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Cort 🕊️🧘🏾‍♀️🦹🏽‍♀️ @jenndeve.bsky.social · 1h

Someone on the TL mentioned that Ashley was at her best today. In the role of talk-to/best friend. And it did work for me 😂

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5h

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 2h

Abolish ICE

Tuesday’s incident, which escalated after federal agents rammed into an SUV at 105th Street and Avenue N, resulted in agents using pepper balls, hurling smoke grenades and deploying at least three rounds of tear gas despite children and older adults being in the area. Four protesters were also detained.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 3h

The national lawyers guild has done incredible work out at Broadview and elsewhere in Chi, if you can help them out, that would be great. I know people love to clown lawyers, but NLG have been incredibly helpful allies in this fight 👊🏻

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

@nlgchicago.bsky.social is trying to raise $10k to fund ongoing legal support for protesters. They've had to cover long shifts at Broadview, and their volunteers have been repeatedly assaulted by police in the process. More info with ways to donate here: instagram.com/p/DP36ITJja-W/

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 1d

She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Pritzker: Illinois is not a place you can conquer and our people are not your subjects

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 9h

Alright, gang. This is it. BLACK PHONE 2 is out this afternoon! I hope you guys dig it! Have fun and say hi to your nightmares for me.

If anyone needs me, I’ll be out in the woods shooting a horror movie with some friends.

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Caitlin Kelly @caitlinkelly.bsky.social · 8h

The govt doesn't track how often immigration agents detain Americans. So @propublica.org created its own count:
-170+ citizens
-including nearly 20 kids—2 with cancer
-50+ held after agents questioned their citizenship—nearly all Latino

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/immi...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11h

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Aunt Patty @auntpatty.bsky.social · 22h

This is an excellent guide & immediate reminder, spread the word!!

@Indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
www.fiftyfifty.one

50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement

Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.

www.fiftyfifty.one

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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 1d

This is a protest guide for No Kings. Just updated it to include information about potential agitators and how to keep it peaceful. It's very important not to let violence erupt: psychopete1.substack.com/p/this-one-matters-a-no-kings-protest

This One Matters: A "No Kings" Protest Guide

For Oct 18 and beyond ...

psychopete1.substack.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Chandra @minaandmiddy.bsky.social · 1d

So Hayley is a career criminal with multiple identities. She marks wealthy men and takes all their money.

Bill’s about to be an episode of Dateline. #BeyondTheGates #BTG

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JBberrygirl 🧿🪬🧘🏾‍♀️🌍 @jbberrygirl.bsky.social · 1d

I love my girl, but Kat has some growing up to do. Her father hasn’t done a damn thing to win her mother’s trust back. And this fixation on Tom needs to end…yesterday.
#BeyondTheGates #BTG

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Neci 💞💚 @konfidentpearl.bsky.social · 1d

Hayley playing Bill like the clown he is. It’s deserved! 😂😈 #BTG #BeyondTheGates

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Neci 💞💚 @konfidentpearl.bsky.social · 1d

Nicole is really getting on my nerves! The Eva apologist dialogue really doesn’t make sense! #BTG #BeyondTheGates

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Chandra @minaandmiddy.bsky.social · 1d

Y’all when Hayley switches and speaks in that scary deep voice, it takes me out.😂 #BeyondTheGates #BTG

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𝔏𝔦𝔩𝔶 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔣𝔞𝔢𖤐༄⋆⁺🦇🕸 @darkfaeteeth.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll take practical effects over CGI any day of the week

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Chandra @minaandmiddy.bsky.social · 1d

Bill’s a fool. #BeyondTheGates #BTG

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Cort 🕊️🧘🏾‍♀️🦹🏽‍♀️ @jenndeve.bsky.social · 1d

I mean. It’s the karma of it all. He deserves what’s coming. I love the character though and want him around for the long haul. You already know I love his chem and connection with Dani. Hopefully one day he’ll deserve her. #BTG

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Chandra @minaandmiddy.bsky.social · 1d

Nicole seems to be more upset that Kat still hates and blames Eva instead of her daughter taking back lying, cheating Tomas. The writing for these two, usually confident and intelligent women has been abysmal. #BeyondTheGates #BTG

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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