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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 31

A leading vaccine expert warns of the Trump Administration’s effort to limit COVID shots at pharmacies, which would be “disastrous” for the American public.

How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s Anti-Vax Agenda Is Infecting America

A vaccine expert warns that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is deliberately sowing confusion in order to drive down immunization uptake.

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Erin Jenkins @live2readmore.bsky.social · Sep 1

Made a new sign for the #LaborDayProtests but didn’t get out of the house early enough to make it to the one in E PDX, so I’m sharing it here:
@50501movement.bsky.social
#FightOligarchy

White sign with black lettering highlighted in red & blue, stating, “The CRIME WAVE in Washington, D.C. is INSIDE the WHITE HOUSE!”

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Sep 1

While billionaires convert the government into their private slush fund, we’re coming together to demand a country that puts workers first. #LaborDay2025

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Erin Jenkins @live2readmore.bsky.social · Jul 29

Israel is betraying all Holocaust victims by perpetrating a new holocaust on the Palestinian people. #GazaHolocaust #HumanRightsViolation #GazaUnderAttack open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust

A view from Israel

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Erin Jenkins @live2readmore.bsky.social · Jul 29

Just a reminder that the daily kidnappings & illegal incarceration in concentration camps is an unconscionable violation of human rights #Indivisible #UnitedWeStand #GoodTrouble #Deicing

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jul 11

We’re facing the most brazen rollback of our rights and fundamental freedoms in generations. It’ll take sustained, united, peaceful pushback to salvage our liberties from the fascist MAGA agenda. Join us on Thursday to “make good trouble” in response to Trump’s attacks on our civil and human rights.

Good Trouble Lives On

On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, v...

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · Jul 4

This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better.

But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.

Vice President Harris and Douglas Emhoff watch fireworks at the White House on July 4, 2024.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Jul 4

So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.

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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Jun 29

I urge my Republican colleagues to listen to what they would be voting for: drastic cuts to Medicaid, increased costs for working Americans, and skyrocketing deficits.

Senate Dems Force EVERY WORD in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill to be Read on the Floor Before Vote

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · Jun 29

Alright everyone. Republicans are going to force a vote on their gender affirming care provision even though it violates Senate rules. They’ll need 60 votes to keep it in. Now is the time to make your voice heard and ask your Senators to stand on the side of health care freedom.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Jun 28

Transgender medicaid ban and definition of sex are back in the federal bill - Dems can raise a point of order and force a vote, and as long as we don't lose 7 dems on this, Dems can keep it out.

Definitely worth some phone calls folks.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Jun 28

This means that Democrats will have to raise a point of order on this part of the bill. This would force a vote on the amendment that would require 60 votes. Republicans have 53 Senate seats, so it means they would need to pick off 7 Democrats for this.
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Erin Jenkins @live2readmore.bsky.social · Jun 14

Our joyful, peaceful #NoKings protest in Clackamas was awesome! Too many people to see how far it stretched—at least a couple thousand, I think. Kids w/braces to the elderly sitting on their walkers, all w/creative homemade signs. 🥰🚫👑 #IndivisibleOregon

Protesters holding an oversized orange Cheeto with a crown & comb-over, a sign saying, “A king is only a king if we bow,” and an American flag.

Protesters holding signs that say, “I.C.E. = Gestapo 2.0,” “Civil Rights Matter,” and “No Kings in America! (1 if by Land, 2 if by D.C.)”

Protester dressed in a Green Knight costume festooned with ivy and flowers, holding a plastic skeleton with the name “Ozymandias” across the forehead (a reference to the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley).

Protesters stretching far down the sidewalk. One sign reads, “Hands Off Clean Energy”

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · Jun 14

Hit the streets tomorrow.
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 3

Jeffries: Yes Joni, the American people know that at some point in their lives, they are going to pass away. The cause of death should not be Republican cruelty

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AltAirForce @altairforce.altgov.info · Jun 4

They extended the comment period to June 7th. There are 29K comments and I read through about 5-6 of them, and they’re all sheeple copying & pasting the same bullshit in support of this. Please bombard with comment’s opposing Schedule F!! Use this toolkit, which links to the comment page! HELP!!

AltAirForce @altairforce.altgov.info · May 6

Public Comment Toolkit for Schedule F!!

The link to the Federal Register is in the toolkit, and the public comment period is open until May 23rd.

Tell OPM to shove Schedule F up their ass by using this toolkit to leave a meaningful comment! You can do it anonymously
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Public Comment Guide - Schedule P/C

Public Comment Toolkit The Trump Administration issued a new policy that would make it easy to fire hundreds of thousands of federal employees and replace them with political loyalists. This would m...

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myraja.bsky.social @myraja.bsky.social · Jun 3

Please add this to your calendar. NO KINGS DAY, Saturday, June 14. Information at the link. Enter your zip code to find an event near you. www.nokings.org

No Kings

On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · May 21

President Trump's budget bill sells out our public lands, cuts job-creating clean energy tax credits, & lets polluters buy their way out of accountability.

Lawmakers backing this bill are voting against our health, our communities, and our planet.

Congress’s Big, Bad Budget Bill is a Dream for Polluters and Billionaires

Together, we can fight back to protect our families.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · May 21

🔥 @RepMcGovern: “THIS IS NOT POLICY. THIS IS THEFT… done under the cover of night.” #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · May 21

250 years ago, Americans rejected a mad king.

On June 14, we’re gathering again for a nationwide day of defiance to say NO KINGS.

Nearly 1,000 events are planned in all 50 states to show the world what democracy really looks like. Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Erin Jenkins @live2readmore.bsky.social · May 21

Same here!

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AltAirForce @altairforce.altgov.info · May 6

Public Comment Toolkit for Schedule F!!

The link to the Federal Register is in the toolkit, and the public comment period is open until May 23rd.

Tell OPM to shove Schedule F up their ass by using this toolkit to leave a meaningful comment! You can do it anonymously
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Public Comment Guide - Schedule P/C

Public Comment Toolkit The Trump Administration issued a new policy that would make it easy to fire hundreds of thousands of federal employees and replace them with political loyalists. This would m...

docs.google.com

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Inequality Media Civic Action @imcivicaction.bsky.social · May 6

For #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we want to shine a light on our most under-appreciated leaders.

The Last Class is a reflection of the educators who show up every day, despite a system that asks the impossible. It's a love letter to the teaching profession that means so much to @rbreich.bsky.social.

The Last Class Film

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ALA Public Policy & Advocacy @librarypolicy.bsky.social · May 6

ALA is deeply disappointed in the result of today's Senate vote to reject using #ERate funding for wi-fi hotspot programs. The E-Rate program is broadly popular and admired, helping millions of Americans get online through the library and at school. More from ALA President Cindy Hohl ⤵️

"This disappointing vote doesn't need to become law if House members consider how many constituents are benefitting - and will benefit in the future from this program. The enthusiasm for this vote was low. E-Rate, supported financially by the Universal Service Fund, is wildly popular. Individuals and families need internet access and digital skills training that libraries are uniquely suited to provide. Hotspots provided through the federal E-Rate program offer flexible, at-home opportunity for internet access, which individuals and families need, along with digital skills training, and that libraries are uniquely suited to provide." - ALA President Cindy Hohl. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

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Erin Jenkins @live2readmore.bsky.social · May 7

Do you already have the PlantNet app? It’s crowd-sourced citizen science, but it’s free, unlike PictureThis. Could help you avoid painful or itchy hands & arms!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · May 7

Buttigieg: Like I love A1 steak sauce, but A1 steak sauce is not one of the most important things confronting humanity right now. Artificial intelligence is. And somebody who doesn't understand that probably should not be leading an important federal agency.

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Robert Hernandez @webjournalist.bsky.social · May 6

Sesame Street had him pegged back in 1988.

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