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Ericka Esquire
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Virginia attorney. Athlete.
Biracial, bisexual, and bilingual. 🫘
Pro choice, science, civil rights, and freedom 💙🇺🇸💙
Anti MAGA, 🍊🤡, and 🚀🤡

All opinions are my own.

Candidate for Congress, VA-01. Campaign page: @erickakopp.com

Website: erickakopp.com
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Thank you from Virginia!💙
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November 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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This poster appeared at a bus stop near Tesla's flagship London store overnight… 👏🏼
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Jack Smith just told Sen. Chuck Grassley AGAIN that he’s ready to testify publicly about his investigations into Trump. His lawyers say he’s simply waiting on DOJ authorization and wants Americans to hear the facts directly. Why are Republicans stalling? Let him speak.
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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On healthcare, here are facts about the shutdown:

Chuck Schumer (D-NY) brought forth a compromise on the Senate floor: extend ACA tax credits for one year to reopen the government.

John Thune (R-SD) said this was a “nonstarter,” and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called the proposal “political terrorism.”
From CBS News: Schumer offers to end shutdown in exchange for 1-year extension of health care tax credits Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks on the Senate floor on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. SENATE TV Schumer said Democrats will reopen the government if Republicans agree to attaching a one-year extension of health insurance tax credits, the issue that has been at the center of their demands since the shutdown began. "After so many failed votes, it's clear we need to try something different. What the Senate is doing isn't working for either party, and isn't working for the American people," he said. "Let's find a path to honor both positions." Article continues: Schumer said Democrats want to see an end to the shutdown and want to respect Thune's stance that Republicans won't negotiate on the tax credits until the government is open. He proposed passing a one-year extension as part of a bill to fund the government, before opening broader health care negotiations. "We would like to offer a simple proposal that would reopen the government and extend the ACA premium tax credits simultaneously. And then have the opportunity to start negotiating longer-term solutions to health care costs. Let's do all three," Schumer said, calling it a "very simple compromise." "Democrats are ready to clear the way to quickly pass a government funding bill that includes health care affordability. Leader Thune just needs to add a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits to the CR so we can immediately address rising health care costs," he said. "With this approach, we do not negotiate health care in the shutdown as Leader Thune maintains he wishes," he said. Schumer argued that "all Republicans have to do is say yes to extend current law for one year," saying "it makes sense." "Now, the ball is in the Republicans' court," he said. Senate Democrats joined Schumer on the Senate floor in a show of unity. Thune rejects Democratic offer as a "nonstarter" that "doesn't even get close" Thune told CBS News that the Democratic proposal is a "nonstarter" as GOP lawmakers entered a conference meeting near the Senate chamber. "I think everybody who follows this knows that's a nonstarter. There is no way. The Obamacare extension is the negotiation. That's what we're going to negotiate once the government opens up," he said. "But, you know, a one-year extension along the lines of what they're suggesting, I think everybody knows they're — and without Hyde protections — it doesn't even get close." Thune was referring to the Hyde amendment, which restricts federal funding for abortions. Thune added: "We need to vote to open the government. And there is a proposal out there to do that, and then we can have this whole conversation about health care." Article continues: "I think it's an indication that they're feeling the heat, and they know that their last proposal was unserious and unrealistic," he said. "So I guess you could characterize that as progress, but I just don't think that it gets anywhere close to what we need to do here. And they know it. And I think anybody who's been following this debate knows it too." From CBS News: Graham blasts Democratic proposal as "terrible" and "political terrorism" GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina offered his opinion of the Democratic proposal to reporters at the Capitol. "Terrible. Horrible. I'm not going to keep giving taxpayer dollars to the five largest health care insurance companies under Obamacare to get the government open," Graham said. "This idea of flooding insurance companies for another year to open up the government is ridiculous," he added. "It's political terrorism, and it needs to stop."
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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The purpose of extending ACA tax credits is so that the cost of people’s health insurance doesn’t go through the roof.

The offer would’ve ended the shutdown. The GOP said no.

With people already living paycheck to paycheck, the higher cost of insurance will put healthcare out of reach for some.
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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This is good trouble.

Wait for it, you’ll see what I mean.

I know that was intentional.

That Rob Wittman is in front of him was a happy accident.
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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See the difference? 👀

#NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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gregmorosoff.bsky.social
He figures if he says it enough times, someone will believe him; in fact, the more he speaks, the more of a sack of human garbage he is.

#TheAlliedForces
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva’s swearing in for so long that the AG of AZ is threatening to s-u-e.
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AZ-7 is experiencing taxation without representation on top of the government shutdown. Swear her in!
#uspolitics #congress #taxationwithoutrepresentation
October 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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She has a right to be sworn in now that she’s won her seat and the official results are in.
#swearherin
Article from Politico. Headline: Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva Caption: The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony
October 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!
October 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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TikTok is restricting speech about No Kings, alleging that it may violate their community guidelines.

So tyranny and fascism are in line with TikTok’s guidelines while protesting in accordance with the First Amendment isn’t?

Unbelievable.
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Ignore all the noise. What if this was your sister, your daughter, your mother, your neighbor? You know it was someone because we are all connected by 2 degrees. Power protects power until people demand truth. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Ignore all the noise. What if this was your sister, your daughter, your mother, your neighbor? You know it was someone because we are all connected by 2 degrees. Power protects power until people demand truth. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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gregmorosoff.bsky.social
Release the damn files.

Not satire.

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"A spray-painted bronze statue titled “Best Friends Forever” that depicts President Trump and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein holding hands was placed on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol early Tuesday morning. The work is the latest in a series of politically charged sculptures critical of the president that have been placed in Washington and elsewhere by an anonymous group. A plaque at the base of the installation reads, “We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein.”
September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Trump's reckless tariffs are putting your paycheck in danger as inflation rises on essential goods.
September 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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He made the people’s house look like his house, a gaudy bastardization of historical elegance.
kneerecon.bsky.social Karl Rosenfeld, M.D. @kneerecon.bsky.social · Sep 16
Trump’s “beautification” of OUR White House, removing the rose garden, installing a parking lot, and expanding its rooms - in gold, of course - has converted a cherished, historic monument for all to see into a cheap, roadside carnival needing only Trump hawkers to sell his wares.
September 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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This right here, everyday and twice on Sundays.
mehdirhasan.bsky.social Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 16
Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome
September 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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September 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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🧵Indivisible Memphis Condemns National Guard Deployment in Memphis

Today, Indivisible Memphis unequivocally condemns the deployment of the National Guard to our city. This action is not about safety - it is a targeted attack on Memphis’ majority-minority community.
September 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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RFK Jr. says America is terribly unhealthy. If you compare the US to, say, the UK the EU Australia, Japan, Canada, or any other developed country, he’s absolutely right. The difference is not vaccinations, though. Those countries all have vaccinations. The difference is universal healthcare.
September 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Well done 👏🏽
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 15
"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys
September 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Good morning all
Sorry today is one of those days for me. I’ll try to get on this evening
September 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM