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Activist, political commentator, volunteer Democratic Socialist + FDP BIPOC + lgbT+ 🏳️‍⚧️🗽 📍Orlando ✨ Open to job offers ✨

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Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 3d

Sign up or don't. Some people worry about their security and that's valid. The important thing is to SHOW UP!

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Orlando” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

NO KINGS Orlando · Indivisible

#In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born ...

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Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 3h

I hope you find something that makes you want to try again some day.

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 3h

That's a thought I have all the time.

So much frustrates and disappoints me. It's hard to handle at times.

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Jillian Spiridon @jillianspiridon.bsky.social · 1d

Transgender lives matter.

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ingemarknows.bsky.social @ingemarknows.bsky.social · 4h

The US Constitution is the Antifa guidebook. On sale today!!

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Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 4h

That's definitely part of it, but I wouldn't assume it's the biggest factor without hard data. If Joe Biden hadn't dropped out and still lost, nobody would have said his race or gender was the cause - but he still would've lost.

She only lost by a 2 million vote margin. Donald lost the pop twice.

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Gabby Giffords @gabbygiffords.bsky.social · 10h

Over 700,000 southern Arizonans still don’t have representation in Congress, more than three weeks after we elected @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

Democracy means honoring the will of the people. Speaker Johnson must do the right thing and swear her in so she can get to work.

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The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 13h

The ACCURACY tho. Plus no one hates Leftists more than Leftists. Anyone else a little tired of us getting bogged down with purity tests instead of focusing on the Orange 🤡 destroying the country? I think we lost the narrative thread a bit lately; one team focused on fighting back. ~AdminMatt

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Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 7h

I've called Ashley Moody's office many times and it always goes to voicemail. She doesn't care about real Floridians, she's just an opportunist trying to take advantage of Donald and his Cult to enrich herself. She doesn't care how much she hurts our State and the people who live here.

Florida Democrats @fladems.bsky.social · 14h

Moody and FL Republicans are blocking ACA tax credits that made health care affordable — if they expire Dec. 31, insurance costs will skyrocket overnight.

Call her office today & tell her: No Healthcare, No Vote.

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 7h

A living Democratic Party listens to and serves the people. Florida is the perfect place for the Democratic Party to reinvent itself and establish a vision for the national organization to follow.

#Florida #SouthernDems #USpolitics

Florida Democrats @fladems.bsky.social · 14h

Last week, Florida Democrats were activating up and down the state — leading roundtables, coordinated trainings, and organizing on the ground.

We’re not waiting for 2026. Our Pendulum Program means showing up everywhere, all the time.

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 7h

This is exactly what we need in Florida. An everyday presence of leaders and volunteers with the Democratic Party.

Florida is suffering and too many people ignore it or ask for it to continue by continuing to vote for the Republican representatives who are screwing Floridians over.

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 8h

Occupying American cities with our own military force isn't patriotic - it's the height of ignorance and betrayal of all that the USA is.

The British forced a standing army upon us and we didn't tolerate it then and we won't tolerate it now!

The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 16h

#trump

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 9h

If you aren't voting in a democracy, what are you even doing?

It's a privilege and a sacred right that generations of Americans fought for so that we could complain about doing it.

I'm not going to tell you to "vote blue no matter who" but you should always vote for the best option available.

The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 16h

We have seen AND CAUSED change. If we see either of these two idiotic positions in our comments section, we're going to tell you to fuck off, and probably wield the ban-hammer. We don't need that cancerous negativity infecting everyone else that's out there resisting and demanding action.

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 9h

We need a real, progressive, Democrat to run and win the 2026 gubernatorial race. Florida is sick and the Billionaire-bought Republican Party is the source of all that plagues us.

#Florida #USpolitics #GOPoccupation

Florida Democrats @fladems.bsky.social · 16h

"President Donald Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' will cut $3.8 billion from Florida’s health care system, with that money primarily affecting Florida hospitals."

Reminder: Florida Republicans voted for this betrayal.
floridapolitics.com/archives/759...

Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means $3.8B cut to Florida health care system

Here's how the federal government's changes could affect Florida's hospitals.

floridapolitics.com

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 9h

I think they have to wait until the primary is over. I'd encourage them to make posts about all the Democratic candidates for governor - we need the best of the best to win and that only happens through competition.

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Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 9h

The Republican Party would do anything for more tax cuts for their Billionaire masters. They don't have principles, they don't care about Americans, they don't care about US strength.

What's a government shutdown to a party that wants the whole enterprise dismantled and sold to the highest bidder?

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 17h

It’s week two of the Republican shutdown.

House Democrats are here in D.C. to protect your healthcare and fight for federal workers.

Where are House Republicans?

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The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 19h

Sat 18OCT in Washington DC, the Removal Coalition—of which Sons of Liberty is a part—is rallying to demand the impeachment, conviction, and prosecution of Donald Trump. Can't make it to DC? Check your state SoL chapter for gatherings near you. #NoKings #RemoveTheRegime #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 10h

Survival isn't for everybody. You often have to do things you don't want to do to stay alive.

I hate needles, but I'll take every vaccine I can get. I also donate blood and plasma all the time.

I love being healthy, I love my neighbors, and I love my country. We're all asked to make sacrifices.

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Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 10h

That's a democracy for you. No candidate should feel entitled to votes, they should work for it because they need to if they want to win.

Whining and voter bashing doesn't win elections. A good message, great strategy, an army of volunteers, a little luck, and a whole lotta money are how you WIN

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 10h

Donald mostly maintained his Cult followers and gained a little in 2024. The manchild basically never stopped campaigning once he began 10 years ago.

The Democratic Party fumbled the election through indecision, a lack of vision, and complacency. They don't understand what their voters want.

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 10h

When you can't do your job, you get reprimanded. If you do a bad enough job, you get fired.

If Democratic candidates want votes they're going to have to work harder for it. Being "not Trump" is small comfort when life continues to get worse across the Union. Blaming voters isn't a strategy.

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 10h

A democratized workplace, a democratized media, and a more Democratic government will make the US a much better Union.

#democracy #workers #Union

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 1d

Florida isn't experiencing terror attacks like Chicago... Yet... But stories like this are what keep me up at night now. What kind of government has masked agents prowling the streets and kidnapping people?

Let them try that in an open-carry, stand-your-ground State...

#LongLiveChicago #JoinOrDie

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 1d

That's what I keep thinking to myself.

They say they're "afraid" now of liberals "burning" property? Imagine if their lies had any truth to them. The country would look very different.

The only violent terrorists in the US are the ICE goons wearing masks to kidnap kids and workers

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scubapopeye.bsky.social @scubapopeye.bsky.social · 1d

I am ANTIFA.

If you’re not?

Well, fuck you and the Tesla you rode in on.

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Zelda | Florida politics @zeldaokaloosa.bsky.social · 1d

If those volunteers can help Mamdani get elected mayor, just imagine all the good those volunteers could do for NYC 🇺🇸💪🏽🔥