Mercedes C.

Mercedes C.

@mercec71.bsky.social

Married, retired from a social services agency. No BOTS, Crypto or MAGAS. No DMs please. 3 cats.

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My teacher daughters school highlighted her biology, dissection and gardening classes, calling her a "phenomenal" teacher and "innovative". I always knew she was outstanding and it's great to see it recognized.

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“Half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. I’ll take care of you.”—Mike Johnson’s famous last words. The most useless Speaker of the House is offering protection to Trump’s sycophants. Try not breaking laws you little meatballs. VOTE THESE CORRUPT CRIMINALS OUT!

Brian Cardone@cardonebrian.bsky.social

This is one helluva closing message for the midterms from Trump’s Little Johnson (R-LA). Vote for Congressional Republicans so they can continue to allow #TrumpsAbuseOfPower and corruption because Democrats will conduct oversight. Vote every one of these enablers out.

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Goodnight pals... Moms going on a trip tomorrow. She said she wishes she could take me, but I have to stay here with the girls. I'll miss her. See you all next Wednesday 🦋🐾 - Apollo 💤 #ApolloTheGSD #GermanShepherdsofBluesky

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At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump installed in positions that could affect elections. Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote. (Published April)

propublica.orgInside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm ElectionsWhen Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...

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On this I cannot disagree. Mainstream media and legacy media have been bought and paid for and are willing turning a blind eye to an obvious coverup. No one is willing to go to the hospital and find out the truth? Shameful.

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Replying to @walkind00d.bsky.social

That is correct. The Heritage is is a Front for the Evangelical Right Wing Christians. They want to create a Christian Fascist Government in America 🇺🇸 😱😱😡🇺🇸😎

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Seems the Orange 🤡's renaming Lake Ontario is just as popular as his renaming The Gulf of Mexico, which is... NOT AT ALL. Instead of working on lowering prices, his focus on B.S. like the Ballroom, Helipad & putting his name on the Kennedy Center is the perfect Midterm strategy...for the DEMS!

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The middle class has been under attack beginning with Republican President Ronald Reagan and every successive Republican President since. Reagan and his successors have tried to break unions from day one. The only way to make a Fair Living is by Voting Republicans out. If you agree then Follow 👊🇺🇸😎

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canada-keith.bsky.social@canada-keith.bsky.social

The middle class has been under attack beginning with Republican President Ronald Reagan and every successive Republican President since. Reagan and his successors have tried to break unions from day one. The only way to make a Fair Living is by Voting Republicans out. If you agree then Follow 👊🇺🇸😎

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Replying to @kev01999.bsky.social

Grew up on Grand Island between Lake Erie and always Lake Ontario. Grandmother born & raised in Toronto, moved back & lived the rest of her life on the always Lake Ontario!

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Good morning pals! Started off #SundayFunday with a nice walk at the park with my girls 🥰 - Apollo 🦋🐾 #ApolloTheGSD #PepperTheGSD #FriedaBeans

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David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social

Trump, empowered by SCOTUS, entered office convinced he could do insider trading, sell pardons and favors, take bribes, steal and openly flout the law. Now, with the prospect of investigations looming, he is growing ever more fearful that he miscalculated.

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Hey pals.. do you know that it's FriYAY eve?? Hope you had a terrific Thursday - Apollo 🦋🐾 #JoyBoy #ApolloTheGSD #GermanShepherdsofBluesky #SunshineBoy

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Good morning pals, Beans 🫘 couldn't eat breakfast this morning because she has to go in for a procedure. She told me not to eat all the food while she's gone, so I promised her I wouldn't - Apollo 🦋🐾 #ApolloTheGSD #GermanShepherdsofBluesky #FriedaBeans

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Trump is treating the justice department like a gang of thugs to sic on anyone he disagrees with - labor unions, democratic groups, political opponents. It’s incumbent on all Americans to stand against this desecration of our basic liberties. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...

nytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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Showing up and taking the 5th is not contemptuous, it’s a constitutional right. NOT showing up at all like Jim Jordan didn’t when he was subpoenaed? THAT is contempt.

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Hey pals... Happy #FriYAY ! It's hotter than hell so we had to stay indoors most of the afternoon... But I'm still smiling, because that's how I roll... ! - Apollo 🦋🐾 #ApolloTheGSD #GermanShepherdsofBluesky

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Stagflation is here and here to stay. All of this was by choice. Trump was warned about his policies from tariffs to war yet Republicans continue to support it all. Join us in the live chat for Coffee With Texas Paul. We go live at 11 am Eastern.

For those who feel they missed out on a real 250th celebration of our country, you can look up a reading of the Declaration of Independence and attend that tomorrow. These readings are going on all over the country, to honor the first reading of it to the public. Which was on July 8, 1776.

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BREAKING: I'm suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to STOP the $1.8B slush fund. The Justice Department violated the Administrative Procedures Act when it established the fund, and it must be set aside. You can read my complaint here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-i...

muellershewrote.comBREAKING: I’m Suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to stop the $1.8B Slush FundIn establishing the “anti-weaponization” fund, the government failed to follow the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), so I'm suing to set the fund aside.

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Kash Patel held a vulgar snorkel party at a Pearl Harbor war memorial, just like Donny trampled graves at Arlington for a photo op. thank you for your attention to today's post, in which I explore what happens when everyone in government is a self-entitled asshole. link is here: bit.ly/49GF8HJ

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A really tough week. I am doing everything I can to spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. You can help me by subscribing to Democracy Docket for free and sharing its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Replying to @danmitchell.bsky.social

Because, you see, Harris is a normal, able, basically well-intentioned human being, even if you don't much like her, and Trump is an enraged, dangerously insane, incompetent, fascist clown. But that doesn't stop the midwits from looking under rocks for valid reasons for why people voted for Trump.

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You know what would have prevented all this? More people voting for Kamala Harris. That's just simply true no matter what anybody thinks of her. The Very Serious People will keep insisting that it's more complicated than that. It's not.

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Kamala's WORST day would have beaten the F out of Trump's BEST day in office.

Dan Mitchell@danmitchell.bsky.social

You know what would have prevented all this? More people voting for Kamala Harris. That's just simply true no matter what anybody thinks of her. The Very Serious People will keep insisting that it's more complicated than that. It's not.

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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made

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Democrats sued to block President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting Wednesday, calling it “unconstitutional” and designed to rig elections ahead of the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comDemocrats sue to block Trump’s ‘unlawful’ order targeting mail-in votingAt the center of the lawsuit is the core constitutional principle that presidents do not control elections.

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Trump's VERY FABULOUS health care plan to replace the ACA will be released in ... two weeks. That was how many years ago? #MATA MAKE AMERICA THINK AGAIN! A functional memory would be useful to MAKE AMERICA THINK AGAIN! #USDEMOCRACY

GOP==CRIME@yd52.bsky.social

YOU have heard this BULLSHIT before: Two weeks! Two more weeks! The war will be complete in two more weeks or maybe three weeks! #usdemocracy

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The Constitution is decidedly anti-king. Not only does it prohibit the United States from conferring titles of nobility, but it also prohibits its officers from accepting any “Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

democracydocket.comNo kingsOn Saturday, when millions of Americans took to the streets and declared "no kings," they were objecting to  Donald Trump's disregard for these constitutional limitations.

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I can not imagine a bigger slap in the face than what the Trump Regime is doing to TSA agents right now? Watching ICE stand around doing NOTHING and getting paid!

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“To sum it up,” Pete Curran, a staff meteorologist for Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires live and sends updates to users in real time, and former chief of the Orange County Fire Department, put it bluntly: “We are scared shitless.” wapo.st/4uMpUd1

wapo.stWildfires rip through unusual parts of U.S., raising fears of a brutal seasonFirefighters and experts are watching these giant red splotches with alarm as they may signal an expanding fire risk in broader patches of the western half of the United States.

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“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” — Tupac said it years ago… and here we are. The Pentagon is now asking for an additional $200 BILLION for this war. We always find the money for war. But when it comes to housing, healthcare, or feeding people? Suddenly it’s crickets.

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Buttigieg: "We lived through a war that was sold to us on false pretenses when I was younger. This war has not been sold on any pretense. The president just went ahead and did it."

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Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."