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Lea Zengage

@leazengage.bsky.social

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organizer, feminist, gardener, permaculturist, forager, community builder, CeCe dog mom, vegan, and of course blue if you're here to try and sell me something, no thanks

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 28d

www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

Find and contact elected officials | USAGov

Use USAGov’s Contact Your Elected Officials tool to get contact information for your members of Congress, the president, and state and local officials.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2h

Our job is not to throw 15 million people off health care and double insurance premiums for more than 20 million.

Our job is not to shutter community health centers, nursing homes and rural hospitals.

Our job is to fix a broken system and guarantee health care to all.

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 1h

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"-The Independent

"Pastor Robert Morris founded one of the largest megachurches in the US"

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"As we resist tyranny, we gain solidarity. As we gain solidarity, we build courage. As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime. Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18"-Robert Reich

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White Fatigue Is Taking Over

YouTube video by Antonio Talks

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 5h

"See the audacity of announcing Qatar is getting a whole new facility on U.S. soil, while in the middle of a shutdown, where your own military are currently working without pay 🫠😭"
-Rubia Garcia II

Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 5h

"Donald Trump continues to wage a war on his political enemies.

How far will the courts, the media, and the American people let him go?

We discuss this, and other big news of the week, on a new Coffee Klatch.

Join us."-Robert Reich
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Trump’s War on America | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 6h

2/2 "So, ‘pastor,’ if there’s going to be any stoning, how about we start with y’all youth?"

Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 6h

1/2 "According to the FBI (ucr.fbi.gov), white people commit 69.6% of all crimes, 67.6% of rapes, 62.8% of aggravated assault, 68.4% of burglaries, and 72% of sex offenses. Most are committed by white men like Brian Sauvé, who only make up 30% of the population."-Talbert Swan

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 6h

"Listen. We only have 4 months to learn Spanish. Here is how you say, “Release the Epstein files.”
“Liberar los archivos de Epstein.”
"-Chicano Post

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 6h

"The newscaster, who worked at CBS for 44 years, shared his thoughts on David Ellison’s acquisition of The Free Press and the subsequent appointment of Bari Weiss as CBS News Editor-in-Chief, calling it a “dark day" for the network."-TheWrap
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Dan Rather Rips Into Bari Weiss Deal, Skydance-Paramount Merger: 'American People Will Pay the Price'

"CBS is no longer independent, but under the tutelage of a conservative billionaire who is putting more than his thumb on the scale," the famed journalist writes.

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