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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 4d

I'm pretty sure there are multiple "shadow" presidents in the US currently and always have been. We aren't meant to be a one-man show. It's just these particular people that are running things now are the shittiest of humans.

WIRED @wired.com · 4d

In Trump’s America, billionaire and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is a kind of shadow president. Meanwhile, the Ellison family is cornering the market on attention and data the same way the Vanderbilts did railroads and the Rockefellers did oil.

Larry Ellison Is a ‘Shadow President’ in Donald Trump’s America

The Ellison family is cornering the market on attention and data the same way the Vanderbilts did railroads and the Rockefellers did oil.

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 5d

#Arizona

SecularAZ @secularaz.bsky.social · 5d

In the last 48 hours, right-wing election groups have submitted over 200,000 new comments to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) urging it to require Americans to show a passport or other citizenship documents when registering to vote. Please comment to oppose this before October 20! 1/3

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 5d

Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 6d

6 months..... fuck you

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 5d

#Arizona
Where you can knowingly and intentionally commit crimes, including fraud and impersonating an elector, and as long as you're MAGA - it's A-OK ✅

Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 5d

Arizona 'fake elector' freed from probation, via @azcapmedia tucson.com/news/state-r...

Arizona 'fake elector' freed from probation

A judge has signed papers releasing Loraine Pellegrino early from her probation sentence in Arizona's fake electors case.

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 5d

Men: better start doing better with your boys.
Women: good luck out there :(

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 5d

An Andrew Tate and Charlie Kirk fan just murdered two teenage girls. In a livestream now taken down he claimed they had made fun of Charlie Kirk's death.

This is the real world consequences of the hate and misogyny the right promotes while claiming the left is violent.

Photos of the victims Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas

"Hey whatever Maria sees the pizza guy come, better think of Charlie Kirk for making fun of his fuckign death. Stupid ass clown. just remember that" "She made fun of Charlie Kirk's death on TikTok on a repost. Maybe her mother should moniter her social media activity"

Teen charged with murder in hit-and-run that killed two friends on e-bike: Officials
The crash occurred Monday in Cranford, New Jersey.

ByMeredith Deliso
October 1, 2025, 6:00 PM

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Vigil held for 2 teen girls on e-bikes killed in hit-and-run in New JerseyA community is in mourning after two teen girls riding their e-bikes were fatally struck by a vehicle in an apparent hit-and-run crash in New Jersey on Monday night.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in a hit-and-run crash that killed two friends while they were riding an e-bike in New Jersey, officials announced Wednesday.

The crash occurred Monday evening in Cranford, when the Union County Prosecutor's Office said a black 2021 Jeep Compass struck two girls while they were riding the e-bike on a residential street. They were transported to area hospitals, where they were

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 6d

Government shutdowns hit American women harder than anybody.

- women are a HUGE portion of the government workforce

- Head Start has closed in the past b/c of those lack of funds. Where do these children go?

- domestic violence shelters close

- WIC, EBT, and DHS housing are all threatened

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FindAnOpening @findanopening.bsky.social · 11d

#ForestBathing #Rain #Minnesota #Forest #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #PhotographersofBlueSky

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Angela Collier @acollierastro.bsky.social · 12d

I can't believe I have spent my entire life being told to shut up about feminism and now it's 2025 and women are not allowed to have acetaminophen.

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 13d

Adios for now, Bluesky. Hope you have a day.

J @jen4787.bsky.social · 13d

There really are a lot of things going on behind the Tylenol/autism hoax.

TiffyFone @tiffyfone.bsky.social · 15d

Controlling women has been a thing since the beginning of man.
To keep it political, it is a founding principle of this country.

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Dr Chris Jordan-Clark @chrisjordanclark.bsky.social · 15d

Agree but my pessimistic brain has gone further.
They can refuse disability payments - “you knew taking tylenol would lead to disability thus we won’t pay/cover this child”.
Blaming women for every problem ever is hardly a new thing. Originally homosexuality was because of a “cold mother”.

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SayBlade @sayblade.bsky.social · 14d

So, why just Tylenol and not the other brands? Could it be...?

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BeefReeferLives @beefreeferlives.bsky.social · 14d

They want to blame autism on women.

That's what it's all about.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 15d

"Tylenol causes autism" is bananas but easy to comprehend from a feminist perspective. They want women* to suffer without pain relief. They want to control pregnant women.

But just saw @robinmarty.com point out that it's also to counter the "medication abortion is safer that Tylenol"

And oooof.

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 13d

Men should stop enrolling or re-upping for the military. Let women handle it now, we're better at damn near everything anyway. That'll really piss off Republicans.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14d

Pete Hegseth has shuttered a nearly century-old committee created to expand the role of women in the military.

A Pentagon spokesperson claimed the committee was "focused on advancing a divisive feminist agenda." There is no evidence to support that. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Hegseth axes panel that encourages women to enter military

The advisory committee, which has existed for nearly a century, advances “a divisive feminist agenda,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.

www.politico.com

J @jen4787.bsky.social · 13d

I am going thrift store shopping today and no one can stop me.

J @jen4787.bsky.social · 14d

#Missouri
Fun event at Mobot, check it out if you are looking for something to do

Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden.bsky.social · 16d

Best of Missouri Market® kicks off next weekend! 🍂

Here are 4️⃣ things we're looking forward to at this spirited fall festival. ⏭️

Want to learn more about Best of Missouri Market®? Click the link here: buff.ly/qJPLpVo

📸 Nathan Kwarta, Sundos Schneider, Mary Lou Olson, Lisa DeLorenzo

#MOBOTGarden

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 14d

Yay for *most* of #Arizona 's elected Democrats! With AG Kris Mayes & SoS Adrian Fontes, Arizonans got at least 2 things as right as they can be.

Wayne Schutsky @wschutsky.bsky.social · 15d

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes continues to refuse to turn over voter data to the Department of Justice, despite months of demands and legal threats from federal officials.

www.kjzz.org/politics/202...

Fontes refuses DOJ demands for Arizona voter information

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes continues to refuse to turn over voter data to the Department of Justice, despite months of demands and legal threats from federal officials.

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Stearley @stearley.bsky.social · 15d

All to make billionaires richer
Trump Administration Poised to Cut SSI Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Low-Income Disabled and Older People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities share.google/tFSF1UgbiFGN...

Trump Administration Poised to Cut SSI Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Low-Income Disabled and Older People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The average annual savings from these benefit cuts would barely pay for a single day of the massive tax cuts for the wealthy that are part of the Republican megabill enacted in July.

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 14d

Nepotism in politics doesn't get us the best or brightest elected representatives with diverse life experiences and backgrounds. It doesn't matter which party it is.

Arizona missed out on a very important opportunity by electing the daughter of a long-time congressman who happened to die in office

Latest News @latestnewsofficial.bsky.social · 15d

Who is Democrat Adelita Grijalva’s Husband? Meet Sol Antonio Gómez
#AdelitaGrijalva #SolAntonioGomez #ArizonaPolitics #LatinaLeader #USCongress #Democrats #PoliticalFamilies #Tucson #Election2025 #BreakingNews
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Who is Democrat Adelita Grijalva’s Husband? Meet Sol Antonio Gómez

Adelita Grijalva husband Sol Antonio Gómez is a librarian from Tucson. Learn about Adelita Grijalva family, children, biography, parents, election, career, and net worth as she becomes the first Latin...

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J @jen4787.bsky.social · 14d

Ok, not to be too old person here but I'm sad that ragweed and mold is still an issue for my little family in Arizona. Not as often, granted

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Heather Turiello @heatherturiello.bsky.social · 23d

Now that we are past that distraction, let’s get back to it, shall we?

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 23d

Missouri’s Constitution has banned non-citizens from voting since 1924 — this is an attempt to purge voter rolls. missouriindependent.com/2025/09/12/r...

Trump's DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security • Missouri Independent

The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 24d

Wow that’s a lot no wonder the line at Panera Bread was shorter

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24d

Reporter: The president of Venezuela called the strike on the boat illegal

Trump: What’s illegal is the fact that 300 million people died last year from drugs

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Collin Yourbs 🌵✡️ @collinyourbs.bsky.social · Sep 6

Phoenix friends: the minute clinic at my CVS had COVID vaccine available today and no physician prescription or order was required. I don't know if it's available at every CVS in the valley but if you're looking for it, it is worth checking at your nearest CVS/minute clinic.

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