Helen Duda
@persisterer.bsky.social
Caring about the earth and all living things. I will never stop standing up for and fighting for democracy and the rule of law.
Southern NJ. CD-2 has become far too red, especially due to the last redistricting!
#DemCast
Southern NJ. CD-2 has become far too red, especially due to the last redistricting!
#DemCast
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Helen Duda
@persisterer.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Terri Reese for NJ CD-2
People Over Things • Driven by Integrity • Committed to Community
terrireesefornjcd2.com
Democrat Terri Reese is running for the New Jersey CD-2 House of Representatives seat, now held by Trump Boot Licker VanDrew!
Please join her grassroots campaign, make a donation, and help Terri flip the NJ CD-2 House seat BLUE!
terrireesefornjcd2.com
Please join her grassroots campaign, make a donation, and help Terri flip the NJ CD-2 House seat BLUE!
terrireesefornjcd2.com
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Over the last year, you could have given into anger and despair.
Instead, you’ve organized in the largest numbers this country has ever seen to reclaim the power of the pro-democracy majority.
We could not be more thankful for you and everything you’re doing to defy Trump’s agenda.
Instead, you’ve organized in the largest numbers this country has ever seen to reclaim the power of the pro-democracy majority.
We could not be more thankful for you and everything you’re doing to defy Trump’s agenda.
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Over the last year, you could have given into anger and despair.
Instead, you’ve organized in the largest numbers this country has ever seen to reclaim the power of the pro-democracy majority.
We could not be more thankful for you and everything you’re doing to defy Trump’s agenda.
Instead, you’ve organized in the largest numbers this country has ever seen to reclaim the power of the pro-democracy majority.
We could not be more thankful for you and everything you’re doing to defy Trump’s agenda.
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This Thanksgiving, the NJ Senate is killing a gov’t watchdog that stops wasteful spending, giving politically powerful individuals broad powers to intimidate law enforcement fighting corruption & even letting them tap phones. Outrageous.
I’ll be testifying against it on Mon.
I’ll be testifying against it on Mon.
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This Thanksgiving, the NJ Senate is killing a gov’t watchdog that stops wasteful spending, giving politically powerful individuals broad powers to intimidate law enforcement fighting corruption & even letting them tap phones. Outrageous.
I’ll be testifying against it on Mon.
I’ll be testifying against it on Mon.
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"State Comptroller" is a weird name & most folks don't know what Walsh does. Take it from me, I've focused on NJ corruption for the last 6 yrs: He investigates waste (of our taxpayer $), fraud (corruption that also wastes our taxpayer $) and abuse (i.e., corporate nursing homes). The AG agrees.
This Thanksgiving, the NJ Senate is killing a gov’t watchdog that stops wasteful spending, giving politically powerful individuals broad powers to intimidate law enforcement fighting corruption & even letting them tap phones. Outrageous.
I’ll be testifying against it on Mon.
I’ll be testifying against it on Mon.
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"State Comptroller" is a weird name & most folks don't know what Walsh does. Take it from me, I've focused on NJ corruption for the last 6 yrs: He investigates waste (of our taxpayer $), fraud (corruption that also wastes our taxpayer $) and abuse (i.e., corporate nursing homes). The AG agrees.
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The long-planned, slow death of open government in New Jersey jerseyvindicator.org/2025/11/19/t...
The long-planned, slow death of open government in New Jersey • The Jersey Vindicator
A decade of shrinking access, weakened oversight and rising secrecy has left the public shut out of its own government.
jerseyvindicator.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The long-planned, slow death of open government in New Jersey jerseyvindicator.org/2025/11/19/t...
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And now, late at night before the holiday, the bill to gut the comptroller has dropped. Sponsored by Sen. Nick Scutari, whose buddies who run Union County were investigated by the comptroller. jerseyvindicator.org/2025/11/17/n...
New Jersey watchdog warns proposal to weaken his office would benefit the powerful and undermine accountability • The Jersey Vindicator
Legislative leaders want to take away the comptroller's investigatory power.
jerseyvindicator.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
And now, late at night before the holiday, the bill to gut the comptroller has dropped. Sponsored by Sen. Nick Scutari, whose buddies who run Union County were investigated by the comptroller. jerseyvindicator.org/2025/11/17/n...
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Agreed!
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Agreed!
And this is just one very important reason why I’m supporting @terrireeseforcd-2.bsky.social!
She’s the best candidate to oust #TrumpBootLickerVanDrew!
And flip #NewJerseyCD2 Blue!
She’s the best candidate to oust #TrumpBootLickerVanDrew!
And flip #NewJerseyCD2 Blue!
And why I signed the Candidate Integrity Pledge with the Money Out of Politics Movement. No Super PACs, no special interests, no dark money non-profits. Just a 100% grassroots campaign funded by small dollars donors, and we spend our money within the district.
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
And this is just one very important reason why I’m supporting @terrireeseforcd-2.bsky.social!
She’s the best candidate to oust #TrumpBootLickerVanDrew!
And flip #NewJerseyCD2 Blue!
She’s the best candidate to oust #TrumpBootLickerVanDrew!
And flip #NewJerseyCD2 Blue!
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And why I signed the Candidate Integrity Pledge with the Money Out of Politics Movement. No Super PACs, no special interests, no dark money non-profits. Just a 100% grassroots campaign funded by small dollars donors, and we spend our money within the district.
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
And why I signed the Candidate Integrity Pledge with the Money Out of Politics Movement. No Super PACs, no special interests, no dark money non-profits. Just a 100% grassroots campaign funded by small dollars donors, and we spend our money within the district.
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Imagine for a minute if Mark Kelly had said the opposite statement: That a soldier must follow illegal orders, and that their oath to defend the Constitution does not matter, only their orders matter.
What would the reaction be?
What would the reaction be?
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Imagine for a minute if Mark Kelly had said the opposite statement: That a soldier must follow illegal orders, and that their oath to defend the Constitution does not matter, only their orders matter.
What would the reaction be?
What would the reaction be?
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Powerful words on the FBI website on why U.S. officials and soldiers swear an Oath to the Constitution and not a leader or an entity:
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Powerful words on the FBI website on why U.S. officials and soldiers swear an Oath to the Constitution and not a leader or an entity:
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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.
The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.
The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
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If it’s illegal to say “refuse illegal orders” and it’s illegal to say “follow illegal orders” what is legal to say?
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If it’s illegal to say “refuse illegal orders” and it’s illegal to say “follow illegal orders” what is legal to say?
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It’s go time Tennessee!
Turnout & vote Aftyn over MAGA!
Polls are open until 7:00 tonight & reopen at 8AM tomorrow.
Election Day is next Tuesday, 12/2.
Social workers are the helpers we need in Congress.
Find your polling place here…
sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
Turnout & vote Aftyn over MAGA!
Polls are open until 7:00 tonight & reopen at 8AM tomorrow.
Election Day is next Tuesday, 12/2.
Social workers are the helpers we need in Congress.
Find your polling place here…
sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s go time Tennessee!
Turnout & vote Aftyn over MAGA!
Polls are open until 7:00 tonight & reopen at 8AM tomorrow.
Election Day is next Tuesday, 12/2.
Social workers are the helpers we need in Congress.
Find your polling place here…
sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
Turnout & vote Aftyn over MAGA!
Polls are open until 7:00 tonight & reopen at 8AM tomorrow.
Election Day is next Tuesday, 12/2.
Social workers are the helpers we need in Congress.
Find your polling place here…
sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
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🚨 New Report from @alexfromnj.bsky.social 🚨
More than 3.6 million New Jersey residents live within the evacuation zone of a hazardous materials train route, yet the state lacks basic safety rules and transparency measures.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
More than 3.6 million New Jersey residents live within the evacuation zone of a hazardous materials train route, yet the state lacks basic safety rules and transparency measures.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
Millions of New Jerseyans at Risk from Hazardous Materials Transported by Rail - New Jersey Policy Perspective
New Jersey should update its hazmat freight rail policies to protect the millions of residents who live along freight lines.
www.njpp.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🚨 New Report from @alexfromnj.bsky.social 🚨
More than 3.6 million New Jersey residents live within the evacuation zone of a hazardous materials train route, yet the state lacks basic safety rules and transparency measures.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
More than 3.6 million New Jersey residents live within the evacuation zone of a hazardous materials train route, yet the state lacks basic safety rules and transparency measures.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
Searching for my shocked face……I know I left it somewhere around here…….
R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Searching for my shocked face……I know I left it somewhere around here…….
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R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
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From manufacturing enemies to attempting to turn the military into his own personal army, Trump is painting a fuzzy picture through chaos and using the power of the government for himself, not us.
We must connect the dots.
More @contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
We must connect the dots.
More @contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
Trump Is Purposely Painting a Fuzzy Picture through Chaos. We Must Connect the Dots.
He is using the power of the government for himself, not us.
contrarian.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
From manufacturing enemies to attempting to turn the military into his own personal army, Trump is painting a fuzzy picture through chaos and using the power of the government for himself, not us.
We must connect the dots.
More @contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
We must connect the dots.
More @contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
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The Trump Regime's official position is that the military must follow orders without ever questioning whether they are lawful - and that to say otherwise is illegal.
What's wrong with Rep Tom Kean Jr #NJ07 and other Republicans in Congress that they're not acting or even speaking out against this?
What's wrong with Rep Tom Kean Jr #NJ07 and other Republicans in Congress that they're not acting or even speaking out against this?
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Trump Regime's official position is that the military must follow orders without ever questioning whether they are lawful - and that to say otherwise is illegal.
What's wrong with Rep Tom Kean Jr #NJ07 and other Republicans in Congress that they're not acting or even speaking out against this?
What's wrong with Rep Tom Kean Jr #NJ07 and other Republicans in Congress that they're not acting or even speaking out against this?
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The "orders are presumed legal" part?
Not so much...
How dare Hegseth go after Captain Kelly.
Start the phone calls.
(202) 224-3121
Not so much...
How dare Hegseth go after Captain Kelly.
Start the phone calls.
(202) 224-3121
The Trump administration is abusing the military justice system to target its political opponents. A despicable new low for a group that strives everyday to find the moral bottom.
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The "orders are presumed legal" part?
Not so much...
How dare Hegseth go after Captain Kelly.
Start the phone calls.
(202) 224-3121
Not so much...
How dare Hegseth go after Captain Kelly.
Start the phone calls.
(202) 224-3121
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Millions dead from hunger and malnutrition. Billions wasted. Lost and wasted research. Compromised security. Shame on Elon Musk. Blood on his hands and a legacy of failure.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Millions dead from hunger and malnutrition. Billions wasted. Lost and wasted research. Compromised security. Shame on Elon Musk. Blood on his hands and a legacy of failure.
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Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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How can limiting the duration of motel stays have any effect but increasing homelessness?
See how Atlantic City is trying to make affordable summer travel safer.
The hidden problem behind Atlantic City’s casinos that officials are tackling head-on
See how Atlantic City is trying to make affordable summer travel safer.
www.nj.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
How can limiting the duration of motel stays have any effect but increasing homelessness?
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Pardons for sale, get your fresh hot pardons for sale...
Yes, you have to pay the convicted fraudsters to get your presidential pardon, but that's how the United States of America sells 'em now:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Yes, you have to pay the convicted fraudsters to get your presidential pardon, but that's how the United States of America sells 'em now:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Pardons for sale, get your fresh hot pardons for sale...
Yes, you have to pay the convicted fraudsters to get your presidential pardon, but that's how the United States of America sells 'em now:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Yes, you have to pay the convicted fraudsters to get your presidential pardon, but that's how the United States of America sells 'em now:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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NEW: Indictment against LETITIA JAMES has also been DISMISSED because of the unlawful appointment of Lindsey Halligan storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion to Dismiss – #140 in United States v. James (E.D. Va., 2:25-cr-00122) – CourtListener.com
ORDER AND ADJUDGED as follows: (1) The appointment of Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney violated 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. (2) All actions flowing from ...
storage.courtlistener.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
NEW: Indictment against LETITIA JAMES has also been DISMISSED because of the unlawful appointment of Lindsey Halligan storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...