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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 2d

See you there! ✊️

Refuse Fascism @refusefascism.bsky.social · 4d

There is No Living With Fascism! ALL OUT for DC, Nov 5 to demand: TRUMP MUST GO NOW!

Organizing Webinar Sunday October 12 via Zoom 6PM ET

ALL OUT for NO KINGS & On To DC NOV 5

Register here: actionnetwork.org/forms/there-...

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 5d

Always count on the absolute dumbest man among us to just say the thing out loud.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 5d

😲. George Washington, a real president, said, 'Take freedom of speech away and we can be led like sheep, dumb to the slaughter.'

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 5d

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Oh look—another right-winger seems to be committing voter fraud

If there’s one thing that Jack Posobiec of “Pizzagate” fame wants everyone to know, it’s that he’s very, very concerned about “election integrity”—especially in Pennsylvania, where ...

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 12d

This shutdown isn’t about fiscal responsibility—it’s about ripping away health care from millions and forcing premiums to double for the rest.

Full story here 👇

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 12d

Republicans shut down the government to gut healthcare and bankroll Trump’s illegal power grab. We must hold the line & hold ReTrunplicans accountable for causing chaos and suffering just to appease a wannabe king. app.sosha.ai/s/WaPqM5kM

Stop the Trump Shutdown

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah, Paula!😂 I ❤️ your video(s)! 🎤

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah,Paula Poundstone! See you X 🤴! But maybe you need to put as much time in2 practicing your kazoo that you did into this short but beautiful and inspiring video!

❌👑 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑 @villaverla.bsky.social · 14d

Listen to @PaulaPoundstone.bsky.social 🎧

She is a comedian, but she's never been more serious:

"Stand up and fight back."

One way to do that? Grab your Kazoo and find a No KIngs protest on October 18!

When we fight together, we shall overcome. 💙
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/vwdCdKza

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 13d

I respect & stand with Portland's protesters!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14d

And who could forget the unforgettable @paulapoundstone.bsky.social ?!

Not me.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 13d

Via @nickturse.bsky.social

theintercept.com/2025/09/30/t...

“Listening to Donald Trump was deeply troubling and it is clear he is unfit for the role of commander in chief,” one of the defense officials told The Intercept, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “Trump lectured our military leaders on his victimization and inability to let go of perceived past slights.”

“This is truly disturbing. He is clearly unwell even for Trump,” said a second defense official, who later referenced the 25th Amendment, which permits a president’s powers to be transferred to the vice president when the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet conclude that the commander-in-chief is incapable of performing their duties. “This is incredibly embarrassing for the United States.” He added: “Imagine sitting through this in person.”

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 13d

See you Oct. 18 @ X 👑, 'Sleepy Don!'😂https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/30/2346189/-Trump-sleepwalks-through-unhinged-rant-to-military-leaders?detail=emailaction1

Trump sleepwalks through unhinged rant to military leaders

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he wants to use U.S. cities as training grounds for the military, a dangerous and disgraceful incitement of violence against civilians that further slides the c...

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 17d

See you there! X 👑! 'Greed is Not Good!'

❌👑 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑 @villaverla.bsky.social · 17d

Power belongs to the people. Not to kings.

On October 18, communities across the country are rising. To protect our families, our futures, our freedoms.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

Will you rise with us? Join a protest near you.
#NoKings #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/1WdaHzBy

Find a protest here

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 17d

If you are a mother struggling to cope with mental health isssues, call 988 or 1(833)TLC-MAMA. Everyone!-Please add yr signature 2 let Marc Rubio - burning perfectly good contraception is callous and wasteful: action.momsrising.org/sign/bcburn via @momsrising.org #MaternalHealth #ReproductiveJustice

Tell U.S. Secretary of State Rubio - Stop the Burning of Birth Control!!

Burning good birth control is cruel and wasteful. IUDs, pills, and implants should save lives—not go up in smoke!

action.momsrising.org

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 25d

This is so clueless and ableist! Plus the option to telecommute helps everyone not just people with disAbilities. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

CDC ends telework for disabled employees, laws be damned

The Trump administration is hell-bent on making Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees miserable, at least that’s the only explanation for these ongoing cruelties. On Wednesday, CDC ...

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · 27d

Tell Republican Leaders: No Reverse Robin Hood Funding Deal action.momsrising.org/sign/CR2025?...

Tell Republican Leaders: No Reverse Robin Hood Funding Bill

Add your name to our letter urging Congress to pass a funding bill that lifts families and our economy!

action.momsrising.org

Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · Sep 7

Aaww gee whiz! This little story packed a powerful punch & tugged @ my heart strings. 😢

Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · Sep 4

I have a new tiny story in @havehashad.com today about fleeting connections. thanks as always to @aaronburch.bsky.social, one of the best editors around, & to all of you who read this one ♡ 💀 🪦 ♡ www.havehashad.com/hadposts/our...

At the top of the page is a drawing of a pile of skulls. Underneath is today’s date: September 4, 2025. Then the title of the story and the name of the author: Our second date was meant to be unconventional and unromantic by Anna Vangala Jones.
Below that is the text of the story: —we thought we were funny when we suggested meeting at the laundromat because we bonded on the first date about putting it off so long we'd almost reached the bathing suits as underwear stage. But when he called to cancel, I worried I should have held onto my mystique a bit longer and not revealed the lazy mess lurking beneath my put together surface yet. "It's not that," he said. "I have to go to a funeral." After I told him how sorry I was, he said, "Want to come?" I joked, "It's too soon but take me to the next one." I appreciated the earnest vulnerability of his response that he could use the company so I said yes. My friends teased me that we'd only been on one date so maybe he was a serial killer and we would be going to my funeral. Weird how we cope with the possibility of being murdered every time we meet someone new by laughing about how hilarious it'll be if it happens, but it's preferable to being paralyzed by it. "He loves Bruce Springsteen, so he can't be that bad," I told them. The funeral was for his lifelong friend—they had first met at only five years old—so it was of course sad. We held hands as they lowered the casket. After everyone else left, we wandered the cemetery chatting about everything and nothing like we were at a coffee shop and he kissed me in front of a tombstone that read, "Beloved and remembered. Until we meet again." He ghosted me after that. When I listen to Bruce at the laundromat, I wonder why our first and last kiss happened amidst graves and death and almost write him to ask. But maybe it's better not to know.

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Yoga & Social Justice Virtual Closing Circle for #WorkersOverBillionaires” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

Yoga & Social Justice Virtual Closing Circle for #WorkersOverBillionaires · May Day Strong

Labor Day marks a week of nationwide action to demand a country that puts Workers Over Billionaires. Across the U.S., people are rising up for justice, equity, and dignity for all — not just a privile...

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Yoga & Social Justice Virtual Closing Circle for #WorkersOverBillionaires” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

Yoga & Social Justice Virtual Closing Circle for #WorkersOverBillionaires · May Day Strong

Labor Day marks a week of nationwide action to demand a country that puts Workers Over Billionaires. Across the U.S., people are rising up for justice, equity, and dignity for all — not just a privile...

www.mobilize.us

Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · Sep 1

My Grandpa was a WW II veteran & civil engineer who worked afyer his retirement with FEMA. I think he would be ashamed if he was here to see what the husk of itself it has been reduced to under this administration

Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · Sep 1

Me 2! 🤣 👍

YokaiCafe @yokaicafe.bsky.social · Aug 30

💙 I'm SO doing this! 💙

🧠🪱🐤 SHARE, SHARE, SHARE 🧠🪱🐤

🦋 @standupforscience.bsky.social 🦋

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Aug 30

Yep!

Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · Sep 1

Me 2! 👍🤣 I 💙 🐤s

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Raney N @grrlcat.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm attending Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, “Rising Fascism, Rising Resistance Webinar with Jamaal Bowman” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...

Rising Fascism, Rising Resistance Webinar with Jamaal Bowman · Showing Up for Racial Justice

As Trump attempts to consolidate power in the executive branch by deploying the National Guard into Black cities, an openly anti-racist, socialist candidate is poised to win the mayoral election in th...

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · Aug 27

Trump Says He Welcomes Chinese Students, as His Administration Blocks Them

The president has praised Chinese students several times. But his policies are making it more difficult for students from China to come to the United States.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Aug 26

John Roberts, my man. He was always going to keep testing you. You laid down a marker, and he passed right on by. Your move.

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Aug 26

Trump is desperately looking for a scapegoat to cover for his own failure to lower costs for Americans and firing Lisa Cook is his latest move.

It’s an authoritarian power grab that blatantly violates the Federal Reserve Act, and any court that follows the law will overturn it.

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