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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · Jul 30

We are trying to petition our local school districts to put policies in place to protect the children in our area. If anyone lives in Orange county NY, please consider signing. This one is for Warwick. I will add other districts in the comments. Thank you!!

Petition to Implement and Share Protocols for Non-Local Law Enforcement Access in Warwick Valley Central School District

Our Request Includes: 1. Creation and adoption of clear school-wide protocols for managing instances when non-local law enforcement seeks access to a school or information about a student. 2. Mandat...

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 7h

Same.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement.

Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terri Lesley, the former director of the Campbell County Public Library in Gillette, Wyo., filed a feder...

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

Don't back down! They control both houses, their idiot is in the White House, and they are making any deal impossible. Let them keep showing how terrified they are of the epstein files ever being released.

Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

"Fuck the troops" - the gop.

Aspiring dictators usually know enough not to piss off the military.

two men are sitting at a table in front of a crowd and one of them is saying that 's a bold strategy cotton

Alt: two men are sitting at a table in front of a crowd and one of them is saying that 's a bold strategy cotton

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 1d

Many states have gutted tenure in the last five to ten years, however, running parallel to the political shifts of the last decade or so. So, we still go thru the motions of applying for/awarding tenure, but it no longer means what it supposed to mean.

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

One day, I will tell my future grandkids, nieces, and nephews about how dozens of people in inflatable costumes made a bunch of pathetic losers look even stupider.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 2d

1. Today, I have a few things to say about that putz Stephen Miller. First, he’s been on TV a lot lately, because that’s how he pours more poison into the president’s already-poisoned brain.

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

It is. I have family members who turned against him when a policy hurt them. I thought it was a breakthrough, but as soon as it was resolved, they were right back with him.

We can peel off those who truly had a change of heart, but they have to join us bc we can't compromise anymore than we have.

Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

I understand what you're saying, I myself am a former conservative with a lot of maga family. I believe in giving anyone an opportunity to earn forgiveness, but that's done by accepting they were wrong & working to undo the damage first. It isn't enough for them to be mad that their face got bit.

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

For anyone in NY, there is a bill to support a pilot program to study 4-day, 32-hour work weeks with no pay reduction. You can show your support with this link.

NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A5454

Establishes the New York smart work week pilot program to promote, incentivize and support the use of a four-day work week by qualifying employers and to study the benefits and impacts of such work ar...

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

"We need to arm ourselves so when the government is about to take away the rights of minorities, we can join the fight!"

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

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

FWIW, if you want to know how much YOUR employer is paying towards your employer-sponsored health insurance premiums, you can usually find it on your W-2 form in section 12:

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Quick Tip: How much of your health insurance premium is your employer paying?

A huge part of the controversy about "pure" Medicare for All is tied to the fact that nearly 50% of the population (roughly ~160 million Americans, give or take) currently receives healthcare coverage...

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for clarifying. The truth and accuracy are important, now more than ever.

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eke @eke.bsky.social · 1d

I appreciate the people who explained this, because Aaron Rupar's video went viral and he exclusively retweets the people going "WHAT THE FUCK??????" and ignores all the military people going "yeah this is normal."

no clicks in "this is normal"

I Nied to drink your blood! 🧛 @nied.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing a lot of folks being shocked by this but this is just a training agreement. Mountain Home is a major F-15 base & the Qatari air force just bought a bunch. This is pretty common, Norway & the UAE both have facilities in AZ for flight training.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

It's kind of hard to give off a "fear us!" vibe when they're backing away from inflatable unicorns and frogs.

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 1d

Solving the problem requires significantly narrowing the inequality gap and billionaires don't love that

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Trump can't deliver the lower costs he promised. All he has is cruelty and revenge.

Cuomo is unable to confront him because they share the same billionaire donors. Just look at his statement last night.

I will stand up for this city and with our Attorney General.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Trump shut down our government.

But it’s open to dole out $20 billion for his political ally in Argentina.

We have a new bill to stop this bailout and put “America First.”

Trump shut down our government but is open to dole out $20 billion for his ally in Argentina.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

Some Democrats are already doing this, but I think all of them should treat No Kings protests as mid-term mandatory attendance events, like the local fish fry or county fair. Push back on the sweaty Republican attempts to make them seem scary.

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Senseidai2547 @senseidai.bsky.social · 1d

No money for healthcare, feeding children in school, or keeping federal agencies open, but plenty to keep a far right Trump wannabe leader in power.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica
#TrumpIsACriminal

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US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Is this the country where you want to live? Where people get assaulted (and hospitalized) just for talking?

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 6d

This is Brighton Park, the neighborhood where a U.S. Border Patrol agent also shot a woman earlier today. It is a predominantly Latine community on the southwest side.

Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 7d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 6d

This is Brighton Park, the neighborhood where a U.S. Border Patrol agent also shot a woman earlier today. It is a predominantly Latine community on the southwest side.

Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 7d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social · 1d

Takes on not only trump and cuomo, but the corruption that has infected this entire country! More of this!!