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Shelley English
@shelleyenglish.bsky.social
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Proud mom of three men and a cat named Brian. Ex-Democratic political operative, ex-NYC.gov employee, ex-working artist, almost ex-shrink.
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Shelley English @shelleyenglish.bsky.social · Nov 23
A message to parents of children 0-18: Break your addiction to social media and screen life.

If you are focused on the screen, you’ll miss the moments you can’t get back.
Stay present, or you’ll miss it.
Mother smiling with infant in her arms, without the distraction of screens.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 6h
"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 7h
Dolly Parton on September 28th:

“…God hasn't said anything about stopping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so l can be ready for more big adventures with all of you.”
"I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts. As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures. As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it's not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon! In all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you. While I'll still be able to work on all of my projects from here in Nashville, I just need a little time to get show ready, as they say. And don't worry about me quittin' the business because God hasn't said anything about stopping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so l can be ready for more big adventures with all of you. I love you and thank you for understanding." Spill @dollyparton
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Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion @nateturner.bsky.social · 7h
Never forget that he raped children.

#Epstein
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Shelley English @shelleyenglish.bsky.social · 8h
Exactly what I felt the first time I saw this photo.👇🏽
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 9h
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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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h
Why does Trump think he's going to get away with jacking up health premiums on families by 75% in order to fund a giant tax cut for his billionaire pals?

Because he thinks his campaign to repress free speech will keep us quiet.

But he's wrong. We are fighting back.
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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 18h
It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h
"My mind always goes back to Loretta Lynch getting on the plane with Bill Clinton, who wasn't even president at the time, and this becoming the most world-shattering scandal." Bondi has dinner with Trump the night before the Comey indictment? Eh.

@samsteindc.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 12h
AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.
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Ain’t Complicit 🇺🇸 @charlene411.bsky.social · 12h
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12h
This is the Epstein files shutdown.
A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ , Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson !" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom , Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11h
I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h
Transgender windmills on every corner
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Trump: "If we didn't win this election. If we had these people that were running that were ruining our country, destroying our country with their open borders and men playing in women's sports and transgender from everybody and windmills all over the place ... I'm not sure we'd even have a country."
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Shelley English @shelleyenglish.bsky.social · 11h
@mamahipster.bsky.social said it best:
"Put the women in charge."
We've waited long enough.
Women have been muzzled by men whose egos get in the way of democracy. Women have stood by patiently, devoting our lives to service and supporting @democrats.org.
It's time to let women's voices be heard.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h
Amy Klobuchar is all of us right here. SMDH 🤦🏽‍♂️
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h
Donald Trump: “We’re going after the worst of the worst.”

ICE arrests two men at a Chicago area bakery. Workers, not criminals. And this is why they need the National Guard?
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14h
IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 12h
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a close Trump collaborator, is being called out by US lawmakers for keeping Congress in recess amid the 2025 government shutdown, an apparent move to stall a long-anticipated vote on releasing the Jeffrey #Epstein files. #OpDeathEaters
Speaker Mike Johnson is pictured alongside Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — all of whom have been named or referenced in connections to the Jeffrey Epstein network in public records or reporting. Donald Trump Jr. is also present, long known to have maintained public ties and online interactions with Andrew Tate, a self-described influencer facing human-trafficking charges.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 13h
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 13h
the way he fuckin talks it sounds like he’s going to murder them
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 13h
President Trump addressed backpay for furloughed workers, saying that some "don't deserve to be taken care of" and that he'll take care of them in a different way.
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Shelley English @shelleyenglish.bsky.social · 12h
Fighting Fascism at Home and Abroad w/ @wajali.bsky.social @qasimrashid.com

THE LEFT HOOK W/ WAJAHAT ALI AND QASIM RASHID, ESQ.
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Fighting Fascism At Home and Abroad with Qasim Rashid
The United States enabled, funded, and supported Israel's occupation of Palestinians without considering that those same tactics and strategies might one day be used at home against Americans.
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Shelley English @shelleyenglish.bsky.social · 17h
“Mamdani is showing an intense interest in the byzantine details of running the municipal government..
He has spoken with City Hall veterans across at least four administrations. They described the candidate as intensely curious and a listener.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
Opinion | Mamdani’s Campaign Is Controlled. New York Can Be Chaotic. So How Would He Govern?
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h
Mike Johnson says he'll swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social as soon as she wants. Okay, so how about today?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants
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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13h
After everybody went nuts over it in theaters last week, we decided we wanted Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile out there as soon as possible.

We're releasing it this Thursday, and we've made it free for everybody.

All we ask is that you watch it, hopefully on a TV, next to as many people as you can.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 13h
Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person.

Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile at Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

Only at The Onion on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU.
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Shelley English @shelleyenglish.bsky.social · 13h
EXCLUSIVE: Freed Flotilla Activist David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel
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EXCLUSIVE: Freed Flotilla Activist David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel
The Jewish American writer says Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir specifically targeted him, forcing a photo op with the Israeli flag and calling him a “terrorist.”
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Shelley English @shelleyenglish.bsky.social · 17h
“Mamdani is showing an intense interest in the byzantine details of running the municipal government..
He has spoken with City Hall veterans across at least four administrations. They described the candidate as intensely curious and a listener.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
Opinion | Mamdani’s Campaign Is Controlled. New York Can Be Chaotic. So How Would He Govern?
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22h
Going back to that raid on the South Shore apartment building. It hasn't gotten much focus that the goons reportedly traveled the same way Patriot Front does: in UHauls.

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A Budget truck with about five armed men seen inside. It's dark out and the taillights are lit. The photo is attributed to KT O'Loughin.
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