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Democrats @democrats.org · 9d

Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva will be the final vote needed to force a vote on the Epstein files—but the GOP won't call the House back into session to swear her in.

It's time to swear her in and release the Epstein files.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Jun 30

To Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich, GOP Budget Bill Would "Take a Sledgehammer" to Healthcare for Millions

To Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich, GOP Budget Bill Would “Take a Sledgehammer” to Healthcare for Millions

Senate lawmakers are debating President Trump’s 940-page so-called big, beautiful bill as Republicans race to meet a Trump-imposed July 4 deadline and are set to vote on key amendments. Senate Republicans...

www.democracynow.org

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thank you to everyone at @swwim.bsky.social for helping get the word out about my new book 📕 of poetry from @flowersongpress.bsky.social 🩵❤️💚💙

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Jun 24

She won.
www.thewomenpost.com/p/vice-presi...

Vice President Kamala Harris Won the U.S Elections: Explosive Report Claims Voting machines Were Tampered with Before 2024

Explosive Report Questions 2024 Election Integrity: Were Voting Machines Quietly Modified Before Kamala Harris’s Apparent Win?

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Jun 18

I received a box of my new book today from my wonderful publisher, @flowersongpress.bsky.social ! Thank you so much, @edwardvidaurre.bsky.social and Avery Castillo. It’s a beauty. Happy Birthday, little book! #poetry #booksky #writers #pubday #publication

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Jun 1

I’ll be reading with these cool kids online on Sunday, June 8, at 2 PM Central Time!

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Jun 1

Houston City Hall at 12 noon 🤎

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NPR @npr.org · May 21

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

www.npr.org

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · May 22

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · May 8

You can pre-order THE ALWAYS from @flowersongpress.bsky.social using this link, and it would make my day 🌞🩵🧡: www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/the-...

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · May 6

Tonight! At Basket Books and Art, 115 Hyde Park, 77006.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · May 1

Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.

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NPR @npr.org · May 1

ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."

Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center

ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."

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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · May 2

After years of unprecedented opportunity thanks to labor, we’re now seeing protections for workers and laborers gutted.

On May Day I am proud to stand with workers across the country to protect labor rights.

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · May 2

Houston Rises Up on #MayDay in support of #workersrights #immigrantsrights and the US #constitution @50501movement #peacefulprotest @houston @50501texas #houstonproud

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Apr 28

We are no longer Democrats or Republicans. We are either patriots fighting the Trump regime or we are complicit in its tyranny. There is no middle ground. Now is the time for all of us to become activists.
—Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social

Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social)

Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social. Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com Preorder my new book: https://sit...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Apr 21

⚠️ Warning: Flashing lights or patterns

🚨 On May 1, 2025, in cities across the U.S., we will honor the legacy of the workers who gave everything for the eight-hour day—and we will carry their struggle into today’s fight for a country that serves the many, not the few.

JOIN US at www.FiftyFifty.one

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Apr 27

I'm attending 50501 Houston's event, “MAY DAY NATIONAL PROTEST - Join the Action!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

MAY DAY NATIONAL PROTEST - Join the Action! · Mobilize

Join us on for our national MAY DAY call at City Hall! We are partnering with Houston Leads to take a stand against the City of Houston's participation in the deportation of its own residents. We w...

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Apr 26

We deserve better. Much better. Join the protest movement on May 1st.

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Apr 24

Let’s protest fascism and corruption. Our democracy is seriously at risk.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Apr 15

1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Apr 14

Did anyone notice that Buekele didn’t wear a tie? I thought that outraged people when Zelensky didn’t

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 15

AOC: We saw Majorie Taylor Greene buy that dip. How much did you make? How much did you make off of people’s despair? How much did you make off of that panic? How much did you make off of that suffering? No more. We can’t accept it

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Robin Reagler @robinreagler.bsky.social · Apr 9

How Poetry Changes You and Your Brain greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item... Happy National Poetry Month!

How Poetry Changes You and Your Brain

Emerging research finds that poetry can help us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to each other.

greatergood.berkeley.edu

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