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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 1d

Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood

Even after the original group fizzled, many of its members were able to keep making films with progressive messages.

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the tips!! I like the apple in bag version. OK, I’m planning my tomato garden for 2026!

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 1d

Commentary from @danawormald.bsky.social : "In our village of New Hampshire, the biggest challenge we face is not whatever the current ruling party targets as 'woke' on a given day. It is our system for funding public education." #NHPolitics

The villagers are restless, but not in the way they should be • New Hampshire Bulletin

If we were a village of 100 instead of a nation of 340 million, I wonder if the perceptions would be different.

newhampshirebulletin.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Inventive People of Portland Dressing as Animals:

Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 2d

This is awesome.

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 1d

It may be the last legal protest you attend.

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 1d

Will the green San Marzanos ripen? If not, can you use them in sauce? I’m going to try to grow some next year. Thanks for the pics!

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 2d

substack.com/@mikenellis/...

Mike Nellis (@mikenellis)

A reporter asked the chair of the Nobel Peace Prize committee why Trump didn’t win, and the guy basically said it’s because he has no courage or integrity. Absolutely brutal.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 2d

Just felt like sharing this today. No reason.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine

In the White House deputy chief of staff, we see that Maga will not simply end with Trump. We must keep our eyes on Miller

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Who will run against Trump in 2028? Please step forward now – don’t wait | David Kirp

A leading Democrat, backed by substantial funding, should enter the 2028 presidential race right now

www.theguardian.com

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 2d

Arts critic Richard Dyer’s record collection offered to the public!

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/a...

Critic Richard Dyer’s final gift to the Boston music community: an astounding library of records - The Boston Globe

Dyer’s nephew, who is managing the estate, is offering the collection for sale this weekend.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 2d

Lover the copper pot picture! It could have become a DaVinci painting (or a Carlo)! 🖼️
Did you leave a little something in the garden for Gary the Squirrel’s breakfast??

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 3d

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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

wapo.st

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lauraclassical.bsky.social @lauraclassical.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning, my friend!
You know what they say about #NewEngland #weather: if you don’t like it, just wait 5 minutes. Yup. Crazy week weatherwise!
Time to pull out this old favorite #sweater from the back of the closet. (And something warm in my cup! Stay cozy!)🥰
#sweaterweather
#autumn
#October

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 3d

😂😂😂

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 3d

Such an unfamiliar feeling: 🥶! I love layers! Leaf raking weather. 🍂 ☕️ 💕

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 4d

Commentary from Brendan Williams of the New Hampshire Health Care Association: No simple answers for Medicare Advantage’s New Hampshire challenges. #NHPolitics

No simple answers for Medicare Advantage’s New Hampshire challenges • New Hampshire Bulletin

New Hampshire consumers who wish to choose privatized Medicare are facing a churn in the Medicare Advantage market, with two carriers, Anthem and Martin’s Point, leaving and another, Aetna, reducing…

newhampshirebulletin.com

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 4d

And what is that falling from the sky this morning? 🌧️ 💛 🎉

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 5d

💗💗💗 He’s a keeper!

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Indivisible on the Lakeshore W Michigan @onthelakeshore.bsky.social · 8d

Every single Friday without fail, these good people show up on the lakeshore in West Michigan. This is one of three bridges where Indivisible on the Lakeshore members gather, and you are always welcome to join in. #Indivisible #Ferrysburg #Michigan #RESIST #FundHealthcare

People standing on a bridge holding signs that spell out FUND HEALTHCARE

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 6d

And they did! 🎉

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 6d

A quintessentially New England celebration! 💖

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Sue Veal @sueveal.bsky.social · 8d

I’d say they probably “can,” but with Rs controlling all the courts, it would be a waste of time. But - ACLU is getting results.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 9d

Stained glass roof of The Peace Portal, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia by glass artist Ulla Darni #womensart

Photo close-up of a stained glass window with spiral design and in varios volours

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