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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 6h

NJ is experiencing flooding that could damage homes, businesses & beachfronts. Seems like a good time to remind folks that Jack Ciattarelli, Repub. running for Gov, previously voted against disaster relief.
#VoteNJ @mikiesherrill.bsky.social for Governor!

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Across New Jersey

A State of Emergency in reaction to a strong, dangerous storm has blanketed the Garden State since Saturday night. As the forecasted 60 mph wind gusts, coastal flooding and several inches of heavy rain encroach on the region, some towns are already feeling the impacts of the severe weather Sunday evening.

On Sunday morning, the National Weather service noted that confidence remained high for major coastal flooding and beach erosion that could be exacerbated by high tide, threatening buildings along the coast.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Coastal Flood Threat
Weather Forecast Office
Coastal Flood Threat
Valid Sat 1:00AM through Wed 9:00AM EDT
Mount Holly, NJ
ed Oct 11. 2025 3:27 PM EDT
Coastal Flood
Hazards in effect for all Atlantic coastal NJ and DE, and DE Bay, & tidal Delaware River from today
thru Monday night.
Spotty Minor
Minor
WAN
Moderate to Major coastal flood impacts remain likely. Widespread roadway flooding and impassable roads, significant inundation of structures, and evacuations are possible.
Coastal residents are urged to heed any warnings and follow guidance from local officials.
The magnitude and severity of the coastal flooding will depend on the track and intensity of the storm, along with how strong the onshore winds become.
For specific details, visit the Coastal Flood Threat Display.
f*NWSMount Holly

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 11h

Oh, look! They're releasing a training video for us Americans who are not surrendering to evil.

Let's write a sequel, shall we?

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 12h

These ICE thugs have no souls. If someone did this to their families, to their children, they would kill to stop it.

They clearly don't see human beings when they see these immigrant families, and trick, belittle, and torture them. It makes me sick. I hope justice finds them and smacks them hard.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 14h

Truly disgusting

ICE detained an autistic 5 year old girl in Leominster, Mass

Using this child-a US citizen-as bait to lure her father-who has lived in the country for 20 years-out so they could arrest him

How do these people live with themselves

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AmrWut/

A Leominster family who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years said federal immigration agents held their 5-year-old daughter, who is a US-citizen and autistic, in custody outside their...

TikTok video by The Boston Globe

www.tiktok.com

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 12h

These protestors are brilliant. They're making Trump, Noem, and their thugs look ridiculous. No one can look at them and see anything but peaceful people simply standing up for their rights.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Amateur hour with the feds!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Spread this around. Missouri and Ohio Democrats need at least 100,000 valid signatures to take on Republican gerrymandering maps. This is the fight 🔥

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

MO & OH Dems need us to help Rally support!

A commissioned poll shows nearly 1/2 of MO voters oppose the maps

The Dem committee needs over 100,000 valid signatures across multiple congressional districts before the state’s 90-day window expires on Dec. 11 to let voters decide on the maps.

Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own.

Despite relatively little investment from Washington, Missouri and Ohio Democrats are looking to block new Republican-drawn maps through uncertain avenues.

www.politico.com

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NoMi Indivisible @nomiindivisible.org · 14h

I want to give a huge shoutout to the current administration for all of the free press these last few days!! 🙏🏻💙🖕🏻

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 14h

Come join us in a peaceful demonstration still guaranteed by our First Amendment in the Bill of Rights.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 21h

George Stephanopoulos is the type of energy I listen to. JD Vance wants to spin a bribe as a Democratic rabbit hole. This whole regime is a criminal enterprise.

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 14h

Vote YES on Prop 50, California!

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 20h

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 20h

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 17h

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

CA, Start a "Vote Yes on Prop 50" conversation today!

Talk to 5 family, friends, & neighbors about why voting yes on prop 50 is important

Be sure to sign & follow all directions on your ballot
Vote & Return It, in the mail or at a drop box, As Soon As It Arrives!
Election Day is Tuesday Nov 4

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 14h

I'm on ACA in a blue/purple state and I voted for Democrats. People like me can't afford to pay 2000/month just to make a point for those who weren't so smart.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

That line, “there’s more that unites us than divides us,” can sound like a cliché. But right now, it hits.

All of us want affordable healthcare. Nobody can afford premiums that triple. Nobody wants to see service members standing in food pantry lines.

Party divides completely fade on these issues.

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Michigan House Democrats @mihousedems.bsky.social · 1d

A GOP federal government shutdown hurts working families — it means missed paychecks, absent food assistance and travel delays. You deserve stability, not political games that put livelihoods at risk. https://bit.ly/433I8dU

What the government shutdown means for jobs, air travel, food stamps in Michigan

Michigan residents will feel the pinch of a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. government, with funding running out for programs in the coming days.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 1d

Our health care system is headed toward a crisis because of what this President has done on health care. And it’s going to cause everyone to either pay more or lose their health care. This includes people on private insurance who are getting their letters as we speak.

Send me your letters. - Senator Elissa Slotkin

As of October 1, 2025, the federal government is shut down. Senator Slotkin is working in a bipartisan way to reopen the government as soon as possible, and her office will remain open during the…

www.slotkin.senate.gov

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 1d

A child care provider in Ypsilanti told me the group plan for her, her family and her small number of employees is going up $469 per month. She is thinking about dropping insurance entirely because she can’t afford it.

Share your story: www.slotkin.senate.gov/letters/

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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 22h

Trump's erratic policies and dangerous trade war are already putting the hurt on Michigan families. And it could get a lot worse if he continues to push politics over progress. www.theoaklandpress.com/2025/10/08/t...

Trump mulls canceling $1B in grants for GM, Stellantis projects

President Donald Trump could soon move to cancel more than $1 billion in federal grants for General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV and $800 million total in Michigan.

www.theoaklandpress.com

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 21h

We can organize everywhere.
We can flip red seats.
We can flip entire chambers.
And we can govern like we give a damn.

Let’s show the rest of the country how to fight like Michigan.

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Rep. Hillary Scholten @scholten.house.gov · 21h

As this shutdown continues, it’s disappointing to see more and more federal workers furloughed or worrying about whether they’re going to get their next paycheck.

Regardless of the situation, my office is here to assist with any issues related to a federal agency.

IRS furloughs nearly half its workforce as government shutdown continues

The Internal Revenue Service is furloughing nearly half of its more than 74,000 employees as the government shutdown continues into its ninth day.

www.fox17online.com

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Rep. Hillary Scholten @scholten.house.gov · 17h

West Michigan families are anticipating that their health care premiums could double or even triple, starting in 2026.

This is a Republican-manufactured health care crisis that they could end TODAY by doing something 78% of Americans support… extending the ACA tax credits.

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