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Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · 8h

Go limp!

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Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · 15h

Love it, Barb! Gettysburg College alum

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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 1d

This year, the Jersey Shore, including in red counties, lost federal help from GOP Congress for beach restoration for the first time in 30 years. That’s millions gone that protected jobs, tourism, and homes. NJ beaches simply can't afford a GOP governor too. www.newsweek.com/jersey-shore... #votenj

Jersey shore GOP strongholds lose federal beach aid after decades

Some of New Jersey's most reliably Republican towns are now confronting an abrupt loss of federal beach replenishment funding.

www.newsweek.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 4d

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d

Normalize calling fascists out when they lie!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 7d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · 9d

Since Trump took office. That was the plan all along

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 9d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 11d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11d

Ohh

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · 18d

His voice sounds frail

Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · 22d

Great points! His age shows more and more daily.

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 22d

If Jack is weaponizing illegally leaked documents as a candidate, just imagine what he would do as governor with New Jerseyans' personal data.

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Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · 28d

That seems legal

Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · 29d

You’re definitely right about him not looking healthy (for him). He’s going to look old AF in two years

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · Sep 8

PRO TIP: When you lie about creating a birthday card for your pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein, it makes it look like you are hiding other, WAY worse shit.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hey everyone...LOOK OVER HERE! It's Lt. Col. Bone Spurs declaring war on an American city!!! Does his rough tough cream-puff cosplay make you forget about the EPSTEIN survivors, their lifetime of trauma & their courage to speak the truth in public?

Yeah, me neither.

#ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesASAP

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Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · Aug 31

God bless that person and their middle finger

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Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · Aug 31

Place them in contempt and put them in jail.

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Gritty Toboggan @grittytoboggan.bsky.social · Aug 31

Congrats, Tom.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Aug 29

We were warned by Washington, Lincoln and others. Now we must oppose this authoritarian regime, firmly voice our commitment to the Constitution and rule of law—and assert what it means to be American.

www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...

It's Villains All the Time

We were warned by Washington, Lincoln and others. Now we must oppose this authoritarian regime, firmly voice our commitment to the Constitution and rule of law—and assert what it means to be American.

www.americaamerica.news

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 24

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