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thewakan.bsky.social @thewakan.bsky.social · 3h

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3h

Once they understand that it is an unelected bureaucrat carrying out a coup, who knows.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/AoXcgAq

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 5h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene @repdelbene.bsky.social · 22h

Federal workers keep our nation safe & provide critical services like VA care & Social Security. Trump’s focus during the Republican shutdown is finding new, cruel ways to punish them.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Friends — something dramatic has happened over the last two weeks.

Sunday thought: the big Reveal

Friends,

robertreich.substack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 11h

Debbie Brockman, the WGN TV journalist violently abducted in Chicago on Friday after she was present at an ICE raid, has been released without charge. The Trump regime claimed she had thrown objects at a federal vehicle but eye witnesses said that was a lie.

This is fascism.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14h

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m

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Jan @madeinoz.bsky.social · 1d

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Saving money and packing 'go bags': How Australians in the US are preparing for the worst

With changes to visas and growing scrutiny of foreign nationals, Australians in the US say they feel uncertain about their futures.

www.sbs.com.au

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h

Live performance of "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield in 1967. The song was written in 1966 in response to the Sunset Strip curfew riots in Los Angeles. It became an anthem for generational conflict, civil unrest, and later anti-war movements.

"The lyrics are still so relevant."

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 1d

📌 in other words . . .

Canks is TRASH ‼️‼️‼️⬅️🐥

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

Reese Witherspoon on Diane Keaton hiring her as a fresh-faced girl from Nashville. #RIP

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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 21h

The President of the United States has a longer rap sheet than nearly everyone he’s trying to deport.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h

Currently in Chicago...

This looks peaceful to me...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

Portland councilwoman: You know I never thought that renown puppy killer Kristi Noem would be so afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes and chicken costumes but here we are…

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

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Karen @elsa-meowse.bsky.social · 14h

Portland's response just highlights the ridiculousness of the city being called a war zone. It disarms officers to be in a stand off with a toad, a unicorn, a chicken and a unicyclist placing This is your Land on bagpipes

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The Unipiper made an appearance at Portland's ICE protest

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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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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SAM @samierens.bsky.social · 21h

🐸 Frog Team 6 loves America and we are deploying October 18th!! 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

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