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Mike

@mikeyay.bsky.social

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• Makin it up as I go • Navy vet • Mi casa es su casa • Always voted Democrat and we'll keep at it • Stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Canada 🇨🇦 • 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ally • trump is a vile piece of shit

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Mike @mikeyay.bsky.social · Jan 23

Skye Perryman's team at Democracy Forward is on the front line of our democracy and a breathe of fresh air.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · Jan 22

The Trump admin already fired public servants who work for all Americans. Civil servants owe a duty to the Constitution & work for both GOP & Dem admins. Efforts to politicize & terminate those not ideologues is unAmerican. @skyeperryman.bsky.social discussed w/ NBC4. Visit: CivilServiceStrong.org

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

Erika works 8 hours a day harvesting raspberries on CAs Central Coast. She shares, "I must be very careful to only harvest the ripe fruit. This careful selection means that only the best quality berries are packed and shipped to the supermarkets for you to eat." #WeFeedYou

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 20h

DHS claims a “high-ranking Latin Kings member” from Chicago, solicited the murder of top Border Patrol chief.

But at his indictment, there was no mention of gang ties. His lawyers & family say DHS’s narrative of Juan Espinoza Martinez, is false.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/15/c...

Chicago man indicted for allegedly soliciting killing of Gregory Bovino, but without contention of gang involvement

A Chicago man has been indicted on charges he solicited the murder of U.S. Border Patrol field boss Gregory Bovino, but the bare-bones document makes no mention of previous allegations that he is a…

www.chicagotribune.com

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 17h

🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the War on Antifa

Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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canteluta.bsky.social @canteluta.bsky.social · 1d

Roscoe has something to say. Vote YES on Prop 50 and mail or use a drop box to get that vote counted early!
"Rank-roo for roor arf-tention."
#dogs #prop50 #california #servicedogs @tehachapidemocrats.bsky.social @californiaalliance.bsky.social @socialsecurityworks.org

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans are going to cheat & gerrymander with the rubber stamp of the Supreme Court.

It will be very hard for Democrats to take back the House and Senate.

Meanwhile, Trump will send the military to crush protests, and when he gets desperate, he'll implement martial law.

Eyes wide open, folks.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18h

ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.

But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 19h

When young Republicans private texts are revealed and you see what the white supremacist master race looks looks like

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

Trump has frozen or canceled $28B in funding for infrastructure projects in Democratic congressional districts.

Meanwhile, representatives of those districts are fighting to extend ACA subsidies — more than half of which go to people in GOP-held districts.

Remember this.

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Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander @goodlander.house.gov · 20h

Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a major case on what remains of the Voting Rights Act.

The right to vote is the fundamental right from which all of our rights as Americans flow, and every freedom-loving American should watch this case very closely.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h

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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.

Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.

Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.

Authoritarianism hurts all of us.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s power depends on maintaining the illusion that he’s all-powerful, and that Americans adore him.

But that illusion is harder to maintain if millions of people are in the streets protesting.

This is why Republicans are trying to discredit No Kings Day rallies before they've even happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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✨⚡️ ℓуηԃα 👩🏻‍💻 🍿 @lyndab.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw this on FB and came to share!
This woman is 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨‼️
Queen! 👑
Great job filming this by Sandi 💪🏼
Follow and support 👇🏼

Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · 1d

🔥🔥🔥 Today at immigration court 26 Federal Plaza this woman went ballistic to the masked ICE agents who detained her family member. Where are the people standing up to the Gestapo? I never saw this in 4 months I’ve been filming. 👏👏👏👏

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Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · 1d

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Kathy Griffin @kathygriffin.bsky.social · 1d

Elections aren’t every 4 years or every 2 years, they’re every year. In California we have a special election for prop 50 and it’s a YES. If Texas can gerrymander then we should be able to. I know my comments will be filled with bots, but I won’t be intimidated. Our democracy is vanishing❤️

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

It’s Day 14 of the Republican government shutdown – and Speaker Mike Johnson admitted he has "no strategy" to reopen the government.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

They're freaked out about the NO KINGS rally.

Good.

newrepublic.com/post/201718/...

Trump Cabinet Secretary Thinks Peaceful Protesters Are Terrorists

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said people who attend this weekend’s No Kings protests are “antifa.”

newrepublic.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

If you live in Everett, Mass. and have any information about the 13-year-old boy abducted by ICE, please message me on Signal at marisakabas.04

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Madonna Lennon @madonnalennon.bsky.social · 3d

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Mike @mikeyay.bsky.social · 4d

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Mike @mikeyay.bsky.social · 4d

😅 he could be a genius at both

Mike @mikeyay.bsky.social · 4d

Right! Sinister

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😅 if there was a look, he's got it.

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