu1c
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Urge the New Hampshire Legislature to Override the Gov.’s Veto of House Bill 1422 - Innocence Project
There should never be a hard deadline when it comes to filing a motion to prove innocence. Sign our petition to support HB 1422.
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Sally @wooferunleashed.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Could someone explain to me why our government just gave $2 billion to save the Tomago Smelter from closing, and saving lots of people’s jobs, when the owners - Rio Tinto - posted making $10 billion? Why couldn’t they pay for it?
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12/08/2026
“HateAid claims that Meta's smart glasses breach German privacy laws: specifically, the Telecommunications, Digital Services and Data Protection Act. It argues that selling the devices is a criminal offense because of their covert recording capabilities.”
engadget.com
German nonprofit files criminal complaint over Meta smart glasses privacy - Engadget
Worrying about Google Glassholes almost feels quaint in comparison.
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2028 Blue Wave 🌊🌊💙 🇺🇸 @2028-bluewave.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This should be much bigger news.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/08/2026
The ICE raids and cruelty we are seeing inflicted on children are unacceptable.

The federal government has stripped legal representation from hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children. Many will soon face an impossible choice: navigate our immigration system alone or risk detention and deportation.

Our city is stepping up. We've invested $16.9 million in immigration legal services for unaccompanied children, with another $32 million in this year's immigration legal services budget, including rapid-response legal advice and representation for people in detention.

If you need immigration legal support, we're here to help. Our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline is available in your preferred language, regardless of immigration status.
Call 1-800-354-0365
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Delta Airlines charging me for my bag? That's obnoxious. Delta Airlines charging me to book a seat? That's obnoxious. But Delta Airlines working with ICE to ship people to concentration camps is COLLABORATION. Boycot #delta
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Forbes @forbes.com · 11/08/2026
Prosecutors cited Andrew Tate’s own social media posts, in which he bragged about having multiple passports under different names, as evidence he and his brother Tristan are flight risks and should remain in jail.
forbes.com
Tate Brothers Should Stay Jailed During Extradition Process, Prosecutors Argue—Citing Social Media Posts
Prosecutors cited Andrew Tate’s own social media posts, in which he bragged about having multiple passports under different names, as evidence he and his brother Tristan are flight risks and should remain in jail.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This change will only occur if you win control of the House and Senate in November. Please participate in the election. 🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Pete Hegseth’s appointments to a key Pentagon advisory body include two men with ties to the venture capital fund where Donald Trump Jr is a partner, which has lucrative investments in military and space technology." There's always a grift.
theguardian.com
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon picks raise questions over Trump family business ties
Two advisers have links to a venture fund co-investing in US defense companies that benefit from federal spending
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Senate Republicans have taken a major step towards advancing the pro-crypto CLARITY Act. Reminder: crypto is a giant Ponzi scheme. Its only practical uses are for tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, speculation, and crime. No Democrat should vote for this corrupt abomination.
cnbc.com
Senate advances landmark crypto bill before heading on August recess
The move suggests Senate Republican leaders believe they may yet be able to get the 60 votes needed to pass, despite con
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Bunkunin @bunkunin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon’s ‘Exploitative’ Delivery Model in New York City www.commondreams.org/news/deliver...
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Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon's 'Exploitative' Delivery Model in New York City | Common Dreams
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking a stand against Amazon's exploitative subcontracting practices that put profits over people. Should big corporations like Amazon be held accountable for th...
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this.
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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
URGENT: New Hampshire residents — we only have 9 days to urge your lawmakers to override Gov. Ayotte’s veto of HB 1422. The bill would have eliminated a restrictive three-year deadline on requests for new trials. @newenglandinnocence.org Contact your lawmakers here:
innocenceproject.org
Urge the New Hampshire Legislature to Override the Gov.’s Veto of House Bill 1422 - Innocence Project
There should never be a hard deadline when it comes to filing a motion to prove innocence. Sign our petition to support HB 1422.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
GOP Rep. Max Miller has been accused of: —Holding a gun to his wife’s head —Throwing scalding water at his wife —Fracturing his daughter’s collarbone —Releasing photos of his daughter that “could be considered child sex abuse material”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Heartbreaking. What are we doing? 😕🇺🇸
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Lauren Boebert should concern herself with her own family values, not mine.
coloradopolitics.com
US Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son faces charges of sexual exploitation of child
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler Boebert has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Reminder to vote tomorrow in South Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Vermont, and Alabama! And thank you in advance to everyone heading to the polls and to all the poll workers!
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In 1999, the Bland family sold 87 acres in Taylor, TX for $10 to the city, on the condition it become a public park. In 2025, the city’s economic development corporation sold it to a data center developer for $10 million. The family sued. The case was dismissed. They are now appealing.
A TEXAS CITY ALLEGEDLY PAID A FAMILY FARM $10 IN EXCHANGE FOR LAND MEANT TO BE USED FOR A PARK AND THEN SOLD THE LAND TO A DATA CENTER DEVELOPER FOR $10 MILLION. THE FAMILY IS NOW SUING FOR THE DEED TO BE HONORED AND THE PARK TO BE BUILT.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Mayor Mamdani announces a plan to cool subway stations by capturing heat and reusing it to warm municipal buildings in the winter: "This would be the first thermal energy system of its kind in any American transit system"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We’re seeing a lot of this around here lately
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Just_Vicki 🐾🎵💟🕉💙🌈🌻🇺🇲🇺🇦🇨🇦 @justvickimarie.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Here we f*cking go... ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Amy B @abbarsha.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Corporate America got billions of dollars in tariff refunds. www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/e...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Third Way — which has declared "war" on progressives — is a Trojan Horse for corporate America. Their funding sources are a Star Wars cantina of billionaire megadonors, Fortune 500 CEOs, giant corporations, and corporate dark money bundlers.
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The Moronic Bullshit of the "Third Way"
There's no "middle" between neofascist corporatism and democracy
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 06/08/2026
Meet Nomark, the man on a mission to destroy every Flock camera in the United States. On the latest episode of our podcast, @cartersherman.bsky.social speaks with Nomark and journalist Sanya Mansoor about law enforcement’s use of the cameras – and the vigilante movement to take them down.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Trump administration has approved plans by a private corporation to pump 800 billion gallons of groundwater out of California's Mojave Desert.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 06/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Elon Musk will be spending $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help elect Republicans in November, according to The New York Times. But Musk’s money shouldn’t be viewed as a problem. It’s an opportunity. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-stin…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC has spent a jaw-dropping $30M+ in tomorrow's Democratic primaries in Michigan and Missouri. But if you saw their attack ads, you'd never know it was them. Watch.
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Meet the Biggest Super PACs of 2026
Voters are increasingly opposed to U.S. aid to Israel, cryptocurrency, and AI data centers.That's why the Big Money grou
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New data reveals that enrollment in California's state Medicaid program is plummeting as Trump's big ugly cuts take effect. But there's a way to reverse this trend: pass a one-time, 5% tax on California's billionaires.
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Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax
Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta
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Attorney Ben Crump @attorneybencrump.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Black students make up 7 percent of Iowa's student population but account for 21 percent of school based arrests. A new ACLU report found Black students are arrested 3.7 times as often as their peers. The school to prison pipeline is real and it is targeting our kids.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Supreme Court's approval rating just hit an all-time low of 33% It's past time to reform America's highest court. Here's how.
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How to Fix a Broken Supreme Court | Robert Reich
Justice Roberts refused to testify in a hearing on SCOTUS ethics.Thomas and Alito accepted luxury vacations from GOP meg
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Attorney Ben Crump @attorneybencrump.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The LA wildfires destroyed 16,000 homes and one of the largest centers of Black homeownership in Altadena. Now wildfire survivors are fighting a second battle against developers moving in to buy up burned lots before families can rebuild.
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'We can have seven homes or we can have 70.' In wake of Los Angeles wildfires, homeowners and developers clash
Many LA wildfire survivors are united against 'predatory developers,' who they say are exploiting vulnerable residents and changing their communities. Lawmakers are trying to balance the need to…
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Mamdani: In six months, we paved over 165,000 potholes, returned tens of millions of dollars to tenants who were taken advantage of by their landlords, and put our city on a path to universal childcare—all while delivering the lowest recorded number of murders and shootings in New York City history.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
State attorneys general have sued over the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros, which is now temporarily paused. But new reporting from ProPublica found that FCC officials have been accepting gifts from Paramount while making decisions favorable to the corporation. Hello?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Tripling union membership would… -Raise the median worker’s wages by $7k+ annually -Reverse 1/3 of the increase in inequality since 1979 -Increase the number of people with health insurance And more. Unions are the key to taking on runaway corporate power. Every worker deserves one.
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The Hill @thehill.com · 26/06/2026
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee are losing patience with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s pledge to turn over a list of all contracts signed by his predecessor that he plans to cancel.
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Democrats demand Mullin keep pledge to supply list of canceled Noem contracts
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee are losing patience with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s pledge to turn over a list of all contracts signed by his predecessor that…
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Trump attacks Zohran Mamdani for freezing NYC rents because it "gives landlords a hard time"
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Trump complains about Obama giving Iran $1.7 billion. (Trump is sending Iran $300 billion)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
In 2018, a famous lawyer won a $289M verdict for a man who got cancer after using Monsanto's glyphosate weedkiller for years. Today, that same lawyer works for Trump, who signed an EO expanding glyphosate production and whose DOJ defended Monsanto in court. His name? RFK Jr.
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Autumn Eden-Goodman @byautumn.com · 26/06/2026
Tango Wrap Top by Detroit Knots will fit full chest measurements from 28" to 60" / 70 to 150 cm. #SizeInclusive #SizeInclusiveCrochet #SizeInclusiveCollective #ByAutumn #AllBodiesAreGoodBodies
A mid size Black woman stands outside wearing a crochet short sleeved wrap tee in bright orange. It has a deep neckline and fastens with a strap at the neck.
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
He has completely lost his filter on what he should expose. Probably not a good idea to announce how weak his position is before entering negotiations‼️ FFS
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Trump administration has directed the EEOC to halt the collection of data showing race-based discrimination in hiring.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Trump administration has forced the National Parks Service to remove any photos of Harriet Tubman from their website covering the Underground Railroad.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
An Iraqi soccer player was detained for hours when he arrived here for the World Cup. A Somali referee was outright denied entry. Iran's team is not allowed to stay in the U.S. The World Cup is supposed to bring the world together. Instead, Trump is using it as an excuse to be racist and cruel.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The 500 richest people on the globe added $336 billion to their fortunes on Monday, bringing their collective net worth to a record $13.3 trillion. Read that back. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
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