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@elliesc.bsky.social
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Fostering community, equality and kindness. Gardening, tennis and soccer fan.
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
ICE Trump regime agents kidnapped a 17 year old boy working at Target, the regime thugs beat and tortured him then dropped him off 9 minutes away from his job site when they realized he was a US citizen, he was bloodied and bruised when witnesses helped him.
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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timothypmurphy.bsky.social
it's the unitary executive, the tribune of the people, the all-powerful sovereign, the sun and the moon. it can bomb fishermen and deport citizens. but it cannot, it turns out, free up money to pay for SNAP—there are laws, after all.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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tommasinaresist.bsky.social
Rage Against the Regime.
Put August 2 on your calendar.
Wherever you are, however you can:
Keep talking.
Keep writing.
Keep standing up.
#GoodTroubleLivesOn
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
July 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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digitalwarrior.bsky.social
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The GOP just pulled a political heist.After announcing they were done ‘til September, they snuck a bill through committee that could obliterate worker rights. H.R. 1319 affects EVERYONE with a job, union protections, or employer health insurance #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
July 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
The EPA is said to have drafted a plan that would end its ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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4taxfairness.bsky.social
WORKERS ARE TAXED AUTOMATICALLY WITH EVERY PAYCHECK.

THEY DON'T NEED IRS AGENTS TO AUDIT US BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE OUR MONEY.

THEY'RE CUTTING THE IRS BUDGET BECAUSE THEY WANT BILLIONAIRES AND CORPORATIONS TO BE ABLE TO STEAL FROM US WITH ZERO CONSEQUENCES.

WAKE THE HELL UP.
July 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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radosh.bsky.social
I feel like I'm losing my mind. Here is the transcript of what Zohran Mamdani actually said about the phrase "globalize the intifada." This is his "refusal to disavow it." This is what has people terrified. Just fucking read it.

Source: podscripts.co/podcasts/the...
Q: So I wonder what you think about that, about the phrase “globalize the intifada” and what we've seen as some anti-semitism coming from the left-wing protesters. A: The first thing as you were saying is anti-semitism is a real issue in our city and it's one that can be captured in statistics, the ones that you're citing. It's also one that you will feel in conversations you have with Jewish New Yorkers across the city. And I remember one conversation I had with a friend of mine after the horrific war crime of October 7th. He was telling me that he went for Shabbat services at his temple and he was facing forward when he heard the door open. And he turned back with a chill going up his spine because he didn't know who was coming in. And that's more than a year ago. And then just a few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a Jewish man in Williamsburg who told me that the same door he would keep unlocked for decades is one that he now locks out of a fear of what could happen in his own neighborhood. And I think that this is something that has to be the focus of the next mayoral administration, is not just talking about it, but tackling it. And these are the conversations that have informed our commitment around increasing funding for anti-hate crime programming by 800% in our Department of Community Safety. To the question of language that's being used. I am someone who I would say am less comfortable with the idea of banning the use of certain words and that I think it is more evocative of a Trump style approach to how to lead a country. And- Q: Does that just make you uncomfortable? Like the phrase globalizing intifada. And like the phrase from the river to the sea, does that make you uncomfortable? Or do you think- A: Okay, those are different. Those are super different. Q: They're not really. A: Those are like different genres. Q: I'm sorry, I'm asking so wrong. Then they're not really different to me. And to some people they are not different. A: I know people for whom those things mean very different things. And to me, ultimately, what I hear in so many is a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights. And I think what's difficult also is that the very word has been used by the Holocaust Museum when translating the Warsaw ghetto uprising into Arabic because it's a word that means struggle. And as a Muslim man who grew up post-911, I'm all too familiar in the way in which Arabic words can be twisted, can be distorted, can be used to justify any kind of meaning. And I think that's where it leaves me with a sense that what we need to do is focus on keeping Jewish New Yorkers safe. And the question of the permissibility of language is something that I haven't ventured.
June 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
Yes, I agree — it would be terrible. Please do NOT share this information!!!
June 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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annmlipton.bsky.social
spending taxpayer dollars to make an expressive point about clean energy
jacobbogage.bsky.social Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · Jun 21
👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers.

That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.

It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The Senate’s version of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill would see the General Services Administration take possession of the nearly 7,200 new postal EVs and associated infrastructure and put the assets up for auction. The proposal is unlikely to generate much revenue for the government; there is almost no private-sector interest in the mail trucks, and used EV charging equipment — built specifically for the Postal Service and already installed in postal facilities — generally cannot be resold. “The funds realized by auctioning the vehicles and infrastructure would be negligible. Much of infrastructure is literally buried under parking lots, and there is no market for used charging equipment,” Peter Pastre, the Postal Service’s vice president for government relations and public policy, wrote to senators this month.
June 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
Elon saying he’s going to reprogram his chatbot’s view of history is a perfect example of why these kinds of AI products aren’t the neutral “tools” people always defend them as. They’re little political projects reflecting the ideologies of their creators
June 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
elliesc.bsky.social
Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran
The American people do not want to enter Netanyahu’s war with Iran. American involvement would not only put our troops into harm's way, but risk escalating an already volatile situation into all-out r...
act.indivisible.org
June 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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lincolnproject.us
This is an insurrection.
June 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
elliesc.bsky.social
I’m here in the US eating a bowl of fresh summer fruit picked by immigrants while the US is suppling an army that is killing civilians in line for a bag of flour to feed their starving families.
I am so grateful for what I have but at the same time disheartened by my and other governments’ cruelty.
June 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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str8grandmother.bsky.social
USE THE HASHTAG
USE THE HASHTAG
It is the ONLY way we can group ALL the protests and action.
USE THE HASHTAG
#NoKings
June 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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ezralevin.bsky.social
2,169 events across 20 countries. Millions of peope are standing up tomorrow to say with one voice: No Kings!
June 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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fridaghitis.bsky.social
The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow
June 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo.

We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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bethbramble.bsky.social
Watch this video and **save it to your phone**—it’s got everything you need to know to protest safely. From legal rights to phone safety, de-escalation tips, and emergency prep, this guide could protect you *and* your community. Don’t just watch—be ready.
June 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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wired.com
NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed.

It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:
The High-Flying Escalation of CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA
Custom and Border Protection flying powerful Predator B drones over Los Angeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.
www.wired.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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edwincpark.bsky.social
New @urbaninstitute.bsky.social analysis finds final House-passed reconciliation bill’s #Medicaid & marketplace cuts will increase uncompensated care costs by $204B/10 years. Failure to extend the expiring enhanced ACA premium credits will add $79B more: www.urban.org/research/pub...
State-Level Estimates of Health Care Spending and Uncompensated Care Changes under the Reconciliation Bill and Expiration of Enhanced Subsidies
In this brief, we use updated CBO projections of the increase in the uninsured associated with the House-passed reconciliation bill and a revised methodology that leverages new analysis from our HIPSM...
www.urban.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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drdind.bsky.social
Attention @senatedemocrats.bsky.social , @housedemocrats.bsky.social - investigate the private immigration detention centers!

Please meet thus moment!
There's nothing wrong with wanting better for the party. This isn't about tearing the party down. It's about rebuilding it into something that can actually win-boldly, consistently, and for the people. THE REFORMERS We ARE the Democratic Party
June 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social
Irony is officially dead.
From: Andy Borowitz I swear I am not making this up. Tonight Trump will go to the Kennedy Center to see "Les Miserables," a play about a mass uprising against a tyrannical king. I hereby retire from satire.
June 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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lisaloe.bsky.social
🤡 now sending the National Guard out nationwide to cause chaos and panic at #NoKings events, with full MAGA GOP complicity.

They DON’T want us:
📢 Standing up for our constitution
📢 Protesting having a wannabe dictator

LET THAT SINK IN

✊🏽 Anyhoo, find a NK location here:
www.nokings.org#map
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
www.nokings.org
June 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
Here’s a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that he’s “sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.”

This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more
June 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM