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Maeve DU

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23+ years on Democratic Underground, Ohio boomer, storyteller, and Irish history buff. More here to read than to post. I look at your profile. No profile=block 🚫 Crypto 🚫 MAGA 🚫 DM 🚫 "dating" BS 🚫 begging ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🌈 Mom hugs given as needed

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Maeve DU @maevedu.bsky.social · Nov 25

We need a little beauty right now. This fiddle played sweet music in a Killarney pub 10 years ago and makes me smile to see it.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1h

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 20h

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 11h

If this bullshit is the best they could come up with to go after Letitia James, she must be ridiculously clean.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 21h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 3h

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Maeve DU @maevedu.bsky.social · 2h

Next up, "Planning mass funerals for the next pandemic" right after this short break...

MSNBC @msnbc.com · 16h

'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 20h

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 12h

THIS SHOULD BE CONCERNING TO EVERYONE

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 21h

When Marjorie Taylor Greene has become the voice of reason in your party, just maybe you’ve lost the plot line 😜🤷🏻‍♀️

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Trans Woman Support @tws-website.com · 10h

This regime is dangerous

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 7h

Seen in Chicago

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 2h

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Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

www.npr.org

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 17h

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 12h

They "unfired" the CDC employees when they figured out what a gigantic mistake that idiot Russell Vought had made. The Trump Administration is one idiot show after another. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

Nice recap

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 23h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h

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.

www.levernews.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 18h

🚨🚨🚨A 15 year old opens the door to the vehicle, but ICE monsters proceed to throw her around like a rag doll — because they can. Notice the police drive away, just out of view of the camera. Uploaded ~ 2 hours ago. 1/2