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The Roaring Lion

@babasburfi.bsky.social

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Politics junkie & NY sports fan. I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Both Israelis 🇮🇱 and Palestinians 🇵🇸 have a right to their own nations.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 14d

“I ask you…if all these things, if indulged in…do not tend to rub out the sentiment of liberty in our country, and to transform this government into some other form. Those arguments…are the arguments that kings have made for enslaving people in all ages of the world.”
-Abraham Lincoln (1858)

Four men, wearing sunglasses, stand in front of a fence. The three on the right are wearing masks.

Photo is from Yahoo

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

Well, to be fair, there are also Trump’s Med Beds. 🙃

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 9h

Time to start pulling these guys over

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

Our true character only emerges when we are tested. And Letitia James is standing up to Trump’s challenge with focus and fire. 🔥

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

“Why so nervous? Relax”.

Why so nervous? They are 15-year old children being stalked by armed masked men, threatening to detain and deport them without due process.

They SHOULD BE nervous! We should all be nervous about what the Hell has happened to our country!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

ICE GOONS are harassing two 15-year-old boys on bicycles in Chicago.

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ᓃᔪᑲᒥᑳᐸᐤ Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, Ph.D. (he/they/wiin) @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social · 14h

I’m sure this has already been covered ad nauseaum, but I think the best thing about stuff like this is that it not only takes away the MAGA narrative that these protests are violent, but it also mocks the administration too—they’re so unserious that people wear inflatable costumes to protest them.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

Portland 🔥

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

I need to better understand his policies. But what I see, I like so far.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

That’s for sure. So many aggressive, legally dubious, headline grabbing moves. You simply can’t address all of it. But the court system is compromised too.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

He has charisma. And he speaks the people’s hearts.

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 16h

Release the Files!

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 16h

Yes, you’re right. It looks like they basically got away with this.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 17h

I’m in Monica. Please include me. 🙂

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 17h

This man is always on point.
Go Zohran!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 20h

This is how you win public opinion.
Even the police enjoy the music and fun! And the NY Post covered it!

Bravo Portland!

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Officers Enjoy Dance Party Protest Outside Portland ICE Facility

YouTube video by New York Post

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 1d

Sure to make your heart full. 👇

🌮 Lucky Shitt 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 @luckyshitt.bsky.social · 1d

Why can't we just get along?

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

They are building a Propaganda State.

They are cooking the books on job creation.

Now they are rigging death numbers so no one knows how many people die because of their attacks on vaccines and science.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 1d

How is this not headline news on every American news channel?

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 1d

The graphic below highlights how right-wing extremist our Supreme Court has become.

The legitimacy of our court system is at risk. As is our democracy.

Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 1d

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.

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