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Karen Pontius

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Ret. Air Traffic Controller #NATCA; gma to 9; g-gma to 6; Cali girl living in CO; Dem socialist activist; #Resist #Indivisible #M4A #LFG!!

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Karen Pontius @karen1952.bsky.social · 6d

ICE VIOLENCE in my backyard. Durango 20,000 residents are 85% wyte. We can no longer say, “well, it’s not happening here in my sleepy little mountain town.” We had 4,000 on the streets on 10/18 for #NoKings!! Go read Alt National Park Service’s post on their Fb page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CRa...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

Other huge victories from last night's elections:

-PA Dems defended their 5-2 Supreme Court majority
-GA Dems flipped two GOP-held seats on the state utility commission
-CO approved a ballot measure to fund universal school meals

America's Sleeping Giant has awakened.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 6h

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity

Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1h

So Nice To See Democratic Women Getting The Votes and
Respect They Have Earned......

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 10h

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: We are in a critical moment right now, y'all. So I need you to take this call to action seriously. Make sure your Senator knows that you want ACA healthcare credits extended and an end to the shutdown, not one or the other.

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jbaileywrites @jbaileywrites.bsky.social · 7h

Literally all DEMS have to do is hold the line. The GOP will cave. We do not negotiate with domestic terrorists who use hunger as a weapon against their own people.

If DEMS trade away the ACA for SNAP, we will lose the midterms.

The most powerful word in the English language is “No.”

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 6h

Updated partial list of Dem Senators negotiating to end the shutdown:

Gary Peters (D-Michigan)
Mark Kelly (D-Arizona)
Angus King (I-Maine)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Maggie Hassan (D-NH)

Instead of using our election blowout as leverage to extend ACA credits, they'll agree to a "promise" to do so.

Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 10h

Fvck!
Our work is NOT done.
"Centrist" Senate Dems are negotiating to end the shutdown in exchange for "promises" to extend #ACAcredits down the line.

GIVE ME A BREAK.

Hit those phones, and target those "centrist" Senators.

www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 5h

They are so good at this.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6h

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:

'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."

chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.

“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

Like you I am celebrating Tuesday's victories. However, my job is not to sugarcoat things and tell you it's all fixed. It is to warning about what to expect next and fight back.

That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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it's Candy Love @candylovely.bsky.social · 11h

Mamdani Adds Lina Khan to Team of Women Leaders After Election Win newrepublic.com/post/202726/... via @newrepublic.com

Mamdani Adds Lina Khan to Team of Women Leaders After Election Win

Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 11h

I understand Bill Ackman has tendered an olive branch to Zohran Mamdani, offering any aid that the city needs. I'm sure that he'll be thrilled when Mayor Elect Mamdani passes this offer along to his transition co-chair, Lina Khan. Ackman and Khan have experience with each other after all. 🤣🤣🤣

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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 11h

This is big. The new anti-Trump coalition depends on the very working families that billionaire-ran monopolies exploit.

Mamdani having antitrust enforcer Lina Khan on his team is going to keep monopolies and hedge fund managers like Bill Ackman (stay in your lane) in NYC up at night :)

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Damon K @dadadrummer.bsky.social · 10h

More great news from the Mamdani team - Lina Khan is an antitrust superhero

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Teresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 9h

Lina Khan is brilliant. In short, bigger is not better...monopolies mean more billionaires, more concentration of wealth & power, less innovation, suppression of wages, increased prices, food deserts, environmental exploitation, more corruption. Time for a change. @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Victor Shi @victorshi.bsky.social · 11h

And if you've never watched Lina Khan, I'd encourage you to check out @hcrichardson.bsky.social's interview with her last week. She's refreshing, whip-smart, and everything we need more of as a party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...

A Conversation with Lina Khan, Former Commissioner of the FTC

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 9h

Zohran Mamdani taps Lina Khan to co-chair transition team. LFG!

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Zohran Mamdani taps Lina Khan to co-chair transition team after winning NY mayor race

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) has brought on former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to co-lead his transition team, he announced Wednesday. Khan, who led the FTC during the…

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Hannah Harris Green @whatsitlike.me · 9h

I write often about how private equity is destroying US healthcare. Lina Khan is a rare person who has used her position in power to fight back against private equity’s hold on the US economy. Very excited to see what she does in New York.

Victor Shi @victorshi.bsky.social · 11h

If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 7h

me: whooa Lina Khan is Zohran's transition co-chair?

The Husband: yeah man I saw that hours ago, you're behind the times

Me: I've been busy today!!

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 10h

I listened to the Supreme Court's oral argument today so you dont have to

With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...

Trump’s Plan to Nuke the Global Economy Prompts Conservative Justices to Remember That the Constitution Exists

The Court has no problem facilitating the disappearance of civil rights. Shareholder value is a different story.

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Cogburn, Rooster Cogburn @cjmudd.bsky.social · 7h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h

This is what a New Era looks like.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10h

This is the kind of investigation James Comer was made for…

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 7h

Wall Street prepares to work alongside Zohran Mamdani following the democratic socialist's victory in the New York City mayoral election, a win set to reverberate through the heart of global capitalism.

Wall Street girds for life under Mamdani, worries about New York City's competitiveness

Wall Street and the finance industry have had broad misgivings about Mamdani and his affordability-focused campaign.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

Excessive force. PERIOD!

They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.

📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.

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Ben @liztruss.bsky.social · 1d

Socialism is alive and Dick Cheney is dead

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onefinekitty.bsky.social @onefinekitty.bsky.social · 8h

For the Epsteinth time……

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