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CGC- Cheryl

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#Resister 💙 Sad, mad, worried about the bully takeover. Here for comfort & to discover ways to protect democracy. Left of Sharpton. Wannabe writer: Looking past profit (for the 1%) to invest in opportunity, resilience & survival for all.

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CGC- Cheryl @clgc.bsky.social · 25d

Starter Pack II--filled with independent & pro-democracy writers, journalists, media outlets, creators, and scientists.

Please consider vetting, sharing, and supporting them!

(And check out Starter Pack I at: go.bsky.app/TFBJ8Di.)

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Emmyanso: The Illumination @emmyanso.bsky.social · Nov 23

Your mum isn't a millionaire but remember, you never slept hungry. It's time to share this memory to recognize her unforgettable responsibility.

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CGC- Cheryl @clgc.bsky.social · 1h

New friends. Followed. 💙

Thank you so much Dunk--👊🏼.

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CGC- Cheryl @clgc.bsky.social · 1h

Followed--thank you Mark! 💙

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CGC- Cheryl @clgc.bsky.social · 1h

Looks like I'm with some great company in Blockville--☺️.

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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 22h

Someone gave Pam Bondi lines for her to use during her hearing to attack @whitehouse.senate.gov and other Democrats, according to this pic from Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst.

I zoomed in on it here:
www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-sh...

'Hypocrite!' Pam Bondi's attack notes snapped by photographer during contentious hearing

Attorney General Pam Bondi drew reactions from those watching her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when, instead of answering specific questions from Democrats, she turned ...

www.rawstory.com

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Jill Wine-Banks @jillwine-banks.bsky.social · 1d

Talked to a political psychiatrist to learn how to talk to MAGA family and friends with hope of a positive outcome. Listen to learn how at
youtu.be/PbkT2GeeN6A

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

"But what is an illegal order?

A legal body tells you it’s illegal. Maybe it’s a more senior officer. Maybe it’s someone from the JAG corps.

Which is why the Trump administration’s moves to push out senior officers and dismantle the JAG corps are so troubling."

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

“Legal Orders” and Trump’s Military

Authoritarians don’t take power by openly flouting the law. They look for pretexts and legal theories.

open.substack.com

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 1d

Please share this:

If you are 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 or 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 and you are being ordered to 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, then this is the number to the 𝐆𝐈 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. There is support. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡.

𝟖𝟕𝟕-𝟒𝟒𝟕-𝟒𝟒𝟖𝟕

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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 15h

Remember the part of the Bible when Jesus zip-tied a bunch of toddlers?

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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah this is how👇

Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 8d

Loud public demands for future prosecutions of the people who carry out crimes for this admin will be a crucial part of stopping them.

Even the Nazis worried about questions of legality. We know this because they explicitly exempted the Wehrmacht from criminal law in writing and in advance.

II. Treatment of offences committed ageinst inhabitants by
members of the Armed Forces and its employcos.
1. With regerd to offences committed against enemy civ-
ilians by members of the Wehrmacht
and its omployees prosocution is
not obligetory even where the deed is at the same time a militery
crime or offence.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 17d

Despite all the laws and rhetoric and violence, the number of people who identify as trans still continues to increase across the country, every year.

Their attacks are escalating precisely because they are afraid and desperate they have failed so far.

"Oppression is the mask of fear."

Consider that, despite dozens of states banning trans care for minors in the last several years, as well as bans on literature or teachers talking about trans people in schools, the number of trans youth keeps increasing every year, across the United States.

The increasing escalation from the far-right in their attacks on us reflects the primal desperation the fascists feel knowing they are continuously losing their fight to commit genocide. As Karis Nemik writes in his manifesto in Andor, oppression is the mask of fear.

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CGC- Cheryl @clgc.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you mady...this is helpful info. Reposted.

(I went to follow @threnody.bsky.social. It appears I am blocked by that account. Surprised me. Not asking for you to do anything...just wondering out loud if I am on one of those fake block lists I've heard about.)

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 19h

disappointing to see every big account on this website line up to stoke rage and fear and doom into everyone's hearts based on what is already been explained to be misleading.

as @threnody.bsky.social said, you will have plenty of other opportunities for despair and to criticize Newsom!

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 23h

Hi, I'm a trans Californian who reported on the CA bills. This headline is misleading at best. You haven't noted that he has until the 12th to sign the other bills, leaving that out is irresponsible and fearmongers.

People can and should still pressure him on those bills.

bsky.app/profile/mady...

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 23h

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 9d

This is terrifying.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10d

Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'

Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune

Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.

fortune.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 6d

I am reminded tonight how important it is for women to be inspired by other brave, pioneering women as I watch dozens and dozens of women post gift links to Jane Goodall obituaries and articles

Keep it up, ladies.

Mary Chasin @marych.bsky.social · 6d

A voice for hope. We have lost an irreplaceable treasure.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Why Jane Goodall Still Has Hope for Us Humans (Gift Article)

“Traveling the world I’d see so many projects of restoration, people tackling what seemed impossible and not giving up.”

www.nytimes.com

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 6d

WE ARE UNDERREACTING🇺🇸👇

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Angel Brise @angelbrise.bsky.social · 16h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

THIS is the energy we’ve been waiting for. Credit where credit is due.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 16h

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 16h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 18h

Here’s video of the incident

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Mosaics by Darcy @darcyrobles.bsky.social · 16h

I love my city.
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Mosaics by Darcy @darcyrobles.bsky.social · 17h

This article is gold.
It ends with:
"Noem’s motorcade then drove out of the facility past a handful of protesters on the street outside, including one dressed as a bear wearing a sombrero."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kristi Noem tours Portland Ice facility with Maga influencers in tow

Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film

www.theguardian.com

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

Why didn’t Pam Bondi as Florida AG investigate Jeffrey Epstein?! Bondi was AG of Florida from 2011 to 2019. Bondi prosecuted other child sex predators in Florida but NEVER investigated Epstein. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/why-didnt-...

Why didn’t Pam Bondi as Florida AG investigate Jeffrey Epstein?!

Everything Bondi does is to protect Trump.

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. 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 ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 19h

As the government shutdown continues for a seventh day, many of the nation’s busiest airports are reporting ground delays or temporary closures as many federal employees are furloughed or working without pay.
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O'Hare flights delayed as government shutdown hits staffing

As the government shutdown continues for a seventh day, many of the nation's busiest airports are reporting ground delays or temporary closures as many federal employees are furloughed or working without pay.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 17h

Justice Dept has 10 days left to respond to civil lawsuit filed by Jan 6 police responders who are seeking court order to require display of Jan 6 law enforcement honorary plaque at US Capitol

Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law

It hasn’t been hung

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