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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 12h

No crimes. No goodbyes to her infant daughter. Heidy was forcibly removed from the U.S. in 48 hours. We should all be furious. Call Congress to demand due process: 202-224-3121

#DisappearedInAmerica
#AbductedByTrump

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felskopf @felskopf.bsky.social · 10h

Funny, we've been training friendly nations' military personnel for decades at our military installations without giving any of them their own facility before. Guess none of them ever gave POTUS a $400M gift before.

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 10h

Debbie Brockman, Chicago journalist, was violently forced to the ground by two masked federal agents before having her hands cuffed behind her back & then tossed into
an unmarked silver van with New Jersey plates.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

DHS says Debbie Brockman assaulted an officer though no charges were filed against her

www.independent.co.uk

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 17h

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 10h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Cathy 🖤 💀 🧡 @coco.sheshed.rocks · 12h

Another Obama win 🩷

You’re a weak man.

Let's be very clear:
Strong men - men who are truly role models - don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.
- Michelle

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 10h

Donald Trump’s Approval Ratings Slump With Low Earners,

Rise With the Rich

www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Donald Trump’s approval ratings slump with low earners, rise with the rich

Trump made significant gains with low-income voters. Yet new polling suggests that those gains may now be reversing.

www.newsweek.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Theresa @tmfischer.bsky.social · 10h

Read "ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6mOcE6oE/7...

ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van (Common Dreams)

A longtime TV news produced at Chicago-based station WGN on Friday was forcefully pinned to the ground and then hauled off in an unmarked van by masked feder...

l.smartnews.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

"The University of Zurich said the married couple, who currently work at MIT, would join its economics faculty …. [They] will be moving … at a time when experts are warning that Trump's cuts to research funding and attacks on … freedoms could lead to a brain drain …."

www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

When Trump came along—a fellow oligarch, looking to use the power of the American presidency to enrich himself and his cronies as much as possible—these figures jumped at the chance to share in the spoils. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-our-te...

Why Our Tech Overlords Took a Hard Right Turn

A new book tells the story of how Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs became angry admirers of authoritarianism.

www.thebulwark.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h

"It is truly sickening to speak to somebody who raised three boys to go into the Marines because of how much he loved and believed in this country, only to be treated like that."

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social discusses Narciso Barranco, ICE, and more with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Pod

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah...I'm f*cking pissed. Qatar is building its own facility inside a U.S. Air Force base. What could possibly go wrong? Tonight, give you clear answers to that question. 😡👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 11h

Yes, exactly

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 11h

The mortgage fraud case against Letitia James is ‘bupkis’, experts say

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The mortgage fraud case against Letitia James is ‘bupkis’, experts say

‘Are you really going to believe the attorney general of New York would commit this over $600 a year?’ says one lawyer

www.theguardian.com

Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 11h

Not an approval good man would want

Exposing Putin's Crimes: Evidence of Russian War Crimes and Other Atrocities

www.congress.gov/event/118th-...

Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 11h

Not an approval good man would want

Exposing Putin's Crimes: Evidence of Russian War Crimes and Other Atrocities

www.congress.gov/event/118th-...

www.congress.gov

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 12h

Arctic seals have moved closer to extinction

More than half of bird species globally are in decline

iucn.org/press-releas...

Arctic seals threatened by climate change, birds decline globally – IUCN Red List

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2025 (IUCN World Conservation Congress) – Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List ...

iucn.org

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imthinkin.bsky.social @imthinkin.bsky.social · 12h

Here’s what Chicago looks like. More violence now than before the ICE showed up. Woman from WGN stopped to aid ICE violence at a bus stop. Kidnapped her two. No one is safe.

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 12h

Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣 Well, now that you gave him the idea....

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 12h

The President seems unwell. From his physical symptoms to his visible cognitive decline, the American people deserve clear answers about his ability to serve. I’ve formally called on the White House Physician to provide transparency and the truth about President Trump’s health.

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 3d

CBS is at it again

CBS sends The Late Show into reruns with no new episodes on the schedule

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is going into reruns, with no confirmation on when the next new episode will air

lastnighton.com/cbs-sends-th...

CBS sends The Late Show into reruns with no new episodes on the schedule

It seems The Late Show’s first fall hiatus has arrived sooner than expected. Just weeks into season 10’s run, CBS is sending The Late Show into reruns, with no

lastnighton.com

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 12h

He was quite comfortable saying about Martin Luther King, "MLK was awful. He's not a good person."

You know, free speech.

People are allowed to have opinions, even if the subject of those opinions are no longer alive.

Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Phot… @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy · 14h

Leftist club smears Charlie Kirk on campus flyers spotted ahead of their event honoring George Floyd instead

A far-left activist group is planning an event next week on a Minnesota college campus labeling Charlie Kirk a 'white supremacist' while celebrating the life of George Floyd.

www.foxnews.com

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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 12h

He was quite comfortable saying about Martin Luther King, "MLK was awful. He's not a good person."

You know, free speech.

People are allowed to have opinions, even if the subject of those opinions are no longer alive.