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Harriet Showman @harrietshowman.bsky.social · Feb 11

this.

stay strong.

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Feb 10

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

Harriet Showman @harrietshowman.bsky.social · Jun 28

foolish to trust Collins

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Jen Christiansen @jenchristiansen.com · Jun 25

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

www.scientificamerican.com

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Harriet Showman @harrietshowman.bsky.social · Jun 22

aaaawwwwwwwww

Harriet Showman @harrietshowman.bsky.social · Jun 22

^^^

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Jun 15

The most consequential Speaker in state history.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jun 15

100% police instigated.

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · Jun 14

Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

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Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · Jun 15

Across our Commonwealth, too many families are struggling to keep up with rising costs — and the high price of energy is often at the core of that. Read more on how I’ll lower costs Governor:
roanoke.com/opinion/colu...

Commentary: As governor, I’ll work with both parties to lower energy costs

Across our commonwealth, too many families are struggling to keep up with rising costs and fear that their dream of building a life here in Virginia is slipping out of

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jun 15

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Harriet Showman @harrietshowman.bsky.social · Jun 15

thank you

Harriet Showman @harrietshowman.bsky.social · Jun 15

me too

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jun 15

How many reporters are currently working on tell-all exposés about their own organization, detailing all the acts of cowardice of their editors and publishers?

I won’t ever buy your book about Sleepy Joe Biden, but I’d absolutely devour a book about the internal collapse of the NYT or CNN.

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Stand UP Alaska | Alaska Civics Channel @standupalaska.bsky.social · Jun 15

Anchorage - 5k
Fairbanks - 2k
Gustavus - 113
Homer - 1.3k
Juneau - 1.7k
Kodiak - 170
Kotzebue - 42
Matsu/palmer - 350
Valdez - 70
Seldovia - 33 (pop 78)
Sitka - 379
Talkeetna - 85
#NoKings! ❌👑
We had more folks show up in #Alaska than showed up at the saaaad 😥💔birthday parade in DC. Just sayin...

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · Jun 14

I am devastated by the loss of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in a horrifying act of violence. Our prayers are with their children and all who loved them, and with State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, who were also targeted.

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · Jun 15

Virginia is holding its primaries are coming up in Tuesday, and there's a lot to track from the race to be the state's next attorney general to local battles for county board, prosecutor, and sheriff.

To know more, explore our cheat sheet. boltsmag.org/whats-o...

The 40 Elections to Watch This June - Bolts

New Jersey, New York, and Virginia—three populous states that are electing hundreds of state and local officials this year—are holding their primaries over a busy 15-day period in June. In... Read More

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Carlos Marrero @camarrero.bsky.social · Jun 15

Yeeeesss

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Yippy Lib @azlori.bsky.social · Jun 15

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 15

Padilla on Noem: "How does the cabinet secretary not know the senator from California when she steps foot into Los Angeles? She came through the Senate for confirmation."

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Politico @politico.com · Jun 14

Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing.

“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.

Klobuchar dined with Minnesota lawmaker just hours before she was killed

The Minnesota senator remembers Hortman, a friend of decades, as a "skilled legislator," she told POLITICO.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jun 15

The results are in! There were my favorite signs from yesterday’s No Kings protests. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Top Signs from No Kings Protests

So many great ones to choose from, but here are my top pics of signs/photos from yesterday’s No Kings protests.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · Jun 15

Yep that’s the story today. And the next story is how we funnel these millions of new people into sustained local organizing in service of democracy.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 15

the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · Jun 15

The crowd in Asbury Park, NJ might’ve been as big as the dictatorship perade in DC. It was definitely more enthusiastic.

Thank you to all who stood for democracy yesterday!

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jun 15

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WIS News 10 @wistv.com · Jun 15

Thousands of SC residents attend ‘No Kings’ Protest #scnews

Thousands of SC residents attend ‘No Kings’ Protest

South Carolinians from all over the state were on the state house grounds for the ‘No Kings” protest after President Donald Trump’s efforts to use ICE to crack down on immigration enforcement.

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Better Ballot SC @betterballotsc.bsky.social · Jun 14

Today was a great day out at the No Kings Day/Save Democracy Rally at the Statehouse! It was great to meet so many new people.

Thank you to all our great volunteers who helped make today a success!

#NoKings #SaveDemocracy #InstantRunoffVoting #RankedChoiceVoting #IRV #RCV #MoreChoiceMoreVoice

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · Jun 14

In America, we have no Kings, no Queens, no nobles, no dictators, and no emperors. We have no slaves, no serfs and no subjects.

Just us—‘We the People.’

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Jun 15

This post embeds SOME of the best exchanges in Whiskey Pete's horrible congressional appearances this week:

Pete Aguilar
Jack Reed
Seth Moulton
Mikie Sherrill
Eugene Vindman
Salud Carbajal
Sara Jacobs

www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/15/t...

"The Answer Is Zero:" When Fragile White Supremacists Discover ... They Aren't - emptywheel

Because Pete Hegseth cannot admit who he is -- and more importantly, that he is not superior or even competent -- he is demanding that the men and women who serve under him be something they are not.

www.emptywheel.net

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