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Opiniongirl

@opiniongirl.bsky.social

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I’m a news & political junkie, media professional & lover of literary fiction. An independent in a red state w/ a family of Trumpers, I need to express myself (shout/vent/scream into the void) as we enter this new dark age of America. No DMs please!

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 16h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 21h

Shout out to the American Presidents who didn't... (checks notes)... hate Americans.

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 15h

Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o... We're here & time to decide. Civil war? Ok. How do we do that? We are interwoven, but clearly we can't survive this impasse in US politics. It IS destroying us from within. Putin is just gloating that he won

Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 16h

Thanks for the follow!!

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you!

Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 1d

Good God, that breaks my heart too. I didn’t think it could be broken anymore, but if our military is weak and bows down there is literally nothing that can save us from this madness

Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 1d

The one & only thing holding this country together right now is the courts. And I should say the military. Both have to stay strong, stay right, and fight this mad grasp for total power. I’ve loved America for so long and so hard and fought for our democracy on every front. This is desecration. 🥵😤

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a crisis folks, either pay attention or don’t, but what happens next is upon ALL of us. When Stephen Miller declares that the Democratic Party is a domestic terrorist organization, ALL of us are the targets. Anybody who disagrees is suspect. It happened in Germany & it’s happening here, NOW

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Understand what they are doing: using the massive power of the state - including military power and the power to imprison - to carry out a campaign to eliminate their political opposition.

It's growing in seriousness by the hour.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 5d

New routine:

*wake up at 4:15am

*check to see if he has stroked out

DAMMIT!

*go back to sleep

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 2d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 1d

And here we go

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Wow! Trump just threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to block court rulings against him.

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 1d

If the military does not hold, it’s over. They used AI facial recognition cameras at the meeting w the military brass to determine who was disapproving or eyes rolling. Those guys will be fired. America is in such jeopardy, send help!

🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · 2d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 1d

Thank the Lord!

☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 1d

what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Peppa Pax Pippa 🕊️☮️✌🏼 @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social · 2d

Notice how it's always
"vote according to Biblical values!" until it comes to welcoming the immigrant, helping the poor, feeding the hungry, bringing healthcare to the sick, forgiving debts, caring for our planet, laying down our swords, or loving our neighbors.
@Brcremer

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

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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thewakan.bsky.social @thewakan.bsky.social · 3d

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 3d

An investigative report at the other place said the real reason the military brass had to appear in person is because they were being secretly filmed. Gov is using AI facial recognition technology to read the expressions of all faces. If someone rolled their eyes or grimaced, they’ll be fired. 😤

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Opiniongirl @opiniongirl.bsky.social · 3d

How is it even possible that they can get away with so much insanity with absolutely nothing standing in their way.

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 4d

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