Susan Edgington
@elysusie.bsky.social
Retired and loving life in Northern Minnesota. Was an activist in the 60’s/70’s.!and supporting the younger ones to pick up the flag and fight for your future.
Minnesota House Democratic leader dead after ‘politically motivated assassination’ minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/14/m...
Minnesota House Democratic leader dead after 'politically motivated assassination' • Minnesota Reformer
Her speakership will be remembered as among the most consequential in recent Minnesota political history.
minnesotareformer.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Minnesota House Democratic leader dead after ‘politically motivated assassination’ minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/14/m...
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i love holding real news in my hands
February 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
i love holding real news in my hands
Gov. Mills stood up for Mainers and for state law mainemorningstar.com/2025/02/24/g...
Gov. Mills stood up for Mainers and for state law • Maine Morning Star
In standing up to Trump, Gov. Janet Mills stood up for the rights of trans kids and all Mainers to be protected, not singled out and persecuted.
mainemorningstar.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Gov. Mills stood up for Mainers and for state law mainemorningstar.com/2025/02/24/g...
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Use 5calls.org to quickly find the phone numbers of your representatives.
February 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Use 5calls.org to quickly find the phone numbers of your representatives.
THREAD: Trump's intentionally flooding the news cycle w/ a stream of outrage porn to distract, scare, & confuse. These are the stories that actually matter that you might've missed this week:
NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL
aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...
NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL
aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...
NIH funding cuts could jeopardize 'life-saving' research in Alabama
A federal judge temporarily blocked the changes in 22 states Monday after the states sued the Trump Administration over the funding cuts arguing they would be “devastating.” Alabama is not part of tha...
aldailynews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
'Selfish, wasteful, and cruel': Ex-Republican slams Elon Musk's vision for government
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-us...
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-us...
'Selfish, wasteful, and cruel': Ex-Republican slams Elon Musk's vision for government
Mona Charen, a former staunch Republican, thinks very little of X owner Elon Musk's efforts to take a sledgehammer to the federal government.Writing at The Bulwark, Charen described Musk's decision to...
www.rawstory.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
'Selfish, wasteful, and cruel': Ex-Republican slams Elon Musk's vision for government
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-us...
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-us...
So now let’s see if Bezos is going to bend a knee to Trump……
February 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So now let’s see if Bezos is going to bend a knee to Trump……
Sooooooo……. Why have all the mainstream news sources gone dark on these Maggie changes in our government. Afraid of the man and his followers?
It is astonishing that mainstream media is covering this like it is a shruggie vibe 🤷♂️
February 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sooooooo……. Why have all the mainstream news sources gone dark on these Maggie changes in our government. Afraid of the man and his followers?
Everyone read this
I hope people see how truly alarming this is:
1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees
2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨
1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees
2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨
February 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Murphy: "I just want the president to be held accountable for the fact that all of our federal agencies right now are a mess. Every day we are receiving calls from employees at our federal agencies, including the ones that protect us, saying that everybody is in crisis."
February 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
February 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Hey Bluesky! I’m here.
Yes, I’m still a bit stunned by my prescient tweet (below) 14hrs before the tragic DC crash, after which many of you encouraged me to finally gravitate to here.
Happy to belatedly join the community. Tom
Yes, I’m still a bit stunned by my prescient tweet (below) 14hrs before the tragic DC crash, after which many of you encouraged me to finally gravitate to here.
Happy to belatedly join the community. Tom
February 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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Baby steps
FANTASTIC NEWS! In one of the first elections held after Trump’s November victory, Democrat Mike Zimmer has flipped a GOP seat by winning today’s special election in Iowa’s Senate District 35. Zimmer will fill the seat vacated when Chris Cournoyer was named Iowa’s lieutenant governor in December.
January 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Baby steps
PROP - PR Over Policy.
Don't confuse them.
He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him.
Dems need to be strategic.
Don't confuse them.
He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him.
Dems need to be strategic.
January 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM