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Kelly

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Avid reader, blue through and through. 🩵💙 Not interested in crypto. #resisters #odaat #buildtheresistance

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Kelly @kirwinged.bsky.social · 16d

"As the only elected official who represents everyone in the U.S., the president is expected to be a unifying leader for the whole nation - not just for their political party or supporters."

The Roles and Responsibilities of the President

This resource can help you understand the roles of the president, identify the powers and limits of the office, and learn how people can evaluate a president’s ability to fulfill the responsibilities ...

www.learningforjustice.org

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Kelly @kirwinged.bsky.social · 16m

Another example of his delusional state to think he could win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kelly @kirwinged.bsky.social · 20m

Still, no health care plan.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 46m

Proving yet again that being a scumbag is the first criteria for a Trump appointment. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1h

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 2h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Elizabeth Manneh @elizabethmanneh.bsky.social · 1h

All #Gambian glossy starlings have stunning colours. This Purple Glossy Starling is demonstrating why it’s called ‘glossy’. 😉

#birdwatching #gambia #birdphotography #birding #birdingphotography #BirdingCommunity #wildlife #birds

A medium-sized bird is perched on a fence post. It has its back to the camera but is looking over its right shoulder. It has glossy blue plumage on its back with a purple head and rump. It has yellow eyes.

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Kelly @kirwinged.bsky.social · 1h

Piano keys

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Colyn Martin @colynmartin.bsky.social · 1h

#Babies! These are from one of my favorite birding trips; two little #easternbluebird #juveniles at the #LurayHawksbillGreenway. 🪶 #Birdoftheday #birding #birds #fledglings

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BirdyGrayBird @graybirdy.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning birdwatchers!
#birds #shareit #naturesmoods

Flyover Country

Fifteen American Robins, four Blue Jays, two Northern Flickers, a Cardinal, and a Scarlet Tanager are bathing in the creek.

open.substack.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

New blockbuster reporting on the secretive map drawing process in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

The man was 77 years old and his wife previously organized one of the local ‘No Kings’ protests. All he did was write ‘You Lack Values’ and got an intimidation visit from Desantis’s Gestapo.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

RIGGED AND STOLEN!!!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Koh: This is an AG who is taking orders via dm and is trying to save her job because Trump’s upset about what's happening with the Epstein files. That's what this is all about.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5h

October 9, 2025

Today Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan did what President Donald J.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 2h

On the night of October 9-10, russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv's energy infrastructure, causing widespread power outages across the capital and disruptions to the city’s water supply.

Help protect Ukrainian cities:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 15h

"The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate."

Yes indeed. MAGA doesn't care, even when they learn the truth.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

www.rollingstone.com

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1d

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h

In the eight days since the government shut down, President Donald Trump and his allies have engaged in a furious public campaign against Democrats. But behind the scenes, Trump and his aides have still not engaged with Democrats at all.

White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week

The White House has yet to engage Democrats on ending the government shutdown, despite the potential political ramifications of the closure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Today in Politics, Bulletin 225. This is a big one with new indictment news, another crazy cabinet meeting, new theories from RFK Jr, Mike Johnson getting grilled by CSPAN callers, Greene going rogue on CNN, & everything else that happened today. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 225. 10/9/25

… Trump’s former personal attorney and newly installed US Attorney Lindsey Halligan complied with his repeated demands to indict NY AG Letitia James today.

open.substack.com

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 12h

The Onion had a post about NSPM-7 before The New York Times did lmao

THE ONION!
theonion.com/what-to-know...

What To Know About NSPM-7

On Sept. 25, President Trump issued a directive called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 in which “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” were described as “common threads...

theonion.com

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 15h

Today's theme for #BirdofTheDay is #Spotted, and this black-striped woodcreeper fits the description. Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge, Manzanillo, #CostaRica. #birds #photography

A woodcreeper is going up a tree amidst a large-leafed vine also going up the tree. The bird's back half is rufous, while the front half is black and white spotted.

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Nigels1 @nigels1.bsky.social · 12h

Adorable young male bluebird, the same one from the last post. He and the others roost in this bluebird box in the evenings.
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #photography 🪶 #canonphotography #R5MarkII