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#BlueCrew #BlueResisters Democracy Defender 5051 member Feminist Left of center WOKE = empathy Retired architect. 🏳️‍🌈 36+ yr with Will Cat servant Organic farm Vegetarian Qigong practitioner Elected town official Mass Democrat

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Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · Jan 30

"I give you a Republic, if you can keep it." -Benjamin Franklin

a close up of franklin d. washington 's face on a dollar bill

Alt: a close up of franklin d. washington 's face on a dollar bill

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Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 1d

Trumpteenth time for bankruptcy

This time it's the US
fortune.com/2025/10/14/a...

America is 'going broke slowly' says JPMorgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky | Fortune

Even with Trump’s tariffs and Musk’s spending cuts, JPMorgan’s David Kelly warns America is "going broke."

fortune.com

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Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 1d

For the Trumpteenth time, it's the Epstein Shutdown

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Mike Johnson will continue to keep the House adjourned for the 71st day out of the last 83, with Republicans refusing to show up to work again to avoid having to vote on the Epstein files or negotiate with Democrats.

Epstein Shutdown

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

8/ But Trump doesn't want to end the shutdown. Because he thinks he's a king and he doesn't believe the law applies to him. He thinks he has extra powers in a shutdown. He doesn't.

But the longer Republicans boycott talks, the more the shutdown will hurt. So it's their move.

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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 2d

#USNavy250
The USS Constitution sailing under its own power in Boston Harbor for the 200th anniversary of its launch in 1797.

I had the honor and privilege to go onboard her while an active duty sailor in 1988.

The Constitution is still an active US Navy commissioned vessel.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 1d

For a better view of the vagina neck...

Apologies for the truth in labeling

Time magazine image of Trump's vagina neck

Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 1d

Misleading headline because soon consumers will be paying 100% of tariffs

Tariffs are a hidden tax on low income consumers with no congressional approval for the benefit of billionaires.

Tariffs really are Trump's Taxes

Cover image from Yahoo Finance with misleading headline because at some point consumers will be paying 100% of tariffs

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Minnesota Mary @minnesotamarys.bsky.social · 1d

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Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 1d

Consolidated control equals loss of democracy

If you aren't concerned, you aren't paying attention
dissentinbloom.substack.com/p/half-of-am...

Half of America’s Voting Machines Now Owned by a MAGA Oligarch

They told us elections were rigged. Then they cloned stolen voting software. Then they bought the voting machines.

dissentinbloom.substack.com

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James FBSI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Extremist) @toplandscaper.bsky.social · 1d

No, no, NO!

There has to be a fairer way of doing this. Machines are far too easily manipulated, no matter who owns, runs, and operates them.

In Scotland, as far as I'm aware of, all votes are counted by hand and by people sworn to do it honestly.

Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 1d

Consolidated control equals loss of democracy

If you aren't concerned, you aren't paying attention
dissentinbloom.substack.com/p/half-of-am...

Half of America’s Voting Machines Now Owned by a MAGA Oligarch

They told us elections were rigged. Then they cloned stolen voting software. Then they bought the voting machines.

dissentinbloom.substack.com

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Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 1d

Which administration allowed this to occur?

It started falling a lot in 2017.....

Graph of the decade long destruction of the dollar. Who was the president for most of the decade?

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Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 1d

Consolidated control equals loss of democracy

If you aren't concerned, you aren't paying attention
dissentinbloom.substack.com/p/half-of-am...

Half of America’s Voting Machines Now Owned by a MAGA Oligarch

They told us elections were rigged. Then they cloned stolen voting software. Then they bought the voting machines.

dissentinbloom.substack.com

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gayeallyn.bsky.social @gayeallyn.bsky.social · 22d

Resist ❤️ PERSIST🤍BE LOUDER 💙
#RiseUp #NoKings #ProudBlue #BlueCrew #DefendDemocracy #ResistFascism #ImpeachTrump
#WeThePeople #FreeSpeech #WeWillWin #WeWillAllBeThere

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d

OTD in 2002 🇺🇦 began decommissioning its nuclear capable Tu-22 strategic bombers & Kh-22 cruise missiles, as per the Budapest memo.

30 bombers & 230 missiles were destroyed over 2 & half years in exchange for promise 🇷🇺 would never invade.

But you can believe our promises now

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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 2d

It takes a truly special kind of asshole for people to long for the days of Mike Pence.🤷‍♂️

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 2d

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Blaine Bershad 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸💯💙🇺🇦📎 @blainebmass.bsky.social · 2d

"Our nation is calling us to provide the moral clarity and fearless leadership necessary to preserve democracy. It won’t be easy, and it may get worse before it gets better, but it will get better—so long as we do not quit."
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

“No Kings Day” can’t arrive soon enough!

October 13, 2025

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 2d

ICE AGENTS WITH #TECH

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders are doing a Town Hall on CNN this Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 9:00 PM (Eastern Time)

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Teri 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 🇵🇦 8647 @teriwitch.bsky.social · 3d

‼️We Are Not Ok‼️
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P Town Deadhead 💙☮️🔊 @petalumadeadhead.bsky.social · 4d

Isn’t history fun?

youtu.be/BvHie1m-P4Y

HITLER v. TRUMP: Why Knowing History Is So Important! | TITUS: Doomed To Repeat (CLIP)

YouTube video by christophertitustv

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Prof. Kristoffer Ealy of the Resistance @kmezdoesit.bsky.social · 10d

New from The Thinking Class 🧠
I woke up in a good mood, then saw J.D. Vance praising Pete Hegseth — and science demanded answers. So I ran the data on which of these two dweebs truly has the more punchable face. Spoiler: it’s a tie, but the jokes aren’t.

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