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4FreedomsforAll

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Staunch believer in separation of church and state, yet faith-based. Health care is a right—not privilege. Freedom from want/fear. Freedom of speech, of/from religion. Empathy is one of THE most crucial human abilities💙. #NeverTrump

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4FreedomsforAll @4freedomsforall.bsky.social · 1d

Adam Cohen
@axidentaliberal:

It may seem impossible to have hope in these turbulent days
America has been through much worse & recovered-every time
Civil War
Great Depression
World War I & II
Civil Rights era
So don’t give up
Stay engaged
Support one another
We will get through this
And we will win

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Sam Bellamy @sambdesk.bsky.social · 7h

New at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free:

"If one of Donald Trump’s handlers were to tell him they’d just struck a deal to end the Peloponnesian War, our very stable genius would jump on Truth Social to congratulate himself for saving millions of lives in Polynesia."

Our darling li'l peacemonger

Why, he has a printout right here of all the wars he's ended, so it must be true

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Sam Bellamy @sambdesk.bsky.social · 5h

House and Senate Republicans, killing small business growth and destroying the livelihoods of self-employed people in the gig economy.
Trump is too stupid and self-centered to care, but anyone hoping to get elected or re-elected better damn well learn to.

The Americans who will pay most if health care costs rise

Many Americans are set to see huge increases in their health insurance costs, although some will be more affected than others.

www.newsweek.com

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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 11h

When our so-called leaders step away from a crisis, federal workers & allies step up. Through The People's Pantry, we've raised nearly $20,000 + 1,600 lbs of food in 1 week for working families around Washington, DC. And we're just getting started. Join us! #supportfederalworkers #savepublicservices

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 5h

"I just got my citizenship. I'm voting for you."

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.

It was a little different last week.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

NEW:

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2h

This will increase Mamdani's margin of victory by double digits.

#ETTD

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Charles GetCovered-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 2h

Good grief. I just googled Cuomo to check on something and lol at the summary which came up.

They sort of skipped over something.

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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 4h

www.dailykos.com/story/2025/1...

House speaker oddly never knows about Trump's latest bullsh-t

House Speaker Mike Johnson has a very interesting news diet. He loves to comment on news about President Donald Trump when he believes his Dear Leader has done something positive. But when Trump ...

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Mike Shupe @coloradocomet.bsky.social · 4h

I’d love to see a reporter ask “Srgt Schulz, oh sorry, Speaker Johnson……..” what do you know about X.

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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 5h

Mike Johnson at every press conference.

Sergeant Schultz See Nothing Hear Nothing Know Nothing GIF

ALT: Sergeant Schultz See Nothing Hear Nothing Know Nothing GIF

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d

MAGA is refusing to protect healthcare and nutrition programs, taking food from 42 million Americans and forcing working families to choose between food, medicine, and rent.

This weekend, join Americans who are coming together to provide mutual aid and care for our communities: nokings.org/alliance

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 10h

2/2

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Greg Morosoff @gregmorosoff.bsky.social · 22d

"...it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.”

#LeftCoastStrong
#TheAlliedForces

As one right-wing news outlet reported that it had "unmasked" a protester who for months has been participating in nonviolent resistance against the Trump administration's agenda in Portland, Oregon while dressed in a frog costume, one journalist spoke directly to the demonstrator about their views and motivations.
"I come out here day in and day out since June because I am worried about my community, I am concerned with what is happening in my community," said the protester, whom news outlets have recently identified as Seth Todd. "I don't want to see anyone treated inhumanely."
Todd added that he finds it "unacceptable" that the Trump administration has deployed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and other federal agents to Portland, which President Donald Trump and other officials have baselessly described as "war-ravaged" and "under siege from attack by Antifa," referring to protesters who oppose fascism.
Local reports have made clear that the agents themselves are escalating violence in Portland—using tear gas and pepper balls to stop community members including Todd from protesting near an ICE facility.
Last week, a federal agent was filmed shooting pepper spray directly into the air vent of Todd's inflatable frog costume.
"I don't want to see anyone treated inhumanely and to see this happen to my community members, my friends, my family, my neighbors," Todd said Thursday.
The Telegraph's sensationalist reporting emphasized since-deleted comments on social media, including one in which Todd self-identified as a "little gay nonbinary toad and proud Antifa terrorist.”
The president last month signed an executive order claiming he had the authority to designate antifa—which is not an organization—as a domestic terrorist group. The term is a portmanteau of anti-fascist and refers to the ideology held by individuals and groups who oppose authoritarianism.
The newspaper quoted a family member of Todd's who said: "I’ve talked to him over and over…

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Gardengirl @gardengirllisa.bsky.social · 21d

I LOVE THIS!!!

Federal agents pepper-sprayed
the Portland Frog filling the entire sealed suit with pepper spray. The protester, Seth Todd, coughed a little and came back the next night. “I’ve tasted spicier,” he said. “I’m Mexican, what do you expect?” Then he did a little dance.

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kswaggest.bsky.social @kswaggest.bsky.social · 21d

Thats EXACTLY why the original Frog guy, Seth Todd did this

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True Blue Majority @truebluemajority.bsky.social · 16d

Seth Todd wore a frog costume to a Portland ICE protest & an officer sent pepper spray directly into the ventilation fan of the costume.

It touched a nerve in people. More frogs started showing up.

Poof! The Portland Frog became a resistance symbol!

#NoHopeWithoutHOP

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What anti-Trump protests can learn from Portland's tactics

The city's residents are leaning into an absurdist approach from its long history of protest.

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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 16d

I was wondering if we’d learn who this guy is. Mad respect, Seth Todd.

John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 16d

youtube.com/shorts/H2eSV...

Meet the Portland protest frog that started a movement

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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Nessie is ready to fight! #ElbowsUp🍁🇨🇦🍁 @nessieshops.bsky.social · 16d

Seth Todd 🐸

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 10h

They’re only funding SNAP at 50 percent, not because they care but because a court forced them.

Half benefits mean empty fridges for families who already have nothing to spare.

They’ve got trillions for billionaires and pennies for people.

Call your lawmakers. Vote tomorrow, November 4.

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 10h

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Holder: The Supreme Court is a broken institution. And it’s something that has to be part of the national conversation in ’26 and in ’28.

If there is a Democratic trifecta in 2028—and I think the possibility of that is pretty good—Supreme Court reform has to be on the table.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 6h

If the Supreme Court lets Trump’s tariffs stand, he and future presidents could claim nonexistent emergencies to act unilaterally on any number of issues, from climate policy to technology regulation. bit.ly/43OZTxQ

What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Tariffs Case

If the Court blesses the president’s use of emergency powers to evade Congress, the consequences would be profound.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 6h

Teen Vogue and WIRED are both part of Conde Nast. If they've cut the politics coverage at Teen Vogue... it makes me worried they'll cut Wired as well. I hope not, but...

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 8h

Two of the media organizations that have really "met the moment" in national coverage are Teen Vogue and WIRED.

Along with student-run college newspapers in general. And scores of local start-ups.

The main hope for journalism (in its dark times) is the next wave of journalists.

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 10h

For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.

Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.

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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 7h

Looks like Cuomo is moving to Florida!

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 6h

He wants to kill Obamacare, but has no other plan. He is not satisfied with his deportation operation because his ICE agents are not abusive enough. He plans to continue murdering people in the Caribbean Sea because the law and these humans are of no concern to him. All this thanks to John Roberts.

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