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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

“Let those who have weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace. Not a peace pursued by force, but through dialogue. Not with the desire to dominate the other, but to encounter them.” — Pope Leo XIV

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 06/04/2026

The American people do not want endless war.

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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Facts spoken by an ex-trumper...

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We CANNOT stay silent, as Marineland Canada threatens to euthanize these beautiful animals!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2025

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Sen. Maize Hirono (D-Hawaii) channels all of us with one bracelet.

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NPR @npr.org · 19/07/2025

Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

June 26 — noon eastern Protect judges and the rule of law Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy (!) speakupforjustice.law

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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

WaPo article: Man accused of stalking Memphis mayor, knocking on his door with Taser The suspect, who allegedly scaled a wall to get to the mayor's home and had rope and duct tape in his car, was charged with attempted kidnapping.

The Washington Post

Man accused of stalking Memphis mayor, knocking on his door with Taser

The suspect, who allegedly scaled a wall to get to the mayor's home and had rope and duct tape in his car, was charged with attempted kidnapping.

By Kelly Kasulis Cho
A man in Tennessee was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping after police said he repeatedly visited the gated community of Memphis Mayor Paul Young before scaling a wall and knocking on his door earlier this week while armed with a Taser and wearing gloves.

A man in Tennessee was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping after police said he repeatedly visited the gated community of Memphis Mayor Paul Young before scaling a wall and knocking on his door earlier this week while armed with a Taser and wearing gloves.
Memphis police said the man admitted he was angry with the Democratic mayor and wanted to confront him about crime in the city. Officers found a roll of duct tape, a rope and the Taser in his car when he was booked Wednesday, the department said.
Trenton Abston, 25, has also been charged with aggravated criminal trespass and stalking. Police initially responded to a report of a suspicious person in the neighborhood about 9:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, after the homeowners association president noticed an unknown man in the area. After scaling a wall, Abston went directly to Young's home, police said.
Young then heard a knock on his door and saw Abston who was dressed in a hoodie and had a visible bulge in his pocket on his Ring doorbell video, which clearly captured his face, a police affidavit said. Young and his family feared for their safety and did not answer the door, and the man quickly fled the scene, according to the affidavit.

In a statement posted to social media Wednesday, Young broadly denounced acts of “political violence" and referenced the recent fatal shooting earlier this month of Minnesota state Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband, Mark Hortman. The suspect also allegedly shot and wounded Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, in an occurrence that rattled politicians and the country at large.
“In today's climate, especially after the tragic events in Minnesota and the threats my wife and I often receive online, none of us can be too careful. The link between angry online rhetoric and real-life violence is becoming undeniable," Young said.
"The angry rhetoric, the hateful speech, and the heated threats create a culture where violence feels like a next step instead of a red line," he added. "We cannot allow that line to be crossed."
Young, 45, was elected mayor of Memphis in 2023 after running on a platform that included public safety and gun violence as key issues. The recent rampage in Minnesota, which authorities say was carried out by a lone gunman who had also visited at least two other legislators' homes, follows several other attacks on elected officials in recent years.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) called the fatal shooting a "politically motivated assassination.” The killing prompted some government and political offices to boost security this past week, and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) on Tuesday called for “immediate steps" to protect elected officials as well as increased funding for Capitol Police.
Abston is set to be arraigned Friday morning. A court hearing has been scheduled for Monday. It was not immediately clear whether Abston has a lawyer.

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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Hillary Trolls Trump With Brutal Comparison Between Turnout For His Birthday Parade Vs. 'No Kings' Protests www.comicsands.com/clinton-trum...

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Hillary Trolls Trump With Brutal Comparison Between Turnout For His Birthday Parade Vs. 'No Kings' Protests

Bravo, Madam Secretary 👏🏼

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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

"The only job in politics I ever wanted that I didn't get." Bill Clinton, on The Daily Show, referring to the position of "First Gentleman"

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

This sickness that is spreading is beyond frightening 😨 These masked ICE agents & other officers, who are arresting elected officials, for carrying out their oversight duties or putting hands on reporters, are "just following orders." THIS is NOT America!!

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

This is INSANE!! It is soo...sad that ICE & OUR National Guard, is putting hands on reporters & elected officials. Beyond words & understanding!! What is happening to America??

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

@maddow.msnbc.com oh Rachel, what would we do, in the midst of this INSANITY, without your words of reason & hope? TY for continuing to help us to stand strong, as our country spirals? Watching your show, helps me believe, all is NOT lost!!

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

@maddow.msnbc.com YOU dear Rachel, are THE ONLY TRUE voice in the wilderness 👏🤟👏

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Madman Across the Water 👏👏Elton👏👏

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

“And the reality is that the sternest warnings about Trump’s second term came not from Never Trumpers, but from the men and women who worked directly for Trump in his first term.” @jvl.bsky.social

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Never Trumpers Were Right, Actually

A response to Bret Stephens. Plus drone talk from the front lines.

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So it goes. @sogoesit.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I think any form of government, not just Capitalism, is whatever the people who have all our money, drunk or sober, sane or insane, decide to do today. —Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Whoa-was Carl Sagan a genius prognosticator or what????

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

This is why, certain broadcasters, who I've long watched & admired, bent the knee. Sooo...disappointed. No longer can watch. Where is the integrity to back up ALL that's been said, leading up to the election😞😠

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Congressional Democrats are planning on boycotting Trump’s Inauguration.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Normalize using the word “oligarchy” 🇺🇸

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

College freshman today were 6 years old in the 2012 election. A student of mine (age 20) told me after class that he appreciates when I explain how US politics and media were different before, because the Trump era is all he’s seen. This is what young Americans think politics is. It’s normal now.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Pretty damn spot-on, don’t you think?

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Lydia Medina @lydmed.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Texas and Florida are ground zero for project 2025

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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

History repeats. In late February 1921, 2 weeks before taking office as POTUS, Warren Harding writes a letter to the richest man in America, William Randolph Hearst, thanking him for helping him win the presidency with favorable coverage in major newspapers he owned & begging for his advice.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 10/12/2024

The day after January 6th, Donald Trump said he was "outraged" by the "heinous attack" on the Capitol, adding: "And to those who broke the law, you will pay." Needless to say, Trump didn’t mean a word of it. Four years on, it's hard to escape the feeling that January 6th succeeded.

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January 6th Was a Success

Trump managed to turn his presidency’s darkest day into a political springboard. And now, he’ll seek retribution.

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

A-MAZ-ING entertainer. As a young girl, I played his records (anyone remember vinyl records lol),over & over again. His autobiography is fascinating. Highly recommend if you love his music. He went thru sooo...much, from the time he was a young child🎶

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

"There are NONE so BLIND as those who will NOT SEE"

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Perfectly said!! #i'mwiththebanned

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

We MUST Read banned books. Here are the top 10 classics, most banned in America. PLEASE read them: 1)To Kill A Mockingbird 2) Of Mice and Men 3) The Bluest Eyes 4) The Catcher In The Rye 5) Brave New World 6) Brave New World 7) The Color Purple 8) A Farewell To Arms 9) Lord of the Flys 10) Ulysses

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vmsmith44.bsky.social @vmsmith44.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

It is sickening how something soo...meaningful can be usurped & twisted but we WILL call it out when we see it! UH NO Elon...just NO🤫

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