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🏳️‍🌈 David in Arkansas (Quapaw/Osage) 🚫 unsolicited DMs 🔷 Regnat Populus 🔷 “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” ~ MLK

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 16d

To be clear…

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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 9h

House Republicans are now on their THIRD WEEK of vacation during a government shutdown.

Democrats are in D.C. demanding an end to the shutdown and a full release of the Epstein files. Release them, NOW.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 9h

President Obama can pronounce my name however he wants 😂

Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social for your kind words.

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 12h

Watch for victories 🎉

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14h

The three major airports near New York City have joined Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Charlotte, Cleveland, and Buffalo.

Newark, JFK, LaGuardia will decline to play Kristi Noem’s politicized TSA video - New Jersey Globe

Three major airports in the New York City area – Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport –

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 12h

What's the tipping point?

US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last m...

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 12h

#NoKingsNWA

Indivisible Northwest Arkansas @indivisiblenwa.bsky.social · 16h

Don't forget to use the tag #NoKingsDayNWA when you post your photos this weekend.

🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 17h

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."

- Dwight D. Eisenhower, born this day in 1890

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 17h

Among states, Minnesota had the highest voter turnout: 75.9%. Washington, DC, had a higher rate than any state: 79.5%.

#Arkansas had the lowest, with a rate of 52.8%.

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How many Americans voted in 2024? | USAFacts

Voter turnout was the third highest since 1980 but declined by 1.5 percentage points since 2020.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't even know Columbus Day was here; so I've decided I discovered it.

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 1d

I can almost remember my childhood phone number. I have the first 7 digits (including the old area code before the population grew).

🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 1d

It happens to all of us 😂 (Also, it’s really okay).

🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 1d

Pushing back! Celebrate the victories when they happen. 🎉

Major US Media Outlets, Including Conservative Newsmax, Refuse to Sign Pentagon’s New Press Policy

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 1d

NW Arkansas, join #NoKings this Saturday

mobilize.us/s/Mx6slV

Indivisible Northwest Arkansas @indivisiblenwa.bsky.social · 1d

NW Arkansas, join #NoKings this Saturday

mobilize.us/s/Mx6slV

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Are you ready for the largest peaceful protest in modern US history? In five days, millions of Americans will stand up and speak out on a massive scale to reject Trump’s authoritarianism and show the world what democracy looks like. We’ll see you on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 2d

About a week before she died. She speaks to Drumpf's comments at the UNGA. "...intelligent creatures don't destroy their only home."

JANE GOODALL'S LAST INTERVIEW Recorded on 9/23/25

YouTube video by dreamlion

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 2d

Countdown: 6 days

More info and RSVP:

mobilize.us/s/Mx6slV

Indivisible Northwest Arkansas @indivisiblenwa.bsky.social · 2d

Countdown: 6 days

More info and RSVP:

mobilize.us/s/Mx6slV

🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 2d

Perspectives of people who have carefully observed the rise of authoritarianism in their own countries.

Hint: we must be energized and *participate* in our democracies to strengthen and improve them.

How to stop authoritarianism across the globe: a conversation with President Obama

YouTube video by Obama Foundation

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 2d

That series is impactful. I watched it a few years ago. May need to pull it up again.

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J H @jpjh88.bsky.social · 2d

People need to start highlighting that Miller is actually the shadow President and the one calling the shots. When it was Musk who was doing it, it caused a rift between them so big that after he was out, Musk was bashing Trump claiming he is in the Epstein files.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 2d

My fellow Americans
what are we even doing here bruh

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 2d

This is a sobering message I encourage you to hear. We must see clearly the challenge before us.

When Anti-antifa means Pro-Nazi (video)

Notes from a Presidential "Roundtable"

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 3d

To be clear...

🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 16d

To be clear…

🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 3d

Petition your university.

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” would let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our colleges and universities. We must demand that our schools reject the regime’s blackmail attempts by committing to uphold freedom of speech and provide an affordable, safe education for all. 👇

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 3d