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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 2d

VOTE YES ON PROP-50!

Statewide voting has opened & will run through November 4 on California’s effort to temporarily redraw district maps.

Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power

The fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voters are considering whether to drastically reshape congressional districts to add as many as five Democratic seats in advance of t...

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I caught that, too, and was appalled. But it’s in keeping with the Gray Lady’s toothless, milquetoast coverage of our authoritarian backslide.

Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

Get out there, @democrats.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @liccardo.house.gov @padilla.senate.gov and MESSAGE the hell out of why we must stick to our guns. @anatosaurus.bsky.social has done the hard work for you!

Not going back! 💥 @fwander.bsky.social · 3d

Messaging guidance from messaging guru @anatosaurus.bsky.social on the fascist MAGA shutdown:

We will not finance a war against Americans.

We will not be complicit in the abduction of neighbors, stealing healthcare from seniors, and taking food from kids.
@schumer.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

It is more than mere messaging. It is truth telling.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

Gov Newsom said in August: On Nov. 4 we must USE our voting power.

We can stop MAGA's rigged maps, but only if *every* registered Dem votes in the Nov 4 special election.

Vote. Every election. Save our democracy. Win the House in ’26.
#DefendDemocracy #FairMaps #CADemocrats #Voterizer

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

Californians: Who do you want to represent our communities in Congress — CA voters or OOS MAGA minions?

Your #YesOn50 vote allows CA to temporarily use new Congressional maps drawn by Democratic state officials to elect our members of Congress in 2026, 2028 & 2030.
#Voterizer #SaveDemocracy

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 3d

Good news for Oregon:
Judge Immergut will issue a new TRO blocking relocation or deployment of federalized Guard statewide.
It protects local control,
lowers escalation risk, and
buys time for courts, oversight, and de-escalation to work.

#ProtectOregon
#NoTroopsInOregon
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

Immergut: What I'll do is not modify my original TRO but issue a new TRO that prohibits the relocation or deployment of any federalized national guard to the state of Oregon....

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

I call on the above phone banks twice a week; they’re well done & currently targeting likely/lean Dems who don’t always vote & may not have heard about Prop 50. The conversations change minds & “vote multiply” — we ask them to speak with friends & family as trusted messengers.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 3d

This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

Interested only in lining their pockets — not in preserving democracy. Boycott.

Rebecca E ❌👑 @spoutiblegirl.bsky.social · 3d

Traitors to democracy and freedom of speech; drunk on money and power. Gifted link

www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/03/t...

Taves: ‘Capitulation wrought by fear,’ top Silicon Valley executives mum to Trump’s extortion

Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Apple, Meta and Alphabet CEOs silent as president forces companies to share equity and profits.

www.mercurynews.com

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

Have a little more time to talk to your neighbors? Weekend canvassing opportunities offer training with shifts generally between 3 & 5 hours, but timing is flexible for those who prefer a shorter shift: linktr.ee/BAC_YesOnPro...
offers an entry point to all Bay Area CADEM-related canvasses.

@BAC_YesOnProp50_Canvasses | Linktree

Knock on doors for the Nov. 4 Special Election

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

Give even 2-3 hours to #Yeson50! linktr.ee/Yes.On.Prop.... is an entry point to all CADEM-related phone banks, with shifts offered EVERY DAY except Friday.

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

Cc: @indivisiblewestsidela.com

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

The victim was held at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Carson/Torrance. You know how to make yourselves heard. Protest: dhs.lacounty.gov/harbor-ucla-... cc: @grassrootsdemhq.bsky.social @indivisible-isbla.bsky.social

Contact - Harbor-UCLA - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 3d

More than a “wild one” — this is a sickening violation of #4A #8A. Why did the hospital permit ICE to enter private property w/o warrant? Where was #LAPD as this person suffered denial of his Constitutional rights? Cc: @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @aclucalaction.bsky.social @aclu.org

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 4d

I’ll believe she was armed if CPD or reliable media documents it. @reuters.com has no business reporting DHS spokespeople as a “source”.

Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 4d

#1A & the free press are in trouble if Substack cozies up to Skydance, “The Free Press” & extremist CBS News “minder” Bari Weiss. But this piece is nearly 10 months old. Is Substack still engaging in partnerships with the neofascist media empire?

The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 6d

-The Ellisons are building a potent right wing media empire choosing Bari Weiss as the new EIC @CBS News

-Substack’s leadership has partnered with & explicitly describes Weiss/TheFP as “high-integrity journalism” …

(We are exploring alternatives to Substack)
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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 4d

#YesOnProp50 #Voices4Victory #VoteYes50

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 6d

CA Voters! Ballots start arriving in mailboxes later this week. Please #VoteYes50 and ask your friends and family to Vote #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 4d

🗣️ Release the Epstein files!

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 4d

Another ICE shooting !

Border Patrol agents shot a woman in Chicago in a protest in Brighton Park

They claim she was armed & in a group that rammed cars into vehicles used by ICE.

The woman, a U.S. citizen drove herself to the hospital.

No-Empathy says she sending more “special ops” teams 🙄

Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel

No law enforcement officers were seriously injured in the incident.

www.reuters.com

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 4d

Citizen journalists, time to ID & out the fascists. Some agents are unmasked & thus identifiable in the Alamosa clip (3-5 mins) & in several of the Chi attacks. You know what to do. youtu.be/r28jpYG-Ki4?... They don’t deserve peaceful lives as they illegally attack people w/impunity.

🚨Trump CAUGHT ON TAPE as INVASION Spins OUT OF CONTROL

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 4d

youtu.be/r28jpYG-Ki4?...

🚨Trump CAUGHT ON TAPE as INVASION Spins OUT OF CONTROL

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Deb Garvey @dlgarvey.bsky.social · 4d

The regime is effectively deploying paramilitary DHS forces to attack brown people in blue cities. Silence when gov’t attacks the people is complicity. #NoTroopsInOurCities