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@melaguas.bsky.social

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NO DMs! Lifelong moderate Democrat. No matter what happens the next 4 years, we can have love and community. “In a world so rife with vulgarity, with brutality and violence, love exists. I’m grateful to know that it exists.” Maya Angelou

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melaguas @melaguas.bsky.social · Apr 8

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 8h

Senator Jeff Merkley just crossed 20 hours in his marathon floor speech on authoritarianism. He began speaking at 6:20pm yesterday.

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Martin Luther King III @officialmlk3.bsky.social · 1d

Dad said the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. But he also reminded us that it doesn’t bend on its own.

Let’s get into good trouble—peacefully, persistently, and with love as our guide.

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melaguas @melaguas.bsky.social · 3h

A reliable leak(for now)?”

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8h

Who is this person? 🤷‍♂️

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 8h

I have to stress how highly unusual it is for the most powerful military on the planet to be blowing up random boats in international waters.

I can’t help but feel that several criminal charges will ultimately come from these strikes.

It makes far more sense to interdict them.

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 1d

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7h

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

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melaguas @melaguas.bsky.social · 3h

www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

He’ll bedazzle the entire East Wing, won’t he?!? And the ARCH. Only good thing about it is if people can walk through it to and from DC, it will be a bona fide vomitorium (Roman architectural term for a passageway that I think works well in this context).

Trump Admits Just How Much of White House He Is Bulldozing

The president’s ballroom project is set to wipe out a larger portion of the White House than first acknowledged.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 15h

Happy bday Russian writer Ivan Bunin b. 1870.
"Yes, from year to year, from day to day, in our heart of hearts there's only one thing we wait for - a meeting that will bring happiness and love. Really, this hope is all we live for..."

"Words are one thing, deeds are quite another."

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Jeanne Brennan @jeanneenabottle.bsky.social · 13h

www.womeninpeace.org/c-names/2017...

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ringwac 📎 @ringwac.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

War is peace

In addition to everything else, Tariffs on other Countries SAVED our Cattle Ranchers!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

He did everything he possibly could to overturn the election & stay in power - threatening his VP, Govs & Secs of States, organizing a mob to storm the Capitol. He knew if he ordered a military coup they would’ve refused & he would’ve been tried for treason. That’s why he left.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Sen. DURBIN sends official congressional correspondence asking if Kristi Noem has hired any January 6th rioters at ICE.

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melaguas @melaguas.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve had private tours of the West Wing and gone to parties at the White House where bands played and a few guests danced. Most guests were people watching, hoping to spot a celebrity or high-ranking official to pester. They’ll need paid pros to get even a tiny fraction of 900 people dancing.

two muppets standing on a balcony with red curtains in the background

ALT: two muppets standing on a balcony with red curtains in the background

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melaguas @melaguas.bsky.social · 9h

Name one “they” of the of Trump’s oft-mentioned group of people who’ve wanted a White House ballroom for 150 years.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Mike Johnson shamelessly lies: "We strengthened Medicaid. We improved healthcare access and we lowered premiums with our legislation."

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If North Carolina enacts this new map, it will be sued.

I don't bluff and I usually win.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

North Carolina moved closer Tuesday to dismantling a historically Black congressional district in a move one of its former representatives described as “blatant discrimination.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Blatant Discrimination’: North Carolina Advances GOP Gerrymander at the Expense of Black Voters