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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to all who turned out to our VOTE MIKIE Visibility Brigade on Thursday! Mucho honking! ✊✊✊

One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 2d

Are you and all your friends ready to vote in this election?

Some may not even realize NJ is electing a Governor and state Assembly on Nov. 4. And that Democrat Mikie Sherrill is running against a Trumpist!

Registration deadline is this Tuesday. Check to be sure you're registered! nj.gov/vote

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile #NJ07 Rep Tom Kean Jr and the rest of the House Republicans aren't even at the Capitol. They're in their 4th week of sitting home and refusing to negotiate with Democrats.

Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 2d

“We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected... We want to put them in trauma.”

This is what Russ Vought has said about federal workers who do critical jobs for our country, degrading public services we all depend on. 1/2

Politico @politico.com · 2d

The Trump admin has started firing federal workers 10 days into the shutdown, according OMB Director Russ Vought — who called the firings "substantial."

At least nine agencies appear to be affected.

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 2d

Don't let Trumpist Jack bring MAGA to New Jersey government.

Elect Mikie Sherrill Governor!

Make your plan to vote for Sherrill and the Democratic team!
Urge your friends and family to do the same!
Volunteer if you can: www.mobilize.us/njvictory202...

#MikieSherrill #VoteBlue #KeepNJBlue

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 2d

Trumpist #NJ07 Rep Tom Kean Jr keeps saying Dems voted to shut down the govt by rejecting GOP's "clean funding bill."

That bill would let health insurance costs soar & let Trump keep canceling spending Congress approved. Dems said no.

The Trumpists chose to shut the govt rather than negotiate.

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 2d

TODAY at 1pm

One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow (Friday) 1:00 PM: A virtual town hall about the #republicanshutdown

Hear directly from U.S. Sen. Cory Booker about what’s happening in Washington and get answers to your questions.

Register here:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow (Friday) 1:00 PM: A virtual town hall about the #republicanshutdown

Hear directly from U.S. Sen. Cory Booker about what’s happening in Washington and get answers to your questions.

Register here:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 3d

As the race for Governor nears the finish line, help us raise awareness of the election and of Mikie Sherrill, the clear choice for New Jersey!

Join us TODAY 4:30-6PM at the Mountainside pedestrian bridge over Route 22. Bring your signs and voices!

www.mobilize.us/onenj7/event...

VISIBILITY BRIGADE MOUNTAINSIDE · OneNJ7

We need to do all we can to raise Mikie Sherrill’s name recognition before the upcoming gubernatorial election! We all know it looks like a squeaker. So each Thursday until the election, we will hol...

www.mobilize.us

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 4d

This lunatic, living in an imaginary world, is the guy #NJ07 Rep Tom Kean Jr, all Republicans in Congress and the entire GOP are enabling & empowering every day.

Hey Tom! Do you think it's fine to have a Mad King instead of a functioning democracy? Do you care? What are you in Congress FOR, anyway?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump on Portland: "It's like the movies you see for the kids, I guess not only the kids, adults also, where you have these bombed out cities and these bombed out people. It's like, worse than that."

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 4d

You've seen the attack ad that makes it appear @mikiesherrill.bsky.social said clean energy would "cost an arm and a leg."

In fact, she criticized past Democratic rhetoric for sounding that way - and pointed out that clean energy is now cheaper!

Mikie's right!

techxplore.com/news/2025-10...

Solar energy is now the world's cheapest source of power, study finds

Solar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper than electricity generated from coal, gas or wind, ac...

techxplore.com

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 4d

Hey New Jersey! Your vote is needed to keep our state government out of Trumpist hands!

Vote for Mikie Sherrill for governor & Democrats down the ballot!

You're ready to vote - yes?
You know where/how to vote - yes?
You are REGISTERED to vote - yes?

Not quite sure? Find answers at nj.gov/vote

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 4d

Republicans could end the shutdown any time by
(a) negotiating/compromising with Democrats or
(b) suspending the filibuster, passing their own damn plan & owning all the consequences.

But Trump wants the shutdown, so his lackeys in Congress let it go on.

Looking at you, #NJ07 Rep Tom Kean Jr!

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 5d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

Oct. 18 #NoKingsDay in #NJ07

New Providence: mobilize.us/nokings/event/843880
Phillipsburg: mobilize.us/nokings/event/846545
Rahway: mobilize.us/nokings/event/839534
Springfield: mobilize.us/nokings/event/845289

Find more in NJ and across the USA: nokings.org

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

Oct. 18 #NoKingsDay in #NJ07

Bedminster: mobilize.us/nokings/event/851913
Frenchtown: mobilize.us/nokings/event/850262
Lambertville: mobilize.us/nokings/event/848034
Milford: mobilize.us/nokings/event/843084
Mountainside: mobilize.us/nokings/event/845564

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

Trump wants to be king.
We're not gonna take it! Never did and never will!
No thrones, no crowns, no kings in America!

Join Democracy defenders across the country on October 18 - #NoKings Day.

Visit nokings.org to find events near you.
Or find links to #NJ07 events in this 🧵

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

In New Jersey, the "Obamacare" health insurance marketplace is called Get Covered NJ.

If Congress lets tax breaks expire, the cost will double (or more) for millions - an estimated 45,000 just in #NJ07, Rep Tom Kean Jr's district!

Dems want to fix that - Republicans refused and shut the govt.

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

Rep Tom Kean Jr #NJ07 and other Trump Party members keep repeating the lie that Democrats are demanding using "taxpayer dollars for benefits for illegal migrants."

False! Democrats want to restore cuts to Medicaid and extend the ACA tax rebates. Those programs DO NOT cover undocumented immigrants!

One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

Reminder: Republicans shut down the government to gut healthcare and bankroll Trump’s illegal power grab. We must hold the GOP accountable for causing chaos just to appease a wannabe king. app.sosha.ai/s/tcuK4NP6

Stop the Trump Shutdown

app.sosha.ai

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

Reminder: Republicans shut down the government to gut healthcare and bankroll Trump’s illegal power grab. We must hold the GOP accountable for causing chaos just to appease a wannabe king. app.sosha.ai/s/tcuK4NP6

Stop the Trump Shutdown

app.sosha.ai

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

Stand with New Jersey patriots on #NoKings Day - Saturday October 18.
Find an event near you: www.nokings.org

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

In case anyone needs a reminder...

"Truly humbled and honored to receive President Trump’s very strong endorsement," Ciattarelli said.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Vote for Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey Governor - keep Trumpism out of our state government! #MikieSherrill #keepNJblue

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 5d

Just 4 weeks until Election Day in New Jersey! Vote by mail is under way; early in-person voting starts Oct. 25.

DON'T SLEEP ON THIS ELECTION! New Jersey needs a Democratic governor and legislature to hold the line vs dangerous Trump policies!

Help elect Mikie Sherrill! #MikieSherrill #keepNJblue

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 5d

After passing $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, Mike Johnson now has the gall to say Medicaid is underfunded.

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 6d

Stand up - Speak out
Oct. 18 - No Kings Day
Find an event near you: www.nokings.org
#NoKings

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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 6d

Want to know more about how Mikie Sherrill would serve New Jersey as governor?
And more about her Trump-endorsed opponent?
Watch their second debate - Wednesday at 7 PM.
Click below to find many ways to watch.
And don't forget to vote! Just 4 weeks to Election Day!

abc7ny.com/post/watch-l...

Watch the New Jersey gubernatorial debate on ABC 7 New York

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli will face off in their second debate on Wednesday, Oct. 8, on WABC-TV and wherever you stream ABC 7 New York.

abc7ny.com

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