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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 14h

Republicans feel empowered by their leader's autocratic coup against the Constitution to pursue their most cartoonishly evil agenda items, like literally making it easier to kill seals and whales

abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so

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Carol @cvc5280.bsky.social · 8h

I got an email saying I should receive the three copies I ordered this Tuesday!

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 8h

That said, if someone is more comfortable using “antifascist” and wants to educate others that “antifa” is short for antifascist, I think they should go for it—and I agree the media has a responsibility to clarify that fact. It’s going to take ALL of us using every ability we have to defeat fascism.

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 17h

Remember that all of this is in defense of a detention center where people are being held in horrible conditions after being kidnapped off the street for no reason.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17h

Again today, local police outside Broadview just aggressively arrested more protesters. Tough to tell exactly how many, but looks like 3-4 people were just detained.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 10h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 11h

Diane Keaton in her Manhattan apartment with Buster, an Abyssinian, photographed by Jill Krementz in 1977

black & white photograph of young Diane Keaton smiling and standing next to a white refrigerator in a barren-looking kitchen. her cat Buster is crouched on top of the fridge playing with/swatting her hair in the upper right hand corner. she's wearing a long skinny white scarf with a dot-grid pattern, a high-neck white blouse with an ascot/kerchief around the neck, and a black blazer/skirt or blazer dress over what looks like a vest

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Carol @cvc5280.bsky.social · 10h

Excellent idea ⬇️

Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 13h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 12h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov did you hear about this?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14h

www.chicagomag.com/news/chicago...

Chicago Is Organizing for All

Everyday Chicagoans are proving to be the first line of defense against the federal incursion into their city.

www.chicagomag.com

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 11h

I always knew that Left Shark was destined for greater things.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

Portland 🔥

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

If you want to get all the most current information on the elector cases, listen to @libradunn1.bsky.social and me every Wednesday on the Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Episode 246 | Mister Hamilton!

Podcast Episode · Cleanup on Aisle 45 with AG & Harry Dunn · 10/08/2025 · 49m

podcasts.apple.com

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Carol @cvc5280.bsky.social · 10h

So glad you’re here, Leah. 💙

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 12h

Also, in direct contradiction to Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins’ claim that mass deportations will make the farm workforce “100% American,” the labor dept admitted Americans won’t take those jobs and don’t have the skills to replace the undocumented workers leaving them. DUH X2.

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Carol @cvc5280.bsky.social · 11h

This this this

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 11h

it actually offends me how sloppy and careless they are. anyone who’s ever been laid off knows the panic you feel when it happens. and while obviously it’s good that they backtracked, these are people’s fucking LIVELIHOODS they’re messing with.

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 12h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 12h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 15h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Carol @cvc5280.bsky.social · 16h

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23h

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 21h

Why?

To show fellow Americans that the vast majority of us reject this: we don’t want a dictatorship, or Christian nationalism, or techno-fascism; for everyone who is unaware of or doesn’t attend a protest, we show them they’re not alone—that millions stand with them, and that they can resist too.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21h

“We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close.”

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen @pettersen.house.gov · 21h

Attention Lakewood! If you’ve been impacted by the shutdown, our office is here to support you.

Join us for a Federal Worker Resource Fair for resources, information, and support for federal employees in CO-7. RSVP here. https://bit.ly/4742wNk

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Carol @cvc5280.bsky.social · 21h

I’m so looking forward to getting the three copies I ordered; one for myself and the others for two activist friends.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 21h

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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