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OlySherry

@olysherry.bsky.social

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Progressive Democrat from Olympia Washington. Retired federal worker. Loves water, dogs, cats, jazz, American Song Book, beauty and kindness. May God’s @godpod.bsky progressive plan for 2029 come true - pinned post.

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OlySherry @olysherry.bsky.social · Nov 16

A plan for all progressives. May it be.

God @thegodpodcast.com · Nov 16

God’s divine plan:

Announcing Project 2029

The Progressive Blueprint for a Fairer, Stronger Future.

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 28m

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1h

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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

The biggest news story of the week that you may have missed is the real possibility that TikTok will go MAGA. Subscribe now to have all of Democracy Docket's premium content, including my exclusive newsletters, sent straight to your inbox. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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PoliticalOdor @politicalodor.substack.com · 1h

Nothing says “rigged election” like a Republican buying the voting company.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

NEW: So it IS a second home and not an investment property. Motion to dismiss for abuse of the grand jury process in 3...2...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

www.nytimes.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2h

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2h

Elected Republicans are getting desperate. Their lies are getting more ridiculous. They’re now trying to discourage protest by claiming No Kings will be a hate rally with terrorists. Millions of Americans have the chance to demonstrate how wrong they are.

www.americaamerica.news/p/will-you-s...

Will You Stand Up for the Right of Peaceful Protest?

A Saturday Prompt

www.americaamerica.news

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 2h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 2h

Sixty-five judges responded to a @nytimes.com questionnaire sent to hundreds of federal judges across the country. Of those, 47 said the Supreme Court had been mishandling its emergency docket since Mr. Trump returned to office.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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MantaHunk 🌎🏳️‍🌈☮️🟧 @mantahunk.bsky.social · 2h

This is what War looks like in Chicago. It's even worse in Portland. They've been invaded by frogs.

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 6h

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4h

They finally acknowledged Melissa Hortman but are using her to justify their ongoing suppression of dissent, skating over the fact that her killer was not Antifa but a Trump supporter who had a long list of other Democrats, abortion rights advocates and health care officials he planned to target.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

$47. And that’s if the government isn’t lying about the interest rate. Plus, they will have to prove she intentionally schemed to swindle $47 from the bank - as opposed to just not knowing the difference between a second home and an investment property. Good luck, Lindsay.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 3h

Disgusting. Free article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c...

An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump

www.nytimes.com

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 3h

As Trump gets inoculated with COVID and flu vaccines

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5h

Joe Biden receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Former president was diagnosed in May with ‘aggressive form’ of cancer and was already taking hormone medication Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer that was diagnosed in May, NBC News has reported on Saturday, citing a spokesperson for the former US president. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” NBC News quoted a spokesperson for Biden as saying, the Reuters news agency said. Continue reading...

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 5h

Shocking. Hard to imagine this Administration making shit up 😏

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5h

To play politics with that is unconscionable. It would be one thing if these were cases of underperformance, but many of those being laid off have stellar reviews and decades of service. This isn’t reform; it’s retribution. And it’s wrong.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 5h

Almost like someone had advance notice from inside Trump’s inner circle. Truly the golden age of corruption.

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Karl Rosenfeld, M.D. @kneerecon.bsky.social · 5h

Hearing folks say they’re Independent and will vote for the best candidate in next election. Well, sounds wonderful. Cue the barn raising music from Witness. But the word GOP has become synonymous with fear, mistrust, and disloyalty to the Constitution. Me? Straight Democrat. I’m agst an autocracy.

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OlySherry @olysherry.bsky.social · 5h

Hegseth clarified via a post on X that Qatar would not have its own base or anything resembling a base in the U.S. The facility remains under U.S. control, as is standard practice with other allied partner nations. This clarification was made to address misunderstandings…

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OlySherry @olysherry.bsky.social · 5h

My error…only Idaho

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Karl Rosenfeld, M.D. @kneerecon.bsky.social · 5h

Watched Netflix doc on Jane Goodall released after her death @ her request. She suggested sending Trump, Putin, Xi, and Musk in his spaceship into space. She voiced disgust with them and repeatedly emphasized for us not to lose hope during this time of our darkened planet. Gripping and memorable.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7h

Trump cites a murderous war criminal to attack the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision. Truly absurd and disturbing. And narcissism of a pathological degree.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 7h

ONLY ONE MAN INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN THE USA!!!!

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

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