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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 3d

It's so ridiculous that MAGAs believe the GOP line that "Democrats want to give free healthcare to immigrants."

My dudes immigrants aren't getting free healthcare in the United States. American citizens aren't even getting free healthcare. You know who is?

The people lying to you about immigrants.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 4d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Erin M @keek21.bsky.social · 4d

This is not a serious leader. The country needs to wake up.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 9d

In Algonquin IL to stand in solidarity with School Board President Nancy Zettler. If you want to read the oh so controversial post I made on Charlie Kirk then read it below.

We cannot let these culture wars continue to divide us.
open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...

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ACOG @acog.org · 19d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Erin M @keek21.bsky.social · Sep 3

They do not care about women.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Aug 27

Folks, don't even engage in the bad-faith arguments and spin of the right-wing when it comes to the Minneapolis shooter.

You don't have to entertain their transphobia.

It's all bullshit distraction and hate.

We've come to the point where we can say, "F Off."

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Erin M @keek21.bsky.social · Aug 21

Believe Doctors and scientists!

Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · Aug 19

Also important this week: A trustworthy guide to childhood vaccine schedules, from actual pediatricians (many of whom saw these diseases before they could be vaccinated against).

* pin it & share it *

Ps: no, pediatricians are not pharma shills, don’t @ me
www.healthychildren.org/English/safe...

All About the AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule

Here's what to know about the recommended immunization schedule for children and teens. The schedule is approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics and based on ongoing review of the most recent sc...

www.healthychildren.org

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Erin M @keek21.bsky.social · Aug 16

🤣How do they say these things with a straight face

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Aug 10

Trump is normalizing authoritarian behavior. He will unleash all law enforcement to ensure he stays in power. People still aren't paying attention.

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

FBI dispatches agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime

The unusual move comes as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Erin M @keek21.bsky.social · Aug 10

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdale...

Magdalene laundries in Ireland - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 8

Birth control is routine for many Americans and polls show it's popular across party lines. Now, the Trump administration is withholding funds that provide contraception for low income people.

Trump cuts threaten access to birth control for millions of women

Birth control is routine for many Americans and polls show it's popular across party lines. Now, the Trump administration is withholding funds that provide contraception for low income people.

n.pr

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · Aug 6

Everyone knew about Jeffrey Epstein. Everyone knew about Diddy, R. Kelly, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, and the Catholic priests. Everyone knew about Donald Trump. I’m so tired of people protecting rich perverts, keeping their dark secrets for decades. So damn tired.

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Erin M @keek21.bsky.social · Jul 26

absolutely beyond frightening.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Jul 26

Ghislane Maxwell is a child sex trafficker that Trump just gave immunity to in exchange for her silence on him.

Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Jul 26

Convicted predators who rape and abuse children shouldn’t qualify for pardon consideration. A president who can’t immediately say “absolutely not” when I asked if he’s considering such a pardon should be hounded out of office.

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Erin M @keek21.bsky.social · Jul 26

Stop scrolling and listen to this brave man speak. Families are suffering. Cruelty is the point of this so called POTUS.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 26

Pause for three minutes and soak up the grace of this man.

Earlier today, the father of three U.S. Marines, Narciso Barranco, spoke publicly for the first time after being pinned to the ground and savagely punched by ICE agents while they arrested the landscaper outside the IHOP where he worked.

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · Jul 26

When you strip away humanity

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Jul 26

Don’t be fooled by Tulsi Gabbard/Kash Patel’s attempts to resuscitate claims about the Steele Dossier. Hard facts about how it was used, endorsed by Senate Republicans, in this excellent thread 👇🏼

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · Jul 26

1. Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel want everyone to think the so-called Steele Dossier was a major source for the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. No, it wasn’t — an assessment of the “dossier” was included as an annex, which they haven’t released. Why?

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · Jul 26

Epic! But, everyone should be doing that.

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