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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 23m

Inside Trump’s NSPM-7: The Secret Directive Targeting Americans as “Radical Threats”
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Inside Trump’s NSPM-7: The Secret Directive Targeting Americans as “Radical Threats”

A new national security memorandum quietly signed by Donald Trump is being used to surveil and label millions of Americans as potential terrorists for their political and religious beliefs.

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 3h

Breaking: The Pentagon Walkout — America’s Free Press Just Hit the Wall
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Breaking: The Pentagon Walkout — America’s Free Press Just Hit the Wall

For the first time in U.S. history, journalists were told to sign a loyalty agreement—or lose access. All but one refused. This is how Project 2025 silences the truth and dismantles free speech.

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 5h

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/u-...

Do NOT put Donald Trump on any U.S. currency!

Rarely in U.S. history have living presidents minted their image on U.S. currency. Trump wants to change that.  In October, it was reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled plans f...

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 10d

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Don’t let Trump bully the Smithsonian and rewrite history!

Recently, Trump said "Big changes are being made at the Smithsonian" (1) after the White House threatened to strip the Smithsonian’s funding if it didn’t change its museums to fit Trump’s far-right wo...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12d

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Nashville ruled that the Department of Justice’s criminal case against Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be a form of punishment against him for legally challenging his abrupt removal to an El Salvador megaprison earlier this year.

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Punishing Abrego Garcia for Challenging Removal to El Salvador

Read more here.

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 12d

It’s Time to Abolish ICE
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It’s Time to Abolish ICE

Let’s stop pretending.

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 12d

Trump’s former spiritual advisor and donor Robert Morris just pled guilty to sexually abusing a 12 year old girl. NBC:
#ReleaseEpstienFiles

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15d

Why can’t we have nice things, too, instead of more spread of preventable diseases?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15d

Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social (an attorney): “Deploying military units to take part in policing Tennessee citizens violates the Tennessee Constitution… We either have the rule of law or we don’t.” @govbilllee

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15d

NEW YORK… ICE puts a photographer in the hospital…

Completely out of control

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 14d

There should be no safe spaces for pedophiles, Ted Cruz. The GOP should stop acting like Guardians of Pedophiles! Release all Epstein files!!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15d

😬 whoopsy. Freudian!

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15d

Fix this @apnews.com.

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BREAKING: Democrats vote down a GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.

Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15d

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of four New Hampshire voters, my law firm has filed a motion to intervene in the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking the state’s full, unredacted voter registration list. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-ha...

🚨 United States of America v. Scanlan

Learn more.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15d

WATCH — @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “Trump is posting racist AI videos, saying ‘I don't need to deal with them’. JD Vance is lying about what Democrats are asking saying we want to fund healthcare for illegals, which is impossible and doesn’t happen.”

Bad faith. #TrumpShutdown

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15d

Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days.

Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.

They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15d

I don’t need a message from Newsom. I came to that conclusion on my own. I suspect most of us did. It was based on listening to what Miller says, watching what he does, and understanding history.

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastword.msnbc.com · 15d

TONIGHT: @khanna.house.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

Promotional graphic for MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA)

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 16d

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C Leonard (@karmageddon54)

Women, friends, we need to be dragging THIS into the light, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 16d

Amen!!!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19d

Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democrat who won her election in a landslide just so he can block a vote on the Epstein files. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19d

Grijalva: I was looking at the example of now-Representative Walkinshaw from Virginia, who was elected two weeks ago Tuesday. The following Wednesday—less than 24 hours later—he was sworn in, with unofficial results.

So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21d

WATCH — @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “The common denominator is young men, usually white, with access to guns, carrying out these tragedies.”

As Jessica points out killers are writing nihilistic jokes on bullets, Gutfeld claims right-wing violence doesn’t happen (false) & downplays studies.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21d

And they hide their faces so they can remain unaccountable.

Two screenshots of X posts by @KatAbughazaleh, an Illinois Congressional candidate, dated September 24, 2025. The first post expresses concern about human rights violations at the Broadview ICE facility, imagining ICE agents assaulting her on camera in front of boarded-up windows and detainees. The second post, shared by @democracynow, reports that Kat Abughazaleh was thrown to the ground by ICE agents during a Chicago protest, suggesting officers commit human rights abuses when cameras are absent. Images include a blurred photo of Kat Abughazaleh with a microphone and a scene of a protest with ICE agents.

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 25d

Breaking: Trump Halts Patriot Sales — While Russia Escalates
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Breaking: Trump Halts Patriot Sales — While Russia Escalates

As Trump pretends to be tough on Russia, his actions tell the truth: weapons are stalled, allies are weakened, and Ukraine is left under fire, and the media stays silent.

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 26d

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...

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fannielou4me.bsky.social @fannielou4me.bsky.social · 27d

ABC Disney Silences Speech, Again!
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ABC Disney Silences Speech, Again!

Silence isn’t neutrality, it’s surrender. When corporations police speech to protect profits, democracy withers. The question is whether the people will act before it’s too late.

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