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@yubet.bsky.social

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Formerly 1 Angry Grandpa on the bird app but no more. Let’s get our country back. All people should be treated with respect & dignity. #resist #fascism #pedotrump #wtpBlue No👑

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1 Angry Grandpa @yubet.bsky.social · Aug 21

Texas passed their extreme gerrymandered maps, their efforts to steal the 2026 midterms must be neutralized. CA is responding though we must educate our electorate. We don't cheat, we do it Democratically!🗽

This isn't going to be cheap & Nov is 3 months away.

If you're able, please support!

Donate to Stop Trump from Rigging the 2026 Election

If Californians don’t act now, Donald Trump will seize total power for two more years.

secure.actblue.com

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 21h

#ResistanceRoots

Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was born on this day in 1896 in Guangzhou, China. Lee became a prominent figure in the women’s suffrage movement in New York, and advocated for the rights of Chinese American women who were barred from voting by the Chinese Exclusion Act until 1943. /1

Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee. Photo credit: National Archives.

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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 17h

More accurately, they don't believe the government should provide healthcare and resources to stay alive to the American people & shutting down the government conveniently fulfills that belief. We should never have put Republicans who WANT to burn our government institutions to the ground in charge.

Charles Booker @booker4ky.bsky.social · 8d

As you begin your day, remember that Donald Trump and his big money accomplices in Congress would rather shut down the government than make sure you have healthcare and resources to stay alive.

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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 17h

They will flag all accounts that disagree with the Trump regime. The First Amendment is being flushed down Trump's toilet before our eyes.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 20h

While this is not legal advice, it’s great practical advice on steps to consider if a loved one is taken by ICE. It will be translated soon by the @dhcfalachua.bsky.social group and we will repost it when they do! But consider following this great group of volunteers!

Democratic Hispanic Caucus of FL Alachua County Chapter @dhcfalachua.bsky.social · 20h

We follow @michael-foote.bsky.social here on Bluesky but this video is from TikTok. We are working to translate it to Spanish and will repost it in Spanish shortly. So practical and helpful! Thanks for the crash course educating on the process to consider for anyone taken by ICE!

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 22h

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Libby Whittemore @libbage55.bsky.social · 23h

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
They’re dismantling the Bill of Rights.
With great wringing of hands, and not much else, from leadership.
It’s time the Democratic Party understand that the history books will not be kind to them either.
There are no accolades for being a bystander.

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 1d

If this regime weren’t so awful, many of us would still look at our country with rose colored glasses. Not now! We are fully aware of the flaws and know that we can’t go back. We need a new future that protects us ALL! We have a lot of work ahead to fix the flaws!

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t panic! This actually shows why what’s happening is going to actually help us in the long run. Despite the pain we are in, we will come out stronger! And Willie Nelson’s song couldn’t be a better backdrop to the point I’m trying to make!

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marikosegawa.bsky.social @marikosegawa.bsky.social · 1d

#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1
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🗣VA House /Nov 4th

🌟Mark Downey(D69) downeyforva.com
🌟Shelly Simonds(D70) simondsfordelegate.com
🌟Jessica Anderson(D71) jess4va.com
🌟Randolph Critzer(D72) randolphcritzer.com

🗳️Info:
www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ba...

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marikosegawa.bsky.social @marikosegawa.bsky.social · 1d

#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1
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🗣VA House /Nov 4th

🌟JoshaCole(D65)
jgcole.org
🌟Nicole Cole(D66)
nicolecole.com
🌟Mario Haggerty(D67) haggertyforhouse67.org
🌟Elane Walters(D68) elainewalters.com

🗳️Info: www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ba...

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 20h

Four opportunities to build a stronger Blue wall in the Virginia House of Delegates. These four Democrats are challenging Repubs:
☑️Jacob Bennington, District 61
☑️Sara Ratcliffe, District 62
☑️Forrest Miller, District 63
☑️Stacey Carroll, District 64
Let's help them flip those seats on Nov. 4!

Graphic supporting Jacob Bennington, Sara Ratcliffe, Forrest Miller and Stacey Carroll for the Virginia House of Delegates. Election Nov. 4.

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Marlena (#felon47 is NOT my President) ❌👑 @ohpleeznotagain.bsky.social · 1d

#ProudBlue

RFKjr NEVER should have been confirmed in the first place.

(Senate Republicans did this 😡)

His own cousin, former US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, called him a predator and unfit to oversee critical health agencies like the CDC and FDA.

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 17h

Did you know that the entire Virginia House of Delegates comes up for election on Nov. 4? Did you know that these Democrats are running in Districts 65, 66, 67 and 68?
☑️ Joshua Cole (65)
☑️ Nicole Cole (66)
☑️ Mario Haggerty (67)
☑️ Elaine Walters (68)
Make your plan to vote Blue!

Graphic supporting Joshua Cole, Nicole Cole, Mario Haggerty and Elaine Walters for the Virginia House of Delegates. Election Nov. 4, 2025.

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Marlena (#felon47 is NOT my President) ❌👑 @ohpleeznotagain.bsky.social · 1d

#ProudBlue

Greta Thunberg for the Nobel Peace Prize!

aliciablackgirl.bsky.social @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 1d

Greta Thunberg will be in history books. never stop Greta. you are a beacon of hope. More guts than every leader in this world.

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🇺🇦Noelle🇺🇦Dem Good @ Everything. DeICE America @nreveillee.bsky.social · 1d

I am so sick of millionaires & billionaires Republicans grifting for their filthy rich wealth while taking food away from sick elderly poor, starving children so millionaires, billionaires & international multibillionaire corporations get corporate welfare subsidies.

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 1d

The cruelty campaign continues! Americans can expect no support from our government in these difficult times. So what is our government spending money on? Oh yeah - a golden ballroom, ICE, many golf trips for our supreme 🍊💩

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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marikosegawa.bsky.social @marikosegawa.bsky.social · 1d

#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue
#DV1
Colleges are not the only path to success. So many people thrive without them.

Still, this rapid decline in people's regard for colleges may reflect political discourse's coarsening and the rise of anti-intellectualism.

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

I'm grateful she'll survive.

ICE should be grateful too. Otherwise, this would be another ICE murder.

Someday there will be trials.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1d

ICE claimed the victim of this shooting was in a 10 car convoy, rammed them and had a semi-automatic weapon

Her lawyer said video shows an agent yelling “Do something, b----,” then shot her five times

Trump will surely use this as a reason to deploy the National Guard against protesters in Chicago

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 1d

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Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 1d

For Monday of Banned Books Week, we explore the Comstock Acts, enacted in 1873 and 1909. While we tend to think of this federal law today in terms of efforts to restrict access to birth control and abortion medications, they originally targeted literature as well. (Thread)

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What Are the Origins of the Comstock Act?
In 1873 - at the behest of anti-vice crusader, Anthony Comstock - Congress enacted a law banning the interstate mailing and receiving of
"obscene, lewd, or lascivious" writings, or "any article or thing designed or intended for the prevention of conception or procuring an abortion." In 1909, Congress enacted a similar law banning the use of express company or common carrier (such as FedEx or UPS) to mail
"any drug, medicine, article, or thing designed, adapted, or intended for preventing conception or producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral use." These laws came to be known collectively as the Comstock Act. The scope of what constituted obscene or lewd material was far broader at the time, and in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Comstock Act was used to prosecute a wide array of violations.

How the Comstock Act became inactive for books
• Passed in 1873: The original Comstock Act made it illegal to send "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" materials through the U.S. mail, which was interpreted to cover a broad range of publications, including anatomy books and classic literature.
• Obscenity standard narrowed: Over decades, court rulings progressively narrowed the scope of what is considered legally obscene, limiting the act's reach. Key Supreme Court decisions, including Roth v. United States (1957) and Miller v.
California (1973), established a more precise definition of obscenity, making it much harder to prosecute the mailing of books.
• Free speech protections: Subsequent First Amendment challenges further protected free speech rights, rendering the Comstock Act obsolete for censoring non-obscene publications.
As a result, the mailing of most magazines and books is now considered common and legal.
• Modern focus is different: Today, enforcement of the Comstock Act's obscenity provisions is focused almost exclusively on child and violent pornography.

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midwest-voter.bsky.social @midwest-voter.bsky.social · 1d

#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1

VA House of Delegates Democrats, Dist 69-72

Elect Mark Downey
downeyforva.com

Re-elect Shelly Simonds
simondsfordelegate.com

Elect Jessica Anderson
jess4va.com

Elect Randolph Critzer
randolphcritzer.com

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midwest-voter.bsky.social @midwest-voter.bsky.social · 1d

#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1

VA House of Delegates Democrats, Dist 65-68

Re-elect Joshua Cole
jgcole.org

Elect Nicole Cole
nicolecole.com

Elect Mario Haggerty
haggertyforhouse67.org

Elect Elaine Walters
elainewalters.com

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 1d

It feels bleak, but we still have the power. The power of numbers. The power of the people! Join your local No Kings protest on October 18th! Find yours on nokings.org Stay strong! We need all of us working collectively together to win this battle for Democracy! Stick together!

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 1d

#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

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