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Miss Verbal Not-Herbal Tea

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"You don’t just give up. You don’t just let things happen. You make a stand! You say no! You have the guts to do what’s right, even when everyone else just runs away.” -Rose Tyler Just a weird, sassy ass millennial tired of living through historic times.-M

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Miss Verbal Not-Herbal Tea @booksarelit.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is an important watch. This was after Newsom's announcement about redistricting. They were in Little Tokyo, & border patrol was there, where Japanese folks were picked up & interned in the 1940's. That stunt from the news conference was a scare tactic by the regime.
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A Conversation With California Governor Gavin Newsom

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Angus: Who else are you going to give military bases to? When’s Vladimir Putin getting his rocket bases in the United States?

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Lynne Spreen, Author @lynnespreen.bsky.social · 21h

Let's stop calling them ICE or federal agents. THEY'RE SECRET POLICE, i.e. gestapo.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 22h

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 20h

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Ian Fortified with Sexy (but spooky) Vitamins @ianfortey.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock has a habit of calling liberal women ugly but rarely addresses the facts that he appears to be the malnourished ghost of a skeleton's bug-eyed penis.

A shirtless, decrepit Kid Rock with a hat on and a wrist brace drinking a Busch Light beer with no shirt on and staring slightly off center the way only a hapless, addle-brained miscreant can

Another image of shirtless Kid Rock with his wrist brace and Busch light. He looks like someone put him on a bus but he doesn't know where it's going

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Miss Verbal Not-Herbal Tea @booksarelit.bsky.social · 20h

If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22h

Our volunteers have been 3D printing whistles for ICE watch. Make your own today at 7016 N Clark St in Rogers Park from 12-3pm!

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 20h

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22h

People are SHOWING OUT for today’s Protect Rogers Park ICE protest at Clark and Lunt!

There are a lot of great resources here:
- sign making
- school watch group chats
- ICE Watch newsletters
- KYR posters
- and more!

Drop by before 3!!

A perspective of a crowd that is at least 150 that is protesting ICE.

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Nose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · 2d

😬 #booksky

My hobbies include buying books and pretending I’ll read them all

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Proud Veteran @roghair.bsky.social · 1d

Her silence was the loudest YES ever

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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Miss Verbal Not-Herbal Tea @booksarelit.bsky.social · 21h

Check your local groups to find a protest near you.

There's @indivisible.org or @50501movement.bsky.social

We the People need to PEACEFULLY stand for our country & all those in it!

It is our constitutional DUTY to remind our govt. when they fail to uphold their oaths & fail to serve the people.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

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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Miss Verbal Not-Herbal Tea @booksarelit.bsky.social · 21h

I will stand with you, as well.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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Miss Verbal Not-Herbal Tea @booksarelit.bsky.social · 1d

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