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Stand Up America @standupamerica.com · 1h

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 6h

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US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future | Stacey Abrams and Esosa Osa

DEI is being used as a smokescreen to roll back progress and consolidate power. The goal is to rewrite our nation’s story

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 17h

we are at nearly at peak inflation level numbers on people seeing the economy as "getting worse"

YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 17h

NEW Economist/YouGov
% of U.S. adult citizens saying they think that overall, the economy is getting better | worse...
At the start of Donald Trump's second term 19% | 37%
Now 19% | 53%
today.yougov.com/economy/arti...

A line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Is the U.S. economy getting better or worse?."

The chart has the sub-headline: "Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse? (% of U.S. adult citizens)."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "don't know" are not shown. Data for Sept. 26 - Nov. 14, 2020 is among registered voters only."

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Rowan C. Blake @purplepirate123.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you. Senator!!!

Life stream here:

www.youtube.com/live/ymDt1Xe...

Rowan C. Blake @purplepirate123.bsky.social · 6h

The IVF thing ASTOUNDS me. Ya'll hate abortions cuz supposedly you love babies, but also, FUCK PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO HAVE BABIES?! Like??? What the hell's your argument? (Obvs, I know the end goal: control women, take away rights. But their marketing strategy is laughably inconsistant.)

Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 7h

President Donald Trump’s promise to make IVF free is a difficult one to fulfill not only because of the overall cost but because of divisions among conservative groups about the ethics of the treatment.

Trump’s IVF announcement disappoints patients, raises concerns for doctor • Ohio Capital Journal

President Donald Trump’s promise to make IVF free is a difficult one to fulfill not only because of the overall cost but because of divisions among conservative groups about the ethics of the…

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7h

Was Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as EDVA’s US Attorney lawful? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss the implications for the Jim Comey prosecution on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider: cafe.visitlink.me/eiSzJh

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Rowan C. Blake @purplepirate123.bsky.social · 7h

I hate this state.

Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 7h

About two dozen activists showed up to Tuesday’s meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission wearing purple t-shirts that said “where is the map?” About half an hour later the commission adjourned, with little progress toward an answer.

Ohio Democrats pitch congressional map, GOP redistricting commissioners shrug • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio Minority Leaders, Sen. Nickie Antonio and Rep. Dani Isaacsohn, made an impassioned case for their map during this week's Ohio Redistricting Commission hearing. Republicans on the panel seemed…

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

Did you miss the mass call from the No Kings coalition about what’s next? You can watch the entire call below!

Also, be sure to check out www.nokings.org/next for resources on Know Your Rights and guidance on how you can take action going forward through the rapid response arm of the movement.

Mass Call: What’s Next After No Kings?

YouTube video by No Kings

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Rowan C. Blake @purplepirate123.bsky.social · 7h

They're fucking EVERYWHERE, man.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

Families are already hanging by a thread, but the sad truth is it’s about to get a lot worse when SNAP benefits don’t go out in November.

It’s time to find our local food banks and help out with donations and volunteer hours if you are able.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

Q: “Most hospitals + people who will lose insurance are in rural areas. If Trump & Republicans are so intent on sticking it to their own voters, why not let them?”

@aoc.bsky.social : “That’s the difference between us & Trump. I don’t care if you voted for me, I want you to have health care.”

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Rowan C. Blake @purplepirate123.bsky.social · 17h

Christ on a fucking cracker. NO.

Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 19h

Nothing captures the current state of U.S. democracy as accurately as this (real) picture of the White House.

Rowan C. Blake @purplepirate123.bsky.social · 17h

Really sick of the NYTimes

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 19h

POTENTIAL?! He’s LITERALLY stealing from us.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 22h

Trump keeps losing in court because in America, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are supreme—not the president. This is a meaningful free speech victory against MAGA censorship for America’s students and military families as Judge Giles orders hundreds of books returned to the classroom!

Handful of DODEA schools directed to reinstate books removed by order of Trump

A federal judge ordered the immediate reinstatement of nearly 600 titles at the five Department of Defense Education Activity schools.

www.stripes.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h

The North Carolina legislature is set to pass a new Trump-inspired gerrymandered congressional map.

The move is likely to give Republicans nearly 80 percent of US House seats in an otherwise closely divided swing state where Trump won 51 percent of the vote in 2024.

Republicans are making one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation even more rigged

North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.

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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: Arizona has officially sued the House of Representatives over Mike Johnson's decision to not swear in Adelita Grijalva, who was elected in a special election one month ago
www.notus.org/house/adelit...

Arizona Sues the House Over Johnson’s Failure to Swear In Adelita Grijalva

The state’s attorney general, Kris Mayes, argued that Johnson is breaking the precedent he set in April when he swore in two Republican congressmen during a pro forma session.

www.notus.org

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h

Earlier this year, we published an article headlined “10 Ways to Enrich the Trumps and the MAGA Movement.”

We failed, though, to consider that the president might simply force the US government, i.e. us taxpayers, to straight-up pay him hundreds of millions of dollars. Our bad.

Report: Trump demands taxpayers hand him $230 million

Is it still "ridiculous that anyone would even suggest" that he's cashing in?

www.motherjones.com

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 23h

"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"

* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say

A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.

www.kktv.com

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Rowan C. Blake @purplepirate123.bsky.social · 22h

He can't finish a sentence. He can'y finish a thought. Half the time he doesn't know where he is or who he's talking to. He. Is. Not. Fit. To. Rule.

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Josh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 23h

The media never even talks about how he cannot stay on topic in any speech to save his life

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump's Diwali remarks: "The autism situation is just crazy when you think of it. You go back 20 years, it was one in 20,000. And now, it's one in 12. Is that hard to believe?"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Racial profiling. All day every day.

www.newsweek.com/us-citizen-s...

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 22h

This is bad. Very bad.

DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity

The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.

www.advocate.com

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

The stakes couldn’t be higher, and the outlook isn’t rosy. SCOTUS is set to hear an emergency appeal from the order barring federal troops from being deployed to Chicago. My guide to the legal challenge, and tips on how to survive the fallout, in my piece today. Link in the replies.

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Rowan C. Blake @purplepirate123.bsky.social · 22h

Jesus Christ. Someone primary him please.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 23h

Virginia Guiffre's Memoir Has the Power to Expose Epstein, Trump, and a Cabal of Pedophiles

thelefthook.substack.com/p/virginia-g...

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