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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸

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Political Junkie, Retired ITGeek, & Pagan. Science & Facts Matter. Pay attention to what they Do, not what they say. Actions speak louder than words. #BlueCrew Transplanted Virginian to the Foothills of western NC. 💙🇺🇸 🇺🇸💙🇺🇦

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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · Mar 7

My New PSA - 03/25
I just want to warn folks if you followed me today, Thank you.
However, there's no guarantee you'll be following me tomorrow. I review all my follows.
If you're selling or scamming, hateful or just an ass, only repost & never put skin in the game, your blocked. Bye.
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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 17h

I agree.
Every Voter in NC should write or call their reps in the legislature. Tell them to Stop undermining Voters rights to choose our leaders.

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 17h

#WeThePeople have the Power when we #StandTogether!
Join a peaceful march.
#StopSCOTUSFromDestroyingDemocracy
#ResistPeacefully

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h

SCOTUS has been focused on chipping away at civil rights laws and policies for 20 years.

Today, the justices will hear oral arguments in a case that could represent not just another chip, but a fatal blow to the load-bearing pillar of American multi-racial democracy: The 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Voting Rights Are on the Supreme Court’s Chopping Block

Tuesday's case pits fanciful claims of racial harmony against the reality of ongoing discrimination.

www.motherjones.com

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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 17h

Jimmy Kimmel almost lost his show for saying something not even half as offensive as this was. But then we know everything is always about tRump.

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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 17h

Of course they're mischaracterizing their efforts to rig the next election so they stay in power.
Tell your NC representatives to STOP CHEATING.
resist.bot/petitions/PF...

Vote NO on GOP Redistricting

Text SIGN PFHARV to 50409 to send this to your officials.

resist.bot

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 17h

If you have an Android, you should know about this.

WIRED @wired.com · 17h

The malicious app required to make a “Pixnapping” attack work requires no permissions. www.wired.com/story/a-new-...

A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

The malicious app required to make a “Pixnapping” attack work requires no permissions.

www.wired.com

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

#Resist
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

#Resist
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when Governor Abbott wanted to send the Texas state police into his neighboring states to bring Democratic politicians back to Texas? Seeing speaker Johnson is playing the #GOP hypocrisy card!

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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

The conservative SCOTUS is a blight on American democracy & the U.S. Constitution.
Don't assume the Voting Rights Act is safe or doesn't impact you. If this Anti-Constitution GOP can cut off black/brown people, they'll come for women next. Then non-Christians. Then the wrong sort of Christians. Etc.

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

You have a pretty poor opinion of the American people.

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

This IS NOT NORMAL.
This IS NOT LEGAL.
This is NOT AMERICAN.
This IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!
This IS ABHORRENT!!
#Resist
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon's AG has some work to do to hold this "agent" accountable.

ORS 811.150 – Interference with emergency vehicle or ambulance; exemptions; penalty

A person commits the offense of interference with an emergency vehicle or ambulance if the person does any of the following, (a)…

oregon.public.law

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure hell wants him either. They have enough whiny self-centered morons who think they're the center of the universe. 😈

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

We call it thunder & lightning in the mid-atlantic. 😉⛈️

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

This is what real leadership looks like. They're not afraid they'll look small or insecure or some how weak.
They simply have the balls to say it out loud.
Good for them.
I however am not as gracious. The 🟠🤡 is still a f'ing moron. If anyone deserves credit, it's Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

This IS NOT NORMAL.
This IS NOT LEGAL.
This is NOT AMERICAN.
This IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!
#Resist
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
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Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

Corruption in plain sight is still corruption!
Any other president would be pushing the business opportunities of the US and US corporations. But this convicted felon 🟠🤡 pushes his own business. To hell with everyone else.
#Resist
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

Been trying to say this ALL Day!
#Resist
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

"Courage is resistance to fear."

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

Good!

Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 4d

RIFs during a shutdown are 100% illegal.

@oversightdemocrats.house.gov Ranking Member Rep. Robert Garcia and I called on @USGAO to investigate Russ Vought’s illegal directive ordering agencies to fire federal workers in violation of the Antideficiency Act.

This scheme needs to be investigated.

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

I like Samsung. I'm not surprised.

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA often jumps the shark when they tout what aboutism. Especially when there's no link at all. They hope no one notices.
Much like tRump blaming Biden for sending the FBI to lock down the Capital on Jan 6. As if the 🟠🤡 wasn't the one in the WH.

Vickie Carey 🦋 💙🇺🇸 @vickiecarey.bsky.social · 1d

So don't be intimidated. You make the choice about how you feel. Not them.