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Rena Korb

@renakorb.bsky.social

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Democrat and lover of democracy. Mom to two kids, two dogs & four guinea pigs. Ultimate frisbee player. Writer for DemCast’s Digital Drumbeat.

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 21d

We can’t wait for the midterms to stand up for democracy! Postcarding is one of the easiest ways that you can make a difference in important elections this November. Check out whys and hows, and then click on a link and join a postcard campaign today!
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Postcards For America: Become Part of the Postcard Nation

Protect democracy, build community and save your sanity.

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Saadia___m @saadia---m.bsky.social · 22h

Stephen Miller pretended to freeze on tv because he knew he fcked up.

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 22h

Yes, this is real. Trump thinks he has plenary authority. Unchecked, unlimited authority. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Trump aide freezes on live TV after controversial claim about president

A Trump administration official faces criticism after allegedly claiming US President Donald Trump has "plenary authority" while on a live interview with CNN.

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 22h

Yes, this is real.
THIS = Trump believing he has unlimited power to do whatever the hell he wants.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Trump aide freezes on live TV after controversial claim about president

A Trump administration official faces criticism after allegedly claiming US President Donald Trump has "plenary authority" while on a live interview with CNN.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 23h

Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened?

Oopsie, Stephen.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 22h

They strangled babies.

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L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 1d

In the months following #October7, we had hope for these babies.

We learned they’d been murdered—choked by the hands of a terrorist.

This is Hamas: pure hatred. It curdles the spirit of the world.

Stand up to it.

Demand that Hamas surrender and release the hostages.

#2YrsTooLong
#LetThemGoNow

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Malcolm P. Johnson @admiralmpj.bsky.social · 1d

Look, I prefer to have sympathy for the Palestinians of Gaza, all the civilians who are in harm’s way because of this war that Hamas started.

But seriously, some of y’all are just the worst bunch of allies someone could ask for. #2YearsTooLong

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 1d

These are the mothers of the hostages!
#2yrsTooLong #LetThemGoNow

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 23h

I forgot about that one. Would that we could.

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L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 1d

The NY Times is an antisemitic rag.

On the anniversary of a massacre of Jews, the @nytimes.com interviews…

Those who committed and supported the massacre.

THOSE are the stories the NYT lifts.

Not those of the hostages still tortured.

Why the Times hates Jews, I don’t know.

But I know it does.

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 23h

Wow! I dropped my subscription to The NY Times for other reasons but this makes it even more worthy.

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 2d

You are my hero!

You see the peril in our country.

You know democracy is in danger.

You post about it daily.

The good news is that YOU can save us, and volunteering for elections is the most effective use of your time—far more effective than posting.

And Prop 50 is the most important race rn. 🧵

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 2d

Trump and the Texas GOP moved first, stealing seats to rig elections in their favor.

Now it’s California's time to fight back, level the playing field, and defend democracy.

Vote yes on Prop 50 today and mail in your ballot before November 4th - no stamp needed!
#YesOnProp50

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 1d

They’re stealing seats.

We’re leveling the field.

Prop 50 is California’s line of defense against Trump’s election rigging.

CA, ballots started going out in the mail Oct 6; you should have yours or be getting it soon. Vote YES & return it ASAP (latest by Nov 4), help defend democracy
#YesOnProp50

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for this perspective. Blaming the Jewish people for the horror of Netanyahu is like blaming all Americans for Trump.

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Mindy Schwartz @mindyanns.bsky.social · 1d

On this two year anniversary of the brutal October attack on Israel, let's see the last 732 days have taken us all.

As a Jew... Remembering October 7, 2023

Two years ago, on October 7, 2023, an attack began when over 4,000 rockets were fired at Israel. Reflections on the past 732 days.

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 1d

ICE’s raids echo Gestapo tactics—fear at dawn, families torn apart, rights ignored. America should never mirror the terror it once vowed to defeat. Compassion, not cruelty, defines true security.

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 1d

Sandy Hook should have been a defining moment.

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

Over 1.3 million Americans have been shot since Sandy Hook.

We invite gun violence survivors impacted by all forms of gun violence from all corners of our nation to register for a 3-day trip to DC to attend the National Vigil For All Victims of Gun Violence.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 1d

Hundreds of ex-DOJ staffers demand oversight ahead of Bondi hearing

275+ former DOJ employees demand Congress increase oversight following the recent mass exodus of career officials who refused to violate their oaths to the US constitution

flip.it/F7D9j6 more than 75% of DOJ attorneys have left.

Hundreds of ex-DOJ staffers accuse Pam Bondi of putting Trump over the constitution

The former staffers warn that the Justice Department is failing its mission in an open letter released Monday.

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Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social · 1d

That’s an astounding percentage.

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And we can’t forget those at the top who gave them marching orders.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Kennedy with another set of probing questions about Epstein 👇

KENNEDY: Have you interviewed Secretary Lutnick?

BONDI: No senator

K: Do you plan to?

B: If he wants to talk to the FBI--

K: Don't you think you ought to talk to him after this interview? Maybe we ought to get Lutnick in here

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 2d

Because Donald Trump and MAGA decided to destroy Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act so they could give tax cuts to billionaires

17 million people will probably lose their health insurance

And it's likely that-as a result-51,000 Americans will die

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YEAR

Despicable

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

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