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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you for that recommendation! ☀️

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 3h

Latest from AG Bondi.

#RadioFreeAmerica

youtu.be/iSfC_N8XOTE?...

Pam Bondi Hearing Cold Open - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 3h

We definitely need a full truth and reconciliation accounting to heal from this.

ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 3h

Standing up for democracy, the Constitution & human rights: protesting fascism. There may be unicorns and frogs and Twerking! Oh so scary! Well, if you’re a fascist, that is.

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DrakenKnight @drakenknight.bsky.social · 2d

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you! I just listened to Cory Doctorow being interviewed on democracy now – wow. It’s so much worse than I imagined. We have a lot to do to improve our democracy when we get it back.

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 3h

They are not following due process or the law by showing identification & warrants. They are tearing families apart, zip tying kids, using excessive force, treating people cruelly. How is any of that the Lord‘s work? Ask Pope Leo.

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 3h

Love the nod to FAFO! 💚💚💚

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Gretchen Kent @gretchenkentpdx.bsky.social · 16h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 14h

If you think its a coincidence that they are pushing BS autism causes while the DeptEd empties its special education division and ICE had an autistic child in dention without any of their family knowing, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

This is a purposeful attack on our most vulnerable.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 3h

Yes, he does! At the same time, Voters don’t like what this administration is doing. Reps and senators still rely on voters to keep their power – so they’re caught between a rock and a hard place. Look at MTG – she’s changing her tune to keep her power. Keep pushing for what WE the PEOPLE want!

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 4h

This is where Congress could pass a law that any tech company using AI searches, for instance, would have to provide an easily accessible opt out button, or that you would have to opt in to use AI. Clearly, we need more regulation of AI and of tech.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 15h

it actually offends me how sloppy and careless they are. anyone who’s ever been laid off knows the panic you feel when it happens. and while obviously it’s good that they backtracked, these are people’s fucking LIVELIHOODS they’re messing with.

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 14h

I dunno, seems okay.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

trib.al

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

Currently in Chicago...

This looks peaceful to me...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

I mean…😂

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 22h

#AlexAlott was charged with allegedly assaulting a federal officer with an umbrella. Yesterday, she was exonerated because VIDEO disproved the accusation. But Daniel, who attended the trial to support her, was detained the same day that the trial finished.

THIS IS FASCISM. FILM EVERYTHING.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 20h

If you work in the Office of Special Education for the Department of Education and have been RIF'ed or if you work in a school that has been notified about it, please message me. My Signal is emgarcia.85. I'll protect your identity.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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