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William Lombardo 🌐💙💛🩵

@willwritesandtalks.bsky.social
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Writer/author, lover of fantasy, mystery, thriller, and of course lots of other things. Activist focused on democracy and public health. Views are own, not views of any current or previous employers or associations.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
So much truth here! 😢
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/09/2026
ASHLEY MOODY IS CORRUPT AF. And Angie Nixon went straight for the jugular: “Her reward for that was her U.S. Senate appointment. She knew exactly what she was doing. She signed off on it.” “Ashley Moody is a liar, she’s a thief.”🔥
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
It leaves our workers unprotected and our streets less safe. It's time for a change. I'm proud to support the Delivery Protection Act to crack down on exploitative subcontracting and build an economy that works for everyone.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/07/2026
Holy shit! Jim Jordan is reduced to stammering when Kasie Hunt presses him on why he continues to support Max Miller despite credible allegations that he abused his ex-wife and toddler daughter
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Call me crazy, but maybe two men who fathered 19 children with 7 different women shouldn’t be lecturing us about family values.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/07/2026
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)
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Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
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ElleO 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 @ellohhlo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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RED DOTS REPRESENT TECH EXECUTIVES WHO LIVE WITHIN 5 MILES OF A DATA CENTER

This one struck a nerve.
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 22/07/2026
Step into WCK’s Field Kitchen in La Guaira, Venezuela with Chef Simon 🎥 Every day, our team shows up at our kitchen with the same goal in mind: supporting families and first responders recovering from the devastating earthquakes. (1/2)
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22/07/2026
If this merger goes through, CBS, CNN, TikTok, & more will all be controlled by Trump-megadonor Larry Ellison & his son, giving Trump & the billionaire class unprecedented control over what we see. Glad to see state attorneys general taking a stand for a free press & democracy.
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Paramount and Warner Bros. merger hit with temporary restraining order
A California judge granted a temporary restraining order as part of the lawsuit brought by state attorneys general due to antitrust concerns.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"I don't think it's proper for Congress to do its most important job."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/06/2026
NEW: Just hours before the Georgia Legislature was set to convene for a special session to redraw the state's maps ahead of the 2028 election cycle, the effort collapsed. The shift was driven by GOP fears that a showdown over Black voting rights would become a political liability for the party.
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Georgia Republicans backtracked on gerrymandering because they feared a showdown over Black voting rights
Republican leaders did not reject mid-cycle redistricting because they suddenly opposed gerrymandering. Instead, they backed away after Democrats, civil rights groups and pro-voting advocates mobilize...
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 17/06/2026
FBI director’s post on foiled UFC plot frustrated law enforcement:
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FBI director’s post on foiled UFC plot frustrates law enforcement, sources say
Kash Patel’s post took some federal law enforcement officials by surprise, in part because authorities were still working to take suspects into custody, sources tell NBC News.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/06/2026
Hang on. Who was president between Obama and Biden again?
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Who else agrees that The Knicks should reject any invitation to the White House, and visit the Obama Presidential Center INSTEAD? 🤚
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 17/06/2026
Todd Blanche is not America’s Attorney General. He was Trump’s lawyer and personal fixer before working for the DOJ—and he never stopped. CREW, along with 29 other orgs, are calling on the Senate to oppose Blanche’s confirmation.
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Not Above The Law Coalition Launches "Block Blanche" Campaign — Not Above the Law Coalition
30 Organizations Call On Senate To Oppose Todd Blanche’s Nomination as Attorney General in Coalition Letter WASHINGTON, D.C. — After President Trump announced he will nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney...
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Germany's approach. Germany regulatory laws have forced Meta to allocate significantly more human moderation resources compared to most other countries from 2018. Tech firms must remove hate speech or face fines up to £44m. www.theguardian.com/world/2018/j... #LBC
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Tough new German law puts tech firms and free speech in spotlight
Social media firms must remove hate speech or face fines up to £44m under controversial law that came into force on 1 January
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
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Grüfeson Derhardt @a1205x.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Why is your name on this list? bsky.app/profile/jona...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/06/2026
I STAND WITH THE PROTESTERS If a detention facility can’t withstand public scrutiny, congressional oversight, and media attention, the problem isn’t the protesters. The problem is what’s happening inside. #ShutDownDelaneyHall
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
When the children of detained parents who are on a hunger strike because the conditions are so deplorable call out the racism and corruption you know it’s time to #ShutDownDelaneyHall Mad props to these little ones for calling out the injustice of this inhumane detention center.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/05/2026
The humiliation for Trump is playing out on the world stage. Iran’s foreign minister is now holding public talks with country after country—Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, Brazil, the UK, Italy, South Korea, and more. Allies are adjusting to a world in which America appears weakened and isolated.
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Dawn❌👑Ocean Harmony🎶🌴☀️♿️🐕‍🦺🦮👩‍🦽🚶🏻‍♂️ @dawnoceanharmony.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
. Great! 16min Read/Listen We don’t have to give the Roberts Court—or any court—the final word on voting rights‼️ Congress must update the Voting Rights Advancement Act to strip SCOTUS of jurisdiction to review its constitutionality & demand the justices only enforce the law as written & intended‼️
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Hoosierexpat @hoosierexpat.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Look, this is really simple. The GOP is trying to steal our democracy, with the help of the SCOTUS, the Congress, and every red state legislature. So...our job is really simple. We have to motivate ourselves and those like us to vote AND motivate the MAGATS to stay home. Game on.
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Sister of Wendy #AbolishICE 🐸 @sisterswendy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We're losing our Human Rights fast, thanks to this fascist regime and their SCOTUS enablers.
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Brian Fanelli @brianjfanelli.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I HOPE the outcome of these gerrymandering wars and the decimation of the Voting Rights Acts by the SCOTUS leads to a new Civil Rights Movement. But it's unlikely the Democratic Party will be able to play catch-up by 2026, or even 2028. The Dems have very few trifectas in states across the country.
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RFK Brain Worm Jr. @planetofdinosaurs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
John Roberts is like all these MAGA alpha douche bros who love to be condescending jerks but can't handle being called out their own bullshit. John wants to be an unethical MAGA creep who closes his eyes to corruption (John's wife took in over 10 million related to SCOTUS cases) but won't OWN it.
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nalutik.bsky.social @nalutik.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Trumpian dark money Project 2025 members of the SCOTUS just ushered in Jim Crow, Red-lining, segregation, and Voting poll test testing (Ex: How many dimples are on a golf ball?) It's just a matter of time when this Court will go after Same-Sex Marriages!
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🇺🇸Corey 🇺🇸💔💙 @czellep83.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
When Dems take back power, they should impeach and remove every Republican at every level of government. State all the way up to the SCOTUS. Virginia Democrats need to get to work on that.
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Blue Doggy @bluedoggy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Dear Tennessee legislators: Your slave-holding predecessors stole their hopes, dreams and freedoms. Now you've gone and effectively stolen their votes. You haven't evolved or learned a damn thing since the 1600s. Our corrupt SCOTUS no better. Shame on you all.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 08/05/2026
Because this is getting lost in a lot of headlines, this is both less imminent and more ridiculous than it seems: In 2023 SCOTUS said "this is too racist even for us, draw better maps" & AL said "no u" & they fought & AL lost & is forbidden to redistrict before 2030. They're asking permission now.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
BREAKING: Virginia’s Voter Redistricting Approval is now thrown out! Are you fucking kidding me?! This is not what Democracy looks like, at all…: The system has been hijacked/rigged by MAGA’s crooked SCOTUS. Mad yet?! 🤬
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Agreed. It's not possible to reconcile "rule of law" with "one week the GOP SCOTUS will nullify a 43-year-old statute so they can allow racial gerrymandering, then the next week the GOP VA SC will block voter-approved redistricting and have themselves a laugh by citing the SCOTUS liberals' dissent."
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter wants SCOTUS to overturn the 14th amendment. None of this protecting equal rights and due process for ALL citizens stuff for these good ol' Southern boys. They're determined that the Confederacy will rise again. www.rawstory.com/fourteenth-a...
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'Say what now?' Red state lawmaker triggers alarms with call to 'overturn Amendment 14'
A red state lawmaker quietly called on the Supreme Court to overturn the Fourteenth Amendment, but plenty of people are calling out the stunning remark. "Say what now?" Pulitzer Prize-winning journal...
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Remember: Ohio GOP kept using maps its state Supreme Court declared unconstitutional until everyone basically gave up. VA differs SOLELY bc SCOTUS will get involved here like it didn‘t in Ohio. So ignore SCOTUS when it doe—actually, no: vocally say “bite it, hypocrites.”
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I'm so fucking sick of Democrats always trying to do the right thing, especially when the GOP is overrun with fascists.
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What Trump and MAGA just did in Virginia and Tennessee weakened Democrats’ chances
Democrats tried to lead by example, Eric Garcia writes. They would up unilaterally disarming in the redistricting wars
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Versailles White House.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
And where is the outrage from mainstream media outlets over this? Crickets. 🦗
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
INSIDE WASHINGTON: For the past 15 years, Democrats and "good government" types created nonpartisan redistricting commissions hoping to take the idea national. It turned into unilateral disarmament in the Trump era. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
What Trump and MAGA just did in Virginia and Tennessee weakened Democrats’ chances
Democrats tried to lead by example, Eric Garcia writes. They would up unilaterally disarming in the redistricting wars
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This is what a rigged election looks like. Apparently, it's ok for Republicans to gerrymander, but not Democrats. The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering a major setback to the party's chances in the midterm elections.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 08/05/2026
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🎃TheSpookyHyperon🎃 @theawesomehyperon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Does this finally mean that the transfusions no longer work and now he has to get his affairs on order before his heart failure does him in?
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Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Neither one matches his face! 🤣 bsky.app/profile/midd...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/05/2026
Yikes! Both of Trump's hands are discolored today and one of them appears bruised as well (Anna Moneymaker/Getty)
picture of Trump's hands from earlier today showing that they are not looking good at all
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Relogirl125 @relogirl125.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I completely respect all you have done since 2020 but you voted for DJT in 2016 and worked for his administration after knowing what a slime-ball he was. You a a conservative who didn’t change your party affiliation until 2026x Its a hard NO for me. Let a progressive democrat take that house seat.
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Robbieusanl 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 @robbieusanl.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
You plan to run in a blue district, after redistricting, against many life-long Democrats? Why? The Democratic field includes several state lawmakers — Saddam Azlan Salim, Dan Helmer and Adele McClure, Dorothy McAuliffe, the former first lady of Virginia, and J.P. Cooney, top deputy to Jack Smith.
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Sherri @sherribells.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Anyone can toss their hat into the primary ring but I want Dem voters to recognize that this person has very conservative/republican sensibilities. Ask yourself who they are challenging & why? If they aren’t trying to flip a red district I’d never trust these never trumpers over a stalwart Democrat
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Layman @themightylayman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
How can a Republican turned Democrat because they are anti-Trump be counted on to vote on Democratic issues? Where do you stands on abortion, healthcare, environment and gay or trans rights? If you support these things now, why were you ever a Republican?
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