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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 2h

That this blatant propaganda even exists should be cause for a lawsuit or three. Dems need a video of their own blaming Republicans, which would actually be legit. Get off MSNBC and into MAGA world…

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 2h

Ah, but it’s MSNBC. Preaching to the choir there. Now if he said that on Fox News…!

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 2h

Has anyone else seen the lawn signs, “No Kings, No Retention” out there? That’s effective at spreading misinformation and voter confusion. The signs did spur me to join my local League of Women Voter’s group, and I’m grateful to have done. LWV is addressing election fairness.

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for the thoughtful article.

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 2d

There are also lawn signs out there stating, “No Kings, No Retention” in an obvious and sneaky bid to confuse Dems. Feels like cheating to me.

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 7d

Exactly! I asked my local Dems why there are no signs out to counter the ICE-friendly sheriff here. They said signs are only allowed 30 days before the election…well not countering those signs will cost.

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 7d

This is a Republican-led shutdown. And they should feel full credit.

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 9d

Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl is inflaming MAGA, but it will only hurt them to be there…!

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 9d

Is there a fund set up for the workers’ personal expenses now? Because I’d gladly donate.

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 9d

Just ordered my One Piece straw hat pirate flag.

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 10d

Spread the word.

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 14d

The gaslighting is wild. THEY control the White House, the House, and the Senate—yet always find a way to blame Democrats for their mess.

The so-called “$1.5 trillion wish list” is about protecting health care, food assistance, and housing. (1/2)

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 10d

Credit where credit is due. This shutdown is Republican-led and Republican-fed. Keep spreading the word! MAGA easily scapegoats.

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 10d

Credit where credit is due—this shutdown is Republican-led and Republican-Fed.

Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 12d

Republicans in Congress could end the Trump shutdown today by passing a budget deal that protects your health care and takes away Trump’s blank checks.

Let your legislators hear from you.

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 10d

Great article to read, below. Highly recommend following Greenberg here.

James B. Greenberg, Professor Emeritus @zavaletas.bsky.social · 13d

Trump’s “enemy within” rhetoric isn’t bluster — it’s cultural work. Words recast dissent as treason, cities as battlegrounds, and neighbors as expendable. Preparations for military dictatorship are already underway.

#EnemyWithin #Authoritarianism #DemocracyAtRisk #NoDictatorship

Prelude to Military Dictatorship

The “enemy within” and the militarization of American politics

open.substack.com

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 10d

Jane Fonda relaunching her dad’s Committee for the First Amendment is **everything.** Let’s go! She gets it.

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 10d

MAGA Farmers on Welfare. Say it with me. Delicious irony.

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 17d

Ahh so Ceisler is dying on the sword of ‘supposed to be.’ Thanks for the clarification!

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 17d

Anyone running against Sheriff Harran? He’s blanketing the area with signs on most corners, with no push back: so I guess a Dem opponent has already lost? I keep expecting to see, “Reject Sheriff ICE, ICE Baby Harran” or “the ICE Man Cometh, Reject Sheriff Harran” but nada. No effort. Why??

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 17d

Farmers on Welfare

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 19d

When all they have left to air is news with their own talking points and others are making more profits, will they cave? OR take over the more profitable stations and smother free speech completely?

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 19d

Feeling a wee bit betrayed that the Dean of Harvard’s School of Public Health did this. They’ve been panic-calling alums for months asking for money and now this? This seems like a misstep to raise the school’s profile.

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 19d

Bucks County, PA sheriff Harran is trying to do the same by converting his staff to ICE agents. He’s up for re-election. The ICE man cometh? would be awesome counter election signs, if anyone was paying attention and actually making signs against him. (So far, no.)

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 22d

Finally, Hollywood celebrities spoke up. Took them awhile.

That said, Nexstar and Sinclair-owned local stations won’t be showing Kimmel going forward because of their right-wing execs. That could be the bigger story here. I hope it’s a costly decision for them.

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grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 23d

NY Times is really going after Mamdani today (9/22) ouch. Painting him as a flip-flopper re police (he’s not) and questioning universal child care issues, which some could see as extreme. It’ll be the reason if he loses.

grittygal.bsky.social @grittygal.bsky.social · 23d

Canceled my subscription after the election, but I still skim the headlines on the way down the page to the free games… saw this *today* and thought; does the NYTimes actively oppose our Disney Plus cancelations? I can believe it.

Headline: The 50 Best Movies to watch on Disney + Right Now