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Shirley @shirgirl.bsky.social · Feb 14
Sound of Silence, By Disturbed...https://youtube.com/watch?v=pyHSdm_HkqE&si=W65TiybBqqSq6UhE
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Read "“A Massive Power Grab”: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8Awp7YLC/a...
“A Massive Power Grab”: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote (ProPublica)
Without Amy Miller, some elderly and disabled people wouldn’t be able to vote. The attorney for Disability Rights Nebraska travels the state, investigating t...
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September 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Read "Karl Rove said he’ll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against “bigot” Bo French" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8uSqRQ1q/t...
Karl Rove said he’ll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against “bigot” Bo French (The Texas Tribune)
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities ...
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September 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Finally, Americans are seeing this rot. The great sleeping giant of America is awakening.
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"America’s sleeping giant wakes up —to a nightmare" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8ujGDxbW/7...
America's sleeping giant wakes up —to a nightmare (AlterNet)
We’re now officially in the run-up to the midterm elections, with 51 days to go before Election Day 2026. The good news is most Americans now understand how ...
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September 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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Read "Making excuses for the millions of Americans who still support a maniac" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8uHJeigU/v...
Making excuses for the millions of Americans who still support a maniac (AlterNet)
Donald Trump hates the same people his supporters do. Any time I spend a portion of my day considering the dark, noxious cloud that has become a part of the ...
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September 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Read "‘Ridiculous buffoon’: DeSantis shredded after offering Lindsay Clancy juror ‘asylum’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8u98Bqbn/B...
‘Ridiculous buffoon’: DeSantis shredded after offering Lindsay Clancy juror 'asylum' (Raw Story)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sparked ridicule Friday after offering “asylum” to the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. DeSantis lashed out a...
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September 13, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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Read "Kaitlan Collins Just Pressed Ted Cruz On Trump’s Claim That Firefighters Carried Him To Safety On 9/11—And Cruz’s Response Speaks Volumes" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8tf73Wlq/r...
Kaitlan Collins Just Pressed Ted Cruz On Trump's Claim That Firefighters Carried Him To Safety On 9/11—And Cruz's Response Speaks Volumes (Comic Sands)
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz downplayed the seriousness of President Donald Trump's latest lie about the September 11 terror attacks during an interview...
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September 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Read "Panicked GOP insiders beg Trump family to realize ‘they’re rich enough’ already" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8qAeJzwc/T...
Panicked GOP insiders beg Trump family to realize 'they’re rich enough' already (AlterNet)
Inside sources in the GOP are seriously peeved that President Donald Trump and his family can't stop concentrating on enriching themselves long enough to get...
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September 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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Read "Trump admin may put ‘small children’ at risk of brain damage with disturbing move: report" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8oWgCtAk/Y...
Trump admin may put 'small children' at risk of brain damage with disturbing move: report (Raw Story)
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft risk assessment recently that has public health advocates sounding the alarm,...
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August 31, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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Read "Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Laura Loomer Over Attacking Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8p1btPpu/J...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Laura Loomer Over Attacking Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon (TMZ)
Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to bat for a Democrat ... unloading on Laura Loomer over her attacks on Florida state Rep. Angie Nixonand accusing Trump and ...
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August 31, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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Read "Mike Pence lashes out at Trump over ‘destroying U.S. jobs and raising prices’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-85y8Fsli/Q...
Mike Pence lashes out at Trump over 'destroying U.S. jobs and raising prices' (The Mirror US Online)
Former Vice President Mike Pence took to X to publicly condemn Donald Trump’s trade policies, arguing that the administration's tariffs are actively "destroy...
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July 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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What a wonderful Story- Enjoy "Chimp who hugged Jane Goodall after rescue now teaches her daughter to live in Congo’s forest" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-84d0farS/O...
Chimp who hugged Jane Goodall after rescue now teaches her daughter to live in Congo's forest (The Cool Down)
A video is gaining attention online that shows Wounda — the chimpanzee rescued from wildlife traffickers who became famous for her emotional embrace with Dr....
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July 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Poll shows Donald Trump underwater in home state of Florida heading into Midterms share.google/zPYY2UBYpJDT...
Poll shows Donald Trump underwater in home state of Florida heading into Midterms
Could that spell trouble for Ashley Moody as she faces Alex Vindman?
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June 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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Read "Trump says he’s nominating Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-7QOQn4xq/V...
President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President...
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June 4, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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Read "The U.S. Postal Service must stop ‘Delivering for America’ - Washington Times" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-7Ql3u1QA/p...
The U.S. Postal Service must stop 'Delivering for America' - Washington Times (Washington Times)
When David Steiner became U.S. postmaster general in July 2025, many hoped his first order of business would be abandoning his predecessor’s now largely disc...
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June 4, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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Read "‘My God!’ Fireworks as Todd Blanche confronted over Trump family IRS immunity order" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-7Qm06WXu/b...
'My God!' Fireworks as Todd Blanche confronted over Trump family IRS immunity order (Raw Story)
A Democratic lawmaker blasted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday and called out the immunity order issued by the Justice Department that granted...
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June 4, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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December 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Read "Congressman accuses Trump of ‘corruption’ - and the numbers are truly staggering" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6aAU4lxK/T...
Congressman accuses Trump of 'corruption’ - and the numbers are truly staggering (indy100)
Congressman Greg Casar has taken aim at Donald Trump’s financial dealings, accusing the president of blatant corruption. In a tweet shared earlier this week,...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Read "GOP rebels join Democrats to tee up vote on repealing Iraq War authorizations" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6aOfSXTO/p...
GOP rebels join Democrats to tee up vote on repealing Iraq War authorizations (The Hill)
The House is set to vote on an amendment that would repeal two laws authorizing the use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq after three members of the House Fre...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Read "MAGA darling lawyer who took Biden to Supreme Court now calls Trump ‘way worse’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6aG9uDTi/U...
MAGA darling lawyer who took Biden to Supreme Court now calls Trump ‘way worse’ (The Independent)
A prominent First Amendment attorney who went to bat for right-wing figures against Joe Biden’s administration is now preparing to take on what she calls “th...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Read "Democrat wins Virginia special election to replace deceased Rep. Gerry Connolly" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6aMWlvEs/v...
Democrat wins Virginia special election to replace deceased Rep. Gerry Connolly (The Hill)
Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw (D) on Tuesday won the special electionto replace his former boss, the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), according...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Red State! "Florida is now the 2nd most financially distressed state in the US — topped only by Texas, Google helps reveal" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-62vp1Lgc/U...
Florida is now the 2nd most financially distressed state in the US — topped only by Texas, Google helps reveal (Moneywise)
With prices rising on everything from groceries to rent amid a backdrop of economic uncertainty, many Americans are struggling to pay the bills. They’re even...
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August 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Read "‘Unacceptable’: Arkansas gov whines about cost increases fueled by GOP policies" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-621NT2Ss/G...
'Unacceptable': Arkansas gov whines about cost increases fueled by GOP policies (AlterNet)
If you buy your own health insurance in Arkansas, expect to start paying more in a few months — a lot more — thanks to Republicans in Congress and President ...
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August 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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We must come together in 2026 and vote to put back Check and Balances... "The Very Real Possibility That Trump Could Try To Destroy Women’s Voting Rights" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-610qlrd6/Y...
The Very Real Possibility That Trump Could Try To Destroy Women’s Voting Rights (HuffPost)
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. “In my ideal society, we would vote as households,” Doug Wilson, an...
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August 16, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Make No Mistake. Republicans are gunning for women's voting rights! "The Very Real Possibility That Trump Could Try To Destroy Women’s Voting Rights" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-610qlrd6/z...
The Very Real Possibility That Trump Could Try To Destroy Women’s Voting Rights (HuffPost)
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. “In my ideal society, we would vote as households,” Doug Wilson, an...
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August 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Read "‘She’s Dishonest and Has No Shame’: MAGA Republican Dragged Online for Video Showing Her Struggling to Remember the Pledge of Allegiance Before Doing Something Even More Disrespect" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-607KTiKI/j...
‘She’s Dishonest and Has No Shame’: MAGA Republican Dragged Online for Video Showing Her Struggling to Remember the Pledge of Allegiance Before Doing Something Even More Disrespect (Atlanta Black Star...
Politicians are known to be forgetful. They’re especially good at forgetting campaign promises. If they don’t have a teleprompter, they’re likely to flub and...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM