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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, just when I’m visiting Ireland and need a new book to read!

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The Exuberant Raptor 👊🇺🇸🔥 @theexuberantraptor.bsky.social · 18d

I’m an old dinosaur so I miss the days when Americans fought Nazis tooth and nail rather than putting them into the White House.

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 18d

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 18d

It's déjà vu all over again.

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 18d

Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime
New York Times, Feb 4, 1939
#Censorship #Nazis #DejaVu #Goebbels #StephenColbert #JimmyKimmel #FOTUS #FCC

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 19d

"It’s the latest crackdown on what the administration dubs a liberal media ecosystem and a further example of how the Trump White House is stamping its imprint on the culture."

#Censorship #JimmyKimmel #FirstAmendment #FCC #FOTUS

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Trump floats stripping networks critical of him of their broadcast licenses

“They’re giving me all this bad press, and they’re getting a license,” the president said.

www.politico.com

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 21d

The madness continues
www.erininthemorning.com/p/two-republ...
#Anti-Trans #AntiTrans #NancyMace #HateSpeech #Transgender #ErinInTheMorning

Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People

Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson both called for the institutionalization of transgender people On Tuesday.

www.erininthemorning.com

Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 25d

Be sure to get a copy of A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 26d

I know! I heard him on the radio and wondered why the heck he was patting himself on the back so much.

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silashouse.bsky.social @silashouse.bsky.social · 27d

I abhor ALL violence. No one deserves to be shot for their opinions, no matter how reprehensible.

I just wish we lived in a country where our elected GOP reps publicly mourned for murdered schoolchildren as passionately as they do for a person who devoted his life to division and vitriol.

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 27d

The Alabama Public Library Service has issued a proposal that would force libraries to pull any “positive depictions” of transgender people from general shelves and relegate them to the adult section.
#Anti-Trans #Libraries #Censorship #Self-Censoring
shorturl.at/OOInt

"Positive Depictions" Of Trans People Banned In Alabama State Libraries Proposal

The code change that has been proposed does not ban negative depictions of transgender people, however. Public comment is open until October 14.

open.substack.com

Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 28d

The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

#Anti-trans #AntiTrans #TransRights #TransHealthCare #FundingBan #SportsBan

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29d

1. The HHS Appropriations Bill is out and it contains several devastating anti-trans provision.

It would bar federal funding for trans youth and adult care nationwide, which could be used to bar hospitals from providing it at all.

Will Democrats stand firm, or cave to avoid a shutdown?

House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide

The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · 28d

"it’s time for people who look like me and many of you to take to the streets. Clearly, legislators aren’t listening to the trans community and their allies, but they still do care about what “good Christian white people” think.

bit.ly/47vGTr3
#Anti-Trans #BathroomBills #Texas #TransRights

Stand up for trans folk who have no place to pee – Baptist News Global

I received an urgent call last week from one of my dearest transgender friends. He faced a horrible predicament.

baptistnews.com

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Sep 7

The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...

#Anti-Trans #AntiTrans #TransKids #GenderAffirmingCare #RiskAssessment

Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: August Edition

The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.

www.erininthemorning.com

Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Sep 7

Policy Resource Hub tracks legislation, regulations, and case law across all 56 states and territories, updated every business day.
transrights.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org
#LawyersForGoodGovernment #TransgenderRights #Legislation #Regulations #LawsByState

Transgender Rights - Policy Resource Hub

The Policy Resource Hub for Transgender Rights provides up-to-date information about legislation, regulations, and case law across all 56 states and territories. Updated every business day.

transrights.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org

Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Sep 7

Reports on federal and state anti-trans legislation proposed, passed, and failed.
translegislation.com
#Anti-Trans #AntiTrans #BillTracker #Legislation #Pronouns #GenderAffirmingCare #Bathrooms #Military

2025 Anti-Trans Bills: Trans Legislation Tracker

2025 anti-trans bills tracker. Explore data on U.S. anti-trans legislation including passed bills and themes including sports, bathrooms, healthcare, pronouns, drag shows, and education.

translegislation.com

Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Sep 6

Oh my god, is this real?? He (and his social media people) are inSANE!!!

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Sep 4

Apparently, he thinks he can buy his way into heaven
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
#FOTUS #Grifter #Heaven #tRump #BottomOfTheTotemPole

Donald Trump asks for $15 donations to 'get to heaven'

Trump had recently discussed concerns about his afterlife and said he was at the "bottom of the totem pole" when it came to securing a spot in heaven.

www.newsweek.com

Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Aug 20

60 Minutes Australia segment on Trump and Epstein
archive.org/details/60-m...
#FOTUS #tRump #epstein #pedophiles #60Minutes

60 Minutes Australia: Trump & Epstein : 60 Minutes : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

60 Minutes Australia segment on Trump and Epstein. Uploaded for preservation as it was made private on youtube.

archive.org

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Aug 12

Private equity takeovers...

#privateequity #joannes #redlobster #toysrus #partycity

RiskyLiberal @riskyliberal.bsky.social · Aug 12

youtube.com/shorts/9qgkD...

JOANN Fabrics, Party City, Toys R Us, Red Lobster — private equity drove all of them to the ground.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

youtube.com

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Brian Boyle @brianboy12.bsky.social · Aug 12

Dan Rather gets it right again.

The real crimes in D.C. were on J6 .. & .. they were sanctioned by TFG, who lounged in his protective bunker
enjoying the J6 coup as it unfolded. No National Guard, No Marines... just Capital police getting beaten by TFG's minions.

open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

Capital Punishment

Trump manufactures a non-crisis

open.substack.com

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Aug 12

This publication will help you learn more about 1) what #transgender and #nonbinary mean, 2) issues that currently dominate the headlines, 3) challenges that many trans and nonbinary people face, and 4) specific ways that you can be a strong #ally.
#pflag
pflag.org/resource/s4e...

Straight for Equality: Guide to Being An Ally to Trans and Nonbinary People - PFLAG

PFLAG's Guide to Being An Ally to Trans and Nonbinary People from our Straight for Equality program.

pflag.org

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Aug 8

Trump’s War on Women’s Health
#ACOG #WomensHealth #DanRather #Steady #Women #Health #BillGates

bit.ly/3H2jlPR

Trump’s War on Women’s Health

And what one foundation is doing to combat it

bit.ly

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Aug 7

He’s a hypocrite, just like everyone in the “Christian” MAGA cult.

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Augusta 💙🕊️ @augustawolfe.bsky.social · Aug 5

When things don't go the way you want them to, just fire the messenger.

#bls #LaborStatistics #ErikaMcEntarfer #FOTUS

Cartoon by Joe Heller. Trump is on a golf course in the rain. A sign on the golf cart says "Fires labor official over bad jobs report." Trump in on his cellphone saying "Fire the weatherman and find me one wo says it's sunny."