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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 15h

@jessbritvich: Voting “YES” to retain all three PA Supreme Court judges is how we protect reproductive rights in Pennsylvania.
#Pennsylvania #ReproductiveRights #Elections2025 #VoteYES #PASupremeCourt

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 16h

@barackobama: “New Jersey can point America in a better direction” by electing Mikie Sherrill — someone who will work for you every day.
#NewJersey #Obama #MikieSherrill #Elections2025 #VoteNJ

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 18h

@demgovs: During the debate, Winsome Earl-Sears defended firing people for being gay and banning gay marriage — “That’s not discrimination,” she said.
#Virginia #LGBTQ #Elections2025 #VAdebate #Equality

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 19h

@divacolin: “We need to lower taxes for the masses, not for the top 1% or corporations.” Colin breaks down why NJ’s GOP candidate’s policies don’t add up.
#NewJersey #Elections2025 #TaxTheRich #NJPolitics #VoteBlue

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 21h

@allie_202_: Winsome Earl-Sears asked “what happens when the sun goes down?” about solar panels 💀 State races matter — especially under a Trump presidency.
#Virginia #SolarEnergy #Elections2025 #Allie202 #VoteVA

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 1d

@mikiesherrill: “I’m going to work every day as your governor to make sure you can afford to stay right here in NJ.”
#NewJersey #MikieSherrill #Elections2025 #NJPolitics #VoteNJ

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 1d

@vademocrats: Abigail Spanberger reminds Virginians who she’s fighting for — working families struggling with rising costs, not billionaires.
#Virginia #Spanberger #Elections2025 #VADemocrats #VoteVA

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 1d

@amandasmildtakes: Another billionaire wants to buy a Supreme Court seat — and Pennsylvanians can stop him again.

#Pennsylvania #Elections2025 #SupremeCourt #ElonMusk #VotePA

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 1d

Education creator @teacherpaywithk on why Jack Ciatterelli is bad for public employees..
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#jackciatterelli #newjerseygovernor #teacherpaywithk

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 1d

@elizabethbanks endorses Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey Governor.
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#elizabethbanks #mikiesherril #newjerseygovernor

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 2d

@amandasmilktakes on the VA Gov race: VA Republican candidate Winsome Earl-Sears is using “culture-war” campaign tactics like attacking trans kids instead of “focusing on making Virginia more affordable for the people who fricken fracken live here.”
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#vagovernorrace #virginia #virginiaelection

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 2d

@joeblanchetfitness on Supreme Court Justice Election: Joe Blanche explains how billionaires are trying to rig the PA election to retain 3 Supreme Court Justices.
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#joeblanchetfitness #pasupremecourt #paelection #pennsylvania

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 2d

@drnorton Compares NJ Gov Candidates “You have Jack Ciattarelli who gave Trump an A grade on his second term so far vs a lady who is prepared to put up a fight against this regime.”
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#newjersey #newjerseyspecialelection #drnorton #njgovernor

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 3d

@jesscraven101 details how Trump’s policies have hurt Virginians and the democratic candidates who will fight to decrease costs for everyday people in VA.
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#trump #virginia #healthcare

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 3d

@jasonchumusic on Supreme Court Justice Election: PA creator Jason Chu explains the upcoming PA election to retain 3 Supreme Court Justices, and the campaign against them from conservative Trump supporters. “
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#jasonchu #pennsylvaniaelection #gerrymandering

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 4d

Gov. Gavin Newsom on All The Smoke podcast: "All this anti-woke stuff is just anti-Black, period, full stop.” - @GavinNewsom

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 4d

Adelita Grijalva, who won Arizona's special election a month ago has still not been sworn in. 800,000 Arizonans don't have representation in Congress because Speaker Mike Johnson won't administer the oath. @slaythegop
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#mikejohnson #slaythegop #adelitagrijalva #arizona

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 4d

James Talarico: It's no longer Right vs. Left, It's Top Vs. Bottom. @teamtalaricohq
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#jamestalarico #incomeinequality #elonmusk #markzuckerberg #jeffbezos

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 5d

The Daily Show on Trump's $300 million dollar ballroom. It's exactly what you voted for coal miners in Pennsylvania! via @thedailyshow
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#thedailyshow #whitehouseballroom #trump #governmentshutdown #eastwing

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 5d

Senator Ruben Galego“Negotiations are impossible with Trump in Asia for 5 days and Johnson keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles.” @SenRubenGallego
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#rubengallego #governmentshutdown #healthcarepremiums #aca

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 6d

"The legal term for my people were slaves. You want me to use that term too? We're talking about undocumented individuals that are human beings."
Brandon Johnson calls out reporter for using racist term "illegal aliens".
Credit: @jakesheridan_ @chicagos.mayor

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 6d

Food bank director: For every meal that a foodbank provides SNAP Bennefits provide 9.
via @factpostnews #foodbanks #snapbenefits #governmentshutdown

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 7d

Campaign finance reform is key!
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#senatorchrismurphy #adamfriedland #campaignfinancereform

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 7d

Pissed Off Bartender: The same people who defended Confederate statues for "history" are silent about Trump tearing down the White House East Wing.
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#pissedoffbartender #eastwingdemolition #whitehouseballroom

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 8d

Zohran Mamdani on the Flagrant Podcast.
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#zohranmamdani #flagrantpodcast #newyorkmayorelection #andrewschulz