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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉

@austinmermaid.bsky.social

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Dem Resister in ruby red Texas, Dad fought fascism in WWII ⚓️ 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Granddaughter 🌈 #ProChoice #ProtectTransKids 🏳️‍⚧️ #NoKings #AbolishICE #SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦 #StopTheGenocide #PlanetOverProfit 🌎

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 3d

"Chicago isn't licking boots!

No hate no fear. Immigrants are welcome here. All power to the people.

No human is illegal.
No raids. No deportation. Down with the occupation!"

#HandsOffChicago #AbolishICE

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 6m

“When the history books tells you what happened during this presidency and you’re going to say you worked for ICE, that can’t feel good. I have to assume you’re better than you’re showing us right now.”

ICE physically assaulted and arrested protesters in Portland.

#Portland #AbolishICE #NoKings

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 23m

Portland, Oregon’s peaceful protesters at the ICE detention center Saturday night.
#Portland #AbolishICE

Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 27m

A Portland content creator posted last night’s peaceful protest video from the ICE detention center (added to this thread) with the following note:
From @awkward-audrey

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1h

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 2h

“Peaceful protest is not only protected under the First Amendment—it is a core democratic right and a cornerstone of American freedom.”

The irony of the GOP calling No Kings peaceful protesters “terrorist” after Jan 6th is laughable. Be alert for the infiltration of MAGA agitators!

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 12h

This was displayed behind Chance the Rapper at his concert in Chicago, Illinois Friday night.
#Chicago

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 13h

A wedding ceremony occurred Friday in front of the ICE detention center of the “war torn” streets of Portland.

Protesters gathered as “Rainbow Unicorn” and “Kenny” were married, walked a red carpet, and danced in a cloud of bubbles.

#Portland #AbolishICE #Oregon

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 16h

We’re not blinking. Democrats are standing strong for the American people and their access to affordable healthcare. We will not back down.

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 17h

“Shame, shame, shame!” Illinois State Police turned violent on a lawful assembly of peaceful protesters in Chicago.

After this incident the protesters started singing and refused to disperse. The state police were the ones who gave up and left!

#Chicago #PeacefulProtest #AbolishICE #NoKings

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 22h

"I never thought that renowned puppy killer Kristi Noem would be so afraid of protesters wearing frog and chicken costumes but here we are!”🔥
~ ANGELITA MORILLO, Portland City Council member

#Portland #AngelitaMorillo

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

“My great grandfather was a WWII POW survivor. That’s why I’m here because of my great grandfather. He endured so much. And all for what? For a government that’s doing this now.

A government that fought authoritarianism. A government that fought dictatorship. Look at what we’re living in now!”

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

What’s happening in America certainly has a lot of parallels to what happened in Germany in the 1930s.

I am not saying that Trump is Hitler, but fascism usually follows the same path at least to some extent.

The warning signs are here.

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

Happy National Coming Out Day!
We celebrate your courage, joy and freedom that comes from living your authentic life.
#NationalComingOutDay #PFLAG

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

“Shame! Shame! Free the Squirrel! Free the Squirrel”

Back in the gang ridden streets of Portland, ICE just arrested a girl wearing a “dangerous” inflatable Squirrel without provocation.

She’s fallen several times having been cuffed and pushed to walked faster than the suit will allow.

#Portland

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

Protester: “He looks like he’s been brutalized!”

ICE: “Kiss my ass!”

Los Angeles 10/10/25 9:35pm An injured detainee showing his injuries to protesters. They are still bleeding.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of what we can see happening to immigrants.

#LosAngeles #AbolishICE #Resist

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

From the “war torn streets” of Portland you will see new inflatable resistors and Pam Hemphill. She was the “MAGA Granny” who refused Trump’s pardon for her involvement in Jan6 and has walked away from the cult.

#Portland #AbolishICE #Resist

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

The dictator didn’t get his prize and we will never let him forget it.
#NobelPeacePrize

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 1d

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

And our tax dollars are paying for this treasonous dictator to stay alive and continue his destruction of our nation and society. He gets free healthcare while some of us will die without it.

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

Congestive Heart Furhrer can’t walk around the block!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Not today, Satan‼️

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