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Melissa Combs

@melissacombs.bsky.social

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Resist 💙 Trad pub author, devel editor, avid reader, adjunct, MA in English & creative writing. I live to travel. Advocate for the blind. COLTS fan. Optimistic at heart. 💙 She/Her #author #reader #horrorlit #PNR #disability #blind #writing #Democracy

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 9h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 8h

Didn’t the AZ Representative win before Johnson sent the Republicans home? The fiend is 100% avoiding the Epstein petition.

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Sea_side Sea_witch @seasideseawitch.bsky.social · 8h

Come thru, #Chicago!!

@50501activists.bsky.social @wgntv.com @wgnradio.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social #communityresistance @msnbc.com #iceoutofchicago @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chicagomayor.bsky.social @chicagotribune.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 13h

So, why are the Republicans in Congress keeping the Epstein list hidden. We know Trump is on it. We know Epstein kept blackmail videos. But what exactly could Trump do to lose his MAGA base? Because Trump is scared to have it released. Asking for America. #Trump #Epstein #Pedo

Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 18h

Johnson is the most evilest person to ever serve in Congress. He got down on knees with his horde and prayed for votes to end school lunches, meals on wheels, energy assistance, FEMA, and healthcare for Americans. C-SPAN broadcasted the session live. 🤢 Disgusting.

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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 18h

I’m a fan of Zack Bryan now. I’m normally a rock and roll girl, but bring on the country music!

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 19h

The rantings of a psychopath! Watch what happens next! This is a dog whistle.

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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 18h

#MAGA #Republicans open your damn eyes. America has fallen.

Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 20h

Dear puppy killer, you’re not observing a war zone. This is peaceful protesting. Unfortunately, we all know you know the difference and that you don’t give a damn.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 20h

This is terrifying. He was pointing his weapon at a reporter. Do you think he’s a Proud Boys or Oath Keepers member? #ICE

Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 1d

Didn’t she vote to pass the big, ugly betray bill? Maybe she didn’t read it beforehand….

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

When the GOP loses the crazies. 😳

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

These are scary times, and it’s okay to feel afraid. The challenge is learning how to respond instead of retreating. This piece offers insight into managing that fear and transforming it into courage, understanding, and tangible steps forward.

The Fear Factor

The right and the left both use fear to drive politics, but the difference in how is striking

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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 1d

Call your representatives and ask that he not pardon the pedo. Congressional switchboard: 202-224-3121

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · 1d

“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 1d

In a world full of MAGA Charlies, be a Zack.

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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 1d

ICE Accidentally Tear Gases Chicago Police During Clash With Protesters www.newsweek.com/ice-tear-gas...

ICE accidentally tear gases Chicago police during clash with protesters

Several officers could be seen rubbing their eyes, squinting, and struggling to remain standing on October 4.

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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 1d

Dat 261: call your representatives. 202-224-3121 Let them know you don’t support Trump’s dictatorship and his lawlessness.

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 1d

CBS reports ICE agents have repeatedly made fake 911 calls. Each time, police found no threat. In Illinois, that’s a felony.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Mitch WOKE AF Grumpy Heathen Warrior @ztopcat13.bsky.social · 2d

Absofuckinglutly you are 😡

PBLarsen @pblarsen.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re shooting Presbyterian clergy with rubber bullets, pepper spray, and tear gas, you might be on the wrong side of history.

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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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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 2d

White Christian Nationalist 🤢