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Sara T📎

@actsarat.bsky.social

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Never forget January 6th! Theatre director, dog lover, SF Giants, 49ers, Sacramento Kings and GS Warriors fan. Favorite athletes Willy Adames and Simone Biles🤩🤩 Passionate about preserving democracy. Women’s rights are human rights✊🏼 BLM🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 💙💙💙 No DMs.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 2h

I thought they said it was wrong for an administration to ask a social media platform to take stuff down.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14h

Dear @SteveScalise,

How could a rally of millions & millions of Americans simply reaffirming our founding principle of “No Kings” be a “hate America rally?” Do you not agree that we must never have kings in America? Shame on you.

Sincerely,

Your Former Congressional Colleague

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BIG D GRANDROYAL @bigdgrandroyal.bsky.social · 2h

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 11h

LFG ~ NO MF KINGS IN AMERICA‼️

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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 5h

We stand in solidarity with Attorney General Letitia James because we know what’s at stake. Democracy cannot thrive when accountability is punished, when integrity is met with intimidation..

#IStandWithLetitiaJames
#Pinks

theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/10/14/t...

The Uncomfortable Truth About How America Punishes Black Women in Power

Attorney General Letitia James faces political retribution for doing her job — exposing America’s fear of powerful Black women.

theblackwallsttimes.com

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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 2h

FIRST ON @msnbc.com: Fmr. Special Counsel Jack Smith makes his first public comments on his investigations into Donald Trump, speaking exclusively with MSNBC’s Andrew Weissmann in London.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 8h

Kaiser refuses to give workers fair pay, benefits, and the staffing they need to keep patients safe.

We stand with the 46,000 UNAC/UHCP, @steelworkers.bsky.social Local 7600, @ofnhp.bsky.social, @unitehere.org Hawaii, and HNHP health care workers on STRIKE fighting for a fair contract ✊

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3h

After signing up for self-deportation, Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved to an unfinished basement. But DHS never sent them the promised plane tickets.

Now they worry about surviving winter. Weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to pay rent.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4ohnDm6

Article excerpt: Emily said she made clear the family didn’t have Venezuelan passports but was told that wouldn’t be a problem; the U.S. government would procure any necessary documents for them. They said the operator gave them an Aug. 1 departure date and told them to expect their plane tickets by email.

Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved with their children to Columbus, Ohio, where Deybis’ nephew let them stay in his unfinished basement apartment until their departure. The plane tickets never came.

Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported. Panicked, Emily and Deybis said they called the toll-free number again and again, leaving messages that went unanswered. Emily submitted a new application and sent more emails.

Article excerpt: ...They found travel agencies that offer to procure travel documents at a cost but said they were told the Venezuelan government requires an arrival date and proof that plane tickets have been purchased. Emily and Deybis can’t afford them.

“Thank you so much for your patience and we understand your frustration,” they heard back in another email. “Wait for new instructions from DHS.”

As they wait, they worry about how they’ll survive when winter comes. Most days, Deybis visits local food pantries and looks for discarded items in alleys and on street corners that they can resell. A few weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to help pay the rent.

“We’d rather be in Venezuela with our family than suffer here,” he said.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 3h

"Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 4h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 3h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 10h

Save democracy!

#VoteYesOnProp50

Trump wants to rig the house in his favor next November.

Temporary redistricting in California can offset his actions in Texas.

Unlike Texas, where Trump toadies forced redistricting, voters decide in California.

[Image of Uncle Sam holding California oranges]

SAVE DEMOCRACY FROM GOP ELECTION RIGGING

CALIFORNIA

VOTE YES ON PROP 50

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 4h

Behind every self-described "ultra-masculine-racist-alpha" trolls online is an unfuckable obese dude who looks like these Nazi young Republicans.

This is why they never put their faces on their accounts. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Sara T📎 @actsarat.bsky.social · 3h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 18h

Reminder from journalist Malcolm W. Browne:

“In a free society the duty of all newsmen is to tell all of the people all of the truth all of the time. The newsman is obliged to fight forces that interfere with this vital process."

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Rep. Jerry Nadler @nadler.house.gov · 7h

As I previously said, the Trump Administration’s actions in the Caribbean Sea are illegal and unconstitutional.

Today’s military assault off of the coast of Venezuela is just the next in a series of criminal acts committed by President Trump and Secretary Hegseth.

Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela | CNN Politics

The US military conducted yet another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday.

www.cnn.com

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 6h

It is a very short step from the military killing alleged drug traffickers off the coast of Venezuela to the military, ICE, or others killing people inside the US for crimes, real or imagined, as directed by the president.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 5h

For the love of America, NoKings.org.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

Trump’s administration laid off thousands of federal workers, gutting critical departments: Treasury, HHS, and Education.

What we’re seeing now isn’t new. The shutdown is the new excuse. Create chaos, starve the government, and leave folks struggling while Trump’s billionaire buddies get richer.

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Sara T📎 @actsarat.bsky.social · 4h

@nbcnews.com
@cbsnews.com
@cnn.com
@nytimes.com
@latimes.com
@msnbc.com

DO YOUR DAMN JOB!

Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d