AriLynn

@arilynn.bsky.social

Lifelong Democrat. Private investigator & book fanatic. Happily married to @thecuckoo.bsky.social. Sorry, but I don’t reply to DMs unless I know you.

This economy is painful. 4 in 5 workers say their paychecks aren’t keeping up with the costs. Even more say shit’s too expensive. Workers don’t trust political parties to fix this mess. With record high support, they trust unions to deliver for them. https://bit.ly/3UBCw9r

It's better in a union | AFL-CIO | 94% of workers agree with the statement: shit is too expensive | 70% of workers say the country is on "the wrong track," and 66% express an unfavorable opinion of President  Trump | 4 in 5 workers say their paychecks have not kept up with the cost of living.

Trump and corrupt Republicans know fear is cheaper than winning votes. Federal monitors. Threats around mail ballots. Talk of ICE at polls. Michigan knows this playbook. Black and Brown voters are organizing anyway. They want silence. Give them turnout. #Pinks 🗳️

A reminder: The Home Depot boycott continues. Please keep spreading the word, sharing the message, and encouraging others to join us. Collective action only works when we refuse to let the momentum fade. Let’s keep going! ✊ #GoodTroubleSquadron

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#WomensEqualityDay I think of my grandmother (born in 1898) and my mom (1930) and now my sisters and me (1950-60s) and my daughters (1980s). I marvel at the improvements for women's lives, and the incredible strength of women who fought for them. We're not stopping now. No matter what. #Pinks

Every generation of women inherits rights secured by those before then - and the responsibility to defend those rights for the women who will come next. 

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Are immigrants the problem? NO! Creating an “enemy within” turns ordinary people into convenient scapegoats. Fear replaces facts, neighbors become suspects, and cruelty gets renamed protection. History warns us: when leaders need an enemy to justify more power, question the enemy—and the power.

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USPS said it was issuing its 95-page rule so it could take immediate effect if a court lifted its injunctions on it and be in place for the upcoming election. Under the rule, USPS would not deliver ballots in states that do not comply with the rule’s new standards. www.huffpost.com/entry/postal...

U.S. Postal Service Issues Rules To Tighten Mail-In Voting If Court Gives OK

Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias said USPS had “caved to Trump.”

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Authoritarianism benefits when people believe resistance is pointless. Voter suppression feeds that belief. Fight back by staying informed, defending equal access to the ballot, and refusing political silence. Democracy survives when people insist their voices still count.

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Democracy is strongest when people see one another as fellow citizens, even when they disagree. Dividing society into “us” and “them” can weaken trust, increase hostility, and make cooperation more difficult.

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