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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 11h

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 21h

It's going to be cold for this weekend's No Kings protest. Yes, I am making up a thermos of something warm to drink. I also need to refill my pumpkin spice jar.
Here's my recipe.
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Pumpkin spice recipe — Aprilcrowell.com

Make your own pumpkin spice for seasonal baking, gift giving, and yes --PSL

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

6/ Sure the House isn't here so Rs don't have to explain why they want premiums to go up and why they want to fund Trump's corruption.

But also because they don't want to swear in member-elect Adelita Grijalva. Since she would be the deciding vote to RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 23h

The Felon is truly vile

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

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April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 23h

Well said!

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 23h

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 1d

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April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. I remember this.

Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 1d

Remember this?

I DO.

April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 1d

Lying...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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JustJeanie💙🥂💙 @jeaniec135.bsky.social · 1d

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April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 1d

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Fox Propaganda is desperately spinning the "No Kings" events in fearful anticipation of their success.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 2d

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Respect to those who got here first.

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

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jean-paul1776.bsky.social @jean-paul1776.bsky.social · 2d

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 1d

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

He speaks like a poet.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

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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April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 1d

Honoring Indigenous People's Day.

April Crowell @aprilcrowell.bsky.social · 2d

Not surprised.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

In the first month of direct state aid for Missouri’s voucher scheme, 98% of funds went to religious schools...

missouriindependent.com/2025/10/13/n...

Nearly all state funding for Missouri school vouchers used for religious schools • Missouri Independent

As state funding begins directly fueling Missouri's voucher program, a majority of students use the money for religious education.

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