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Flying None

@flying-none.bsky.social

State/Church Separation — "Democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people.” Evidence-based rational freethought reason over religious myth, fiction & fairy tales. Environmental protection of our public natural resources.

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comCalifornia Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcementThe twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio...

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ffrf.org
@ffrf.org

Steinem said it best. And 2026 isn't just an election year—it's an ELECTIONS year. 435 House seats. 33 Senate seats. 36 governors. 6,100+ state legislators. Thousands of local races. ALL on the ballot this November. Don't sit this one out—register NOW. 🗳️ #GetReadyToVote

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Bruce Little
@brucedlittle.bsky.social

He's now resorting to trying to buy the election. Federal law makes it unlawful to knowingly and willfully pay, offer to pay, or accept payment for registering to vote or for voting. (52 U.S.C. §10307(c).) Any type of incentive is considered “payment.”

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Democracy Docket
@democracydocket.com

NEW: When the USPS publicized its final rule on mail voting, it justified new restrictions by likening mail ballots to...replica explosives and cremated remains. The comparison appears aimed at furthering Trump’s notion that mail voting requires extensive security measures to be conducted safely.

democracydocket.comUSPS compares mail ballots to fake bombs, cremated remains“Although ballot mail does not present precisely the same operational issues as cremated remains or replica explosives, it is unquestionably sensitive mail that raises unique operational consideration...

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ffrf.org
@ffrf.org

A core principle of America’s founding is that our rights do not depend on belief in God. The Constitution begins “We the People,” not “We the Christians,” and its only references to religion prohibit religious tests and government establishments of religion.

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Jules⚖️📨
@northjules.bsky.social

Science asks us to follow evidence, question assumptions, and keep learning. Believing in science means trusting a process that challenges what we think we know—and gives humanity the power to understand our world and build a better future. #Pinks 🧬🔬

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Luca
@lucagalletti.bsky.social

The "Never Again" thing at the end of World War Il wasn't a free guarantee or promise, it was a reminder and a call to action, that we're not supposed to *let* it happen ever again.

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Flingjore
@flingjore.com

Exploding national debt and massive interest payments threaten the Social Security and Medicare benefits millions of older Americans rely on daily. The U.S. borrows $155 billion a month, driving the total debt to $39.4 trillion and forcing $24 billion in weekly interest costs.

fortune.comU.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts | FortuneInterest payments on the debt are now so large that the spending is higher than the outlays for the Departments of Defense, Commerce, Homeland Security, Education, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business Administration, and the U.S. Coronavirus Refundable Credits scheme—combined.
Flying None
@flying-none.bsky.social

Humpty Trumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Trumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Trumpty together again . . . Poetic JUSTICE is getting closer every day!