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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Bri4Change (formerly Bri4Change2024 on Twitter) @bri4change.bsky.social · 1h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

#WarRavagedChicago

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1h

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 4h

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

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American Partisan™ @partisan.social · 1h

When fascism meets resistance, Burma-Shave style.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

This Is Fascism

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Caldburn @caldburn.bsky.social · 23h

👇mood all day, every day.

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Bob Lawrence 💙 @trumpluvsobama.bsky.social · 1h

🤔🤨

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 1h

Cruelty is the point

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1h

President Trump called Portland a war zone last week, and now state Republicans are trying to deliver one—by sharing a photo of “South American riot police” in 2008 from Getty Images. trib.al/UoWffPr

Republicans Caught Using Fake Image to Lie for Trump About Portland

The Oregon Republican Party used images of riots in South America.

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 11d

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1h

Video shows feds deploy tear gas in Albany Park this afternoon as they reportedly detain one person.

The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 2h

Keep Resisting Chicago! At Wilson and Sawyer -an hour ago. 10/12/25

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Nnc @merrysunshine13.bsky.social · 17h

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Adam_c969 @adamc999.bsky.social · 4h

This speaks for itself.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

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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alternet.org @alternet.org · 3h

'Cognitive decline in real time': Ex-CNN reporter says it's time to discuss Trump's removal

In an article published in his Substack Sunday, senior journalist and former CNN political commentator Jim Acosta argued that President Donald Trump’s behavior and proposals reflect a degree of mental decline that now demands serious consideration of invoking the 25th Amendment. Acosta said this is ...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3h

The Seventh Circuit has handed Trump yet another kick in the wingnuts.

Appeals court: Trump can't deploy National Guard on Chicago's streets

A ruling Saturday forbids the White House from actively using troops in Illinois.

www.motherjones.com

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2h

"We’ve seen this movie before, and Black communities have been telling America how it ends."

Black People Knew This Would Happen

Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

This sequel really sucks.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 4h

Yet, the MAGA will believe this blatant lie. 😡

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 4h

Does Pam Bondi know the fascist authoritarian Trump regime has an expiration date? 😳👇

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 4h

In Chicago, a federal government that is supposed to protect us has decided to terrorize us instead with an armed force of masked thugs.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

Border Patrol is terrorizing Gage Park this morning (video from Facebook, 55th & California reportedly 9:40am). SWRR reports agents are highly active and were also seen at the Pulaski orange line again: instagram.com/p/DPtwEY7DhTy

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h

‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?

Border agents have become a key force in Trump’s migrant crackdown — operating far from their traditional rural range.

‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?

Border agents have become a key force in Trump’s migrant crackdown – operating far from their traditional rural range

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 5h

Russia and billionaire authoritarians infiltrated the Republican Party and are destroying America from within. They’ve installed people to do their bidding and are using propaganda to control the narrative.

It didn’t have to be this way. Too many voters lack education and critical thinking skills.

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