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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 3d

Is the United States an oligarchy?

Yes. Yes it is.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18d

No. They don't need 60 votes. They can change that rule with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to advance 48 trump nominees at once. bsky.app/profile/muel...

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19d

Y’all. Republicans are FINE with poking holes in the filibuster. They did it ten days ago so they could confirm 48
Trump appointees at once. Don’t let them tell you they can’t pass a CR without Dems. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Senate Republicans poke holes in the filibuster despite vowing to protect it

Facing Democratic opposition, the GOP has discarded a series of precedents and weakened minority power in order to vote through Trump's nominees and legislation.

www.nbcnews.com

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · 21d

Tacoma, WA city council meeting, I believe.

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · 24d

Wow. To gleefully say that you reduce pain management purposefully on democrats causing them more pain.

Anyone in California should watch out for this psychopath. And if you have the time and energy make a REPORT. They shouldn't have a medical license.

CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 24d

🚨🚨🚨 “First, do no harm.” The Hippocratic Oath has changed over the last 2500 years, but this core principle has not. This woman admits to violating this value physicians swear to uphold — in a public forum. Let us share her “humor” to protect would-be patients. Dr. Grewal 1/2

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 10

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…

Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.

And America shrugged and moved on.

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · Sep 8

I was a front line nurse for Covid, became deathly ill with COVID myself.

There were no beds/ ventilators available for me. The majority of them were filled with non-compliant MAGA.

I had to take care of myself at home, prone in bed with a tanking pulse ox.

I survived.

Many denied beds did not.

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Sep 5

Didn't they just rescind the bill that was put in place to prevent severely mentally ill people from being able to purchase guns, and then a week later, they come out with this bs, saying they're going to try to take guns from trans people. Where are the Second Amendment freaks at right now?

Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our forests are sacred.

These firefighters deserve better.

🍊 wants the entire country to burn.

I hate fascists.

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Washington state: 9000 acres burnt, 2 months of fire/ only 10% controlled. Many fire fighters answered the emergency call, and ICE did not find a better moment to control the immigration status of these people. Many were migrants, native Americans. Meanwhile, people lost their homes and woods.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Aug 19

SCOOP — Members of DC National Guard are preparing to carry M17 pistols, multiple sources confirm to me.

This follows earlier reports that the guard reversed course and would soon be arming members in DC. Now we know they’re making sure they meet requirements if/when the order to arm them comes.

DC National Guard members actively training to carry pistols in capitol mission

Sources confirm to The Handbasket that task force members are preparing to be armed.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Aug 16

NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning.

Please take care when watching.

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 12

They misspelled "Propaganda".

More North Korean, Nazi Germany, Mao's China type shit. Just wait til the curators start getting "reeducated".

Trump administration to review 19 Smithsonian museums to ensure exhibits are ‘patriotic’

White House letter orders review of exhibitions, materials and operations as part of a broader push to assert oversight over cultural institutions

www.theguardian.com

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Blue Society @bluesociety.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Aug 7

Only the best for our veterans 🤬

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 7

NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs just terminated union contracts including AFL-CIO (AFGE), NAGE, NFFE, SEIU, and nursing unions NNOC and NNU. nurse.org/news/va-term...

VA Just Terminated Most Federal Union Contracts, National Nurses United Included

The VA has terminated union contracts for over 360,000 healthcare workers, including nurses—raising urgent concerns about staffing, patient safety, and veteran care nationwide.

nurse.org

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 7

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

n.pr

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Jul 31

Oh baby, here we go. Round after round from these twats.

Evangelicals are so hateful. They do not practice what their lord teaches.

Lavender marriages might be making a comeback. The power house couples that would produce nowadays would be wild!

You can't pray the gay away. We aren't broken.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · Jul 31

We won't take away the right to an abortion, they say. They did.

We won't take away Medicare and ACA, they say. They did.

We won't take away the right to same-sex marriage, they say. They want to.

The GOP is about stripping away rights, not building society up.
religionnews.com/2025/07/30/e...

Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling

(RNS) — ‘We think that it’s not a matter of if, but just a matter of when, the Supreme Court will overrule Obergefell,’ said Mathew Staver, head of Liberty Counsel.

religionnews.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Jul 31

Update: I offered this simple amendment in the Appropriations Committee to say no President can withhold funds from a college to try to control their speech.

Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Jul 31

Ok I’m offering another amendment right now in the Appropriations Committee to stop Trump’s corruption.

This one says the Department of Education can’t cancel funding for a college just because professors or students hold views Trump doesn’t like.

Again, stay tuned.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 31

It’s time to get ruthless🔥

If California holds a special election on redistricting, I’m voting “yes” for new maps. And I promise you I’m bringing friends and family with me to vote.

The Supreme Court already made it clear it’s fine with gerrymandering. So screw it. LFG.

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Jul 29

If you're in Georgia, make sure you are still enrolled to vote.

If you've never been enrolled, now is a fantastic time to sign up!

Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · Jul 29

Over 200,000 Georgia voters are headed for inactive status, the Georgia Secretary of State's Office announced Tuesday.

ACPC has created a searchable database of Georgia's "No Contact" voters, allowing you to check if your name is on the list.

Georgia flags 218K voters for inactive status in 'No Contact' audit

Georgia released its 2025 "No Contact" list of 218,951 registered voters scheduled to be purged in 2029. Find out if you are on the list.

atlpresscollective.com

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Jul 24

They are coming for anyone they deem undesirable. They will round you up and put you in a for-profit prison. They will call it institutional housing, and you will never get out.

Next comes the gas chambers.

ACLU @aclu.org · Jul 24

BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Jul 22

Yes. I was a teacher and married to a teacher for a while. The pay is dismal, and our educators deserve better.

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Jul 20

I support any workers who want to strike. ✊️

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Jul 19

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Jul 19

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Wonders @winterwonders.bsky.social · Jul 18

Oh, it's been done before.

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