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Virginia Donovan Hinkle

@vhinkle.bsky.social
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Retired history teacher, grandmother, 1960’s marcher, daughter of an Irish revolutionary. Refugee from Twitter and Post.

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Virginia Donovan Hinkle @vhinkle.bsky.social · 6h
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Support Bernie's Agenda — A Decade Late Is Better Than Never
Stop waiting. The democratic socialist agenda Bernie Sanders put forward a decade ago has proven itself — in elections, in polling, and in governance. A…
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Virginia Donovan Hinkle @vhinkle.bsky.social · 7h
Is this ad racist? What percentage of welfare recipients are actually white? The answer is surprising some. youtu.be/qOkJh7JPgl8?...
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders under fire among Republicans for new ad
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen News
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In America, we don’t do kings. From one of the largest days of protest in US history to the daily act of organizing in every congressional district in this country, Indivisibles are standing up against corruption & authoritarianism. Join us.
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Join one or more Indivisible groups to maximize impact
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MI-Forest @mi-forest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
trump ads used money mean for border security and memorials www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
The White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Very proud my post on Pete Hegseth made press. And yes Hegseth is 100% like an ISIS recruiter in his use of religion to recruit and incite people to violence: www.aol.com/articles/sir...
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SiriusXM’s Dean Obeidallah compares Pete Hegseth to an “ISIS recruiter” who uses “religion” to “further his own supremacist agenda” - AOL
Earlier this week, United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered his “State of the Force Address” to military officers and enlisted service members at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virgi...
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Woke pinko libtard white male boomer @raymondmcoleman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What kind of country are we living in? apnews.com/article/ice-...
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Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE has surgery to remove bullet
A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas has had surgery to remove the bullet lodged in his back.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UPDATE: Despite being ordered by Judge Sullivan to produce a certified list of the contents of the Administrative Record by Oct. 1st, Todd Blanche once again has decided he doesn't want to comply. I explain why Blanche would want to avoid producing this court-ordered info: youtu.be/junhrisxRlg?...
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🚨AG Blanche IGNORES JUDGE'S ORDERS And TRIES To DELAY MY Epstein LAWSUIT!!
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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
10/02/26 AM: Did YOU have Breakfast? 14,000,000 children are starving in America! 770,000 more lost SNAP benefits! 1 in 4 around the world wakeup hungry! You can mute/block me. I don't care. I'll not stop! Will YOU Be Voting for Children to eat in 11/26 & giving to or working in a local food bank?
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Virginia Donovan Hinkle @vhinkle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Stop The Systematic Dismantling of Rule of Law Within Federal Law Enforcement
I write to you with deep concern about the systematic corruption within the Department of Justice under the current Administration, which has…
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Virginia Donovan Hinkle @vhinkle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
WELKER: Did President Xi actually commit to stop China's support of Iran with this war? MIKE WALTZ: They've had, uh, good, strong, and I think fulsome conversations about that support, but I'll leave that to the president to detail (So, no!)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, explains why US is untrustworthy: "In 2025 they offered negotiations, we accepted, then in the middle of negotiations they attacked us. Eight months later, again they offered negotiations, again we accepted, & again they attacked us in the middle of negotiations"
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It was so nice for that little time where he had no microphone.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Johnson: "When people are promising free things to you, you must ask what the real price is. It's your freedom. It will drive costs up. It will make people more dependent upon govt, & that's the communist's ultimate goal." (Trump literally just proposed giving people $5k if they vote Republican...)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Q: Rep. Collins is still under ethics investigation. Should that be a concern to voters? THUNE: Well, I don't know the particulars, but my understanding is he's addressed it. Do you have anything to add? MIKE COLLINS: It's a nothingburger. I look forward to them coming out and exonerating us
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Q: Some folks in the administration have floated the idea of having federal troops at polling places. Do you have thoughts on that? MIKE COLLINS: The last thing we want is for people to not have confidence in the elections, so if that's something they decide they have to look at, that's fine w/ me
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Monique Morrissey @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Paid for by the U.S. Government.” That’s you and me, folks…
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No Waltz, Trump or the US government does not get to choose the world's nomenclature. We're going with STFU.
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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Remember when we thought it couldn’t get any worse than Bill Barr?
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Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just when I thought nothing could be worse than the Lions secondary, this ad comes on
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Google maps has finally updated its Satellite photos of Gaza and it shows the most complete destruction of a city ever. A Genocide.
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Ayana @astin52.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Walmart Went Too Far And Now They’re Paying The Price
YouTube video by Jay Reed
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨 Not one Republican lawmaker is speaking out against #ICELawlessness, against the brutality & the depraved conditions they are subjecting our friends & neighbors to, or the torture or even the murders. Your vote matters!
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 27/09/2026
In a private discussion today this came up: “We need the January 6th Commission hearings, for DOGE.” One could do a lot with NIH and NSF alone. There are clinical trials that ended, patients that died, young people leaving the US… and bad stuff that happened inside the agencies.
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Virginia Donovan Hinkle @vhinkle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Heartbreak of Feeling Abandoned by Your Child
What aging parents feel when they are loved, but slowly left out
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Wilma Marlene Fine ✈️ @wmf5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He raped children because he could. A handful of Republicans are now distancing themselves because a pedophile that destroyed our country could hurt their chances of getting elected.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
But they let the genocidal war criminal, Netanyahu, spout his insane bullshit.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/09/2026
Construction of UK’s ‘largest supercomputer’ delayed over power supply problems
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Construction of UK’s ‘largest supercomputer’ delayed over power supply problems
Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to launch next year but may be held back into mid-2030s A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s. The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country’s largest AI supercomputer when it was announced in 2025, but power supply problems mean it now faces a lengthy wait before coming online. Continue reading...
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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
👇👇👇 Vote EARLY! #nokings
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Don't worry. We will remember.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Virginia Donovan Hinkle @vhinkle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Nolan Wells' cause and manner of death 'undetermined,' state autopsy report finds
The official autopsy report from the State Medical Examiner's office in Mississippi found that teenager Nolan Wells' cause and manner of death are "undetermined."
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Ziggy @bigad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Definitely NOT a coincidence.
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Woke pinko libtard white male boomer @raymondmcoleman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Apparently they haven't killed enough of us yet. The regime wants to set back scientific advances like a communist or fascist country
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DivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Four Seattle police officers kneeled on Keenan Pearson before he died in Georgetown last weekend. Multiple eyewitnesses saw it. DivestSPD spoke to one. www.divestspd.com/seattle-poli...
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Seattle police kneeled on man who died last week, witness said
A woman who witnessed the in-custody death in Georgetown last Saturday said four officers were on top of Keenan Pearson, he stopped responding, and appeared to be dead by the time aid arrived.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters says it penetrated FBI-related systems and obtained highly sensitive personnel information. Journalists have examined samples containing thousands of purported FBI records. #TheCityBrief
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
THIS 👇 TOO.......
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Kim Talise @kimtalise.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hmmmmmm.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There’s nothing like the sweet smell of failure in the morning.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Virginia Donovan Hinkle @vhinkle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Where is the justice?
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
John Oliver is right: One huge company shouldn’t own your doctor, your insurer, and your pharmacy – AND get to squeeze every penny out of you at each step.
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Astrea1965(pic is©️)💙🌊🦋🐸 @astrea1965.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT HANG THEMSELVES FROM TREES. This man was discovered just before 8AM this morning & it was immediately ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. This is Upper Marlboro, Maryland. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! #BLM Reporting by NBC4 Washington on IG. substack.com/@letsgetinto...
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LetsGetIntoIt2025 (@letsgetintoit2025)
Again. BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT HANG THEMSELVES FROM TREES. This man was discovered just before 8AM this morning and it was immediately ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. This happened in Upper...
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emlogan.bsky.social @emlogan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Marta (@grammamarta)
It’s waaay past time.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Shaheen: "He seemed to say Russian children have also been displaced & kidnapped, & that's just not true. It's Ukrainian children the Russians have taken back to Russia. They've taken them from their families, thousands of them. It is very clear who is violating intl law here, & it's not Ukraine."
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22/09/2026
Ultimately, this move will almost certainly be rejected by the courts, as it clearly fits the key standard for illegal administrative actions.
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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