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Passion~ Democracy. Decency. Lifelong Democrat. Equality👊 American🇺🇸But I stand with Canada🇨🇦 I stand with Mexico🇲🇽 I stand with Ukraine🇺🇦 “My greatest fear is that one day we may wake up and our democracy is gone” ~ John Lewis.

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Eggs and Rights @eggsandrights.bsky.social · 21h

After today's hearing, I'm thinking the name Karen is in the past.
The new name is Pam. It's time we wake up to this new reality.

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True Blue 🇦🇺🐨 @spbmckenna.bsky.social · 21h

#ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

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PuppyLover @luvnewf.bsky.social · 20h

I can smell her evil from here.

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The devil

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Never forget John Fetterman voted to confirm Pam Bondi.
Enough said.

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The devil

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

John Oliver: "If ICE can bother some guys at a roofing job, bystanders can bother ICE at their state-sanctioned kidnapping job."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Shawn Eli @elistrums.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder how many of the January 6th rioters who were beating up cops at the Capitol are now ICE agents beating up peaceful protesters.
#TrumpArmedMafia #GOPFascism
shglawpa.com/ice-hiring-s...

Fast-Tracked and Under-Trained: Why ICE’s Hiring Spree Should Worry Everyone - Solow, Hartnett and Galvan Immigration Law

With minimal immigration law training, new ICE agents risk making critical legal mistakes that can permanently alter lives and families.

shglawpa.com

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Vincenzo @vincenzodon.bsky.social · 3d

How much violence has Stephen Miller caused? How much violence will he cause in the future?

Stephen Miller is a clear & present danger.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 2d

The Convicted FElon has finally united the people on one thing.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 2d

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Aunty Em @everycourthouse.bsky.social · 2d

“We are home now. We marched from the park to ICE, very peaceful crowd. We were standing around ICE pushed us down, sprayed us with chemical and I was hit in the head with a projectile. This was so unprovoked. People have to know that the Feds are attacking people with NO provocation whatsoever.”

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Meanwhile, over on X, Don Winslow created a video that has now gone viral! Shoutout to @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social who won her House seat in Arizona overwhelmingly but Mike Johnson won’t swear her in. This is all a distraction because they want to deny her vote to #ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 2d

My constituents want me to get to work but House Republicans are more concerned about protecting the Epstein files.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition

www.nytimes.com

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 2d

Join me on Lemon LIVE at 5!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kS-...

Lemon LIVE at 5 | Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva Could Be MAGA's Worst Nightmare! - October 6th, 2025

YouTube video by Don Lemon

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

HOLY SH*T.

There it is.

Trump says he will speak to the DOJ about giving Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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Things you should know before booking your travels✈️

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Orcaholic 🐳🐬🌿🐈‍⬛🇵🇸🇺🇦💙⚾️ @sandyp.bsky.social · 3d

Last time I posted this they were at 47% completion of P2025 “goals”. They just edged up to 48%

www.project2025.observer/en

Project 2025 Tracker

A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals

www.project2025.observer

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

The court granted our request for a Temporary Restraining Order — HALTING ANY FEDERALIZATION, RELOCATION, OR DEPLOYMENT of ANY GUARD MEMBERS TO OREGON FROM ANY STATE.

Trump’s abuse of power won’t stand.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

BREAKING: We just won in court — again.

A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 3d

A “dark and horrible” city where everyone is afraid to go to restaurants?!

Her whole message depends on her audience never having been to Portland, Oregon. 🌲

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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 3d

“Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a McCarthy-era initiative founded in the 1940s by her father, Henry Fonda, to protect against attacks on free speech.”

Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment With Support of 550 Celebrities Including Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and More

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment with the support of Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and more.

variety.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 2d

BOOM 🔥:

Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.

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So_Sophs🏳️‍🌈🎀⛰️🥾 @thatssosophs.bsky.social · 4d

And why are we only scheduling these protests for a couple hours in every city. That’s just a march, which are effective when democracy is running. We don’t have a democracy anymore. We need high numbers in the streets for weeks on end again, and yes, all night long too.

Resist! @resist77.bsky.social · 4d

This, why are we scheduling a protest in October like a weekend book club and not in the streets today? 👇🔥

So_Sophs🏳️‍🌈🎀⛰️🥾 @thatssosophs.bsky.social · 4d

Shit as a US citizen I wonder how there’s not millions in the streets again. We did in 2020 over George Floyd being murdered. We should be doing in greater numbers as the hate is greater now than it was then.

No one waiting for a “no kings day” or permits, we all just took to the streets.

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