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USDemocracy @usdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

October 18 we have a simple message:

No thrones.

No crowns.

#NoKings

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USDemocracy @usdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

If you are approached by federal agents: invoke your 5th Amendment right to remain silent, and your 6th Amendment right to counsel, by saying “I cannot answer any questions without my lawyer."
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Nancy @nancyapfe.bsky.social · 7h

TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 8h

Nice to see Sen. Gallego and Kelly going to bat for Adelita Grijalva, as they and everyone else should be.
Speaker Johnson is stalling her swearing-in because her vote would help finally reveal the Epstein files.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 8h

Nice to see Sen. Gallego and Kelly going to bat for Adelita Grijalva, as they and everyone else should be.
Speaker Johnson is stalling her swearing-in because her vote would help finally reveal the Epstein files.
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 1d

Have you ever noticed that when FoxNews has a Democrat on, they always talk over them? Because they would destroy their narrative, like Coons does when he can get a word in.

#USDemocracy

youtube.com/shorts/qallL...

Dem shuts down Fox News over shutdown: "There isn't two sides to this argument. That isn't true."

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 20h

Gabrielle Union is stating the sad truth about black children being sex trafficked. It should never be this way but we know it won't change with this administration.

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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 18h

And is anyone surprised? Incompetents running this regime may be the only reason we can come back from this disaster.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 20h

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

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Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 20h

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

abcnews.go.com/US/central-w...

Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 8h

Nice to see Sen. Gallego and Kelly going to bat for Adelita Grijalva, as they and everyone else should be.
Speaker Johnson is stalling her swearing-in because her vote would help finally reveal the Epstein files.
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 17h

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

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Tammy @tlwdog.bsky.social · 7h

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 4d

Feels like another good day to remember this eagle's message.
Like every day.
This is OUR country.
Don't give up. MAGA is a sick cult. And more of them are realizing their mistake every day.
#Opposition
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 6d

Lawrence O’Donnell is right: the fight for Virginia’s future is the fight for America’s future. The most important election this year is Abigail Spanberger for Governor. Power, rights, and democracy itself are on the line—let’s raise hell and win. 🔥 #VoteVA
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 3d

Trump administration is preparing a plan to make it harder for older people to qualify for disability payments. Hundreds of thousands of older applicants will lose benefits.
Currently, age is a factor in determining if a person can work, but that will be changed.
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Trump plan will limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 3d

Another attack on free speech, facts and education.
An academic director was fired because a syllabus for an infectious disease class included an academic article about a polio outbreak in Gaza.
Faculty should be able to select & teach pedagogically relevant material.
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Tulane changes syllabus, fires director over Gaza article | The Lens

Tulane University, facing an investigation by the Trump administration, fired an academic director and pulled an article about polio in Gaza from an infectious disease course

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder! Donald Trump and Republicans are more interested in inflicting pain on the American people than lowering health care costs.
#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 2d

So they have no case. Other prosecutors declined to charge him,bolstering idea that Comey was targeted & highlighting weakness experienced prosecutors saw in the case. Senior DOJ leaders voiced skepticism & no career prosecutor was willing to present it to a grand jury.
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Ex-special counsel John Durham undercut case against James Comey in interview with prosecutors: Sources

John Durham, who investigated the Russia probe, told prosecutors probing James Comey that had been unable to uncover evidence supporting charges against him, sources say.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 2d

SenatorWarnock just broke it down: health care is on the line.

A Chatham County, GA. family once paid $559/month for coverage—now it’s $2,100 after GOP subsidy cuts. Quadruple the cost just to stay insured.

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 1d

"RFKJr is trying to eliminate the agency responsible for supporting states & localities w/ overdose prevention," says Dr. Eric Rafla-Yuan.

The doctors are also concerned about his attacks on psychiatric medications.

Let's not forget that he's a fan of viruses, too.
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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a useful graphic.
Thanks to whoever made it.
Now we have one for every day of the year.
#TrumpsHealthcareShutdown
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 18h

Heads-up. User
@headwearstheclown.bsky.social
is adding people to an abusive block list called "Users who posted, reblogged, or liked antisemitic sentiments" moderation list.
I have done no such thing, and do not know this account, but was added to this list.
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a red sign that says alert on it in white letters

ALT: a red sign that says alert on it in white letters

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 20h

Yes indeed. Check out war-ravaged Portland.
Trump lying again.
#Portland
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 2d

MAGA,
Real question: how much do you have to lose before you realize YOU were always the target?Your job,healthcare, social security,dignity,your child's education...what?
What will be YOUR breaking point?
Or will you really follow him off the cliff?Down into the bunker?
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