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Andrea P Straus

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I’m a daughter, a sister and a mother. Here to bear witness.

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Andrea P Straus @andipete.bsky.social · Feb 23

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Heart and Breath: The Hidden Connection

by Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, FRCP Two vital processes take place that we barely think about: breathing and heartbeat. For the longest time, medical science kept the two apart.

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Shanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com · 4h

Mar-a-Lago isn’t trending, but Trump’s DOJ just made sure you remember it.
Their “revenge case” against Bolton was meant as a distraction - instead, it’s a flashing neon reminder of Trump’s own files.

Full breakdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVU_...

#Trump #Bolton #DOJ @legalafmtn.bsky.social

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 2h

Your daily reminder. You have a sexual predator in the WH.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup
#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h

"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...

$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...

$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."

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Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages

Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended s...

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Diana 💙 @jstmeinmo.bsky.social · 3h

Anybody hear anything about this?

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 3h

Republican Scott Leinendecker is now the “sole owner of Dominion” > making the deal contingent on “dropping”remaining lawsuits against OANN & “prominent conservatives.” Leiendecker told the Caller that “remaining litigation” w/ Mike Lindell, Rudy Giuliani & Sidney Powell will also be “dropped.” 1/

Republican Buys Dominion Voting Systems, Forces Them To Drop Lawsuits Against Conservatives

Dominion Voting systems has been acquired by former GOP election reform advocate and the founder and chairman of Liberty Vote Scott Leiendecker.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 6h

I know this is ‘old news’ to a lot of us but now it’s coming full circle with tRump sending $40B to Argentina, who competes with our farmers.
I think they’re waking up.
Great No Kings #Arkansas
#AcreTrader #Pinks #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether
#Resist

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

Things I Liked About Joe Biden:

He didn't put tacky bric-a-brac all over the Oval Office.

He didn't kidnap or torture.

He didn't accept bribes.

He didn't murder fishermen.

He didn't shake down the DOJ for $230 million.

He didn't destroy a wing of the White House.

He wasn't in Epstein's Files.

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Andrea P Straus @andipete.bsky.social · 3h

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Spectacle, Scatology, and the Authoritarian Mind

Symbolic Warfare in the Age of Generative Media

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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 19h

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 1d

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 3h

At this point we should just assume that every young Republican leader has posted pro-Nazi, racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ comments until proven otherwise.

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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 3h

#Pinks #ProudBlue

The Boss is right: we must continue to stand up for our democracy!

Thank you for having the guts to say what’s actually happening in America ! 🇺🇸

“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.

Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism, and let freedom ring.

Bruce Springsteen speaking out against donald trump and his administration.

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Face Facts Not Lies @facefactsnotlies.bsky.social · 3h

Violation of the law is not “strange”, it’s criminal!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 4h

We're in an authoritarian state while still clinging to the illusion that constitutional norms exist.

We're using rule books that don't work. Those with power, who can help us, are silent.

Who stops trump from demolishing America when every watchdog agency is closed due to the gov't shutdown?

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Ain’t Complicit 🇺🇸 @charlene411.bsky.social · 3h

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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 3h

It is an amazing coincidence that the amount of money that he wants from the justice department for his prosecutions is exactly equal to what his ballroom will cost. He even said that he would donate the money if he got it to the White House for renovations.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Dani M. ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 5h

PSA from the Young Republicans of Texas: “No, really, this IS who we are.”

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Young Republicans of Texas won't denounce offensive messages

The chat was filled with blatant racist and antisemitic talk.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 5h

Trump will negotiate with Hamas.

He will negotiate with a Russian dictator sworn to destroy America.

He will (allegedly) negotiate with India & Pakistan over a region he couldn’t find on a map.

But he will NOT negotiate with democrats to save millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

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A.J. @andynear70.bsky.social · 20h

Absolutely 💯

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 9h

An Idaho mother was brutally beaten and zip-tied by ICE in front of her three U.S. citizen children.

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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 4h

Breaking: North Carolina GOP legislature passes new gerrymandered congressional map giving Rs nearly 80% of seats in state where Trump got 51%. Specifically targets Black Democrat Don Davis. NC GOP stooping to new lows to undermine will of voters & appease Trump www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Republicans are making one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation even more rigged

North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 6h

Pentagon leadership just told officials, including the Joint Chiefs chair, they now need permission before speaking to Congress. The memo dropped the same day reporters walked out over new press restrictions. Checks and balances aren’t checking and balancing.