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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 45m

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling
politi.co/4odQdVK via @politico.com

This is a fight for democracy. Dems need to get busy. Only if we win can we fix their evil, fix SCOTUS, and hold them accountable.

#FightBack

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling

Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.

politi.co

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 10h

Order small flags on a stick to hand out on October 18 “No Kings Day”
We pass them out at zero cost.
There are quite a few vendors. Our order of 100 flags cost $20.

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 11h

Quite trumpian: - -deport migrant farm workers
-farm food supply threatened
-lower farm worker wages

@DUH4Healthcare @duh4healthcare.bsky.social · 12h

portside.org/2025-10-08/t...

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

The Department of Labor’s new rule cutting farmworker wages bluntly states that souped-up immigration enforcement has devastated the agricultural workforce and created a significant “risk of supply sh...

portside.org

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 6h

The Nobel Committee has delayed an announcement of the Peace Prize until Monday, October 13.

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amyoc 🎃 👻 💀 @amyoc.bsky.social · 6h

Is that so we can brace for tantrums Or so they can put plastic on the walls of the White House to protect it from the ketchup.

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 11h

My Democratic Senator supports a Nobel Peace Prize for the man who created a “war within” his own country. In over 50 years of voting, he is the only person I regret casting my ballot for.

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 5h

Thune was at Mitch’s side for many years, learning the tricks of the trade. We’ll see where he lands as Majority Leader.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 6h

Thune plays the reasonable moderate, getting the lantern-jawed, steely-eyed-athletic-heartlander benefit of the doubt. But Thune (grandson of immigrants btw), who has been in the Senate for 20 yrs, is really the problem. Because he knows better but covers for the crazies. @profgalloway.com

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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 58m

In 2 weeks ... just 2 weeks ... they have a concept of a plan.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7h

Republicans have had 15 years to come up with an Obamacare replacement plan. They still haven’t

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 1h

Good observation! Never thought of that.

BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 1h

I have said repeatedly over the years that Larry Kudlow is a "dumb man walking" ... one of the stupidest people on the face of the earth. And I stand by that til this day. Dumb. Truly. Just incredibly stupid.

Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 5h

Another reason why Speaker Johnson sent republicans home for weeks. He had to ensure that Epstein files were not released before the Peace Prize nomination process was concluded.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Larry Kudlow to Sen. Eric Schmitt: "You and I should get on a plane, go to Davos or go to the UN or go to the Democratic Socialists who make these Nobel Prize decisions -- I think they'd rather shoot themselves than give him the Peace Prize. He deserves the Peace Prize."

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 5h

Another reason why Speaker Johnson sent republicans home for weeks. He had to ensure that Epstein files were not released before the Peace Prize nomination process was concluded.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Larry Kudlow to Sen. Eric Schmitt: "You and I should get on a plane, go to Davos or go to the UN or go to the Democratic Socialists who make these Nobel Prize decisions -- I think they'd rather shoot themselves than give him the Peace Prize. He deserves the Peace Prize."

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 5h

🏆This gets the trumpian trophy for asinine statements.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 3d

"The Voting Rights Act is the most important piece of legislation in American history... It is the thing that makes this country a democracy instead of a white, male, apartheid state.

But Chief Justice John Roberts hates it. He has spent much of his career trying to destroy it."

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3d

It's the first Monday in October which means the Supreme Court is back in session. Here's my preview of all the cruelty and evil they will visit upon us this term.
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Supreme Court v. Democracy

The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.

www.thenation.com

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 4h

No surprise here:
“Nobel Insiders Laugh at Trump’s Peace Prize Hopes: ‘Hard to Take Seriously’”
(The Daily Beast)

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 6h

Rural Republicans quite literally killing off their own constituents.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

SCARBOROUGH: The Nebraska Rural Health Association says at least 6 rural hospitals would have to close bc of the big beautiful bill

FLOOD: Here's the deal: Some hospitals that are rural hospitals are going to eventually have to transition from being acute bed hospitals into being an ER model

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 13h

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

McGovern: Republicans love to advocate for more work requirements for poor people… Let's have a work requirement for Republicans to show up to congress and do your god damn job.

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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 1h

Yay! We need more of this!

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · 3h

Take a listen - our Governor sends trump a message.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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Cora (งಠ_ಠ)ง @corabora5.bsky.social · Jul 3

Pinned tweet from 1/6

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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 1h

This! FREE PDF or EPUB download. Quick read and worth it.
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Tech Witch @techwitch.bsky.social · Jul 4

Want to feel empowered?

Read this FREE book (it’s short, 75 pgs) by Srdja Popovic. He was instrumental in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in Yugoslavia/Serbia. He teaches nonviolent resistance methods that are effective against authoritarians.

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 12h

Protect each other. Give your local street vendors extra cash so they can stay home while ICE is hunting our friends and neighbors. Fuck ICE.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7h

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

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