Jo
keep-the-light-on.bsky.social
Jo
@keep-the-light-on.bsky.social
Hopeful Realist.

Yes, "The Times They Are A-Changin' and "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall". But know you're not alone. So keep your light on, organize and act to protect our precious democracy!

Love and Light,
Jo💫
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🚨MAJOR BREAKING: In Virginia’s HD-30, Democrat John McAuliff has defeated incumbent Republican Geary Higgins. This is the SEVENTH flip of the night to Democrats in the Virginia House!!!
#RedToBlue
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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🚨OFFIClAL FLIP ALERT🚨

Democrat JESSICA ANDERSON has FLIPPED Virginia State House District 71 from red-to-blue!

This is the *5th* Dem VA State House flip of the night!

::time for a non-pancake gif::
a man petting a small white dog while wearing a grey shirt that says n on it
ALT: a man petting a small white dog while wearing a grey shirt that says n on it
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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BIG WIN!! PA just retained their 3 Supreme Court justices in a tough battle for democracy! #MomSky
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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I for one enjoy blue wave bluesky.
a large wave in the ocean is breaking
ALT: a large wave in the ocean is breaking
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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A friend in Corvallis, Oregon sent me this one 🤣 #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history
October 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.

Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Michael Fanone
@michaelfanone.bsky.social
No Kings Oct. 18th ❌ 👑
October 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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I’m writing a book about the devastating 2025 L.A. fires, which I covered in real time as I watched my childhood neighborhood burn to the ground. Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster will be released January 6, 2026. www.harpercollins.com/products/fir...
June 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Dean: The president is unhinged

Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him

Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.

Johnson: I didn’t see it.

Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.
October 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Democracy is at stake, and California voters get a chance to save it.

Vote Yes on 50 - a temporary redistricting to offset the power grab by Trump and Texas politicians who re-gerrymandered Texas to get more House seats

We put this sign on our front deck

#VoteYesOnProp50
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Inscribed in limestone on exterior wall of Department of Justice. We are here now. We are at the end of law & order.
September 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown
Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit
www.usatoday.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM