Denise Friday

Denise Friday

@19friday.bsky.social

Center-left liberal ensconced in a blue state, broken-hearted (and mad!) about the state of our country. “I’m not giving up … and neither should you.” Kate McKinnon, 2016

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Rachel Maddow
@maddow.bsky.social

Thanks, GOP! Thanks, Trump! "Next year, the average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium... plans which serve people who can't get health insurance through their jobs and who don't qualify for Medicaid or Medicare..." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

npr.orgACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research showsA new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

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Ron Filipkowski
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Yes there are millions of people who buy in to white Christian nationalism and some have shown how to turn it into very profitable businesses, but at its core is ignorance, racism, fear, insecurity, and perversion of the teachings of Jesus.

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Jennifer C
@thejenniwren.teamlh.social

1/3 Justice Sotomayor’s scathing dissent isn’t just a legal opinion—it’s a warning flare. SCOTUS sided with an administration that defied court orders on immigration. When the highest court rewards lawlessness, it isn’t just 1 case at risk—it’s the foundation of our democracy. tinyurl.com/z2fse2s6

tinyurl.comSotomayor accuses Supreme Court of ‘rewarding lawlessness’ by Trump in fiery dissent | CNN PoliticsJustice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court’s senior liberal, slammed the Trump administration’s handling of immigration matters in a fiery dissent Monday and accused her colleagues of “rewarding lawle...

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Antigone Barbieri
@thetragedymachine.bsky.social

You can’t see me bc I’m holding a flag but guys I live in a 2k person extremely rural town in one of the reddest counties of WI. So many people showed up there was a line all the way to the highway. I often feel a bit afraid due to my identity in this area but #nokings brought out so many

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The Daily Beans Podcast
@dailybeanspod.com

He was detained outside church. “He was in chains at his feet,” Alondra Sotelo-Garcia told a local news outlet about seeing her father arrested. “Shoelaces were taken off, his belt was off, he didn’t have his ring, he didn’t have his watch. Everything was taken from him.”

theguardian.comIce’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industryFriends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church

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MadGreek 🧿
@madgreek2024.bsky.social

Two National Guards in uniform escorted their mother to her Immigration hearing to make sure she was not nabbed by ICE and deported. Think about that. The mother left without incident.

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Nicole Foy
@nicolefoy.bsky.social

This is insane. Mario Guevara has been covering immigration raids since the first Trump administration. He livestreamed his own arrest (where he was clearly identified as a media!) at Atlanta protests this weekend. Is he being targeted for his journalism? www.ajc.com/news/2025/06...

ajc.comICE could deport Atlanta-based Hispanic reporter arrested SaturdayAtlanta-based reporter who made his name covering immigration raids may be deported after his arrest at a weekend protest.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Trump is scrambling to spin this. Netanyahu wasn’t trying to help diplomacy; he was trying to destroy diplomacy. How do we know? They reportedly targeted and killed Iran’s chief negotiator with Trump.

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Trump says "Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left" in first comments since major Israeli attack on nuclear and military targets.

cnn.comIsrael strikes Iran nuclear sites and military leadership as Middle East braces for retaliation | CNNIsrael has launched unprecedented attack on Iran, targeting the heart of nation’s nuclear program and senior military leaders.
Denise Friday
@19friday.bsky.social

Why can’t people mind their own goddamned business and let others live their lives in peace? Southern Baptists vote to seek repeal of historic same-sex marriage ruling Source: USA TODAY