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Dawn

@dawnyriver.bsky.social

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NYC girl living in Central Ohio trying to be a farmer! Liberal Democrat. Loathe President Leon and VP Shitler! I LOVE Canada and Mexico! Please - no DM’s

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · Aug 23

You all realize we will have three nominees in 2028 IF WE EVER HAVE ANOTHER ELECTION

An Independent, a Republican and a Democrat

Independents won’t win. Jill Stein will trot back out.

So we are down to two. Anything other than a Democrat vote is a vote to continue what we have now!

FULL STOP!

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 10h

Don’t look away!!!!!!

Full of Contempt @m-theory3.bsky.social · 18h

This is the nation that we are now. This nation is unbelievably sick.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Nothing stops authoritarians in their tracks like organized people power — and we're organizing it in communities throughout the country. #NoKings

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 11h

They are bought in

Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 11h

Young ladies!!!

One of the first questions you want to ask when on a getting to know you date is what political party are you?

If the young man says Republicans

RUN!!!!!!!!

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 16h

😳 “Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.”

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 11h

Big Congrats!!!!

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 11h

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 These people are deranged!

Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 11h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

NEW: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action if Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 11h

We. Know. That. DO SOMETHING

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

⚠️ 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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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11h

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 16h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 11h

Because they are helping the authoritarians

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Still Damned Now Outraged! 🪶🇺🇸📎🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦⚜️🐦‍🔥 @damnedhere.bsky.social · 11h

Groceries are UP
Utilities are UP
Rent (way) UP
Clothing, shoes UP

Economy is DOWN

Police State UP

IF YOU LOVE AMERICA SHOW UP!
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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 13h

Yes! Stay strong!!!

AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 14h

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 ✊

Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah. She should have had it taken from her right then and there

Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 13h

Lawlessness.

I do not understand how ANYONE can be okay with this.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h

If you read one story ahead of tomorrow's Supreme Court argument, make it this one. The fate of the VRA and the 2026 elections potentially hang in the balance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 17h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 16h

No shit Sherlock!

fortune.com/2025/10/13/g...

GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries | Fortune

GoFundMe’s CEO says more Americans are crowdfunding everyday essentials like groceries as high costs and strained household finances persist.

fortune.com

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 18h

#NotADragQueen

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21h

Yes, color me shocked.

Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 18h

a young boy is sitting in a car seat with a cup .

ALT: a young boy is sitting in a car seat with a cup .

media.tenor.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

The 15 year old girl who was dragged from her car by ICE had recently had kidney surgery.

She was thrown to the ground despite screaming “I’m not resisting”

She had to return to the hospital.

These aggressive tactics will disable. They will kill.

They must be held accountable.

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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 19h

We know

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 19h

Good!

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

www.theguardian.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 19h

Where’s the BG lie? A 13 year old was arrested by ICE and sent to a Virginia detention facility. It happened. Meanwhile, DHS has produced no evidence that a child had a rap sheet and is alleging unverifiable claims to save face.

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