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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 17h

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IrmaGherd @irmagherd.bsky.social · 1d

This is no different to Rodrigo Duterte's extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers in the Philippines.
There have been no consequences for Duterte.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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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hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 17h

He's busy right now...

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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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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

The case before the Supreme Court is called Louisiana v. Callais, a redistricting dispute that has become a major test of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the landmark civil rights law designed to protect Black Americans and other minorities from being shut out of political representation.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

A government that targets citizens against fascism and dictatorships, isn’t a government worth keeping.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 23h

Section 2 of the 15th Amendment explicitly delegates to Congress the right to decide how to enforce Black voting rights. That's what the text says. And that's the original intent of the framers.

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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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hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 19h

jewishcurrents.org/chuck-schume...

Chuck Schumer Cannot Meet the Moment

In his new book on antisemitism, the minority leader offers a vision of progress without popular struggle that profoundly underestimates the Trump threat.

jewishcurrents.org

hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Your daily reminder that Republicans in Congress have gone on vacation while they force thousands of Americans to go without a paycheck this week.

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hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 1d

The GOP has a practice of projecting... "Projection is the process of displacing one’s feelings onto a different person, animal, or object. The term is most commonly used to describe defensive projection—attributing one’s own unacceptable urges to another." Psychology Today

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

NEW: The latest episode of The Breakdown just hit 750,000 views on the @meidastouch.com network! THANK YOU for supporting independent media! You can watch the episode here: www.youtube.com/live/8oJvw7F...

LIVE: Trump Case Against NY AG IMPLODES INSTANTLY with NEW PROOF

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 1d

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hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 1d

redwine.blue/project2025/...

The Reality of Project 2025 - Red Wine and Blue

With many of its authors in top level positions, Project 2025 is being implemented. Keep track and find recommended actions to fight back!

redwine.blue

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.

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hillyyard.bsky.social @hillyyard.bsky.social · 1d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Uh-oh, it’s the dreaded EHA: an “Economically Hostile Act”.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 2d

There isn’t another side to the argument. Every actor in the system—from defense attorneys to Justices on the Supreme Court—recognizes what is happening. The only question is how the criminal justice system should respond.”

open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...

The Irredeemable DOJ

Why James has an even stronger case of selective prosecution than Comey.

open.substack.com

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