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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>NewArsenalOfDemocracy.org&#xA;I love We the People.      I hate fascism.&#xA;You with me?                  You and me, LFG!&#xA;The New Minutemen      We resist econo.&#xA;Aspiring Happy Warrior.  &#xA;Non-violent protest for the win&#xA;(he/him)</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/newarsenalofdemocracy.org</link><title>@newarsenalofdemocracy.org - Steve Semick</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/newarsenalofdemocracy.org/post/3mtwtiffosk27</link><description>Elon Musk is spending hundreds of millions to influence our elections and defeat Troy Jackson. He is forgetting that power actually belongs to the people. 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Clinics, not conflict. #FundHealthcareNotWar</description><pubDate>03 Jun 2026 19:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:57e5dqsitongrhjmejy3awkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnft36fbok2g</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/newarsenalofdemocracy.org/post/3mfudmaxlyc2x</link><description>The new iteration of the &#34;SAVE&#34; act is more than just a voter ID bill (which is already geared to suppress voting). 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GOP billionaires want to flip the court &amp; gut worker rights, abortion rights, &amp; voter access. Most voters don’t even know it’s happening: spread the word! #PACourtsMatter social.demcast.com/s/2la6xwcI&#xA;https://social.demcast.com/s/2la6xwcI</description><pubDate>02 Oct 2025 19:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:57e5dqsitongrhjmejy3awkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2aaz4hqa22z</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/newarsenalofdemocracy.org/post/3lzqtvfiblk2n</link><description>The White House is weaponizing a shutdown to hollow out federal agencies gutting services Americans rely on. This crisis is due to Trump’s refusal to negotiate. &#xA;&#xA;A MAGA plan to exploit a crisis they create&#xA;&#xA;With the funding deadline days away, Americans will pay the price &#xA;#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown</description><pubDate>26 Sep 2025 16:06 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:57e5dqsitongrhjmejy3awkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqtvfiblk2n</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/newarsenalofdemocracy.org/post/3lydkyzj7222f</link><description>The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area (MA) are holding a panel discussion on immigration detention in the commonwealth this evening (Mon. Sept 8) at 7pm at Plymouth Town Hall.</description><pubDate>08 Sep 2025 15:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:57e5dqsitongrhjmejy3awkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydkyzj7222f</guid></item></channel></rss>