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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. Frank Miranda, 46, filmed ICE agents confronting him before work on Oct. 2, demanding that he answer questions about where he was born. When he refused, agents threatened him with a dog ..”

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www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

"don't worry, we'll vote them out in November"

the voting in November:

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 2d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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Cars are still bad @jondoesnotexist.bsky.social · 1d

“Everyone who is rich enough or close enough to reactionary politics is effectively in a cult with beliefs loonier than the median Heaven’s Gate member” is a relatively straightforward description of the current moment. I don’t know how we live like this

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 1d

I dunno, man... I dunno. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d

The Mississippi State Department of Health says it is unable to accept online WIC applications during the government shutdown.

Pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and high-risk infants can call 1-800-338-6747 to schedule an in-person appointment.

WIC Stops Accepting Some Applicants Amid Government Shutdown

The WIC program will only accept applications from pregnant women, breastfeeding women and high-risk infants during the federal government shutdown.

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MRF @murph612.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, look mom it’s a cease-fire, Israel style.

Josep Goded (New Main Account) @josepgoded2.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian in Jenin, located in the occupied West Bank.

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 1d

We told you Gaza wasn’t “over there.” These men act like they’re trained by IOF.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 1d

She's a reporter. The masked men acting like IOF

leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 2d

That hero sure doesn’t look like a “lunatic leftist,” whatever that is

leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 2d

Seems like these men are used to hearing women scream and cry

leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 2d

the highest, the lowest, tomato, tomahto

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 6d

Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants truthout.org/articles/tru...

Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants

ICE demanded Meta hand over personal information attached to Instagram accounts that track immigration raids.

truthout.org

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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 11d

The Trump administration has been shutting down the government & slashing public services for months. 12% of the federal workforce has already been cut. This is not about numbers. It’s about power. But together, we will win. Read: prospect.org/politics/202... #SaveOurServices #SupportFederalWorkers

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months

Today is the day we stop pretending that it’s not.

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Mark Greene @remakingmanhood.bsky.social · 6d

ICE is assaulting nonviolent US citizens. Had enough? National protests Oct 18 - NoKings.org

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 6d

Queen

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 8d

WATCH: Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander overseeing ICE’s expanded enforcement in Chicago, body-slam a man outside the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois this morning.

Drop Site contributor Taha Syed (@MSyedt on X) captured the scene as demonstrators gathered during a visit from...

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 6d

Physiotherapist Abdelhameed Qaradaya, who worked at the MSF field hospital in Deir al-Balah, died today of wounds sustained in an Israeli drone strike 3 days ago. The attack targeted a group of MSF healthcare workers, all wearing marked vests, as they waited for their shuttle to work...

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 10d

what a life well lived.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12d

1. A day after the Michigan church shooting, Republicans are silent after learning the shooter was a MAGA extremist.

No investigations of Trump supporters as terrorists. No national conversations about the rights of cisgender men.

The silence is deafening.

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Deafening Silence After Mormon Church Shooter Not A "Transgender Leftist" But A Trump Supporter

The event is a case study in how shootings are covered in America.

www.erininthemorning.com

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 11d

Wilson says Dems are wrong to focus on “culture issues” and not class issues. Why does he think its either/or? My resistance includes everyone.

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 11d

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 11d

My friend’s trans son was already kicked out of the military by Trump, after 10 years

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 12d

It's telling that J.K. Rowling singled out Emma Watson as the Harry Potter star to unleash her fury on, when Harry Potter himself, Dan Radcliffe, has spoken up more forcefully on trans rights.

Watson released a single statement in 2020 saying "[I] see you, respect you and love you for who you are.”

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 12d

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”

J.K. Rowling Brands Emma Watson “Ignorant” in Lengthy Post Defending Anti-Trans Stance: “She Has So Little Experience of Real Life”

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 16d

Amazon To Pay $2.5 Billion To Settle FTC Allegations It Duped Customers Into Enrolling In Prime

The trial in Seattle started this week after the case was filed two years ago.

www.huffpost.com

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 16d

“Ambush posts”? 😂 They have to keep making up new names for hospitals and schools.