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shayrul

@shayruldawn.bsky.social

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Love bluegrass, Liverpool Football Club, Chattanooga FC, Atlanta Braves. Christian Left. Proud Georgia Democrat. Whitfield County Democratic Committee.

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shayrul @shayruldawn.bsky.social · Nov 29

1. A mother's life is more important than a fetus.
2. We are stewards of the planet and must protect and conserve it and all its resources and inhabitants.
3. Every human being is equal & deserves equal rights.
4. Love your neighbor as yourself.
5. Don't lie.
6. No one is above the law.

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@SoxOnTheBrain ⚕️⚖️🌊⚾ @soxonthebrain.bsky.social · 52m

@shayruldawn.bsky.social @cheesedog2024.bsky.social @sonofkaras.bsky.social

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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@SoxOnTheBrain ⚕️⚖️🌊⚾ @soxonthebrain.bsky.social · 40m

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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shayrul @shayruldawn.bsky.social · 15m

Wow

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 1d

This country was built on the attempted genocide of Native Indigenous Indians by predominately white men.
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A sign that reads, "Colonial History Lied. When Europe showed up in North America, Indigenous people were not nomads, not few, not savage, not impoverished, not recent immigrants, and were not looking for salvation. Yes, Indigenous people had commerce, travel, economics, permanency, stewardship, inheritances, artistry, drama, ceremony, mourning, health care, politics, justice, penance, peacekeeping, and STILL DO."
~Department of Anticolonial history

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 4h

Mike Johnson needs to bring House Republicans back to DC, swear in Adelita Grijalva, and work with us to pay our federal workers.

They should NEVER be caught in the middle of partisan political games.

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

Who agrees? ✋

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shayrul @shayruldawn.bsky.social · 3h

OMG I want to scream!!!!!
I don't care if they're undocumented or not, you don't pick up people's kids off the street! 🤬

youtu.be/SlVjB1RSAs4?...

Missing Houston teen found in ICE custody, family says

YouTube video by FOX 26 Houston

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 7h

Last week, we got this good news about whales in the Southern hemisphere. Now comes news Republicans want to kill them and other marine life in the north:

Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinction
apnews.com/article/whal...

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shayrul @shayruldawn.bsky.social · 9h

And they are trotting him out to the cameras more and more lately.

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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 17h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 16h

God bless the hostages. Giving thanks for their release and mourning those who were murdered in custody.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 10h

As always: @runforsomething.net alum leading when it matters most.

Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 10h

"I think we all in Portland have known that we would likely be the recipient of his attention at some point."

Portland leader says Trump’s portrayal of city is ‘completely disconnected from the truth’

A Q&A with new city council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney.

www.politico.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10h

In the first month of direct state aid for Missouri’s voucher scheme, 98% of funds went to religious schools...

missouriindependent.com/2025/10/13/n...

Nearly all state funding for Missouri school vouchers used for religious schools • Missouri Independent

As state funding begins directly fueling Missouri's voucher program, a majority of students use the money for religious education.

missouriindependent.com

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 10h

Breaking News: The Trump administration continues to gut the Department of Education. Now they are targeting those who serve and support the education of children with special needs.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 1d

Been acting President for awhile.

Now he's just confirming it

President Miller

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shayrul @shayruldawn.bsky.social · 1d

I laugh every time I hear them say Chuck Schumer is a far left Democrat.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

JD Vance is LYING. These firings have NOTHING to do with the shutdown.

Donald Trump is CHOOSING to fire these scientists to threaten Democrats.

Trump is destroying what little is left of our public health infrastructure, and we will NOT be ready for the next pandemic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 1d

Get it, Allison!

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

NEW: Trump meant to send a Truth Social DM to Pam Bondi about indicting his rivals. That sounds like official business, so I'm filing a FOIA for her DMs, plus those of five other cabinet members. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/my-latest-...

My Latest FOIA: Trump's Truth Social DMs

Recently, Trump posted a message to Pam Bondi that was meant to be a direct message. I want to know what other official messages he's sending to cabinet members.

www.muellershewrote.com

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Noah Michelson @noahmichelson.bsky.social · 24d

Hey fellow cis folks

We should be doing anything and everything we can to support trans people right now

Donate

Shut down transphobic bullshit wherever you see or hear it

Talk to the people in your life who don’t know anything about trans folks

Put your privilege in front of you and FIGHT

FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says

The choice is being championed by the Heritage Foundation, which is behind Project 2025.

www.them.us

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Noah Michelson @noahmichelson.bsky.social · 10d

I cried while editing this new @huffpost.com Personal piece and I've cried every time I've read it since then

It's one of the saddest but most beautiful essays we've ever published and I'm so happy it's out in the world today

But, once again, you've been warned: this one is going to hurt

My 3-Year-Old Daughter Was Dying In Her Bed. I Still Can't Forgive Myself For What I Did In The Next Room.

"You don’t believe your child will die, until she does."

www.huffpost.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Billionaire corporations are already seeing the money roll in from the giant tax giveaways Donald Trump and the Republicans stuffed into their Big, Beautiful Bill.

What about working Americans? They're losing their health care, and their costs just keep going up.

It's shameful.

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 1d

Proud to see a former ASU professor earn the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Dr. Omar Yaghi’s breakthrough work on organic materials design began at ASU three decades ago and shows the importance of continued investment in research and innovation.

Former ASU assistant professor wins Nobel Prize for chemistry

A former assistant professor at Arizona State University won a Nobel Prize for chemistry along with two other groundbreaking scientists on Wednesday.

www.abc15.com

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