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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 7h

If you’re a woman in America, you should know this is what they’re talking about…
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LET's get LOUD!

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 1d

What are we doing here America?
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ICE: the WORST of the WORST

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Real estate investors now own about 20% of single-family homes in the country.

A big reason why home prices have skyrocketed in recent years is a lack of supply — and investors sinking their teeth into whatever is left on the market is making the problem even worse.

How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich

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Bob but spooky for a month @robotjq.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not telling anyone what to do, but Portland feels like it’s going it right. Dress up as inflatable animals and dance. Make them look and feel ridiculous for being there.

Read Pranksters vs. Autocrats: Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism by Srdja Popovic if you think I’m wrong.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 1d

While other states (and the federal government) defund education, this feels deeply important.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

California has invested a total of $500M for Literacy Coaches in the 2022 and 2023 Budget Acts, funding 818 of the state’s highest needs schools to hire and train reading specialists.

We're making significant investments to provide students with resources to succeed.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.

Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.

The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Today in Portland, large groups peacefully gathered to unite against hate and oppression. 1/2

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 1d

Not hard.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 2d

This guy…
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TRUMP takes CREDIT!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

Last night, my team filed a motion to defend voters in California.

DOJ sued 8 states. My firm has filed to protect voters in all 8 states.

We will never back down from the fight to protect free and fair elections.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10d

DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files.

My team has now filed motions to defend voters in 7 of those cases in ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR and PA.

I suggest that DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining one in CA.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 4d

We start fighting back NOW.
Full chat on PoliticsGirl Youtube!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Phang: How are these Epstein victims supposed to feel about closure when you see Blanche meeting with Maxwell and then giving her a minimum-security camp move?

And now, conversations allegedly that Trump is going to have with the DOJ about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. It is an abomination

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

Though I'm a Musk biographer, I can't make the following claim with certainty—only contend that it's informed speculation.

I don't think Musk thinks *we're* in a simulation.

I think Musk thinks *he's* in a simulation.

Take a moment to process what that means about the value of human life to Musk.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 4d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s video of the incident

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 4d

We start fighting back NOW.
Full chat on PoliticsGirl Youtube!
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 4d

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

I grew up going to Zabar's. So many of my childhood memories center around the best lox in NYC (which is saying something). With Saul Zabar's passing today, the Upper West Side has lost a legend who turned his parent's humble store into a culinary institution.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 5d

Last year they claimed “illegals” were voting, without any evidence.

They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.

Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.

So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.

Enough.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5d

Thanks, Donald Trump!

Burbank Airport has ZERO air traffic controllers from 4:15pm to 10pm today because of YOUR government shutdown.

Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers Monday evening, FAA warns

Burbank Airport is bracing for impacted operations as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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