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Carolyn Castor

@carolyncastor.bsky.social

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‼️ DM = BLOCK ‼️ Born and bred in the South; Adulting on the West Coast - Berkeley, Eugene, Portland area (40 years); Hoosier grandmother. I travel half the year, and I cook and research history the other half. Ex-evangelical. Solid Blue!

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"He's a Citizen!" - ICE Tackles & Detains American Teen in Chicago

FOR MEDIA USE: PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO BROADCAST AND PUBLISH THIS FOOTAGE WITH MANDATORY CREDIT TO 'SAVE AMERICA MOVEMENT'. A witness describes the terrifying moment her 19-year-old American citizen brother-in-law was tackled to the ground and detained by ICE agents. Footage obtained by Operation Liberty Chicago captures the raw, on-the-ground aftermath of a tense ICE enforcement action on Chicago's East Side. This powerful interview with an eyewitness details the moment her 19-year-old brother-in-law, an American citizen, was allegedly tackled and detained by federal agents for simply "running from the store." According to the witness, her pleas that he was a U.S. citizen were ignored. Scenes like this from Chicago reflect why Operation Liberty deploys rapid-response Liberty Vans, to witness and document events as they unfold. This situation is still developing. Subscribe for updates on this and other breaking news. #uscitizenship #ICERaid #Chicago #OperationLibertyChicago #CivilRights

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NonnyLynda @nonnylynda.bsky.social · 4h

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 3h

Good!

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 5h

Have fun! 🎶🤘🎶

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 3h

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This one always creates an ear worm. I don’t even have the sound on, and I hear it.

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🕸godhatesyeeeest🕷 @godhatesyeast.bsky.social · 9h

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21h

"I refuse to accept a world where people are punished for seeking safety or silenced for speaking the truth. I refuse a system that values profit over people and power over love." - Natasha Cloud

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 18h

This. And this again.

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 16h

Me, too! I lay in bed all night without the sense that I ever fell asleep. Drinking coffee now, but I hurt all over.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22h

ITALIAN PM GIORGIA MELONI COULDN'T GET AWAY FAST ENOUGH.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

The only way we save our country is through our numbers.

Trump and MAGA don't have the majority, not even close.

Overwhelm them with numbers. Resist everywhere. They are too reckless, incompetent, and self-destructive.

Also, divide and conquer. Many fissures, especially around Epstein.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Was waiting to see how Olivia Reingold (who Oliver's piece destroyed almost as much as Bari Weiss) would respond, and you can see the tweet below which also shows she either did not watch his piece, or just didn't understand it, since he actually addresses this point directly.

Olivia Reingold quote tweeting Variety.

The Variety tweet is about John Oliver's piece on Bari Weiss leading CBS News, saying:

John Oliver slams Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News:

"I wouldn’t want anyone who led a pure opinion outlet, not even one that I happened to agree with, to suddenly be running CBS News. But it is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading."

Reingold then quotes it saying:

Why does this sound like John Oliver commenting on……John Oliver

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 21h

Lol! Perfect 🤩

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Labia majora to be precise 😌

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 22h

1. We are witnessing lawlessness on a scale none of us has seen in our lifetimes. It’s so bad that over the weekend, even Kamala Harris was forced to admit she’s lost faith in the American system of justice.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 1d

I think this from @donmoyn.bsky.social is essential reading for the moment. I’d emphasize that the staggering process he describes doesn’t end with the assault on immigrants. It’s about creating an armed force loyal to nobody but Trump. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1d

And, the same people who think the J6 feces smearers were heroes. Shameful, hateful people.

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Snarkchasm @eiming.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA so Alpha.

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1d

I want my back pay with interest!

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for posting! Very informative.

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1d

Isn’t it?!! Love her 😌

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1d

This woman is my new spirit animal. I might even try to get my Southern accent back 😂

TriciaE @triciae80.bsky.social · 1d

My new favorite “church lady”😂😂😂

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1d

Money is never irresponsibly spent at Powell’s 😌

a man in a priest 's collar is smiling with the words virtual sin forgiveness below him

Alt: a man in a priest 's collar is smiling with the words virtual sin forgiveness below him

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.

Right?

…right?

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