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Sandra 🗽 is not going back.

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Sandra 🗽 is not going back. @gobuxgal.bsky.social · Nov 16

👋 I’m an organizer & advocate who led volunteers to Protect Repro Freedom & to End Gerrymandering. I whip voters in a Red cty we flipped in 2023.
This space has grown a lot since I joined last yr! I built a following on the bird app for 15 yrs & it’ll take a minute to find everyone. LFG Blue Sky!

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If you can’t be brave, be kind 🥪🥋⚔️☯️👩🏼‍🎨🖋️✏️ @takemusu.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you!

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 9h

Black unemployment is surging because of the policies of Donald Trump & JD Vance.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

www.nytimes.com

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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 1d

(WSJ) Excellent article by Josh Dawsey at WSJ. Trump is feeling emboldened over the last nine months, commenting that he "found is quite easy to do what he has done." This means for US, more protests, more lawsuits, more RESISTANCE a la WWII.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear

Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.

www.wsj.com

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is shocked at how easy it was to turn the US into a personalist dictatorship (we're squarely on the way but not quite there) & claims to be having a lot of fun

All these actions reflect a buoyed commander-in-chief who feels emboldened to go further after feeling as though he has faced surprisingly little resistance to his ambitious agenda in the first 9 months. He has even remarked to aides that he is shocked how easy it is all proven to be.

While the war in Ukraine continues to bedevil Trump, causing him the most frustrations, he doesn't face the discontent, sniping and disagreements that characterized his first term, said David Urban, a long time ally. " This time, he's having way more fun," Urban said.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Joe Biden receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Former president was diagnosed in May with ‘aggressive form’ of cancer and was already taking hormone medication Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer that was diagnosed in May, NBC News has reported on Saturday, citing a spokesperson for the former US president. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” NBC News quoted a spokesperson for Biden as saying, the Reuters news agency said. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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NBC4 Columbus @nbc4i.com · 1d

Recently confirmed measles cases in central Ohio have health leaders once again reminding the community of the importance of getting vaccinated against the highly contagious disease. https://nbc4i.co/4o6LTqX?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NBC4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

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NBC4 Columbus @nbc4i.com · 23h

A national travel magazine has named Columbus as one of the best big cities in the country, placing it ahead of popular destinations including New York City and Seattle. https://nbc4i.co/46RVmeU?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NBC4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

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NBC4 Columbus @nbc4i.com · 21h

A Dublin-based development firm will soon break ground on an $28.2 million apartment complex that is taking over the former Movies 11 at Mill Run. https://nbc4i.co/3Kw7OcW?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NBC4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

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Sandra 🗽 is not going back. @gobuxgal.bsky.social · 16h

Project 2025 is not about serving the American people.
It’s about seizing control & cultural domination.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3d

“Military occupation doesn’t make our city safer. Resources and investment makes our city safer.” thank you Bri and all the other protestors who took the time to speak with me last night in Chicago.

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Sandra 🗽 is not going back. @gobuxgal.bsky.social · 16h

Make it happen.

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 2d

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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Sandra 🗽 is not going back. @gobuxgal.bsky.social · 17h

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The right weaponizes words & perverts their meaning to use them against us. We shouldn’t use their phrases.

Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 23h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

Sandra 🗽 is not going back. @gobuxgal.bsky.social · 17h

🍊 tyrant is a pathological liar.🤥🤥🤥🤥
Project 2025 finds it helpful.

Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 17h

Trump claims the “Biden FBI” placed 274 agents at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Trump was president on Jan. 6.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5d

As you read reports of 8 GOP senators reasonably suspected of being involved in a coup plot intended to violently overthrow our democracy being investigated by the FBI, do remember that the FBI they were investigated by was run by a man appointed by Donald Trump.

Biden had f*ck-all to do with it.

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 6d

From the very beginning, it was never about freedom. It was always about control.

“Defending liberty” was just the mask they wore to hide their true intent.

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Saigonbond @ogsaigonbond.bsky.social · 1d

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Sandra 🗽 is not going back. @gobuxgal.bsky.social · 19h

Why did the police SUV drive away as the Gestapo chasing the girl pulled up?

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ljconrad @ljconrad.bsky.social · 1d

They told the world exactly what the plan was ... “Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda www.propublica.org/article/vide... #missionaccomplished

“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda

Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.

www.propublica.org

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

The guy who seems to be setting the GOP shutdown position, Russ Vought, promised to put federal employees in trauma, and to use the shutdown to fire them and block their backpay.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Scalise: "When a good day for you is defined by how much suffering you can impose on other people, maybe you need to look in the mirror and check yourself at the door and wonder what it is you're up here trying to accomplish."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

“We want to put them in trauma.”

Russ Vought v @russvought
WHITE HOLSE
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 2M Views

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d

It's official:

-2025 is now a more threatening year for the survival of the republic than 1968.

-John Roberts will now go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger "Dred Scott" Taney.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Sandra 🗽 is not going back. @gobuxgal.bsky.social · 20h

Quid
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23h

Guess that Qatari jet wasn’t a “gift” to Trump after all.

Screenshot of tweets. Mike Madrid writes: “Joe Biden was criticized for a Chinese balloon flying over our airspace. They’re giving Qatar an entire f’ing air base.”
Below, Aaron Rupar’s tweet quotes Pete Hegseth saying on Fox News: “I’m also proud that today we’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.”