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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 1d

FRIENDS!

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City Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning. We are the Best Podcast in Nashville, according to YOU, the kind people who voted in the @nashvillescene.com Readers Poll!!! The Scene also honored us as "The Best Way To Keep Up With Local Politics." Thanks for listening, reading, and being part of the conversation, everybody! 😻

Best Way to Keep Up With Local Politics

You’re not supposed to reach for your phone the moment you wake up, but it’s hard to resist opening the City Cast Nashville email first thing in the morning. With

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 1d

Double episode drop this week.

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 1d

I will read more about this! Thanks!

demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 1d

Fresh pod just went live. Another drops at 6 am.

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 1d

I heard on the radio this week that this is a problem in every state because there are only one or two insurance companies left who are willing to insure ski / snow resorts. -Vik

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 3d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Julia Shumway @jmshumway.bsky.social · 3d

Salem’s mayor likely broke state law around open meetings when she coordinated to force the city manager to resign. Turns out she also lied about the support for her position, @jomsiess.bsky.social reports for @salemreporter.bsky.social

www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/07/m...

Mayor Julie Hoy lied to set in motion former city manager’s resignation, investigation shows - Salem Reporter

A state investigation showed that Salem Mayor Julie Hoy lied to Council President Linda Nishioka when she told her that a majority of the Salem City Council supported firing former Salem City Manager ...

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Rep. Steven Woodrow @woodrowforco.bsky.social · 2d

I stand with the 75,019,230 people who voted against this.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 4d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 5d

Lawsuits are underway to stop the California National Guard's deployment in Oregon.

California and Oregon sue Trump administration to block National Guard deployment to Portland

Gov. Tina Kotek said Oregon is “not a military target,” and said federal officials are trying to antagonize and provoke conflict outside the ICE facility.

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Julia Shumway @jmshumway.bsky.social · 5d

Hours after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from mobilizing 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, the federal government began sending California National Guard troops to Oregon.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/05/t...

Trump administration sending California troops to Oregon after court loss, governors say • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Hours after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from mobilizing 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, the federal government began sending California National Guard troops to Oreg...

oregoncapitalchronicle.com

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Dacia Grayber @djgrayber.bsky.social · 6d

This.

Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 6d

A preliminary injunction hearing may follow later this month and the facts on the ground matter.

If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 6d

We fear those voters are long gone. We need to focus in on the voters who are not engaged. The 90M who stayed home last election.

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 6d

Ahhhh Facebook memories

demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 8d

We stay telling the truth. 🍏

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 8d

Do we want to give them more attention? The infighting is keeping them plenty occupied.

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 8d

Fresh pod available 👀

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Biff Rendar @biffrendar.bsky.social · 9d

Stephanopoulos drops a truth bomb on Johnson….

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

COLLINS: So you're telling me you're willing to vote no every time?

BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?

MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement

STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 8d

I found this conversation very informative, and also terrifying in terms of how TikTok works to shape users' perceptions of reality. If this app falls into the hands of MAGA billionaires that would be...not great! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Why TikTok matters

Podcast Episode · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 09/29/2025 · 1h 4m

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 9d

Our girl Virginia has received her first union endorsement. And in a primary? Let’s gooooo.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10d

Our first ad of the general election starts airing tomorrow: “Things Can Change.”

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demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 10d

Trump has made the HUD.gov official landing page a diabolical gaslighting session. This man cannot be for real. Republicans hold the house, senate, and presidency and can’t get a budget passed. That’s not the lefts issue. That is wild work.

HUD Home | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people.

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