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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h

It's disturbing to see Hispanics arresting other Hispanics, as if they consider themselves superior to those they are apprehending.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 10h

Someone explain what this means for a rube like me?

Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 21h

Go back to Texas, where you’re actually needed. @timklateriser.bsky.social

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 21h

Of course they fear clerics. They’re demons, agents of Satan, they wear the mark of the beast—MAGA—on their heads. If you splashed holy water on them, they’d blister and shriek.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 23h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 1d

Good article, I’m surprised Bootlicker Bezos let them publish it.

Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 1d

Who didn’t see this coming? Well, except Trump voters akd the fools who stayed home.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 1d

The President of the United States is a child rapist & batshit crazy malignant narcissist…

He doesn’t want to go to jail so he never wants to leave office…

He is trying to foment civil war so he can evolve a police state & forego elections…

BECAUSE. HE. IS. A. CHILD. RAPIST.

#NoKings on 10/18

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 1d

They should shove their soy beans up their ass, given that they did this to themselves. They can’t claim ignorance this time.

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Howard ✡🟦🎗 @howarda-atlaw.bsky.social · 2d

Donny, who wants out of NATO, signed a faux-NATO agreement deeming an attack on Qatar an attack on USA.

And now a Qatari Airbase in Idaho.

Qatar, whose rep wrote "we are all Hamas".

But America First, right?

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

Look at these Nazis.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

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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The Pumpkin Dipshit @pumpkinpal.bsky.social · 3d

"It's finally time to admit that johnny cash was cool" damn bro is it also time to admit that wheels are round?

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

Who is a submental that wrote these idiotic words? I need to speak with them. As I wrote on a related thread, the WORST genre is "young hipster discovers something for the first time and thinks they are the only one who knows about it." Like Hegseth ranting at those generals about fitness to serve.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 2d

Fun Fact: no President of the United States has “plenary authority.”

The Constitution was written and structured to avoid EXACTLY THAT!!

People who publicly state otherwise violate the oath of office and should be removed.

They are incompatible with the idea of fealty to the Constitution.

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 2d

Nazis everywhere are pissed off that Antifa is co-opting the frog and making it a left wing symbol.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

Airport line is still running, although depending on when you land I could come pick you up.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

Please tell your pal Ezra, he doesn't get it yet.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

I will never ever forgive the people who made this possible. Everything you've done, I hope it comes back at you exponentially worse.

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 2d

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 2d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

I think that's a bit of an overstatement. Some of the Boomers--many of them--totally suck and simply will not exit gracefully.
But some get it--and some Boomers are our allies.
The only group I see as a monolith is the GOP. They're all Nazis.

Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

Why is Trump giving our land away to Qatar? I mean, no shade on the Qataris, but don't they have their own land?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.

Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

Oh look, a Republican who says he's a Christian is bearing false witness again! Maybe he'll get your grandparents shot!

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 2d

Sure, run an ancient person for Senate. Maybe she'll even live a couple of years. I'm sure young people will be inspired to vote for a living fossil. Great job everyone!

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

Janet Mills — who is 77 — should stay the absolute fuck away from the Senate race and this situation is honestly

FRUSTRATING. AS. FUCK.

GRAHAM PLATNER FOR SENATE!

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