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Novelist, feminist, 💙🇺🇸🇨🇦✊🏼, dog momma, Tarheel, committed to saving the Constitution and our democracy, resistance fighter, INTP, Native sovereignty. Will follow everyone committed to uniting to take back our country. Slava Ukraine! Slava Zelensky!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦✊🏼

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🦋 Digital Relic 🦋 @damop.bsky.social · 10h

Them ANTIFAS are truly scary...

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 5h

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The Hatch Act and the Politics of Power

Most people have never heard of the Hatch Act.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 9h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 6h

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Lets hope the dies the death it deserves!

SugarRhi~ (@sugarrhi)

🚨Please Help Me Share This Important Information‼️Steven Miller is Illegally Attempting To Push Through The SAVE Act Effecting The Voting Rights of Millions‼️ https://standupamerica.com/

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 11h

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KRISTEN STAFFORD -HOWE (@bluepowerdemgirl)

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 11h

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😳 in 2026, hand counts only!

Anchor Light Publications (@anchorlightpublications)

Dominion voting systems has been purchased by Trump Sycophant. #DemVoices

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 11h

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SugarRhi~ (@sugarrhi)

Absolutely Shameful‼️

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 12h

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SugarRhi~ (@sugarrhi)

🚨 Please listen and shares these reports coming from inside ICE detention at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas.

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 12h

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🍁🇨🇦🍁 Ear Found Sounds @switchmark.bsky.social · 12h

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Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose

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🍁🇨🇦🍁 Ear Found Sounds @switchmark.bsky.social · 12h

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Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 12h

The fascists must be pretty desperate to pull a stunt like this. It’s shady when they are also screaming to eliminate any involvement from the actual department that overseas election security.

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 12h

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😳Believe your eyes, not their lies!

KRISTEN STAFFORD -HOWE (@bluepowerdemgirl)

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 14h

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Ellen Mitchell (@ellenmitchell2)

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 14h

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This is one of Tiedrich’s best!✊🏼

Republicans are losing, and they know it

they’ve MAGA’d themselves into a corner

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rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 15h

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ksawin0in (@kelsea53)

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 15h

substack.com/@anchorlight...
So easy to take these idiots down!

Anchor Light Publications (@anchorlightpublications)

It's not about policies or prices. It's about identity and tribalism, (It's about race). #MAGA is a Cult. #DemVoices #MAGA #NoKings

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 16h

substack.com/@letsgetinto...
Love it when a scientist with simple words hands liars their balls on a silver platter.

LetsGetIntoIt2025 (@letsgetintoit2025)

It is REMARKABLE and extremely frustrating that in the United States of America in the year 2025, these conversations are taking place. There are people who have been convinced by an ex heroin addic...

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🐀 Mike Johnson caught lying using the receipts he directed us to use. Jen Psaki for the 🎯

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nice recap

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 16h

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The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)

Tina Fey as Noem and Amy Poehler as Bondi is PRECISELY what we all needed tonight. 😂🤣😂

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 17h

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ksawin0in (@kelsea53)

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 18h

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The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)

Watch to the end. 🫶🙌✊💪❤️

rakiethebird.bsky.social @rakiethebird.bsky.social · 1d

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JZ 🩵SOS🇺🇸 (@jzacek)