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Same smartäss nerd. Different scene. Tech necromancer. Baby comic. Sarcasm! Pro-choice. Pro-human rights. she/her. Chicago-esque. Un uh dem leeebrals.

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Tech Witch @techwitch.bsky.social · Jul 4

Want to feel empowered?

Read this FREE book (it’s short, 75 pgs) by Srdja Popovic. He was instrumental in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in Yugoslavia/Serbia. He teaches nonviolent resistance methods that are effective against authoritarians.

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

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leahtronic.bsky.social @leahtronic.bsky.social · 12h

Made this crochet frog hat today for No Kings on Saturday 🐸 It works up really quickly - took about 2 hours!

Green-colored frog crochet hat with eyes on top, pink cheeks and a smile across the front.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

A rare admission from the administration that policy choices have knock-off effects.

In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 1d

An extremely rough day for Edgewater in Chicago. ICE activity near schools. People kidnapped while working in yards, standing on hiring corners. So many rapid responders biking, walking, driving, whistles around necks, trying to protect their neighbors, but up against such well-funded forces.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 9h

Every once in a while I remember Trump changed vice presidents because he sent a violent mob to take care of his previous one and that’s not a thing anyone even talks about.

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Tech Witch @techwitch.bsky.social · 10h

The vast majority of Russian immigrants met the minimum requirements and were able to stay.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13h

So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.

Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

#MedicareForAll

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

ICE spent $800K on vans with stingray tech that collects data from all nearby phones, even yours. These devices mimic cell towers to track locations and intercept communications. Oversight and transparency are needed now.

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Tech Witch @techwitch.bsky.social · 11h

Bernie did good work responding to Johnson about this so quickly.

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Cindy 📎🇨🇦⚢🏳️‍🌈 @bilbow.bsky.social · 14h

Bernie to Johnson:Oct 18 No Kings is not a hate America rally, it's a love America rally..It's millions of Americans together saying we're not going to allow you & Donald Trump to turn this country into an authoritarian society...You are not going to stop us
www.nokings.org

youtu.be/71u9Jx3OKkU?...

No, Speaker Johnson.

YouTube video by Bernie Sanders

youtu.be

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 1d

A bastard burgled my house while I was at work. Saw it all on my home CCTV & called the police. The police caught the burglar because he was having so much fun playing with our Golden Retriever, Daisy, that he didn't realise the cops had surrounded the place.

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 19h

EXCLUSIVE: A cell-site simulator, commonly referred to as an IMSI-catcher or "Stingray," may have been used at the ICE facility in Portland.

Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower likely surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.

san.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h

Currently in Chicago...

This looks peaceful to me...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“Are these tariffs ‘Liberation Day 2’?” Or will we get another ‘TACO Tuesday?’

This is how we all talk now. Absurd. 🌮

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Susala @susala.bsky.social · 10d

Not an ACA plan, but the health insurance we're being offered through the Colorado public employees retirement system will be $2650/month in 2026 for 3 people. Who could or would pay that? I feel like the entire health care system is about to collapse.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

Portland 🔥

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Tech Witch @techwitch.bsky.social · 12h

No. Vance stands for nothing. He’s a stooge for whomever pays him more. So far, it’s been Thiel.

Tech Witch @techwitch.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe he’ll drop dead first

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18h

I can't emphasize how important it is for people to understand that unless something FAR BIGGER than an election win happens, this is a pipe dream.

It would take quite a bit to get past qualified immunity.

Jesse Berney Has a Skeleton Inside @jesseberney.com · 18h

I can't emphasize enough how important it is that the next attorney general set a team to go through ICE records with a fine tooth comb and prosecute individual agents.

It's the only way to stop this from happening again.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 21h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 12h

Amazon prime frog costumes are sold out. Good job, America.

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Pineapple on Pizza 🐸 @pineapplesonpizza.bsky.social · 12h

TB is actually the main reason why countries in the EU adopted free health care for all.

Tuberculosis is relatively easy to treat on a case by case... but once it's contagious and spread, you're f'd.

And we stopped researching treatments for TB, cause we just screen for it.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 14h

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 1d

This is what people in Chicago have to do to keep their neighbors safe.

Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 1d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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