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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 1h

Wait. So they're not just out there terrorizing people, but they're adding to the trauma by filming their own thuggery??

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Rep. Ro Khanna @khanna.house.gov · 19h

@democracynow.org had @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social and me on together to explain that she is not being sworn in because she is the 218th signatory for the release of the Epstein files. Swear her in today.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 19h

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Beach Life @beachlife1.bsky.social · 8d

Just Fulfill Your Oath

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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 6d

Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940)

"When soldiers are ordered to suppress their own people on behalf of a few corporations – it is not democracy they defend, it is fascism they enforce."

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 22h

And we could barely afford the $307/month on that income with the deductible, copays, and other expenses. Ridiculous.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 7d

There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯

I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨

youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU

Smiling Mychal with hands raised wears an outer space shirt in a library. It is a still from an episode of Reading Rainbow.

LeVar Burton smiles with hands behind his head as he lies down on a colorful pile of books. ENEMY PIE book rests on his chest.

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 1d

😥

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe bring some fetuses to the next protest?

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 1d

anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 2d

#SoftSecession

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 2d

How much are your insurance premiums going up in 2026?

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.

Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 3d

Better solution: Abolish ICE

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 3d

The only conversation Dems should be having with Republicans right now is demanding an end to this. Every day is an impeachable act. We have no government right now, just lawless thuggery. STOP THE COUP

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

related, when the president is invading our own country, waging war on our own people, i don't wanna see dems give the GOP shit they ask for, don't wanna hear shit bout 'we hope our friends across the aisle will work with us on bipartisan solutions to the problems they cause' i don't want none of it

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

related, when the president is invading our own country, waging war on our own people, i don't wanna see dems give the GOP shit they ask for, don't wanna hear shit bout 'we hope our friends across the aisle will work with us on bipartisan solutions to the problems they cause' i don't want none of it

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 3d

“Old white nepo baby” 🔥🙌

Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 3d

Jasmine Crockett: “Stop believing the lies they are putting out there. The only person that is harming you right now is the old white nepo baby that is sitting in the White House that is causing all the destruction, pain, and problems you are enduring”

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

More messaging like this please

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 3d

💯 I'm an educator at a 2yr college & I'm disappointed to see how few faculty members are concerned with what's happening to our students & communities. The prevailing attitude is "we've gotten through hard times before, and we'll get through this too." That's what enables fascism. #resist

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 4d

Violent thugs are terrorizing Americans and they were sent by the White House.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities.

Now is the time to unite in defense of democracy and higher education!

Read full statement below 👇

@aft.org
@proftwolf.bsky.social
@rweingarten.bsky.social

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 4d

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

UC’s Academic Council calls on the Office of the President & the UC Board of Regents to unequivocally reject governmental demands that compromise institutional autonomy and #academicfreedom.

This is the way.

#DefendHigherEd

Brian Soucek @brsoucek.bsky.social · 5d

Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:

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Mary Lawrence @wellonwheels.bsky.social · 4d

Good, except Trump will take credit for it.

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