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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media over the false neutrality of legacy outlets, support Democracy Docket by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

The Republican shutdown continues.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 1d

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Nerdy Pursuit @nerdypursuit.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder, Pete Buttigieg is doing a fundraiser for Abigail Spanberger's campaign on October 20th ⬇️

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Donate to Abigail Spanberger's campaign for Governor!

Virginia is the only state in the country where we can flip a Governor's office from red to blue in 2025. Abigail needs our help to build a winning campaign.

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Gary @garyh69.bsky.social · 1d

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13h

Argentina gets $20 billion, Qatar gets an airbase in Iowa, while our soldiers are being fed by food banks. Orgs like Army Emergency Relief are stepping in amidst Trump’s shutdown, and you can make a donation at any of the links in this thread:

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 11h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

I’m starting to think Trump might not know what the fuck he’s doing on all this trade war stuff.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

Vicious authoritarianism built on a pretext of shameless lies under the cover of scolding Christianity.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 1d

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 12h

The house just extended their vacation!

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b1newtrail.bsky.social @b1newtrail.bsky.social · 12h

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MadAsHell-NeverTrumper 🌊💙🌈 @janl99.bsky.social · 22h

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 13h

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13h

The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works

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b1newtrail.bsky.social @b1newtrail.bsky.social · 12h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

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b1newtrail.bsky.social @b1newtrail.bsky.social · 12h

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 19h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14h

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases

Read here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14h

This is what ice is doing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Propane Man @propaneman9.bsky.social · 18h

Xi is an asshole (lightly worded) but he's not an idiot. He's gonna spend the next 3 years shoving President Fucktard in a locker repeatedly.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20h

President Donald Trump said that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Xi Jinping during upcoming Asia trip after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for American industry.

Trump says 'there seems to be no reason' to meet Xi during upcoming Asia trip

President Donald Trump says on his social media site “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea after China has restricted exports of rare earths needed for American industry.

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b1newtrail.bsky.social @b1newtrail.bsky.social · 12h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?