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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 13h

Why have no journalists asked if we would get paid for buying prescription drugs??

Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 13h

Source: Immigrants Who Tried to Self-Deport with Trump’s CBP Home App Are Stuck in America
www.propublica.org/article/trum...

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

www.propublica.org

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 13h

Many migrants who agreed to self-deport for a flight and bonus promised by DHS never received tickets or payment, ProPublica found. One Venezuelan mother, whose partner was detained, waited months after giving up her home and pulling her kids from school—only to sink deeper into poverty.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16h

Hello Idaho, we’re here to keep your potatoes safe from Antifa.

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 16h

Out of 65 federal judges appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents who responded to a NYT questionnaire, 72% said SCOTUS has been mishandling the emergency docket

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 18h

I feel this on a deep level

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 18h

My fears exactly

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 19h

Witkoff was met with loud boos from Israelis at any mention of Netanyahu during a rally in Tel Aviv ahead of the hostages’ release

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

His inner circle and family are equally as insane

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahoma Gov. Stitt is the first Republican governor to oppose sending the Texas National Guard to Illinois.

"We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights. Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration," he said.

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

The United Nations held a rare emergency meeting on U.S. military actions to address the strikes on Venezuelan boats. After every diplomat condemned the attacks, the U.S. representative said, "Washington D.C. stands ready to carry out further strikes as needed."

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

This is my guess as well. So he will install her after overthrowing Maduro

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

She did, unfortunately

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA wants to redefine anti-fascism so they can have a blanket term to "justify" murdering and kidnapping everyday Americans that question the Trump regime, call out its numerous criminal actions, and / or ask for the release of the Epstein files.

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh I'm liking her less and less as the day goes on

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

The Canadian boycott of travel to the U.S. continued through September—cementing an enormous economic loss for American tourism in 2025 as visitors from around the world choose not to travel to the States amid geopolitical tensions.
www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

-$33 BILLION in military aid over 2 years
-$45 MILLION every day
-$144/month per every 🇮🇱 citizen from 🇺🇸

As 🇮🇱 has free health care, free college, subsidized child care… and we do not.

Study: costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/AidToI...

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

Infuriating

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

The chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize confirms that Donald Trump does not meet the moral and ethical standards associated with the award, citing a lack of courage and integrity a trait that defines MAGA.

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

Major yikes

Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

I think she's center-right, in opposition of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. Though I did just see she's an ally of Netanyahu so 🤷‍♀️

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

I'd like to think they are agreeing with us

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

What the hell

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d

There’s no greater snub to Trump than María Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize, a Venezuelan woman who is a talisman for democracy in a world of autocratic men.

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 2d

In the ruling to block the Illinois National Guard deployment, Judge April Perry pointed out that ICE agents prompted the protests, and deploying troops would "only add fuel to the fire that defendants themselves have started."

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