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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, an infernal CBP helicopter woke me up early this morning. They’ve been buzzing my neighborhood like harpies all weekend. It reminds me of occupied Ireland back in the day. The racket casts a pall of doom, provokes a mix of sorrow and anger.

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Amy M @englishteacher75.bsky.social · 4h

Leave the schools alone!

Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 6h

"And when masked men grab a parent from the school car line or the corner coffee shop, all students in that school or neighborhood are subject to trauma and made to understand: The state can make people disappear. It is to be feared."

The Assault on Children

MAGA's use of kids to consolidate authoritarianism

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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Bastian Allgeier @bastianallgeier.com · 12h

The majority of the tech industry has no valid vision how to contribute to a liveable future on this planet. Their dystopian fantasies don’t meet human needs. That’s why we’ll keep sliding from one bubble to the next. Everything has to be artificially inflated to hide the abyss of meaninglessness.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

Using the government shutdown as an excuse to implement Project 2025. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions-in-force were underway.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 6h

Current* conditions near Mackinaw City, MI:

Northeastern view of the Mackinac Bridge traversing the Straits of Mackinac. // Image captured at: 2025-10-12 12:55:13 UTC (about 12 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Mackinaw City: 53.79 F | 12.11 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: SE at 8.053 mph | 12.9 kph // Humidity: 96%

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Kristofer Goldsmith @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social · 17h

Trump charges the Secret Service — American taxpayers — millions of dollars so he can play golf at his properties while people who’ve spent their entire lives serving and sacrificing for our country are getting fired. One third of the federal workforce is made up of veterans.

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 1d

Day 11 of the Republican Shutdown.

Donald Trump is back on the golf course.

House Republicans have cancelled votes for a third straight week.

And Democrats are continuing the fight to protect your healthcare.

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Ryan W Enslow @ryanwenslow.bsky.social · 19h

The purpose of government is not to maximize earnings to investors

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 16h

Who else can gas cops and get away with it? Start arresting them.

Dr. Sandy B @drsandyb.bsky.social · 20h

Now ICE is attacking Chicago PD! Gassed them, why aren't these "federal agents" being held accountable for THEIR reckless violence⁉️
youtube.com/shorts/onCvj...

ICE tear gassed 27 Chicago police officers, Superintendent Snelling says

YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago

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SmolQueen (in my pumpkin era) 🎃🐇 @smolqueen86.bsky.social · 6h

And unfortunately it's going to get a lot worse

Please let's love each other more not less 🥺🙏❤️‍🩹

Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 17h

The more I talk to people the more I hear stories about how much harder everything is getting. Check on your people if you can. ❤️

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Save this graph for the next time @MarshaBlackburn @SpeakerJohnson @JDVance try to hold $50 Billion for rural hospitals out as a of win for the 🇺🇸 people

We’re bad at math but $1.1 TRILLION in cuts (for tax cuts for the rich) > $50 BILLION

They think we are all morons

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Paul Atreides @paulatreidesno7.bsky.social · 18h

This is what the conservative sociopaths will never understand.

JOJOBEAN @jojobean.bsky.social · 23h

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Immigration officials took their parents. A Portland couple gave 4 kids a new home

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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boomdrummer.bsky.social @boomdrummer.bsky.social · 11h

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ELBOWS UP CANUCK! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 @comeoncomet.bsky.social · 13h

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boomdrummer.bsky.social @boomdrummer.bsky.social · 11h

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Shawna O @nonnashawna.bsky.social · 12h

Meanwhile in Portland:

www.npr.org/2025/10/11/n...

How social media influencers are promoting National Guard troop deployment to Portland

The Trump administration is working with right-wing influencers to shape the public's understanding of protests against ICE in Portland, Ore.

www.npr.org

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William @william80.bsky.social · 7h

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 3d

The Trump administration said Americans would fill farm jobs vacated by undocumented workers.

That's not happening, the Department of Labor now admits.

Trump's Labor Department admits that Trump's immigration crackdown is causing a shortage of farm workers

With fewer immigrant workers available on American farms, there is a risk of "supply shock-induced food shortages," the Labor Department says.

reason.com

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Princess of Ely @princessofely.bsky.social · 20h

#Iowa bans over 100 books in our schools and that places us fifth in the country, lucky us, huh?😡

The State of Book Bans

How does Iowa stack up?

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 7h

Current* conditions near Michigan City, IN:

Western view of Washington Park Beach and the inlet to Michigan City Harbor in Michigan City with Lake Michigan beyond. // Image captured at: 2025-10-12 12:06:15 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Michigan City: 52.43 F | 11.35 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: W at 1.006 mph | 1.62 kph // Humidity: 87%

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Amy M @englishteacher75.bsky.social · 7h

Making healthcare for ALL of us more expensive. They are so damn stupid.

Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 7h

“Trump’s big bill reduced compensation hospital EDs receive for treating undocumented immigrants. That reduction hurts hospitals, not undocumented immigrants whom hospitals still must treat…Hospitals are partially reimbursed for uncompensated care they give to help ensure financial sustainability”

Mississippi Today @mississippitoday.org · 8h

Government shutdown rhetoric begs the question: Should the sick and injured be denied emergency care?

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, federal law has required hospitals to provide emergency treatment to all who need it, regardless of whether they are U.S. citizens.

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 18h

“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.”

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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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 20h

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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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 7h

You live in a world where the Ivermectin sipping, Black people hating, anti-vaxxers have consolidated enough power that they don't have to even pretend to care what the rest of you think.

We could turn this around at any time, by opposing racism as vigorously as we oppose harm to white people.

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