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Annie💙🌊♿️🇺🇸🇵🇱

@qohearts.bsky.social

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RN(ret), Syst Analyst, writer, major geek for anything science, math, or hockey. #LGRW #GoBolts Survivor of all life has thrown at me! 💙 in Fla. Ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🇵🇦 #Resist #AntiFa #StrongerTogether #GoodTrouble #FLABlueCrew #HumanRightsForAll #HoldTheLine 🚫DMs

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Annie💙🌊♿️🇺🇸🇵🇱 @qohearts.bsky.social · Jun 23

One of my favorite poems. I’ve read it to remind myself to stand strong through the health crises faced these last few years. Now I use it to remind me to stay vocal, active, and vigilant during this coup to destroy our Democracy. This is our Republic, our Country and we need to stand together!💪💙

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h

One evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries consoles another evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries for not getting an award for which neither evil man is even remotely deserving.

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Astrea1965💙🌊🦋(pic©️) @astrea1965.bsky.social · 29m

So this is what I've been warning ppl about. If you are invested in stocks & you haven't re-positioned yourself yet, PLS DO!🙏 There's still time but it's closing!
We are going to see the consequences of dumpty's policies VERY soon!💙

Tim Edwards @timzero4.bsky.social · 3h

Investors buying gold...not a good sign for the future of the economy

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Annie💙🌊♿️🇺🇸🇵🇱 @qohearts.bsky.social · 19m

I’ve been saying this for the last 6 months. The crash that’s coming will make 2008 look like a tea dance.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1h

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 43m

#medsky

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SASunshine @sasunshine.bsky.social · 1h

LISTEN TO
MARC ELIAS👇👇

youtube.com/watch?v=QDs3...

Why "Good Republicans" Don't Exist

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

youtube.com

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foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social @foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social · 1h

The Hidden Mastermind Behind Project 2025: How Russell Vought Is Engineering Trump’s Authoritarian Takeover
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The Hidden Mastermind Behind Project 2025: How Russell Vought Is Engineering Trump’s Authoritarian Takeover

From ICE on American streets to plans to invoke the Insurrection Act—discover how Trump’s quiet strategist, Russell Vought, is dismantling democracy piece by piece.

open.substack.com

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Annie💙🌊♿️🇺🇸🇵🇱 @qohearts.bsky.social · 1h

YES! WAKE UP!!

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Lady of the Lake @jagb75.bsky.social · 7d

And anyone who says differently is trying to to sell you something.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 1d

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

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

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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Cap'n Jack Fights Fascism @capnjackresists.bsky.social · 1d

The only obstruction I'm seeing are masked kidnapper obstructing an American's 1st and 4th amendment rights.

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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Gerry Joyce-Magladene @deaconbluesky.bsky.social · 23h

What? No foreign country has ever built their own military base on US soil - never! So who does Trump allow to build the first base here? Not a NATO country, but QATAR, who unlawfully gave Trump his own jet.

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 23h

Military families are waiting in long lines at food banks. Shame on Trump, Mike Johnson, John Thune, & the other Congressional Republicans who are responsible for this shutdown. #RepublicanShutdown #MAGAshutdown #TrumpShutdown

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Annie💙🌊♿️🇺🇸🇵🇱 @qohearts.bsky.social · 23h

Yep, and the drink coozy too

Annie💙🌊♿️🇺🇸🇵🇱 @qohearts.bsky.social · 23h

The orange spudnugget and merry band of sycophants are holding this country hostage 🤬

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

It’s happening…

Thousands more federal workers are getting pink slips. This is 100% Trump’s pressure play to make Democrats cave and give up the fight for our healthcare.

Reminder: Military members got their last paycheck today, and many federal workers only got a partial paycheck.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has begun dismissing federal workers, with furloughed staff at the Department of Health and Human Services now facing permanent layoffs. The cuts are hitting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention especially hard.

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Annie💙🌊♿️🇺🇸🇵🇱 @qohearts.bsky.social · 23h

I refuse to be silent!🤬

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

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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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

Still not going away...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The National Guard is now patrolling Memphis.

If you are in the Memphis area and need guidance on how to interact with the Guard, here’s a helpful guide:

Responding to Federal Occupying Forces

Click here for another version of this document optimized for readability and accessibility. Table of Contents (click to jump ahead) We the People are PISSED: statement/intro Situation Report: current...

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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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Annie💙🌊♿️🇺🇸🇵🇱 @qohearts.bsky.social · 1d

Viva La Libertad!!💪💙🇻🇪

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize