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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 2d

parents had children. that's why they are parents

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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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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 3d

No taxation without representation needs to be the next protest theme

Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 4d

Would be great if a some serious journalists were to get together with someone with deep pockets to buy it (if he were willing to sell)

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 5d

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 5d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 5d

Everyone needs to show up at NoKings rallies Oct 18 to make the message clear because someone still doesn’t get it.

NoKings.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

Imagine that

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · 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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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 7d

Question - what percentage of Americans actually consumer main stream media?

Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 8d

@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - Stand your ground

@kenmartin.bsky.social - still waiting to see billboards with a succinct winning message from the Dems...

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 8d

Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House won’t hold votes until Senate Democrats “turn the lights back on.” https://to.pbs.org/473wz7W

WATCH: Johnson, House GOP leadership hold news briefing on shutdown as deadlock continues

Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House won’t hold votes until Senate Democrats "turn the lights back on."

www.pbs.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

Donald Trump: Stop trying to incite Illinoisans into violence. Pack up and go home.

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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 9d

Little Marco continues to get smaller and smaller and smaller

Maybe he'll disappear

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 10d

This is good news. It would be even better if Trump wasn't torpedoing the U.S. solar and wind industry and ceding the energy future to China. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Guardian: Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 10d

Attention: @kenmartin.bsky.social

Americans spend a lot of time in their cars. Spread the simple message on billboards and mass transit across the country.

@senatedems25.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @jbpritzker.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @kathyhochul.bsky.social

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10d

Pritzker/Newsom see it as a defining fact of the moment that Trump is consolidating authoritarian power daily and using it to subjugate Blue America like an enemy nation within. Other Dems should stop the Beltway-speak about Trump laying "traps" for them and engage.

newrepublic.com/article/2014...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 10d

from vizyourgov.com, this is how it's looking so far...

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: As Linda McMahon guts the Dept. of Education, she’s operated in what she calls “a parallel universe” to radically shift how future kids will learn -- seeking to dismantle the public school system in favor of private and Christian schools or homeschooling.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 11d

"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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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 11d

Anyone surprised?

www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11d

Gallego: If you’re a Republican in a swing district, why are you falling on this sword for a guy who’s checked out and probably needs to be put into some kind of treatment program for whatever dementia he has? Or for Johnson—who comes from one of the safest districts and is covering for pedophiles?

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Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 11d

That’s President Stephen Miller

Knickfan @knickfan.bsky.social · 11d

Isn't it better to base opinions on facts?