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Eric Swalwell

@ericswalwell.bsky.social

Husband | Dad to Nelson, Cricket & Hank | Congressman |@HouseJudiciary @HomelandDems | social media policy:bit.ly/3gxdzVm | #EndGunViolence

created June 26, 2023

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I’m not reading all that and neither should you. Yes on 50. Protect our democracy.

28/8/2025, 2:21:14 AM | 1028 249 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s been 17 days since Trump militarized DC. Crime is on the rise. Trump owns it.

28/8/2025, 1:16:11 AM | 457 102 | View on Bluesky | view

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Horrible take Donnie. Nobody wants a dictator.

27/8/2025, 11:42:21 PM | 661 157 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump owns all of it.

27/8/2025, 9:31:57 PM | 746 301 | View on Bluesky | view

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Let’s keep moving!

27/8/2025, 5:04:39 PM | 447 120 | View on Bluesky | view

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Love the new Trump banner outside the DOJ

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27/8/2025, 2:26:01 PM | 1166 305 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s been 16 days since Trump militarized DC. Crime is on the rise. Trump owns it.

27/8/2025, 12:34:02 AM | 591 169 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who’s the secretary of Health and Human Services?

26/8/2025, 3:17:07 PM | 352 62 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s been 15 days since Trump militarized DC. Crime is on the rise. Trump owns it.

26/8/2025, 1:35:30 AM | 475 116 | View on Bluesky | view

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Send the military to a grocery store to lower our costs. Not the Georgetown Lululemon.

26/8/2025, 1:22:27 AM | 1216 338 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who’s the secretary of agriculture?

25/8/2025, 6:40:12 PM | 858 211 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s been 2 weeks since Trump militarized DC. Crime is on the rise. Trump owns it.

25/8/2025, 12:38:48 AM | 633 164 | View on Bluesky | view

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Winning back congress and stopping Trump runs through #CA48 - @ammarcampanajjar.bsky.social is the leader we need to complete that mission! Join me in supporting him today: secure.actblue.com/donate/ammar...

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24/8/2025, 3:17:35 PM | 315 77 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s been 13 days since Trump militarized DC. Crime is on the rise. Trump owns it.

23/8/2025, 9:16:55 PM | 936 225 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s been 12 days since Trump militarized DC. Crime is on the rise. Trump owns it.

22/8/2025, 11:42:12 PM | 700 181 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is trying to turn American into a Police State where no one will be able to speak their minds and even scarier, think their thoughts.

22/8/2025, 7:57:26 PM | 618 166 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who’s the EPA administrator?

22/8/2025, 5:12:04 PM | 320 57 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Summer They Broke America

21/8/2025, 5:51:36 PM | 324 55 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who’s the transportation secretary?

21/8/2025, 4:55:30 PM | 361 68 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s been 10 days since Trump militarized DC. Crime is on the rise. Trump owns it.

21/8/2025, 12:30:17 AM | 643 156 | View on Bluesky | view

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More energy like Newsom’s please. More places. More spaces.

20/8/2025, 11:23:59 PM | 1110 244 | View on Bluesky | view

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What’s the plan? Be able to afford to dream.

20/8/2025, 9:44:37 PM | 274 48 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s absolutely insane that the only person in America who is defending slavery is the President of the United States.

20/8/2025, 5:25:29 PM | 1241 429 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is Donald Trump a publicist for Slavery? What the hell is he doing?

20/8/2025, 1:28:32 PM | 471 114 | View on Bluesky | view

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Rep. Nick LaLota won’t speak with his constituents about the cancer cuts he supports. So I did. We are flipping NY-1 — Nick LaLota will be Nick LaLoser.

20/8/2025, 1:23:49 PM | 944 258 | View on Bluesky | view

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Crime on the rise since Trump militarized DC. 9 days in. Trump owns it.

20/8/2025, 1:44:18 AM | 599 170 | View on Bluesky | view

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This has not gotten enough attention. Why won’t Comer subpoena Trump to ask about his interaction with this 14-year-old?

20/8/2025, 12:42:46 AM | 482 162 | View on Bluesky | view

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It was a summer Americans would never, ever forget.

19/8/2025, 8:02:41 PM | 1659 599 | View on Bluesky | view

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Crime on the rise since Trump militarized DC. 8 days in. Trump owns it.

18/8/2025, 9:10:05 PM | 628 170 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why do we think a criminal will stop crime?

18/8/2025, 6:24:46 PM | 930 236 | View on Bluesky | view

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One week since Trump militarized DC. 7 days in. Trump owns it.

17/8/2025, 11:29:44 PM | 462 97 | View on Bluesky | view

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Putin played Trump.

17/8/2025, 11:08:59 PM | 633 143 | View on Bluesky | view

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Seriously, where are these low prices?

17/8/2025, 3:24:29 PM | 4133 1384 | View on Bluesky | view

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Crime on the rise since Trump militarized DC. 6 days in. Trump owns it.

16/8/2025, 9:55:33 PM | 650 197 | View on Bluesky | view

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When they go low, we’re going to bury their majority under the Capitol.

16/8/2025, 9:05:12 PM | 5774 1328 | View on Bluesky | view

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Putin is going to pickpocket Trump and our allies around the world will suffer because of it.

16/8/2025, 4:52:43 PM | 520 104 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you’re a Republican in Congress, you just saw a Kremlin kiss ass in the president of the United States.

16/8/2025, 2:52:22 PM | 864 218 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t know if Trump is a or is not a Russian asset. But he sure acted like one today.

16/8/2025, 2:18:49 AM | 2692 702 | View on Bluesky | view

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GOP Rep. Nick Lalota won’t talk to his constituents. So I will. Join me this Tuesday for a People’s Town Hall on Long Island. Sign up now at Suffolkdems.com/swalwell

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15/8/2025, 4:27:09 PM | 2983 1072 | View on Bluesky | view

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We’re coming in full force to fight for our democracy.

15/8/2025, 2:22:47 PM | 863 224 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s back-to-school month! Study hard — the country’s counting on you to know Argentina is not a person.

15/8/2025, 2:03:27 PM | 482 131 | View on Bluesky | view

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Too often Dems fight with one hand behind their back. The upper hand. Not anymore.

15/8/2025, 2:52:27 AM | 1158 263 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s been 4 days. Trump. Owns. It.

15/8/2025, 2:13:52 AM | 332 64 | View on Bluesky | view

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When Democrats have the subpoena power, we will hold the real criminals in Washington, D.C., accountable - the Trump Administration.

14/8/2025, 9:28:02 PM | 665 149 | View on Bluesky | view

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There are more criminals in DC these days. Since January, there's been a serious spike in White (House) Collar criming.

14/8/2025, 7:56:19 PM | 583 150 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump. Owns. It.

14/8/2025, 7:52:47 PM | 256 54 | View on Bluesky | view

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Joined the recruits of @alamedacountysheriff for morning training. Grateful for their commitment to protect and serve.

14/8/2025, 2:29:52 PM | 286 45 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s time to unmask ICE.

14/8/2025, 2:34:11 AM | 3498 982 | View on Bluesky | view

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If we organize, mobilize, and vote, we’ll put democracy back in the hands of the people.

14/8/2025, 1:25:28 AM | 1324 358 | View on Bluesky | view

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Miguel Lopez should be at his family dinner table. Instead, he was illegally removed by ICE, in defiance of a court order. I met with his wife, Rosa, to get an update on how the family is doing.

13/8/2025, 10:17:16 PM | 1527 570 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hayward, we’re fighting back together!

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13/8/2025, 1:47:08 PM | 515 73 | View on Bluesky | view

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Republicans shut down congress to avoid releasing the Epstein files, so I held a town hall in Hayward to listen to you. We’re fighting back together!

13/8/2025, 4:27:17 AM | 1204 273 | View on Bluesky | view

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That shot? A perfect summary of his presidency: Bad.

12/8/2025, 7:00:24 PM | 750 169 | View on Bluesky | view

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The problem in D.C. is in the White House

12/8/2025, 5:26:28 PM | 1149 376 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s Back-To-School Month! Remember, reading is fundamental for ages 5 through 79!

12/8/2025, 3:29:49 PM | 10533 3564 | View on Bluesky | view

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But…the savings?

10/8/2025, 4:20:41 PM | 1353 426 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s Back-to-School Month! Today's lesson: Listen to the science.

6/8/2025, 11:53:51 PM | 826 256 | View on Bluesky | view

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There’s a chill in the air

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5/8/2025, 11:32:42 PM | 171 12 | View on Bluesky | view

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Happy Back-to-School Month! A reminder to all students: Do your homework and avoid MAGA math.

5/8/2025, 4:10:58 PM | 451 133 | View on Bluesky | view

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Greg Gutlessfeld...hasn’t been spotted since he challenged me to a bench-off.

2/8/2025, 3:32:16 PM | 462 68 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump Slump

1/8/2025, 4:20:53 PM | 380 111 | View on Bluesky | view

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Challenge accepted

1/8/2025, 2:39:56 AM | 531 83 | View on Bluesky | view

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Even Jesse Watters admits I could bench more than Gutlessfeld.

31/7/2025, 11:52:10 PM | 333 39 | View on Bluesky | view

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Call them Trumpstein Files

30/7/2025, 3:28:32 PM | 969 297 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Cook Political Report calls Trump Republican Joe Lombardo the most vulnerable Republican governor in America – and Attorney General @AaronDFordNV is the one to beat him. I’m all in! secure.actblue.com/donate/fordf...

28/7/2025, 4:21:11 PM | 315 79 | View on Bluesky | view

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Chicken Trump

28/7/2025, 3:38:49 PM | 286 78 | View on Bluesky | view

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I should be working right now. But Republicans shut down Congress. So instead I’m pumping iron at the gym.

27/7/2025, 4:08:51 PM | 649 129 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, this is interesting….

26/7/2025, 11:37:46 PM | 5131 1625 | View on Bluesky | view

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I should be working right now. But Republicans shut down Congress. So instead I’m pitching for the Dublin Leprechauns.

26/7/2025, 7:44:09 PM | 845 164 | View on Bluesky | view

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I should be working right now. But Republicans shut down Congress. So instead I’m in a pool.

25/7/2025, 9:23:34 PM | 1038 202 | View on Bluesky | view

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Threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Dublin Leprechaun Minor League Baseball game! ⚾🍀 Proud to support our young athletes and the spirit of community that makes #CA14 shine.

25/7/2025, 8:32:55 PM | 462 42 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hey Siri!

25/7/2025, 1:19:31 PM | 574 140 | View on Bluesky | view

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I should be working. Instead, Republicans sent me home to protect pedophiles.

25/7/2025, 5:15:28 AM | 2792 829 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump Logic.

24/7/2025, 9:27:19 PM | 334 79 | View on Bluesky | view

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No one asked for Trump to deport our friends and neighbors.

24/7/2025, 6:04:34 PM | 469 113 | View on Bluesky | view

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👀

24/7/2025, 5:04:11 PM | 166 13 | View on Bluesky | view

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New #TrainTakes: @ritchietorresny15 schools Mike Johnson on Medicaid. “If you’re going to cut health care for kids, the elderly, and the disabled—at least tell the truth about it.”

24/7/2025, 1:20:05 AM | 949 292 | View on Bluesky | view

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Democrats brought you affordable health care and we’ll keep fighting to protect it, invest in innovation, and lower costs while Republicans try to gut it.

23/7/2025, 11:18:59 PM | 444 80 | View on Bluesky | view

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Republicans have Trump Attachment Syndrome.

23/7/2025, 7:05:49 PM | 560 126 | View on Bluesky | view

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Train Takes with @repsuhas.bsky.social: Republicans would rather shut down Congress than release the Epstein files — what are they hiding?

23/7/2025, 3:58:12 AM | 582 169 | View on Bluesky | view

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Republicans are in charge of Congress, why would they want it closed? I’ll explain.

23/7/2025, 2:53:06 AM | 1585 587 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump’s got his priorities in all the wrong places.

22/7/2025, 7:02:51 PM | 280 55 | View on Bluesky | view

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Releasing the files does not require a vote in Congress. Donald Trump can release them yesterday. When we focus on affordability, we win.

22/7/2025, 1:45:50 PM | 302 70 | View on Bluesky | view

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Americans have beef with Trump’s rising prices!

22/7/2025, 12:49:10 PM | 409 84 | View on Bluesky | view

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Democrats are doing what Republicans are not willing to do.

22/7/2025, 4:15:43 AM | 426 80 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everyone wants to see the Epstein files. MAGA, because they want to know if Trump is lying. And Democrats because we want you to have the truth.

22/7/2025, 3:20:18 AM | 1134 231 | View on Bluesky | view

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In Your Shoes time! I rolled up my sleeves at Sourdough & Co. in Hayward to learn how to make a mean sandwich!

21/7/2025, 8:43:01 PM | 444 48 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was honored to present a Congressional Resolution to Castro Valley Pride for their 15th Annual Pride Festival — the longest-running LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in Alameda County!

20/7/2025, 8:28:33 PM | 816 90 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wait now that old liberal rag the Wall Street journal is the enemy?!??

19/7/2025, 5:47:59 PM | 2423 498 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you are innocent, wouldn’t you want to clear your name and release the files?

19/7/2025, 3:41:25 PM | 6775 2069 | View on Bluesky | view

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The American people deserve accountability.

19/7/2025, 4:33:58 AM | 1329 325 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’ve had it with the Epstein bullshit.

18/7/2025, 11:57:46 PM | 768 143 | View on Bluesky | view

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Republican priorities.

18/7/2025, 4:04:18 PM | 701 178 | View on Bluesky | view

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What the hell is a rescission? I’ll explain.

18/7/2025, 4:03:36 PM | 506 168 | View on Bluesky | view

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Donald Trump can’t be in charge of judicial security.

18/7/2025, 12:14:58 AM | 475 123 | View on Bluesky | view

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The American people want transparency from their leaders.

17/7/2025, 5:51:54 PM | 1101 273 | View on Bluesky | view

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On this #TrainTake with @crow.house.gov: Trump’s Putin flip-flop is a national security disaster—America’s strength comes from standing with our allies, not bowing to dictators.

17/7/2025, 1:35:14 PM | 322 89 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dem AGs and DAs must use their power to hold lawlessness from ICE agents to account.

17/7/2025, 12:53:22 AM | 413 67 | View on Bluesky | view

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Headed into a Homeland Security hearing to demand answers from the architects of cruelty—Noem, Miller, Homan—and to stand up for immigrant families who deserve dignity, not deportation.

16/7/2025, 8:34:55 PM | 2147 552 | View on Bluesky | view

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Want to know how we increase turnout, cut through political extremes, and actually make democracy functional again? Bradley Tusk has an answer: @MobileVoting. His new @TEDTalks is worth your time. Watch and share: go.ted.com/bradleytusk

16/7/2025, 2:36:57 PM | 316 91 | View on Bluesky | view