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Tom Smith
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Vietnam Vet, Retired Navy Chief! A fighter for Truth, Justice, and the American Dream! I swore an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic! Opinions are my own!
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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 18h
The only way to definitively banish gerrymandering is to not have districts in the first place. Let’s do proportional representation.
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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 18h
Just absolutely ridiculous that in all likelihood, my state will have had different congressional maps in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, and 2026, due to a combination of court orders and mid-cycle redistricting.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 15h
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.
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Tom Smith @rcolddroid.bsky.social · 12h
What a lovely thought! ICE melting in jail!
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SeattleSanta @seattlesanta.bsky.social · 1d
The recordings of ICE Gestapo using chemical agents; flash bangs and other non-lethal weapons against NON-violent protesters have resulted in Federal Judges invoking restraints against these tactics.
Any further violence by Federal Agents in Chicago may result in punitive actions; law suits & jail.
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everaldatlarge.bsky.social @everaldatlarge.bsky.social · 1d
Media are saying 500,000 #Garzans have returned to their #homes. This is fake news as their homes no longer exist. They are now a graveyard of rubble.
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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 1d
Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...
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Yours Truly, Satch Palooka @sethpalooka.bsky.social · 22h
Happy Thanksging to my Canadian family and friends! 🍁🇨🇦
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 16h
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h
Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h
The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 1d
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And she makes three.

Robert Redford. Jane Goodall. Diane Keaton.

Three souls who carried light differently but toward the same purpose. Three people who embodied what we could be if we chose love over hate, connection over cruelty, and hope over fear.
The Light They Left Behind
Three souls who reminded us what it means to live fully, and what we can’t afford to lose.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14h
Solidarity is the only way
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bradpsychology @bradpsychology.bsky.social · 20h
A malignant narcissist playing 'peace maker' remains a malignant narcissist.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 12h
Evolutionary signs of emerging media vertebrates
Artist imagining of early land vertebrate
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Peter Ramsey @pramsey342.bsky.social · 18h
Amazing. Seems like this would be a great populist issue to push.
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 22h
This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time.

There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.
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Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 12h
Facts matter
No BS and no hype
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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 19h
This is what anyone talking to any of these liars should do!
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 17h
There were 18 shootings in Chicago this weekend, while under federal occupation.

It’s clear they are deploying into these cities to make drama not to decrease violence.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 16h
Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”
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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 12h
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d
ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21h
Meiselas: A reporter asked the question that I've been saying over and over again to MAGA Mike: do you support repealing Obamacare? What's your health care plan?

To me, this is probably the most important clip about what's going on with the government shutdown, because the Republicans have no plan.
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