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Cynthia Zimmerman @czimm2090.bsky.social · 2h

NO Kings!! Hagerstown, MD

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Cynthia Zimmerman @czimm2090.bsky.social · 5h

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What to know as ‘No Kings 2.0’ protests sweep through Maryland

The “No Kings 2.0” protests on Saturday range from the overpasses of Bowie to dance parties outside Baltimore’s Penn Station and bus rides and marches into the flagship march in D.C.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

On our way to #NoKings

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 2d

This freeway overpass is near my house, but there's a steep hill to get there. E-bike to the rescue! Plus I don't have to worry about parking.

I bought an ABOLISH ICE flag early in our national nightmare, and it sure has gotten a lot of use.

Bigger banners on a freeway overpass. Three people are standing on the sidewalk with flags. My flag reads ABOLISH ICE.

People standing on the sidewalk of a freeway overpass. Several are holding flags. A bike is parked on the sidewalk.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

It should be a litmus test for Democratic presidential primary candidates whether they will restore the White House and DC public properties to exactly the way they were before the Palm Beach lounge lizard decided to turn it into Mar-a-Lago meets 1936 Nuremberg.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

SPECIAL: We got this conversation up as fast as possible because Tim Snyder's analysis of the Trump administration's agenda and methods is so important. Also: Why No Kings matters, and what’s at stake in Ukraine. This is, if I may say so, a must-watch.

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Timothy Snyder on the Trump Administration at Home, and What’s at Stake in Ukraine

YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol

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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · 3d

I sat in the room with Mike Johnson as Epstein’s survivors told their stories. He looked them in the eyes and promised accountability.

Now he’s blocking the vote to release the files. Swear in Congresswoman-elect @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social—now.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

CUNY is the nation’s largest urban public university system and an engine of social mobility for the city's working class.

But like so many of our public institutions, Andrew Cuomo subject it to years of disinvestment and neglect as Governor. That record cannot be forgotten.

Cuomo’s controversial CUNY record resurfaces as affordability concerns dominate mayor’s race

Advocates, union leaders and lawmakers have criticized his previous push to cut state aid.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 3d

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

The plan to force taxpayers to cover emergency medical costs for non-citizens is a law called EMTALA: signed into law by the infamous democrat Ronald Reagan.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Lisa McClain: "Democrats' plan forces taxpayers to cover the majority of emergency medical costs for all non-citizens. Another $28 billion tab for who? You guessed it, the American people."

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered.

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown. U.S.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

Today's Supreme Court argument lasted two and a half hours. And the Democracy Docket team covered all of it. If you want to make sure you stay up to date about everything involving redistricting and democracy, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

This morning in Astoria — alongside State Senate Education Chair John Liu, City Council Education Chair Rita Joseph, and UFT VP Mary Vacaro — we released “Community to Classroom,” a new citywide teacher recruitment initiative.

Zohran at a podium in a park. Behind him are State Sen. John Liu, Councilmember Rita Joseph, and UFT VP Mary Vacaro.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

MacCALLUM: Andrew Cuomo tomorrow night in that debate, he's gonna say 'I'm gonna bring 5,000 more police officers to the street.' Will you match that?

MAMDANI: I don't look to Andrew Cuomo for leadership

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: Maine’s upstart Senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social tells @lauren-egan.bsky.social he is a different breed of Democrat than Gov. Janet Mills—but not a progressive. Subscribe and watch it here:

Exclusive: Graham Platner Makes the Case for Doing ‘Something Different’

Watch now | Maine’s upstart Senate candidate tells The Bulwark he is a different breed of Democrat than Gov. Janet Mills—but not a progressive.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

NEW: No Kings is this Saturday, and here are my tips for how to mitigate anxiety in large crowds. Feel free to share! youtu.be/nxpkVk9TGgQ?...

NO KINGS! Tips for Protesting with PTS and Anxiety

YouTube video by MSW Media

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2d

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 3d

John Solomon didn’t stumble onto a secret — he recycled one. The Jan 6 committee’s phone-metadata subpoenas were public and reported years ago. This is how the right keeps the outrage machine humming: rename oversight as spying, erase timelines, and sell déjà vu.
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The Right’s Favorite Magic Trick: Turning Old News Into New Scandal

John Solomon’s “discovery” about Jan 6 phone records isn’t a scoop — it’s a rerun dressed as revelation.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

Join me and Fair Fight CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo now at 7pm ET:

Together, we’ll dive into how we can all take part in building a stronger democracy.

RSVP here: tr.ee/h6js1mavu7

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander