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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 1h

The US Constitution has no innate defense against lying by public officials and complete shamelessness.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2h

No institutional design can overcome a lawbreaking president, a Congress defending lawbreaking and forfeiting its own power, a Supreme Court that pretends legal text doesn’t count to facilitate lawbreaking, and a citizenry that votes for all that.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2h

“Who was president in 2020?” remains one of the most pertinent questions in American politics—absurd, yes, but here we are—and that extends to “who was president January 1 - 19, 2021?”

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Mar 24

Administration: trust us every time we send someone to foreign gulag without showing evidence. We are flawless & would never make a mistake.

Administration: here is the classified warplan. We are clean on OPSEC. Oops.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Jul 20

ICE: trust us to protect you and other Americans from [scary group]. We need extraordinary powers & won't abuse them. We are flawless. We. Never. Make. Mistakes.

Also:
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Jul 20

ICE: keeping America safe by **checks notes** forcibly expelling an 82-year old American with authorization to live & work in the U.S. to a foreign prison & falsely informing his family of his death.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 16h

This pic really makes the US collapse into full despotism feel real, doesn't it? Leader's dead-eyed, meritless teen son shoved into powerful role solely because Leader wills it: a marker of corrupt autocracy recognizable on every continent and in every century.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19h

Manly men brutalize, terrorize a teen girl

Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 21h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

www.reddit.com

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 23h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Chad Frogenburg @chadfarrenburg.bsky.social · 18h

Can’t even think of anything one.

Chad Frogenburg @chadfarrenburg.bsky.social · 21h

Well this sucks.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 21h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

Chad Frogenburg @chadfarrenburg.bsky.social · 21h

So you can spend more time with your existential dread.

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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 21h

Indiana Jones And The Undisturbed Garbage Dump

Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 1d

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Chad Frogenburg @chadfarrenburg.bsky.social · 21h

They are going to make it a mandatory source of gasoline like they tried to do with corn.

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Julie Potter @evitaerc.bsky.social · 21h

#mtpol
Hamilton MT
10:30-12:00
First and Main

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23h

No Kings,
For the love of America.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

nokings.org

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Chad Frogenburg @chadfarrenburg.bsky.social · 22h

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 23h

When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode.

Pedal to the floor.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 23h

Usually presidents don't have much of a direct impact on the economy. But in 2025, the downturn is ALL Trump. It's his tariffs, his shutdown, his ICE raids, his health care cuts.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

head of Chicago PD says feds gasses his officers www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMDrmH1d/

Superintendent Larry Snelling says federal agents tear gassed 27 Chicago police officers. He addressed the incident while responding to criticism of how police have handled the ongoing ICE protests. #...

TikTok video by Fox 32 Chicago

www.tiktok.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

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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Chad Frogenburg @chadfarrenburg.bsky.social · 1d

Beer Eye for a Dead Guy

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

this is absolutely my favorite protest innovation of 2025

"my opponents are violent antifa extremist terrorists"

"your opponents are dressed as giant inflatable frogs"

solid fuck you to the pepe crowd too

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Chad Frogenburg @chadfarrenburg.bsky.social · 1d

It took 250 years to reveal all the holes in the Constitution. The biggest ones are that it relies on lots of good faith and a functioning judiciary.

(Yes I know there’s always been problems.)

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 1d

A demonstrator wearing a frog costume stands outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Tuesday

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Bunt Gunderson: Stock Market Expert @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Mr. President

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 1d

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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