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Gidget 💜

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Anti-fascist, Anti-bigot, Wife, Dog Mom AF, Ally, Star Wars, Autoimmune Warrior, 🏒⚽️⚾️🏈, Reader of Banned Books, plant porn, 3rd Generation Miamian, Curmudgeon. 🚫 DMs. I say “FUCK”. A lot. Formerly GG - glkg0223 on the Xitter Joined 6/11/2023

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Gidget 💜 @gidget.bsky.social · Jun 13

Every fucking day.

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet are walking through the snowy forest. “Is he dead yet?” asked Piglet. “No,” said Pooh. “Fuck,” said Piglet.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 5h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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Gidget 💜 @gidget.bsky.social · 4h

Fucking gestapo.

jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 6h

via @youranonnews.bsky.social

CHICAGO: Trump's lawless goons (ICE) make a U-turn and smash into a woman's car, then proceed to arrest her by dragging her out of the vehicle.

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Gidget 💜 @gidget.bsky.social · 5h

Hate America rally, huh?

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Gidget 💜 @gidget.bsky.social · 1d

🤣🤣🤣 So delicious.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t get any more delicious than Trump losing the #NobelPeacePrize to an anti-fascist Venezuelan woman that’s fighting against people just like him….great choice by the committee!

Congratulations María Corina Machado 💪

Gidget 💜 @gidget.bsky.social · 1d

www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Letitia James is being criminally charged for the ‘crime’ of holding Trump accountable. This indictment is the clearest sign yet that Trump’s project isn’t just corruption — it’s monarchy. He’s using the power of the federal government to punish his public servants and protect himself.

New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been charged as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

The monster is really coming for us all. General Letitia James has been indicted following Trump’s pressure campaign. She’s accused of committing “mortgage fraud.” The MAGA movement is weaponizing the Justice Department.

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Gidget 💜 @gidget.bsky.social · 1d

I call bullshit.

Gidget 💜 @gidget.bsky.social · 1d

Bullshit. This is boots on the ground in the genocide.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

NEWS: The United States is deploying about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza, U.S. officials said Thursday. (AP)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. @aoc.bsky.social RT’ed this 👀

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

BREAKING: A federal judge shuts down President Trump’s attempt to deploy any National Guard troops in Chicago, ruling he lacks such authority and that his “rebellion” claims were not credible.

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Can we please get our $20 billion back?

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if Trump's annual physical will start happening weekly now.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

It’s such a relief to know this admin is always working so hard to lower prices, create jobs, reduce the cost of healthcare, and make home ownership affordable.

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Maximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social · 2d

“The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes were in fact carrying narcotics, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.”
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