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Dorothee V. Plessis

@dorotheevplessis.bsky.social

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Artist. Democrat. Animal Lover. Nazi hater. Grounded dreamer: works for me! Restore our democracy is our duty. Proud member of the Resistance.

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Dorothee V. Plessis @dorotheevplessis.bsky.social · Feb 8

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Veronica Barrett @veronicabarrett.bsky.social · 24m

This is today's masterpiece. Of course, I am late for my sweet nephews birthday but that's what toys are for, right?

And, Willow has created her first leaf nest of the season.
Willow is an adopted Halloween Witches cat and takes all of her seasonal rituals seriously.

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Like the inflatable costumes…🐸🐊🐷🐼🐻😼

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

"They know that in a functioning one-person-one-vote democracy, they could never pass the unpopular self-enriching policies they want. So they know they must focus on preserving and expanding the precedents that permit them to buy American democracy."

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Congressman Brad Sherman @repbradsherman.bsky.social · 5h

The ability to collectively bargain for safe staffing, fair pay, and to protect patient care is a fundamental right. (2/2)

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Congressman Brad Sherman @repbradsherman.bsky.social · 5h

I join those standing with the nurses and healthcare professions with UNAC/UHCP @unacuhcp.bsky.social

Frontline registered #nurses and health care professions at #KaiserPermanente began a 5-day strike today across California. (1/2)

KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 7h

31,000 California Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers begin 5-day strike

More than 40,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers began a strike Tuesday morning across the West Coast. The strike marks the largest action in the history of the union representing the wo…

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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 4h

Despite helping to broker a peace deal in Gaza, the road to recovery in the Middle East is far from over. I look at the media's portrayal of Trump as a peacemaker and the financial corruption lurking behind the treaty.

Watch here: youtu.be/Hm2H-GeNNUA

Trump's Peace In The Middle East Deal Is A LIE

YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 4h

Trump and his lackeys are illegally firing federal workers to try and prevent Democrats from fighting for affordable health care.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 4h

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 4h

In the face of mass illegal firings & efforts to “traumatize” them, federal workers aren’t backing down—and we’re with them all the way.

Trump & Vought—stop attacking American civil servants. Join with us to cancel your devastating health care cuts and to reopen government.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 4h

Sen. SCHIFF: Mr. Chairman, I hope in the future that if a witness attacks instead of answers a question like Attorney General Bondi did, that it be stopped. I’d ask that you join in our legitimate oversight requests.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 3h

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 3h

ICE is torturing detainees
While the acts themselves already constitute torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, the patterned, state-directed, and concealed nature of ICE’s restraint practices could — under international legal definitions — meet the threshold for crimes against humanity

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Stand Up America @standupamerica.com · 3h

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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 2h

The news coverage of this moment is not about what is happening in the world.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2h

Unconstitutional, damaging to our democracy and--last time I checked--murder is a crime. Let's not gussy it up and call it acts of war. This is murder.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 2h

This is the FIFTH time Trump has carried out an illegal bombing in the Caribbean.

Using the military to execute alleged criminals with no due process or input from Congress is brazenly unconstitutional and damaging to our democracy.

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US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 2h

This is a pedo presidency

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Stand Up America @standupamerica.com · 2h

No Kings Day is almost here – text NO KINGS to 63033 to find a peaceful event near you on Saturday.

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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 2h

Jersey, it’s the last day to register to vote before our November elections! Head to nj.gov/vote to get registered.

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 2h

Federal workers are going without pay or getting fired entirely, putting hundreds of thousands of families livelihoods at risk.

And where are Republican House members? On paid vacations, not showing up to work for weeks on end.

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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 22h

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 5h

Let’s be clear: the Republican shutdown continues because the Republican Speaker dares not bring back the House to face an Epstein vote they would lose and a divided caucus with vulnerables who want to extend Affordable Care credits and MAGAloons who won’t.

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