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Invest to Elect Illinois @investtoelect.bsky.social · 11h

Agreed! Let the Dems of Maine decide their candidate and *then* pile on the cash. Maine has a fairly late primary (June 9, 2026), so it’s understandable that Mills wants early money, but Platner will be wanting it too.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

NO. It's fundamentally inappropriate for the @dscc.bsky.social to form a fundraising committee with Janet Mills. What happened to staying OUT of the primaries?

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 12h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12h

Yep another U.S. attorney who Trump HANDPICKED this time around who team trump quickly determined: nope sorry not authoritarian enough, next

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 12h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

What is happening in Chicago, and other cities across the U.S., is unimaginably horrific—it will forever be a stain on American history.

Do your part to fight back against this by attending a protest this Saturday.

We need to show America—and the rest of the world—that we are done with this shit.

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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 ...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Amplifying @leahmillis.bsky.social’s message given how critical it is to credit photographers during this time.

Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 12h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Photo credits:
Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 12h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 13h

this is a great thread bsky.app/profile/kevi...

Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 21h

Tomorrow, SCOTUS will hear arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a major threat to (what remains of) the 1965 Voting Rights Act. But this isn't the first time the VRA has faced dire threats; in 2013 and 2021, SCOTUS weakened other provisions. We can learn from those why Callais could be so dangerous 🧵

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 16h

“Why you running?” the federal agent asks the young Black man underneath him.

As the young man attempts to answer, a person can be heard in the video screaming, “he’s a citizen!”

thetriibe.com/2025/10/fede...

Feds gas Chicago neighborhood, detain young Black man amid day of Southeast Side raids • The TRiiBE

For the second time in less than a week, militarized federal agents deployed tear gas in Chicago residential neighborhoods. Nearby, they detained a young Black man onlookers insisted was a U.S. citize...

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 16h

UPDATE — Multiple witness videos today show an older white federal agent straddling a young Black man on the ground outside of a Walgreens on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

This is a developing story.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/fede...

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 16h

The entire first two months of the Biden administration were taken up by obsessive complaining about how he wouldn't do press conferences & wasn't taking policy questions (bsky.app/profile/mcop...).

This? Gone tomorrow. Totally different set of standards applied to two totally different parties.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "I don't take questions from ABC fake news after what you did with Stephanopoulos to the vice president of the United States."

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 16h

With rare exceptions, I raise money for *whomever* the eventual Democratic nominee ends up being.

Exceptions:

1. If the nominee turns out to be a true piece of shit.

2. If there's a primary candidate I personally perfer, I raise money for them *separately* from the main fundraising page.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20h

NEW: “I would bet my left arm that they will tell us that Section 2 is in violation of the Fifteenth Amendment.”

For decades, Section 2 has forestalled attempts to discriminate against minority voters. But tomorrow, SCOTUS will consider declaring it unconstitutional.

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 4d

And attacked his own citizens using Blackhawk helicopters & storm troopers.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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AltUSCustoms @altuscustoms.altgov.info · 20h

Sigh. Turning the Constitution into even smaller shreds.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22h

“Policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Any media who does not sign by 5 p.m. Tuesday has 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out.”

Absolute fucking abomination.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h

My VOTE was RECEIVED and COUNTED. YES ON PROP 50!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h

If you’re in New Jersey and not yet registered to vote, do it today! Voters have until the end of the day to register in time to help choose the state’s next governor.

NJ DOS - Division of Elections

The State of NJ site may contain optional links, information, services and/or content from other websites operated by third parties that are provided as a convenience, such as Google™ Translate. Google™ Translate is an online service for which the user pays nothing to obtain a purported language translation. The user is on notice that neither the State of NJ site nor its operators review any of the services, information and/or content from anything that may be linked to the State of NJ site for any reason. -Read Full Disclaimer -->

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21h

JUST IN: The 3rd Circuit *denies* a push by national GOP to reconsider ruling on misdated mail ballots in Pa.

Judge Emil Bove may have cast his first vote here in dissent of the decision -- and plans to write about it later. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Invest to Elect Illinois @investtoelect.bsky.social · 19h

“Choosing to stay in the fight—even when you’re weary, even when outcomes are uncertain—is itself a radical act. Hope isn’t a feeling you wait for. It’s a discipline you practice.”

Sage advice for this next #NoKings protest, and the many more that will follow.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 21h

You’re not alone. You’re not broken. You’re still here. And when you protect these forces in yourself, you make it easier for others to protect them too. That ripple effect is how movements survive.
📖Staying Human Under Occupation 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/paultsha...

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No Kings Field Kit: Staying Human Under Occupation (October, 2025)

They want fear to keep you home—or make you so reactive you play into their hands. This field kit helps you choose your stance, pace yourself, and refuse to let occupation break you.

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Invest to Elect Illinois @investtoelect.bsky.social · 20h

“This nationwide sweep of people who are not just criminal aliens, it’s triggered a lot of civil unrest, public protests, and I think, unfortunately, you’ve seen some aggressive tactics in dealing with it.”

The rough way that ICE deals with our immigrant communities is the *cause* of the protests.

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Invest to Elect Illinois @investtoelect.bsky.social · 20h

Everything this regime does makes us less safe, less prosperous and more sick. They are a bunch of corrupt eugenicists.