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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 7h

Disco for Democracy? Yes! Let’s get inspired by the joyful resistance in PDX, Chicago and LA! Bring your love for our communities & our country to No Kings Twin Cities in Mpls on 10/18, 1pm. Gettin’ our groove on with @mnaflcio.org @womensmarchmn.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @indivisible.org

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h

More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit

More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13h

What did Tom Homan do with the $50K he took in a CAVA bag from undercover FBI agents?

Just keep asking this everyday. Its a big scandal they can't escape because Pam Bondi and her DOJ killed the investigation. They're cornered on this and the Epstein Files.

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 1d

Bleaching, Melting, Slowing: New Global Tipping Points report tracks growing risks of Earth system tipping points. It highlights mounting risks, from melting glaciers, ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23h

"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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kajohnson.bsky.social @kajohnson.bsky.social · 1d

She's gonna put someone's eE put with those shoulder pads

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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 1d

I was not there, but I knew folks who were. One is still with us; the others, I think, all died long ago.

Time for a new generation of committed activists.

Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio @rlmartstudio.bsky.social · 1d

This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.

A photograph from the 1988 ACT UP demonstration outside the FDA. Many people are participating in a die-in on the front steps, holding mock tombstones with messages like "RIP - killed by the FDA" and "Dead from lack of drugs." A line of police officers (some with classic 80s mustaches) wearing riot helmets stands between them and the building; one cop wearing white gloves is walking through the demonstrators. Affixed to the 2nd story windows of the building is a series of posters and a large blank banner reading Silence = Death.

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kajohnson.bsky.social @kajohnson.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't read the above yet: nearly all the fabric supply/ sewing equipment supply places are gone. I can sew with materials, but I'm looking at old sheets like they are a new bolt of cloth.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Because of Republicans’ massive health care cuts, millions of American families will see their premiums skyrocket. That could mean having to choose between paying for health care or electricity.

That's how dire our health care crisis is.

That's why Democrats are not giving up.

Democrats are not giving up.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Dr René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 2d

Guess who was "President" on January 6?

I'll tell you cos you don't have 2 brain cells to rub together. Hope the "advanced imagery" was a Brain MRI.

It was YOU, DJT. Pffft 🖕

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 1d

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson could literally call us back to work at any time… but every day for the last three weeks he's chosen not to.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

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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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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”

👉👉 nokings.org

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kajohnson.bsky.social @kajohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Steph has a spine!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

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FROGS TOGETHER STRONG
Find a frog gathering near you www.NoKings.org | October 18

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Karl DEFEND DEMOCRACY Bunday 🇺🇸 🗽 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 @45xiatai.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump may bluster, but we are not afraid. Thousands of us in #MN03 will attend @indivisiblemn03.org's No Kings event, No Kings Minnetonka-Southwest Metro. Sign up now to join us for #NoKingsMinnetonka on Saturday 18 October 2025.
#NoKings #LoveAmerica
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No Kings Minnetonka-Southwest Metro · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “No kings” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Checking out my war-ravaged neighborhood here in SE Portland this morning. Everyone stay safe out there.

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