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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 2h

They Were So Afraid, They Erased the Words.

Yesterday, I spoke truth about what happened in North Carolina. About democracy being stolen in broad daylight. About rigged maps and broken promises. About betraying every sacrifice ever made for the right to vote.

Then something extraordinary happened.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve been thinking about how hard the founding fathers cooked with the Third Amendment.

Imagine being forced to house ICE. I can’t imagine they wash their hands. They’ve never done laundry in their lives. They’d break your stuff if you didn’t cut the crusts off their sandwiches.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 1d

The best thing about the NYC mayoral election will be electing a pro-affordability mayor. The second best thing will never having to hear Cuomo talk again after his concession speech ends.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5h

SNAP benefits expire in one week.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

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Tara @starktara.bsky.social · 12h

@podsaveamerica.crooked.com 👀

Laurasaurus @laurasaurus.bsky.social · 1d

The Platner stuff reminds me of the Kavanaugh confirmation, because of the sneering at the idea that we should have high standards for a man who wants to be one of the most powerful people in the country.

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Democracy Out Loud @democracyoutloud.bsky.social · 1d

Join us tomorrow, 10/23 to stand for fair maps!

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Democracy Out Loud @democracyoutloud.bsky.social · 12h

Today at 1:00, join Repairers of the Breach to take the next steps in fighting for fair maps for NC communities. #ncpol #ncga #fairmaps #resist
breachrepairers.org/get-involved...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.

She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.

So I confronted him.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

🚨BREAKING: North Carolina on Wednesday became the latest state to enact a gerrymandered congressional map at the request of President Donald Trump – a redraw designed to create an additional Republican seat in Congress, at the expense of Black voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

North Carolina Passes Trump Gerrymander Targeting Black Voters, With Legal Challenge Likely

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Joe Bearden📎 @grayhairjoe.bsky.social · 1d

'RIP to Free and Fair Elections,' Say North Carolina Dems After GOP Approves New Voting Map #ncpol #ncga

www.commondreams.org/news/north-c...

'RIP to Free and Fair Elections,' Say North Carolina Dems After GOP Approves New Voting Map | Common Dreams

North Carolina Republicans pass new congressional map, likely gaining extra seat in 2026 midterms. Democrats decry rigged maps. Protesters chant for fair elections.

www.commondreams.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

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Matt @sandiego-619.bsky.social · 1d

A Bug’s Life (1998)

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Tara @starktara.bsky.social · 1d

He needs to be treated like Hitler is treated by Germans.

No names. No statues. No pictures in government buildings. No nothing. Give him absolutely fucking nothing.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

First thing we do is rip his name off of every federal building anywhere it was placed.

Straight into a dumpster.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

First thing we do is rip his name off of every federal building anywhere it was placed.

Straight into a dumpster.

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Tara @starktara.bsky.social · 2d

Necessary additional information: I donated like a month ago lol. Loooooooong before this

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Tara @starktara.bsky.social · 2d

I wish it had come out before I donated $10. Fuck lol

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

I am now ready with a take: It is good when negative things about candidates come out before people vote rather than after they vote.

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Tara @starktara.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly. I’d skip a few meals to get the money to change it as soon as possible. The fact that he didn’t do that tells me this was intentional or it just really doesn’t bother him. Both are equally bad.

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Tara @starktara.bsky.social · 2d

NAZISM is not “baggage.” Baggage is having problematic posts from high school or college. Baggage is binge drinking and making stupid party decisions in your 20s. It’s not getting a fucking nazi tattoo.

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Tara @starktara.bsky.social · 2d

The person whose comments on the Floor today moved me to tears was
@michaelgarrett.bsky.social
So grateful for the recording.
Thank you for your representation, Sen. Garrett. ❤️

#ncpol #nc #gerrymandering #ncgop

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Democracy Under Assault in North Carolina

YouTube video by Michael Garrett

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WUNC News @wunc.org · 2d

A proposed new Congressional map continued to work through the General Assembly on Tuesday, even as dozens of Democrats took the chance to decry its impact on Black voters in northeastern North Carolina.

www.wunc.org/politics/202...

NC Congressional map proposal continues to advance, as Democrats decry impact in northeastern NC

The Senate formally passed the new map Tuesday, and it started to make its way through the state House of Representatives.

www.wunc.org

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