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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 29d

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

a guy in a frog costume standing facing a line of police and ICE agents in Portland

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29d

Turning the military on citizens.

Attempting to rig elections.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 29d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 29d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 29d

"“If the deputy director wants to do something and needs a legal opinion about whether or not he can do it, he can’t advise himself...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 29d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29d

Imagine believing this. They’ve refused to expand Medicaid in Tennessee costing us $30 billion and counting

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Sep 19

He finally got his revenge against the man who asked him if he was up past his jail time.

Now it's up to us to ask why he's terrified to release #TheEPSTEIN_PedoFiles.

#StandWithTheSurvivors

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 12

How about that.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 10

Breaking News: Novo Nordisk, the drugmaker behind Ozempic and other weight loss and diabetes drugs, said it would cut 9,000 jobs as it seeks to lower costs and revitalize growth.

Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk to Cut 9,000 Jobs

The Danish drugmaker said it needed to streamline operations and become more agile, as it faces a more competitive and consumer-focused market.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Jun 26

Progress in this country never comes easy or quick. For every few hard-earned steps forward, we might stumble a couple steps back. But sometimes, the slow, steady effort of generations is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.

Barack Obama on the 24 Hours that changed America forever

YouTube video by Garrison Hayes

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jun 22

NEW: The DHS has issued a heightened terror threat for Americans. Good thing we have that 22 year old former gardener in charge of counterterrorism and DHS is busy with mass deportation. www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisor...

National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - June 22, 2025 | Homeland Security

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Jun 22

The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 22

Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Jun 22

Following the President’s decision to bomb nuclear facilities in Iran, I’ve directed our public safety teams to be on heightened alert for potential threats to Minnesota. While there’s no known threats at this time, we’ll continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 23

Six people were feared to have died after a small jet they were in flew through dense fog and crashed in a residential San Diego neighborhood Thursday morning, injuring eight others on the ground and damaging 10 homes, officials said.

6 Are Feared Dead After Small Jet Crashes in San Diego

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Martin C karasch @martinsclarka.bsky.social · May 23

Grateful for this moment, this journey, and this landscape that reminds me how small I amand how much beauty is still out there to explore.
#Wanderlust #HikingAdventures #NatureTherapy #MountainVibes #TrailLife #AdventureSeeker #SunsetMagic #ExploreMore #GetOutside #NatureLover #WildAndFree

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Martin C karasch @martinsclarka.bsky.social · May 14

Mission deep in the jungle. Learned from warriors who live it every day. Real strength. Real community. Humbled and honored.

#TribalWisdom #JungleLife #Respect #BrothersInArms #FieldLessons #AdaptAndOvercome

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · May 6

In Minnesota, we’re not walking away from the commitments we’ve made to our schools, to our health care, to flighting climate change, to public safety, to feeding our kids, and to taking care of seniors.

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laurarsi.bsky.social @laurarsi.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thousands of troops, millions of shells - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

North Korea soldiers, weapons helped Russia at critical moment in war on Ukraine

North Korea supplied huge quantities of Russian artillery and mortar shells fired against Ukrainian forces.

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Apr 10

Russian intelligence ship located in Irish-controlled waters not responding to communication

The Viktor Leonov, monitored by the LÉ Samuel Beckett, has not revealed its purpose in Irish seas

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Apr 11

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The House Speaker’s Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It’s a Lifeline. - KFF Health News

The GOP-controlled Congress is weighing cuts to Medicaid, the government health program that covers millions of Americans — including nearly 40% of Louisianans represented in the House by Speaker Mike...

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NPR @npr.org · Apr 11

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistencies in the cancellations created "total whiplash."

Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash."

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Martin C karasch @martinsclarka.bsky.social · Apr 12

Iron sharpens iron. Putting in the work, pushing limits, and showing up for each other...every round, every session. Respect to everyone grinding on and off the mat.#FightCamp #TrainHard

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · Apr 8

LULUCF. How to delay climate policy

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Australia’s land-use emissions data revisions are an engine of climate delay

Australia keeps revising land-use emissions data in a way that allows for more burning of coal, oil and gas. The latest update is worse than ever.

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