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cmaiytt.bsky.social @cmaiytt.bsky.social · 1h

They are sending Ukrainian asylum seekers forcibly to Russian prisons.

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 4h

Earlier this week, ICE grabbed another Russian dissident, in this case a decolonization activist from the Buryat community. If his case goes the way of Artyom Vovchenko and Leonid Melekhin, he could soon be deported and left to rot in a Russian prison. meduza.io/en/brief/202...

This was Russia today Wednesday, October 22, 2025 — Meduza

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stevebologna.bsky.social @stevebologna.bsky.social · 12h

This is my father’s resting place. He was OG Antifa. Miss you dad. Thank you for your service. He was on guard duty December 7th, 1941 and then he island hopped for over 4 yrs. I’m sure he would not be silent now.
In the 60’s he was a champion for voting rights. He’s still my inspiration

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

What keeps New Yorkers up at night are not the right-wing fever dreams of Andrew Cuomo.

It's whether or not they can keep living in the city they love.

I'm the only candidate on stage tonight with a vision for the future and a plan to bring down costs.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 6h

"The US government shutdown affects many important things in the US. It affects things like government programs & workers in government offices." @autisticadvocacy.org's plain language explainer of what things in the US changed or will change from the shutdown:
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/10/plai...

Plain Language Explainer: The Government Shutdown - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Right now, the U.S. government is shut down. The government shutdown affects many important things in the U.S. It affects things like government programs, and workers in government offices. In this ex...

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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 8h

NEW: A court has ruled that the admin arm of the New York State court system, OCA, cannot hide secret directives to judges on how to interpret laws

With so much at stake, New Yorkers deserve to know the influences behind judge decision making. We’re gratified that the state's highest court agrees.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Sen. Kevin Cramer on Mike Johnson: "It may be getting to be time for him to bring the House back into session, if for no other reason to start doing other legislation and perhaps to swear in the House member from Arizona that they're so uptight about."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 79th day out of the last 91.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 3h

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was one of the many people who took to the streets last night to protest ICE agents abducting people off the streets of Manhattan yesterday.

Immigrants — not ICE agents — belong in our communities

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 16h

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 3h

Trump’s public behavior is meant as political theater, drawing attention away from GOP Senators and the Senate’s structural role in enabling him.

He does not exist without Senate support.

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MdWTH @mdwth.bsky.social · 23h

He couldn't care less about the LAW, the Constitution and certainly not how things should get done or what permission he might need.....in his demented mind he is an Almighty God

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𝒮𝒽ℯ-ℛ𝒶 @riptodeesse.blacksky.app · 3h

Hey man say man I don’t know about y’all but I think as we head into holiday season we should definitely be helping each other any way we can. Networking, crowdfunding, donating, etc. We’re going to have to be here for each other if we’re going to make it thru this

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

He’s just gonna keep going and take down the whole White House, isn’t he

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 8h

First thing we do is rip his name off of every federal building anywhere it was placed.

Straight into a dumpster.

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 3h

Our debt went up a TRILLION DOLLARS in the last two months

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jen rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 9h

As a reminder, just like in TX and Missouri, North Carolina's Trump congressional gerrymander isn't targeting a *Democratic member of Congress* -- it's targeting *the people and communities who live in that district*

jen rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: North Carolina is now the third state to pass a new congressional map this year at Trump’s demand, after TX and Missouri. The map is designed to create an additional GOP seat in Congress, at the expense of Black voters.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

North Carolina Passes Trump Gerrymander Targeting Black Voters, With Legal Challenge Likely

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 3h

It sounds crazy but I promise you: if you just put your phone aside and read for half an hour each night before bed, it will change your life.

[quoting a tweet from CaffeinatedLiha: “Reading books at night is self-care. The kind that ruins your sleep schedule but heals your soul.”]

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 9h

The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity.

"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.

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Attorney General James Launches Portal to Collect Photos and Videos of ICE Activity in New York

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James is encouraging New Yorkers to submit videos or other documentation of federal immigration enforcement actions in New York following yesterday’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on Canal Street in New York City.

“Every New Yorker has the right to live without fear or intimidation,” said Attorney General James. “If you witnessed and documented ICE activity yesterday, I urge you to share that footage with my office. We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law. No one should be subject to unlawful questioning, detention, or intimidation.”

Attorney General James is asking New Yorkers to share photos or videos of federal government actions using the Office of the Attorney General’s new online portal.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h

For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.

Threads post from julieceye

At my local Home Depot today in Evanston, IL. They abducted 5 people in my immediate area.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a marathon speech on the Senate floor Wednesday evening after 22 hours and 37 minutes, saying he was “ringing the alarm bells” on the arrival of authoritarianism under President Trump.

Senator Merkley Warns of Authoritarianism Under Trump in Nearly 23-Hour Speech

The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.

She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.

So I confronted him.

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 4h

Friendly reminder:

Dems successfully impeached the Dictator in the WH *twice.*

The traitorous, treasonous GOP failed to uphold accountability and convict him, *twice.*

But for their failures, we would not be here today.

We do not have a one-man problem.

We have a coup-complicity problem.

🆘🇺🇸

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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 23h

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