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VotingVetInPA @votingvetinpa.bsky.social · Nov 24

Wild but true. Must read.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Nov 24

😳wild to see it all in one place like this. prospect.org/politics/202...

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VotingVetInPA @votingvetinpa.bsky.social · Jun 30

northwest Idaho is skinhead Central. cops there are afraid to confront lawbreakers.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Jun 30

Mr. Fetterman, it's really this simple: you're receiving $174,000 a year for a position to which you were elected after asking people to trust that you'd be an unwavering champion for working class families.

I don't give a fuck that you missed your beach trip. Stop whining and get back to work.

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VotingVetInPA @votingvetinpa.bsky.social · Jun 17

like how the Times kisses Sam Altmans ass on the daily?

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Groovy goodies @kokojo66.bsky.social · Jun 17

Perhaps everyone should repeatedly call the Mormon church and ask them if this is what they represent. If you’re Mormon call for resignation or you won’t tithe.

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VotingVetInPA @votingvetinpa.bsky.social · Jun 17

lee is the descendant of mass murderer john doyle lee. goggle it.

VotingVetInPA @votingvetinpa.bsky.social · Jun 17

lima

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · Jun 12

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Jun 12

Sen. Alex Padilla: "If this is how this DHS responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country. We will hold this administration accountable."

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 13

Can confirm: this guy and sign is directly in front of Congress, and has been there for days.

Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · Jun 13

This guy is just posted up outside of Congress and I’m honestly not sure what his political views are but I agree

Person sitting with a banner that reads YOU ARE ALL COWARDS

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 13

Also, when I reached out to DHS about this, they sent me a statement…

…Except the statement appeared to refer to an entirely different incident at an entirely different church, and referenced photos I did mention or include in my press inquiry.

A White House spokesperson declined to comment when asked about the incident, directing RNS to the Department of Homeland Security for confirmation of federal involvement.
DHS sent along a statement attributed to DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin that claimed ICE wasn't in Downey the day of the incident.
"FALSE," McLaughlin said in the statement. "ICE law enforcement was not even in Downey, CA yesterday. This is just another false narrative to try and demonize our brave ICE law enforcement by claiming they were raiding a church."
McLaughlin dismissed any photo evidence of the incident in the parking lot, saying any photos were from a criminal arrest earlier this year. However, McLaughlin's statement appears to have been copied and pasted from a different press inquiry, as the arrest McLaughlin referred to was at a different church from April.

RNS followed up multiple times seeking clarification, such as whether agents from another federal agency - including Border Patrol, which operates underneath DHS — were in the area on Wednesday. DHS did not reply.
Officials from the city of Downey directly contradicted McLaughlin in a statement sent to RNS, claiming "federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were conducting enforcement operations within various areas of the City of Downey" on Wednesday. City officials said the Downey Police Department "does not assist or collaborate with ICE" as a matter of policy, but also does not hinder the federal agency's operations.
"The Department remains committed to maintaining public safety and is prepared to respond to any illegal or unsafe activity that may arise during these enforcement operations, as it would in any situation impacting community safety," the statement from the city read.

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WIRED @wired.com · Jun 13

SCOOP: Details about Saturday’s “No Kings” protest are under watch by domestic intelligence centers, where analysts regularly distribute speculative threat assessments among federal, state, and local agencies, according to an internal alert obtained by WIRED.

UNPAYWALLED:

'No Kings' Protests, Citizen-Run ICE Trackers Trigger Intelligence Warnings

Army intelligence analysts are monitoring civilian-made ICE tracking tools, treating them as potential threats, as immigration protests spread nationwide.

www.wired.com

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VotingVetInPA @votingvetinpa.bsky.social · Jun 14

We have the worst billboards outside of NoLA.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 14

Every time I come to Philadelphia, I’m reminded that if you were to judge this city by its billboards, you could reasonably conclude that the entire region’s economy is, like, 90% personal injury lawyers.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 14

Via @yonat.bsky.social: Palestinians invited to speak at a Bay Area synagogue were sent home at airport —> religionnews.com/2025/06/13/a...

Palestinians invited to speak at a Bay Area synagogue were sent home at airport

(RNS) — The two Palestinians live in the Masafer Yatta region of the South Hebron hills recently featured in the Oscar-winning Israeli-Palestinian documentary 'No Other Land.'

religionnews.com

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Jun 14

I will provide an update on last night’s targeted shootings shortly:

youtube.com/live/VHtHNAb...

State officials provide update on overnight incidents in Brooklyn Park, Champlin

YouTube video by Minnesota Department of Public Safety

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 14

The gunman even used a *police vehicle?!*

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 14

law enforcement officials say they made a proactive check at Rep. Hortman's home after a lawmaker who lived nearby was shot and found a "police vehicle in the driveway with emergency lights and what appeared to be a police officer at the door coming out of the house." He was actually the gunman.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 14

Law enforcement official: "When we did a search of the vehicle, there was a manifesto that identified many lawmakers and other officials." (The suspect is not in custody at this time.)

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 14

Lotta people at this Philly No Kings protest.

Like, a lot.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 14

Long synonymous with the Tea Party, tricorn hats are once again a thing at liberal protests, it seems.

Man in tricorn hat at a No Kings protest holding a sign.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 14

Looks like @faithfulamerica.bsky.social’s Trump golden calf — surrounded by signs that say “No Kings, No Idols” — is set up here.

People keep stopping to take photos in front of it.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 14

Hello from the No Kings protest in Philadelphia.

The park is already pretty filled up, and it doesn’t actually start for another 30 minutes.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 14

The Philly No Kings protest has already grown so big that it has spilled into the street. A variety of groups, organizations and causes represented among the crowd.

This woman is now leading a chant.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · Jun 14

okay so we've got

-- DHS goons handcuffing a U.S. Senator
-- Marines in LA violating posse comitatus
-- political assassinations in MN

And that's just, like, the last couple of days

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · Jun 13

At a wonderful point in my transition where if I take a shower, brush my hair, and choose girl clothes (which is to say bare minimum presentable Mia) I can take a selfie and get like 15 blush emojis from lesbians

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

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