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Indivisible Rutherford NC @indivisibleruco.bsky.social · 14h

It isn't republicans or democrats, it's life or death.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Virginia resident calls out Speaker Johnson on air:

As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you. You do have the power to call the House back. You refused to do that just for a show.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Our Revolution @our-revolution.bsky.social · 1d

Medicare telehealth just expired.

Millions of seniors & disabled patients face canceled visits or big bills, because Congress failed to act.

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Indivisible Rutherford NC @indivisibleruco.bsky.social · 14h

This is truly horrifying--you should all be terrified of this behavior. How long before your thoughts and actions are deemed in some way wrong? How long before you're the terrorist they speak casually about murdering?

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

TOP: Prem shares a clip of Noem saying “we’re going to take the same approach with Antifa” as they did with the boats they bombed (without evidence)

BOTTOM: Ingraham’s latest segment saying “they’re all Antifa now”🤔

BOTTOM LINE: We are over the cliff here, folks

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Indivisible Rutherford NC @indivisibleruco.bsky.social · 14h

We're happy to announce that we're now on ActBlue for those who want to support the work we're doing on the ground, and wanted to point you toward Mobilize to check out all of our upcoming events, which you can find by searching by area for Rutherfordton NC.

Donate to Indivisible RuCo and make a difference right here at home

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ACLU @aclu.org · 7d

BREAKING: A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that blocks President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.

The president can't rewrite the 14th Amendment with the stroke of a pen.

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Indivisible Rutherford NC @indivisibleruco.bsky.social · 6d

This article hits on some interesting truths. We live in a time where being yourself—and worst of all, advocating for yourself—are seen as wrong/bad/aggressive/antagonistic. We need more now than ever for those who consider themselves allies to hear us when we say that something isn’t right.

There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Be Authentic at Work

Workers have been told to bring themselves to work, only to be disappointed time and time again, argues author Jodi-Ann Burey in her new book.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 8d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 7d

BREAKING: Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role reut.rs/46RSbE6

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Indivisible Rutherford NC @indivisibleruco.bsky.social · 7d

Erika Ishii writes:
A reminder that even in his lifetime, Christopher Columbus was considered so horrendously cruel that the people responsible for the goddamn Spanish Inquisition went, "oh my god, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU???" and had him arrested and stripped of his titles.

Dunking on Columbus isn't "revisionist history", it was literally an order from the crown of Spain in 1500.

Indivisible Rutherford NC @indivisibleruco.bsky.social · 8d

We've transitioned our Newsletter to the blog space on our site to make it a little easier to share and find, go check it out!

October Newsletter

Hey y'all! Here at Indivisible RuCo we're excited to transition our newsletter over to the blog space on the website, that way, it'll always be there for you to refer back to and to pass along to a fr...

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ACLU @aclu.org · 9d

Dissent isn't grounds for deportation.

If the Trump administration's arguments are adopted, it would grant them unconstitutional and unprecedented power to censor our speech.

U.S. Argues That Detained Protesters Can’t Seek Release in Federal Court

A federal appeals court heard arguments over whether noncitizens subject to deportation have the right to challenge their detentions using one of the oldest legal precepts.

www.nytimes.com

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 9d

Republicans had months to work with Democrats on passing a bipartisan budget. Instead, they're ripping away people's healthcare and shutting down the government.

Statement from New Dem Leadership.

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NPR @npr.org · 9d

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10d

National park staff at sites including Yosemite and Grand Canyon were given mere hours to figure out how to keep parks running.

National Parks Told to Remain Open During Shutdown Despite Risks

Sites were damaged when they remained open to the public during the last government shut down in 2018.

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WSPA 7NEWS @wspa.com · 10d

The failure of Congress to keep the government open means that hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed or laid off.

Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years.…

www.wspa.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10d

Shutdown is on. Only 3 Democrats voted for the clean CR, which means we are now officially heading for a government shutdown.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 10d

55-45, Senate GOP short-term funding bill FAILS.

52 Republicans + Fetterman (D-Pa.), Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and King (I-Maine) vote YES.

44 Democrats + Paul (R-Ky.) vote NO.

It needed 60 votes to pass.

Shutdown hits at midnight.

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Indivisible Rutherford NC @indivisibleruco.bsky.social · 10d

In light of new guidance via executive order that criminalizes free speech, we've put together this handy emergency support checklist to prepare you just in case you wind up on the wrong end of the law.