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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

Wake up America 😢😢😢😢😢😢

DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 3h

"They're firing the judges because they think they're not going to need them. Instead of empowering the courts to process more cases, the administration appears to be eviscerating the system to potentially undermine legal proceedings altogether."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“Fired for no reason”: Former immigration judges speak out against Trump’s assault on the courts

The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

www.motherjones.com

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

EXACTLY 👎👎👎👎👎👎

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 17h

Why Troops on the Streets of our Cities Degrade National Security; It’s a Lose-Lose Proposition
substack.com/@steadystate...
“…Armed troops flooding the streets of American cities is a tragedy waiting to happen...Continuing this...mission will create problems that will take decades to undo.”

Why Troops on the Streets of our Cities Degrade National Security; It’s a Lose-Lose Proposition

The Steady State | Charles A. Ray

substack.com

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

Exactly

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

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Trixie 🌸🇨🇦 @trixie57.bsky.social · 2h

The sweetest part is that they gave it to a WOMAN for her DEMOCRATIC work in VENEZUELA.😆🔥

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

EXACTLY

Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 1h

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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 1h

Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

Fabulous 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💙

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

What a shit show👎👎👎👎👎👎

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

C-SPAN caller from Missouri to Missouri Rep. Mark Alford: "I hope you, sir, as an elected official, will think of the people who are in nursing homes, their parents are in nursing homes, their Medicaid is going to be cut. What is going to happen to Missourians whose hospitals are gonna close?"

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

Exactly

nojustdan.bsky.social @nojustdan.bsky.social · 2h

When fascism came to America it’s first stop was Texas.

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

Maybe👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍👍👍

lindaspike.bsky.social @lindaspike.bsky.social · 2h

Wait! Did Texas finally grow some balls??

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

Sad but true

Pat Coughlin @patsat.bsky.social · 1h

The MaggieHats Whom I know are largely undereducated and uninformed. They are not capable of understanding the nuances of your statement.

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

Great news for humanity👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h

He had been begging for it like a dog meidasnews.com/news/trump-f...

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

The worst Speaker Ever👎👎👎👎👎👎🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

Who does Johnson think he’s fooling?! Dude sent the House home early to dodge a vote on releasing the Epstein files, and he’s keeping them away for the same reason.

Congress is still getting paid, but Johnson won’t bring the House back to fund the military. This is on him, not the Democrats.

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

A speedy recovery 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙

@1_seagal.bsky.social 📎 @seagal1.bsky.social · 2h

Wishing this lady, Cindy McCain a speedy recovery.

l.smartnews.com/p-6mEd6eze/8...

Cindy McCain, widow of Sen. John McCain and head of UN World Food Program, suffers stroke (New York Post)

Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain and head of the U.N. World Food Program, suffered a mild stroke this week and is said to be recovering “well,” ac...

l.smartnews.com

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

The man is disgusting

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

“The defense secretary underwent a round of cosmetic injections last month.” One insider: “He’s always been full of himself, but lately his ego has been off the charts.”

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 4h

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1h

ICE NEEDS TO GO

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h

Pritzker also says ICE's treatment of peaceful protesters has gotten so bad that Illinois law enforcement has to protect them *from* ICE.

"We’ve got Illinois State Police standing in between ICE and the protesters," he says.

This is the America Miller wants. 4/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 2h

Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 20h

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 2h

Yes👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Jay @jaylboh.bsky.social · 2h

🙌 Everyone can participate in boycotting TX headquartered companies. Strength in numbers.

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 2h

Dump Abbott

DaAngryPacifist / Anti-pedophile / Anti-Nazi / Pro-Democracy @daangrypacifist.bsky.social · 2h

Texas consumers call for a 'Governor Abbott boycott'
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Tesla, Southwest Airlines and more are named on the growing list.

Texas consumers call for a 'Governor Abbott boycott'

Consumers are rallying to hold back from purchases with Texas-based companies.

www.chron.com

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 2h

Yes👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

Post this everywhere‼️
-and-

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 2h

We can all relate 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 2h

This is how Carney talks about Trump.
youtube.com/shorts/HifA2...

PASSIVE AGGRESSION TRANSLATED

YouTube video by brittlestar

youtube.com

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 2h

They made a fabulous choice👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

DemCast USA @demcast.com · 3h

Ketchup must be flying.

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado!

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 2h

This will not be good

EvilBunny Pottymouth Resists The Cultists every day! @mrsquirrel.bsky.social · 4h

Dominion Voting Systems, the company that makes widely used voting equipment in the United State, was just sold to "Liberty Vote".

🚨I'm not sure what this means, but I fear the worst! ☹️ - EB

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dominion, voting firm targeted by false 2020 election claims, sold to new owner

Company, which reached $787.5m defamation settlement with Fox News, becomes new entity called Liberty Vote

www.theguardian.com

Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 2h

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mischa🌻 @mischamouse.bsky.social · 2h

A good percentage of us know that already and voted for Kamala.

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