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Reparative Genealogy, where Social History and Social Justice collide! Grassroots politics, voting rights. NH, VA, NC

Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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Because "people don't read anymore" amirite?! [So I hear every damn day from someone or other.] So we'll all just cave to that new reality, and end up with pictures on plaques like the pubs of yore. Or the food signs in the Handmaid's Tale...

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Based on all the capitalized common nouns in this segment, I'd guess the idea was translated from German. This whole thing makes the copy editor in me very twitchy and reaching for my red pen.

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Written by the daughter of Billy Graham...

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7. Dennis Dean Kirk: Was in Trump's OPM with Dans, now Ass. Director for Personnel Policy for Project 2025. 8. Paul Winfree: White House Director of Budget Policy! 9. Peter Navarro: Senior White House official for entire Trump45 term. So loyal he's in jail now for not squealing to Jan 6 Cmte.

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3. Rick Dearborn: Trump's very own Dep. Chief of Staff for crying out loud! 4. Steven Groves: White House Special Counsel of all things! Editor of Mandate for Leadership with Dans. 5. Chris Miller: Acting SecDef! NSC! 6. Hans von Spakovsky: Trump's Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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But wait, there's more! 1. Paul Dans: DIRECTOR of P2025, was Chief of OPM and liaison to White House to help fill political posts. 2. Russ Vought: was director of OMB for Trump - a cabinet member! Likely Chief of Staff for Trump. Writing RNC party platform now. How many more dots do we need?

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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Welcome to the club! There seem to be quite a lot of us on here sharing their cancellation experiences.

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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Wait, wut? Anne Applebaum wrote this? Historian, scholar, journalist Anne Applebaum thinks we need more entertainment and...ratings for the DNC? 😧

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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Oh!!! Fancy meeting you here. I've been shouting your name and novel from the rooftops since 2016. It's the most important harbinger of them all!

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Daniel Gilmore's avatar Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social
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If only our news media institutions found "ex-president promises to jail and try opponents for treason if he takes back power" as newsworthy as "unnamed aide said current president gets tired after having a full day of work."

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Sean's avatar Sean @publichealth.bsky.social
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sure it’s heritage being heritage, but their continued escalation of the violent rhetoric and threats is not to be taken lightly. especially not after j6

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Kevin Gannon 's avatar Kevin Gannon @thetattooedprof.bsky.social
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"A republic, if you can keep it." Plot twist: we can't.

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David_j_roth's avatar David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social
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I don't want some egghead bureaucrat telling me whether there's poison in the water I drink. Ideally I'd want that decided by a 29yo judge who went to a "biblical law school" and does not believe dinosaurs existed, and then to have that decision reaffirmed six years later by the Supreme Court.

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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I live in his county -- my only relief is seeing these stories hit the mainstream. Nothing false, not even exaggerated. It's jarring to think he got elected Lt Gov and enough people in NC think he's suitable for Gov. Yoiks!

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Pwnallthethings's avatar Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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school kids bunkered in a classroom around the nation hearing rapid fire shots in the corridor will be very happy to know that well akshually /technically/ it's an altered semiautomatic rifle with a plastic mechanism designed to allow rapid re-engagement of the trigger mechanism and not a machinegun

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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First they set up a hotline to report on trans people using bath rooms. Next they set up a hotline to report instances of Diversity-Equity-Inclusion in any state government agency or public school from K-12 to higher education. How many other states will follow suit? Best pay attention...

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This is going to confuse his base, lol. “Drain the swamp!” “Don’t vote by mail-in ballots because fraud!” Now— “Swamp the vote!”

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Eric Roston's avatar Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social
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literally would not ask ai for the time of day

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hilzoy's avatar hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social
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Everyone who can should support ProPublica.

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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Thanks! Just downloaded and will listen on my walk break today. Then will share with my local “Dem messaging” team and add you to our newsletter.

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈's avatar Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social
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Unbelievable, except here it is. Female students should avoid these classes, of course, but this is an invasion of privacy. I've had male students miss class for accompanying their girlfriends for this procedure. It's really none of our business. These are adults. www.salon.com/2024/06/03/t...

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Don Moynihan's avatar Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social
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Trudeau: Canada will no longer tolerate felons coming from south of the border. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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I propose we replace TFG (the former guy) with CFT (Convicted Felon Trump) from this moment forward!

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🇺🇸 Señor Beto 🇲🇽 's avatar 🇺🇸 Señor Beto 🇲🇽 @albthere.bsky.social
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Britannica for the shade!

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Indivisible's avatar Indivisible @indivisibleguide.bsky.social
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We’re finally seeing the start of accountability for Trump, but that doesn’t mean we can take our foot off the gas. We must defeat him and the rest of the MAGA extremists in November. If you can, support the work we’re doing to keep Trump out of the White House: secure.actblue.com/donate/major...

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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Instead of counting sheep I will count guilty verdicts tonight, and drift off to a peaceful sleep!

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A 20-year NDA just expired and and here comes the tell-all. I hate that all this wasn't known before 2016, but at least it will be part of his history. There's a lot here.

slate.com/culture/2024...

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Seth Masket's avatar Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social
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Trump promising to deprive citizens of their citizenship. Please don’t dismiss this with “Well, he can’t do that.” It would *probably* be invalidated by the courts but only after weeks, months, or years of ruining these citizens’ lives.

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Seth Cotlar's avatar Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social
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Across the US west, organized & heavily armed groups of far right activists (many affiliated with the Bundy network) are taking over county level GOP organizations. This is a continuation of a process of GOP radicalization that’s happened off and on for decades . www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

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Karen Skelton's avatar Karen Skelton @karenskelton.bsky.social
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Ah, thank you for clarifying this. Much appreciated.

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Dire Sloth 's avatar Dire Sloth @magneticsara.bsky.social
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Sad story about a beloved teacher being forced out because he's gay. Great publication bringing it to us.

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Paul Waldman 's avatar Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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Oh look, that obviously fake flyer telling recently arrived immigrants to vote for Biden was indeed concocted by right-wing provocateurs then pushed out by the Heritage Foundation so it could rocket around the media, surprise surprise: www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/u...

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Phil Lewis's avatar Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social
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After the Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress the Black vote and cemented it in Mississippi's 1890 constitution This week, a bill that would reinstate voting rights for thousands convicted of nonviolent offenses died in the State senate

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Jacob T. Levy's avatar Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
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Remember, kids: all claims about the modern Electoral College that try to map it onto "founders' intent" are nonsense. This one is particularly easily demonstrable nonsense since winner-take-all didn't become the norm until the 1820s.

www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/u...

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Helen Kennedy's avatar Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social
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One side wants to round up and deport 11 million people, impose crippling tariffs, eliminate divorce and birth control, replace most of the federal government with cronies and go to war with Mexico. But on the other hand, the other side dresses too casually.

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This is a beautiful illustration of how warped the coverage of the two candidates has been. Side by side in the New York Times, as though they’re equally important—one about felony criminal charges of Trump trying to overthrow democracy. The other about…Biden not wearing a tie.

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