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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected])

@jestastrophy.bsky.social

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Organizer, activist, messy Xennial, former agent of chaos, former RRT, friend to all animals, LGBTQIA+ ally, social justice warrior, political junkie, Titi, Eastern PA forest sprite. Be prepared for some political profanity... #GardenSky #DogSky #GoBirds

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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 3d

Hey PA friends, please joins us for this Political Education Zoom Session! Come meet me/us, hang out, maybe learn something. It'll be a blast!

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 3h

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Casey Whitaker @alphacentauri53.bsky.social · 2h

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A group of frogs is called
An army

FROGS TOGETHER
STRONG

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Today, Mike Johnson will continue to keep the House adjourned for the 71st day out of the last 83, with Republicans refusing to show up to work again to avoid having to vote on the Epstein files or negotiate with Democrats.

Epstein Shutdown

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3h

3/ The Senate keeps voting on 2 bills to reopen.

1. The GOP bill - it raises premiums on 22m Americans and lets Trump keep acting illegally.

2. The Dem bill - it stops the premium increases and checks Trump's illegality.

Each time, neither bill gets the necessary 60 votes.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

(ABC) - The Israel Defense Forces said its troops opened fire on Palestinians, killing five, after they allegedly violated the terms of the ceasefire agreement.

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Israel-Gaza live updates: 5 Palestinians killed in Gaza City for alleged ceasefire violation, IDF says

Israel on Tuesday identified two of the people whose remains were returned.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

STATEMENT — PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION on Secretary of War (on Journalism) Hegseth revoking credentials because they won’t agree to a new draconian policy where he controls everything they do: “violates the first amendment.. a concern to all”

As we send them $1 TRILLION yearly🤔

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

We need voices in media that Donald Trump's White House won't "vouch for."

I started Democracy Docket to be unapologetically pro-democracy and fearlessly independent. No compromises. No bending the knee. No corporate overlords. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Dasha Burns to Trump after he dissed her and didn't know who she was: "Sir, talk to Karoline. She'll vouch for me."

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 2h

New York Attorney General Letitia James responded to Trump’s DOJ’s bogus indictment:
“I will not bow. I will not break. I will not bend. I will not capitulate. I will not give in. I will not give up.”

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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 2h

Jesse Watters tried to make a protester he dubbed "Antifa Kermit" look menacing. I added the words of Secretary of Homeland Security describing Antifa along with some footage of Antifa protesters from an ABC affiliate Local 10 News. The music is royalty free.🎶🪩💃🕺

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2h

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2h

Normalize calling fascists out when they lie!

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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 1h

I'm sure this messaging will work better than "the dems are doing it."

Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 1h

Lol, now it's OUR fault.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1h

Looking forward to hitting the campaign trail next week with my friend & Virginia’s next governor, @abigailspanberger.com.

Pete Buttigieg to appear with Spanberger in Charlottesville

With the election for governor three weeks away, Democrat Abigail Spanberger is getting some outside help to get out the vote. Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will appear with t...

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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 1h

Whoops.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1h

Major airports are refusing to air Kristi Noem’s propaganda video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, and there’s a reason: it violates the Hatch Act

You can’t use taxpayer resources for partisan attacks. Period.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

We didn't do anything extraordinary here. Sure, I wrote a nice script, and my friend @barubin.bsky.social did a fantastic job overlaying visuals. But what we're saying is pretty obvious.

What I wonder is why *we* have to say these things as opposed to, I don't know, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social?

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

"Show them you're not afraid. Do it for the country. For the Constitution. For your family. For yourself. Do it for your freedom. While you still can."

This is excellent. Every Dem strategist who thinks there's risk in engaging these debates should watch it for guidance.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1h

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 1h

"Both Republican and Democratic members of congress have billions of dollars invested in private equity firms. Secretary of treasury, Scott Bessent, also is connected to private equity, and did not immediately divest..."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 1h

“Ultimately, the crackdown on solidarity with Palestinians reveals a profound crisis, not only of human rights in the occupied territories but of freedom itself, in societies that claim to be democratic."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Right to protest is under sustained attack in the west, report finds

Counter-terror laws being ‘weaponised’ against pro-Palestine groups in UK, US, France and Germany, says FIDH

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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 1h

'“We are witnessing the fraying of our democracy, the erosion of our system of government,” James said. “This, my friends, is a defining moment in our history.”'

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Letitia James warns of ‘powerful voices trying to silence the truth’ – US politics live

New York attorney general strikes a defiant tone during Mamdani rally in first appearance since her indictment

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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 11h

Name and Italian more worthy of an American holiday than Columbus.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 12h

who the hell is columpus

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h

Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act isn’t new, but it’s getting louder and from all directions!

We had years of warnings.
He told us what he’d do. Project 2025 laid it out, but too many shrugged.

How much is “enough” for everyone to start getting loud with one voice before it’s too late?

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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 ([email protected]) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 11h

This is doing my soul some good.

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ICE HUMILIATED: Biggest FAILS Caught on Camera

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

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