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Helena von Rueden
@helenavr.bsky.social
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Music Professor. Community-building through group singing is my work passion. My kids, husband (and dogs) are my life passion. And my plants. All my plants. Also coffee.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 6d
According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

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‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
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Bobbi @bobbifl.bsky.social · 19d
It’s time to speak up for democracy. And Rep Jason Crow is with us. Who else?
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19d
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country
WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21d
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FCC Chair Carr’s post from 12/30/23: Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control. That is why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21d
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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Ken Bardsley @kenbar.bsky.social · Sep 1
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 30
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Sunny Marvel @sunnymarvel.bsky.social · Aug 29
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · Aug 28
📌 Scientists are not in the business of advancing missions antithetical to public health. ✊🏼
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · Aug 28
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 17
People inside the Beltway have been buzzing about this for a day and a half. I heard about it, and I’m in Paris.

The rumors I heard yesterday are to the effect that the Journal has a copy of a birthday card or note written by Trump to Epstein, and it says …
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · Jul 17
Scoop: The Wall Street Journal is working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein—but is said to be facing pressure from the White House, with Trump himself calling Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker to object.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
Trump's WSJ Epstein Fury
The Wall Street Journal is said to be working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting protest from the White House.
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Thomas Kennedy @tomaskenn.bsky.social · Jul 13
250 people detained in the Florida Everglades have no criminal convictions or pending charges.
Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · Jun 22
Trump has no constitutional authority to take us to war with Iran without authorization from Congress, and Congress has not authorized it.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · Jun 22
The President’s decision to bomb Iran without the authorization of Congress is reckless, unconstitutional, and puts countless lives at risk—including U.S. troops in the region.

No President has the authority to launch a military attack against any country without Congressional authorization. (1/2)
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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · Jun 22
'This is not Constitutional': GOP congressman stands up to Trump on Iran strike

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'This is not Constitutional': GOP congressman stands up to Trump on Iran strike
U.S. Rep Thomas Massie (R-KY) declared Saturday evening that his party's leader, the president of the United States, made an unconstitutional move.Trump over the weekend announced his administration h...
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · Jun 22
Orange felon: No New Wars

Also Orange felon: I just bombed Iran and entered the US into war without any Congressional approval.

Fuck you to everyone who voted for this.
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · Jun 22
BREAKING: Congresswoman AOC says Trump should be impeached due to his strikes on Iran.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jun 22
Per CNN’s @mkraju.bsky.social: Top Dems on House and Senate Intel Committees were not briefed on Iran attack
Top Dems on House and Senate Intel Committees — Jim Himes and Mark Warner, both members of Gang of Eight — were not briefed before the attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, per sources.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jun 22
The United States should not wage war against Iran.

Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.

This is a horrific war of choice.
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · Jun 22
My statement on Donald Trump’s unilateral military action in Iran.
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · Jun 22
"So what made Trump recklessly decide to rush and bomb today? Horrible judgment. I will push for all Senators to vote on whether they are for this third idiotic Middle East war." - Sen. Tim Kaine bluevirginia.us/2025/06/virg...
Sen. Tim Kaine statement on the Iran attack
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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · Jun 22
So I guess when Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours what he meant was he would make every war even worse as soon as he got a chance
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 22
New Texas law requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms
New Texas law requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms
Governor Greg Abott signs bill into law but challenge expected from critics who consider it unconstitutional Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. The bill, which was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state. Continue reading...
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Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · Jun 22
Donald Trump bombed Tehran, started a war with Iran.
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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · Jun 22
Donald Trump illegally took military action against Iran—without congressional authorization—risking dragging us into another endless war.

I am calling for an immediate emergency session of Congress to vote on the War Powers Resolution.
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