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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 7d

Now, we can FINALLY get something done.
Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy has PUT THE NAME to what Trump's doing & has been doing. That's the 1st step to getting the problem solved... defining the problem.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vei...

JUST IN: Chris Murphy Breaks Down Each Step Of Trump's 'Authoritarian Takeover'

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 42m

RIP D'Angelo🎶🎵🎹🎙

SinnamonS @sinnamonscouture.bsky.social · 6h

D'Angelo on Letterman in '96. 🙏🏽❤️😮‍💨

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Sean Padilla says #ProtectJhordin and #FreeLink @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 3h

It’s telling that the cover of the album isn’t a picture of D’Angelo himself. It’s a scanned frame of 16mm footage filmed at the Afropunk Festival in 2014 that pictures the crowd raising their hands in protest at the killing of Michael Brown.

tru @thetrudz.photo · 10h

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 1h

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💙Patrick McIntyre♻️💙 @csapmi.bsky.social · 6h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

Major airports are refusing to air Kristi Noem’s propaganda video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, and there’s a reason: it violates the Hatch Act

You can’t use taxpayer resources for partisan attacks. Period.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Maryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 7h

Israel’s GDP ranks only 35 in the world. The GAZA plan was always about money, giving US oligarchy a slice of ME & attracting Gulf billions. Follow the money.

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thejenniferdiaries.bsky.social @thejenniferdiaries.bsky.social · 9d

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Resistance is everywhere — it just isn't getting enough attention

Nepal, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Madagascar, and the United States

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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 1h

You're welcome and very much appreciated🤗 @hopeful66.bsky.social!🕊❤

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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 2h

You're very welcome, Lisa & Thank you for the 🔥boost!😉

𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕃𝕚𝕤𝕒𝔸 💙🌊 @thelisaa81.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you @21sted.bsky.social for including me in this great No Kings2 pack 💙

Follow and share to grow our community

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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 2h

@mlipsitt.bsky.social Marcie, thanks for including me in your astonishing "Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in" starter pack with such an enticing title! And, Yes..."Still I’ll never stop marching!"🙋🏽‍♀️🤗

Evening. March with us. Please Follow, Repost, comment.😚

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🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🇬🇱 @justacannuck.bsky.social · 2d

Another one!!! They’re breaking!!!!

🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 2d

Once Adelita Grijalva is sworn in, she will be the 218th vote that the House needs to...

👂🏾Release the Epstein files!

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Boilerkitten - DemCastUSA 🦅🇺🇲🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🌊💙 @boilerkitten.bsky.social · 1d

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Democratic Hispanic Caucus of FL Alachua County Chapter @dhcfalachua.bsky.social · 3d

Crimes against humanity are being committed at these “detention facilities “ aka concentration camps. We need to continue to raise this issue. Share it with your friends and family. They need to know the truth!

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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 3h

You are so welcome, again, Candyce!
Great NO KINGS! meme❤️

Candyce 🌊🦋🌈💙🩵 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you so much for the inclusion again 💗

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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 3h

As always, Dazed Sanity, you are very welcome🤗😊 and as always, loving the meme🤭💁🏽‍♀️😉
Have a great evening and lovely week!!

Dazed Sanity @6j1.bsky.social · 23h

Amazing Starter Pack 21st Ed

Thank you so much, 21st Ed, for including me in your wonderful starter pack filled with such incredible like-minded resistors 💙 💪 ❤️
Enjoy your week and stay positive 😊 ✨️
Together We're Strong 💪

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Dazed Sanity @6j1.bsky.social · 22h

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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Desert Flower @crystal159.bsky.social · 4d

Andrew Weissmann: Hello and welcome back to "Main Justice." It is Tuesday morning, October 7th. I am Andrew Weissmann. I am here with my co-host, Mary McCord.

Mary, that ends the positive part and the even-keeled part of this episode. How are you? Leaving aside everything that's happening in ...

“Untethered to the Facts”

Oregon and Illinois challenge Trump’s attempts to deploy National Guard troops to their cities. Plus: another deadly boat strike in the Caribbean.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 15h

Researchers urge scientists to adopt the 2024 NASEM Long COVID definition as a common starting point.

It prioritizes inclusivity, covering all organ systems, to guide evolving research and clinical trials.

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Client Challenge

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Kathy Griffin @kathygriffin.bsky.social · 7h

Elections aren’t every 4 years or every 2 years, they’re every year. In California we have a special election for prop 50 and it’s a YES. If Texas can gerrymander then we should be able to. I know my comments will be filled with bots, but I won’t be intimidated. Our democracy is vanishing❤️

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John Prince @nbpt-john.bsky.social · 10h

What can be read into what donald trump said about Gaza? That Gaza will not be rebuilt, but built?

Palestinians want to go home.

If trump is still looking to develop Gaza into a another Riviera, this new found peace will be short and fleeting #USDemocracy

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John Prince @nbpt-john.bsky.social · 15h

The whole truth that trump wants to 🧹 under the rug, and Bibi wants to ignore #USDemocracy

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