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Pamela R. βŒπŸ‘‘

@bluetopaz7.bsky.social

πŸ’™ Digital publisher, Editor, Comms, Photographer, Dog & Cat lover, Autism Mom, Democracy Lover, CA Native in TN. Views are my own.

1,602 Followers  |  2,120 Following  |  181 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2024
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Congress needs to exert some muscle here.

Tell Congress to defund ICE here: https://bit.ly/45xxduq

#ResistTrump

01.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Killing of Alex Pretti Put Democracy Back on the Ballot Minneapolis has convinced Democrats that the election can’t just be about affordability.

Trump decided to make the midterms about the core questions of constitutional rights and civil liberties. The Democrats are finally noticing. ICYMI @lauren-egan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4aj0LhY

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I am hard pressed to find a quote that resonates more than this in current times.

12.09.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RFK Jr does not just reject vaccines. He rejects science and must step down | Bernie Sanders Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern science

RFK Jr does not just reject vaccines. He rejects science and must step down | Bernie Sanders

12.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 379    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University Turning Point USA executive director in critical condition after being struck while hosting UVU event

We are horrified to learn of the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Political violence has no place in democracy. The foundation of democracy rests on the principle that differences can be debated vigorously, but peacefully, without intimidation or acts of violence.

10.09.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1305    πŸ” 258    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 19
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Home - Home of the Brave The first step in fighting back is speaking out.

Real stories from real Americans on the harm the Trump administration is doing them, like waiting since January for an Arlington funeral to be arranged for a loved one, but there is insufficient staff to make it happen.

Watch, tell your story, share.

ofthebrave.org

30.06.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Socialism is not defined as our government administering programs we taxpayers fund.

30.06.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never count on her to do the right thing she just hems and haws and votes with the GOP.

30.06.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I feel as though I am pretending to be something I am not. I am comfortable writing prose and producing visual art. I am not a poet. I honestly don't think I've written a poem since high school.


Once this poem started to form in my mind, there was no letting it go.
bit.ly/3SU38OP

16.06.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is deporting nonviolent immigrants while pardoning violent game members and letting them back into our communities.

04.06.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1331    πŸ” 431    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 14

I love that my church shares my values.

03.06.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jack of Diamonds is a hosta with really cool leaves; I was satisfied with that. But it turns out it also has pretty purple flowers.
These flowers are *tiny* (the size of the flame on the back of a dime) and challenging to grab focus.

10.05.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's challenging to look at a bush full of flowers and find a composition interesting enough to photograph.
When I stepped into my backyard this morning with my camera, I didn't intend to photograph this mountain laurel. In fact, I didn't even know it was blooming, as it's in a less visible spot.

08.05.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NAFTA: My Front-Row Seat to the Race to the Bottom…

Let me tell you what NAFTA looked like from the insideβ€”because I lived it. Americans didn’t just lose jobs to Mexico, jobs were lost to China too.

When it was ratified in 1994, I was the head designer at a company called Z Cavaricci.
🧡

03.05.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1333    πŸ” 411    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 41
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On Monday, April 28, three people knelt in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol to pray. Among them was Rev. Dr. William Barberβ€”pastor, teacher, and tireless advocate for the poor. They weren't shouting. They weren't armed. They weren't vandalizing sacred symbols of democracy.
bit.ly/3Sgh05C

01.05.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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04.04.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 16421    πŸ” 4463    πŸ’¬ 424    πŸ“Œ 216

DONALD TRUMP IS DESTROYING AMERICA, FOR PUTIN

He doesn’t have some GREAT financial plan.

He doesn’t have ANY policies.

#DonaldTrumpIsATraitor whose mission is to DELIBERATELY trash the American economy. He’s a villain who hates his own country.

#VoteBlue
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
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03.04.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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We need @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social in the Senate!

β€œWe are all a lot more powerful than Trump wants us to be…

…We have to fight for a future that recognizes the status quo wasn’t working for everyone. But that doesn’t mean we burn it all downβ€”we build it back up in a way that supports all of us.”

27.03.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1994    πŸ” 596    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 15

This is NOT legal.

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Unbelievable.

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Uplifting words from President Obama on the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act 🀩

β€œI know it can feel like a different era sometimes. But fifteen years ago, I signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Now nearly 50 million people have received health care through the ACA.

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As a former NY'er, I endorse this.

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AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: β€œA wide sense of betrayal.”

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A close-up of a brass cross on the lid of a marble fount is seen close-up with a church altar and stained glass out of focus in the background.

A close-up of a brass cross on the lid of a marble fount is seen close-up with a church altar and stained glass out of focus in the background.

β€œOur main mission field today, so far as America is concerned, is within the church membership itself. β€œ - Elton Trueblood

Image: @bluetopaz7.bsky.social

04.03.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wu spars with GOP representative who called her a β€˜hypocrite’ and accused mayors of violating federal law. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe In her opening statement to the committee, Wu repeated a core message β€” Boston β€œis your home” β€” in multiple languages, a nod to the city’s diversity.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu shows how to stand up to cynical political theater: assert your values without apology, speak up for the people in your care, call out the lies & the shameful politics of manufactured crisis for political gain. More of this pls www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/05/m...

05.03.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 192    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

America,

This is our Germany 1933 moment.

Decide who the f*ck you're gonna be, what you stand for, what you want your legacy to beβ€”and how you are going to respond.

This is beyond party, beyond country.

This is about our collective humanity.

#Ukraine

01.03.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5743    πŸ” 1607    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 75
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I am utterly appalled by how #47 and #2 are treating our allies. Zelensky has more guts than the both of them AND our entire Congress put together.

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