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Quilter, Palm Springs, Atheist, #LGBTQ, Artist, Dance, EDM, R&B, New Wave. 35 year AIDSsurvivor BLOCKED: MAGAts/THE RELIGIOUS (you will be cited for harassment)/Crypto TechBros; Republicans/TERFs/Heteropatriarchy/FinanceAssholes

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Michael Barber 🏳️‍🌈 🌊 @ccdude8.bsky.social · 7d

@gtconway.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social 47 is at nearly 1500 illegalities, unconstitutional acts, and abuses of power. When will our Congress hold him accountable? B/c the American people are on the edge of justifiable homocide.

Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 7d

A British academic is tracking the Dictator in the WH’s authoritarian acts since taking office in Jan.

It tracks illegalities, unconst’l acts, abuses of power - anything undermining democracy & propping up authoritarianism.

Tally is at 1466 authoritarian acts.

🆘🇺🇸

www.trumpactiontracker.info?

www.trumpactiontracker.info

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 14m

Trump is ramping up his attacks on a free press and on freedom of expression in this country - and it should frighten every single one of us to the core.

He’s taking over corporations and creating an oligarchy at the top of government with rampant corruption everywhere you look.

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 4h

People think politics is corrupt… all of it. And to fix it, we need to rebuild trust.

That’s why I’m running on:

- Banning stock trading by members of Congress
- Overturning Citizens United
- And not taking a dime of corporate PAC $$

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Michael Barber 🏳️‍🌈 🌊 @ccdude8.bsky.social · 2m

WE see you, Brilyn and the Young Fascists; www.esquire.com/news-politic...

The Next Generation of GOP Politicians Are Outing Themselves as White Supremacists

No longer do we have to wonder where they find these people. Leaked messages revealed the true nature of the Young Republicans.

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Kaye “Silent Hill f[emale]” Ross @kaye.zone · 14h

My health insurance renewal packet is showing up today and I expect wailing wraiths and demons to erupt from the envelope when I open it.

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 16h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

⚠️ Warning: these back-to-back scenes are hard to watch unless you’ve got a depraved heart.

These are thugs, not officers with any real training. We keep seeing it again and again, and at this point, it’s clearly the op.

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 13m

72M Americans rely on Medicaid. 41% of US births are paid for by Medicaid. Medicaid is nursing home care primary payer, affecting patients & their adult children. Estimated 36M could lose healthcare coverage as a result of the Republican bill. Protest!

Let's show up. Let's organize. Let's win.

dlvr.it

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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 2h

For those who are NOT Feds, make sure you check on your Fed friends. Either we are working for nothing or we are struggling with being on a forced vacation. While there may be advantages, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

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SoOthersMayLive⚓️🏊🇺🇸♏️ @greeneeyedbrahma.bsky.social · 12m

The Next Generation of GOP Politicians Are Outing Themselves as White Supremacists - Esquire
#bluecrew

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The Next Generation of GOP Politicians Are Outing Themselves as White Supremacists — Esquire

No longer do we have to wonder where they find these people. Leaked messages revealed the true nature of the Young Republicans.

apple.news

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

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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Bodhi Boo🕊️🩵🤘 @bodhiboo.bsky.social · 8h

Gay men who lack the
courage and honesty to
accept and embrace their
true sexuality should stay
out of politics.

They’re easily manipulated
by blackmailers, and you
should never trust anyone
whose whole life is a lie.

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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 23h

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Jennifer @jen229.bsky.social · 6h

#BlueZicos
#MusicChallenge
Wednesday - Caesar & Brutus
The first thing that came to mind when I read these names. 🤷‍♀️
"Back Stabbers” by The O’Jays

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The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (Official Audio)

YouTube video by TheOJaysVEVO

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1h

Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 16h

It’s a mental illness

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 59m

Jeffries: "I remind all of these corrupt individuals, these sycophants -- the statute of limitations is five years. The American people want accountability, deserve accountability, and will get accountability."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6h

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 9h

Marine's parents kidnapped at camp
Pendleton

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 3h

Update

Sidewalk sign reading “Drink beer free Palestine go bears”

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

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Dart Adams @dartadams.bsky.social · 10h

As a Gen X kid obsessed with Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson & Prince who had Jazz and Blues playing all around but was drawn to Funk, we immediately identified with D’Angelo and clocked his influences…

He became OUR version. And now, he is one of the ancestors.

Rest in eternal peace.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 1h

George Floyd should still be here to celebrate his 52nd birthday. His life sparked a movement, and our fight for justice, accountability, and humanity continues. We’ll never stop saying his name.

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Miles W. Griffis @mileswgriffis.bsky.social · 9h

NEW 😷: Masks are a vital tool in protecting people from COVID-19 & other airborne diseases. But s ome employers are banning them, even though Americans have the right to accessibility tools under the ADA.

Nadi Zimmerman reports for @thesicktimes.org

thesicktimes.org/2025/10/14/d...

Despite the ongoing pandemic, some companies are banning employees from masking - The Sick Times

While some anti-mask policies have failed — a win for workers — there is a larger effort to ban masks in the U.S. on state and local levels. And more businesses may attempt to ban masks in the workpla...

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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 15h

Oral argument today in Bowe v US presents one of the most profound constitutional questions: Just how much power does Article III's Exceptions Clause give Congress to strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction? I offer some history and context in my latest column for @justiaverdict.bsky.social 👇

Will SCOTUS Decide What Its “Essential Functions” Are?

Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case Bowe v. United States, which raises the question of whether limits on successive habeas petitions for state prisoners also a...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit DENIES Republican Party petition to rehear critical voting rights case involving Pennsylvania’s date requirement for mail-in ballots.

A BIG VICTORY for the DSCC, DCCC, AFT of Pa. and the voters of Pennsylvania. Proud on my ELG team. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections

Learn more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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