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Lori Coleman

@democracystorm.bsky.social

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Cofounder of DemCast Defender of democracy Geek🖖📚⛈️ resist fascism ✊ healthcare advocate ⚕️🥄🥄 I block random DMs.

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Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · Jan 10

The next 4 years will be horrific for immigrants.

Please follow the steps below if you are an immigrant or send it to any immigrant you know. I’m afraid anyone who just looks like an immigrant will be caught up in this process.

RT to share far and wide, please!

Follow @nilc.org for more info!

Know your rights. Put together a family preparedness plan. Consult an immigration attorney. Get a state ID if allowed. Connect with grassroots group in your community.

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Mynameis...Miro @zg4ever.bsky.social · 6d

Women can stop Trump

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Carol Abney, CPA 💙 @carolabneytn.bsky.social · 11d

You know you are living right when you have your own section in an article written by the leader of a hate group! 🔥

“Oh noooo. You got me. I’m a Democrat.” 😱 🙄

What does make you a white supremacist is hate for ‘anyone not of European decent’

These dumbasses……

#ruralTN #NoHateHere

Moving To A Small Town Does Not Make You A White Supremacist

Small towns are plagued like big blue cities with a tight network of media, progressive political operatives, and dark money pushing leftism.

thefederalist.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9d

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · 8d

If only Trump could do something to avoid the government shutdown 😉

Thank you Seth!
#ACloserLook #DonaldTrumpsShutdown

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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 8d

www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/chicago-an...

If you care about the fate of immigrants in America, please read this article and share it out!!!

KEEP DOCUMENTING & RECORDING ICE

Chicago and Portland Just Drew the Battle Line

Clips, quotes, and actions you can share across social media. Spread the resistance everywhere!

www.digitaldrumbeat.com

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Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · 15d

Hilarious!!! 🤣 🤣🤣

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23d

ICYMI — ahead of his state visit, Trump was welcomed to the UK with the world’s largest Epstein-Trump photo. Right outside Windsor Castle, where he’s staying.

Funded by donations from the British public.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22d

Why is the right so angry? They control the entire government and they’re still miserable f*cks.

Joy Reid nailed it.

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Cat Lady @ajoanieb.bsky.social · Sep 1

No mention of a damsel in distress.
There is more to this story as Rudy assaults damsels he doesn't rescue them.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 31

Rudy Giuliani suffered severe injuries in a car accident last night, according to his spokesperson

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Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · Sep 1

Periobital edema, possibly due to kidney disease. The IV meds for his leg swelling are very hard on the kidneys.

It won’t be long.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Sep 1

Today’s press pool photo shows Trump leaving the White House this morning.

I enhanced the image. And seriously, can an expert explain what the hell is happening to his forehead? Right above his nose and right brow.

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Dr K @dockim.bsky.social · Aug 25

And Trump gave the stupid Guy he didn’t like a major position in his last administration. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 25

REPORTER: Have you been briefed on the search of John Bolton's home?

TRUMP: No I have not been briefed. I read it just like you did. I was never a fan of his. I thought he was stupid.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit REJECTS RNC motion to pause ruling requiring Pennsylvania counties to count undated/wrongly dated ballots. This means counties cannot reject undated and wrongly dated ballots while the case continues on appeal. Congrats to our clients DSCC and DCCC!

🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections

Learn more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · Aug 26

I’m sure he will.

Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · Aug 26

Kilmar Abrego Garcia deserves to be treated as a human being. That’s not too much to ask, is it?

Judge has temporarily stayed his deportation to Uganda, a random bizarre country chosen by Trump.

open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

Free Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Rebellion Is Our Duty

The attack on Kilmar Abrego Garcia shows deportation has become a weapon of authoritarian power, and our duty is clear: resist with everything we have.

open.substack.com

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Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · Aug 26

“Donald Trump, you poked the bear — and we’re punching back.”

This is how we have to fight back!!

open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

The Bear is Awake — And it’s Coming for Republican Fraudsters

It’s time to stop the election rigging by Trump & red states. On November 4th, California voters will decide to approve temporary changes to our state’s Congressional map.

open.substack.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 21

Preach your Ossoff, Senator!

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Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · Aug 21

Imagine being one of the Epstein survivors.

First Epstein got a sweetheart deal.
Then Ghislaine Maxwell got hers.

Now, survivors' families are calling for justice...to release all the files. But the GOP won’t do it.

We stand with survivors. #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

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Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · Aug 16

“I was laid off after my company introduced a new AI-driven tool that automated a significant portion of the editorial workflow. While the tool promised efficiency, what it really delivered was displacement”

In the last 90 days, 300,000 Black women have lost their jobs!… 🧵

Black women are leaving the workforce — this fund wants to help

In the past 90 days, 300,000 Black women have exited the labor force. Between AI layoffs, shrinking DEI programs, and limited access to high-growth fields, the job market is increasingly hostile. The ...

www.ebony.com

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TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists) @tendemands.bsky.social · Aug 17

VETTED:

@harmscommitted.bsky.social is an entirely selfless project designed to amplify stories of justice/in-justice and deliver movement-critical abolitionist resources.

Include them in your community.

Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Aug 13

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚
Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.

Here's a navigation guide.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 15

Not only did federal goons show up to try and intimidate our governor, they did so on hallowed ground. Gov. Newsom was speaking at the Democracy Center at the Japanese American National Museum, which I helped found so we do not repeat the horrors and injustices of the past. Shameful.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 15

JUDGE: “Treating attendance in immigration court as a game of detention roulette is not consistent with the constitutional guarantee of due process.”
www.rawstory.com/judge-267388...

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Lori Coleman @democracystorm.bsky.social · Aug 14

Department of Homeland Security denies that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents refuse to identify themselves in the field, but the Intercept has evidence of ICE agents in disguise:

theintercept.com/2025/08/11/i...

ICE Agent Caught on Camera Disguised as a Construction Worker

The Intercept confirmed that a federal agent caught on camera wearing a hard hat and safety vest works for ICE.

theintercept.com

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