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Life Long Democrat, Singer Songwriter, Finger Style Acoustic Guitarist, Alternative Folk Independent Musical Artist, Liberal and Wide Awake.
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Don’t sleep on South Carolina y’all!

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Turns out Lindsey Graham’s firmly held beliefs on reproductive healthcare are based on his loosely held knowledge of female anatomy.

I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

Unqualified, incompetent whacko. 😡

Pres, Gagliardi, of the 🇺🇸 Federation of Musicians: “We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

For no particular reason, I thought I’d remind folks about the time Trump reposted a full-size, full-color image of a truck that was “decorated” with an unconscious Joe Biden, arms and legs bound as though he’d been kidnapped, during the campaign. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Of course it’s the corrupt Alito and Thomas. 😡

ICYMI: Gov. Tim Walz is headed to South Carolina for the 2025 South Carolina Democratic Convention! A nationally respected, bold, and compassionate leader, Gov. Walz resonates deeply with Dems here in SC. We are thrilled to welcome him to the Palmetto State Read more below!

Change the balance of power in the US Senate in 2026 -- invest NOW in leveraging change in Southern red states. Split a donation between @bruceforsc2026.bsky.social @wileynickel.com @ossoff.bsky.social @colpamstevenson.bsky.social secure.actblue.com/donate/isits...

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers filed a motion today and it could lead to a deposition in the White House. Read about it here and be up to date. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Is the fever dream finally going to break? A realistic assessment of where we are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore is our special guest for the 2025 Blue Palmetto Dinner. You don't want to miss this event! Purchase Tickets Here: secure.actblue.com/donate/bluep...

What is a fake question? 🙄 The fact is, he can’t handle the truth!

I agree…..

This is who Trup wants to “unleash”: “‘We have seen, anecdotally ... a shocking number of wrong-house raids where the police just go to the wrong address," he [a lawyer] added.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

I’m so exhausted but will never stop resisting…

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Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

It was a pleasure to hear @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social address a packed house for his Beaufort Town Hall. He had his own wisdom to share, and wisdom from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

While others hold gated town halls, Rep. Jim Clyburn is out in the open meeting South Carolinians face-to-face. From veteran support to protecting Social Security, this is public service done right. Read more here: www.live5news.com/2025/04/25/l... #ClyburnDelivers

This, in a nutshell, is why the Justice Department remains independent from the White House when it comes to directing criminal prosecution. A country that fails to take to heart the lessons of Watergate ends up with Trump.

Trump is set to fulfill the Project 2025 vision for destroying the civil service: “The point of having a protected cadre of career civil service employees is to preserve expertise within government. It’s clear that doesn’t matter to this administration.” open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Presented to the SC 7th Congressional District Coalition today. Also presenting: @vincent4congress.bsky.social , State Superintendent of Ed candidate Sylvia Wright, and @scdemocrats.bsky.social 3rd Vice Chair candidates Ralph Prioleau, Jr., and Michael Layer.

The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.

Contempt proceedings are important when the gov't flouts a court order, because "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it.” joycevance.substack.com/p/contemptib...

In Lafayette, Indiana, this MAGA doughboy got out of his truck to argue and wave his gun at protesters. 😡 The MAGA Morons always look the same and are filled with so much hate and anger.

Trump never had any plan to bring down grocery prices and help working families.

A question here, why do the ICE agents wear masks?? Was this common before the current administration??

OMG! The ease in which these officials lie is beyond belief.

Adding a journalist to a top secret government group chat about dropping bombs *IS* the kind of thing people who aren’t super politically literate can understand and find shocking/notable/disqualifying. Dems should seize on this and never ever let it go. I hope to hear about it in a decade

Seriously.

Sadly, yes.

“The Government disagrees. The two branches are coequal, and the Court's continued intrusions into the prerogatives of the Executive Branch, especially on a non-legal and factually irrelevant matter, should end." In response, Judge Boasberg gave the government a one-day www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...

Important point from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social on the arrest Turkey's opposition leader: Autocrats everywhere are becoming more emboldened because they know that they will encounter no real consequences from the Trump-Musk administration for their aggressions. open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...

Fed officials see inflation staying higher this year than previously estimated and economic growth going lower than prior predictions. US economy is now projected to grow at an annualized pace of 1.7% instead of 2.1%. The unemployment rate is seen edging up to 4.4% finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-hol...

Yes.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/w...