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Bonnie Johnson

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I STAND WITH UKRAINE 💪🇺🇦 photographer and infosec nerd Chicagoland - rural burbs that still identify as Chicago, Illinois loud advocate, 'What we do in life echos in eternity'

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here
The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.
By Tom Nichols
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Hyten’s warning from 2017: “If you execute an unlawful order, you will go to jail. You could go to jail for the rest of your life.”

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 36m

NO KINGS.

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 38m

I'm almost ready!
See you Oct 18!
No Thrones. No Crowns. NO KINGS.

Chicago's lion from the Art Institute crushing a crown under his paws.
No Thrones.
No Crowns.
NO KINGS.
OCT 18
#50501 #Indivisible

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Chicago No Kings protest. #Daisies @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 3h

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 54m

That's how it's done.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

'I'm not fearful, I'm fearless':
NY AG Letitia James responds to indictment

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 55m

"So today, l am not fearful- l am fearless." -AG James

Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 1h

Prosecutor is a joke. Trump only wants vengence.

There @theguardian.com I fixed your tagline.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 1h

“This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York state attorney general,” James said on Thursday.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

ICE is Trump's Secret Police, they are kidnapping people and terrorizing protesters including people of faith.
The People will rise on Oct 18, find a location near you. #NoKings

So today, l am not fearful- - l am fearless.
-AG James

Trump, if you come for my people, you come through me. GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER

Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

Yes it is.
#PosseComitatus
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The Posse Comitatus Act Explained

The law generally prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force.

www.brennancenter.org

Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

"So today, l am not fearful- - l am fearless." - AG James

I am Letitia James. 💪

Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

A vet I work with just said the same thing this week. 💪

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

#Haka #SlavaUkraini

a woman is standing in a parliament holding a piece of paper and screaming .

ALT: a woman is standing in a parliament holding a piece of paper and screaming .

media.tenor.com

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 16h

🇪🇺 The European Parliament supported a resolution authorizing the downing of Russian aircraft and drones in the EU airspace.

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

"So today, l am not fearful- - l am fearless." -AG James

I am Letitia James.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 8h

Well this didn’t age well did it?

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 6h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

Masked ICE agents threatened an American citizen, put him into an unmarked van, held him for several hours, and dropped him back off at his workplace, without ever explaining why they abducted him

VIDEO: ICE detains, threatens Oregon man despite U.S. citizenship
www.koin.com/news/portlan...

www.koin.com

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 6h

Fucking outrageous. #VengencePolitics is all Trump knows, he is a piece of shit.
The Republican regime does not believe in the rule of law.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

This is important.

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 7h

‼️Kyiv is under attack right now
The main target - energy infrastructure

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 6h

Excellent.

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OSINTRadar @osintr.bsky.social · 9h

🇪🇺🇷🇺 The European Parliament has approved a resolution to destroy any Russian aircraft or drones that violate EU airspace.

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