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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. whenweallvote.org
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#momsky#sheshed #BlueWaveIn30Days Get off your butt and Vote!
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The price of everything is going up. Americans are stretched as thin as paper…and the bill for the Big, Ugly Bill is still to come due after the election. That’s why we need every vote. To take back control of the branches of government. Unless you like things as they are? #BlueWaveIn30Days
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026
🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE #BlueWaveIn30Days If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline: • Arizona • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Montana • Ohio • Tennessee • Texas Check your registration. IWillVote.com
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 01/10/2026
Even in dark times, democracy can renew itself. That’s the quiet power of voting: every election is a chance to refresh the system, correct course, and begin again.
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now is the moment for us to reach down and pick up the power we have as citizens and rebuke these abuses so decisively that no president will try anything like this again for centuries.
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
AMEN!
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Probably a good fit for JD’s VP.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THERE IT IS: Group of January 6 riot defendants have filed each filed federal civil lawsuits in DC seeking taxpayer-funded compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of their righrs They claim they were "targeted..and punished" for "protected expressive" activity
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In every state, this wouldn't hurt:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You can tell, with all of the explicit ethnic cleansing making everything worse and more expensive, the GOP's next target is just to go all out on gender wars. Everyone on X or Rumble is complaining about nagging women 24/7, with brief respites for holocaust denial. Full 4chan incel GOP incoming.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For decades Americans in Republican counties have died sooner than those living in Democratic ones Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born These are policy choices
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Lady Di @ladydi2020.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is where we are at. The U.S. was the only one to oppose… 😡 #Pinks
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The No Kings coalition wants everyone who is able to vote early. They will be preparing people to do so on October 17th, but early voting has already started in some states. If you are physically able & your state has early voting, please consider doing it for any of the good reasons listed below.
WHY VOTING EARLY MATTERS:
1. AVOID LONG LINES, AVOID LINES CAST YOUR BALLOT AND BE DONE.
2. RESOLVE REGISTRATION ISSUES. GIVES TIME TO CLEAR UP ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR STATUS.
3. HELP GOTV EFFORTS. ENABLES GET OUT THE VOTE TO FOCUS RESOURCES WHERE NEEDED MOST.
4. BANK YOUR VOTE. SECURE IT FROM LAST-MINUTE ILLNESSES, BAD WEATHER, OR OTHER SHENANIGANS.
5. REDUCE CAMPAIGNS MAIL. HELP CAMPAIGNS REMOVE YOU FROM TARGET LISTS, REDUCING UNWANTED OUTREACH. 
7. PROTECT THE VOTE!! VOLUNTEER ON ELECTION DAY, HAVING ALRE3ADY SECURED YOUR OWN VOTE.
6. BUILD MOMENTUM. STRONG EARLY VOTE CREATES MOMENTUM THT IS “TOO BIG TO RIG”  VOTE.ORG
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
He can't raise the retirement age without Congress. Vote.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
TALARICO: “The richest 1% now owns more wealth than the entire middle class. 3 dudes (Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos) now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined… they aren’t just buying yachts and jets anymore. They’re now buying power.” 🇺🇸 (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social )
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"We're uprooting fraud by getting rid of these freeloaders who keep paying into the system without taking anything back out" Genius.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
JD Vance is using AI to kick hundreds of thousands of people off health insurance. These are AI death panels.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Ossoff: "The congressman voted to accelerate the insolvency of Social Security so that he could pass anothe tax break for his wealthy donors and corporate America. And so step one to strengthening Social Security is to repeal the Collins-Trump law."
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
And this goes for their claims that AI has "escaped."
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Put @dieworkwear.bsky.social on the case.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It worked with police so they figure it’s an effective tactic.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On the day Biden left office, inflation was down to 2.9%, gas was $3.12 a gallon, and diesel was $3.63. Now inflation is 3.4%, gas $4.44 and diesel is $6.40 because of tariffs and the Iran war.
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
(1/5) Pentagon leadership has said that by the end of this month, Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system will become a line item with stable, long-term funding in the defense budget (a "program of record"). #News #Palantir #AI
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Looks like he is enjoying it.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/09/2026
the thing that stands out to me is less the Dem spread than the fact that the GOP seems stuck in the low 40s. if that holds, and if undecideds/double-haters break for Democratic candidates in the final stretch, you are looking at a total collapse for the congressional GOP
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If police want the power to track a person's movements, they must be required to convince a judge with evidence and probable cause. They should not be able to bypass the Constitution with a search for "haha." www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As a Joke
With no warrant requirements, limited guardrails, and deficient audit processes, ALPR databases have fostered a culture of unrestricted access to everyone’s location information. This culture of abuse...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Once again, this was how the Economist characterized the American economy on Election Day in 2024. We had a country on the brink of stunning success, but the Republicans knee-capped it with trade wars and real wars of their own choosing.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026
STOP SCROLLING Why I’m sounding the alarm: VoteSafe. org is run by Elon Musk’s America PAC, the same political operation working to turn out Republican voters in the midterms. The site collects voter and political info, and allows your information to be shared or sold to business partners.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Good stuff here on how media has been using Sister Souljah gotcha moments against Dems for over 20 years as a "rite of passage" that just isn't applied equivalently to Republicans, no matter how loudly media figures deny it. Dems: Choose not to play.
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions of your mind, lose it. Leave it as a sign to mark the false trail, the way you didn’t go. Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection."
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Wonderful thread:
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#MorningVibe Gloria Steinem redefined equality, giving voice to millions & reshaping feminism. Her journalism, advocacy, & relentless drive for human rights laid the groundwork for generations of progress. A true icon of justice. May her memory be a blessing.
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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The Singularity Is Not What It Seems
Whatever the AI future is, we’re in it right now.
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
GAH! Am I going to have to change password managers again? Seems like it. I changed GPS maps already today. It's like playing hop scotch!
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Vickie @vtolbert.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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The danger for the Alabama GOP in the data center issue | Alabama Reflector
Alabama Republicans have gotten used to telling voters what's important. Now they face an outrage that can't be easily ignored.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So the plan is essentially to arbitrarily throw out mail-in ballots from blue areas wholesale.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
An anonymous federal official says the Postal Service is racing to build an inadequately tested ballot-verification system that could reject entire mailings over a single error—potentially preventing thousands of eligible voters at a time from receiving their ballots. #TheCityBrief
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Have you talked to any of your friends and family about #ICELawlessness? It's important to dispel myths and make sure that people understand exactly what this administration is doing and how any of us could be next. It's particularly important for low information voters to have this information
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