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The USA is what it has always been and was built from the beginning to be, but many generations of the people have fought to expand the protections and liberties promised in the Constitution (& Declaration of Independence.) It is our turn.

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adriennedickinson.bsky.social @adriennedickinson.bsky.social · Nov 19

The Supreme Court created Super Citizens in 2010. The government has been serving them exclusively since then.

The Supreme Court voided our constitutionally guaranteed democratic republic on July 1, 2024 replacing it with serial authoritarianism.

I did not consent to this form of government.

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adriennedickinson.bsky.social @adriennedickinson.bsky.social · 13m

…to include 1A rights.

While corporations & groups include citizens, they also can include noncitizens.

The ruling ended all limits on corporation & group political spending, with the exception of direct donations to candidates.

The net effect is that elected officials serve the Super Citizenry

adriennedickinson.bsky.social @adriennedickinson.bsky.social · 13m

SCOTUS 2010 Citizens United v FEC ruling created the Super Citizenry which is not limited to United States citizens.

It interpreted that $$$ = speech & that corporations & other groups have the same free speech rights as citizens, including political contributions, extending “corporate personhood”…

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 7h

Powerful reflections from the Pope and this messaging - in English - against the Trump regime is going to reverberate in the Catholic communities all across America and around the world.

America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 10h

“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”

Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.

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Jerrel XL @jerrelxl.bsky.social · 4h

BIG NEWS!

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 6h

BIG NEWS buried amid the blue wave: @govwesmoore.bsky.social announces that Maryland is IN when it comes to redrawing maps for 2026. "Come next November in Maryland, we will have fair maps."

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adriennedickinson.bsky.social @adriennedickinson.bsky.social · 2h

We disagree.

Denigrating what Mamdani accomplished over the last 10 months makes my point.

Who else could have done it? Whoever you come up with, give them a call and ask them why they didn’t.

Mamdani saw an opportunity, made a plan and executed it brilliantly.

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Cheri Armstrong @cheriarmstrong.bsky.social · 7h

Did Gorsuch figure that out all by himself?

Rescind DonOLD Von ShitzHisPants’ immunity!

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L S D @lsdaif.bsky.social · 7h

SCOTUS gave him the power of a king and now they’re concerned that he’ll act like a king. That’s rich.

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adriennedickinson.bsky.social @adriennedickinson.bsky.social · 4h

Should have thought of that prior to your nullification of the Constitution on July 1, 2024, Einstone.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

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adriennedickinson.bsky.social @adriennedickinson.bsky.social · 4h

I agree, but the net effect of his agenda must be positive and be apparent to the electorate.

The obscenely wealthy Citizens United global Super Citizenry will do all they can to mire him in controversy for as much of his term as possible.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 4h

The only challenge he will have is the wealthy and powerful trying to sabotage everything he does.

They are going to make it their life's mission so they can then say, “See? We told you socialism doesn’t work."

Everything else is just putting good people and advisors in place.

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adriennedickinson.bsky.social @adriennedickinson.bsky.social · 4h

Fascist dictatorship.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 8h

ICE is denying people their due process rights and endangering their lives in the process.

“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”

Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks

Guardian analysis finds ICE increasingly keeps people in holding rooms with little oversight, as some facilities see a 600% rise in detention length

www.theguardian.com

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Kev - Just don't call me late for dinner. Stronger Together! @57kev.bsky.social · 5h

I just want to thank my blue and independent friends in CA for making this happen. And thank you Gov. Newsom for all your hard work to get this over the line.

California Voters Pass Prop 50, Punching Back at Trump in Gerrymandering Fight | Common Dreams

California voters delivered a huge counterpunch to Trump and the GOP's efforts to gerrymander their way to a win in the 2026 midterms, voting decisively on Tuesday to redraw congressional maps to more...

www.commondreams.org

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 14h

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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 10h

We spy with our little eyes Republicans in control of the House, Senate and White House.

They could reopen the government and end this shutdown. They choose not to.

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Chris H @biscuitsmom.bsky.social · 6h

So his CAMPAIGN paid for it? Cuz everyone knows he pays for nothing and absolutely NOBODY will believe a headline that says he did.🤷‍♀️

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Earthman @earthman666.bsky.social · 6h

I hope Mr Smith makes it all 100% public. or 1000% in magat math.

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Walt Lochner @lochnerwalter.bsky.social · 6h

Arrest The Traitors Every One Of Them.

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adriennedickinson.bsky.social @adriennedickinson.bsky.social · 5h

They are both demonstrable traitors.

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la-avion7.bsky.social @la-avion7.bsky.social · 5h

Uncle Thomas's Jenny, they both need to be in jail.

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PecheLele @pechelele.bsky.social · 1d

Epic failure of L&J:
"Garland did not ensure cases were immune from the appearance of politics, because every choice appears to have been made with a single question in mind: 'what will Donald say about this?' or 'what will the rightwing media say about this?'”
www.alternet.org/amp/criticis...