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amdjerz.bsky.social
@amdjerz.bsky.social
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1h
This story rounding up the autocratization of American government & society makes my blood run cold

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear
Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.
www.wsj.com
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amdjerz.bsky.social
amdjerz.bsky.social @amdjerz.bsky.social · 1h
Leave Us Alone www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
Opinion | Leave Us Alone
www.nytimes.com
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amdjerz.bsky.social @amdjerz.bsky.social · 1h
Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas
Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.
www.nytimes.com
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 6h
They continue to eviscerate the public health machinery that has quietly kept Americans, and others around the world, safe and healthy for decades.
The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off. The publication’s storied history includes a June 1981 report that five previously healthy gay men were treated for an unusual pneumonia — the first hint of the AIDS epidemic. Roughly 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — the so-called “disease detectives” who respond to outbreaks around the globe — received layoff notices, according to a person familiar with them. The service was spared during an earlier round of layoffs in February.
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 1h
Never forget that it was our antifa troops at Normandy.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1h
No Kings,
For the love of America.
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
nokings.org
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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 6h
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

HE'S RE-RIGGING IT FOR HIMSELF!
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amdjerz.bsky.social @amdjerz.bsky.social · 1h
He got a Covid vaccine and flu shot this week…
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 2h
Does the administration ever attempt to justify its pro-epidemic policies? Or is this just Trump's "if you hide the numbers, it's not a crisis" theory of public health taken to the most dangerous extreme?
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 1h
My office is taking calls everyday about the effects of Trump’s shutdown and rising health care costs. We have to fight for these New Jerseyans.
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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 6h
👭👭👭👭👭👭👭👭👭👭👭👭👭

Recall Congress back into session!

Swear in Adelita Grijalva, Mike!

Release the EPSTEIN files!

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 1h
No Kings Protests Set To Break Records, JD Vance Gets Booed, While MIT and An 'Anti-Fascist Frog' Reject Trump’s Tyranny
No Kings Protests Set To Break Records, JD Vance Gets Booed, While MIT and An 'Anti-Fascist Frog' Reject Trump’s Tyranny
When institutions say no, and protesters say never again
www.dworkinsubstack.com
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 21h
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h
Good night, friends.
Tonight was deeply painful.

We at CDC do this work because we care.
It’s long hours, often feeling overworked and not enough pay, but we do it because we want to make the world a better place.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18h
I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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amdjerz.bsky.social @amdjerz.bsky.social · 1h
Vought is evil. All repub and dem senators who voted to appoint this man need to be held accountable
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 21h
And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.
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amdjerz.bsky.social @amdjerz.bsky.social · 2h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h
Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
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amdjerz.bsky.social @amdjerz.bsky.social · 2h
Thanks to the lower courts! The conservative Supremes have been bought and paid for…
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 17h
As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h
No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.

Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h
A rare admission from the administration that policy choices have knock-off effects.

In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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amdjerz.bsky.social @amdjerz.bsky.social · 2h
Bravo MIT. All universities need to do this now
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