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Ginny McConnell @ginnymac.bsky.social · 40m

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Plenary Authority, Trade Wars and a Gaza peace deal, that isn't

End of the week roundup

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Ginny McConnell @ginnymac.bsky.social · 17h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS NASHVILLE TN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

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**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Ginny McConnell @ginnymac.bsky.social · 21h

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Notice to Current Federal Employees Facing Dismissal

The Steady State | October 11, 2025

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Ginny McConnell @ginnymac.bsky.social · 22h

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KRISTEN STAFFORD -HOWE (@bluepowerdemgirl)

You know Emmer said something about this is a hate fest. The protest for October 18th coming up. All of us are going beside. Even though I'm going. And I only going to protest because I'm not a very p...

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 1d

We took the freedom of speech away

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1d

To celebrate Banned Books Week, we honor as MD-08 Local Heroes two amazing independent bookstores in Montgomery County—Wonderland Books in Bethesda and People’s Book in Takoma Park, which have created sanctuaries for books, writers, ideas, resistance and community.

Local Hero Video Series: Week 278 Feat. People’s Book and Wonderland Books

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene @repdelbene.bsky.social · 1d

I sat down to answer your questions about the government shutdown & share how we can get Washington working again for the American people.

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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a voter in California and angry at:

-rising healthcare costs

-rising inflation

-batshit crazy policies from Trump and Republicans

Then vote YES on Prop 50.

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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov · 1d

Donald Trump said it best: this is a political witch hunt (but for real).

Trump is salty that she beat him in court & now he's trying to get revenge. It's not just petty—it's a direct attack on our democracy.

I stand with Letitia James. She will win this fight.

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NY Attorney General Letitia James Indicted Over Fraud Claims

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia, making her the second of President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies to be criminally charged in two ...

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

Trump says he’s slapping a 100% sales tax on top of the rest of his tariffs, forcing you to pay that much more for just about everything.

This would mean chaos and pain for any small businesses that rely on China for trade & business.

Republicans could end these tariffs today.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans want to be the party of healthcare? Open up the government. Put the subsidies back in place, and stop fucking with people’s health care.

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 1d

We are 10 days into the Republican shutdown and Speaker Johnson still refuses to bring the House back to D.C.

Not only is he unwilling to make a deal to keep health care costs low, he’s also turning his back on service members and their families. This is unacceptable.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1d

The president has made no secret of his enemies list.

But we will not be intimidated.

We will not be deterred.

We will do our jobs and continue fighting back against these attempts at retribution.

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Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) @gene4va.bsky.social · 1d

My thoughts are with those affected by the devastating explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems.

This tragedy is unthinkable, and in a tight knit community like Bucksnort, every loss is felt all the more deeply.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

We’re building a training facility at an existing air base in Idaho so Qatari pilots can learn to fly the F-15 jets they bought from us.
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Pentagon will build a training facility for Qatari pilots in Idaho

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

OK, Pete Hegseth’s an idiot. He left out the word “training” when he said we’re building a Qatari Air Force facility. So I get why people were confused after his announcement yesterday, but I keep seeing folks repeat some version of “Qatar is building an airbase in Idaho.”

That’s not happening.
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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 23h

Republicans, do your job. #TrumpShutUSDown

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 23h

Worried about what next year’s HealthCare.gov plan premiums will cost you?

If Republicans block Democrats’ plan to continue ACA tax credits, premiums will spike for over 20 million.

Find out how much your costs could rise at calculator.americanscovered.org

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 23h

I know you’ve become a total lap dog for Trump, Mike Lawler, but you should read this so you have some clue about the case.

And maybe, just maybe, you’ll stand up for the rule of law and the Constitution instead of your orange master.

Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 1d

Mike Lawler, are you really defending an indictment brought by an unqualified political hack after Trump directed the AG to charge his political enemy?

You support using the criminal justice system for political revenge?

You want to stake reelection on this abomination?

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 23h

For too long, Black women have been the last hired & the first fired.

The systemic pushout of Black women from the paid workforce is a red flag for our economy and devastating for Black women, Black families, and Black futures.
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Black women’s unemployment ‘dire warning’ for the economy

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 23h

Just a reminder that Trump accepted a $400M jet from Qatar, now being upgraded for hundreds of millions more by U.S. taxpayers, to eventually be transferred to his presidential library.

Pentagon agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots at Idaho air base

Pentagon agrees to build Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho as part of the ongoing U.S.-Qatar partnership, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday.

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 23h

Trump isn’t just shuttering the government to raise health care costs; he’s withholding billions in critical funding for Hudson Tunnel and Second Ave. subway projects to punish NYC.

This is a ruthless plot to hold the nation’s largest city hostage. He must immediately unfreeze these crucial funds.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23h

Thanks to Republicans in Congress, some Americans will have to pay more than $22,000 every year to keep their health insurance coverage.

$22,000.

That could be a matter of keeping health care coverage or just giving up—and for some people, life and death.

Thanks to Republicans, some Americans will pay $22,000/year to keep their health insurance.

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Ginny McConnell @ginnymac.bsky.social · 23h

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Adam Kinzinger on Instagram: "If someone calls themselves an “alpha,” they aren’t."

6,796 likes, 326 comments - adam_kinzinger on September 29, 2025: "If someone calls themselves an “alpha,” they aren’t.".

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