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mommom-dayton.bsky.social @mommom-dayton.bsky.social · 7h

The cruelty is astonishing. This is not what the USA is supposed to be like.
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Jackie and her four young children were kidnapped from a picnic by ICE

YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 18h

CNN searched for ANTIFA in Portland, here's what they found: Bananas, Frogs, a Unicorn, dance parties, and a guy who doesn't know what any of this is and just wants ICE to leave. (Also look how they treated reporter Shimon Prokupecz.)

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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FrodoLove @frodolove.bsky.social · 1d

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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SAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 14h

Happy Cat Cafe Caturday from adoptable kitty, Finnegan! Finnegan is such a sweet and gentle soul, he loves cozying up with his friends, and he enjoys his pets too! This cutie is 7 months old and he must be adopted with one of his similarly aged SAFE Team pals or by a forever family with another

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 7h

Very nice costume, Evie! Did Tinkerbell help you pick it out?

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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 16h

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In Herndon, VA: Luna needs a foster home to go to by October 12th!

Fancy Cats & Dogs Rescue Team

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Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 18h

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 7h

That is the cutest!!!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 9h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 10h

That was perfection. Thank you so much for this!

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 11h

“We’ve known for months that he’s been sick, but the words radiation and treatment hit differently. They landed in a place I didn’t expect. Because it feels like more than just one man enduring.
It feels like a reflection of all of us.”
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The Only Way Out Is Through

What Joe Biden’s endurance teaches us about America’s own capacity to heal.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

"Forty-two judges went so far as to say that the Supreme Court’s emergency orders had caused 'some' or 'major' harm to the public’s perception of the judiciary[,] [including] nearly half of the Republican-nominated judges."

gift link 👉 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 11h

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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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 13h

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!

connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you. We are trying to also cram in all the love for all the years she won't be with us. ❤️

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 14h

❤️❤️❤️

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 15h

It's so very hard. I know you miss him so much. Wishing you comfort.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 18h

That means more than you can ever know! ❤️

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NPR @npr.org · 20h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 21h

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