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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h

"I don't know anything about that so I'm afraid I can't comment."

--Speaker Mike Johnson, repeatedly

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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 6h

Today is a great day to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

🚨BREAKING: A coalition of pro-voting groups is suing Indiana over two new anti-voting laws they say unfairly target naturalized citizens and threaten to remove eligible voters from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Indiana’s New Anti-Voting Laws Challenged for Targeting Naturalized Citizens - Democracy Docket

A coalition of pro-voting groups is suing Indiana over two new anti-voting laws they say unfairly target naturalized citizens and threaten to remove eligible voters from the rolls.

www.democracydocket.com

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 55m

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I guess Ace Co Demolition has been getting a lot of bad reviews??? Wonder what pissed Americans off??? Wonder if Trump used them before? Aren’t there rules about renovating historical buildings?

#ImpeachTraitorTrump #GOPpedophileProtectors

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 1h

#ImpeachTraitorTrump

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 12h

#CorruptVP #TrumpsBitch #ImpeachVanceNow #ImpeachTheColluders #TheyAreFIRED #TakeAmericaBack

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for meetings with Israel’s leaders. Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, arrived earlier to monitor the truce in Gaza, which is under strain. Follow live.

JD Vance Arrives in Israel: Trump Administration Live Updates

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 12h

#IllegalOrders #JustSayNo2GriftGraftNoem #NastyAssNoemMustGo
#ImpeachNastyAssNoem #TrumpsBitch #DogMurder #GoatMurder #AmericaLetsTakeOurMoneyBack

Live 5 News @live5news.com · 12h

Coast Guard spends $200 million on private jets for Noem, other officials #usnews

Coast Guard spends $200 million on private jets for Noem, other officials

The Coast Guard has spent $200 million on private jets for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other top department officials amid the government shutdown.

www.live5news.com

Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 12h

#ImpeachTraitorTrump
#ImpeachTheEnablers
#ImpeachCorruptSCOTUS

Newsweek @newsweek.com · 12h

President Trump said the U.S. would import beef from Argentina to help keep prices down.

Republican Senator Breaks With Trump on Argentina Beef

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 12h

#ImpeachTraitorTrumpNow
#ImpeachTheEnablers
#ImpeachCorruptSCOTUS

ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h

A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites.

“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”

With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org

A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally

The decision by commissioners in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

www.propublica.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h

A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites.

“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”

With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org

A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally

The decision by commissioners in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

www.propublica.org

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 1d

The president of Columbia says Trump and our military MURDERED an innocent fisherman during an illegal attack being conducted by the United States military. I say we send (deport) Trump and everyone involved to Columbia to stand trial. Let’s take a vote 😊

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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 1d

Former Ryder Cup star Andrew Coltart said he wants the biennial tournament to be played at Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland, which sits in an ancient small town with settlements dating back 4,000 years.

Ex-pro golfer hopes to see Ryder Cup take place in 'little town' in Scotland

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5d

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: A wave of circular deals involving OpenAI and Nvidia are sparking fears that the AI boom is being artificially propped up. Bloomberg journalists answer your questions in a Live Q&A starting at 1 p.m. EDT.

Stream here: bloom.bg/4ojj5vs

Live Q&A: Why Fears of a Trillion-Dollar AI Bubble Are Growing

A wave of circular deals involving OpenAI and Nvidia are sparking fears of an AI bubble. Bloomberg journalists answer your questions in a Live Q&A on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. EDT

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 5d

convening chair of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy and author of Justice by Means of Democracy, present her ideas on policy innovations needed for a healthy democracy.

Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 5d

Danielle Allen: Renovating Democracy Join us for a special joint presentation by Indivisible Northhampton-Swing Left Western Mass (IN-SLWM) and Indivisible Hingham-Hull on October 20, as we listen together to Danielle Allen,

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 14d

“Journalism is facing tremendous challenges. Above all, the local press is severely diminished. At the same time, there is a massive proliferation of misinformation on social media.”

— Nora Gámez Torres, winner of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize.

More:

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Nora Gámez Torres, Cuban Journalist in Florida, Wins Maria Moors Cabot Prize

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 16d

nor to reserve any of them for your own advantage and possession, but to devote them universally to God, and, in obedience to the commands of Moses, to blot out the name of Amalek entirely.”

I’m sure there are plenty of other examples, you can search the text if you like.

Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 16d

beginning with the women and the infants, and to require this as a punishment to be inflicted upon them for the mischief they did to our forefathers; to spare nothing, neither asses nor other beasts,

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 16d

I enjoin thee to punish the Amalekites, by making war upon them; and when thou hast subdued them, to leave none of them alive, 133but to pursue them through every age, and to slay them,

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 16d

Yeah sure more unconstitutional behavior from the MAGAt assholes with no consequences thanks to a fucking corrupt SCOTUS

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17d

This shutdown marks the first time that Democrats are not whining about rule-breaking—they’re calling attention to a GOP that is engineering a massive wealth transfer scam from the poorest to the richest.

It won’t be an easy fight, but it’s a BFD that it’s happening at all. trib.al/evc7UYj

The Democrats Finally Grew a Spine

By daring Trump and the Republicans to shut down the government, the party is taking a stand six months after it should have.

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 17d

I never said the Bible was accurate liar

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Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 17d

for the mischief they did to our forefathers; to spare nothing, neither asses nor other beasts, nor to reserve any of them for your own advantage and possession, but to devote them universally to God, and, in obedience to the commands of Moses, to blot out the name of Amalek entirely.”

Lizzy @lizzyhott.bsky.social · 17d

I enjoin thee to punish the Amalekites, by making war upon them; and when thou hast subdued them, to leave none of them alive, 133but to pursue them through every age, and to slay them, beginning with the women and the infants, and to require this as a punishment to be inflicted upon them

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