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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Sep 11

WSJ edit board spins a fantasy: "for Mr. Trump, while this is a moment of personal sadness, it is also an opportunity for leadership...he can help the country rise above this madness. He can say that this is the moment when the descent into political violence must stop.”
Meanwhile — no, he can’t:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 11

Trump: "For years those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism we're seeing in our country & it must stop right now. My admin will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity"

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Beyond The Mac Rainbow @macrogers.bsky.social · Sep 10

This is an absolutely deranged thing to say about a proponent of political violence and unfettered gun access who died from getting shot.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Sep 10

The best way to honor Charlie's memory is to continue his work: engage with each other, across ideology, through spirited discourse. In a democracy, ideas are tested through words and good-faith debate — never through violence.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 10

Jesus Christ.

It's depressing how many of these I'd forgotten about.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Sep 10

Wow! Listen to this list of acts of political violence. It’s not even complete, but sobering AF.

Now, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd, and the video is all over social media. This needs to stop.

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namroczkowski @namroczkowski.bsky.social · Sep 9

@indivisibleggr.bsky.social @artfulactivist.bsky.social @everyonehateselon.bsky.social Beautiful day to protest at Tesla in Grand Rapids MI (9/8/25). We’re just reminding Elon that we have not forgotten all the damage he and DOGE have caused our government and our fellow citizens.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · Sep 7

New from me: Thanks to the bravery of survivors, Jeffrey Epstein is back in the news this week. Trump is desperate to make this all go away, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. www.altrightdelete.news/p/epstein-su...

Epstein Survivors Speak Out

And They’ve Got Receipts

www.altrightdelete.news

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namroczkowski @namroczkowski.bsky.social · Aug 25

@indivisibleggr.bsky.social @artfulactivist.bsky.social @teslatakedown.com Kids are back in school, the weather is fall-like and resisters are continuing our protest efforts at Tesla Grand Rapids MI 8/25/25. Trump needs to go and #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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namroczkowski @namroczkowski.bsky.social · Aug 7

@indivisibleggr.bsky.social @artfulactivist.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social I forgot to post video from our Social Security rally (Grand Rapids MI 8/6/25) in support of SS workers and against cuts #HandsOffSocialSecurity #HandsOffMedicare #HandsOffMeducaid

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namroczkowski @namroczkowski.bsky.social · Aug 2

@indivisibleggr.bsky.social @artfulactivist.bsky.social
It was a beautiful day to show support for our veterans and workers at the Michigan Veterans Home in Grand Rapids MI. Consider joining us! Freedom isn’t free and our Vet’s deserve better than what this administration is doing.

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namroczkowski @namroczkowski.bsky.social · Aug 4

@indivisibleggr.bsky.social @artfulactivist.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown We have not stopped our rallies in front of Tesla in Grand Rapids MI. Musk should apologize for breaking things he didn’t understand and spend his fortune fixing it!!

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Indivisible on the Lakeshore W Michigan @onthelakeshore.bsky.social · Jul 19

Are you following @indynextgen.bsky.social yet? This Indivisible group is located in West Michigan and they are the young people organizing some of the most creative protests around! #Indivisible #RESIST #Michigan

Indy Next Gen @indynextgen.bsky.social · Jul 13

Come Join Us for some Good Trouble! Bring your donations! In July, we're specifically collecting for the unhoused population, but other donations such as pet food & books will always get to where they can be used!

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Jul 11

"My photographer got hit twice by less than lethal rounds and he's got blood on one of his arms and we just took off running with the entire crowd. It was absolutely chaotic."

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 10

This is just sick.

via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon

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namroczkowski @namroczkowski.bsky.social · Jul 10

@indivisibleggr.bsky.social @artfulactivist.bsky.social Another successful rally at Grand Rapids MI Social Security office today. About 55 dedicated resisters showed our support for Federal Workers and demanded #HandsOffSocialSwcurity #HandsOffMedicare #HandsOffMedicaid Join us Wednesdays 12-1

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · Jul 8

This might be the dumbest thing I've ever heard from a Trump Cabinet Secretary, and when you consider some of the pure idiots that have served as Trump Cabinet Secretaries, that's really saying something.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 8

Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."

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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · Jul 8

Elon made the MAGA Murder Budget possible, and now it's gonna blow a hole in Tesla's financials. Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas 🤷‍♂️ #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall electrek.co/2025/07/07/e...

Elon Musk realized too late how badly Tesla will hurt from Trump's bill

Elon Musk realized too late how badly Tesla would be hurt by Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, according to former and...

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namroczkowski @namroczkowski.bsky.social · Jul 8

@indivisibleggr.bsky.social @artfulactivist.bsky.social
Resisters continue to turn out at #TeslaTakedown action at the local Grand Rapids Tesla dealership. Join us each Monday from noon-1pm. DOGE has to be disbanded!!

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Elizabeth Jenkins @artfulactivist.bsky.social · Jul 8

Bought

Elizabeth Jenkins @artfulactivist.bsky.social · Jul 5

#GrandRapids supports veterans. And the batman.

namroczkowski @namroczkowski.bsky.social · Jul 5

@indivisibleggr.bsky.social @artfulactivist.bsky.social The rally in support of our veterans and calling for #HandsOffVA and #HandsOffVABenefits was a joyful event. The band was together, the Batmobile made a drive by in support, the faithful resisters were there waving and thumbs-upping

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · Jul 4

LL Cool J, the hip-hop legend who was scheduled to co-headline the Wawa Welcome America concert Friday on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, announced Thursday night that he would not perform while the municipal workers’ strike was ongoing.

LL Cool J pulls out of Wawa Welcome America

“I’m not gonna cross a picket line and perform for money when people are hurting,” the rapper said on Instagram and X.

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Elizabeth Jenkins @artfulactivist.bsky.social · Jul 4

What is happening? Am I having a stroke or is he?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 4

Trump on Democrats: "They hate Trump. But I hate them too. I really do. I hate them."

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Elizabeth Jenkins @artfulactivist.bsky.social · Jul 4

What?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 4

unclear if Trump knows what an egg is: "It took an egg to get me, but that didn't happen either. Now they're down to a normal price an people are ordering like crazy."

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · Jul 4

That doesn't mean I've lost all hope or that I'm giving up. It does mean that I'm going to be more realistic about the nation I'm living in and raising a family in. And consider my personal and political life within the reality we're in rather than what I want us to be.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · Jul 4

Tonight, on my walk, it hit me that I'm grieving the mythical promise of America. Even a year ago, I still took so much for granted about the future my children and I could have. I don't know what comes next, but I know we're not coming back from this, and there's no saving the current system.

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · Jul 4

🚨 NYT is now outsourcing to Nazis—and giving them anonymity!—its efforts to ratfuck the most promising opponent of fascism in the U.S.

Jason Wilson @jasonaw.bsky.social · Jul 3

Cremieux’s real name is Jordan Lasker. I put his name in the newspaper. He’s a scientific racist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Elizabeth Jenkins @artfulactivist.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Jul 3

Blistering from @kimwehle.bsky.social, constitutional law professor.
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