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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 15h

Hours with no air traffic controllers.

Staffing shortages.

Flight delays.

Health care costs going through the roof.

Every hour that Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to come to the table to negotiate, the American people get hurt.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

The government shutdown disrupted flights at Hollywood Burbank Airport. Could it get worse?

Hollywood Burbank Airport's air traffic control tower was temporarily unstaffed Monday and flights were delayed or canceled due to staffing shortages amid the government shutdown.

www.latimes.com

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Jason Berlin @jasonberlin.bsky.social · 21h

There's been a huge surge in purges! It can happen to anyone.

👀 Check your registration status now & then check it weekly! 🗳 ☑

Get un-purged at Voterizer — your one-stop shop for re-registering and checking your status!

#Voterizer #RegisterDemocrats social.fieldteam6.org/s/jsHrBYZ0

Check your registration or register here!

social.fieldteam6.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22h

If the National Governors Association chooses to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.

We should be standing as one against the idea that Donald Trump can call up the National Guard against our will.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.

A screenshot of an X.com post by House Homeland Security Committee (@HouseHomelandSecCo) stating, "We're drawing a blank, let us get back to you," with an image of a crowd storming a government building, featuring individuals in red caps and carrying flags. Below, a reply from @Acyn
, Acyn, posted 5 hours earlier, quotes Stephen Miller asking, "when in our history have we tolerated unlawful, riotous assemblies around government buildings," accompanied by a video thumbnail of Miller speaking on a news program, labeled "OANN 0:13" with text identifying him as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

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Midgecat @midgecat.bsky.social · 1d

which one had the experience to do their job?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21h

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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❌👑💙D to the R to the R💙❌👑 @daleroy1.bsky.social · 19h

And if Cortez Masto or Fetterman reps you, please call them out for voting with MAGA via phone and PleaseGrowASpine.org

Please Grow A Spine

PleaseGrowASpine.org

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❌👑 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑 @villaverla.bsky.social · 20h

@schiff.senate.gov, thank you for voting NO on the budget bill. And thanks for staying strong in the fight to protect our health care. Keep going and stay LOUD!

I am a constituent and when you fight, I will applaud you!

#DemsGrowASpine #CallYourSenator #PGAS
app.sosha.ai/s/1C7H1E7n

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❌👑 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑 @villaverla.bsky.social · 20h

I got my ballot, too! I'm voting YES on Prop 50!

Let's get those ballots returned this week. Talk to your friends, to your family. Make sure they know how important this election is. And that they're going to vote YES!
#Voterizer

❌👑💙D to the R to the R💙❌👑 @daleroy1.bsky.social · 23h

I received my ballot in the mail! I am voting YES on ballot 50! I know this could be the difference between DJT’s power grab in TX and other places working or not. @fieldteam6.org @villaverla.bsky.social

Photo of California Official Ballot envelope (pink column on left, white on right) with the address recipient covered by another piece of mail.

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Soyk Abron @soycomosoy.bsky.social · 1d

PENNSYLVANIA, MAINE & NEVADA VOTERS YOU HAVE TRAITORS

Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine - once again broke ranks and voted to advance the GOP stopgap bill.

You know what to do

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 20h

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 22h

This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22h

Way to go, Chicago, more of this! Kristi Noem is upset that ICE agents in Chicago are being “denied entry” to restrooms and lunch spots.

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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 1d

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks, New Yorker

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22h

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21h

I grew up going to Zabar's. So many of my childhood memories center around the best lox in NYC (which is saying something). With Saul Zabar's passing today, the Upper West Side has lost a legend who turned his parent's humble store into a culinary institution.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

www.nytimes.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Dave 86-47 @bulldogdemocrat.bsky.social · 1d

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LadyCat311 🇺🇲 @coffeecat311.bsky.social · 1d

Ballots are here!

VOTE YES on 50, California!

🚨STOP PROJECT 2025!!!😱

No more fighting the scourge of fascism with one arm tied behind our backs.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

California just signed a new trade partnership with Belgium.

We're committed to expanding economic and clean energy innovation — because California will always be a stable, reliable partner on the world stage.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.

Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.

If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

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