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Melissa Johnson

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October 8, 2025
October 8, 2025
Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.
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October 7, 2025
October 7, 2025
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.
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Today in Politics Chat, I talked about how power sloshes around when a president is checked out, and noted that right now unelected officials like Stephen Miller are trying to grab it. But instead, We the People can take it back and create a better nation.
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by Melissa Johnson

moolissap.bsky.social
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(10/7) That first judge is all of us
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
October 5, 2025
October 6, 2025
If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...
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by Melissa Johnson

moolissap.bsky.social
Guarded by Lark Taylor

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#NowReading #PNRRomance #LGBTQRomance #LoveIsLove #MMRomance #ReadWithPride #BookLove #bookish #HopelessBlessed #LarkTaylor

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“All this time, I’d lusted after an angel. In reality, it was a demon I needed to set my heart and soul aflame.”
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
October 5, 2025
October 5, 2025
On Friday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported a conversation on the messaging app Signal between one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, Anthony Salisbury, and a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense P...
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by Melissa Johnson

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Yay and I hope you enjoy!
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by Melissa Johnson

moolissap.bsky.social
Lynx by Annabelle Jacobs

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An alpha president with a pack and a club to protect, a human looking for a place to belong.

#NowReading #PNRRomance #LGBTQRomance #LoveIsLove #MMRomance #ReadWithPride #BookLove #bookish #WildWolvesMC #AnnabelleJacobs

@annabellejacobs.bsky.social
“I need to f*ck him. Bite him. Make him mine.”
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
Folks: I am not on TikTok. Any account there is not me. And I will NEVER ask for money!
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson, Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele , and 2 more

hcrichardson.bsky.social
October 3, 2025

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October 3, 2025
Although President Donald J.
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by Melissa Johnson

moolissap.bsky.social
What a bunch of inept idiots

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@amandasmildtakes

#FDT #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
(10/3) all hail the statue!
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by Melissa Johnson

moolissap.bsky.social
How to Stake a Vampire by A.D. Starrling

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A werewolf's guide to vampire politics: trust your nose, pack extra stakes, and never EVER investigate blood banks without backup.

#NowReading #UrbanFantasy #BookLove #bookstagram #bookish #DiaryOfAReluctantWerewolf #ADStarrling
“I don’t like this,” my dog finally stated a tad sullenly. “One of you gets bitten by a werewolf and the other one is now Miss Succula. I thought my life was going to be normal.” “So did I, but here we are…”

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Women in Virginia deserve to know that their reproductive rights are protected here.

Winsome Earle-Sears supports banning abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Virginia, hear me when I say — as Governor, I will always protect your reproductive freedom.
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson

motherjones.com
Americans aren't buying Trump's shutdown blame game, and for good reason
Americans aren't buying Trump's shutdown blame game
Early polls show that most blame Trump and Republicans—and for good reason.
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson, Rosemary A. Joyce, Charles W. Smith , and 4 more

atrupar.com
Joni Ernst: "Unfortunately, our farmers do need that assistance. They don't like it. They consider it welfare. They want trade, not aid. So we really need to see some of these new markets opening up around the globe ... but if there's anybody that can make a deal, it's President Trump."
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson

hcrichardson.bsky.social
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
At about 1:00 on Tuesday morning, federal agents from Border Patrol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) raided an apartment b...
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson, Anna O. Law, Richard S.J. Tol , and 7 more

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ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Melissa Johnson, Menzie Chinn, Aaron Sojourner , and 1 more

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Trump's CEA is circulating its estimate of the economic cost of the government shutdown.

But, BREAKING: It's wrong. It makes a simple arithmetic error. And it's dishonest.

Surprising, I know. 🧵
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson

hcrichardson.bsky.social
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
Last night, as the government barreled toward a shutdown, President Donald J.
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atrupar.com
New in PN: Trump attempts a major step toward dictatorship

"So far, nothing he's done has prompted a critical mass of Republicans to speak out about his abuses of power. And in his address to military brass, Trump signaled he intends to go much further."
Trump attempts a major step toward dictatorship
He's going for it. Who will stop him?
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson

hcrichardson.bsky.social
September 30, 2025
September 30, 2025
Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation’s top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to m...
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Tonight, a post that is longer than usual. But a Judge in Boston issued a 1st Amendment decision that is incredibly important (& long), and we trace his reasoning and some startling conclusions he committed to paper. I hope you’ll stick with me and read to the end. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The First Amendment (And A Court) Punch Back
Tonight, we have a post that is longer than usual.
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
WASHINGTON (AP) - US consumer confidence drops again in September on lingering pessimism over inflation and a weakening job market.

[lowest since April]

@apnews.com @cnbc.com
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by Melissa Johnson

moolissap.bsky.social
Pete Kegsbreath is a disgrace

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@amandasmildtakes
(9/30) he is not well
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atrupar.com
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson

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Full episode out NOW:
James Talarico: Faith, Politics, and the Future of Texas | Taco Policy Ep. 1
YouTube video by Kat | Howdy Politics
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I traveled down to the RGV to sit down with US Senate candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social. We talked faith, politics, and the fight for the future of Texas.

Full episode out now on YouTube
Or follow + subscribe wherever you get your podcasts
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson, Elizabeth Saunders, Andrew Jacobs , and 3 more

atrupar.com
Hegseth: "No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship ... we are done with that shit."
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Reposted by: Melissa Johnson

hcrichardson.bsky.social
September 29, 2025
September 29, 2025
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) left a meeting with President Donald J.
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