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Denise Conroy

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · 19h

Looking for news through a liberation lens? Check out The Woke Morning Show only on Substack. Live Sundays at 10a ET/7a PT. Watch the recordings of the first 4 shows here: bridgestoburn.substack.com

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · 19h

Looking for news through a liberation lens? Check out The Woke Morning Show only on Substack. Live Sundays at 10a ET/7a PT. Watch the recordings of the first 4 shows here: bridgestoburn.substack.com

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · Jul 11

Non-violent protest in front of the ICE building on Macadam Ave, Portland Mondays 3:45-5:15.

Please bring water and a sun hat. It will be hot this coming Monday.

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jul 6

No one fucks these guys.

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jul 6

I carry a pocket knife, just for moments like this.

Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jul 6

Sorry to break it to Olivia, but she had phone sex with a brain worm. Hence the "stamina." 🤮

Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jul 6

Every time I see Abbott, I think about how unfortunate it was that lightning struck him and didn't finish the job.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jul 5

We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jul 5

What's the cure for white apathy?

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Red, Apathetic White and Blue

What will it take to get white people to care about the dismantling of our democracy?

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jul 1

My first foray into short fiction using current events. Be kind. 🤞🏼

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The Big Switch Off

***This is a work of fiction and parody based on some real events.

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jun 30

Went to the grocery store last night. Plenty of missing produce and what was there was nearly or completely rotten. There was also a notable lack of common brands throughout the store, things I’ve been buying for years.

Just wondering….are we great yet?

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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · Jun 29

crowd erupts into Zohran chants after watching two transsexuals wrestle in an inflatable pool full of queso. nyc undefeated

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jun 28

The Democratic Party is dead. Zohran Mamdani’s imagination, courage and authenticity killed it. Good riddance.

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Obituary: Democratic Party, the One That Fumbled Democracy, Dies at 197

The Democratic Party, a party with a mixed and often frustrating history, died on June 24, 2025 after a long illness.

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jun 25

When is Ackman going to fuck all the way off?

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jun 24

Something massive is shifting. It starts in New York.

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Pay Attention to What Happens in New York

A true progressive is in the running to become mayor. Oligarchs and their hacks aren’t happy.

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Jun 22

A lot of folks don’t know the Islamic Republic of Iran ramps up arrests and executions during times of unrest. This, too, is part of the toll of war on Iran. The charges are fake, the trials are a sham, and people like Majid Mosayebi are summarily executed. That’s just part of what’s happening now.

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jun 20

Democrats need to stand out instead of trying so hard to blend in.

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The Left Needs a Brand and a Stand

Instead of crowning the next heir apparent, Democrats need to establish an identity that’s relevant to Americans

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jun 19

Oh, you’re confused. This isn’t the Nazi app. That’s X. Piss off, twerp.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Jun 18

The active duty soldier who was placed in on an involuntary mental health hold after speaking out about ICE abuses has been released. He was given no treatment nor diagnosis and no reason for the hold.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 18

NEW: ProPublica has sued the FDA, accusing the agency of withholding information about the safety and availability of generic drugs critical to millions of Americans.

ProPublica Sued the FDA for Withholding Records About the Safety of Generic Drugs

The agency declined to quickly release documents that would identify drugs made at some of the most troubled foreign factories. The request was part of ProPublica’s ongoing investigation into the safe...

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jun 18

What comes next in our fight.
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What I Saw at the June 14th Protest

Observations from small town America and what comes next

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 15

Just want to take a moment to shout out the international reporters helping us get the real story out. When an 80-year-old veteran with a walker is hauled off with his hands zip-tied behind his back, and the media spins it as a “threatening breach” of a police barricade

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 15

Whoa! Hats off to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman for keeping his cool yesterday.

This LAPD officer needs to be relieved of duty if he can’t handle an alleged “touch” without snapping.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jun 11

Double.

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Denise Conroy @deniseconroy.bsky.social · Jun 11

Now is not the time to turtle. 🐢

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Don't Look Away

What's happening in America right now will not magically resolve itself. And that's ok.

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