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Kelly

@kirwinged.bsky.social

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Avid reader, blue through and through. 🩵💙 Not interested in crypto. #resisters #odaat #buildtheresistance

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Kelly @kirwinged.bsky.social · 19d

"As the only elected official who represents everyone in the U.S., the president is expected to be a unifying leader for the whole nation - not just for their political party or supporters."

The Roles and Responsibilities of the President

This resource can help you understand the roles of the president, identify the powers and limits of the office, and learn how people can evaluate a president’s ability to fulfill the responsibilities ...

www.learningforjustice.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

MEMPHIS — Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social rallies after just announcing his run for Congress: “We need new energy to meet this moment… a moment unlike anything we have ever seen before.”

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that ICE violated a consent decree by arresting people without warrants or probable cause in Illinois and 5 other states. The court extended the decree until Feb 2, 2026. No one is above the law.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 13d

Never gets old.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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The Welsh Daffodil @thewelshtaffy24.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 1d

What's the difference between the Republicans and the Taliban?
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ShethaDamnTruth 🌊🌊🌊 @shethadamntruth.bsky.social · 14h

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60schild @wowamerica24.bsky.social · 13h

The point is cruelty- they are consistent!!

Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 1d

Trump, McMahon and THEIR voters are ALL EVIL! share.newsbreak.com/fex9ko8f?s=i16

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says - NewsBreak

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs

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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 4h

Never known for my silence. Don’t care if I’m put on mute! Silence is Complicity. Trump FIRED the ENTIRE Staff in the USED Office for Special Ed Programs! No Accountability means 7 Million Students will Suffer More! PLEASE FIND YOUR VOICES (202) 224-3121 youtu.be/L-JQ1q-13Ek?... go.bsky.app/SE6AQHv

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4h

"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."

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Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center

A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.

www.fox32chicago.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4h

Trump can’t even make up conspiracy theories correctly

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

Thinking this is wrong and untenable isn’t radical.

Thinking it isn’t, is.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Crazy week.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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randytv.bsky.social @randytv.bsky.social · Jul 14

Enjoyed speaking to the Lawrenceville Rotary Club today about the importance of journalism in keeping our country free. They also got to see some clips of my investigative work at FOX 5 and examples of why we desperately need fact checkers in the world of social media, today more than ever.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

Can someone tell me why so many Republicans are working so hard to protect rich and powerful pedophiles? 🤨

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Nobody from the Trump admin will answer this simple question no matter how many times you ask it. For some reason. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Vance: I’m sure that in the course of his life he has been paid more than $50,000 for services. The question is did he do something illegal.

Stephanopoulos: I’m asking if Homan accepted the $50,000

Vance: Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services? Low income women can’t get food

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Kamala Harris: "The Supreme Court made the decision that the president would be immune from any of his conduct while in office. So we went into the election with this individual, Donald Trump, knowing that he would essentially be immune from any consequence for misbehavior while in office."

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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 2d

In Oct 9 2025, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent letters to JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and BNY Mellon over $1.5 billion in “suspicious #Epstein-related transactions.” #OpDeathEaters

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Ranking Member Raskin Probes Top Banks Over $1.5 Billion in Suspicious Transactions Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Ring

Washington, D.C. (October 9, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent letters to four of the nation’s largest banks demanding records and information related to more than $1.5 billion in suspicious financial transactions flagged by the banks tied to sex trafficking crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and their co-conspirators.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

George Retes, July 10, 2025, Camarillo (CA). He was violently assaulted and illegally detained by masked regime agents during a large-scale immigration raid at a California cannabis farm, despite being a disabled U.S. Army veteran and US citizen.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

Leo Garcia Venegas, May & June 2025, Baldwin County (AL). He was violently detained twice and falsely accused of using a fake ID by masked regime agents during construction site raids in southern Alabama, despite being a U.S.-born citizen.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

Border Patrol & ICE operating under Trump regime directives have repeatedly attacked and detained US citizens violating their civil rights and human rights. Regime agents have also been caught falsifying reports, destroying evidence to cover up their actions. #3E 🧵

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Enough @enuffsenuff.bsky.social · 15h

I hope the generals hold the line then.

I wonder how long ICE will keep working if they are not being paid?

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