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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 19h

His goal is to reduce the US population to 100 million people.

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 19h

This is how the republic ends.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 3d

He is setting the delusional precedent to claim that violence in democratic states will obviate voting in all subsequent elections.

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 3d

Get this, Stephen Miller's goal is to reduce the population of the United States to 100 million people.
NYT: Donald Trump said that if it were up to Miller, the U.S. population would be 100 million and "they would all look like Mr. Miller"

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 3d

Finally, folks are standing up for moral principles and for humanity.

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 4d

It's been those two plus Peter Thiel all the way along...

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 4d

Important bulwark.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.

Date Filed
Oct 5, 2025
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SCHEDULING ORDER: This Court, having received Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and request for Expedited Hearing, ECF 59, sets a hearing by Telephonic Conference at 7:00
p.m. tonight, October 5, 2025, before Judge Karin J. Immergut. Access information for "LISTEN ONLY" phone number for the Hearing. Telephone Number: 1-571-353-2301 (toll-free 1-833-
990-9400); Guest Meeting ID: 812-980-
324#. Note: If dropped from the conference, please rejoin the conference.
For complete conference connection instructions and etiquette guidelines, refer to ord.uscourts.gov/cms. Ordered on 10/5/25 by Judge Karin J. Immergut. (jy)
(Entered: 10/05/2025)

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 4d

It's all grift

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 6d

Just imagine, one in three people we pass on the street are in favor of this.

Kristina Cooke @kristinacooke.bsky.social · 6d

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 6d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 6d

Seems a bit like the university presidents who testified before congress in 2023, demonstrating a poorly received competence at lawyer speak, making an effort to appease all factions while saying nothing.

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 6d

Interesting, no affirmative statement. Also interested in the placement of the word fierce. Shouldn't it be fiercely defend independence. Wondering what fierce independence means. Like saying the declaration of fierce independence.

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 6d

Thank goodness! Good to see Dartmouth College standing up to fight the encroaching darkness spreading across our land.

Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 6d

It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.

Office of the President
Dear Dartmouth community,

As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence.

You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.

Best,
Sian Leah Beilock
President

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 7d

Holy shit!

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7d

Russian special forces agents caught preparing an extensive campaign of sabotage and subversion all across Poland, reports Gazeta Wyborcza. warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,5...

Rosyjski wywiad ukrył materiały wybuchowe na cmentarzu. Podejrzane puszki wjechały do Polski

Kurier rosyjskiego wywiadu wojskowego GRU odbierał polecenia: kup łopatę, jedź na cmentarz, wykop puszki, zostaw niedaleko Łodzi. Puszki idealnie pasują do uchwytów mocowanych do dronów.

warszawa.wyborcza.pl

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall, you will be missed. A true leader advancing human knowledge with respect to our understanding of and appreciation for the natural environment and all living things.

JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 9d

Rest in peace, Jane Goodall.
You taught us that kindness is a form of strength and that respect for life in all its forms is the truest measure of humanity. You will be dearly missed.

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 9d

This is terrible. Massive surveillance of millions of Americans, tracking their every move, by our government! Maybe if I lose my phone, ICE will find it for me.

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 9d

New: ICE has bought a tool that tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of phones globally, updates every single day. Usually harvested from apps and advertising

www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 11d

Get it straight. Polls are irrelevant when democracy disappears, when votes no longer matter, when the only thing that matters is raw power.

Millions are marching in Hungary, with no effect at all.

Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 13d

This is complete doublespeak. Look it up if the reference is not understood.

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 13d

Wow - very powerful call in the interest of peace and less violence against people.

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 13d

Don't forget, there is a long plan & you are not part of it. The plan is fundamentally against the interests of everybody in the United States. The uber rich elite think the long game is in their interest. Oops, they will discover too late it isn't.

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 13d

And that military deployment on American soil is part of the new mission to maintain stability and control over the population with the coming revolts over the elimination of voting, rights and the destruction of the the economy, social order and the elimination of government functions.

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 13d

Maybe he will tell them that the deaths of 420,000 brave Americans in World War II, fighting Hitler and Nazism, was a mistake and we are reversing course. The core mission will be to pledge allegiance to the great leader and not the constitution, and that we are going to go to war with Venezuela.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13d

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks for pulling out Hillary's speech. The last section is particularly compelling, speaking to those in America left behind. I find it odd that her prescription in the last sentence is the need to empathize with people left behind. How about changing their lives, and not just providing handouts?

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Brad Bradshaw @bradbradshaw.bsky.social · 13d

Just like the Jeff Daniels awesome sorority girl speech. Wake up America. And which states are caldrons of poorest performance in these United States? Red states.

Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 13d

What the USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths

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