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Doug Urner (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ @douglasurner.bsky.social · 2h

They didn't have zip ties & helicopters back then. But that's just nitpicking...

Doug Urner (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ @douglasurner.bsky.social · 2h

I think one of the keys isn't talking, but listening, giving "the other" the space to say what they're thinking, worrying, angry about. There are very, very few people who truly have no empathy. If we know what they fear we can help them to confront / conquer the fear.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10h

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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FGvW @fatgirlvsworld.bsky.social · 6h

I think if someone doesnt want to join a #NoKings protest (for whatever reason), it should be a day of community service or community engagement.

I get that not all people feel safe to attend. And that is okay.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h

“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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Beau @runningsignal.com · 1d

Dem Governors have more control over trade than they understand.

70% of international trade is running through the black dots. Most of the biggest sea ports, and most proximal to water.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12h

Our volunteers have been 3D printing whistles for ICE watch. Make your own today at 7016 N Clark St in Rogers Park from 12-3pm!

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MD or Bust aka Applejuice @appyjumpindaze.bsky.social · 1d

Important information on what to do if you are a bystander to 🧊 kidnapping someone or another event where someone needs help (@tiktokce0)

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BluesterB @bluesterb.bsky.social · 1d

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Mayhem RN @mayhem1994.bsky.social · 1d

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Mayhem RN @mayhem1994.bsky.social · 1d

Oh shit... Trump meltdown incoming. He said "We only give the award to people of courage and integrity."

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Doug Urner (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ @douglasurner.bsky.social · 11h

If I’m not mistaken that was Swedish for Donald Trump will never be a candidate for the Peace Prize.

Mayhem RN @mayhem1994.bsky.social · 1d

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Mayhem RN @mayhem1994.bsky.social · 1d

Oh shit... Trump meltdown incoming. He said "We only give the award to people of courage and integrity."

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 1d

The CDC and ACIP quietly updated their recommendations and now specifically include pregnant individuals among those eligible for COVID vaccination.

Under the new policy, insurers are required to cover the vaccine for pregnant people without cost sharing. buff.ly/Id2vJbe

#medsky #obgynsky 🛟😷🧪

Pregnant woman with lovely smile and dark skin, brown hair wearing a burgandy top and jeans and has a bandaid from vaccination. "The CDC and ACIP updated guidance: Pregnant patients are eligible for COVID vaccination."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13h

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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Doug Urner (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ @douglasurner.bsky.social · 14h

…and her husband.

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 1d

Idk who needs to hear this, but…

Citizens of the United States of America loudly and proudly protesting against the unconstitutional installment of a King is as patriotic and American as it gets.

I fully endorse 50501’s response to traitor Johnson ⬇️

RESIST.

✊🏼🆘🇺🇸

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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 1d

Ballots for the November General Election are hitting mailboxes next week!
Make sure yours arrives on time. Check your registration or update your info today at VoteWA.gov

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Duchess Van Hoof @duchess-van-hoof.bsky.social · 23h

I get frequent ads for American thrillers, and they all seem to be roughly the same story over and over again.

Guy who is dangerous, villains who are probably non-white, an enourmous threat to American lives; all due to someone hating their freedoms.

Is this 9/11 propaganda to this day?

NPR @npr.org · 1d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

n.pr

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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 20h

GOP candidate claims firing people for being gay ‘is not discrimination’ in Virginia governor’s debate

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

GOP candidate claims firing people for being gay ‘is not discrimination’ in Virginia governor’s debate

Winsome Earle-Sears's remarks drew immediate backlash.

www.advocate.com

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Doug Urner (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ @douglasurner.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. I can see why Trump & Noem think Portland is a hell hole - for the same reasons that the rest of us are probably thinking “This is the sort of place where I want to live. A place where the government is on my side.”

TheRoadie. @roadie63.bsky.social · 1d

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
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Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

www.oregonlive.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 1d

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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #BannedBooksWeek! Author Nikkolas Smith reminds us that when they ban books about justice and equality, they reveal their fear—not our failure.
The more they push back, the more creators will rise.
Art is resistance.
Stories are power.
Keep the fight alive.

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 1d

Release the Epstein Files.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 1d

#ResistanceRoots
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

Between 1929 and 1936, as many as 2 million people of Mexican descent were repatriated or deported to Mexico. The Mexican Repatriation program was presented as a means of opening up jobs for Americans but was actually driven by nativist sentiment. /1

Mexican Americans wait to be repatriated to Mexico in the 1930s.

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