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pollyrp

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🔵 in red state AL | pro DEI | pro democracy | pro resistance Retired teacher of students with disabilities 🚫MAGA 🚫blank bio 🚫porn 🚫crypto 🚫GoFundMe 🚫pushing products All of these will be blocked.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

DC J6: 1.500 arrests
DC No Kings: zero

Tell me again which side is violent?

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 23h

My small hometown of Fairhope, AL, population 26,000, had over 1,000 at the No Kings Rally today.

Over 1,000!
In Fairhope!
In AL!
Let that sink in.

Click link to see the turnout.

#NoKings #NoKingsDay #NoKingsProtest #50501Movement

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 1d

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Jeffries: "You've got Karoline Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. And I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH ...

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 4d

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In what should be another huge scandal, Trump was caught on a hot mic discussing personal business, while at the Gaza Summit in Egypt. Trump can be heard offering to connect the Indonesian President ...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 6d

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NEWS: Trump Fires Nearly Entire Special Education Office Meant to Protect Disabled Students

Trump fires nearly entire special education office meant to protect disabled students, Trump moves closer to invoking insurrection act, Trump claims watergate was a hoax, and more

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 6d

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STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you...

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 9d

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@qasimrashid)

An ICE fascist shot an American citizen 7 times, then arrested her, then filed a false police report that he was ambushed by 10 cars all while taunting her to “Do something, b*tch”—AND ITS ALL ON CAME...

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 9d

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Scott Dworkin (@scottdworkin)

And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to: Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado. NOT Donald Trump—who should clearly never win it. A statement from the committee: “When authoritarians seize pow...

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 10d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 10d

Yep

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 10d

Stephen Miller is a corrupt loser with a microphone and a Napoleon complex. He’s also basically running the government.

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 10d

Definitely!

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 10d

You have got to be kidding me.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10d

Good lord.

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 11d

I rest my case!

pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 11d

Should have been more than surveilled.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 11d

Resist!!!

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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pollyrp @pollyrp.bsky.social · 11d

“Stay strong, everyone. Together, there is nothing we cannot do!”
Robert Hubbell

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Trump blinks?

October 7, 2025

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