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Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 1h

Humans supporting humans. Thats reality.

Anything else is larping and cosplay.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Now they’re coming after minors. ICE is planning to open a new call center with a dedicated unit to track unaccompanied migrant children, according to internal contracting documents.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Excessive force. PERIOD!

They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.

📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.

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Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 2d

Bwahahahaha!

<deep breath>

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, Gavin!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.

I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.

But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

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Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 2d

American grocers, this is a test. How much humanity do you have left? Are you going to hide behind this to line your pockets, or are you going to support your fellow Americans?

thehill.com/business/558...

thehill.com

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Thomas (TJ) Lawrence @bidder13.bsky.social · 2d

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Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 2d

The second in my series I playfully call "Republican Congress Series of Unfortunate Decisions" (after Lemony Snickett of course). Stealing from the poor is next. More hope tomorrow, but today, it's judgement day for Republican Congress. Read on.

www.rightandfreedom.com/p/stealing-f...

Stealing from the Poor

Republican Congress Unfortunate Decision Number Two is "stealing from the poor." The net effect of Trump's disastrous policies is to make people poorer. And Republican Congress are complicit.

www.rightandfreedom.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

Cities thrive not on fear but empathy, on cooperation not division.

That's the NYC we know and love. It has found expression in this movement. And it is rising up at the ballot box today.

Polls close at 9pm: zohranfornyc.com/vote

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 3d

This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.

Nero would be proud.

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Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 3d

There are futures where we all help each other on a thriving planet. Imagine what the world could be like if half the energy we spend obsessing about an afterlife was spent on creating a better world here. It's not radical thinking. It's just common sense.

www.rightandfreedom.com/p/imagine-th...

Imagine There's No Heaven

Can you imagine a world where we don't judge each other according to the rules of our own ideological belief system? Can you see it? I can, but it's not easy.

www.rightandfreedom.com

Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 4d

Available now! www.rightandfreedom.com/p/bringing-t...

Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 4d

Coming tomorrow!

Can you imagine if there's no heaven? I mean, no afterlife to compete for? Imagine if we spent all that energy on fixing the planet we've been neglecting for so long. What would that look like?

Check back tomorrow: open.substack.com/pub/rightand...

Can you imagine a world where we don't judge each other according to the rules of our own ideological belief system? Can you see it? I can, but it's not easy.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 5d

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

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Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 5d

Coming in 11 hours: The first decision in the Republican Congress's Series of Unfortunate Decisions.

Number one?
Bringing the United States a New War
(not here yet, but you can see it escalating...)

Marines in WW2 sipping coffee and waiting for the next battle to unfold.

Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 5d

Boycott when you can!

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 5d

Reports of ICE ads on #Spotify were noted in early October. People began calling for boycotts immediately.

Now, nearly a month later Spotify is seeing major losses.

And we can do ever BETTER. 👏👏👏

#BoycottSpotify

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Andrew Sweet @andrewsweet.bsky.social · 5d

Sometimes, we could all use a little hope. There is a better future. There is a better way. We can get there!

open.substack.com/pub/rightand...

Platform Planks for the Hopeful

Listen now | We talk a lot about what we don't want and what we're scared. Let's take a bit of time and talk about what it would take to effect positive change in our nation. What policies do you love...

open.substack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

AP: “A U.S. Senate investigation report released by @ossoff.senate.gov has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide…” apnews.com/article/immi...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”

As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

My wife & I are worried about covering our new outrageous insurance premium. We’re lucky, we’ll still keep a roof over our heads & food on the table. But millions of families don’t know what they’ll eat tomorrow.

We just donated to the LA Regional Food Bank. If you can, give to your local one too.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6d

Why do people buy pizza with EBT?

Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.

It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

Just so we’re clear…

SNAP isn’t saved yet. A judge gave the USDA until Monday to decide how or if benefits go out. They could be delayed, reduced, or partial. Nothing’s guaranteed.

Even if payments restart, states still have to reload cards and update systems, so delays are certain.

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Toscha @poemless.bsky.social · 6d

Some context to the viral videos:

Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.

They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

I’m just going to say it…

It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.

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