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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 1m

..BTW, NJ and VA are in early voting, which makes relevance & creativity of NO KINGS much more important. NJ school boards are (cough) "nonpartisan," which is how corrupt MAGA muscle in. Saturday is an op to let locals know who's really who on those ballot lines. Channel the '17 Women's March in DC.

Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 11m

No Kings enthusiasm will be a window on all-important NJ voter turnout. June seemed disappointing. The NJ Shore's Staten Island problem + the Confederates south of Mason-Dixon can be dangerous, which is why I keep asking @njindivisible.bsky.social if PDs are on-call to protect protesters.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4h

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 6h

An overview of the grossness this admin is currently doing, no matter how they try to dress it up:
-Endorsing racism & misogyny
-rolling back civil rights

But, also a good update:
Solidarity in resistance is the way, & more ppl & orgs are stepping up.

Let's send a LOUD msg this Sat! nokings.org

John Roberts meets his Dred Scott moment.

October 16, 2025

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 4h

Will he name the Corrupt SCOTUS 6 in the report? Curious minds want to know.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h

Info Vaticana reports that while Pope Leo has behaved in a very courteous way towards Opus Dei leaders, fueling speculation about a reconciliation between the cult and the curia, in fact he is set to sign off on a report that will all but put Opus Dei out of business.

El Opus Dei, al borde de dejar de existir - InfoVaticana

En Roma y en la sede central del Opus Dei ya nadie lo niega: los nuevos estatutos, cuya aprobación por parte de la Santa Sede se da por inminente, supondrán la ruptura definitiva de la estructura orig...

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 4h

I've called/written Don Bacon NE CD1, Brian Fitzpatrick PA CD2, Bresnahan & Kean. Bacon & Sen Tillis announced retirement, signaling their R cowards' way out. IDT Fitzpatrick as lawyer and ex-FBI can stomach this extrajudicial totalitarianism much longer. Same, Sen Murkowski. Who do you eye to flip?

Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 4h

This is why turning Rs into Is or Ds is the only way out. Impeachment just promises a devil we don't know. The 34x felon-rapist promised stooges who fell for his con last November that he'd never need any of them again to retain power. Angelou: "When someone (tells) you who they are, believe them."

Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 5h

You're right, but the registration numbers will continue to go the wrong way until it's no longer fashionable to criticize Ds. Everyone needs to talk the party up in public even hold their noses and speak well of Chuck Schumer. He's embarrassing but not stupid or evil, like the alternatives.

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 14h

Amen. Do something every day. Wear Resistance imprinted apparel. Leave a newspaper or Rolling Stone or Atlantic magazine in a public place. Ask a business to turn off fucking Faux non-News, or change the channel. Do SOMETHING every damn day.

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 13h

Please don't use that image, in honor of the awesome revived @whiteroseresistance.org. Remember the fate of the original White Rose Society.

White Rose - Wikipedia

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 13h

Easy to see which ones came in by the skin of their asses. Some of those are reasons for GOP mid-census redistricting scam, but others already have thrown in the towel for re-elect.

Live: House Election Results 2024

View live results for the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections.

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 13h

I'm glad I'm not the only one saying this. A score or so were elected within 5 percentage points. Even FL special election R winners lost double-digit leads just 2-4 months after Nov elections. The so know they're not getting re-elected that several already announced "retirement." Why not switch?

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reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 14h

One person gets one Democrat leader or media personality to ask for the right thing, and we have a chance to save 🇺🇸

Fleas always know where to bite

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Eliana @otrodia.bsky.social · 16h

#FuckTrump

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 13h

I feel the same way, and have since the Newspeak fuckers called themselves the Tea Party and co-opted "patriot" and the image of OUR democratic American flag. These MAGA jackasses don't have the legacy we do for real.

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 14h

Amen. Do something every day. Wear Resistance imprinted apparel. Leave a newspaper or Rolling Stone or Atlantic magazine in a public place. Ask a business to turn off fucking Faux non-News, or change the channel. Do SOMETHING every damn day.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 21h

A 3,000-pound, 17-foot-long "DEMOCRACY" ice sculpture is melting away on the National Mall today, a statement from activists and artists on the weakened state of American democracy under the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

A 3,000-Pound Ice Sculpture Of 1 Word Is Melting In Front Of The U.S. Capitol

“It's time for all of us to resist, speak up and save our democracy before it's too late,” artist Marshall Reese said of his 17-by-5-foot installation.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Dismantling the VRA is their plan. An all out attack on black/brown representation that would give Republicans a hammer-lock on power.

A potentially 20-plus house seat shift. Pay attention.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 14h

I wish people would stop calling these imposters who do ambush fakery "journalists." That's all Jesse Watters did before Faux promoted him to daily on-air propaganda "entertainment." When their question is a lie, it's a dead giveaway you're being set up.

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 14h

It's disgustingly offensive to Prince Harry that he and Andrew are treated alike. Harry removed himself nobly to protect his family from paparazzi. Andrew ignobly brought shame forever to the House of Windsor.

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 15h

Why yellow?

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 15h

That's a good point. Last No Kings, one state formed a human chain that went for something like 100 miles down the Interstate. NJ should be able to do that. @njindivisible.bsky.social

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Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 15h

@njindivisible.bsky.social Have you contacted local PDs to make sure they protect all planned protests?

Tinker Bell 2 @tinkerbell2.bsky.social · 4d

Last No Kings, I saw trailer trash MAGA thugs menacing the mainly senior citizens with Sharpie signs on box bottoms. Each state @indivisible.org should ask PD chiefs in towns w/planned events to have at least 1 car + 1 foot patrol at each event to ticket attackers. Enlist music + artists. Redux '17.