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Sproutie65

@sproutie65.bsky.social

Gen X, retired attorney, beagle lover, opinionated, Nashville, blue dot πŸ”΅ in a very red state, believer that everything the government does should abide by the Constitution. The Welsh word β€œhiraeth” describes my mindset about the country and the world now.

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Mine too! This made me think of her. She lived to 100. She also made those towering jello salads with different layers 😊

07.12.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot.

'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”

www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...

07.12.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3524    πŸ” 1280    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 64
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This is perfect.
πŸ“Έ by @mizzwelch.bsky.social

07.12.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 646    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

Everyone likes turtles 🐒 post away 😊

07.12.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is why I’m cautiously optimistic β€” in the long run.

07.12.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10629    πŸ” 2607    πŸ’¬ 985    πŸ“Œ 222
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Release the boat strike video.

06.12.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2122    πŸ” 754    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 24
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Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±

06.12.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10621    πŸ” 2271    πŸ’¬ 198    πŸ“Œ 128
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There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented.

ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams β€œI am a US citizen,”.

Why is ICE harassing women?

06.12.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6701    πŸ” 2825    πŸ’¬ 801    πŸ“Œ 263
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Mike Johnson’s entire worldview is a time machine back to the 1950s and somehow his wife hit the gas pedal. This is what happens when MAGA convinces itself that misogyny is a family value.

06.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1064    πŸ” 370    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 45
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to fleeβ€”his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

06.12.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 18100    πŸ” 8510    πŸ’¬ 1141    πŸ“Œ 736
06.12.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4323    πŸ” 1019    πŸ’¬ 193    πŸ“Œ 33
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JUST IN: Judge Sooknanan has rejected DOJ's effort to dismiss a lawsuit brought by immigration detainees at Guanatanamo Bay, saying the plaintiffs made a plausible claim that the policy is illegal and punitive. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

05.12.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 857    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 16
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What we are watching - as U.S. citizens are dragged out of cars and illegal war is waged in the Caribbean - is the corruption of the most sacred power we give the President - the power of violence.

We are no longer a democracy if the regime can use violence without restraint.

05.12.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2998    πŸ” 1040    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 46

No one in America has done more to incite political violence than Donald Trump. And it’s not close.

05.12.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 788    πŸ” 198    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 5

Me too lol

05.12.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ABC News and MS NOW reports that a Virginia grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges

04.12.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6417    πŸ” 953    πŸ’¬ 163    πŸ“Œ 132
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The pardons Trump is handing out are a huge, growing scandal that not enough people are talking about. This is a money making operation - for for Trump, his family, his crypto pals, and the Trump-affiliated lobbyists and grifters who the pardon seekers pay.

04.12.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1254    πŸ” 455    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 26
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ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.

03.12.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10184    πŸ” 4488    πŸ’¬ 485    πŸ“Œ 246
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Pinning the blame on Admiral Bradley - when Hegseth gave the order to kill everyone - is a gross abdication of leadership. He's not qualified to serve as Secretary of Defense.

03.12.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 560    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 5
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The GOP can spin last night all they want as a "win", but a 13-point shift to the Dems in a +22 Trump district is making them shit enough bricks to rebuild the East Wing.

03.12.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1338    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 6
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NEWS: US private employers shed 32,000 jobs in November, according to the latest ADP report. That’s 4 months of job losses in the past 6 months. Small businesses are being hit hardest in the Trump economy. Most industries are seeing layoffs.

03.12.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1546    πŸ” 593    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 46

The Republican candidate got 54% of the vote, while a Democrat who has been described as a "AOC of the South" got 45% in a gerrymandered Trump district. That should make many House members in +10 Trumo districts nervous.

03.12.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How votes compare with Trump vs. Harris The map below shows how votes cast in the Seventh District compare with votes cast in the 2024 presidential election in the same area. Only areas that have reported almost all of their votes are shown.

(Big blue arrows in every county)

How votes compare with Trump vs. Harris The map below shows how votes cast in the Seventh District compare with votes cast in the 2024 presidential election in the same area. Only areas that have reported almost all of their votes are shown. (Big blue arrows in every county)

The TN-7 special election showed a similar blue shift to the November elections, which means there are a couple dozen incumbent Republicans currently freaking out today.

03.12.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 672    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 8
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Gramma the GalΓ‘pagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141 Zoo officials said she came from the Bronx Zoo in either 1928 or 1931 as part of their first group of GalΓ‘pagos tortoises.

RIP, Gramma
www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-...

02.12.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1774    πŸ” 277    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 21

Donald stayed up last night making 162 posts on Truth Social. That type of obsessive derangement can be exhausting.

02.12.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 879    πŸ” 202    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 7

Did not need that visual of β€œhim” going into the MRI πŸ₯΄πŸ˜‚

02.12.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Getting the entirety of Europe galvanized to support Ukraine against Putin

02.12.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

02.12.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 36401    πŸ” 7852    πŸ’¬ 602    πŸ“Œ 359

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