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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 2d

👏🏻🍾 Congratulations to Helena Moreno on making history as New Orleans’ first Hispanic woman mayor! Your leadership, vision, and dedication inspire us all. Here’s to safer streets, stronger communities, and a brighter future for every New Orleanian!
apnews.com/article/new-...

Democrat Helena Moreno wins New Orleans' mayoral race

New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno is the city's next mayor. The Democrat avoided a runoff in a wide field and will take office in January.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Jamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 1d

I am putting together chant ideas for No Kings for some hosts that I am working with, as they are looking for new ideas, instead of the usual ones.

So reply with your best chant ideas!

a large crowd of people are gathered in front of a building with the words viralhog written on the bottom

ALT: a large crowd of people are gathered in front of a building with the words viralhog written on the bottom

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 1d

Daily reminder.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 2d

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2d

Trump was POTUS on J6.

It was Trump’s FBI.

Biden’s win had not even been certified yet.

Trump’s lies are beyond insane.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 2d

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Frances Fisher @francesfisher11.bsky.social · 2d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Hollywood CA (Hollywood Blvd & N Vermont Ave)” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Hollywood CA (Hollywood Blvd & N Vermont Ave) · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 2d

Heads up, Pennsylvania! 🚨
Billionaire-backed operatives are trying to buy our Supreme Court and tip the scales of justice. They think our rights are for sale—prove them wrong.

Vote YES on November 4 to keep the Court independent and democracy intact. 🔥
#PACourtsMatter

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Wendall @surfesq.bsky.social · 2d

M (Make)
A (America)
G (Great)
A (Again)

means

W (White)
M (Men)
I (In)
A (America)
C (Control)
E (Everything)
A (Again)

Folks like me are not down for that.

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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 3d

Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.

#Maga not normal 'ordinary'

Fmr. VP Harris: Trump 'is deploying U.S. military to the streets of America'

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 4d

Guys,

Apparently ICE has created a fake stop ICE app. Sounds like something Kristi Noem would approve. Don't be fooled.

#USDemocracy

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3d

Trump has explicitly stated that he is terminating federal employees based on political affiliation. Data is currently being collected, but layoff notices have already gone out to employees at the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy,

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 3d

Funny how the guy who is deporting brown people is ok with helping Argentina and training Qatari soldiers. Weird what flattery and free planes can buy you. 🙄

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 3d

Argentina. Qatar. Trump is selling out America, piece by piece. Where did America First go?

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Jwingnut @jwingnut.bsky.social · 4d

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🦋 iPERSiST iRESiST iM @mama-gramma-bear.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly

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fightthefire.bsky.social @fightthefire.bsky.social · 5d

New at Fight the Fire. All links and subscriptions are free. Join us!

Arrest that man! Remove him from my sight!
Cadet Bone Spurs wants to silence Blumenthal and jail Pritzker and many others. And, by the way, dodging VD in nightclubs was Trump's "personal Vietnam." So there.

Arrest that man! Remove him from my sight!

Cadet Bone Spurs wants to silence Blumenthal and jail Pritzker and many others

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

Here is a reporter who deserves to be remembered.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-jo...

Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 4d

The Election Assistance Commission is considering making proof of citizenship a requirement to vote in federal elections.
Public comments need to be submitted by 10/20/25. Please write to EAC to submit your comments. It's easy! Just click on the link below:

www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...

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Jill Lewis @jilllewis.bsky.social · 4d

Figures

Tim Ryan isn't a registered Democrat

As of Thursday afternoon, Ryan also had a campaign sign for a Republican candidate outside of his home in Plain City.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4d

I want them all prosecuted. Every last one of them.

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 4d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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