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Eric Lee

@ericleeacts.bsky.social

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Twin Cities based actor. 2016 elections activated me on Twitter. Went there to listen to/amplify the heart of the Democratic Party, Black Women. Guess this is the next evolution. (He/Him/His) www.EricLeeActs.com

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · Aug 30

1) If you are outside the United States and you desire to weaken our power and influence, there is a simple calculus to it.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 7h

The scoop: Trump refuses to do anything to reduce health insurance premiums; House Republicans refuse to come back to Washington due to Epstein files; and now they send layoff notices to CDC researchers dealing with burgeoning measles cases?

MAHA=Measles Are Here Again

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 19h

If I were king, i’d want to create an agency for safety on our city streets akin to park rangers. They’d be visible and tasked with matters of public safety and information. Useful and helpful for resident and tourist alike. Approachable and a first line of connecting people with resources.

Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 19h

Post to vision board📌

Comixgrrl @comixgrrl.bsky.social · 9d

www.npr.org/2025/09/23/g...

ICC charges former Philippine President Duterte with crimes against humanity

Former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in March by Philippine authorities on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. He is now being held at an ICC facility in the Netherlands.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 19h

And my recent ADHD diagnosis makes a lot more sense😂

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 1d

Ha! I would call the letters in a multiple choice test like a horse race as I was filling them in.

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 1d

That’s some comic book villain shit right there.

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 1d

"The report called Amazon “the ultimate keeper of the data that enables detentions and deportations,” while MIT Technology Review called Amazon the “invisible backbone” of ICE’s crackdown on immigrants."

Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 9d

LittleSis have dropped a new report and data visualization about the billionaires and corporations profiting from the deportation industrial complex:

littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

The Billionaire Oligarchs and Corporations Profiting from ICE’s Deportation Machine - Little Sis

A primer on the billionaire barons and corporate profiteers enabling ICE's deportation apparatus

littlesis.org

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TheMaryGirls (Mini Airlock) @marygirls.bsky.social · 1d

He said this dressed like that.

HE. SAID. THIS. DRESSED. LIKE. TTTTHHHHHAAAAAAATTTT.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 1d

Ohhhhhh shit!

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7d

Very hard not to conclude that the Dem messaging strategy of focusing on healthcare has been highly successful at shaping public impressions of the shutdown fight so far despite being hated on here to the point that major accounts were actively adopting GOP framing to attack it

YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 8d

Oct 3 poll of 2,811 U.S. adults (+/-2.4%)
% of U.S. adults saying Democrats' bigger goal in congressional shutdown talks is to:
Preserve Affordable Care Act tax credits & restore Medicaid funds 61%
Expand Medicaid benefits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally 13%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...

YouGov survey results by political party for the question, Which do you think is the more important goal for Congressional Democrats in government shutdown negotiations?

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 1d

It is so weird how everyone Trump dislikes has apparently just done something illegal. What are the odds of EVERYONE Trump dislikes being a criminal?

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 1d

🧵There is so much good in the world still.

B. @missxbri.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a young Black boy in my neighborhood that most people would describe as a YN but he was always friendly & respectful to me. I would give him snacks after school & ask about his day. when he was in 7th grade, one day I randomly asked him “what’s making your heart so sad?”

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

people who think this will not have an effect on employer-provided health care rates and premiums are walking into a buzzsaw

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

HOO BOY. I just acquired the FINAL, approved 2026 #ACA rate filings for #ARIZONA and it's not pretty at all.

Premiums are going up 46.3% on average...and that's for full price enrollees.

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2026 Final Gross Rate Changes - Arizona: +46.3% (updated)

Originally posted 8/7/25 Overall preliminary rate changes via federal Rate Review database. Antidote Health Plan of AZ: (Unfortunately, no rate justification summary is available, and the full actuari...

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve got some catching up to do this weekend!

At Our Table Podcast @atourtable.bsky.social · 3d

"Bipartisanship" sounds nice. But at the end of the day, you're elected to protect and advance the interests of the people. #AtOurTable https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3IvseE4tk7A

Bipartisanship can’t survive a rigged system. #YTShorts

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 1d

What? Every day’s news is just a Mad Libs of corruption, debasement, and absurdity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

This is disastrous.

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 2d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

Nice work Jim Watson, nice work.

A photo from yesterday’s Trunp Cabinet meeting. Taken from a low position the decorations on the wall behind the orange felon make him look like he has devil’s horns.

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 1d

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 1d

They got y’all confused with “elitism.” See, having people who know what the fuck they’re doing, and will then be able to pass that knowledge, and how best to acquire new knowledge, on is actually a really fucking good thing.