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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · Nov 26

Let me be clear: NO unsolicited DMs.
They are unacceptable to anyone. You will be blocked!
Women have faced sexual harassment for centuries: unwanted touching, denigration, sexual comments, & worse.
Male Offenders: learn self control & GTFO if you can’t.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 6h

This is why I refer to trump and his minions as fascists. Look up the definition and you'll see that they fit the bill.
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‘We took the freedom of speech away’: On First Amendment, Trump says quiet part out loud

A week after the White House boasted that Trump “is a strong supporter of free speech,” the president’s legal gibberish pointed in the opposite direction.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 6h

"The Line Between Order and Occupation

Stephen Miller claims Trump has "plenary authority". That's the same language Mussolini and Hitler used to dismantle democracy."
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The Line Between Order and Occupation

Stephen Miller claims Trump has "plenary authority". That's the same language Mussolini and Hitler used to dismantle democracy.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 6h

"Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to punish anyone who opposes him. And he’s following a four point plan that you need to know about.

Watch our latest video to learn what Trump’s real plan is — and what you can do to stop it."
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The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 6h

Russia's a tough spot, economically, but there are no visible indications that Putin is suddenly thinking of halting his onslaught
In fact, I doubt he has the luxury of ending the war short of an all-out victory
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WTF is wrong with Russia?

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 6h

"The Chornobyl & Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants are in the news. It usually means that we’re dealing with another wave of Russia’s nuclear blackmail."
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What’s going on with Ukraine’s nuclear power plants?

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 6h

How are you feeling about America’s future?

Optimistic
OR
Pessimistic

As for me, I vacillate between the two.

The Ultimate Question . . .

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Lorraine Miller @lorrainemiller7.bsky.social · 10h

They Create the Crisis, Then Send the Soldiers
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They Create the Crisis, Then Send the Soldiers

Every authoritarian playbook starts with panic. When leaders can’t earn trust, they manufacture terror, flood the news with false alarms, and call in the troops to “protect” the public from their own

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 13h

"Every era has its iconic photos.¹

Could these be the images that define America Circa 2025? A Christian minister shot in the head with pepper balls and tear-gassed by masked agents of mass deportation. If you haven’t done so yet, watch this video. Even if you know the story, it’s still shocking."

Trump's Most Formidable Foe?

The Church rises.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 13h

"Trump’s Gaza deal may earn him applause — but his record of stoking violence at home shows he’s no champion of peace."
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The "Peacemaker" Who Thrives on Chaos

Trump’s Gaza deal may earn him applause — but his record of stoking violence at home shows he’s no champion of peace.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 1d

"It's the anniversary of several deadly wildfires in 1871. While it was not the deadliest the Great Chicago Fire tends to be the one people remember, not least because observers turned it into anti-immigrant propaganda even before the flames had died out"
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The Great Chicago Fire

Today is the anniversary of several deadly wildfires that took place in 1871.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 1d

"ndra Watkins wants you to know that, unless you are a white Christian nationalist, you are the enemy of white Christian nationalists. Even some WCNs are enemies of other WCNs.

Make no mistake: If you are not living under their guidelines, you will be a target."
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You Will Be A Target. What to Do NOW to Prepare. | Andra Watkins & Sam Osterhout

Is a soft-secession in the works already?

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 1d

"The American news media has been severely compromised & shares complicity in the rise of this fascist regime

They treat this administration as curio piece instead of a threat to democracy

....This is how dictators gain power.

Media treats them like one might negligently treat a spoiled child."
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The Silencing of Karen Attiah

It’s great that Jimmy Kimmel is back on television.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 1d

Sarah Posner, a journalist with extensive experience covering the religious right movement, noted soon after: “Try to imagine if federal agents under a Democratic administration had fired pepper balls at conservative clergy protesting — let’s just say — abortion.”
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Team Trump’s clashes with the faith community go from bad to worse

The political world is overdue for a conversation about the severity of the conflicts between the Republican administration and the faith community.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 2d

We won't have free and fair elections if trump gets his way. The Supreme Court started the fall of free and fair election with Citizens United and trump will end elections when he uses the Insurrection Act which is where he is headed putting military on our streets

Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 2d

"Imagine if Bondi and her staff put as much time into getting it right as they did preparing her to be combative and personally insulting today. The job is supposed to be about doing justice. That wasn’t on Bondi’s agenda as she delivered insult to senator after senator today."
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Oversight

Attorney General Pam Bondi showed up for an oversight hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and she brought her best Scarlett O’Hara demeanor along with her.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 2d

Of course presidential elections matter. The other elections are important as they determine who represents us as a city, county, and state. If we dont vote in those elections we lose our voices in the noise of extremists

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for the book recommendation. I appreciate it

Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 2d

There is an election today in California. Next month there are some in the midwest. We need to learn that all elections matter, not just the ones for president.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 2d

I think reading banned books teaches critical thinking skills that help us navigate through life. It creates more free thinkers rather than people who blindly follow a cult figure

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 3d

The full Harvest Moon rising over the East River as seen from Manhattan on Monday evening.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Thou shalt put all these war criminals on trial at the Hague.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 2d

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote " The EAC is considering adopting a requirement that voters show a passport or other proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote."

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 2d

"I should probably emphasize that this is not a joke. The report is not satire. This is not intended to make the administration look foolish for the sake of comedy."
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Treasury eyes a commemorative dollar coin for Trump, with plans for a 2026 rollout

It might sound like a weird joke, but there’s an actual plan to make a legal tender $1 coin next year that would glorify the incumbent president.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 3d

It's unfortunate you feel that way. But we each have the right to our opinions. I blame those that sat out the election rather than Kamala who was hindered by only 107 days to campaign and define her beliefs and qualifications.