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Entrepreneur. Christian. Believe science and data. COVID-19 aware. No DMs. #TruthWarriors #DemocracyMatters #DonNotObeyInAdvance #StandWithUkraine #14thAmendmentSection3. Resistance requires action, not spectating. Freedom isn’t free. Fight!

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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · Dec 8

#14thAmendment
#TrumpDisqualified
#14thAmendmentSection3

How is he allowed to be #POTUS, when he is disqualified?

Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3:
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-
President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23h

Hey Senators @murray.senate.gov and @cantwell.senate.gov, your constituents say thank you for fighting to protect our healthcare and standing strong against the Trump Shutdown!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Spread contagious courage with One Million Rising, our initiative to train a million people in the practice of peaceful non-cooperation. Join tomorrow’s call for exciting updates and new opportunities to defy the Trump takeover in your community: www.mobilize.us/onemillionri...

(above images of hands holding up American flags, a megaphone, and a peace sign) ONE MILLION RISING

STRATEGIC NON-COOPERATION TO FIGHT AUTHORITARIANISM

JOIN OUR TRAINING SERIES TO TURN LOCAL ACTION INTO NATIONAL IMPACT

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

Thanks, New Yorker

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 1d

The 5Ds of Bystander Intervention
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The 5Ds of Bystander Intervention - Right To Be

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 2d

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d

There it is

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg provides the perspective that most western media will not:

It’s not about a few hundred foreign nationals being mistreated by Israel for a few days.

It’s about the #GazaGenocide, deliberate denial of aid, and Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law.

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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Aunty Em @everycourthouse.bsky.social · 2d

“We are home now. We marched from the park to ICE, very peaceful crowd. We were standing around ICE pushed us down, sprayed us with chemical and I was hit in the head with a projectile. This was so unprovoked. People have to know that the Feds are attacking people with NO provocation whatsoever.”

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 2d

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 2d

I agree. In the meantime, let’s get creative to create local laughtivism.

Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 2d

Resistance. Join us for #NoKings 10/18/25 Palo Alto, Los Altos, Mountain View to Sunnyvale, California.

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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for #NoKings 10/18/25 12-2PM, Palo Alto, Los Alto, Mountain Vie and Sunnyvale, CA
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WE SAY
NO KINGS
October 18, 12PM - 2PM
El Camino Real, Sunnyvale to Palo Alto
RSVP: tinyurl.com/NKD2onECR
PROTEST IN PLACE
SPONSORED BY:
• Sally Lieber
• IdaRose Sylvester
• Together We Will Mountain View, Palo Alto
• Mountain View Voices for Peace and Justice
• The Democratic Club of Sunnyvale
• Afro Upris
• DAWN (Democratic Activists for Women Now)
• Santa Clara County Democratic Party

Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 3d

Portland Mayor 3 counter measures on DJT.

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Did you notice Keith Wilson’s counterattack#shorts #shortvideo #trending #actress #celebrity

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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 3d

#Laughtivism #GoodTrouble

Laughtivism
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* This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (September 202
Learn more
Laughtivism (a portmanteau of laughter+ activism) is strategic use of humor and mocking by social nonviolent movements in order to undermine the authority of an
opponent, build credibility, break fear and apathy and reach target audiences. 1112. It has been defined, and predominantly practiced independently by two activist groups - The Center for Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies (CANVAS) based in Belgrade, Serbia (Executive Director Srda Popovic) as well as the New York-based team the Yes Men. 13]
Some recent examples of Laughtivism include:
The Yes Men creating a false movie production company comparing the Midwestern Tar Sands area to Mordor, 41 and Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef's satirical television show The B+ which made fun of events during the
Eavotian Revolution in 2011.
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Snacks @snacks59.bsky.social · 3d

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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 3d

Vote YES by 11/4/25 on #MeasureA in Santa Clara County, California to Save Lives, Hospitals and ERs.

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Save Our Local Hospitals
Lote VES on Measure
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拯救我们的本地医院•支持A号提案•
•Hãy bỏ phiếu YES cho dự luật A • Để bảo vệ các bệnh viện địa phương!
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Measure A Will Keep Our Local Hospitals and ERs Open
The Crisis
A new federal law (H.R.1), signed by Trump and Congress, will slash $1.3 billion from Santa Clara County's healthcare system. That's more than the combined annual budgets of O'Connor, Regional and St. Louise hospitals.
The county is already cutting back. Without Measure A, hospitals could close, ERs could shut down and life-saving care would be on the chopping block. Together with Valley Medical Center, these hospitals provide nearly half of all ER care in the county, including two of three trauma centers.
The stakes are real:
• Medi-Cal patients could lose urgent care and regular doctors.
Privately insured patients could face longer ER waits, fewer hospital choices and higher premiums.
The Solution
Measure A is a short-term fix to keep hospitals open:
Temporary sales tax for 5 years only
Every dollar stays here in Santa Clara County
Protects ER access, keeps doctors on staff and ensures patients get care
• Strict oversight guarantees funds are spent as promised
This isn't forever. But it's what we need right now.
Save Our Local Hospitals
Vote YES on Measure
By Mail or on November 4
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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 3d

Vote YES in Prop 50 in California by 11/4/25. #DefendDemocracy

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• Trump has hurt California families - cutting healthcare for millions, denying fire aid, and carrying out indiscriminate mass deportations.
• Prop 50 Levels the Playing Field - blocking Trump's scheme to steal 5 seats in Texas.
• Californians fight back - making your vote count, not letting Trump rig the rules.
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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans can stop this terror any day.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

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“There’s a baby!” ICE agents stop Alamosa family at gunpoint, smash car window

Immigration arrest last week in southern Colorado follows national trend of escalating force from ICE agents

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944

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