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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 1h

🚨 All Hands on Deck! 🚨

We’re sprinting toward Election Day & 2026! Hear from @reedgalen.bsky.social
See our 2025 impact, and learn the actions that can make a difference 3 weeks out. 🗳️💪

🗓️ Wednesday, October 15
⏰ 8pm EDT

RSVP: www.mobilize.us/theunion/eve...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 5h

LOOKING AT YOU ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO: Stephanie Telles is running to represent Westside families on the Albuquerque City Council. She needs your help! Good luck, Stephanie. 🎈<-- this is a hot air balloon since I couldn't find a better emoji. #TakeAction #AllOfUs jointheunion.us

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Stephanie Telles for ABQ City Council District 1

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 5h

IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING—INCLUDING CAL GRANTS—INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 5h

🎂Now this is how it's done. Finally, we fight fire with fire. 🔥Thank you Gov. Newsom
#JoinTheUnion #TakeAction #DefendDemocracy #FightAutocracy #AllOfUs jointheunion.us
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Newsom Understands the Incentive Structure

Click on the map for the article

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 6h

Protests make a statement. What comes next — the rebuilding — makes all the difference. 🇺🇸

Here’s how you can help:

✅ Show up this Saturday: bring your sign, your friends, and your voice.
✅ Help spread the word: want to pass out flyers in your area? DM us!

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 8h

Up to the minute info from Reed Galen on some very significant races. How to turnout the vote and reasonable steps to take from a guy who knows from experience! www.mobilize.us/theunion/eve...

All Hands - Election Sprint w/ Reed Galen · The Union

Join us for an election sprint with Reed Galen, President of The Union! We’ll cover key upcoming races in NJ, PA, VA, CA, NY, and beyond, plus hear Reed’s insights on the pulse on the ground and how y...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 8h

Be “in the room” where the action is!

Very important elections are here and we need the whole team participating!! Join us!
www.mobilize.us/theunion/eve...

The Union State Series: Organizing PA, NJ, VA · The Union

We’re bringing together volunteers, local leaders, and new organizers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia to build our statewide teams and gear up for the November elections ahead. During t...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 8h

Do you have an hour or two today to help Pennsylvania voters vote responsibly? Mail in ballots are out there! Details and signup are here:
www.mobilize.us/theunion/eve...

Make Calls with Turn PA Blue for the 2025 General Election! · The Union

### Join Turn PA Blue as we make calls for the 2025 General Election! #### We will be making calls in support of all Democrats up and down the ballot, including the 3 PA Supreme Court retention rac...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 8h

Are you a federal worker who is not working? TODAY, you and others can help VA voters vote responsibly! www.mobilize.us/theunion/eve...

2025 Sister District & Partners National Phonebank! · The Union

**Sister District and our National Phonebank partners are BACK in 2025!** Join us to help elect top-priority Dem candidates to the VA House of Delegates, drive votes up the ticket to help flip the Gov...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 8h

He saw the M over his head as a crown👑

Others saw the M as devil ears 👿👹😈

Perspective matters‼️

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

Trump is not too pleased with the photo they used of him in TIME Magazine

The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 8h

He saw the M over his head as a crown👑

Others saw the M as devil ears 👿👹😈

Perspective matters‼️

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 8h

💥 UN-history lessons by DJT‼️

The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 19h

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 9h

Goldman Sachs sharing its opinion on the effect of Trump’s tariffs an American consumers and businesses - and it’s not “great.”

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

U.S. consumers are already shouldering as much as 55% of costs due to Trump’s unprecedented gambit to impose sizable tariffs on imports, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs analysts.

U.S. consumers bearing more than half the cost of tariffs so far, Goldman Sachs says

The findings suggest U.S. consumers will continue to struggle with high prices — something Trump had promised to address in the run-up to his re-election.

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 9h

Must-read opinion piece by a 28-year NPR reporter of military news - writing about his own experiences reporting & his refusal to sign a document pledging he will not solicit info (aka ask questions and report the news).

Also refusing: Newsmax, Washington Examiner and AP. Fox News still pondering

DianaMac @d-kastenmara.bsky.social · 9h

NPR's veteran Pentagon reporter warns new media policy stifles journalism www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 19h

WHAT IF? If you are a furloughed federal employee, or know of someone who is, please come help us while you wait. We need all the volunteers we can get. Take a look at these events below, many are virtual, and some could be near where you live. TY!💕💕
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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · The Union on Mobilize

Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with The Union.

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 20h

WHAT IF? If you are a furloughed federal employee, or know of someone who is, please come help us while you wait. We need all the volunteers we can get. Take a look at these events below, many are virtual, and some could be near where you live. TY!💕💕
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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · The Union on Mobilize

Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with The Union.

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 23h

Who says this isn't an Election year? 32 states have elections from school board to governor. Find out what's on your state ballot and VOTE. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 1d

🏥 On Oct 1st, The Johnson-Trump Shutdown shutdown tele-health & in-home nurse services for Medicare patients & many insurance cos aren't covering it for *anyone*.
☎️ Congresspeople still have healthcare. Give 'em a call 202-224-3121 southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/10/13/r...

Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs • South Dakota Searchlight

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 1d

We’re not waiting for Washington or the Courts to save us. We’re taking action. Join The Union’s Action Coalition today.
#JoinTheUnion #TakeAction #DefendDemocracy #FightAutocracy #AllOfUs jointheunion.us

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 1d

Be sure to re-elect your PA Supreme Court Justices:
☑️Christine Donohue
☑️David Wecht
☑️Kevin Dougherty

#JoinTheUnion
#TakeAction
#DefendDemocracy
#FightAutocracy
#AllOfUs
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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 1d

DEADLINE PENNSYLVANIA: PA! YOU have your mail-in ballots. Fill'em out and return them ASAP.
Be sure to:
📷 Fill BOTH SIDES
📷 Seal ballot & place it in yellow secrecy envelope
📷 Sign & Date the envelope & put a 1st class stamp on it
📷 Mail it ASAP

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Mail-in and Absentee Ballot

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 1d

#JoinTheUnion
#TakeAction
#DefendDemocracy
#FightAutocracy
#AllOfUs
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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 1d

☑️WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON EVERY TUE. & SAT. UNTIL NOV. 4? It's Nationwide virtual phone banking for Prop. 50 in California-YES PLEASE. (CA folks! YOU have your prop 50 ballots. Fill them out and return them ASAP. ) Here is how you can participate. 👇
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Yes On Prop 50 | Special Election Phone Banks · California Democratic Party

**California needs your help | Proposition 50 Vote YES !!** As partisan gerrymandering in states like Texas threatens to undermine democracy, California is stepping up with Proposition 50, the Electi...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 1d

☎️💻VIRGINIA NEEDS YOUR HELP if you're in the Norfolk VA area. Make calls with us using Center for Common Ground Phone Banks Mon, Oct 13 & 20, 6:30–8pm EDT. We're meeting each week IN PERSON. These are non-partisan calls.

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Make calls with us using Center for Common Ground Phone Banks! · The Union

Phone bank with www.COVAcoalition.org. We're meeting each week IN PERSON to participate. Please bring a laptop computer or tablet. These are non-partisan calls, since Center for Common Ground is a 50...

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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🌊🌊EAST COAST FLOOD WARNING. Time to execute your plan for battering down the hatches or temporary evacuation as appropriate. Afterward, make sure you execute your plan to vote on Nov. 4th - time, place, who you are going to vote for (Blue is Best) 💙

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A Nor'easter Is Targeting The East Coast This Weekend | Weather.com

It may only be early October, but a nor'easter lies ahead for the East Coast. Here are the forecast details, including potential for wind, rain and coastal flooding for days.

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