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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 14h

The cracks are getting loud!

Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 14h

Did she say “nobody”?

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 14h

Horrific!

Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 19h

Armed investigators visit man who sent postcard he had sent to #Florida CFO & total blowhard Blaise Ingoglia that said, "You lack values." www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/a... via @sundogwriter.bsky.social

Armed investigators visit man who sent postcard critical of Florida CFO Ingoglia

Two men wearing bulletproof vests and pistols at their side showed up at the Largo home of Cathy and James O’Gara over a postcard they sent criticizing the state.

www.sun-sentinel.com

Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 15h

The cracks are getting louder.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16h

“I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district." trib.al/MZsOwGU

MTG Turns Against Republicans in Shocking Flip on Government Shutdown

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks Democrats have a point on the Obamacare fight at the center of the government shutdown.

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 16h

Such beirdos!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 16h

Apparently they didn’t hear Hegseth’s speech.

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 23h

Yes, music heals, and listening together connects us, making us stronger.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23h

Protest music heals ✊🏾

"Who Says That's Not American"

Raye Zaragoza

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 23h

YES. The only way to a deal.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 23h

This viral post has turned into a column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Dems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.

www.inquirer.com

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 23h

Well, well, well.
#shutdown

Marjorie Taylor Greene open to healthcare deal with Democrats amid shutdown

Republican says she is ‘disgusted’ by rising insurance premiums and may defy her party over expired tax credits

www.theguardian.com

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Reich is usually right.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 1d

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 2d

Yes!

Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 2d

Resistance. Refusal. Ridicule. Those are the ingredients to bring down regimes and among them ridicule is arguably the most delicious. The emperor isn't just naked; his goon squad is afraid of an inflatable frog.
Portland is TOO FABULOUS FOR FASCISM.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 3d

wizard frog is insane

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 4d

Want to join me for this Hope and Action, Indivisible event?
👇👇👇

mobilize.us/s/BmYtL8

📢 Voices of Courage: Defending Free Speech in Public Service · Mobilize

Outraged by the growing attacks on free speech in schools and on college campuses? Join a powerful panel discussion on how we can defend free speech, support those who’ve been targeted or fired for s...

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 6d

“The only thing that has ever worked – time and time again – is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.”
#janefonda
@janefonda.com

Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era

In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support

www.theguardian.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7d

Tonight, a post that is longer than usual. But a Judge in Boston issued a 1st Amendment decision that is incredibly important (& long), and we trace his reasoning and some startling conclusions he committed to paper. I hope you’ll stick with me and read to the end. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The First Amendment (And A Court) Punch Back

Tonight, we have a post that is longer than usual.

open.substack.com

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 7d

MAGA’s government shutdown was totally avoidable, and I will keep fighting hard to get government back open. In the meantime, my team and I have put together a dedicated resource page to help your family navigate this rocky time.

Navigating A Government Shutdown: One-Stop Resource Page

As of 12:01 AM on October 1, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the government.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10d

September 27, 2025

Yesterday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released items from a third batch of documents associated with the criminal investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 10d

One of our best thinkers, messengers, lawyers, fighters

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10d

I feel very strongly that we must use the next three years to build a new opposition movement. I tried to lay out my reasons and what I think we need to do to make it happen.

Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc

Can We Actually Save America?

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 10d

There is no civil unrest in Portland. Is grandpa hallucinating again?

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 11d

Doesn’t mince his words.

Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 11d

PRESIDENT TRUMP, IF YOU HAVE TIME TO MEET WITH PUTIN IN ALASKA, YOU HAVE TIME TO MEET WITH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN WASHINGTON. COME TO THE TABLE & NEGOTIATE! SHOW YOUR SKILLS & FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROTECT AMERICANS’ HEALTHCARE & KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION, SIR!

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 12d

Excellent!

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12d

Before news of the Comey indictment broke, Bill Kristol & I discussed Trump’s takeover of DOJ. It’s remarkable that lots Republicans & Former Republicans have joined Democrats in support of democracy. There is no similar crossover in support of Trump.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Chaos at DOJ

A recording from Joyce Vance and Bill Kristol's live video

open.substack.com

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 12d

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 12d

This latest 2-min video spotlights the “Sinister Case of the Halted Escalator.” Which, in the mad, mad world of Trump, had to be sabotage and another reason to push the vengeance button. Except that, once again, the Trump operation was targeting an imaginary enemy.
open.substack.com/pub/america/...

Taking the Up Escalator Down

Got a Minute or Two? Mad Hattery and Other Outrages

open.substack.com

Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 12d

Our local film society brought it to our town. LOVED IT.

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Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 15d

No

Margaret @purpleaster.bsky.social · 16d

OMG! This is so true. Finding ways to ignore these extremely unhelpful comments when one is exerting 💯% is fucking exhausting.

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