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Susan Lauer @susanl.bsky.social · 1h

Will the US Congress please wake up and do their damn job???

I don’t know if we can count high enough to list all the ways this administration has weakened our national security.

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 2h

And remember what Ted Cruz said just a few weeks ago about Qatar
Ted Cruz on X⬇️

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Susan Lauer @susanl.bsky.social · 8h

Sign the petition. We need a Court and Congress that protects voting rights. Thank you @blackvotersmatterfund.org!

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Our Voices, Our Power: Protect Voting Rights Now

I signed a petition with Black Voters Matter demanding the U.S. Supreme Court defend Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the shield against racial discrimination in voting! Add your name and make your...

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Susan Lauer @susanl.bsky.social · 1d

#TrumpShutUsDown he puts billionaires and ego over the people he represents (all of us).

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1d

www.wsj.com/health/healt...

The MAJORITY of RED STATES gets the most subsidies from the Affordable Care Act

What a nightmare they're in for
People will lose their Healthcare
Premiums will skyrocket

And only DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING FOR US
24 Million people
#TrumpShutUsDown

Who Gets Healthcare Subsidies Under the Affordable Care Act

The ACA marketplace health plans now cover more than 24 million people, many of them reliant on enhanced subsidies to keep costs down.

www.wsj.com

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Susan Lauer @susanl.bsky.social · 1d

@lisaloe.bsky.social is a friend. Please keep her son in your prayers and, if you are able, help them financially as the MAGA attacks on the safety net leave our most vulnerable without support.

Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t sleep. My amazing 25yo miracle son will undergo his 42nd surgery at 7:30am.

I won’t go into details, except to say:
💛 His medical team is excellent
🙏🏽 For the first time ever, our healthcare “insurance” was largely dependent on a GFM

No one should have to live this way.

#TrumpShutUSDown

9-pic collage of a young man with disabilities growing up through the years 💛

Devastatingly handsome young man wearing black glasses, dark t-shirt and yellow hoodie, smiling alongside his mom with long dark hair and a pink blouse, after fresh haircuts 💛

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t sleep. My amazing 25yo miracle son will undergo his 42nd surgery at 7:30am.

I won’t go into details, except to say:
💛 His medical team is excellent
🙏🏽 For the first time ever, our healthcare “insurance” was largely dependent on a GFM

No one should have to live this way.

#TrumpShutUSDown

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 2d

It would be bad enough if that’s all ICE did to kids in Chicago

But they also

•Descended on them with Black Hawk helicopters

•Unleashed armed men who broke into their homes in the middle of the night

•Removed them from their families

•Zip-tied them

•And detained them for hours

Unconscionable

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 2d

“Is not about politics, it’s about people.”
-Chuck Schumer

Now THIS is a good Democratic ad!

Hold the line, Democrats!
Our healthcare must not be negotiated ⬇️ or compromised in any way!

#TrumpShutUSDown
‪Pass it on ‬♻️

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 2d

Our forebearers fought and died on battlefields to protect our right to free speech from tyrants. This right is so central to the Constitution we vowed to protect that it is enshrined in the very first amendment. You will NEVER take our freedom of speech away on our watch.

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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 2d

🚨AOC HUMILIATES MAGA with MOCKERY MASTERCLASS

She didn’t yell. She laughed. And in minutes, she dismantled MAGA’s fake “tough guy” act.

You HAVE to see this:
youtu.be/-3Mx3WFXHBg

AOC HUMILIATES Trump Regime with MOCKERY MASTERCLASS

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

youtu.be

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Democratic Hispanic Caucus Of Miami-Dade @dhcfmiami.bsky.social · 2d

If you live in Miami-Dade, we invite you to join us and local Democratic leaders for our Hispanic Heritage Month Event where we will celebrate our diversity and renew our commitment to speak up for our communities and fight for our rights and freedoms.

Register to join us using the link below👇🏻

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month · Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida

We invite you to join us and local leaders for a celebration of our diversity, our heritage, and the immigrant communities that helped build Miami-Dade.

www.mobilize.us

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Bridget123goooo 🌊🦋🏃🏻‍♀️⛰️ @bridget123goooo.bsky.social · 2d

James Comey’s trial date is set for Monday January 5, 2026 meaning….. Comey will be on trial for bogus charges unleashed by 34x convicted felon, Donald Trump on the fifth anniversary of his own insurrection January 6, 2021.

Full circle.

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Susan Lauer @susanl.bsky.social · 1d

The only way through is together.

Dave Auburn @daveauburn.bsky.social · 2d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

Leading economists say the U.S. saw “essentially no job growth” last month.

Small businesses are getting crushed by Trump’s tariffs and immigration chaos while health care carries the economy.

The shutdown means no official jobs data—just more chaos and uncertainty.
thehill.com/business/554...

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

Context matters

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Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.org · 1d

The DOJ is considering letting people convicted of domestic abuse and violent felonies to get their gun rights back.

We need every voice speaking out right now.

Join us:
bradyunited.org/restoration

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 1d

4/ If you are interested in helping to reduce gun suicides then you should consider removing AFSP from your donation list. Their Project 2025 helped to legitimize an extreme gun lobby grp with a mission to put AR15s with silencers in the hands of every man, woman, & child in the U.S. and beyond.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 3d

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@stevevladeck.bsky.social is clear: Trump cannot do whatever he wants with Federal troops in American cities.

"The problem ...is that many Americans don’t believe the president’s claims. We look at pictures and videos out of Portland and we don’t see “war-ravaged” anything. ..

Image of troops outside military vehicles

Caption: Illinois leaders challenge white house over national guard deployment

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Jamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 3d

When Democrats retake the House, one of the FIRST actions needs to be investigating every one of these mother f*ckers that have broken the law.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 2d

This term, the Supreme Court could pave the way for states to oust 19 Black and Brown members of Congressmen by demolishing the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais

Which would cripple minority representation at the federal level

And gerrymander up to 27 districts for Republicans in total

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 2d

Democrats hold a slim majority in the Virginia House of Delegates. We need to keep every Blue seat and flip as many seats as we can. Here's the lineup for Districts 69, 70 and 71:
☑️ Mark Downey (69)
☑️ Shelly Simonds (70)
☑️Jessica Anderson (71)
☑️Randolph Critzer (72)
Vote Blue on Nov. 4!

Graphic supporting Mark Downey, Shelly Simonds, Jessica Anderson and Randolph Critzer for Virginia House of Delegates. Election Nov. 4, 2025.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 1d

If the government carries out Trump’s orders targeting antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization,” it would violate free speech rights. Here’s why: bit.ly/4330Su2

Trump’s Orders Targeting Antifascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition

Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.

www.brennancenter.org

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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · May 3

“Empathy and compassion are evolved states of being… Over my years in politics and business, I have found one thing to be universally true: The kindest person in the room is often the smartest.”
JB Pritzker

@govpritzker.illinois.gov
@jbpritzker.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/ifin...

#KindnessMatters

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Susan Lauer @susanl.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Universe: This is a serious line in the sand. How can we face all the threats to democracy, peace, and Earth itself if we cannot have chocolate?

This is just plain cruel!!

apple.news/ArB_cj2OJRFe...

Something Weird Is Happening With Halloween Chocolate — The Atlantic

Where did it all go?

apple.news

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 4d

Because Donald Trump and MAGA decided to destroy Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act so they could give tax cuts to billionaires

17 million people will probably lose their health insurance

And it's likely that-as a result-51,000 Americans will die

PER
YEAR

Despicable

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

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