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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

Vicious authoritarianism built on a pretext of shameless lies under the cover of scolding Christianity.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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guidegroup.bsky.social @guidegroup.bsky.social · 17h

Thanks for gifting!

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Teri Goodson 🇺🇲 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 🏳‍🌈 🏳‍⚧ 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 🇧🇷 🇺🇳 🇯🇵 🇰🇷 @terigoodson.bsky.social · 17h

Trump has bankrupted 6 businesses. Don't think his ridiculous policies won't drive our economy into a ditch. Oh, he certainly wouldn't take any responsibility or do anything to help.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

The Trump administration’s National Guard deployments are highly inefficient.

www.theatlantic.com

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 17h

The American soul is being disfigured by policies that value punishment over mercy. ICE should never be the instrument of family rupture, and use violence against peaceful protestors. Reunite every child with their parents—our nation’s spirit depends on it.

Pastor shot by ICE with pepper balls speaks out in first TV interview | CNN

Pastor hit by ICE pepper balls granted restraining order against government.

www.cnn.com

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michaelsolomon2.bsky.social @michaelsolomon2.bsky.social · 18h

corporate-FASCIST city-states, just when you thought things couldn't get more utterly repugnant and obscene!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

www.theguardian.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

"To focus on the 'woke left' as a threat to liberalism in America in late 2025 while soft-pedaling the threat from the authoritarian/populist right that now holds the levers of power is a sign of either extraordinary myopia or bad faith."

Bari Weiss, CBS News, and the Triumph of Faux Balance

The record of the Free Press shows her journey from independent to MAGA fellow traveler.

www.thebulwark.com

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guidegroup.bsky.social @guidegroup.bsky.social · 17h

You're next folks. Let this go and you're next

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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guidegroup.bsky.social @guidegroup.bsky.social · 17h

Pretty damned clear he took the money

Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1d

Tom Homan won't say if he took $50,000 cash in a bag from the FBI.

Pam Bondi also wouldn't answer.

If he didn't take the money, why not just release the tape?

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 18h

Actor Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

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guidegroup.bsky.social @guidegroup.bsky.social · 18h

This man is a total kook. A kook with far too much influence.

Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 18h

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Criticize what I'm "selling" & I will label you as a monster to try and silence you

Peter Thiel : Anti-AI = Antichrist
Mike Johnson : Protest Congress capitulation = America Hater
Trump : Anti-fascist = Terrorist

Pseudo-christianity used as a cover for pure greed
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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 18h

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Criticize what I'm "selling" & I will label you as a monster to try and silence you

Peter Thiel : Anti-AI = Antichrist
Mike Johnson : Protest Congress capitulation = America Hater
Trump : Anti-fascist = Terrorist

Pseudo-christianity used as a cover for pure greed
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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 20h

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guidegroup.bsky.social @guidegroup.bsky.social · 19h

They're only half way through their plan. The rest is in writing; you can see it for yourself. The're not screwing around; they really intend to do these things. Stand up! Fight back! Resist!

Repsych @repsych.bsky.social · 19h

If Project 2025 is further enacted, it threatens to:

@Peg33 @peg33.bsky.social · 21h

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Repsych @repsych.bsky.social · 19h

If Project 2025 is further enacted, it threatens to:

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 19h

Crimes. Impeachable crimes.

archive.today/3NaLv

By seeking to fire federal workers during a shutdown, Mr. Trump risked a costly escalation in a fiscal stalemate that has no end in sight. Rather than negotiate a resolution with Democrats, the president has embraced the g vernment closure as a
political advantage, using it as an opportunity to try to rearrange the federal budget without Congress and exact revenge against his political foes.

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guidegroup.bsky.social @guidegroup.bsky.social · 19h

Wake up people! Wake up!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.

MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.

MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Mamdani: This is a shameless act of political retribution. And instead of prosecuting Tish James for doing her job, Donald Trump should be doing his.…

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@Peg33 @peg33.bsky.social · 20h

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guidegroup.bsky.social @guidegroup.bsky.social · 19h

French farmers know how to protest

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 21h

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20h

Tired of Peter Thiel trying to destroy democracy by forcing his dystopian vision of the world on us?

You can join @purgepalantir.bsky.social, a movement that is protesting the billionaire and his companies.

And @solidaritydept.bsky.social has a full report exposing Thiel that you can share widely:

Peter Thiel - The People's Audit | DOCS

Learn about Peter Thiel's role as Chairman at Palantir Technologies. Net worth: $25.6 Billion. Key threats and impact on democracy.

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guidegroup.bsky.social @guidegroup.bsky.social · 3d

Well done. Just got both of mine the other day too. Cool that you can get them at work!

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JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 3d

If you don’t want to live in a police state, SHOW UP for No Kings 2 on 10/18. And get ready for The American Spring.

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Petrooka 🇨🇦 @petrooka.bsky.social · 3d

“When the American empire finally collapses,
historians won't be stunned by the greed of the elite;

They'll be stunned by the loyalty of the poor.”

Very interesting read👇

blog.ryanmerket.com/the-great-am...

The Great American Betrayal: How the Poor Worshipped Their Robbers and Rigged Their Own Democracy

When the American empire finally crumbles — and make no mistake, empires fall as surely as the sun sets — historians will sift through the…

blog.ryanmerket.com

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