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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 6h

So say we all: NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN!

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 6h

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks @velshi.com for continuing to show ICE aggression so that more folks understand what the hell is happening with this fascist regime.

Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 7h

"That's not what the vast majority of the country wants when they talk about the fact that they want stronger borders," says @radleybalko.bsky.social of ICE's aggressive tactics caught on videos online. They are "an extremely powerful tool." #Velshi

Caught on camera: ICE tactics intensify despite disturbing videos surfacing across the U.S.

What does “minimum force” really look like? New videos surface showing ICE agents making arrests in broad daylight, near schools, in front of children, and on busy streets. The videos show federal agents intensifying their aggressive tactics in America’s big cities. Writer Radley Balko says, "The fact that we all have a camera in our pockets, and we have instant access to share these videos with the world, is an extremely powerful tool… These videos are having an effect."

www.msnbc.com

Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 9h

When it's bed washing day, Oni loves to have a pillow cave made for her and she hangs out there all day.

#Caturday #CatsofBluesky #BlueskyCats #CitrusCats #CitrusOni

Oni the black cat lying regally in her cave made of pillows on the bed.

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 1d

MAYHEM!

Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

At the Portland, Oregon Ice facility

Look at the unrest and mayhem here.

We have some knitters here, they're going to add some knitters, they're calling it a knit-in, instead of a sit-in.

#ShowMeYourHellHole

youtube.com/shorts/ETfsb...

#showmeyourhellhole

YouTube video by Jason Marshall

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 1d

FUN ravaged #Portland!!!!

kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 1d

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 1d

hahahahahaha!

Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 1d

shot (joke from @stonekettle.bsky.social), chaser (from sad-sack Republican an hour later)

Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 3d

thanks(?) for that earworm. amazing that I probably haven’t heard it in a decade-plus and it plays so completely in my head.

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 4d

stay vigilant amidst their flood-the-zone propaganda.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 5d

yepp...

Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 5d

Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 6d

I’m aligned with this…

Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 7d

Sim is tuckered out after working for the weekend. Happy #Caturday to all who celebrate (and everyone should)!

#CatsofBluesky #BlueskyCats #CitrusSim #CitrusCats

Sim, the floofy grey cat of Citrus Manor, naps with one paw extended off her soft perch below an open window showing blue skies.

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 7d

more tangible examples like this from the Dems, please.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

This is it #trumpshutdown

🎥: @warnock.senate.gov

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 8d

Checking in on "war-ravaged" Portland from these live cameras... looks decimated! ;-) #Portland #PortlandWarZone

katu.com/weather/came...

Portland Cameras | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

KATU ABC 2 offers coverage of news, weather, sports and community events for Portland, Oregon and surrounding towns, including Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Gresham, Vancouver, Hill...

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 8d

Mark your calendars for October 18! No Kings or Fascists!

No Kings protest on Saturday October 18. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 8d

Folks, the Trump regime is correct — we ARE dealing with the enemy within... however, in quite a twist, it is this fascistic government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 8d

I know there's been a lot of back-and-forth about the Dems making health care subsidies central to their pushback against the continuing resolution, but there's some data backup that they're defending a popular position.

Most Americans - including over half of Republicans - back extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies, poll finds
Almost 8 in 10 Americans say they want Congress to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, according to a poll published today by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.

About 78% of adults said the subsidies, which lower premiums for people buying coverage on ACA marketplaces, should be extended, compared with 22% who favor letting them lapse.

Support cuts across party lines, with 92% of Democrats, 82% of independents and 59% of Republicans - including 57% of those aligned with Donald Trump’s MAGA movement - backing an extension.

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 8d

So psyched to see Mates of State in Seattle tonight! #SongoftheDay #NowPlaying

youtu.be/PYMwBIHgypg?...

Mates of State - Somewhere (lyrics)

YouTube video by Mates of State

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10d

From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 10d

I’ll be helping out at the Seattle #NoKings protest on October 18 with @westseattleindivisible.com!!

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 10d

gah… please Bluesky, add an edit button.

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 10d

great article, and now I know understand ray tracing better.

Jeff Carlson @jeffcarlson.bsky.social · 10d

AT&T contacted me about how they’re using _ray tracing_ to improve cellular service. Yes, like the graphics tech in games and movies. Turns out to be a super interesting application: www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...

AT&T Is Using an Advanced Video Game Feature to Improve Your Phone Coverage

"Whatever Nvidia is doing for games, whatever Disney is doing ... we are doing at a much bigger scale," said AT&T's Velin Kounev about using ray tracing to improve its network.

www.cnet.com

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 10d

At the office today and there's a TV with sound on showing a sports talk show (seems to be Stephen A. Smith and a roundtable) screaming about the conduct of a woman WNBA coach.

Wish they had this much passion about saving democracy from a fascistic takeover by the idiot goon squad...

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 11d

YES!!!! New TRAILS AND WAYS has dropped!!!

And it sounds very trailsy and waysy in the best possible way.
#newmusic #nowplaying #musicsky

youtu.be/6GxEB200KgM?...

Patiently

YouTube video by Trails and Ways - Topic

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Agen Schmitz @agenschmitz.bsky.social · 11d

This is their whole game...

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11d

Judging by their speeches, neither Trump nor Hegseth has paid the slightest attention to how actual wars are being fought in the actual world. The “war fighting” and “lethality” they plan is inside their own country and comes from conflicts inside their own minds.