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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 1h

Join us as we get out the vote for YES on Prop 50! Ballots are here and time is ticking. It's time to talk to voters across California about why voting YES on Prop 50 is so important for working families. Are you in?

#YesOn50
#YesOnProp50

Sign up for a volunteer shift: bit.ly/WFPyes50

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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 2h

If Californians don't pass Prop 50 on November 4th, Donald Trump will rig the 2026 election and steal control of Congress.

#YesProp50
#YesOnProp50
#VoteYesOnProp50

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 8h

Next time people tell you who they are… believe them. And this 👇👇is Exhibit A next time someone tells me my warning in Why Fascists Fear Teachers was not appropriate or relevant to this moment.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Steve Pierson @bluesboysteve.bsky.social · 16h

I have been married to this incredible human for 25 years!!! There are no words that can express the depth of my love for this woman or the gratitude that I have for our life together. I’m excited for the future because she is by my side. Happy Anniversary @melindamcgraw.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️

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Steve Pierson @bluesboysteve.bsky.social · 22h

Let’s Do This!!! The Election Rigging Response Act is CA’s answer to Republican gerrymandering in Texas (and other red states). Passing Prop 50 means leveling the playing field and fighting for our democracy!

DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 23h

I have made a starter pack for Yes on Prop 50 Warriors - all vetted and on board to make Prop 50 pass to preserve our democracy against Trump and Republicans!

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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 1d

Decades from now, what will we tell our children?

We are history's architects now.

Vote YES on Prop 50.
#Yeson50

Meme by Laguna Beach Democratic Party Club.

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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 1d

A YES vote on Prop 50 defends democracy. Learn more at StopElectionRigging.com

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trumpdisasters.bsky.social @trumpdisasters.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s proven he’d rather shut down the gov than stop health insurance premiums from soaring by thousands of dollars a year from millions of hardworking Americans. He’s taking away health care from 14+millions to keep those huge tax breaks for the super rich.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 2d

YES ON 50, CALIFORNIA!

DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE!

Turn your ballots in early!

Canvass! Phone Bank!

The Reformers

TRUMP LIT THE GERRYMANDERING FUSE

*Direct response to Trump’s push for red states like Texas to redraw their maps to disenfranchise Democrats and elect more Republicans

*Trump’s redistricting pressure campaign could net the GOP up to 12 unearned House seats

*CA Democrats are mirroring the GOP's power grab to keep the playing field from tilting entirely red

YES ON 50

TO CLAP-BACK

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 5d

Veteran voices are needed now more than ever in California, necesitamos tu voz.

On the ballot: Proposition 50, the “Election Rigging Response Act.” #Prop50 protects fair representation and defends our democracy against this administration’s attempts at election rigging.

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Blue Wave California @bluewavecalifornia.bsky.social · 3d

Great turnout to canvass in support of Prop 50 today! The response at the doors was very favorable but most people don’t know about it. That’s why contacting voters is so important RIGHT NOW and we need you to join in the fun! #YESON50 💙🇺🇸

Find a way to make an impact here: linktr.ee/cadem

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Bridget123goooo 🌊🦋🏃🏻‍♀️⛰️ @bridget123goooo.bsky.social · 4d

The Next No Kings Protest is October 18th! 🔥✊

Make a plan and attend!

www.nokings.org#map

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 4d

ICE arrests US citizen in Oregon. Attorney decries ‘illegal abduction’

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The Practivist Pod @practivistpod.bsky.social · 5d

New episode of the Practivist Pod, AVAILABLE NOW! Hosted by @jesscraven101.bsky.social and @bluesboysteve.bsky.social with special guest Jennifer Fernandez Ancona 🇺🇸💙

LISTEN ➡️ tr.ee/f3Ky6Pi6nm

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MSW Media @mswmedia.com · 6d

New @practivistpod.bsky.social 🎤 with @bluesboysteve.bsky.social & @jesscraven101.bsky.social practivistpod.com #MSWMedia

Guest: @jenancona.bsky.social

Listen: redcircle.com/shows/dce195...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7d

Merrick Garland green-lit the search of Mar-a-Lago. It happened in August 2022 three months before Jack Smith was appointed. Jack Smith was in the Netherlands at the Hauge prosecuting Kosovo war crimes when Mar-a-Lago was searched. Eric should have listened to my podcast.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Eric Trump accuses Jack Smith of "planting classified documents at Mar-a-Lago"

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Navigator Research @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social · 8d

A week into the shutdown, Democrats in Congress remain firm on protecting health care, while Republicans haven’t signaled interest in reaching a bipartisan agreement.

In the court of public opinion, a plurality of Americans say Trump and congressional Republicans are to blame.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8d

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse asked Pam Bondi about DOJ's decision to drop the investigation into Tom Homan.

MSNBC first reported that Homan was recorded in Sept. 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI sting.

Bondi refused to answer, then attacked Whitehouse.

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The Practivist Pod @practivistpod.bsky.social · 8d

New episode of the Practivist Pod, AVAILABLE NOW! Hosted by @jesscraven101.bsky.social and @bluesboysteve.bsky.social with special guest @rbhubbell.bsky.social 🇺🇸💙

LISTEN ➡️ tr.ee/f3Ky6Pi6nm

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Classy&SmartAssy @classyandsmartassy.bsky.social · 9d

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Elliott Randall @elliottrandall.bsky.social · 11d

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 11d

Let me get this straight: The House hasn’t voted in weeks, the govt is shut down, the new Democratic member hasn’t even been sworn in, we’re one signature from forcing release of the Epstein Files, and Mike Johnson (the weakest Speaker ever) wants us home so his party won’t implode.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12d

A right wing influencer was arrested after starting fights in Portland and blaming “antifa”. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/u...

Conservative influencer Nick Sortor released after arrest in fight outside Portland ICE building, police say | CNN

A conservative influencer who this week posted videos of clashes outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, has been released without bond after he was arrested late...

www.cnn.com

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 11d

The Republican party is more concerned with appeasing Trump's ego than with serving the American people.
#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown is a clear demonstration of their priorities: self-interest over the public good.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Dave Min @daveminca.bsky.social · 13d

They know that Donald Trump is a mad king. They know he’s an insane despot. And they keep enabling him as he shuts down our government, tanks our economy, and makes a mockery of our Constitution and our democracy.

America deserves better.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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