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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 8h

The people who voted for Trump didn’t think they were driving a truck over a street full of people, but in effect they were. Many, many Americans will die because of the Trump regime’s destruction of our public health system.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Blanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 9h

I fear the worst

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Mezentine @mezentine.bsky.social · 13h

This is a power play obviously but also ICE absolutely cannot let cameras in that building. I am confident that the conditions inside would be a massive scandal, even for them. I cannot overemphasize enough how SMALL of a space it is to conduct operations at the scale we've seen.

Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 14h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

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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ɴᴏᴇ @noesym.bsky.social · 17h

YouTube video link for those who may not have a Chicago Tribune subscription

youtu.be/2TF1xYH3RxU

Federal immigration agents detain Spanish-speaking man and WGN producer in Chicago

YouTube video by Chicago Tribune

youtu.be

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Blanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 10h

They wanted it there.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 10h

I want them all prosecuted. Every last one of them.

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 11h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Blanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 10h

Same

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Blanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 10h

And yet they intentionally chose a site in a dense neighborhood. As if they wanted to run roughshod over people as a goal.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 12h

the president of the united states who has access to unprecedented levels of intel and up to the minute daily briefings is instead making statements based on fox news broadcasts from 2020 that his staff has convinced him is happening right now

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Blanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 12h

@nytimes.com had daily reports on Biden’s mental and physical acuity but on this? Silence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 12h

Something my mom, who lives less than a mile from here, mentioned today is that they're blocking off streets but not doing detours or any kind of traffic direction. So people getting off the inbound Ike at 25th are completely lost and wandering through Westchester and Broadview.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 12h

Folks playing some thematic standoff music now.

Really just cannot express how non-threatening this small group of neighbors appears at the moment, and how absurd this massive police presence appears in comparison.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 13h

that johnson is more terrified of seating a duly elected democrat who could force an epstein vote than having the entire government shut down really makes me wonder about that epstein vote tbh

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 12h

The Vice President follows that account

onion person @junlper.beer · 15h

setting aside the fact that they just don’t know what jokes are, this gives a big insight into the mind of white nationalists. they are deeply paranoid about the idea of being percieved as anything other than Epic Stoics

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 14h

also a sign of how far trump has checked out-there is zero chance in the old days he would countenance anyone else taking credit, even in a slip of the tongue

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 19h

I’m teaching abt Red Summer today, when white vigilantes & National Guardsmen across the country harassed, detained, assaulted, & murdered Black Americans as part of a backlash against Black military service in WWI.

Red Summer of 1919

eji.org

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 12h

These guys hogtied a journalist who is probably their mom’s age for nothing.

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 13h

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 13h

Brain. Gone.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 16h

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
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Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Blanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 14h

Olive oil? Corn oil?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

It wasn’t a typo.

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