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Brian Boyle @brianboy12.bsky.social · 1h

Yikes!! Reporter's have to have their pieces approved by the DOD (now referred to as the 3rd Reich) before they are published?

This is all happening way too fast. SMDH

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Paula- The Blue Warrior @resist61.bsky.social · 3h

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Brian Boyle @brianboy12.bsky.social · 1h

Wow ... that would have been a lot of work by the artist(s).

Beautiful!

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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 3h

Hope Painted on Silos

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Hope Painted on Silos

This morning I cycled in to Rutherglen in Victoria expecting nothing more than the quiet end of another rail trail. Instead, I found colour, creativity, and hope towering above me.Three enormous grain...

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Therese:ERAnow @thereseeranow.bsky.social · 3h

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CDC 'lays off more than 1,000 staff members working on measles, Ebola and disease forecasting' (The Mirror US Online)

Over 1,000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees were laid off amid the government shutdown— with a large portion of them having worked ...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5h

A federal judge in Illinois has ordered the Trump administration to stop beating, shooting at, and generally using violence against journalists and peaceful protesters. trib.al/4vE1zjf

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 5h

YES, these are kidnappings, and the perps will have their day in court when we begin American Nuremberg Trials.

Squid96 @squid96.bsky.social · 5h

JFC, this is straight up kidnapping/facism in action. 'murica in '25.

Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 11h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

Link | Subreddit

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 3h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 4h

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Brian Boyle @brianboy12.bsky.social · 3h

"As god is my witness, I will protect TFG!!! He may be a rapist, a pedophile, an ignorant piece of sh*t .... but, I'll lie, cheat, steal to protect him!!"
-- Pam Bondi (Defender of Trash)

[end of satire] or [maybe not]

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Brian Boyle @brianboy12.bsky.social · 3h

"As god is my witness, I will protect TFG!!! He may be a rapist, a pedophile, an ignorant piece of sh*t .... but, I'll lie, cheat, steal to protect him!!"
-- Pam Bondi (Defender of Trash)

[end of satire] or [maybe not]

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Brian Boyle @brianboy12.bsky.social · 3h

I think many of us feel the same. The speed at which TFG Admn is tearing apart our Democratic institutions is to a point, I wonder if 2026 will even be soon enough. Our legal systems are not designed to handle this much damage this fast. & We have so many under-educated voters who still support TFG.

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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 3h

I have an underlying fear that Donald Trump allowed Elon Musk to do irreparable damage to our Democracy. I fear for the safety of our voting systems.

Am I alone? 😳