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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her)

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At this since dinosaurs roamed the Earth & Lynx was a thing. Multimedia designer/author/webmaster. Past lives include theatre admin & production, fiber artistry, & endless reruns of M*A*S*H. Living "This Old House" for reals. Banner by Erin Card

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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · Sep 5

Dates to remember:
11/4/2025
11/3/2026

canivote.org
ballotpedia.org
270towin.org

#ThisTimelineSucks
#TheWorstTimeline
#NoKings
#voteBlueNoMatterWho

Can I Vote | NASS

Welcome To Can I VoteNeed help with voting? You've come to the right place. This nonpartisan website was created by state election officials to help eligible voters figure out how and where to go vote...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4h

Also and again, GOP members of Congress are, by their actions, fine with this.

Axios @axios.com · 4h

Pentagon staffers will now need to get prior approval before sharing any information with Congress, according to a new memo from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his deputy that Axios reviewed.

After leaks, Hegseth limits Pentagon staff's interaction with Congress

The new directive could limit congressional oversight of department activities.

www.axios.com

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 6h

Arizona Atty General files lawsuit seeking court to expedite swearing-in of Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ)

Suit seeks judgment stating if Speaker Johnson hasn't administered oath, oath may be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 17h

Isn't it ironic that all the current nonsense started with an organization that called itself the Tea Party?

youtu.be/dYDxyIzPe98?...

1776: Sit down, John! (1972 Film Version) 720p

YouTube video by ldm313

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, won the lower house vote to choose the next prime minister, clearing the way for her inauguration as the country's first female premier later in the day. Follow our live coverage: reut.rs/3WMijLN

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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 23h

@governor.ny.gov I am begging you: Sign this bill.

Everyone dies. EVERYONE should be allowed to choose how they will go, because most folks aren't lucky enough to die in their sleep, unless it's in a medically induced coma.

Prolonging an inevitable and painful death is cruel, not beautiful.

Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 23h

If you want to understand what it means to choose, sit down and watch How to Die in Oregon. Not everyone can, and not everyone will.

Put together your living will, make your plans while you can still think straight, and ensure that you can take the option if it presents itself. howtodieinoregon.com

home - How to Die in Oregon

Would you want the right to choose when it's your time?

howtodieinoregon.com

Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 23h

I know my former home, Maryland, came close, and it was a Democratic senator who finally shot down their MAID bill. That was my final straw. I moved back to NY because I had some hope that NY would have more sense. Should people be forced to choose death? Hell, no. Force isn't the goal. It's choice.

Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 23h

We talk about this all wrong. Nobody gets out of here alive. Birth is a terminal condition. Our ability to leave should be on our own terms. We should be allowed to choose when and how we go. Waiting and watching your loved ones starve to death over days is brutal. Agonizing. Hospice is not enough.

Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 23h

In my world there is no debate. My mom lingered for 9 years with no hope for a recovery after her primary progressive Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Years before Dad was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia he was more than clear: If something went wrong, he wanted out.

www.wxxinews.org/new-york-pub...

The moral debate over death facing NY Gov. Kathy Hochul

Correspondence from supporters and opponents of the Medical Aid In Dying Act highlight the choice Hochul must consider.

www.wxxinews.org

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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 1d

I just can't with this. It makes me so angry just thinking about the long term destruction of EVERYTHING this year. They poison everything they touch. I don't understand how anyone could vote for these people.

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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 1d

We were always at war with Eastasia...or Eurasia...I think.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Californians, this is it. In honor of the No Kings protests and to protect democracy, get that Prop 50 ballot in and vote YES.

Remind your friends, your family, and everyone you know—democracy only works if we do.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 2d

After adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 3d

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.

White words on a black background read:

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Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino.

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Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers.

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Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 2d

If you or someone you love is a federal worker, service member, contractor, or otherwise impacted by the government shutdown, please visit vindman.house.gov/resources-for-federal-workers for resources.

My team is here to support you.

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Indivisible Rochester @indivisibleroc.bsky.social · 2d

ROC! Early voting starts Oct. 25! Make a plan: www.monroecounty.gov/elections-ea...

Find your ballot via your voter registration: www.monroecounty.gov/elections-re...

Help GOTV. Candidates from town council to state court judge need help. Call MCDC, 585-232-2410, or find a town Dem or WFP office.

Monroe County, NY - Early Voting

www.monroecounty.gov

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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 2d

Well, thank goodness SOMEONE has common sense. Thank you!

Now do the rest of the U.S.

#NYStateStrong

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

A court ruled in our favor and upheld New York's commonsense gun law requiring background checks on ammunition sales.

Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community. My office will continue to defend our laws and keep New Yorkers safe.

Background check law for ammo will remain in NY state

A law requiring background checks to buy ammo in New York State will stay in place.The Concealed Carry Improvement Act was enacted in July 2022.Attorney General

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 2d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed.

THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!

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Nick, klepto-meme-iac @nickmilakovic.bsky.social · 2d

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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her) @aramintamd.bsky.social · 3d

Can report both Newburgh and New Paltz represented today.

#NoKings

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d

This, it seems, is an early preview of Trump’s lasting political legacy: Republicans are no longer apologizing, nor are they pushing out racist, bigoted allies when they inevitably find themselves embroiled in controversy. trib.al/LiSxg3s

JD Vance Just Gave Us a Preview of Trumpism Without Trump

The vice president doesn’t see why full-grown Republican men should have to apologize for being racist Hitler lovers.

trib.al

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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 4d

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Miller is trying to skirt Congress and pass the SAVE Act himself. There have been nearly 110,000 comments submitted so far, mostly in favor. 🤬 We need to push back against the tide!

Comments close on the 20th.
www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...

Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 6d

TAKE ACTION: Proponents of the anti-voter SAVE Act are pressuring the Election Assistance Commission to require documents like a passport in order to register to vote. Tell the Commission: Don’t make it harder for Americans to cast a ballot: bit.ly/4ngSyyl

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

As we resist tyranny, America gains solidarity.

As we gain solidarity, we build courage.

As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime.

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief today at No Kings Day 2.0.

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