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Martina Firefly

@martina22.bsky.social

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Don’t blame me—I vote for the women. Lucky mom, metalworker, higher ed STEM editor, music producer, world music aficionado, proudly-woke AF. DMs get you blocked.

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · Sep 5

Be bold. Be clever. Be feral. And above all,
DO NOT COMPLY

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 5h

It’s ALL dangerous, unacceptable, and UNAMERICAN! This regime is traitorous across the board and they need to be taken down wholesale. How do you suggest we do that, @durbin.senate.gov?? Because the congress is proving to be useless to preserve the republic!

Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 7h

Absolutely! These are insane assaults being inflicted on passive, nonviolent individuals

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 13h

LFG ~ NO MF KINGS IN AMERICA‼️

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 9h

No Kings is 100% a “love America” rally of millions of people all over this country who believe in the Constitution, the rule of law, and American freedom. We are not going to let the gop and FFOTUS turn this country into an authoritarian state! 🐸 🐔🦄

Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 11h

No Kings has Republicans in Disarray

@cheetah.bsky.social latest Press Pass @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

www.thebulwark.com

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 9h

The law loves technicalities. Buh-bye

Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 9h

@azagmayes.bsky.social
Threats are empty.

JUST DO IT!

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

NEW: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action if Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 10h

Fighting back is reflexive!

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 11h

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Is this true? If so, please swear in Adelita Grijalva @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

@aoc.bsky.social @demwomencaucus.bsky.social @crockett.house.gov

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 12h

For people looking for sign ideas, keep it short and to the point. I also like NO TROOPS IN OUR STREETS

Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 15h

Pranksters vs. Autocrats
“Laughtivism: The Secret Ingredient”

“when faced with an act of brazen mockery, oppressive regimes and strongmen have no good choices. Whatever they do, they will likely be perceived as losers.“

Laughtivism: The Secret Ingredient

Laughtivism: The Secret Ingredient was published in Pranksters vs. Autocrats on page 36.

www.degruyterbrill.com

Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 15h

Laughtivism is taking hold! “The sight of a giant frog confronting heavily armed agents, the joyful dance scenes & flowers being paraded in front of ICE masked agents, all disrupt govt propaganda about who we are, why we protest & what our communities are like.”
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 1d

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 1d

I haven’t seen it yet. But how are we living that dystopia?

Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 1d

🙋🏻‍♀️ Step-grandma, Pilates, standout weekly w/ mostly boomer participants (MAGAs yell “Get a job” 😂). And boomer husband is a car guy. Everyone has to do something—letters, phone calls, standouts. It never ends well for fascists. They should’ve read the end of the stories, not just the playbook

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 1d

“It’s a case of one side (law enforcement, local journalists) trying to faithfully depict what’s really happening & the other side (MAGA) concertedly lying about it to serve corrupt ends that are comprehensively, even intentionally disconnected from facts on the ground.”

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

NYT piece calls these MAGA types "provocateurs." It describes "dueling versions of reality." Both are common MSM tropes.

But these are not provocateurs. They're propagandists. Only one side is employing deliberate deceptions on a vast scale for instrumental ends. 3/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 1d

When the line between satire and truth becomes invisible…

Americans Mystified Why Nonessential Federal Employee Still Has Job

The still-employed man performs no identifiable function, Americans noted.

open.substack.com

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 2d

He used to just let go of it as he went in the plane

Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 2d

ORWELL 2+2=5 - Official Greenband Trailer - In Select Theaters October 3

YouTube video by NEON

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Martina Firefly @martina22.bsky.social · 2d

Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in fed elections creates unnecessary barriers for many eligible voters. While it’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote, asking citizens to provide additional documentation is an obstacle that could disproportionately affect vulnerable groups.

Urge the EAC not to Require Documentary Proof of Citizenship | League of Women Voters

Submit your comment to protect millions of voters.

www.lwv.org

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