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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 1d

Your grandfathers didn’t storm Normandy so you could be afraid of the word antifascist or “antifa”

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

“This is very much connected to the rise of authoritarianism that we’ve seen across the country,” said the executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. “They can’t win fairly, so they’re trying to rewrite the rules to get their way.”

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Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.

In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power t...

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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 𝚍𝚋𝚊 𝙱𝚊𝚍 𝙱𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚢 @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 8d

For no reason at all, I would like to remind everyone that many violent, murderous regimes throughout world history have committed atrocities while carrying Crosses & Bibles.

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Let’s Be Frank @frankedson24.bsky.social · 9d

Democratic leaders: stop staying out of the news. We need leaders who speak up against this monster in the White House. It could be the difference between a free society or falling to a bloodthirsty dictator. Do what you were elected to do. Your voices are the keys to the continuance of democracy.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 10d

First they shut down the government. Then they tampered with federal workers’ emails to shift the blame. This is corruption in broad daylight.

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 12d

the "who will the public blame for the shutdown?" handwringing is asinine. the vast majority of voters have no idea how government shutdowns work, and by the time midterms roll around they won't remember anything that didn't impact them directly

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 12d

Im not really loving how they changed the name to the Department of War, and then told senior military leadership that the enemy is “within.”

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 12d

Need to be talking #KY #politics. 2010 was the last time a seat was open - 15 years! More, an #endorsement from #Trump determines the success of your campaign - this is NOT how #Congress should work.
#Kentucky wake up ab who has your interests & the rest of the #US see how KY is manipulated #Senate

Statement from former KY secretary of State sharing that 2010 was the last time a Senate seat was open to Kentucky and an endorsement from Trump is the ticket to the nomination or losing to your opponent

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 12d

Need to be talking #KY #politics. 2010 was the last time a seat was open - 15 years! More, an #endorsement from #Trump determines the success of your campaign - this is NOT how #Congress should work. #Kentucky wake up ab who has your interests & the rest of the #US see how KY is manipulated #Senate

Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 12d

They’re the two hottest names in Kentucky politics. Why won’t any of the major U.S. Senate candidates talk about Rand Paul or Thomas Massie?

KY Senate GOP candidates don’t want to talk about Rand Paul or Thomas Massie

They’re the two hottest names in Kentucky politics. Why won’t any of the major U.S. Senate candidates talk about Rand Paul or Thomas Massie?

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 14d

I’m seeing the words “reprimanded” and “unacceptable” but NOT fired, not charged. The government doesn’t care how #ICE abuses people, they only care when they get caught MASK OFF. #fuckice #protectimmigrants #politics #reform #defund

ProPublica @propublica.org · 14d

The video I filmed of an ICE agent shoving a woman to the ground at 26 Federal Plaza, a New York City immigration courthouse, went viral.

Then, in a rare move, the government publicly reprimanded the officer, calling his actions “unacceptable.”

By @tilleckert.com

I Filmed the ICE Officer Who Shoved a Woman to the Floor Inside a New York Courthouse

I arrived in the U.S. eight weeks ago to report on how the administration’s immigration crackdown was playing out from the front lines. What I saw Thursday was the culmination of ICE’s aggressive beha...

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 15d

Get these #ICE ads OFF of my TV.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16d

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 15d

HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT!!! People in #Kentucky (& I’m sure other #redstates) are going to lose #healthcare. People are going to die

Quote from KY Gov. Beshear: "Rising costs for everyday needs are hurting Kentuckians, and I am committed to raising my voice and taking action to help… I believe health care is a basic human right, and we should expand access, not make it more difficult to afford.

Quote from the Lexington Herald article that shows Trump‘s cuts to Medicaid under the “one big beautiful ball act” could take healthcare away from more than 200,000 Kentuckians

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Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 18d

The USDA under Trump has canceled an annual survey that has informed food access programs like SNAP, despite its finding increasing national hunger.

Amid hunger increases in Kentucky and beyond, USDA cancels annual survey

The USDA under Trump has canceled an annual survey that has informed food access programs like SNAP, despite its finding increasing national hunger.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 18d

Now.. imagine we do what we did with Disney with more and more mega corporations… until we have healthcare, housing, living wages, bodily autonomy, gender and racial equity, money out of politics… and like… just keep going all the way until we get to the liberation of everyone worldwide.

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 18d

#Progressive ‘s (insurance) about the average worker not understanding the concept of a vacation from work because they can’t go on one is not the funny relatable take they think

ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 20d

The real “war on Christianity” is coming from within; leaders are asking you to choose between white nationalism and real faith. Open your Bibles. Stop trusting blindly in what you’re being told. And if you need one more thing to convince you, put the quotes of #Jesus side by side with Kirk

ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 20d

The audacity of #rjk to compare #kirk to #Christ (more so insinuating that he’s better because he “surrendered” as a younger age) should be a SLAP IN THE FACE to anyone who has ever claimed to be a Christian.

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ElectricDC @electricdc.bsky.social · 22d

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"Breaking news" text with a pic of a very exhausted Ben Affleck smoking a cig

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 25d

Really the best summary of what is currently happening right now. Proud that #AndyBeshear has the courage to point out the nuance of the situation. Selective outrage & empathy is dangerous.

Beshear quote: "Leaders have a choice to condemn political violence and all violence against anyone at any time, full stop period, or to condemn violence against people that look like them, sound like them, or believe like they do,"

Description of Beshear criticizing Trump failing to condemn attacks and violence against democratic leaders (in comparison with Charlie Kirk’s murder). The comparison includes violence against former speaker of the house Melissa Hortman, Governor Josh Shapiro, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25d

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · 25d

Just so #bluestates know, every single ad I’ve seen (whether endorsing or bashing the #2026election candidate) centers around if they’re loyal ENOUGH to #Trump … Seen absolutely ZERO #democrat ads. The GOP is shoving the Trump regime down our throats & no one is fighting it. #politics #democrat

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 29d

“The trend in recent years has been for the great majority of extremist-related murders to be connected to some form of right-wing extremism. That is also true for 2024: for the third year in a row, all the murders identified were tied to right-wing extremism.”

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ash @ashmeadow.bsky.social · Sep 5

As the trend of "performative male" has made the rounds, it's interesting to think about how we perceive what that means - esp in comparison to performing womanhood. Check out my latest post!
#gender #performance #trend #womanhood #politics #culture #social #substack #write

Performative Men & Performing Womanhood

The Subtle Differences Between Gender Behavior

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 2

BREAKING: Trump’s use of the National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles is illegal, a judge rules. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Trump’s use of the National Guard during LA immigration protests ruled illegal

A judge in Washington ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal.

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