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Progressive Power @progressivepower.bsky.social · 1h

Ugh #Amazon

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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 1d

TikToker PearlyGirlVi:
My in-laws voted for this. they have 2 disabled grandchildren.... I DONT UNDERSTAND!

TikToker KaeozInferno:
My in-laws have adopted 8 children all special needs and voted for him. Still to this day are signing his praises. I also don't get it.

WATCH:

#Resist

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

Good morning,

We start today with a message from the frog resistance. Stay weird Portland 💚

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

A message from the frog resistance
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Athena MC @athenamc.bsky.social · 1d

Try mobilize.us if you have trouble with the other link.

Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Mobilize

Create change in your community. Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers in your local area, organized by charities, campaigns, political organizations, grassroots groups, and...

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Athena MC @athenamc.bsky.social · 1d

Check out where your closest No Kings protest is on Sat, 10/18, by going to www.mobilize.us/nokings

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Truthout @truthout.org · 2d

Indigenous Peoples’ Day has never been just a celebration. It is a call to action against the ongoing assault on our sovereignty and existence.

Native Survival Depends on Protecting Both Tribal and US Citizenship Rights

Trump’s attacks on Native sovereignty and citizenship are a deliberate effort to undermine the rights of tribal nations.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 6d

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 7d

A reminder on the 8th day of this Republican shutdown: Speaker Johnson could call Members back to negotiate to re-open the government any time he wants. He's choosing not to.

Republicans would rather raise costs and kick millions of Americans off their health care.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7d

This you, Kristi?

A screenshot of a post from X (formerly Twitter). The top tweet is from user @covie_93 with the caption: “This tweet aged like Stephen Miller…..”. Below it is a tweet from Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) that reads:
“If Joe Biden federalizes the National Guard, that would be a direct attack on states' rights.
Over the last several years, we've seen Democrats try to take away our Freedoms of religion, assembly, and speech. We can't let them take away our right to defend ourselves, too.
South Dakota defends the Constitution.”

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Athena MC @athenamc.bsky.social · 9d

Another Black male has been found hanging in a tree in New Mexico. Stay vigilant.

Athena MC @athenamc.bsky.social · 19d

Where are the people that were detained? Demand that their whereabouts be stated. www.democracynow.org/2025/9/25/al...

Where Are the Detainees? Hundreds of “Alligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Disappear from ICE Database

Hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” have disappeared. Democracy Now! speaks with Shirsho Dasgupta, a Miam...

www.democracynow.org

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23d

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Athena MC @athenamc.bsky.social · 25d

“Why does my representative not represent the people that voted for them?” Because they have been bought by lobbyists! www.trackaipac.com/congress

Track Your Congressmembers' Connections to the Israel Lobby — Track AIPAC

Find out how much money your congressmembers are accepting from the Israel lobby. Download graphics and print posters to share with your network!

www.trackaipac.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Our problem isn't a lack of resources.

Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 25d

On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship, directly violating the oath he made to uphold and defend the Constitution. We took him to court and got the policy blocked, and our work continues to stop the order for good.

Graphic titled "14th Amendment of the United States Constitution
Section 1". Underneath the title, the body text reads "“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 25d

Vote with your dollars.

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Vonnie ☮️🧀💚💛🏈💙💛 @vonnie.bsky.social · 26d

This is worth every minute .. please listen, or read the transcript. Listening is best.

Thank you @crow.house.gov

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 26d

Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:

Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country

WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.

crow.house.gov

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Athena MC @athenamc.bsky.social · 26d

Jon Stewart. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S9Pj38/

The Daily Show gets a White House-authorized makeover and Jon Stewart recaps Dear Leader Trump's unbelievably successful U.K. visit #DailyShow #WhiteHouse #UK #trump

TikTok video by The Daily Show

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 26d

A president who is crashing the economy, destroying public health and terrorizing immigrants keeps slipping in the polls. He could:
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Sep 15

You’ve put over 1,000 events on the No Kings Day map in under a week.

Find your local peaceful protest, start a new event, and find everything you need to know about the next nationwide day of defiance on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...