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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 5d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6h

I truly believe the ICE raids upset most people. And for soft Trump voters, it creates an incentive to move left and pretend the never voted for Trump.

Fine if they need a "we didn't know" narrative. But hammering the fuck out of this issue, making it inescapable on social media, is the move.

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BB @bbix.bsky.social · 3h

Also they are using border patrol agents in a non border capacity and it’s illegal

BB @bbix.bsky.social · 4h

I’d say he owes taxes, how about you? We would all owe taxes, why doesn’t he?

BB @bbix.bsky.social · 4h

You don’t read? Interesting

BB @bbix.bsky.social · 4h

The word someone is intriguing

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BB @bbix.bsky.social · 4h

This is strange to read when women have been being denied emergency care all over the country since the Supreme Court rescinded roe vs wade. Where was the outrage then? It’s still happening

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Some Random Susan @anysusan.bsky.social · 13h

lots of people still don’t believe Team Trump want to crash the economy, likely because it’s hard for normal people to think like sociopaths

Sarah Kendzior is smart to invoke memories of 1980s corporate raiders. That should give many Boomers and some Gen X food for thought. We remember that crap.

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 14h

On strikes, boycotts, and rethinking leverage when the government WANTS the economy to collapse:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon...

Quotes from here: https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon-artists-your-questions

https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon-artists-your-questions

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d

"what costs people like us sleep at night isn’t that we aren’t doing enough. It’s that we’ve lost confidence in the people who are in positions to do more. [Don't] let people in power—people who sought power, and people who have power by dint of wealth—off the hook too easily."

How To Reverse The Tide

It's the gap between what's needed and what we have that keeps us up at night.

www.offmessage.net

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BB @bbix.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly, when? What are we waiting for? Effective opposition is firm, fair and most critically, consistent

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 1d

New Q & A answers are up! Readers sent in thoughtful questions on city raids, digital surveillance, the disappearing internet, and much more: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon...

PanoptiCon Artists: Your Questions Answered

On digital surveillance, ICE city raids, the need for new parties, and more.

sarahkendzior.substack.com

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

Both Donald Trump and his Slovene-born escort spent years calling for Obama’s birth certificate. I am calling for Melania Trump’s legal immigration papers: How did she get an “Einstein” visa for extraordinary abilities despite her blatant lie under oath about her college degrees?

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

The MAGA-SAGA in 3 Acts

Act I: Descends Escalator - Loses to Biden

Act II: Regains WH - Present Day

Act III: EPSTEIN Files Released

The End

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BB @bbix.bsky.social · 1d

May not be true?

BB @bbix.bsky.social · 2d

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Just Lucrezia @jkh107.bsky.social · 2d

A really good example of making sure the feds don't get the optics they want, but the optics you want.

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

Portland is doing well making clear the ridiculousness of the military takeover.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

These protests show how the regime is weaker than it appears. Laugh at the regime. It’s the one thing fascists can’t stand.

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 2d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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BB @bbix.bsky.social · 2d

The Prez behaved badly, they simply shrugged and played their cards. We are weak and stupid, they are smart and strategic

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BB @bbix.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly who I meant!!!

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BB @bbix.bsky.social · 2d

Two very old women? What a nightmare for our U.S. Senate. Does she see this as her retirement job? Stay home, send young people, ready to fight for us.

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 2d

Something I hope the Dems who’d satisfy themselves with a health-care subsidy concession alone will consider. www.offmessage.net/p/how-to-rev...

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 2d

How is the government spending taxpayers dollars?

OMB is using footnotes to hide how and whether things are actually being funded.

But taxpayers deserve full transparency. So we're suing.

OMB’s latest effort to conceal spending data - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

OMB should not be doling out funds behind closed doors and must make public the contents of legally binding spend plans that apportion fund. Full transparency is critical for effective oversight.

www.citizensforethics.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

Trump can't deliver the lower costs he promised. All he has is cruelty and revenge.

Cuomo is unable to confront him because they share the same billionaire donors. Just look at his statement last night.

I will stand up for this city and with our Attorney General.

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