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   Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Oct-2025 17:16:01 JST Mastodon Migration

   Video: Senator Jeff Merkley D-OR | Hitting The Alarm On Authoratarian Takeover Of The United States

   Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is Holding the Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy!!

   This is a marathon session wherein Senator Merkley itemized in detail the current urgent threats to our freedom, and raises the alarm; the United States is in a real authoritarian emergency.

   This is an historic speech!

   Part 2 [STILL LIVE]: https://www.youtube.com/live/ymDt1XecYfI?si=UJ4RTeWbpJkqHoUU

   Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0mkpEo?si=J3TuaiEELNP2jyYU

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     ahimsa (ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Oct-2025 09:45:03 JST ahimsa

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     Thanks! ❤️

     For those who have trouble with long videos here's an article from the AP news

     "Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon speaks for more than 22 hours to protest Trump amid shutdown"

     https://apnews.com/article/merkley-floor-speech-shutdown-trump-democrats-c75e71aaabd642c547179f7174a009fd

     "Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to negotiate with them on expiring health subsidies"

     #USPol #Oregon #Merkley #Senate #Shutdown #HealthCare #Resist