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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Great point from @mjtoma.bsky.social: Millions of us absolutely do see what's happening to the USA.

"We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends."

newrepublic.com/post/201625/...

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

newrepublic.com

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Phoenix🔥 @fivetimessix.bsky.social · 8h

#caturday

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

Imagine that

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🫘 SpudsMcCrazy 🇳🇿🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇪 @spudsmccrazy.bsky.social · 7h

Can confirm. #leguminatti

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🫘 SpudsMcCrazy 🇳🇿🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇪 @spudsmccrazy.bsky.social · 7h

But like, think of how much money will be saved now that you're not paying for the "put back together" crew.

a man in a leather jacket is standing in front of a building and looking at the camera .

ALT: a man in a leather jacket is standing in front of a building and looking at the camera .

media.tenor.com

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 11h

Imagine a work crew showed up and started breaking up the pavement in front of your house with one of these, and didn’t put it back together. That’s basically what Vought and 🍆🥔 are doing right now.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 10h

Pope Leo says Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions.

"Someone who says I'm against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty...or agrees with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the US,
is not really pro-life."
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

www.npr.org

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 8h

Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, later released

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, later released

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’

www.theguardian.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8h

🔍 Anton Spisak (Centre for European Reform), observes that, after Brexit took effect at the end of 2020, Britain’s goods exports have grown less than those of any other economy in the G7 club of rich countries.

❌ Brexit is a form of economic vandalism.

https://econ.st/4mUJJtB

A dangerous post-Brexit world

Britain risks being an unwitting victim of EU-US trade wars

econ.st

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 8h

The US Coast Guard has successfully used Hercules reconnaissance aircraft and fast cutter boats to interdict drug smugglers' low profile fast boats for years.

Zero need for Ghostrider gunships, Hellfire missiles and murder. Zero.

Enforcing the Law at Sea—Drug Interdiction since 1886! Pt. 2: The Rise of Marijuana and Cocaine - National Coast Guard Museum

Following a decades-long pause that began soon after the end of Prohibition, the Coast Guard was once again called upon to combat maritime drug smugglers in the early 1970s.

nationalcoastguardmuseum.org

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It's very inconsistent @tradconservative.bsky.social & truthfactsmatter.
But that's what they did to Obama and Biden. They've couched any win for the President in such a way that the SC can come back a different way in the future, in case it's a president from the "other side".

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 3d

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

jessica.substack.com

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🫘 SpudsMcCrazy 🇳🇿🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇪 @spudsmccrazy.bsky.social · 2d

Hmmm.... I'll need to check the fine print, but it looks like a solid case of Ms James bring Black, with an aggravating factor of also being "Uppity".
It'll likely come down to the judge.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Going in for a night of comedy with #MickyOverman. She sounds like a @dailybeanspod.com listener from way back. #leguminatti

Here's a clip. "Going off the grid: Dave v Michelle" youtube.com/shorts/RPMeJ...

It’s dark but… am I wrong?? ✨FULL SPECIAL coming soon! Subscribe now!✨#funny #comedyshorts #comedy

YouTube video by Micky Overman

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🫘 SpudsMcCrazy 🇳🇿🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇪 @spudsmccrazy.bsky.social · 2d

And then Trump undermined all of the budget agreements anyway...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Reverend David Black, other faith leaders, journalists, and protestors have joined a class action lawsuit alleging ICE violated their First Amendment rights during protests outside a detention center.

The brutality of this regime is on full display.

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🫘 SpudsMcCrazy 🇳🇿🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇪 @spudsmccrazy.bsky.social · 2d

An insightful listen, as always. Thanks team!

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

Canada vs. America

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s video of the incident

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Sickening.

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Was it Smith who planted Trump's "poem" & artwork in the #Epstein birthday book?

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d

Mike Johnson said he would swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva "as soon as she wants." His office then backtracked — saying Johnson would only swear in the duly elected Grijalva once the government reopens. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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