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Mark Altekruse

@6stringguy.bsky.social

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Husband, father, grandfather, musician, guitar nerd, writer. medium.com/@markaltekruse https://substack.com/@markaltekruse

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · 2d

No kings in Boise, ID

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · Aug 13

I’ve signed up to take action with No Kings on Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025. Are you free to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/7bvLCI

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings

Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · Aug 12

Want to join me for this No Kings event?

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · Aug 1

Corporate Capitulation to our Child-Molesting, Criminal-in-Chief is Corruption.

Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · Jul 29

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#notlikeus #whensthelasttime #lastime #Idaho #Boise #Nampa

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · Jul 29

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“Science!!! Matters!!!” Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · Jun 14

This was No Kings at the State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Jun 12

Today they have crossed a deep red line.

We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · May 30

Want to join me for this No Kings event?

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · May 28

Scott Pelleys speech at Wake Forest begins at 25:58. Watch it!

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Wake Forest Commencement 2025

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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · May 25

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · May 23

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · May 24

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Rep. Sean Casten @casten.house.gov · May 22

Around 2am last night, I spoke about how House Republicans are giving a bailout to companies that can't compete because they don't want you to have access to cheap energy.

Why 2am?

They know this is a bad bill and hope you don't learn about it, so they called for debate and a vote overnight.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · May 22

If the GOP Tax Scheme is so beautiful, then why are they voting on it in the wee hours of the morning? Maybe because it’s irredeemably ugly and cruel.

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · May 22

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WATCH: Jamie Raskin Fires Back At GOP Lawmakers Decrying LaMonica McIver By Playing Jan. 6 Video

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Mark Altekruse @6stringguy.bsky.social · May 14

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Bruce Springsteen calls out Trump at concert

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · May 13

BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.

Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.

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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · May 3

Canada, we’re with you!
TRUMPISM IS REPUDIATED IN AUSTRALIA!
#auspol

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