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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 6h

We need to keep our eyes on the prize -- elections!

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 7h

This administration keeps torching the Hatch Act—propaganda videos in airports, partisan emails on federal servers, even mass firings. It’s corruption with a flag pin. See something? Say something. Expose it through the whistleblower tip line.
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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 6h

Don't let the disabled be invisibled. They have the right to assistance.

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Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 12h

“We need everyone to get involved in the fight, and we need everyone to have a vested interest in continuing to resist.”

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ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.

How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could

ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.

“Despite the app’s goal of protecting people from ICE, its viral success, and the state repression against it, ICEBlock has serious issues: Most

www.counterpunch.org

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 9h

Very good points and advice for advocacy that works.

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 11h

Jason Houser, former ICE Chief of Staff: “This Isn’t Crisis Response. It’s Crisis Construction.”

"Immigration enforcement has become the administration’s primary political weapon — not to solve problems, but to manufacture fear, provoke outrage and stage an illusion of control."

#MomSky

Opinion | This Isn’t Crisis Response. It’s Crisis Construction.

www.nytimes.com

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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 4d

We hear about how cuts to the Department of Education are impacting our classrooms, and how parents and teachers can unite to fight back w/ @neatoday.bsky.social / @neapresident.bsky.social.

https://www.momsrising.org/bt29sep25/?source=bsky

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 14h

When Trump's masked thugs are detaining & torturing us citizens, Iraqi War Veterans...giving no Constitutional rights before brutalizing & abducting people, you know democracy is in danger.

So do something! Volunteer to help win the upcoming elections, recruit others and march on no Kings Day!
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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 14h

Today @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social's election is certified—what excuse will Speaker Mickey Mouse Johnson use now to avoid swearing her in? Oh right, he told GOP reps to stay home to dodge the 218th vote and delay releasing the Epstein Files.

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 1d

I spent my afternoon making & passing out Yes on 50 flyers in front of Walmart & other stores in English & Spanish, and you can do it, too.

If you wanna save democracy, you'd better put your all into it!
I know that's high pressure, but this is high stakes!

The Spanish flyer is in the next post.

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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 1d

A YES vote on Prop 50 defends democracy. Learn more at StopElectionRigging.com

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trumpdisasters.bsky.social @trumpdisasters.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s proven he’d rather shut down the gov than stop health insurance premiums from soaring by thousands of dollars a year from millions of hardworking Americans. He’s taking away health care from 14+millions to keep those huge tax breaks for the super rich.

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ZiggyStardust @grancracker.bsky.social · 1d

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This should make everyone in the world rise up!

Pristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC Opened to Bids for Oil and Gas Drilling: Report - EcoWatch

The Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to open 306 million acres of tropical forest and gorilla habitat to oil and gas drilling.

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 1d

Natural Disaster

Western Alaska

#MomSky

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

Terrible. So much bad news.

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Silver Spring Progressive Action @sspaction1.bsky.social · 1d

Join us on Wed, 10/15 at 6:30pm ET to call CA voters and educate them on and urge them to vote YES on 50! TX’s gerrymandered maps threaten our democracy—CA must lead. Help ID supporters & share info before the 11/4 vote. In partnership w/ CA Dems. Sign up now!

Phonebank to California – Vote YES on Prop 50! · Mobilize

As partisan gerrymandering in states like Texas threatens to undermine democracy, California is stepping up with Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. It is vital that voters are informed...

www.mobilize.us

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

More Americans blame the shutdown on Republicans, but still trust Republicans more than Dems on the economy.

Even though the Dem economic track record has far surpassed that of the GOP.

Dems really really suck at communicating and messaging.

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

Shutdown polls show Democrats’ economic messaging still falling flat

Democrats are struggling to erase Republicans’ polling advantage on the economy even as they fight to stop health care costs from rising.

www.politico.com

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

“I am not going to vote to extend these subsidies.” - Lindsey Graham.

About 600,000 South Carolinians are on subsidized Obamacare. That’s about 10% of the population.

#MomSky

Sen. Lindsey Graham pans negotiations on Obamacare subsidies as government shutdown drags on

The South Carolina Republican urged Democrats to "have a rational discussion, but not with the government shut down."

www.nbcnews.com

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

We make sure we and everyone we know votes. We talk to Trump and swing voters and try to make sure they understand who is responsible for the pain.

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

As a mother, I can’t even imagine how terrible and painful this must be. Children…!!

#MomSky

Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 2d

In town near me, a 13 yo was abducted by ICE and sent to a facility in Virginia. He is sleeping on a concrete floor with an aluminum sheet for a blanket, and is being held with adults. He calls his mother crying. I can’t imagine how traumatized this child is. 1/
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

Then the Republicans need to do something about it! They control all branches of government. The shutdown - and the terrible harm to millions of families across the nation - is on them!!

#MomSky

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 2d

www.axios.com/2025/10/10/f...

Trump refuses to negotiate
Speaker Johnson refuses to bring House Republicans back in session
Senate Republicans refuse to negotiate

Now this 42 MILLION people could have SNAP BENEFITS CUT..Food for Families and Children
And your insurance premiums rise

Scoop: Trump administration warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps if shutdown continues

It's the administration's latest warning of painful consequences of a lengthy government shutdown.

www.axios.com

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

This clown, however, is scarier than Stephen King’s. 🙁

Lisa Maatz @lisamaatz.bsky.social · 2d

Calling Stephen Miller a “clown,” AOC said “Laugh at them,” because it’s “one of the best ways you can dismantle a movement of insecure men.” #momsky

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

South Carolina has one of the worst gun violence rates in the country…and among the loosest of gun laws.

#MomSky

Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

Mass Shooting Breaking News!

4 people were killed & at least 20 were injured at a crowded Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island South Carolina.

Their GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, who stands with the gun lobby, sends thoughts & prayers.

apnews.com/article/sout...

4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured.

apnews.com

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

South Carolina has one of the worst gun violence rates in the country…and among the loosest of gun laws.

Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

#MomSky

Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 1d

Do you have a child w/ special education needs? The fascist regime doesn’t care about your child.

In the 2022-2023 school year, 7.5 million students ages 3-21 in the U.S. received special ed services, which represented about 15% of all public school students.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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