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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 48m

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 9m

EU Leadership: Better late than never.

US Admin: The safe word is "Lenin" now give it to me daddy Putin.

Step one should be stopping all trade with Russia. Europe is literally funding its own destruction by trading with Russia. It's monumentally stupid.

EU unveils ‘defense readiness roadmap’ to prepare continent for possible war

The commission has proposed four flagship projects to bolster the EU’s defenses.

tvpworld.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

🔥 ZOHRAN ON FOX: "I want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Adams who will call you to stay out of jail… a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election… I’ll be a mayor ready to speak at any time to lower the cost of living.“

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2h

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dardar1126.bsky.social @dardar1126.bsky.social · 2h

The new Labubu! 😂

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ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 14h

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 18h

Artist unknown :
Vase with Flower Arrangement and Scrollwork, c.1750–1800

Mughal India, Lucknow

Gum tempera & gold on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art

The blue bell-shaped flowers may be neelakurinji, which bloom once every 12 years.

The symmetry of the floral arrangement emerging from the blue-and-white porcelain vase reveals an idealized vision. The overflowing vase is among the most ancient motifs in Indian art, used to convey the concept of abundance.

This image, made for an elite patron of northern India, implies the prosperity that has accrued from international connections. The vase, painted with a European-style landscape, is of the type that was made in China for export to Europe.

The scrolling ornament on either side may be ultimately derived from Persian motifs, but reworked into a European style, painted by Indian artists.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 21h

Hey Mike Johnson – the more you facilitate a cover-up and do everything in your power to prevent the release of the Epstein files – the more your constituents, the American public, and the whole world are going to believe you are guilty of the exact same types of crimes as Jeffrey Epstein.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 21h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 18h

Not reposting the nonsense from the right about how Saturday's march is ANTI-AMERICAN! SOROS-FUNDED!

What they're saying is so nonsensical that it reeks of desperation.

They're scared of a simple display of mass opposition.

Bring your American flags, folks.
It's a pro-America, pro-democracy march

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22h

There's always been a fight over the true story of America. I believe deeply in the story that says we’re all created equal, and that if we can treat each other with decency and respect, all of us will be better off.

I talk about this and more on the final episode of WTF with Marc Maron. Watch now:

My Conversation with Marc Maron | WTF Podcast

YouTube video by Barack Obama

www.youtube.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 18h

Mike Johnson isn't Christian.
He proves that every day.
But he IS a numerologist.
He fears 218.

Swear-in Rep. elect Adelita Grijalva!

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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 1d

What about our health care????????

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 18h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."