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Alicia Ziff @alicia0001.bsky.social · 8h

You know the document that started it all?
Well it told us what to do if it wasn't working out.👇
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government."
Now we just gotta figure out how.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 15h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Doris F.🐶💙🌺🇺🇦🇩🇪 @lovedogs8.bsky.social · 23h

So police thought a bottle of Opium perfume was Opium. The incompetency is dumbfounding.
www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled 'Opium' for the narcotic

Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car during a routine traffic stop.

www.nbcnews.com

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🇨🇦 Liam Clicks 🇨🇦 @liamclicks.bsky.social · 1d

poster of a CNR stream train, turkey and mountain. with the text Happy Thanksgiving Canada

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 13h

This is Israel:😲🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 1d

America First?

HEY IDAHO!
KAMALA WOULDN’T
HAVE LET A MIDDLE
EASTERN COUNTRY
BUILD AN AIR FORCE
BASE IN YOUR STATE.
DO YOU GET IT YET?

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

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Alicia Ziff @alicia0001.bsky.social · 14h

📣Texans! Abbott is running for reelection, Cornyn & Paxton are battling over a Senate seat while the welfare of Texas is neglected.
Cornyn's ad says he supports Trump 99% of the time, Abbott & Paxton do, too.
Remember the Guadalupe River flood in Kerr County?
Who supports Texans?
Not those guys.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Norah 🦋 Mami’s Small But She is Mighty 🔥 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 19h

This song has lived rent free in my head for the better part of 40 yrs 🥰

Good morning 👋🏽

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 18h

The San Francisco Mime Troupe represent!

www.sfmt.org

Never Silent, Always Revolutionary | America's Foremost Theatre of Political Satire | Speaking Truth To Power | San Francisco Mime Troupe

The San Francisco Mime Troupe does not do pantomime. We mean 'mime' in the ancient sense: to mimic. We are satirists, seeking to make you laugh at the absurdities of contemporary life, and at the same...

www.sfmt.org

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 21h

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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 22h

Thank goodness there are still people who are willing (and safe) to say it.

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Ayanna @astin52.bsky.social · 17h

youtube.com/shorts/_tTHf...

Healthcare cuts are a funding mechanism for Trump to reward tech oligarchs and other billionaires

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 1d

Once upon a time in a country that's fading from our minds...

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Alicia Ziff @alicia0001.bsky.social · 18h

OMG! He's creating a
Filth Reich (it's not a misspelling, I do mean Filth).

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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Alicia Ziff @alicia0001.bsky.social · 19h

No one laughs at mimes, believe me.
Full respect for Marcel Marceau, and yes I did know his history.
He's an original ANTIFA, but silently.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19h

So “antifa” is really “inflata” and is a bunch of people protesting in blow up costumes.

Tweet from Meidas_Charise Lee: “THIS IS THE COOLEST WAR ZONE EVER! Portland’s strategy… maybe if we act weird enough they’ll leave!”
Attached is a photo of people in colorful inflatable costumes dancing or moving playfully at night.

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 1d

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Alicia Ziff @alicia0001.bsky.social · 19h

If that doesn't work PDX, it may be time to go full nuclear.
Yes! send in the MIMES!
Go Marcel Marceau all over their asses.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Imagine that

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Alicia Ziff @alicia0001.bsky.social · 20h

Please note the following story from AP's article on Trump family Qatari deal, it's prescient.

The Trump family company struck a deal Wednesday to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar in a sign it has no plans to hold back from foreign dealmaking during a second Trump administration, despite the danger of a president shaping U.S. public policy for personal financial gain.

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Alicia Ziff @alicia0001.bsky.social · 20h

The lawsuits write themselves.

Trump said the reductions in force across federal gov't will be "Democrat oriented", adding that his administration will announce the number of layoffs in the next couple of days. He warned that it will be "a lot".

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NPR @npr.org · 22h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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