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Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 23d

Seen on someone else's post (I don't know who): "My desire to scroll through my social media feed is in direct opposition to my desire to keep my sanity." (or something like that)

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 11h

Every wannabe king forgets the same lesson: Americans don’t kneel. The weak call it chaos. The strong call it a wake-up call. The Constitution doesn’t need worshippers. It needs warriors.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

They’re freaking out!!!

Trump’s cabinet secretaries falsely claim Dems are keeping the government closed because of the “No Kings” mass protests, and Mike Johnson calls it the “hate America rally.”

The truth is: we love America, but we hate tyrants. That’s why we’re doing this.

See you Saturday.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11h

President Obama can pronounce my name however he wants 😂

Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social for your kind words.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 14h

What a creep! And all his sickophants just laugh.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18h

Sadists. Truly sick people.

ICE is thoroughly un-American.

Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

apnews.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18h

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

abcnews.go.com

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 21h

It's 21 days since Rep. Grijalva won her election.

Mike Johnson could swear her in whenever he wanted.

202-225-2777

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20h

Farmers grow what they grow because of farm policy.

We don’t need all the soy and corn that we grow, but those are the commodities that receive subsidies and markets.

If we want something better, if we want to heal the Earth and grow food, now is the time to do it.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 20h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 19h

We're now not safe from foreign actors and our own government. Theft and espionage is the new black.

Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 20h

The Trump admin is laying off nearly 200 CISA employees & forcing dozens more to take new jobs at other agencies (sometimes across the country) or quit.

Morale & productivity are sinking at the already-depleted agency, further jeopardizing US cybersecurity.

My story w/ new details: bit.ly/3KLoptn

Layoffs, reassignments further deplete CISA

Some CISA staffers have been pushed out, while others are being told to move across the country for jobs outside their skill sets.

www.cybersecuritydive.com

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Mark Wright @jmarkwrite.bsky.social · 1d

Be vigilant but don’t assume Trump and his people are all-powerful. We can rise up and take back our democracy. Steve Bannon doesn’t get to decide if Trump can run in 2028.

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Jim Hightower @jimhightower.com · 1d

From staffer dz: I let Hightower know this morning that his account here had been verified. Hightower responded:

"Since I was a child, I've always wanted a Blue Check, and 8 decades later, my dream has come true. As Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis once said, 'I'm filled with all humidity.'"

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synfulmusings @synfulmusings.bsky.social · 20h

Shame. Their parents are putting them in danger and also all of the other people around them.

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Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 19h

Shame on those parents for neglecting the welfare of their children!

Texas News Hub📰Politics🏈Sports🎭Culture📰By Texas Fighting Liberal @texas-news.bsky.social · 1d

More Texas kindergarteners are coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions...

More Texas kindergarteners are coming to school without measles vacci…

In school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements.

feeds.texastribune.org

Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 19h

You do wonder if they seek to find an answer afterward...

Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 19h

That should be the real push... if ever we gain power again.

Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 19h

Hope they pick some Democrats so that something can actually get done.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 1d

The photographer deserves a medal.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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jen rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 1d

you probably haven't heard much about the major federal hearing that just ended on the TX redistricting map, but it's important. my full recap:

in a federal courtroom in TX, republicans were desperate to keep details of their gerrymander under wraps

www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...

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

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 1d

If you can, PLEASE sign up to speak at public comments at Fort Worth City Council on 10/14 at 6pm. This is not ok.

You can sign up to give public comments (or submit written comments) at:
y.gy/fwpublic%EF%...

http://y.gy/fwpublic

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Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 20h

It's almost like the Republicans ignored our public comments when asked about this before they passed it anyway.

Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 20h

Methinks he dost protest too loud.

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Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 20h

As @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social would say "Glory!"