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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4d

"The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote"

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine to limit absentee voting & impose voter ID requirements.

Important reporting from Zeteo's new political reporter @andrewperez.bsky.social

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 4d

Prosecuting political opponents, abducting immigrants, deploying troops in our streets, silencing voters, defying the courts — this is a dictatorship in action.

Trump thinks his rule is absolute. Join millions of Americans to remind him there are NO KINGS in the USA: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Governor Pritzker on Bluesky: “I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 4d

After the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, then-Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi supported raising the age to 21 to purchase assault weapons in Florida.

But when asked yesterday, she avoided the question. This is what the gun lobby’s influence looks like.

Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 5d

Sen. KLOBUCHAR: Do you support raising the age to 21 to purchase assault weapons?

Bondi: I won’t discuss pending litigation.

Sen. KLOBUCHAR: Your views are not pending litigation.

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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 4d

The gun industry often justifies its staunch opposition to common-sense gun safety measures—like background checks on all gun sales and Red Flag laws—with unfounded claims of concern for gun owners’ privacy. This is hypocrisy at its finest.

Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 4d

In a new lawsuit, the gun industry’s trade association—the NSSF—has been accused of running a decades-long program that sent gun owners’ personal information to political operatives without consent.

Gun Owners Sue NSSF for Using Personal Data Without Consent

The lawsuit accuses the gun industry trade group of secretly deploying gun owners’ personal data for political campaigns.

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · 9d

The generals in the American military do not like being played. This disgusting dress rehearsal, which included no credible plans for operations or strategy, could have been handled with a Skype meeting.

Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · 9d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · 21d

This is an indispensable guide to the Sonnets and a beautiful book.

Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · Apr 23

Happy birthday to the Bard!

There's no better guide to the sonnets of William Shakespeare than Helen Vendler.

This Poetry Month, save 30% on your copy of The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets with the code POE30: tinyurl.com/yc8nzsw3

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Photojournalism News @pjournalismnews.bsky.social · 24d

PEN INTERNATIONAL: Resolutions to defend free expression, gender diversity, human rights, and climate justice www.pen-international.org/news/pen-int...? ‪@pen_int @peninternational.bsky.social‬ #photojournalism #journalism #pressfreedom #freepress #journalismisnotacrime‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

PEN International’s resolutions to defend free expression, gender diversity, human rights, and climate justice — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide

“At this 91st Congress we affirmed that freedom of expression cannot be atomized —whether in defending peace against authoritarianism, protecting our planet, standing with trans and gender-diverse peo...

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · 21d

www.behance.net/gallery/2350...

The Hills of California - Richard Campbell

The Hills of California

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · 21d

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · May 30

OMG The Repuglicans Strike again.

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · May 30

No one that I can think of... Trash Patel is really an exceptional whiner.

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 14

Much wants more... The greed is astounding.

MN Mame (she/her) @1mn-mame.bsky.social · Apr 14

Good Morning BlueSky

Happy Monday is a silly oxymoron, but hey, silly is the new normal.

That and bat chit crazy.

Given the choice, it depends.

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 14

Just a beautiful shot. Keep them coming!

Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · Apr 13

A Blue-winged Teal couple coming in for landing and showing their distinctive blue wing patches. The male has a white stripe next to his eyes.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Apr 14

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Apr 14

Trump, Musk and Republicans have launched a full assault on Social Security, firing staff, closing field offices and making it harder for Americans to access their hard-earned benefits. We’re joining Social Security Works on Tuesday, the Social Security Day of Action, to (once again) say: Hands Off!

Hands off Social Security!

Social Security is facing the greatest threat of its nearly century-long existence. We have to fight back! Social Security Works is working to have as many rallies at Social Security offices as po...

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 14

Tickets for this show will be hard to get. The cast looks great as it shapes up to be the musical event of the Boston theatre scene!

Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Theatre Poster for The Huntington Production of Light in the Piazza

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Huntington Theatre @huntingtontheatre.bsky.social · Dec 2

Hello Bluesky! We're excited to see what this platform has to offer, and to share our love of theatre with all of you!

Our thrilling 24/25 Season is fully underway! Check out our website for details!

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 11

Barbie Doll Leavitt has serious moments of delusion based up pre-fed scripts. Oh, please, make all these "mistakes" disappear so we can all PRETEND this is NORMAL. It so bad that I have friends who watch Madam Secretary Reruns and pretend that the cast is our actual government.

Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · Mar 25

1. Call it what you will, detailed military strike plans were discussed.

2. If such plans were not classified, that is a separate security failure.

3. If that guidance allows such use of a commercial app, that is yet another serious national security failure.

Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 11

Boston Harbor Islands! Let's get some posts up of this great resource. If you have to plan a company outing this spring and summer, this is an easy way to get in touch with nature, sail in the Boston Harbor and enjoy the ocean beyond. NPS Keep up the good work and know Bostonians LOVE you guys!

Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 11

Hold on until the midterms. Help is on the way with a Democratic landslide. Vote Blue, and bring more women into Congress to replace Fossil Republicans.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Apr 11

“They’ve been relentlessly dismantling every single civil rights agency in the federal government, and this could be the last one standing.”

Garza added that she is “prepared to challenge any attempt to illegally remove me as chairwoman.”

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Trump is trying to quietly wrest control of a top federal civil rights board

He wants to demote the Democratic chair and replace her with a hand-picked Republican.

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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 11

Everytown & Mom's Demand Action are out there on the frontline fighting against insane gun laws. Thanks Julianne Moore for supporting them. In every Red state get out the vote to change the gun laws so our chldren can grow up without leaving in fear at school!

Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you, Julianne Moore, for reminding us that Virginia’s upcoming gubernatorial race is critical for gun safety.

We’re all in to elect @abigailspanberger.com as the next Governor of Virginia!

Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · Apr 11

They changed the name to White House Cesspool.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 11

The New York Times can’t stop doing puff pieces on fascists.

She’s Young, Trump-Friendly, and Has a White House Press Pass

Natalie Winters, a protégée of Stephen Bannon, belongs to a newly high-profile contingent of West Wing reporters.

www.nytimes.com