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Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 7h

An owl?

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Dr. Theresa Chapple @drtheresachapple.bsky.social · 1d

My house is shaking as ICE helicopters hover above our heads.
Chicago is under siege.
Helps us fight back. Tell Congress to stop mass deportations.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 8h

Claiming he hasn't seen or heard of anything is a convenient excuse for denying the reality of what IS happening. Johnson is the king of denial.

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Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 9h

So, basically, nothing is off the table for Johnson.
Karma is chomping at the bit!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 9h

Trump doesn't buy groceries so he wouldn't know if prices are down (which they aren't) but he "heard" prices were down.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 14h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 9h

Wow.

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Shelley Jacobs @shelleya.bsky.social · 1d

In June when I said I was attending the No King's protest, someone said 'oh it's just going to be old people in sun hats.'

'Yes', I said, 'the same people who 60 years ago protested to end the Vietnam War.'

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The Rock Diva @therockdiva.bsky.social · 1d

"If your first amendment rights are threatened, and you don't show up because you're afraid, then you already don't have first amendment rights."

Ezra Levin

#Maddow

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Not even bothering to hide it anymore

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

Warming waters cause corals to “bleach” when these organisms expel symbiotic algae that provide nutrients, oxygen & vibrant colors.

The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.

nature

NEWS

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Coral die-off marks Earth's first climate
'tipping point', scientists say

A surge in global temperatures has caused widespread bleaching and death of warm-water corals around the world.

By Jeff Tollefson

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5e1pt1mu5 Pr1me 🫘 @5e1pt.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing what happens when you put Dems in charge!

apnews.com/article/nort...

North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.

apnews.com

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 1d

War torn Portland.
I am

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Immigrant advocates have been thrown to the ground, pepper-sprayed, and tailed in their cars by officers in an apparent attempt to intimidate them, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social reports. One tells her: “It's never been this bad.”

‘It’s Never Been This Bad’

Immigrant advocates face escalating consequences and threats from the president.

bit.ly

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

So glad that @tanvi.bsky.social followed up on this group of people; those who were in Border Patrol detention centers on the days Trump took office, people from countries where deportation wasn't easy for the Trump admin, who ended up dumped in Panama to send a message to other migrants.

Tanvi Misra @tanvi.bsky.social · 18h

his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
@nymag.com -->

nymag.com/intelligence...

What Happened to The Migrants The U.S. Dumped In Panama?

Nearly 300 people were sent to a country they’d never lived in. The journey didn’t end there.

nymag.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 18h

Remember they not only want to expand this but also decrease the regulations.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 18h

www.cnn.com/interactive/...

Americans are losing millions to scammers at crypto ATMs. Here’s how companies profit

Companies often fail to refund money to victims and aggressively fight police to claw back scam money seized from machines.

www.cnn.com

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Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 16h

Disappointing to see Maher participate in laughing and so grossly uninformed. This is how the public is gaslighted by the media and shielded from facts.

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Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 16h

Here's an overall view of what is happening in Congress.
Trump is having Republicans "boycott" working with the Democrats to end the shutdown.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 20h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 16h

Note the words "under the Biden & Trump administrations".

Cielo Azul NM @cieloazulnm.bsky.social · 16h

Again, Congress approves the money.