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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9h

I am happy that more people see that the police state is a BIPARTISAN project.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Nice recap

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 8h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Vivian Moira Vampire @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 10h

Holy shit, those folks sound important, we should probably make it easier for them to come here and also make sure they're getting worker protections and a fair wage for their critical labor

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 21h

"The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that 'the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens' is threatening 'the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.'”

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 12h

I'm sitting here thinking about having a 15 daughter being chased down and abducted by masked men while the local police watch and let them carry her away to god-knows where w/zero accountability

we have to understand that girls are in severe danger of sexual violence from anonymous ICE goons

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 12h

This is great

Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 14h

Among countless banned & challenged books is "Fry Bread" by Kevin Noble Maillard.

In support of the #TeachTruth campaign & to raise awareness about the dangers of censorship, every Lush store has a display about the ban.

#LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek

socialjusticebooks.org/banned-books...

Banned Books Display in Lush Stores - Social Justice Books

On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread (one of 176 books that were removed from classrooms...

socialjusticebooks.org

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 11h

So dominion voting got sold, look at this fascinating statement from their new owner (not to doom but this is, uh, suboptimal). www.dominionvoting.com

(Dominion voting website now redirecting to libertyvote.com with the following statement:)

Our Promise.
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My Fellow Americans,
Today, I am proud to announce Liberty Vote - a 100% American-owned election technology company dedicated to restoring trust in our elections. Our mission is clear: every vote must be secure, fair, and verifiable.
I have spent my life working to strengthen America's elections. That commitment began years ago, in the aftermath of the 2000 election, when I worked for the Missouri Secretary of State. Later, as Election Director in St. Louis, I led the effort to modernize outdated systems and rebuild public trust. Eventually, I founded an election technology company that today serves nearly one in four voters nationwide.
With Liberty Vote, we are building on that legacy. We are turning the page and beginning the vital work of restoring faith in American elections. While these changes will not happen overnight, Liberty Vote's mission is rooted in American values and committed to transparency, independent audits, and verifiable paper records.
Our purpose is simple: to ensure that America's elections are secure, fair, and honest.
Scott Leiendecker
Founder and Chairman, Liberty Vote

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

So not for cause, or to address fraud, waste & abuse.

For partisan political pain.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 10h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 11h

It's Ranganathan #4. Save the time of the reader.

ReadingDanger @readingdanger.bsky.social · 14h

I'm surprised when library workers say we'd have too much space if we did something.

I can make use of ANY amount of space to showcase library materials. More space creates more checkouts.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 20h

Catch up with the current status of all things IMLS–including disappearing money, the court cause that isn't on hold during the federal shut down, and more.

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 21h

It's October 2025 and the federal government is shut down.

So what's currently going on at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)? Well, a lot of money seems to be "missing," among other things.

buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

The Current State of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (October 2025 Edition)

Grant money that should be going to library projects is going to state-sponsored propaganda, among other IMLS updates.

buttondown.com

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Rayna @queenrayna1337.bsky.social · 15h

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 13h

When feudal kings talk about "Antifa" or the "radical left," these are euphemisms for Americans who kept learning after high school and developed a positive vision for how our society could be, and these kings are insecure that if this vision spreads to more people, it'll manifest into a reality.

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Anna Horford @annahorford.bsky.social · 11h

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 14h

kidnapping

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 21h

People should not go to jail because of one guy’s skill issue

Ithe man said he felt robbed of his "manhood" after finding out that Watkin, who he connected with on Snapchat, was transgender with male genitalia. In a police interview played in court, the victim sard: "All the way throughout she made out she was fully a girl." He said the pair had been drinking and chatting, before deciding to go into the bedroom "which is when everything happened"

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 20h

How to be an educated, informed, and pro-library voter in the upcoming election cycle: bookriot.com/library-elec...

Be an Informed Pro-Library, Pro-Literary Voter Now: Book Censorship News, October 10, 2025

Elections in several states will be coming up throughout the months of October and November. Here's how to be a pro-library voter.

bookriot.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 18h

I know that name

He said its okay to stop anyone if they aren't white

bsky.app/profile/phoe...

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 4d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Alex Arrelia @alexarrelia.bsky.social · 12h

The reason the Catholic Church is going so hard in the name of immigrants being deported by ICE is that—though the media can never stop Islamaphobic fear mongering for ten seconds to acknowledge the fact—the vast majority of them are Catholic.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 12h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 11h

ICE is in Jamaica Queens now

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15h

Manly men brutalize, terrorize a teen girl

Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 17h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

Link | Subreddit

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

www.reddit.com

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 14h

No mugshot. Lol

Thad Ochocinco, Active Listener @thadochocinco.bsky.social · 16h

From the people that repeatedly shoot at the Emmitt Till Memorial Marker comes Brent Jones, who was arrested for pissing in the reflecting pool and destroying the eternal flame at Martin Luther King's burial site www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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Jared Gonia @jaredgonia.bsky.social · 14h

Are they putting chemicals in the water that make the frogs antifa?

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