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Jared Pettinato
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Rule of law; Executive Director of Citizens for Constitutional Integrity; lawyer of clean water, wild bison, and universal voting.
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Check out this new substack on this in-process democracy documentary!

todddrezner894323.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Democracy Documentary
Why am I here?
todddrezner894323.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
pettinato.bsky.social
@altyellonatpark.org @altnps.bsky.social

billingsgazette.com/outdoors/yel...
Yellowstone's draft Bison Management Plan lays out case for less lethal control
The park’s Bison Management Plan draft environmental impact statement was released to the public for comment on Thursday, outlining three possible alternatives.
billingsgazette.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
pettinato.bsky.social
Things are so nuts because we’ve lost our common cents!

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean?
The production of pennies by the U.S. Mint is ending. That means change for stores and shoppers and cash transactions. Here's what you need to know.
www.usatoday.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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judithbolyard.bsky.social
Yes Ma'am!
October 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
pettinato.bsky.social
What dirty deal!

El Salvador is in league with MS-13, and the US traded informants it held on that deal, so El Salvador would take immigrants from the US.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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indivcentraloh.bsky.social
Portland is really out of control tonight. Be careful out there.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Oct 18
The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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hardwickgazette.org/2025/10/14/l.... "Local No Kings Day II Events Planned," by Raymonda Parchment in the Hardwick Gazette 10/115/25. (Photo is from the first No Kings rally in Hardwick, VT on June 14th.)
Local No Kings Day II events planned, Oct.18 - The Hardwick Gazette
HARDWICK – A protest in Hardwick, a carpool caravan to Montpelier and a bus organized by a Greensboro church will join over 2,400 scheduled events nationwide, for No Kings Day II, which has the potent...
hardwickgazette.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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indivisible-adk.bsky.social
❌👑 SIGN-MAKING NIGHT THIS THURSDAY! 👑❌

Join us tomorrow, Thr, Oct 16, 6:30-8:30 PM at Frederick Allen Lodge (69 Beekman St, Saratoga Springs)

We'll be making signs & selling No Kings T-shirts.

➡️ RSVP: mobilize.us/indivisibleadksaratoga/event/859592
#NoKings #SignMaking #IndivisibleADKSaratoga
Sign-making for No Kings · Indivisible ADK/Saratoga
No Kings sign-making at the Frederick Allen Lodge's crafting night this Thursday Oct 16, 6:30-8:30pm, 69 Beekman St, Saratoga Springs. Join us as we make signs for the No Kings rally on Saturday (Sar...
mobilize.us
October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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indivisiblerochmn.bsky.social
10/18, NO KINGS rallies! Find one!

Locally: In Rochester, there is an event that starts at noon and ends at 3pm. Register at the link below.
www.facebook.com/events/65571...

Zumbrota is hosting a rally at 3:30-5pm. Link below for details!
www.mobilize.us/citizensagai...
October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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fightforaunion.bsky.social
Who’s goin’? 😎

Join here: seiu.com/nocrowns
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
October 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
pettinato.bsky.social
This chart explains how middle-class people are feeling.
I wish this went back further in time.
www.axios.com/2025/08/08/s...
The U.S. economy depends on the rich. That could hurt the labor market
The top 20% of earners now make up over half of consumer spending, according to Moody's.
www.axios.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
pettinato.bsky.social
Get up and get out! Showing up on the streets matters! October 18
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Sep 27
The best way that we can protect the First Amendment rights under attack by this administration is to exercise the First Amendment rights under attack by this administration. That is why we must make the upcoming No Kings Day the single largest day of peaceful protest in modern American history.
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
September 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
pettinato.bsky.social
Tweeting and social media aren't enough. Get outside!
October 18!

www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
pettinato.bsky.social
Walgreens told me they would charge me $220 for a COVID-19 shot. Is anyone else seeing prices like that?
September 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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hansilowang.bsky.social
Are undocumented immigrants counted in the U.S. census?

The answer is yes.

Since the first U.S. census in 1790, no person living in the states has been left out because of their immigration status.

@ashleynpr.bsky.social and I talked about President Trump's renewed push to try to change that:
🔊 Listen Now: Why Trump is pushing to alter the census numbers that form election maps
on NPR One | 7:13
one.npr.org
September 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
pettinato.bsky.social
Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Stagflation concerns rise with increased inflation and jobless claims
The consumer price index rose in August at a 2.9 percent annual rate, up from July. Jobless claims rose to the highest level since 2021, as the labor market weakens.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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bartenderhemry.bsky.social
I mean they gave us the address, the date, and the time. It'd be crazy not to show up!
Kilmar ABREGO-Garcia File Number Date August 22, 2025 Please come to the office shown below at the time and place indicated in connection with an official matter. OFFICE LOCATION Baltimore Field Office 31 Hopkins Plaza, 6₩h Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201 August 25, 2025 at 0800AM E AND HOUR ASK FOR JAny ICE ERO Officer REASON FOR APPOINTMENT Jnterview BRING wiTH you his letter along with any identity documents including, but not limited to, passport(s), birth |certificates, foreign national identity card(s), state driver's license(s).
August 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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mayasen.bsky.social
it's also to shift the Overton window & give states cover to push election administration in the president's preferred direction
filipecampante.bsky.social Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Aug 18
Before you have the reflexive American reaction of “haha, the president has no power over this, it’s A Distraction”, consider that the goal here is not to change anything, but rather to prepare the terrain to declare any election loss as having been rigged.
August 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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mmasnick.bsky.social Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Aug 7
What good is being VP if you can't abuse your power to have the Army Corps of Engineers making your kayaking trip more ideal by changing the waterflow of a lake?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’ Stephanie Kirchgaessner and David Smith Wed 6 Aug 2025 17.46 EDT Share JD Vance’s team had the army corps of engineers take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake in Ohio to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday, the Guardian has learned. The request from the US Secret Service was made to “support safe navigation” of the US vice-president’s security detail for an August outing on the Little Miami River, according to a statement by the US army corps of engineers (USACE). Vance was spotted in the south-western Ohio area on 2 August, his 41st birthday, according to social media posts that noted he was seen canoeing on the river, a tributary that Caesar Creek Lake feeds into. One source with knowledge of the matter who communicated with the Guardian anonymously alleged that the outflow request for the Caesar Creek Lake was not just to support the vice-president’s Secret Service detail, but also to create “ideal kayaking conditions”. The Guardian could not independently confirm this specific claim.
August 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Pro-tip: Stop telling me how you’ve decided Trump and/or courts are “going to” lawlessly respond to things.

If they choose to do so, make them do it — and we can respond accordingly.

Don’t grease the skids for them.
August 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
me when they won’t stand on the right side of the escalator:
timothypmurphy.bsky.social Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 15
do not like what i'm seeing in dc
August 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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chenoweth.bsky.social
Here is the chart showing the growth of reported protest over time, 2025 vs. 2017, referenced in the piece below.
Line chart showing a steep blue line indicating the growth of the number of protests in 2015 over time, compared with a green line showing a more modest growth of the number of protests in 2017.
August 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM