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Emily Escher Smith

@bskyemilys.bsky.social

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❄️❄️ Definitely Liberal Snowflake ❄️❄️ #Abortionishealthcare #ERAnow #TermLimits #StandwithUkraine #TaxWealthMore #SaveMedicaid #MedicaidforAll #MakeVotingMandatory #ElectionDayNationalHoliday Geez, we’re doing this again? Absolutely no DMs

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Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic legacy gesture!

Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · 1d

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to help fund US public broadcasting

The auction will support the medium that brought the Joy of Painting host's creativity into US homes for decades, Bob Ross Inc says.

www.bbc.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

This is it #trumpshutdown

🎥: @warnock.senate.gov

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 7d

Quick reminder: they can still release the Epstein files during a government shutdown.

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Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · 21d

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Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · 23d

So they can shift the money elsewhere

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The USA Singers @theusasingers.bsky.social · 25d

The Right grooms domestic terrorists.

The Left wants everyone to have healthcare and education.

See the difference?

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · Sep 4

Dems killing it on RFK today. Well done, people.
Now start grilling your colleagues who voted for this crackpot

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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Aug 9

Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 9

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!"

Social Security - "That's socialism!"

Debt free education - "That's socialism!"

Universal childcare - "That's socialism!"

$1 trillion in tax cuts for the richest 1%...

"That's just how it is."

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Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · Jul 24

Of course! This was the “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” era - they went everywhere together, as anyone alive at that time knows.

Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · Jul 24

Well ya know if we’d actually address these things in the initial court cases rather than stall forever and make plea deals it would help. We’re too wrapped up in ignoring the victims. These women spoke up over a decade ago. It’s a #coverupculture

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · Jul 23

BREAKING: We just subpoenaed the Epstein files.

As a survivor of sexual assault, I know the pain & trauma survivors carry. This subpoena is a massive victory for every survivor who has ever been silenced, dismissed, or harmed.

Bondi must release the files immediately. We demand accountability.

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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · Jul 22

Speaker Johnson doesn't mind keeping the House in session to cut healthcare for 17 million Americans, but he draws the line at exposing child predators.

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Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · Jul 15

I think you’re right but I’m no expert

Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · Jul 15

Cranberry orange scones from The Fresh Market are divine

Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · Jul 2

All the same, she was the only one with the balls to stand up and fight, getting a deal made. She made sure her constituents are covered. The rest of the GOP are just hoping their constituents are too stupid to notice.

Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · Jul 2

Same here. Absolutely crushing to see it happen yet again on a national stage, knowing there are SO MANY MORE OF US SURVIVORS with similar stories in the everyday world dealing with our smaller scale demons.

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Emily Escher Smith @bskyemilys.bsky.social · Jun 30

Don’t forget last time they hoped Covid-19 would kill them all.

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · Jun 29

From a distance you can see a mountain landscape with a blue sky and a few hazy clouds. on the sides of the picture you can see parts of trees. On the left in light green, on the right a smaller dark green tree further away. in the center is a black box on which is written in white “Only caring about your own right is exactly how you lose them”.

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WILD BILL HICCUP @ydofoolsrule.bsky.social · Jun 20

Too many non-working holidays? Costing the country billions?

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · Jun 13

Tomorrow, Sat June 14, we're showing up EVERYWHERE he isn't (skip D.C., boring party anyway😋), with a simple msg:

No KINGS in the USA!

He was sworn in to do a job, NOT crowned to reign. Let's give the wannabe a reminder, & have some fun doing it! (Peacefully, stay safe.)
www.nokings.org #NoKings

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layla victoria @laylavictoria.bsky.social · Jun 14

June 14th, 2025 #NoKings
#ObamaAppreciationDay
#NoKingsProtest #Obama

A picture of President Barack Obama, celebrated on June 14th, as ObamaAppreciationDay, shown standing arms crossed in the oval office with flags behind him.

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