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@jannetteb.bsky.social

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Retired corporate project manager. 20 year teacher of stained and fused glass. Dear to me are: Family and friends Democracy A strong middle class earning a living wage Women's rights with equal pay Climate All my LGBTQIA and handicap friends No chats

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SHOCKING new update in Trump's Letitia James indictment STUNS ALL

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Annette @resistnow2024.bsky.social · 1h

I'm. Saying. The. Quite. Part. OUT. LOUD.
WE. MUST. STOP. THE. DICTATOR. trump. Before. We. Totally. Loose. Our. Democracy. And. Country. Forever.

Wake. Up. America. NOW.

OUR. TIME. IS. RUNNING. OUT. ‼️‼️‼️

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Chelle 🔵 @chelle78.bsky.social · 19h

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I’m just glad it went to someone standing up for democracy instead of tearing it apart!

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 23h

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More of this!

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Wrongful terminations.

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SHOCKING new update in Trump's Letitia James indictment STUNS ALL

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1h

NEW: A panel of three federal judges will soon decide whether to block Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 election, after a contentious nine-day hearing concluded Friday.

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‘We Could Not Have Clearer Facts’: Minority Advocates Say Racial Motive Is Evident As Texas Redistricting Hearing Wraps Up

Read more here.

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J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · 1h

The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)

Wow. Watch this.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

Welcome to America, where peaceful protesters get tear-gassed and thrown to the ground like ragdolls.

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J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · 2h

Substacks.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 6h

Okay quick thread of the sort of stuff you'll get if you pay a modest monthly or yearly amount to read Gravity Is Gone:

Today's newsletter, about the shutdown and RIFs and how employees are so in the dark that their bosses want them to email UP the chain if they get fired.

Federal Employees Have Been Asked to Tell Their Bosses if They Get Fired

Multiple people at multiple agencies said their bosses have told them to email up the chain if they hear about RIFs, because, per one source, "they probably won't be told if people are fired."

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J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · 4h

I think those chicks wearing crosses but telling lies are way worse.

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J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · 4h

Finally, I would highly recommend sub Substacks to you. The writers are a dream over there and offer much of their stuff in front of their paywalls.

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J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · 4h

Most of my key information comes from Independent Media. I use the Times and The Denver Post to cross check. But I will look for every fact from every source to pinpoint truth because if you don't have the answer, you need more data.

J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · 4h

We all support Independent Media and honest journalists that we trust, that also have to make a living. The Guardian article was free. I subscribe to the Times. These journals have the resources to confirm facts and they are print media and so can be challenged. There's no perfect.

J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · 4h

There is no doubt in my mind that passing the big terrible awful bill will obliterate this nation's healthcare. If just withdrawing ACA subsidies hikes everyone's premiums up times three, what is cutting a trillion dollars from SNAP and Medicaid going to do?

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Linda @lmkranz.bsky.social · 4h

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Judge Rules AGAINST Trump Sending Troops Into Chicago!

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 11h

Dear AP, extortion is not leverage.

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Budget office says 'substantial' firings of federal workers have started in government shutdown

The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

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