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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 2h

Sunday. October 26, 2-5 PM - Mitchell Park Fall Fun Day, featuring the Mitchell Park Jam Band, 23rd & S Streets NW, Washington DC.
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#music #FallFunDay #DC #WashingtonDC #CostumeParade #PumpkinPainting #HauntedHouse

Fall Fun Day at Mitchell Park

A neighborhood celebration with lots of Fall themed fun!

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 3h

FLARE USA returns to Columbus Circle
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#FLARE #DC #WashingtonDC #news #resistance @flareusa.bsky.social

Anti-Trump Encampment Returns to Union Station After Bizarre Permit Revocation Saga - Washingtonian

A 24-hour anti-Trump protest encampment outside Union Station has had its event permit reinstated after it was cleared by US Park Police and National Park Service employees earlier this month. The con...

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 4h

Vile text messages from Young Republican group chat are exposed — with epithets, racism and Hitler praise the norm @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
#nazi #GOP #news #Republicans #racism #antisemitism #misogyny #Hitler

Vile text messages from Young Republican group chat are exposed

The Telegram messages laid bare how those who represent the future of the GOP talk behind closed doors

www.independent.co.uk

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 6h

Robert DeNiro says... Come out for No Kings Day 2, October 18, 2025. Step up. Stand up.
youtu.be/56B1vHWweKk?...
#resist #NoKings #NoKingsDay2 #NoKingsDay #protest #rally #Ocober18

No Kings Robert DeNiro

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Feds Work For You @fedsworkforyou.bsky.social · 2d

📣📣📣 TOMORROW! We're not going to take this. Featuring Members of Congress and illegally fired feds. #IllegalRIFs #RIFs #TrumpShutdown #HoldTheLine

Fight back against illegal RIFs: Trump and Vought are hurting Americans.

Tuesday, October 14, 11 a.m.

Liberty Plaza in front of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 17th St. NW between F & G Streets.

Goal: 200 Federal workers & allies.

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 1d

September 21, 2025 - Greenbelt, MD: "Sing for Unity", featuring the Rapid Response Choir
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#music #RapidResponseChoir #SingForUnity #resist

Sing for Unity

YouTube video by Greenbelt Access Television

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 3d

@smithsonianmag.bsky.social The Only Recording of Woody Guthrie Singing the Protest Song ‘Deportee’ Has Been Released for the First Time
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#music #WoodyGuthrie #protest #Deportee #recording #folk #FolkMusic #folksong #AI #artificialintelligence #restoration

The Only Recording of Woody Guthrie Singing the Protest Song 'Deportee' Has Been Released for the First Time

The singer-songwriter recorded the audio on a reel-to-reel tape machine in his apartment in the 1950s. Now, the previously unheard song has been restored using A.I. audio technology

www.smithsonianmag.com

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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 3d

President Donald Trump said ‘Portland is burning to the ground,’ but his claim is exaggerated. While there have been dozens of arrests since June from protests at an ICE site, recent images also show normal everyday life in the city.

No, Portland is not ‘burning to the ground’ as Trump says

President Donald Trump said ‘Portland is burning to the ground,’ but his claim is exaggerated. While there have been dozens of arrests since June from protests at an ICE site, recent images also show…

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 5d

A five-point-five billion Trump golf course in Qatar, and Qatar gets an air base in Idaho.

New Trump Golf Course, $5.5 Billion Beachside Project Announced for Qatar

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 5d

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 4d

Wait! Donald did something... illegal???? Shocker! Who would have predicted THAT??? 😏

I swear, he practically considers anything legal not worth the effort of doing.

Nikki Budzinski @budzinski.house.gov · 4d

Laying off federal workers during a government shutdown isn’t just unprecedented – it’s illegal.

This is a move straight from President Trump’s Project 2025 playbook and we’re going to fight back with everything we’ve got.

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions in force were underway.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Nikki Budzinski @budzinski.house.gov · 4d

Laying off federal workers during a government shutdown isn’t just unprecedented – it’s illegal.

This is a move straight from President Trump’s Project 2025 playbook and we’re going to fight back with everything we’ve got.

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions in force were underway.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 4d

Censoring the press isn't enough for the Trump administration. Now they're even trying to censor court records that discuss the press's reporting.

This is unheard of.

Opposition Filed Against DOJ Effort to Strike Context from Complaint About Qatar’s ‘Gifted’ Jet to Trump Administration - American Oversight

As the DOJ refuses the prompt release of a memo clearing the Qatari jet ‘gift,’ Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, argues against erasing this context and the agency’s...

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 4d

Rich irony: " Do you guys wanna share your names too? Or are you just going to cover your face?"

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 4d

Rich irony: " Do you guys wanna share your names too? Or are you just going to cover your face?"

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 5d

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints across the country
www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...
#news #KristiNoem #TSA #propaganda #regime #TheyreShootingTheDogs #video #fascism #disinformation #authoritarianism

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN

Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.cnn.com

Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 5d

In Bangladesh's flooded plains, solar-powered boat-schools keep learning afloat @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
#news #education #schools #innovation #boats #SolarPower #Bangladesh #flooding #Reuters

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 5d

Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots
www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...
#news #elections #voting #authoritarianism #VoterSuppression #suppression #vote #GOP #RiggedElections #Dominion #LibertyVote #ElectionIntegrity #fascism

Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots | CNN Politics

Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

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Evans Donnell @evansd.bsky.social · 6d

Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case
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Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

Texas’ top criminal court has again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he had been set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death in a shaken baby case.

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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING NEWS: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a STAY in hashtag#RobertRoberson’s case, just seven days before his scheduled execution. innocenceproject.org/news/texas-c...

Robert Roberson's Execution is Stayed by The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Roberson Was Scheduled to Be Executed on October 16 Despite Overwhelming Evidence of Innocence

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 5d

Go woke, go Pope

Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6d

"At the Vatican Wednesday, Pope Leo urged bishops to 'speak strongly' on behalf of immigrants affected by Trump’s deportation drive.

The pope met privately Tuesday with 100 American Catholics involved in migrant ministry, thanking them for their work..."

www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-ram...

Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops

The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Tadonic the Flautulent @tadonic.bsky.social · 6d

Upcoming rallies, protests, lobbying efforts in DC
#WashingtonDC #DC #resist #regime #authoritarianism #action #activism #fascism #rally #march #protest #lobby

POSTER: Remove the Regime

10/14 12 NOON | George Floyd Rememberance Rally at Union Square, National Mall - Join us and uplift Black voices in a country that tries to silence them. Centering all families impacted by police violence and nationality.

10/15 10 AM | World Spine Day: Ask Congress to Grow One at Columbus Circle, Union Station - Join us for a rally followed by a visit to Congress. The record for the most citizens lobbying Congress in one day is 1,500. This could be the day to break it!

10/16 4 PM | AIPAC protest at AIPAC - Bring the noise to AIPAC headquarters to demand an end to genocide in Palestine.

10/17 10 AM | Congressional Visits at Columbus Circle, Union Station - Visit Congressional offices with Cliff Cash to demand impeachment and removal.

10/17 4 PM | Fox Takedown protest at Fox Headquarters - Join Cliff Cash in disrupting Fox News' 24/7 propaganda machine spreading disinformation and normalizing authoritarianism. Pizza provided at 6 PM.

10/18 12 NOON | No Kings Rally at Pennsylvania Ave and 3rd St. NW - Join the millions rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people.

10/20 10 AM | Congressional Visits at Columbus Circle, Union Station - Visit Congressional offices to demand impeachment and removal.

10/20 4 PM | Heritage Foundation at Columbus Circle, Union Station - Make some noise at Nazi Headquarters. Bring noisemakers and earplugs.

Washington DC

SPONSORS: FLARE (For liberation and resistance everywhere) * Citizens' Impeachment * A/O * Seargent Rhodes ("Truth doesn't retreat") * Cats on a Couch by Amanda McConigle * We Are the Flood * Removal Coalition * Remember Your Oath

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