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The Writing Woman @thewritingwoman.bsky.social · 3d

I had a wonderful time at the Westland Public Library Local Author Fair. I met many talented authors and had a chance to speak with other readers and writers. It was the first anniversary of my very first author fair, which started me on a fun and unanticipated life path. Thank you for including me!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10d

If the current administration ever ends, many people in (and around) it will need to be prosecuted. From influence peddling to flat-out murder, their crimes seem to accumulate each and every day.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10d

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10d

The decline isn’t subtle anymore.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10d

🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡

I have an even worse feeling about THIS:

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10d

As millions of Americans lose food assistance in this shutdown, the president could act — but won’t. Why? Because he wants the pain. This isn’t governing. It’s moral decay.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The GOP’s Shutdown Cruelty: Starving the Poor to Feed the Rich and Powerful

Millions lose food stamps, Trump gains millions from the DOJ, and Congress doesn’t even show up.

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The Writing Woman @thewritingwoman.bsky.social · 10d

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D8Unqx/

#protestsong #nokings #resist #protestanthem #protestpoem

TikTok video by thewritingwoman.com

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The Writing Woman @thewritingwoman.bsky.social · 13d

“Battle Hymn for Democracy” is a modern protest anthem inspired by “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” written to remind us that freedom, truth, and unity still belong to the people. #battlehymnfordemocracy #fightfascism #stoptrump #impeachtrump #nokings #protestanthem #trumpmustgo

BATTLE HYMN FOR DEMOCRACY
(Sung to the tune of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe)

Mine eyes have seen the horror of the MAGA overlord
He is trampling on our freedoms ’til they cannot be restored
He has loosed his racist puppets, every principle ignored
His hatred’s marching on

He spews venom on Truth Social in the middle of the night
His minions in the Congress let him take away ev’ry right
You aren’t safe to walk the streets unless you’re wealthy or you’re white
His vileness marches on

[Chorus] Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
United we are strong

Farmers lose their livelihood; no crops are used for aid
Universities lose funding; cancer research won’t be paid
Federal agencies and PBS succumbed to DOGE’s raid
Their greed is marching on

They take away our health care with their one big ugly bill
So the poor will starve and sicken, but the wealthy get their fill
And we’re helpless to oppose these corrupt puppets on the Hill
Their lawlessness goes on

[Chorus] Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
United we are strong

Project 2025 is playing out before our eyes
The Dems sounded the warning bells, but voters fell for lies
Now the country has become something the honorable despise
All decency is gone

If “We, the People” band together, can we stop them with our might?
Is the constitution strong enough to aid us and our plight?
Will the military honor it and join us in the fight?
Our unity is strong

[Chorus] Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
United we are strong

Vote them out in the next midterm; revoke everything they’ve done
Show the power of your purse and boycott those who helped them run
We must take our country back again; the fascists haven’t won
United we are strong

[Chorus] Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
United we are strong

©KATHERINE BILLINGS PALMER, 2025

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The Writing Woman @thewritingwoman.bsky.social · 13d

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Jack Smith letter requesting to testify

CNN

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bethbramble.bsky.social @bethbramble.bsky.social · 14d

Former special counsel Jack Smith is asking to testify in an open hearing.
Let the truth come out, the American people deserve transparency — and we have a right to know if Trump incited or led an insurrection against our own country.

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The Writing Woman @thewritingwoman.bsky.social · 21d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Livonia” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Livonia · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21d

Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 27d

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 27d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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The Writing Woman @thewritingwoman.bsky.social · Oct 8

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Livonia” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Livonia · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Sep 28

I'm not surprised by the lengths they are willing to go to stop us from seeing the Epstein Files. Just look at how far they were willing to go to stop us from ever hearing from Jeffrey Epstein again.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Sep 28

Can't we just get healthcare

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 21

Rep. Jim Himes: "Having the Defense Department kill alleged drug runners in the Caribbean is illegal...These folks are committing murder — murder defined as killing without a legal basis. I am mystified over why the rest of the chain of command is quite comfortable with it."

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Aut. Stuart Miller 📖✍️🤓 @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social · Sep 21

Posted about 18 hours ago
Credit: @occupydemocrats.bsky.social

"Description: No justice. No peace! If you know this person, we'd like to have this hero on The Michael Fanone Show. Hosted by @michaelfanoneofficial"

@michaelfanone.bsky.social

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 21

All headlines just from today 🇺🇸

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Wes Smith Ω 🧢 @wessmith123.bsky.social · Sep 18

So if Jimmy Kimmel had just suggested killing homeless people by involuntary lethal injection, like Brian Kilmeade did on Fox, he’d still have a job?

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Sep 18

Previous generations fought fascism in nearly every corner of the earth. Today it’s on our streets, silencing opposition and attempting to control the airwaves.

The GOP has declared all out war on free speech. It’s up to us to fight for it.

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The Writing Woman @thewritingwoman.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · Sep 17

Rep Eric Swalwell (D-CA) asks Kash Patel if Patel told Attorney General Pam Bondi that Trump's name was in the Epstein files

This was what happened next =====>

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · Sep 17

We are witnessing a swift and sweeping consolidation of media (traditional and social) into the hands of a small number of billionaires who are actively aligned/aligning (both via free will and coercion) with Trump and his right wing political party. This is (I’ll say it) a fascist project.

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