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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14h

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.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 23h

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

SOON: @ezralevin.bsky.social will join @chrislhayes.bsky.social to discuss Republicans’ lies about the peaceful No Kings Day protests and the Trump regime’s escalating attacks on dissent. Tune into @allinwithchris.bsky.social on @msnbc.com.

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 19h

It's beyond repair.

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henricodems.bsky.social @henricodems.bsky.social · 21h

OK, y'all. Who wants to tell Winsome how stuff still works after the sun goes down?

Anyone?

@50501virginia.bsky.social @indivisibleva.bsky.social @804thepeople.bsky.social @wittmanwatch.bsky.social
@neighbors4change.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 22h

Mock them! Priceless. Keep em coming!!! Point out their hypocrisy and low character. Ridicule and laugh at MAGA for supporting it. This is the way.

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 23h

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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 1d

too funny

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 21h

There is a coordinated republican message today that they will respond to peaceful protests next weekend with violence.

We will not be silenced by their threats.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 20h

A National Democratic Focus group is investing $5 million in Virginia, but none of it will trickle down to these 27 candidates running in the reddest districts. Upside: it will add thousands of votes to the Democrats' statewide campaigns & lots more.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

$5,000,000 versus $5,000

A national group focused on electing Democrats to state legislatures is pouring more than $5 million into Virginia House races this November. Not one penny of that $5 million is going to any of the 27...

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 21h

GOP: “We’ll fix health care … eventually.”
Also GOP: Goes on vacation during a shutdown they caused.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Jeffries slams GOP for taking a ‘vacation’ while their shutdown rages on

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke with reporters Thursday and was asked whether Democrats would be amenable to voting on separate legislation to support U.S. military families—who are ...

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 23h

Bye, Halligan!

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation

This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power

We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures

www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/10.09.25...

Press Release | Democracy Defenders Fund

www.democracydefendersfund.org

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Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 1d

If Winsome Earle-Sears hadn't kept interrupting me, maybe she would have heard what a real plan to make life better for Virginians sounds like.

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Friday. ❤️

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 1d

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 2d

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

We’re eight days away from No Kings Day, and we have 2,500 protests planned in all 50 states and across the world.

October 18 is going to be the biggest day of nonviolent protest in US history — and we want to see you there. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 1d

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henricodems.bsky.social @henricodems.bsky.social · 1d

Sears last night:

❎Interrupted 60 times in an hour

❎Said it's "not discrimination" to fire gay people

❎Pretended not to know how batteries work

@804thepeople.bsky.social @indivisibleva.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social @neighbors4change.bsky.social

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

New blockbuster reporting on the secretive map drawing process in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map