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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 3h

I wish we had the people who are not afraid to pursue this!

GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 3h

Hard agree.
This jumping on hero/presidential whims is insane. Moments of meeting the moment are great!
We are not in a moment but a long haul. Yes, take the moments, watch for flags. We all need to participate in moving democracy forward and away from fascists and theocrats.

Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 16h

I think Pritzker is great in that he's rising to this moment in Chicago. I like that. I like him in that.

Before I'm all 'ooo Pritzker for Prez' tho, I would need to know a lot more about him.

And I think many of you need to be cautious in the desperation for wanting a hero to rise to the moment

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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 3h

Love them

Ka81 @ka81.bsky.social · 5h

Wasn't expecting during this era was how left wing my parents would become:

"If you managed to get to our age and you think any of this is ok, you're basically saying you've learnt nothing. Being older excuses, nothing."

Swear they are making me look lazy here.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 4h

Zohran Mamdani on the weaponization of the DOJ against Letitia James. Pam Bondi is going to have to answer to all of these fake indictments. She is going to lose everything in life because of this alliance with Trump.

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 4h

@raskin.house.gov @padilla.senate.gov
Unelected
Doing press cinema and leading the kidnapping plans?

John @writeroftruth.bsky.social · 22h

Dump didn't write this, Stephen (wereyouborninthiscountry) Miller did. Why is everyone afraid to drag him in front of congress, he's actually the one (unelected) running this country...have some guts for once!

Democracy dies in dark corners of hidden rooms, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 4h

This should lead every news out there. It is a stunning kick in the head for democracy. Jfc

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19h

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

Well yuck 🤮

Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 8h

Some people will do anything for Canadian citizenship

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 16h

chat it's happening

uk.news.yahoo.com/katy-perry-j...

GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov
These are YOUR troopers. What are you doing here

✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 12h

Citizens demanding transparency and lawfulness from their public servants.

📢This is the way.
#ChicagoStrong

GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

And Medicare
Both
Do not bend

Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 18h

The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House. And they love to remind us when it’s convenient for them. So it's on them to fund the government. If they want our votes, they have to come talk to us.

They know what we want: extend the ACA tax credits so the healthcare system doesn't collapse.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

It is gigantic! How beautiful he is

I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · 7h

Wolf transforms into a good boy after being visited by people who helped raise their pack.

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

#dog #dogday #bluesky #nature #wildlife #animals

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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

Good call
I know a Faraday bag from the movies, can any normal person get one?

#BigBeautifulCON ❌👑 @g7071.bsky.social · 6h

5 short-term solutions:
(1) Turn off location services
(2) Go back to using printed street maps like the pre-GPS days
(3) Use a Faraday bag for your smartphone / laptop
(4) See if a dumb phone w/o location tracking is a solution
(5) If legal in your state, pack a firearm for self-defense

GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

FIFTEEN YEARS OLD!!!
FUCK ICE

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 20h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

He needs that adoration. His handlers need the video to enhance their appeasement of him daily.
I cannot imagine being forced to interact w that man after being released 😪

🦋 ᕈᕼi 🦋 @thephi.blue · 5h

Looks like the Israeli hostages will only be released when Trump shows up in Israel, for maximum show effect. 🤔

They want to go home. Their families are waiting. Can't imagine their pain and exhaustion, and sure as hell they don't want to wait for an old fart to be reunited with their loved ones. 😠

GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

Kushner couple up there makes me want to vomit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

Interesting but if clip here

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

“These poor women.”

Marge making even more sense with Tim Dillon on Congress failing to address the cost of living/health care prices… and the truth about what’s really in the Epstein files. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DPsYFQ-...

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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov can't talk out of both sides of your mouth in this.
Get your cops to stop harassing citizens. Jfc. That should be easy

psheth.bsky.social @psheth.bsky.social · 15h

@jbpritzker.bsky.social could easily order ISP to just stay away from DHS/ICE facilities. It's a deliberate choice for ISP to be there providing crowd control for federal goons.

He's talked a good game but talk is cheap, and his actions are just as bad as every other elected Dem leader.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 16h

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @mikethompson.house.gov
Defund, disband, eliminate DHS & ICE

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

ICE spent $800K on vans with stingray tech that collects data from all nearby phones, even yours. These devices mimic cell towers to track locations and intercept communications. Oversight and transparency are needed now.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11h

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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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

Portland 🔥

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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 5h

Love all of this. Good for you. Every bit of resisted behavior works.

Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 1d

5/ That old geezer was a loudmouth bully who thought because everyone looked like him (old and white, minus the staff) that he could spout his nonsense because everyone agreed with him. He found out differently. Had he kept talking so would we have too. Old people with zero fucks left to give.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 13h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

“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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GemsSeller GIA AJP @gemsseller.bsky.social · 6h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov state troopers? Beating protesters?? When are you getting involved with that?

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 16h

Tonight, in Broadview — a suburb outside of Chicago where Illinois state troopers are doing crowd control near the ICE detention center.

Read the thread from @unraveledpress.com

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 16h

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

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