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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 3h

This map from the Economist article shows that some states have severe true Trump Derangement Syndrome - They believe Trump is a god and refuse to admit that he is destroying our country.

Map of US states showing Trumps approval and disapproval ratings.

flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 3h

There was no reason to damage every apartment and drag out kids and zip tie them. Most are American citizens and were eventually released but imagine the trauma. Their apartments & belongings were trashed.

This vicious government does not represent me. Does it represent you?

Object! Take action!

flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

Trump & Noem's goons are attacking American citizens in Chicago. They destroyed an apartment building with over 100 residents in a raid reminiscent of Bin Laden's capture. They violently broke into apartments and dragged everyone out, including kids. Terrifying.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

Trump administration can't require states to cooperate with immigration agents to get FEMA grants, judge rules

The Trump administration faced a legal setback in its push to cut off funding to "sanctuary" cities and states

www.cbsnews.com

flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

Trump & Noem's goons are attacking American citizens in Chicago. They destroyed an apartment building with over 100 residents in a raid reminiscent of Bin Laden's capture. They violently broke into apartments and dragged everyone out, including kids. Terrifying.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

Trump administration can't require states to cooperate with immigration agents to get FEMA grants, judge rules

The Trump administration faced a legal setback in its push to cut off funding to "sanctuary" cities and states

www.cbsnews.com

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

Of course it will be appealed & appealed until it reaches MAGA judges or our corrupt SCOTUS.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

Trump administration can't require states to cooperate with immigration agents to get FEMA grants, judge rules

The Trump administration faced a legal setback in its push to cut off funding to "sanctuary" cities and states

www.cbsnews.com

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Tam-Rah @blue-fire1.bsky.social · 4h

No Kings — Freedom (video)
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No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

Netanyahu is a war criminal and won't stop murdering Palestinians until he is brought to justice.

Trump is an accomplice to these crimes against humanity.

#WarCriminals

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 4h

The joke is on Trump. The ethnic cleansing is simply being moved over to the West Bank.

Who in their right mind would believe the Israelis— under Benjamin Netanyahu—about *anything*?

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 4h

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randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 4h

what really burns is that you know this discussion happens every day in the editing rooms and yet, so far, no NYT reporters are speaking up and explaining how their editors are silencing them - which leads me to conclude the reporters are ok with it - which - yeh - um -

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

Collect a claim from one side, collect a claim from the other, present them both to the reader with an awkward shrug and a "who can say?"

And the photo choice -- Noem's looking down ... on what? The reverse angle showed a small crowd and a quiet street. But can't show that, it's biased to one side!

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

They have absolutely no shame. None. To blame a right wing lunatic's murders on Antifa is ridiculous.

Where is our national media? What happened to fact checking and shining a light on this bullshit?

#Shameless

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

Preach it Bishop!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

When will millions of Americans stand up and say STOP? Hopefully Saturday, October 18, at No Kings protests around the country! Take a stand. Make a difference before it's too late.

Trump & his billionaire buddies in crypto & AI are trying to drown out our voices. Don't let them!

indivisible.org

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

He is the cruelest, saddest, scariest fascist in Trump's administration. How anyone could support him & his warped vision of dictatorial government is beyond me.

He must've been really bullied as a child and it turned him into a sad, vicious monster.

#TrumpTyranny

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

As Trump Moves Toward Autocracy, Top Aide Stephen Miller Is Way Ahead Of Him

Trump’s chief propagandist accuses opponents of “insurrection” and attempting a “coup” — while declaring Trump has “plenary authority.”

As Trump Moves Toward Autocracy, Top Aide Stephen Miller Is Way Ahead Of Him

The president’s chief propagandist accuses opponents of “insurrection” and attempting a “coup” — while declaring Trump has “plenary authority.”

www.huffpost.com

flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 4h

State & local corruption is a problem in Hawaii (see The Mailbox Conspiracy book). A group is pushing anti corruption bills but lawmakers refuse them.

"...a measure that would strike at the heart of Hawaiʻii’s pay-to-play political culture by closing a loophole.."

www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/camp...

Campaign Commission Pushes Again For Bills Lawmakers Keep Rejecting

It will reintroduce measures that were killed late in the last session with no public explanation.

www.civilbeat.org

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 5h

They plan to buy more Senators & Reps in 2026.

They don't want crypto regulated. And the billionaires running AI firms don't want to be regulated either.

Between billionaires money & AI's ability to hijack people's perception of truth - Trump won't have to worry about elections anymore.

flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 5h

The billionaires have bought a government that works for them. The cabinet is full of billionaires. They made Trump a billionaire through crypto scams & he filled his cabinet with billionaires. Crypto firms spent $40M to oust a Dem senator to get one they control.

apnews.com/article/cryp...

Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It's ready for a repeat in 2026

The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington.

apnews.com

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 5h

The billionaires have bought a government that works for them. The cabinet is full of billionaires. They made Trump a billionaire through crypto scams & he filled his cabinet with billionaires. Crypto firms spent $40M to oust a Dem senator to get one they control.

apnews.com/article/cryp...

Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It's ready for a repeat in 2026

The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington.

apnews.com

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Sharkmeister77 @sharkmeister77.bsky.social · 8h

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 8h

This should be running on all major network TV newscasts. This would be the lead story under any other President.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 8h

From books on the dangers of an enfeebled Commander In Chief gleaned from smart reporter brain interpretations of stutters and footwear, to complete disinterest in one having a hard time completing sentences while ignoring the Constitution and doing revenge prosecutions.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.

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judyds.bsky.social @judyds.bsky.social · 11h

Click the link below to find a protest near you. Show up, it may be your last chance! Spread this link in every comment section on every platform. Put signs out everywhere & pass out flyers.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10h

No Kings,
For the love of America.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

nokings.org

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DarLee @thedlee.bsky.social · 9h

Mike Johnson can pass legislation to pay the troops WITHOUT ANY votes from the Democrats, but because his directive from Trump is to prevent the discharge petition from even coming close to being voted on he won't do it. He should lose his job for this.

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Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 1d

These do not look like police videos. They look like campaign ones." I spoke about DHS's glossy, military like videos. The deportations are for the camera. @cnn.com @zbyronwolf.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Analysis: DHS leans into propaganda with militaristic action videos | CNN Politics

When helicopters descended on a Chicago apartment building last week with federal agents kitted out in military gear, locals saw a terrifying escalation in the federal government’s incursion into Chic...

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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 9h

I read about this yesterday,and I shared some something about it.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 12h

NEVER FORGET: Pam “Don’t Call Me A LIAR” Bondi ALLEGEDLY knows where the 50K is. And when the allegedly turns into definitely then that is called PERJURY!

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