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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 7h

We took the freedom of speech away

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12h

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 12h

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 17h

Trump has less than 40% approval and Republicans have convinced themselves you need to pay people to protest his policies

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

The corruption and self-dealing is staring you in the face. Hello?

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 17h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE racially profiles an elderly man and takes him into custody. They realize their mistake and release him. They also intimidate witnesses. This incident occurred in Long Beach, California.

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brownchubbybear @brownchubbybear.bsky.social · 2d

A message to #Farmers

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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 1d

Trump is persecuting Letitia James for finally holding him accountable.

He is just trashing the Constitution and turning us into an autocracy.

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

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 1d

You’re welcome! That celebration of ignorance is one of the main underlying problems in this country today.

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 1d

Morning!

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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s drink is a Violet Lemon Drop Martini. Enjoy the unique combination of sweet and sour, perfect for those who love a twist on the classic lemon drop, adding a hint of floral to create a delicious drinking experience. Our nonalcoholic option is a Cranberry Lemonade.

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Kinley 🦋 Brenda @bluthrunthru.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning #BreakfastCrew

Happy Thursday!🌸🌺🌼

This cabin tucked in the woods has everything for today’s Virtual Meet & Greet!🏡🪾🌳

The bar is open & breakfast served till 11am ET. After that, it is self-serve!

Come meet some new friends.👫👭👬 Everyone welcome!

Comment ✍️ & say Hi!👋
#BlueCrew🦋

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll get the fire going 😎

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 1d

Carl Sagan was amazing.

bsky.app/profile/cmmn...

Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · Dec 18

Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.

Passage from Carl Sagan’s A demon-haunted world book.

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Casey Whitaker @alphacentauri53.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks @2024bigone.bsky.social💖
Reposting with ALT

“I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time…when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few..when the people have lost the ability to..knowledgeably question those in authority”

The time is now

Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time - when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness... The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less, lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.
Carl Sagan, from Demon-Haunted World (1995)(45)

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

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 1d

Love a nice fire on a crisp, autumn morning.

Picture of a piping hot fire in a fireplace.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 1d

If ANY other president had been caught DMing directives for the Attorney General to indict his political enemies it would have been game over.
Impeached. Removed.

But not Trump.
With Donald Trump, it’s just another fucking day ending in Y.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1d

A DEMENTED PRESIDENT going in for his annual physical AGAIN while ruminating on proving to god he's been good and segueing to his great weapons while he posits invoking the insurrection act

WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 1d

Not to mention his last annual checkup was….April 11th. Perhaps semi-annual?

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