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RORY @rorythereddog.bsky.social · 5h

Hello frens! Today is @goodboyfinley.bsky.social birthday! I'll let him tell you about that later, but to celebrate the human took the day off and we went hiking all day! 🧵
#DogsOfBlueSky #Hiking

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 3h

Well Dad, Nighttime is PartyTime ....

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Heather Masters @heatherglen.bsky.social · 10d

Received a nice email back today from my rep. With an actual response to the topic I reached out about. I felt heard. 👏 When I write the Texas Senators I get nothing from Cruz and blowhard platitudes from Cornyn @repcasar.bsky.social #myrep

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10d

Read @timothypmurphy.bsky.social's profile of @repcasar.bsky.social, one of the new generation of Dem leaders willing to fight: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

How to survive a Republican power grab

Texas Democrat Greg Casar spent his summer fighting for his job—and plotting a progressive revival.

www.motherjones.com

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 7h

Currently appealing a Blue Cross Blue Shield denial: we're in month 2 of that "process".

This particular doctor and facility get extremely busy the last months of a year: I'm likely now pushed to the next.

New deductible, new percentages - and no guarantee it'll still be covered.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

Insurance companies can often be aggressive with their denials because “they don’t expect people to come back,” one health care advocate said.

The lesson is simple, another expert told us: “Appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal. That’s all you have.”

By @deldeib.bsky.social

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 17h

I'm seeing a lot of "Democrat" Texans saying they'll "just vote no on all the state constitutional amendments". Wrong - please research your vote then thoughtfully cast your ballot. See below.

Feel free to detest our state legislative process - but don't harm Texas even more. #txlege

League of Women Voters of Texas @lwvtexas.bsky.social · 17d

Texas has a Constitutional Amendment Election coming up on 11/4/25 with 17 proposed amendments on the ballot. We created unbiased explainer videos for each of the proposed amendments that clearly explain the pros and cons, so you can cast your vote with confidence! Playlist: bit.ly/lwvtx-ca2025...

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 7h

I can't be the only Texan vry disappointed in both Texas AG Democrat candidates.

1. Staying near Dallas smacks of Allred just fundraising - and won't win.
2. Hanging near Houston smacks of Andrew White, won't win - we see u, Mr Galveston.

Your audience is across this bloody state!! So frustrated.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 8h

Still mad about credentials, but shoutout to @heathercherone.bsky.social and @jonseidel.bsky.social for their hard work today.

Go hug a local journalist.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 8h

Good point from @txlawyer.bsky.social on another thread: A permanent injunction isn't being expressly denied (that we can tell before seeing the order), it's just not ripe for the court to rule yet.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

why is this a "major decision"? who the fuck cares about hillary clinton chatting with mike pompeo?

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 9h

It doesn’t matter what your politics are regarding immigration. If they do not begin and end with human beings needing to be treated with dignity and respect, especially when it comes to the enforcement of the law, your politics are wrong.

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 8h

Then heavens the Judiciary (at least occasionally) acts like a separate & coequal branch of US Govt.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 13h

Hamilton: “The court doesn’t have to decide what a rebellion is.”
Perry: “I think I do.”

Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 8h

The Red River Showdown is gonna be 🔥

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 11h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 16h

We need to start a petition: Oreo as a Word

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 Live Tomorrow Nite!

Texas Constitutional Amendments with @lwvwilco.bsky.social 🗳️

LWV Williamson County (Texas) @lwvwilco.bsky.social · 7d

Oct. 10, 12:30 pm at Southwestern University (Olin 110) and livestreamed on our YouTube channel (@LWVWilco): discussion about the Constitutional Amendments on the ballot. If you want to join us in person, please do. We also encourage watch parties; gather and watch the event on YouTube together.

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Felicia Miyakawa @fmmiyakawa.bsky.social · 16d

This video explainers are SO HELPFUL! Texans, check out this playlist! #vote #lwvtexas

League of Women Voters of Texas @lwvtexas.bsky.social · 17d

Texas has a Constitutional Amendment Election coming up on 11/4/25 with 17 proposed amendments on the ballot. We created unbiased explainer videos for each of the proposed amendments that clearly explain the pros and cons, so you can cast your vote with confidence! Playlist: bit.ly/lwvtx-ca2025...

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 17h

I'm seeing a lot of "Democrat" Texans saying they'll "just vote no on all the state constitutional amendments". Wrong - please research your vote then thoughtfully cast your ballot. See below.

Feel free to detest our state legislative process - but don't harm Texas even more. #txlege

League of Women Voters of Texas @lwvtexas.bsky.social · 17d

Texas has a Constitutional Amendment Election coming up on 11/4/25 with 17 proposed amendments on the ballot. We created unbiased explainer videos for each of the proposed amendments that clearly explain the pros and cons, so you can cast your vote with confidence! Playlist: bit.ly/lwvtx-ca2025...

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League of Women Voters of Texas @lwvtexas.bsky.social · 17h

It's #NationalVoterEducationWeek & today is about understanding the voting process!

1. Ballots are counted carefully and fairly
2. Recounts are normal
3. Election results take time
4. Elections are run by nonpartisan election workers
5. Elections are safe & secure

Visit VOTE411.org for more info!

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 17h

“They're making us go through the motions of, ‘well, you need to go through all of your classes and make sure that you are in compliance.’ Well, compliance with what?” a Blinn College instructor said. “I just saw myself as the person that's going to get their head on a chopping block.”

Some Texas community colleges remove course materials amid broader push to limit gender identity discussions

At least two community colleges, Alvin and Blinn, are also considering what they can and can’t teach to high schoolers enrolled in their fast-growing dual credit courses.

www.texastribune.org

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 17h

Blinn is/was used as part of A&M's silly "25K engr grads by 2025" thing. Blinn is supposed to be for a community but instead follows the "Keep Money Safe" plan.

I say this as an Aggie Engr, I don't know what will happen next to Higher Ed in our state.

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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 19h

“Reporters, take note: there are zero mainstream articles pointing out that the White House now considers birth control a form of abortion.”

@jessicavalenti.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

Eight More Abortion Arrests in Texas

10.8.25

open.substack.com

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 17h

Smithsonian museums will go dark after Sat. “Murray worries how she will provide for her three children and grandchildren in Capitol Heights, Maryland.”

“I don’t know how I’m going to feed my kids or pay my mortgage,” she said. "It’s not about me. I don’t care if I don’t eat, but I want them to.”

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Katzn Jammies @rosielle.bsky.social · 23h

I just love the composition. Looking towards Whidbey from Mukilteo .
#Nature #Photography #Seattle #Sunset

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 17h

When I was there, I visited Whidbey Island and walked along the shore. What a magical place.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 17h

“Our old tools for trying to create the appearance of neutral and detached nonpartisan decision-making by prosecutors don’t seem to be working." www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Experts fear impact of deepening polarization and perceived political prosecutions

Reforms enacted after Watergate to bolster public confidence in the impartiality of prosecutions are proving dated and ineffective, legal experts warn.

www.nbcnews.com

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Carrie (in Texas) 💙♿ @stemgal.bsky.social · 17h

Haven't we had a air traffic controller shortage since Reagan fired all during the strike? Honest question.

NPR @npr.org · 17h

Understaffing at air traffic control towers has affected flights this week. But the The National Air Traffic Controllers Association president says worker shortages are nothing new. n.pr/47hVCVO

Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic controllers, union president says

Understaffing at air traffic control towers has affected flights this week. But the The National Air Traffic Controllers Association president says worker shortages are nothing new.

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