Blue Dot Woman
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Blue Dot Woman
@bluedot245.bsky.social
Blue dot in red rural Texas. Currently reading: The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America by Timothy Snyder; Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke; You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
As blue dots speak up here locally, we are met with threats and vile hatred. The whole spectacle is framed as “a few agitators who must be shut out.” Silencing our voices is framed as “getting the community back into order.” FB and the red-hat circle-jerk at the coffee shop perpetuate the hate.
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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A win! Congratulations to Taylor Rehmet on flipping a Texas Senate seat that had long been in Republican hands!
February 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Trump decided to make the midterms about the core questions of constitutional rights and civil liberties. The Democrats are finally noticing. ICYMI @lauren-egan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4aj0LhY
The Killing of Alex Pretti Put Democracy Back on the Ballot
Minneapolis has convinced Democrats that the election can’t just be about affordability.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
In my little county, where over 90% voted red in 2024, blue dots are as scarce as hen’s teeth, and mostly silent. Threats of violence do not get taken down on FB and prominent business owners feel safe in spewing hate publicly. People are scared on both sides now, showing their true colors.
February 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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MAJOR UPSET ALERT: Democrat Taylor Rehmet has just been projected the winner of the Texas SD9 special election — flipping a district that went Trump +17 and hasn’t elected a Democrat since 1991.

Trump personally endorsed Leigh Wambsganss and spent days hyping this race… and still lost.
February 1, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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February 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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I want to hear at least ONE Democratic leader talk like their ass is on fire about ICE’s electronic surveillance of people committing no crimes...and the “nice little database” they’re bragging about building on Americans. That’s the emergency.

Anyone??
February 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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ARMY COMBAT VET @caitfornewyork.bsky.social (Running for Congress in NY): “After everything I’ve fought and defended this country from, I never thought I would feel the greatest threat to 🇺🇸 and to our future would come from within our own borders.” #AbolishICE
February 1, 2026 at 1:34 AM
People who should be in prison have been handed the keys to the kingdom. The arrogance and sexism displayed by the old white men in Congress today, as well as by Hegseth, was appalling.
January 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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John Dean says Biden should pardon literally everyone Trump vowed to target when he returns to the White House. This includes those who investigated Trump—including Robert Mueller, Jack Smith and their teams—as well as “all on Trump’s enemies list.” However, I don’t agree Biden should pardon Trump.
John Dean Reveals 1 Biden Move That Could Doom Trump's 'Revenge' Plot
The Watergate figure said the president could "take the wind" out of Trump's plans for revenge and retribution with a stroke of his pen.
www.huffpost.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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great piece by Brianna Nofil, author of the new @princetonupress.bsky.social book The Migrant’s Jail! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM