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AmandaForTN @amandafortn.bsky.social · Sep 23

From KNS Allison Kiehl today:
www.knoxnews.com/story/entert...

AmandaForTN @amandafortn.bsky.social · Sep 23

Knoxville's WATE-TV 6 "On Your Side" is Nexstar's ABC affiliate.

Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · Sep 23

Time to start calling companies who advertise on any of your local #Sinclair or #Nextstar stations and let them know what you think of them sponsoring suppression of free #speech. And impact on buying decisions. #Kimmel #1A

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ABC bringing Kimmel back to air, but some station owners are boycotting him

Nexstar and Sinclair say they will continue to preempt the late-night show, a move that affects dozens of markets, including D.C., Seattle and Nashville.

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AmandaForTN @amandafortn.bsky.social · Jun 2

The House Republican "big beautiful bill" will add $5+ TRILLION to US deficits.

This is NOT "good for the economy".

SOURCE: thehill.com/business/bud...

As @kellyscaletta.bsky.social said over on Twitter...

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byrdnest.bsky.social @byrdnest.bsky.social · Apr 5

What a great turn out in Knoxville, TN. This is just a small part of the protest. It went on for MILES! The estimate is 4,000 people. (Of course the local news says hundreds and no photos.) @maddow.msnbc.com

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SILVER LINING UNITED @silverliningunited.bsky.social · Mar 23

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Marketplace @marketplace.org · Mar 23

Grocery lists are getting a lot shorter for consumers as food prices continue to soar. Inflation over the past couple of years has made trips to the grocery store a lot harder for many Americans — and a lot of folks expect prices will keep going up.

Grocery spending pullback tempers food company expectations - Marketplace

General Mills, Campbell's and Kraft Heinz have lowered sales outlooks as shoppers continue to be pinched by rising grocery prices.

www.marketplace.org

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catfinney.bsky.social @catfinney.bsky.social · Mar 22

substack.com/@resistmaga/...

Resist the MAGA Agenda on Substack

We used to be the Nation, encouraging others to stand up and be strong. Now, our allies are telling us, asking us, pleading with us, to do the same! April 5th, be there! Resist, Reject, Reset!

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · Mar 18

As this piece says, we don't put our FOIA reporting behind a paywall. We've done this since launch. FOIA reporting can be expensive (just today talking about a request that will cost thousands) but you can't charge for FOIA reporting freedom.press/issues/wired...

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Mar 20

A judge recently found that DOGE is “likely covered” by FOIA and may have to make its documents publicly available by request.

To break down the ruling, @laurenleharper.bsky.social engaged with Reddit's r/IAmA community members in a Q&A session earlier this week.

Reddit asks, we answer: Questions on DOGE, Musk, and government secrecy

Despite a judge ruling DOGE is “likely covered” by FOIA, it’s not a guarantee its records will soon see the light of day

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AmandaForTN @amandafortn.bsky.social · Mar 22

From @djrothkopf.bsky.social for @thedailybeast.bsky.social: "Trump is doing so much damage that even the Americans disconnected from politics on whom his entire candidacy depended are now feeling the pain. And that suffering, discomfort and anger is only going to get worse."

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · Mar 22

Oligarchs own most of our major media! ‘Stripped For Parts’ exposes a hedge fund plundering America’s newspapers and the journalists fighting back. Join us for a Zoom screening and discussion w/ director Rick Goldsmith on Saturday, March 29th. Sign up below! www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...

SCREENING: "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink" + Director Rick Goldsmith · The Media and Democracy Project

Worried about the media diets of your fellow Americans, the loss of local journalism jobs - and the impact of this on our democracy? Join our Zoom screening of "Stripped for Parts: American Journalis...

www.mobilize.us

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Inequality Media Civic Action @imcivicaction.bsky.social · Mar 22

“…never in the history of the world has a Nation lost its democracy by a successful struggle to defend its democracy. We must not be defeated by the fear of the very danger which we are preparing to resist…The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

-FDR, 1941

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AmandaForTN @amandafortn.bsky.social · Mar 22

www.thedailybeast.com/yes-democrat...

Yes, Democrats Are Failing in This Moment. But So Is Trump

Trump has not just fallen short of fulfilling the promises that we all knew were lies all along, he has also failed to achieve goals he deeply hoped to.

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AmandaForTN @amandafortn.bsky.social · Mar 22

From @djrothkopf.bsky.social for @thedailybeast.bsky.social: "Trump is doing so much damage that even the Americans disconnected from politics on whom his entire candidacy depended are now feeling the pain. And that suffering, discomfort and anger is only going to get worse."

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Mar 22

March 21, 2025

These days, I keep coming back to the quotation recorded by journalist Ron Suskind in a New York Times Magazine article in 2004.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Mar 13

Don't doomscroll for hours. Sign up for our newsletter and get action items and bite-sized explainers delivered to your inbox to help you stay ahead of all Trump's chaos: act.indivisible.org/signup/get-u...

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · Mar 13

No Dem Senator has to follow Schumer here. This is a weak stategic move driven by fear and learned helplessness. Don't follow him. He's leading the party into irrelevance and helping Trump and Musk in the process.

Call your Dem Senators and ask them not to join Schumer's surrender tomorrow.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Mar 13

SCHUMER just now: "While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse."

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · Mar 13

McConnell abused the filibuster to make America worse. Schumer is refusing to use the filibuster to... accomplish what, exactly?

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Mar 13

Tell your Democratic senators not to join Schumer’s surrender: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Ezra Levin on here: “No Dem Senator has to follow Schumer here. This is a weak stategic move driven by fear and learned helplessness. Don't follow him. He's leading the party into irrelevance and helping Trump and Musk in the process.

Call your Dem Senators and ask them not to join Schumer's surrender tomorrow.”

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Indivisible Knoxville @indivisibleknox.bsky.social · Mar 5

The Indivisible Congressional Recess Town Hall will also be a listening event, so please bring stories of how the drastic choices of DOGE and this administration are affecting the very real lives of very real people.

Indivisible’s Congressional Recess Town Hall - Indivisible Knoxville

Congress isn’t listening, and it’s time to make them feel the pressure. We’re showing up to demand they: Vote NO on any budget that hands power to Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Fight back against the Tr...

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Rachel E. Davis @redavisphd.bsky.social · Feb 28

All children should be able to learn, grow & reach their full potential. Some #tnleg politicians want to deny kids an education just because of where they're from. Tell your legislator: EVERY child should have an opportunity to learn! www.educationforalltn.org/call

Contact Your Legislator - Call — Education For All TN

www.educationforalltn.org

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AmandaForTN @amandafortn.bsky.social · Mar 13

And that ugly ass truck is still better looking than Mr Laminate and Mr Orange

BuzzFeed @buzzfeed.com · Mar 12

Well, Dems appear to be listening to their audience because their latest tweet has over 6.3 million views and it's only three words: "Ugly ass truck"

Democrats Are Finally Getting Good At Social Media And Their Viral Trump Cybertruck Tweet Is Absolutely Sending Me

"They're letting the intern cook!"

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Mar 13

Don't worry, none of the MAGAs who screeched about Democrats not standing up during the State of the Union when the biggest enemy cancer research in America has ever had used a pediatric brain cancer patient as a prop are going to take this deportation of a _U.S. citizen_ sitting down

{*crickets*}

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Mar 13

March 12, 2025:

March 12, 2025

Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S.

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