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@virginiahall32.bsky.social

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A woman of no importance.🇺🇦 🇵🇸 Fmr #WisDems organizer. #Resister. #bluecrew #Democrat #FBR ✊Pro-democracy. 💙🌈 🦊🇺🇸Anti-fascist. 🥰🧚🏻🦋🐝 I swear A LOT. 🚫DMs #Democracy takes action and hard work! Let’s do it‼️🙌 8647‼️

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 8h

In a place near you !

www.mobilize.us/nokings/

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 8h

This is Mike Johnson’s shutdown.
#fuckmikejohnson #shutdown #pedoprotector #epstein

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 8h

In a place near you !

www.mobilize.us/nokings/

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 8h

Hey Republicans fascists—

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 8h

Trump has a fucking death grip on her hand. It’s like a battle of wills.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 8h

They don’t care about the law. If they did, they wouldn’t be doing half the illegal unconstitutional stuff they’ve been doing.

𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 8h

Fuck Trump.

Rupert Murdoch International Tribunal 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸 @hey.rupert.murdochbait.click · 13h

Opinions differ on who pays tariffs.
Do you believe Scott Bessent or the UPS guy?

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 8h

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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The Vote Is The Antidote @emilyvote.bsky.social · 23h

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies & manipulation who “…ensure that information is not manipulated for ends that are contrary to truth... "
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
#TaxBillionaires #EpsteinFiles #ResistDontQuitRestPersist #VoteBlueAndGetOthersToJoinYou

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 9h

Omfg.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 9h

Holy shit! This is New York City. No ID, doesn't identify himself, trying to kidnap a passenger... Who are these fucking Nazis? 😳👇

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Roxine King @roxineking.bsky.social · 1d

Never give up

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 11h

Talk to Republicans who are so afraid the Epstein files will be released because they’re protecting pedophiles they refuse to open the government.

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 16h

Minnesota lawmakers and educators are raising concerns that travelers flying out of MSP for the MEA long weekend will face flight delays and long waits at security checkpoints if the government shutdown does not end soon.

Flight delays, longer wait times at security possible as surge in passengers hit MSP for MEA weekend

State lawmakers and educators say feds need to open the government and lower health care costs to keep airport workers on the job.

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Douglas County Wisconsin Dems @douglascowisdems.bsky.social · 11h

That’s what we’re talking about‼️

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 11h

“Healthcare premiums could increase for #Wisconsin residents if premium tax credits expire at the end of the year, according to Congressman Mark Pocan, who spoke at the state Capitol today about the Affordable Care Act.”
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Wisconsin healthcare premiums could rise if tax credits expire

MADISON, Wis. — Healthcare premiums could increase for Wisconsin residents if premium tax credits expire at the end of the year, according to Congressman Mark Pocan, who spoke at the

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 11h

"Despite objections from Wisconsin's K-12 education agency, the federal government upheld its decision to cut a state grant intended to support special education teachers.”
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Wisconsin doesn't have enough special ed teachers. Trump cut a grant that supports them

Citing DEI, the Trump administration cut about $8 million in grant funds for Wisconsin K-12 special education teacher programs.

www.jsonline.com

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 11h

It's time for Speaker Johnson to quit stalling and swear in Democrat Adelita Grijalva to secure the final vote on releasing the #Epstein files.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11h

Finally, a good explainer of Dems' other shutdown demand, via @citizencohn.bsky.social. It's about trying to make it harder for the Trump admin to continue unilaterally (and illegally) cutting funding for government programs substack.com/home/post/p-...

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

substack.com

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 17h

I feel the same way.

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Resister Sister Nicki 8647🗑️ @worldtraveldiva.bsky.social · 17h

A tRump punching bag at the Chicago marathon! Awesome!! 🎃👀🤛

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It’s a fantastic day at the Chicago Marathon! ✨ #fyp

TikTok video by ambinthecity

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 23h

Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

www.nbcnews.com

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 23h

Republicans are escalating pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown by taking their rage out on disabled kids. 460 people in the SPED department at the Dept of Education were fired on top of 90% being furloughed.

www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

www.npr.org

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 23h

In Chicago ICE gets pissed with a white dude on a bike. Dude immediately starts blowing a whistle 😁

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

Yo tambien!

𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, your country has plenty of these fascist “conservatives” running around also so hopefully your country is able to contain them. I wouldn’t be so quick to point the finger when three are pointing right back at you.