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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23h

Administration officials pile lie upon lie upon lie. When a president and his aides are doing that, it’s no longer America.

When masked government thugs take potshots at a priest, it’s no longer America.

State-sponsored mayhem starts at the top. trib.al/kEhMBeh

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 1d

SpongeBob, Patrick, Pikachu, Cookie Monster and more all on scene at the Portland ICE facility.

Probably around 100 give or take total right now.

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 1d

Pure PDX - the UniPiper joined the protest at the ICE building today!

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 2d

Portland reality from cartoonist Drew Sheneman

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 3d

You may be familiar with the term, "Mexican standoff". Portland does things a bit differently.

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 4d

A protester addresses the security line at the ICE facility in war-ravaged Portland.

BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 5d

Their desperation is palpable. And WTF is a "bad memer"?

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 7d

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NPR @npr.org · 8d

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9d

“This is an illegal escalation of force against the city of Portland. This is an attempt to normalize the rising fascism that’s going on.”

The “war-ravaged” Portland only exists in Trump’s head.

The “war-ravaged” Portland only exists in Trump’s head.

My video report paints a very Portland scene of defiance—and dance.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 10d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 9d

AI, providing amusement for an otherwise unfortunate situation.

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 14d

I don’t want to hear anymore “Portland is dying” narrative or vague complaints about “ANTIFA” as the clarion call for action in the city. All of that led to Trump targeting us. Groups like People for Portland, associated right-wing media ecosystem, and political opportunists own this.

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 14d

TACO!

Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

www.kgw.com

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · 28d

Boomer here. The only thing broken is your blatant biased assertion that MSM has anything to do with my brain.

BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · Aug 15

BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · Jul 24

This New Yorker cartoon appropriately characterized my attitude this morning.

BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · Jul 14

It's unfortunate that this travesty has started to inseert itself into popular humor.

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · Jun 18

Apparently maintaining infrastructure is a lower priority than this ridiculous pipedream.

BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · Jun 14

House sitting for a family member - the have one of those fancy Japanese toilets...

There is nothing quite so sublime as feeling the gentle gust of air drying one's privates after a satisfying session on a heated toilet seat.

BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · Jun 7

Why most of my computers are running Linux...

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BubbaX @bubbax.bsky.social · Jun 6

Before the divorce...