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lkdolan.bsky.social @lkdolan.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who tells you there’s no difference between the parties needs to readjust their thinking.

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lkdolan.bsky.social @lkdolan.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who tells you there’s no difference between the parties needs to readjust their thinking.

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 1d

Cosplay Kristi Noem is furious that Seattle-Tacoma and Portland airports won’t play her taxpayer-funded blame-Democrats video. Imagine thinking airport security lines should double as campaign rallies. Sorry Kristi, democracy doesn’t take propaganda orders.

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lkdolan.bsky.social @lkdolan.bsky.social · 1d

www.instagram.com/reel/DO4clNb...

Login • Instagram

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

www.instagram.com

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 3d

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice.“ @barackobama.bsky.social gives us the #CupOfJoe we need.
Get involved. Stay involved. #BeTheChange

#DemsUnited

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South Carolina Democratic Party @scdemocrats.bsky.social · 4d

Trump’s shutdown isn’t just reckless, it’s dangerous.

If Republicans don’t act, ACA premiums will double, the biggest price hike in U.S. history.

24 million Americans will pay thousands more for health care because Trump chose chaos over compassion.

Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8ur8my
#SCpol

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lkdolan.bsky.social @lkdolan.bsky.social · 3d

Always

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 4d

Despite the vaccine conspiracies & skepticism spread by his incompetent health czar

Donald Trump got a Covid vaccination last week

Watch what they do, not what they say!

GET YOUR Flu, Pneumonia, RSV, Covid & Shingles vaccines! 💉

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lkdolan.bsky.social @lkdolan.bsky.social · 4d

www.linkedin.com/posts/foreig...

Trump Is Supporting Transnational Repression | Foreign Policy

The deportation of pro-democracy dissidents to their home countries is a major reversal of years of U.S. policymaking on a topic that had bipartisan support.

www.linkedin.com

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 4d

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 5d

The majority of hardworking families hurt by cuts to Affordable Care live in Red Districts/States

Once again for those in the back...

🗣️ THE MAJORITY OF HARD WORKING FAMILIES HURT BY CUTS TO AFFORDABLE CARE LIVE IN RED DISTRICTS/STATES

arielwest1987.bsky.social @arielwest1987.bsky.social · 5d

Do you think people get it that Trump and GOP really do want to screw them?

Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas (Gift Article)

Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

www.nytimes.com

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 5d

🤞🏻
National Coming Out Day
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 7d

Portland PD threatens ICE with arrest! More. Of. This. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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lkdolan.bsky.social @lkdolan.bsky.social · 4d

The Supreme Court’s upcoming revisit of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act could flip the script...

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Silver Spring Progressive Action @sspaction1.bsky.social · 5d

The Nov election’s near! Help flip the VA Governor seat & grow the House of Delegates. Join our phone bank on 10/13 at 6:30pm ET to call VA voters & support @abigailspanberger.com & @staceycarrollva.bsky.social. Let’s make VA bluer! Sign up:

www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to everyone who has shared their Affordable Care Act experiences with me over the past few weeks.

This much is clear: health care is too expensive, reducing these tax credits would make it even more so, and millions would lose coverage as a result.

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Better Ballot SC @betterballotsc.bsky.social · 5d

#InstantRunoffVoting with Legos! Check out how this simple upgrade to the way that we vote works!
Watch now: www.youtube.com/shorts/fPT54...
#RankedChoiceVoting #MoreChoiceMoreVoice #BridgeBuildersNotBridgeBurners

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YouTube video by FairVote

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 5d

Pope Leo says Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions.

"Someone who says I'm against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty...or agrees with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the US,
is not really pro-life."
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

www.npr.org

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lkdolan.bsky.social @lkdolan.bsky.social · 6d

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 6d

Books are still being banned, but most remain on shelves thanks to heroes who refuse to bow to censorship.

Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 6d

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 7d

DON'T buy into #MikeJohnson's pathetic excuse for not swearing in duly-elected #AdelitaGrijalva.

Elected official CAN be sworn in during a government shutdown.

Want some precedent?

The full House was sworn in during a government shutdown when a new Congress started in January 2019.
#EpsteinFiles

Swearing-in ceremonies are not halted by a shutdown, because they are constitutional or statutory duties, not discretionary spending activities.

A government shutdown affects agencies and programs that rely on annual appropriations, but Congress itself and the offices of elected officials (federal, state, or local) usually remain operational for essential and constitutional functions.

For example:

Members of Congress can still take the oath of office even if parts of the federal government are closed. Congressional operations are funded separately under permanent appropriations.

Presidents are sworn in on January 20th regardless of any shutdown. The inauguration is a constitutional event that cannot be postponed by funding gaps.

State and local officials are likewise sworn in per their state constitutions or laws — those events are governed by state authority, not federal funding.

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 7d

Book bans do not protect children; they seek to control them. They limit what young people can know, imagine, and question.

Resistance is Reading. Share this post now to spread the word about Banned Book Week!
open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 7d

Republicans say “Obamacare doesn’t work.”

That’s ridiculous—the ACA has cut the number of uninsured Americans by 20 million.

Yes, costs are still too high. But if Republicans get their way, average marketplace premiums will double and millions will become uninsured again.

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Fighting for Democracy Everyday @rhopper03.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s an easy way to fight back this #BannedBooksWeek
Join Authors Against Book Bans + Little Free Library to flood communities with banned and challenged books! Drop one in your local Little Free Library, snap a pic or video, and tag us. Let’s fill the shelves with freedom.

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