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D. A. Powell @dapowell.bsky.social · 4d

old pond
young frog
ripple ripple ripple

--Basho

(& me)

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BikePortland @bikeportland.org · 1d

Amazing Emergency Naked Ride. Here’s the moment thousands of riders rolled through the protests at the ICE facility and cheers erupted. 😮💯

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Violet @violet-bennett.bsky.social · 14h

They are killing immigrants. We need to share far and wide all these horror stories! Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, 38, a man from Michoacan was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Franklin Park, Chicago.

www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...

Chicago ICE crackdown's first casualty, a father of two, had built a quiet life in the US

An agent shot Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, father of two, during a massive immigration sweep.

www.reuters.com

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 14h

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 14h

Dispatch from @natashakorecki.bsky.social — How immigration enforcement turned sleepy Broadview, Ill., into a chaotic, militarized town

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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auntphoebee.bsky.social @auntphoebee.bsky.social · 14h

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Campaigners have urged the World Bank to stick to this pathway ahead of its annual meeting on 13-18 October, despite the U.S. under Trump withdrawing from global efforts to counter climate change.
#climatechange #globalwarming #action

EU to push development banks' climate focus despite US opposition, draft shows

The European Union will double down on its support for reforming global development banks to do more to fight climate change, a draft EU document showed, a stance that puts Brussels at odds with the U.S. ahead of World Bank and IMF meetings this month.

www.reuters.com

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 19h

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 4d

Speaker Johnson is delaying my swearing in to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

Join us in demanding Speaker Johnson:

End the Shutdown.

Swear me In.

Release the Files.

SIGN OUR PETITION 🔗adelita.us/sign

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 15h

Source told me they are using CERN to try to penetrate ATLAS 3I

THIS WAS anticipated

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Apr 18

Weather is getting nice, what if 10 million people went outside at the same time

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Christopher Mootham @chrismootham.bsky.social · 15h

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marjtroyer.bsky.social @marjtroyer.bsky.social · 1d

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 18h

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

They are not just evil; they are incredibly stupid. 🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 23h

Find your local No Kings event here: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

Thugs. And we're paying for them.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 21h

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Carol Roper @unrulywomenfiction.bsky.social · 17h

Funny not funny but if you don’t know this, you should

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 19h

Standup comic John O'Donnell does a better job explaining NSPM-7 than basically all of major media:

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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 19h

Wrote about the temptation to put Gaza on the back burner now that the ceasefire is solidifying—and why we can't let that happen. Gaza still needs you, and me, and everyone to fight until real Palestinian liberation is won. www.discourseblog.com/p/gaza-still...

Gaza Still Needs You

This fight is not over.

www.discourseblog.com

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Carol Roper @unrulywomenfiction.bsky.social · 17h

ICE harassment of U.S. Veterans
“Federal prosecutors claim Briggs committed assault when he “made physical contact with an agent’s arm while the agent attempted to extend the safety perimeter”.

Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests

Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

www.theguardian.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 18h

Wednesday is gonna be a rough day:

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in a pair of cases that threaten what little remains of the federal government’s ability to protect voters from racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/louis...

Louisiana v Callais: The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act

In Louisiana v Callais, John Roberts will have the chance to finish his decades-long war on. voting rights.

ballsandstrikes.org

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Jeff Brady @jeffbradynews.bsky.social · 23h

Critics question spending tens of billions on pipeline replacement, when it is not clear there's a place for gas utilities in a world that takes climate change seriously. Some regulators are pushing companies to consider a future without gas utilities. www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why

Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.

www.npr.org

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Carol Roper @unrulywomenfiction.bsky.social · 17h

It’s not entertainment.Help stop animal, cruelty.

Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 17h

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SIGN: Ban Cruel Rodeos in San Diego

Sign our petition urging California legislators to prevent the return of a cruel rodeo in San Diego and ban rodeos throughout the city.

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