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Weneedlucretiamott
@weneedlucretiamott.bsky.social
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Pro-Democracy progressive American, very very very very anti-Trump and his army of MAGA goons. Mother of two daughters and scared out of her mind for what's next. Daughter of two retired, long-time Federal employees. Baltimore resident, DC native.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Here are five, practical next steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=3QsGs2oX7VZngdJh
Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
Robert Reich
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h
Somebody tell Trump there's an Argentinian banker in one of these houses.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 19h
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 1d
When "heavy dissent" happens in authoritarian countries (China, NK, et al., ) one of the first things that disappears is the Internet. I expect that will happen in this country in next 3.5 years. Yesterday, I met with a shadow group (what I'm calling them) that is working on the solution. P2P Mesh.
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Lets Save American Democracy @savedemocracyy.bsky.social · 15h
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 14h
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with a likely aim to secure another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries.

apnews.com/article/nort...
North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 15h
In the past week, a White pastor was shot in the face with a pepper ball and a White reporter was handcuffed and detained by federal officers.

Congratulations, America.

Everybody's Black & Brown now.

🔥☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
#NoKings
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 15h
WARNING: This horrific video by a war correspondent reporting from the front lines of war ravaged Portland is not for the squeamish. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
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Mark @gravelguy.bsky.social · 21h
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Carl Beijer @carlbeijer.bsky.social · 15h
Wish I could be as optimistic as David is about this, but speaking as someone who did his thesis work on the history of corporate personhood in the Supreme Court, the odds of SCOTUS not intervening here on behalf of the plutocrats are approximately zero
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h
FYI: If you know of intersections of religion and pushback to ICE/DHS in general, but especially Chicago, feel free to drop me a line.

You can reach me via Signal at: jackmjenkins.60
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 11h
Donald Trump is a wartime president.

War on women.
War on voting rights.
War on Latinos.
War on California.
War on institutions.
War on history.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 16h
After the Judge denied the DOJ's motion for a discovery order pushing back the dates discovery is due, DOJ filed a motion for a protective order, here is part of Comey's response.

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459...
Similarly, designating essentially all discovery as Protected Material while at the same time prohibiting defense attorneys from being able to show Protected Material to prospective witnesses unduly impedes Mr. Comey’s ability to defend his case. Finally, requiring permission of the Court described in paragraph ten to be non-ex parte infringes on privileged trial strategy. See, e.g., United States v. Beckford, 964 F. Supp. 1010, 1027 (E.D. Va. 1997) (interpreting Rule 17(c) to allow ex parte filing seeking issuance of pretrial subpoena which would otherwise
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h
He would have turned in the family hiding Anne Frank.
A tweet by Bill Melugin reads: “Regardless of how one feels about immigration policy, according to U.S. law, this is a felony. Harboring of aliens. 8 USC 1324.” A tweet from Laura N. Rodríguez Presa reads: “During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help. He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.”
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 20h
#Antifa
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams @repnikema.bsky.social · 21h
The people of AZ-07 chose Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva to represent them, and Mike Johnson’s delay in swearing her in is undemocratic and unacceptable. Her constituents deserve their voice in Congress.

I stand with #AdelitaGrijalva. #SwearHerIn
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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18h
MAGA is big mad because the majority around the world refuses to give the Cankled Commander in Chief praise for a "peace deal" that doesn't exist in Israel and Palestine, and we all know he has been played and will get played by Israel and Netanyahu.

Also, release the Epstein Files.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d
John Oliver sounded the alarm this week on how secret donations to presidential libraries provide cover for bribery. We couldn’t agree more.

It’s time to close the library loophole — and you can help.

Read this story and much more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds.
John Oliver rips presidential library loophole
Plus: There shouldn’t be secret law. Pam Bondi didn’t get the memo
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h
This press release from a North Carolina GOP figure portrays the current redistricting wars as something *Democrats* started in Calif., ignoring the fact that this all began with the Trump White House and first unfolded in red Texas.

According to them, Republicans are once again The Real Victims™
House Redistricting Chairmen Brenden Jones (R-Columbus) and Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke) said, “We’re stepping into this redistricting battle because California and the radical left are attempting to rig the system to handpick who runs Congress. This ploy is nothing new, and North Carolina will not stand by while they attempt to stack the deck. President Trump has called on us to fight back, and North Carolina stands ready to level the playing field.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.

Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.

Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.

Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.

Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
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Diana Demarest @dianademarest.bsky.social · 11h
This is my father-in-law, James G. Worth. He was a bomber pilot in Antifa back in WWII. I'm proud I'm part of his family. Rest in power Dad. #WeAreAntifa #NoKings
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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 11h
www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown
If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13h
Folks: The loaner AUSAs from "North Carolian" on the Jim Comey case still haven't fixed their signature block. (Several other filings today fixed it, but w/o full signature.)

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Lindsey Halligan United States Attorney _______/S/_________________________ N. Tyler Lemons Assistant United States Attorney North Carolian Bar No. 46199 Gabriel J. Diaz Assistant United States Attorney North Carolian Bar N
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
Thinking this is wrong and untenable isn’t radical.

Thinking it isn’t, is.
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