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Bart Stratton
@bartfree.bsky.social
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Bart Stratton @bartfree.bsky.social · 40m
Remember the economic recession is deliberate. Tariffs reduce profit margins forcing businesses to make risky investments in new AI tech to increase profit margins.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h
Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h
Vicious authoritarianism built on a pretext of shameless lies under the cover of scolding Christianity.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 4h
Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.
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Bart Stratton @bartfree.bsky.social · 1h
Better Dead, than Maga red.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d
Here are 10 practical tips, based on Retana’s advice, for talking to kids about ICE raids and helping them cope with fear and uncertainty. Each point is presented in english y español.

The full guide: lataco.com/kids-ice-tal...

By Erick Galindo
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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 13h
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 8h
I just approved major pieces of legislation to keep building more affordable housing.

Whether it's turning empty office buildings into residential spaces or building more homes near public transportation, we're doing all we can to lower the price to realize the California Dream.
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Bart Stratton @bartfree.bsky.social · 2h
In a culture where people are isolated and radicalized online dozens, hundreds, thousands, millions of people, turning out in person, to protest Maga policies and ICE brutality is THE MOST POWERFUL THING WE CAN DO. Trump & his cabinet are terrified of people chanting &holding signs.
#Solidarity
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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 18h
Virginia Gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger (D): "she does not think that gay couples should be able to marry...she thinks it's ok for someone to be fired from their job for being gay"

Winsome Earle-Sears (R): "that's not discrimination!"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3h
“This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison”
This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison
Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer’s Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
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Senator Ben Ray Luján @lujan.senate.gov · 1d
The FCC has no business targeting independent media companies.

Protect the First Amendment. Follow the law.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 4h
They have to have a backup plan to the "dangerous immigrants" narrative. They have one. They've literally created a "terrorist group" out of thin air. I mean, you can't be having free and fair elections with "enemies from within," like the "Antifa Terrorist" group running around. It's a pretext.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h
NEWS: Trump just announced the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on all Chinese goods starting November 1
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 15h
Roberts Is Just As Responsible For Chump As Chump Is ! Both Have
Failed This Country.......
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 6h
And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.
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Jo @service-worker.bsky.social · 6h
Blatant incompetence all around
The man who was already detained in the van did not identify himself, Thomas said. Once Brockman was handcuffed and placed in the van, the agents pulled out, clipping the rear bumper off of a stopped car partially blocking their path and speeding away past an approaching elongated CTA bus and through the busy intersection.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 8h
UPDATE: Newsom has signed SB 79 into law!!

This is a great day for anyone who cares about ending California's housing and homelessness crisis, getting the state to net zero emissions, and recovering American democracy.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d
If you live in California, please call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social at (916) 445-2841 and urge him to sign SB 79. Here's my post about why the bill is so important: publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...
Newsom's Fateful Choice
Why the governor needs to sign SB 79
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h
A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 6h
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.
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