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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

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In a Federal Courtroom in Texas, Republicans Were Desperate to Keep Details of their Gerrymander Under Wraps

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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

Trump heard people wanted to see the secret files about a person with a private plane who suffered a mysterious death and thought... Amelia Earhart?
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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately theonion.com/nation-s-ind...

Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

#Jimin superfan Jimmy would NEVER forget his birthday 🤣 #BTS #FallonFlashback
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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

Facebook Tested Mass Manipulation in the Philippines
"How to Stand Up to a Dictator" author Maria Ressa explains how social media companies used the Philippines as a testing ground for mass manipulation before employing their tactics in the U.S.
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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

Inside Epstein's Criminal Enterprise. Find out more by watching 'The Onion Investigates: Jeffery Epstein' by The Onion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhS...
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The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year. The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.
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Oregon Fast-Tracks Renewable Energy Projects as Trump Bill Ends Tax Incentives

Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the move, which follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that highlighted impediments green energy advocates blame for the state’s poor ranking when it co...

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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

Dozens of protesters on Saturday rallied outside a federal immigration facility in Portland, Oregon demanding an end to Trump's mass deportations and his plans to deploy the National Guard. Many wore costumes, mocking Trump's full-blown "war zone."
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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

ProPublica needs your help. As part of our reporting on the safety of generic drugs and the track records of the factories that make them, we’re digging deeper into where your medication is coming from.
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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

This Saturday, October 18, be there at a No Kings rally near you.

Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

It started in Portland with one inflatable frog — a single act of humor that sparked something unexpected.
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It started in Portland with one inflatable frog — a single act of humor that sparked something unexpected. Soon Chicago joined, then Washington D.C., and finally the National Mall overflowed with colo...

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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

Missourians are mobilizing to give voters a chance to block the state’s new Trump-ordered GOP gerrymander, via ballot measure. But Republican officials are pulling out all the stops to stymie the effort.
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GOP Fights to Deny Missouri Voters a Voice on Trump-Ordered Gerrymander

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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s call for red-state legislatures to “rig” congressional maps before 2026, a message embraced by Republican leaders from Texas to Missouri who have already enacted their own gerrymanders.
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North Carolina Is Latest GOP-Controlled State To Announce a Gerrymander