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Samia Ali Salama

@samiaalisalama.bsky.social

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NYer living in PA, Democratic-Socialist, mother, veteran -24th Infantry Div., BLM, LGBTQ-ally, poet, soap maker, Star Trek 🖖🏼 #FBPE #resist

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Samia Ali Salama @samiaalisalama.bsky.social · Apr 26

#FromMajorityToMinority
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited
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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 1h

Sign up for this ZOOM Climate Action webinar @climate.columbia.edu @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Date & Time
Oct 20, 2025 06:00 PM in
Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Description
Feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis? You’re not alone.

#BlueEarth #ProudBlue #Pinks #DemVoice1 #DV1

This Monday: Exploring Shared Responsibility in Climate Action

mailchi.mp

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 1h

#ProudBlue Chicagoland - if you can spare a few dollars to help National Lawyers Guild, Chicago cover their costs in providing legal help to protesters, please consider doing so. 🙏🏻

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2h

@nlgchicago.bsky.social is trying to raise $10k to fund ongoing legal support for protesters. They've had to cover long shifts at Broadview, and their volunteers have been repeatedly assaulted by police in the process. More info with ways to donate here: instagram.com/p/DP36ITJja-W/

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 1h

This is not going to end well.

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 2h

Here are some YES ON PROP 50 flyers to print & distribute at the No Kings March & to neighbors or the community at large if you're in California.

But no matter where in the world you live, you can volunteer for phonebanking.

So be a hero & sign up today.

Or print these & pass them out.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 1h

Also, for those that don’t read anything past a caption:

The governor will be donating the money to charity, according to his campaign.

The governor apparently also likes to play poker, according to his campaign, and founded a charity poker tournament.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 1h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

NBC almost makes this sound like it’s some sort of scandal. Let’s pay attention though and be clear: He reported the earnings and the public STILL HAS NOT seen Trump’s taxes.

Now, where TF are the #Epstein files⁉️

Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million in Vegas playing blackjack

The billionaire Illinois governor who is on the 2028 presidential shortlist reported the earnings in his latest tax filings after playing blackjack at a Las Vegas casino.

www.nbcnews.com

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LA Blue Dot in GA @namwella1961.bsky.social · 1h

Trump would like you to believe that protesting against him means you hate America.

What he fails to remember is that protesting against tyranny is how this country was founded.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice No Kings

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 2h

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Sheryl with an S @beachblond52.bsky.social · 2h

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks
“When we say we have no kings in this country, that’s what we’re talking about.”
Jack Smith

Find a No Kings 2 protest near you on 10/18 and let Trump and his band of fascist thugs know that we will not be silenced!

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Sheryl with an S @beachblond52.bsky.social · 3h

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks Good morning, friends. Times are very unsettling and scary. So thankful we have people like Jon Stewart to make us laugh if only for a moment! He is one of our treasures. 💙

substack.com/@latinovicto...

Latino Victory (@latinovictoryus)

Jon Stewart is a national treasure

substack.com

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Ethan @grand-pa-etan.bsky.social · 2h

Under the impact of Trump's tariffs on steel, aluminum, and agricultural equipment, US agriculture is collapsing, 2,000 layoffs at John Deere, dealerships going bankrupt, and rural banks weakened. A spiral that risks excluding American farms from global markets.

#ProudBlue #DemVoice1

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Samia Ali Salama @samiaalisalama.bsky.social · 2h

I don’t feel sorry for her either. She hears the horrible things he says about POC, and she then pretends she doesn’t. In fact, I think I dislike her more than her husband and Trump.

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Samia Ali Salama @samiaalisalama.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, him too.

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 3h

Come on West Virginia!!! As of last evening there were 16 different locations registered for No Kings on 10-18-25

Make your voices heard!!! #NoKings2.0

16 different locations for No Kings events in West Virginia on Sat 10-18

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

Governor Newsom has issued a response on social media:

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Hal Madsen @halmadsen.bsky.social · 2h

So Hamas is back executing and otherwise terrorizing Palestinians in Gaza who didn’t support them. Well, that didn’t take long. #ProudBlue

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Amber @ambertorija.bsky.social · 3h

#ResistanceUnited
🚨911🚨
R’s in Trump Admin & 1000 across🇺🇸Have a chat grp expressing🩷for Hitler & other racist msgs
Incld desires to rape enemies, drive them to suicide & put in gas chamber
Also desire to reinstate slavery
When Trump was told he did🚫
When Nazis run the Gov how does the🇺🇸We🩷survive?

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Volt Europa @volteuropa.org · 3h

At Volt, we demand freedom without borders.
#freedomwithoutborders

A dramatic, low-angle photograph featuring a police officer standing next to a striped red-and-white roadside barrier cone with a flashing yellow light. The scene is at a border crossing with a police vehicle visible in the background. A large yellow banner at the bottom reads: "WITH ITS TWO YEARS OF BORDER CHECKS, GERMANY IS SUFFOCATING OUR DREAM OF A FREE EUROPE."

A political campaign graphic featuring the flags of Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, and Austria at the top. The bold text states: "The Schengen Agreement permits internal border checks for no more than two years. Yet today, Germany's controls with Switzerland, Poland, and Czechia have been in place for at least that long — and those along the Austrian border have now lasted a decade. Germany is, therefore, in breach of European law, eroding the spirit of Schengen and rekindling old divisions across Europe."

An image showing a blue hot air balloon decorated with the circle of yellow stars from the European Union flag, ascending against a purple and light blue sky. A prominent green text box at the bottom provides a call to action: "AT VOLT, WE'RE CALLING FOR OUR FREEDOM TO BE RESTORED. IT'S TIME TO REOPEN ALL BORDERS AND BRING BACK FREE MOVEMENT FOR TRAVEL, TRADE, AND SERVICES."

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

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#NoKings

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

I give them 1-star reviews on their taste, judgment, and critical thinking skills.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4h

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 3h

Danger will not disappear even when the war in Ukraine ends.
We need to toughen our defences against Russia.

The Defence Readiness Roadmap outlines our plan to fill capability gaps with clear goals and timelines.

Extract of my press remarks ↓

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 3d

If @jd-vance-1.bsky.social has never seen the videotape of Tom Homan accepting a $50k bribe (as he says in this clip), how can he possible know that Tom Homan did not commit a crime?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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