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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · Nov 16

I can sleep peacefully at night knowing I voted for the sane lady and not the lunatic, who is going to terrorize us for the next four years. #StillWithHer #KHive #Resister

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 8h

The grand jury returned a charge. The case is already prejudiced.

Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 11h

More of them need to speak out.

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 12h

The worms never left….

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 12h

The worms never left….

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, it has done wonders for me. Thanks for your comment.

Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 18h

Katie Porter just stuck a fork in her gubernatorial ambitions.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 18h

Uncertainty is everywhere right now — schedules, jobs, routines. When the world feels unstable, peace isn’t a luxury; it’s a lifeline.

Read this week’s #ThriveThursday: The Practice of Peace — learning to stay steady when life feels shaky.

#StoicSisterhood #Peace #Mindfulness #PersonalGrowth

The Practice of Peace: How I Stopped Reacting and Started Living with Intention

How faith and Stoicism helped me stop reacting to life and start living it with intention.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 2d

No job growth in September as the Trump administration refuses to release the jobs report.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 3d

Gov. Gavin Newsom slams Trump’s Joseph Goebbels hard.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 4d

Colin Jost as Pentagon Drunk Pete Hegseth is hilarious….#SNL

Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

A top Air Force general retires after the spectacle put on by the current occupant in the Oval Office. This is not good.

thehill.com

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

Yep, the peace of mind is a great trade-off.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

Agreed.

Jane Fonda Slams ‘Not Good Enough’ Democrat Leaders on CNN: ‘Change the People!’

Actress and activist Jane Fonda slammed current Democratic Party leaders as simply "not good enough" during an appearance on CNN.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

I stopped watching most cable news shows on November 6, 2024. I haven't been back except for a quick listen to Lawrence O'Donnell. It has done wonders for my mental health. I read what I choose to read. I don't even know why I still have cable TV.

Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S.

Americans' trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly is at a new low of 28%.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

It's solely the fault of the party that controls the House, Senate and White House. That's not the Democratic Party. That's on the shoulders of the dude who is leaning into Project 2025, which he claimed no knowledge about during the 2024 election. Kamala Harris was right about every single thing.

More Americans blame Trump, Republicans for shutdown than Democrats: Survey

Close to half of Americans blame President Trump and Republicans for the current government shutdown, according to a new poll. In the poll from The Washington Post, 47 percent of respondents said “…

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

So Mike Johnson knows the person he has pledged fealty to is not well but he’s going along with it anyway.

Mike Johnson Caught on Camera Admitting Trump Is ‘Unwell’

A new clip has emerged of the House Speaker’s confrontation with Rep. Madeleine Dean.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

Gavin Newsom is good at this….really good.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

Today in Black History: On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. As chief counsel for the NAACP in the 1940s and ’50s, Marshall was the architect and executor of the legal strategy that ended the era of official racial segregation.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

So much for the lie he knows nothing about Project 2025. I guess now we know who is calling the shots and running the country — Russ Vought.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 7d

His real name is not Ted Cruz but Rafael Cruz. I wonder why he goes by Ted? 🙄

Ted Cruz Edits Sombreros Onto 44 Senate Democrats: ‘Will Continue Until They Re-Open Our Government’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) edited sombreros and moustaches onto 44 Senate Democrats, threatening to "continue until they re-open our government."

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 8d

And his wife is a woman of color.

Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 8d

The devout Christian….

Mike Johnson Gloats Over ‘Opportunity’ in Shutdown Job Cuts, Says Schumer ‘Handed’ Trump ‘Keys to the Kingdom’

Johnson gloated over the "opportunity" for the Trump administration to “downsize” the federal government after shut down commences.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 9d

Um, this isn’t the golden opportunity they think it is.

White House eyes shutdown as chance to finish 'what DOGE couldn't': official

With the federal government all but certain to shut down at midnight Tuesday, White House aides and one senior official sounded the alarm on what they say is a golden opportunity for the Trump adminis...

www.rawstory.com

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 9d

I bought my copy and enjoyed it.

Kamala Harris 107 Days Book Sale Info, Publisher Data

According to Simon & Schuster, the new Harris tome 107 Days has been a box office smash and is on pace to be the best-selling memoir of the year.

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Island Girl, Unapologetically Pro-Choice, Staunch Resister 💙 @bluepolitico.bsky.social · 10d

Some people just can’t read the room.

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