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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Democracy USA @oilgaschemicals.bsky.social · 1d

I want to thank all in Chicago and Portland who are peacefully protesting against this horrible administration.
You will always be appreciated..
Much love

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 22h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by John Deering.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Your creativity is needed for the resistance! 🐸🐸🐸

#PDXFrog #FrogsOnTheFrontlines #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement

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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 15h

This is NOT the country that I grew up in...

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

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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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

This Is Fascism

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 19h

'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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It's Me, Mike Olson @devlin1.bsky.social · 21h

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 17h

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 23h

"I'm protesting the kidnapping of people,” said one person at the Broadview detention center protest. “I'm here to support humanity. I'm here to support the undocumented. I think ICE is a terrorist group. The police supporting ICE are terrorists.”

The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago

As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.

inthesetimes.com

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

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2002teacher.bsky.social @2002teacher.bsky.social · 19h

Join us on October 18 as we remind Trump that we have #NoKings in America.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23h

President Trump called Portland a war zone last week, and now state Republicans are trying to deliver one—by sharing a photo of “South American riot police” in 2008 from Getty Images. trib.al/TXz1zYw

Republicans Caught Using Fake Image to Lie for Trump About Portland

The Oregon Republican Party used images of riots in South America.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23h

www.peoplesworld.org/article/thou...

Thousands protest Trump’s illegal “invasion” of Chicago

Adding insult to injury, Trump sent the National Guard into Chicago yesterday to supplement the already-underway illegal ICE raids happening in the city.

www.peoplesworld.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23h

The US has finalized its $20 billion bailout for Argentina.

Too bad it only benefits one American: a billionaire hedge fund manager, who has placed large bets on the future of the Argentine economy.

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire

A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

www.motherjones.com

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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 23h

(NYT: free). Great article showing how fast the Chinese are “cleaning our clocks” with regard to solar and wind generation of electric power. Sadly Trump is stuck in the 1950s and can’t see the future.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/b...

How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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