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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 9h

Political parties must shift immediately and dramatically to the left to avoid alienating these frustrated and abandoned young women. Am I doing this right?

19thnews @19thnews.org · 9h

Our recent poll found that women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average. Nearly 80 percent of Gen Z women want abortion to be legal and seven in 10 want gender-affirming care to be accessible for trans adults.

Gen Z women are the most liberal group in the country

On issues like abortion and gender-affirming care, women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average.

19thnews.org

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 13h

If you don’t know what the goals are, go look at the websites of organizations involved.

Proclaiming that the protests have no goals (I have seen many examples this week) is not only incorrect, but it makes you look as if you are helpless.

I’m sure you don’t want that impression.

CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 13h

Yes, I watch that every week. At the very least people could go to the website of these organizations and see what they say; I’m sure it’s there.

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 13h

Royal costume at the #NoKings protest.

A protester with a fancy medieval hat, jewelry, belled baldric, ornate coat and a sign that reads “Real men follow the Constitution” at a No Kings rally outside of Boston.
The purpose of protest is to let other people know they are not alone in their dissent, and to gain strength for eventual action.
There are many essays by people who can write better than I can , about the usefulness of political protest.

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 14h

I’m encouraging people with a lot of followers to talk about why protests are important, because I’m seeing posts on social media wondering what is the point.
So, Mr. Conway, if you could write a couple sentences about why you think they are important, I think that would be extremely useful.

CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 14h

Beets!
Feets!
Afreets!

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 14h

My little suburb had at least twice as many people at the protest than the last one.

I’m seeing many questions on social media from people who don’t understand what the point is.

I encourage leaders to start talking about the process and the goals in very plain language. Often.

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 14h

Just back from my little suburb of Boston’s protest. It was at least twice any other protest I’ve seen this year for my town.

There are questions on social media from people who don’t understand what the point is.

I encourage leaders to start talking loudly about the process and the goals.

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 14h

I’m seeing many questions on social media from people who don’t understand what the point is.

I encourage leaders to start talking about the process and the goals.

I have a pretty good idea, but there are a lot of people out there who need to have it laid out in very plain language. Often.

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 14h

It was almost certainly in Venice, or in London.

It’s still not coming up in my head though.

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 14h

“holding a “Boston Tea Party” event, inviting customers to grab free iced tea and pour it out in protest.”

www.boston.com/news/local-n...

How one Mass. coffee shop is protesting Trump in lieu of No Kings

In the town of Ayer, there won't be a No Kings parade this weekend. So Markoh's Wake and Bake is forming their own protest.

www.boston.com

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 15h

We are early in the process.
The Indivisible organization says we express our concern, and by standing out in public, we encourage other people to join us, Which is working.
Once we have a huge number of people, then we start making demands and plans.

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 20h

In a coordinated move, multiple federal agencies joined BlueSky yesterday and turned to trolling the opposition. Our Assessment on Democratic Decline warns of this autocratic practice: attacking the free press and narrowing the space in which factual reporting can safely operate without retaliation.

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 19h

“The sight of a giant frog confronting heavily armed agents, the joyful dance scenes, and flowers being paraded in front of ICE masked agents, all _disrupt_ government propaganda about who we are, why we protest, and what our communities are like.

lucid.substack.com/p/the-portla...

The Portland Chicken Has a Degree in Game Theory

Humor, Prep for No Kings, and Resistance Actions as “Coordination Games”

lucid.substack.com

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 23h

“The employees’ statements were excerpted in a 771-page filing released last week, made public as part of a defamation lawsuit filed against the network by voting technology company Smartmatic.”

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

Fox News employees expressed concerns network was intentionally aiding Trump, legal filings reveal

Survey responses cited in $2.7bn defamation lawsuit filed against Fox by voting technology company Smartmatic

www.theguardian.com

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

“In many cases in recent years, reporting has highlighted substandard treatment of troops and veterans that might not otherwise have come to light”

We have troops and vets on food stamps, for example.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

How reporting on the military helped reveal neglect towards troops and veterans

The Pentagon is trying to stop the media from using unauthorized information, but such disclosures have revealed issues like neglect at a veterans' hospital and unsafe equipment.

www.nbcnews.com

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

Did Trump free George Santos' drag persona also?

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

Did he free his drag persona also?

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Just Lynn 💙🦋✌️🇺🇦 @shoredweller7.bsky.social · 1d

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

Sometime in the past 6 years I was at a museum that had identical "marriage chests" which were more than large enough to hold at least one grown man, probably more. I think the chests were Italian, and were definitely fancy.
I'll see if my brain can work on where it actually was.

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CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

He could be acting entirely on his own.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

This video of the "ICE" agent [?] with no ID, who thinks claiming to be in the DHS means he's allowed to drive his kids around drunk answers two questions:

1. Many ICE agents probably *are* just cosplaying vigilantes with issues; and

2. Many think claiming to be ICE means they can disobey laws.

StrictlyChristo 🐸❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Divorced, whiny ICE goon gets arrested for driving drunk with his kids in the car.

He acts like he’s above the law, stating, “I’m Federal.” He also confronts one of the arresting officers, asking, “Are you Haitian?” And makes a big deal out of getting an answer because, "It does matter!"

CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

"The Trump administration has said the previous strikes killed 27 people, raising alarms among some legal experts who question whether they adhere to the laws of war."

US Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say

www.reuters.com

CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

"We are just a few days away from what we think will be the largest peaceful, nonviolent day of action in American history."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HlK...

No Kings short video

YouTube video by No Kings

www.youtube.com

CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

Haven't seen any updates from today yet.
www.ocregister.com/2025/10/15/m...

Marines say live-fire 250th anniversary beach assault will not close the 5 Freeway in Orange, San Diego counties

Metrolink will not operate some of its trains in the area during the event.

www.ocregister.com

CV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 1d

One comment said: Not just the I-5. All businesses and housing would have to be evacuated.

The Navy HAS NEVER done a live fire onto Camp Pendleton because it’s unsafe. There is no Navy SOP to do this, no NOTAM or TFR issued, & no evac order given.

San Clemente Island is where the Navy test fires.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

Donald Trump and JD Vance can find money to launch missiles over the I-5 during a government shutdown, but not a dime for Americans’ health care.

I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...

www.latimes.com

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