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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 16h

MAGA-backed petitions are out there too — and they’re bad news for Michigan. Anything about “election reform” or “voter security” is really about making it harder for you to vote.
Beware: petition collectors in Michigan can legally lie about what their petition does. The MAGA ones usually do. ...

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 16h

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Ballot Petitions and Bold Faced Lies

Michigan’s 2026 ballot battles are already underway and we are calling out the folks who are lying about raising wages and voter suppression petitions. You'll want to read this one to the end!

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 5d

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CODE RED

YouTube video by The Seneca Project

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 6d

taking the Freedom of Speech away: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

‘We took the freedom of speech away’: On First Amendment, Trump says quiet part loud

A week after the White House boasted that Trump “is a strong supporter of free speech,” the president’s legal gibberish pointed in the opposite direction.

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 9d

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Home of judge who ruled against Trump is burned down in possible arson

Police in South Carolina are investigating whether a blaze that burned a judge's home to the ground was set intentionally. Prior to the fire that engulfed her home, South Carolina Circuit Court Judge ...

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 9d

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Home of judge who ruled against Trump is burned down in possible arson

Police in South Carolina are investigating whether a blaze that burned a judge's home to the ground was set intentionally. Prior to the fire that engulfed her home, South Carolina Circuit Court Judge ...

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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 18d

“The MAGA project depends on ignorance. It depends on a citizenry unmoored from facts, leaders untethered from planning, and institutions stripped of foresight. To kill the Global Trends report is to blind America by design. It is the most blatant declaration yet… open.substack.com/pub/rebootth...

The Blindfold of “America First”: How Gabbard’s Gutting of Foresight Marks MAGA’s Master Plan to Cripple the Global Order

Cultural Updates Now Available Brought to you by HumanistFreeAudio

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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 14d

“For those pretending Machiavelli stands at his shoulder—whispering clique cynicism into his ear, validating each abuse—let us call the esteemed Florentine secretary to the stand. His writings are clear, his intent sharper still. Demolish distortion reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/maga-misre...

MAGA Misreads Machiavelli, Now Trump Marches the Military Into the Republic

Cultural Updates Now Available Brought to you by HumanistFreeAudio

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 10d

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Arsenal PAC

The Arsenal of Democracy

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 16d

Trump says his power outweighs due process rights of federal employees, stating "for-cause removal protections for civil service employees do not outweigh the constitutional powers of the president." I.e., Trump can delete the rights of other Americans.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump administration moves to curtail appeals by fired workers

A new legal maneuver could test the independence of the board that hears appeals of personnel actions by the government.

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 23d

Isn't that Tom Homan, in disguise?

berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 23d

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Pledge of Allegiance

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KimberCanada @kimberleybsb.bsky.social · 25d

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Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 25d

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KimberCanada @kimberleybsb.bsky.social · 25d

And Texas claims they need babies? Alive or dead?

ProPublica @propublica.org · 25d

Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.

Here’s how we did our analysis.

(Published Feb. 2025)

Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 26d

Do you lIsten to MSNBC??

berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 27d

www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ex...

Executive Order 14149—Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship | The American Presidency Project

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 27d

This violates Donald Trump's Executive Order 14149 of 1/20/2025 !
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ex...

Executive Order 14149—Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship | The American Presidency Project

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · 27d

who was Charlie?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oVc...

Charlie Kirk in his own words. We Report. You Decide.

YouTube video by The Seneca Project

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · Sep 15

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

GOP demands investigation to harass liberal groups after Kirk shooting

A group of right-wing House Republicans on Thursday said they want Speaker Mike Johnson to form a new select committee to probe the "radical left," which they baselessly accuse of being responsible .....

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KimberCanada @kimberleybsb.bsky.social · Sep 15

It’s about time

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Pastor Howard John Wesley Speaks The Truth On Charlie Kirk (MUST SEE)

YouTube video by Inspiration For The Soul

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Opinion | What You Need to Know About Police Surveillance

New tools allow law enforcement agencies to track us at an unimaginable scale.

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · Sep 12

berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · Sep 5

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U.S. Highlighted on International Human Rights Watchlist

The watchlist cited "sustained attacks on civil freedoms" during the first six months of Trump's second term.

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · Sep 5

MTG at the Capitol Thursday, 9/4/25 was on CSPAN; she said much more than this shows. BRAVO, Marjorie. Do you have it in you to transform into a true advocate for the people, through your experience standing together with Democrats and with the survivors of Epstein?
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ro Khanna join victims of Epstein’s demands to release the files

Ro Khanna and Marjorie Taylor Greene joined victims of Jeffrey Epstein Tuesday on Capitol Hill, demanding the release of the Epstein filed and pushing back on President Donald Trump's comments dismiss...

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berlin909.bsky.social @berlin909.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Educational Censorship in the United States Poses Serious Human Rights Threat, Warn PEN America and PEN International - PEN America

PEN America and PEN International submit document to United Nations highlighting educational censorship in the USA

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