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Chuck4Democracy 🦋

@chuck4democracy.bsky.social

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Celebrating democracy, opposing MAGA/Trump authoritarianism with hope and perseverance. Director @435News. My vision for Bluesky: Intelligent, respectful, engaging and pro-democracy community.

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · Sep 17

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #178,922!

I had to wait and wait for that coveted invite but it was worth the wait!

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 6m

Nathaniel Tyler Lemons and Gabriel J. Diaz are the two new prosecutors. Both serve eastern district of North Carolina, which encompasses Raleigh.

Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 22m

And stand down the illegal military invasion of American states and cities.

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 24m

Your tax dollars at work. Made-for-television domestic invasions.

Listen to @govpritzker.illinois.gov. Get your phones out and record the real news.

Then tag @435News so we can spread it across social media.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Sickening.

Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 30m

This… and tag #435News. We will spread your videos/

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 1h

We can fight back.

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Lorie @ppattycat2.bsky.social · 1h

🔥Democrat wins the race for Mayor in Fairbanks, Alaska!🔥

🔥This seat was held by Republicans for nearly 10 years! 🔥

💙🫂💙🫂💙🫂💙🫂💙

#SheShed
#DefendersOfDemocracy

www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/10/08/l...

LIVE: Fairbanks mayor concedes as more than 20 Alaskan communities hold elections

Almost two dozen municipalities and boroughs across Alaska held local elections Tuesday, asking voters to decide on new mayors and propositions on the ballot.

www.alaskasnewssource.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2h

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com

How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

www.msnbc.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"The president of the United States is choosing to escalate a conflict between the federal government and the state of Illinois into, also, a state-on-state conflict."

It isn't what it kind of sounds like, yet, but it's pointing in that direction. @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 1h

Welp, nothing quite says "Great Again" like civil war.

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 1h

You’ve been in session twice and immediately gaveled the session adjourned before she could be sworn in.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6h

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 1h

youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...

Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 1h

#435News

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 1h

#435News

Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 1h

Happy birthday, @hcrichardson.bsky.social from an old (literally) friend. :)

Laura Borealis ❌👑 @laura-gordon.bsky.social · 12h

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HEATHER COX RICHARDSON! America needs you like we need oxygen @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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Rivendell The Cat @rivendellthecat.bsky.social · 2h

Tag your photo/video #435News.

Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 2h

This is right!

Tag your photo/video #435News.

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 2h

Trump says Portland is a “war zone.” But your videos/photos show a very different story — the true story!

We can fight back. Tag #435News and spread the real message.

435 News @435news.bsky.social · 2h

@435News puts the messaging in YOUR hands. All you have to do is tag @435News with your photos/videos.

The News OF the People, BY the People, For the People. We cover what mainstream media hides/ignores. From all 435 Congressional districts.

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 2h

This is right!

Tag your photo/video #435News.

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435 News @435news.bsky.social · 3h

435News is News OF the People, BY the People, FOR the People.

If you have a smart phone, you can help us fight back.

We need pics/videos from every one of the 435 congressional districts in the country. To show the REAL news, what the mainstream media won’t.

Will you help?

Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 3h

I’m increasingly wondering if phone cameras are going to be the most powerful tools in the pro-democracy fight against authoritarianism.

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Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 3h

Hollywood couldn’t have staged it much better.

Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 3h

Wouldn’t this be something!

Chuck4Democracy 🦋 @chuck4democracy.bsky.social · 3h

When they all say it and repeat it everywhere, that’s good messaging.