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DBeach

@beachnic.bsky.social

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Twitter Refugee.💙 Colorado, #Resist, #Pro-Democracy, #Anti-Fascist Ancestral Grandfather was one of the midnight riders who warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British were coming. We have to fight for and protect our democracy.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Translation: they gave him a plane and filled his family’s pockets

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leftwingmusicfrank.bsky.social @leftwingmusicfrank.bsky.social · 2h

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Velshi Banned Book Club: Filmmaker Alex Gibney on the frightening relevance of Orwell’s warnings

YouTube video by MSNBC

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DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 1h

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Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 22h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 15h

“War-torn” Chicago has officially won the #1 big city in the US in the @cntraveler.bsky.social’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards for the 9th year in a row.

“a world-class destination known for its impressive architecture, first-rate museums, brilliant chefs, and massive brewing scene.”

#NoKings

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 12h

The "plaintiffs" seeking to dismantle the Voting Rights Act (in a case this week at SCOTUS) include:

-a member of the "Trumpettes," a group of women who ardently support for the president
-a retiree who said he didn’t remember signing up to be involved in a lawsuit.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

One woman made national news when she protested the Covid-19 vaccine at her local City Council. Another is a member of the Trumpettes, a group of women united in their ardent support for the president. A third is a retired grocery salesman who said he didn’t remember signing up to be involved in a lawsuit.

The three are among the 12 Louisiana voters at the center of a case set to be heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday that could gut what remains of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark civil-rights-era legislation.

In January 2024, the group filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional district map, arguing state lawmakers had discriminated against them as white voters by impermissibly taking race into account when they drafted the map after the 2020 census.

Since then, they’ve been referred to in court filings merely as the “non-African-American” voters.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Be Happy and Civil @beakindhuman.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Jump! @dla.bsky.social · 13h

Trump controls a lot, but he doesn’t control us.
It’s OUR time to defend Democracy.
The next nationwide “No Kings” day is 10/18/25. Find a protest near you and bring others with you so we can reach the 3.5% needed to stop our slide into authoritarianism:
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration

History shows that when just 3.5 percent of a population—about 12 million Americans—engage in peaceful protest, their demands become nearly impossible to ignore. This is particularly relevant today, a...

www.americanprogress.org

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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 13h

mobilize.us/s/ilFFib

NO KINGS Boston · No Kings

**BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS!** We’re wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united. Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the Parade Grounds of Boston Common! We’re standing together against the abuse...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13h

Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
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No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

snyder.substack.com

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DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 13h

Douch canoe.

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Desert Flower @crystal159.bsky.social · 1d

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who’s a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, says his office is planning to launch undercover operations targeting liberals.

The scandal-plagued Paxton has incentive to carve a lane for himself as the Trumpiest candidate in the primary.

Texas AG Ken Paxton announces ‘undercover’ investigations into liberals

The GOP Senate candidate’s announcement of the probes targeting liberals is modeled after Donald Trump’s authoritarian attacks.

www.msnbc.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

@repstansbury.bsky.social: "This is gangster activity. The president is trying to shield pedophiles by calling and threatening members of Congress. We need more members of Congress, whether it's the Epstein files, the shutdown, health care, democracy, the rule of law, to just fucking do their jobs."

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Catherine Zoltan @catherinezoltan.bsky.social · 1d

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DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 13h

Projection:
Trump violated his oath office on Jan 6th and should be sitting in jail as we speak.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

GS: “Do you agree with Trump @govpritzker.illinois.gov has committed a crime?”

@JDVance: “He violated his oath of office.”

GS: “That’s not what I asked.”

Vance shamelessly sanewashes Trump’s call for Pritzker to be jailed. TN has a 👋🏽 higher murder rate… should @GovBillLee be jailed?😬

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Fat Satan got his COVID booster shot yesterday. If he doesn’t listen to his Trumpshit-crazy HHS Secretary, why should we?

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

Anyone come to mind?

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DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 13h

See they don't discriminate. It's Big Sister!

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15h

I would like to say something

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 14h

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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