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Melissa McLaughlin (TranscenDance)

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AuDHD artist on a mission for social justice, women’s rights, & climate justice. Art can create social change! Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management. hEDS warrior. Advocate for democracy. Flow Artist and Hoop Dancer. Engaged 💍

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Sep 19

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.

We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.

That's the revolution.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · Sep 19

The one good thing about this “run America like a business” nightmare is that more people are beginning to realize how corrupt and craven many businesses truly are.

Take notes.

Never forget how they abandoned us.

Don’t forgive their complicity.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Sep 19

Pete Buttigieg WARNS America:

“They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Sep 19

Goodbye, Disney+!

Bless All The People Boycotting Disney

Thou shalt defend free speech.

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Sep 19

This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 18

David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Sep 19

Walz: This is North Korea style stuff. And it's being done because this is a weak, thin skinned man who's failing as a president. All of the things he promised are not happening.

It's a it's our most cherished freedom to point out very clearly, this is a terrible president

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Sep 18

I stand with PBS.

I stand with NPR.

I stand with Stephen Colbert.

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.

I stand with the First Amendment.

PERIOD.*

*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 18

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Sep 18

A man very recently called for “involuntary lethal injection” for the mentally ill and the unhoused.

Literally talking about murdering other humans—and he still kept his job.

Brian Killmeade, Fox & Friends.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 17

There’s only one person he cares about.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Sep 16

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Melissa McLaughlin (TranscenDance) @melissaanne87.bsky.social · Sep 13

My thoughts on CK. I refuse to write out his name.

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Amen!

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · Aug 24

The Diary of Anne Frank is among the hundreds of books banned in Florida this year. When I was in school, it was required reading. (Guardian)

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Melissa McLaughlin (TranscenDance) @melissaanne87.bsky.social · Aug 23

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

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 22

Masked raids are tools of fear, not freedom. Despite what this administration wants you to believe, they are not about “safety.” They are about letting ICE agents hide from accountability while carrying out inhumane acts.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 22

This is so important…

Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles.

In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected.

REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency.
@governor.ca.gov
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@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social @keepitbluedems.bsky.social · Aug 22

Trump Is Inflicting More Damage Than Even the Pessimists Anticipated
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Trump Is Inflicting More Damage Than Even the Pessimists Anticipated

In every realm that allows him to harm our country’s interests, values, and norms, the president continues to outdo himself in all the worst ways.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Nov 19

Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO

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Melissa McLaughlin (TranscenDance) @melissaanne87.bsky.social · Aug 22

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The Collapse of Everyday Life in America Has Begun

YouTube video by A Homestead Journey

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Melissa McLaughlin (TranscenDance) @melissaanne87.bsky.social · Aug 21