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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 1d

Rep. Sheri Biggs was weeks or months late disclosing more than 170 stock, treasury bill and corporate security trades made by her husband, Bill Biggs.

Say it with us: Ban congressional stock trading.

Republican Congresswoman Failed to Properly Disclose 170 Trades Worth Up to $13.6M

Dozens of those trades came in the form of stock sales made on March 18, when key details of Trump’s tariff policies were disclosed.

www.notus.org

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

Fascists hate being mocked. They want footage of people confronting and fighting ICE. Don't give it to them.
#LarryTheFrog

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Andy Sellars @sellars.bsky.social · 1d

The TRO in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem:
- (mostly) no targeting of journalists or ordering crowds to disperse
- restrictions on use of less-lethal munitions
- two warnings before use of riot control weapons
- must wear ID and uniform (or similar)

storage.courtlistener.com

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

This is how to fight and how to win. It's definitely worth a read, especially if you're a community organizer, political candidate or even a protester.
americanmanifesto.news/p/fighting-f...
#DemSec

Fighting Fascism: The Unforgiving Physics of Political Power

It's Not About Pushing Harder; It's About Pushing Smarter

americanmanifesto.news

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

Remember the names. Making a list is helpful and necessary going forward. If any of these folks run for office in the future, they need to be called out by name.

Lee 🖇️🇺🇸🦋🐾🇨🇦🇺🇦 @characterfirst.bsky.social · 2d

Time to put faces to names!

REPRESENTATIVE BRAD”no friends”KNOTT

Office Phone: (984)275-6150

VOTE: www.ncsbe.gov/registering/...

Tell them to release the files
HE supports pedophilia
HE supports groomers

#TrumpWasTheSupplier
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#GuardiansOfPedophiles

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

youtube.com/shorts/T1CXm...

BENNY JOHNSON GETS CANCELED!

YouTube video by Political Punk

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

PAY ATTENTION TO THIS! Your voting rights are at risk.

objective Cyd @objectivecyd.blacksky.app · 1d

I need everyone who sees this post to bookmark it to listen later OR stop and listen *now*

Voting rights are at risk. Here's why: one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5565...

🔊 Listen Now: Voting rights are at risk. Here's why.

Code Switch on NPR One | 33:57

one.npr.org

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

This is what someone who knows their base says in order to save their career. She's in a +19(R) district, and in this political climate where Democrats are decisively winning seats in Alaska, Virginia, Arizona and possibly North Carolina, she can't afford to lose support.
#DemSec

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session...there is a new Democrat that's been elected that deserves to be sworn in...if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why drag this out? It's going to have 218 signatures"

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Mindy! We're taking back our country, one city at a time.

Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1d

🥳🎉🍾👏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻🍾🎉🥳Democrat Mindy O’Neall won Fairbanks’ mayoral race, flipping the city blue for the first time in 12 years! She defeated incumbent David Pruhs 54%-46%. Congratulations to O’Neall on this exciting victory!
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaig...

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Lee 🖇️🇺🇸🦋🐾🇨🇦🇺🇦 @characterfirst.bsky.social · 2d

Time to put faces to names!

REPRESENTATIVE BRAD”no friends”KNOTT

Office Phone: (984)275-6150

VOTE: www.ncsbe.gov/registering/...

Tell them to release the files
HE supports pedophilia
HE supports groomers

#TrumpWasTheSupplier
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#GuardiansOfPedophiles

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session...there is a new Democrat that's been elected that deserves to be sworn in...if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why drag this out? It's going to have 218 signatures"

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 1d

Congress finally got Epstein’s financial records, and right after that, Speaker Mike Johnson shut the House down. The timing looks shady as hell like they don’t want anyone digging too deep or asking the wrong questions. Whether it’s coincidence or cover-up, it sure doesn’t feel like transparency.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

16 red states supporting the invasion of a blue state. 'Murica!

🏳️‍🌈MaryAnnNM.bsky.social @maryannnm.bsky.social · 2d

These states signed on to the amicus brief supporting the invasion of Illinois. #NewConfederacy

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

If you can't beat them, join them.

OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 1d

apnews.com/article/russ...
Lavrov emphasized that “the deployment of military infrastructure of any third countries on the territory of Afghanistan, as well as on the territories of neighboring states, is categorically unacceptable under any pretext.”

Russia hosts Taliban delegation and warns against foreign military presence in Afghanistan

Russia has hosted a delegation of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government and warned against any foreign military presence in the country.

apnews.com

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objective Cyd @objectivecyd.blacksky.app · 1d

I need everyone who sees this post to bookmark it to listen later OR stop and listen *now*

Voting rights are at risk. Here's why: one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5565...

🔊 Listen Now: Voting rights are at risk. Here's why.

Code Switch on NPR One | 33:57

one.npr.org

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously, is this a trick? It’s everyday now.

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Catherine Zoltan @catherinezoltan.bsky.social · 2d

www.13newsnow.com/article/news...

Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Law enforcement didn't share critical information, report says

The Government Accountability Office director says it's important "to understand and diagnose what happened."

www.13newsnow.com

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · 2d

Penguin losing its mind over bubbles...

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

#bluesky #animals #wildlife #nature

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 1d

www.dailytarheel.com/article/city...
#ncpol

Federal judge rejects claim that N.C. Senate maps are racially gerrymandered

The case's plaintiffs argued that the lines of two eastern N.C. Senate districts were drawn in violation of Section 2 of the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.

www.dailytarheel.com

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 2d

It's working! They're fighting back!

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 1d

👇Exactly what the National Guard’s mission is.
A well-regulated militia protecting State’s from Government tyranny.

🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 2d

It's working! They're fighting back!

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 1d

apnews.com/article/russ...
Lavrov emphasized that “the deployment of military infrastructure of any third countries on the territory of Afghanistan, as well as on the territories of neighboring states, is categorically unacceptable under any pretext.”

Russia hosts Taliban delegation and warns against foreign military presence in Afghanistan

Russia has hosted a delegation of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government and warned against any foreign military presence in the country.

apnews.com

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 1d

www.dav.org/learn-more/n...
“the rising number of veterans receiving VA disability compensation isn’t a story about widespread abuse or fraud; It’s a story about our nation’s continuing efforts to keep the promise to those who have served during multiple wars over the course of generations.”
#milsky

DAV’s response to shameful Washington Post article suggesting our nation’s veterans are gaming the VA disability system

www.dav.org

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 2d

I see all that shit he is talking about, I don't get it either
burnest_hemingway
Dustin Schreiner

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

McGovern: Republicans love to advocate for more work requirements for poor people… Let's have a work requirement for Republicans to show up to congress and do your god damn job.

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