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Dan @democracymattered.bsky.social · 17m

It is a hate trump's America rally, 100%.

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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 6h

Mother fucker! The House has been in session only 15 days since July.

Its October!

GOP are loser slackers! Imagine if you only showed up to your job 15 days in 4 months.
They get 175k a year in salary.

#GOPShutdown

House Recess Extended to Oct. 19 As Government Shutdown Continues

The House clerk reads a communication from Speaker Mike Johnson designating October 14 to 19 a district work period for members, meaning that the House will be in recess except for pro forma sessions ...

www.c-span.org

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Dan @democracymattered.bsky.social · 41m

They have sued over this, right?

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 2h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Dan @democracymattered.bsky.social · 43m

ICE needs to be abolished. Dems should run on that. And every ICE agent who took part in ANY abuse needs to be tried and convicted.

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Erin Burnett OutFront @outfrontcnn.bsky.social · 20h

“We could hear them laughing.”

Rev. David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to #CNN’s Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility.

#OutFrontCNN #News #ICE #Chicago

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Bleeding❣️+ 🍿 @brianbbs.bsky.social · 3h

apnews.com/article/domi...

Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theories

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.

apnews.com

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Autistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social · 3h

FYI, People who have an X gender marker on their passport -

Lish Boo @lishy.bsky.social · 1d

Sure looks that way.

Non-Binary Passport Designations:
Passports issued with "X" or other non-binary markers will be rejected by
CBP systems, requiring resubmission with valid documentation showing
"M" or "F" designation.

Passport Updates: Travelers experiencing documentation inconsistencies may wish to consult with the relevant passport issuing authority about available options for updating travel documents.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

😕🇺🇸

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3h

This is what ice is doing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h

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 · 5h

"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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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h

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 · 5h

"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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🖤Drea🩷🌊🌎 @kydem99.bsky.social · 3h

Signed up and ready to go!
✊✊✊

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Dan @democracymattered.bsky.social · 3h

Love the fire he brings. This is how every politician and frankly, every American should be speaking about this fascist fucking regime.

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 19h

This is Randy Erwin, the President of the National Federation of Federal Employees, a union representing 150,000+ workers across the country. #arresttrump #wethepeople #democracy

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 8h

A single mother in Marshall, Minnesota making $40,000 will pay an EXTRA $140 every single month to get health insurance for herself and her two kids if we don’t get a shutdown deal.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Dan @democracymattered.bsky.social · 4h

Ooh, now that I know it is ending I can binge watch now!

Dan @democracymattered.bsky.social · 4h

Perpetual victim hood is a hallmark of MAGA.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Jeffries: "Donald Trump's strategy during this government shutdown that he has created has been to play golf and issue deep fake videos. Mike Johnson's strategy is to keep House Republicans on vacation."

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 5h

🚨Veteran wrongly detained by ICE, placed on suicide watch in a cell with no clothes. Only a hospital gown and a thin mattress on a concrete floor from Friday to Sunday. Lights on 24 hours/day. WTF, America? 1/2

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 6h

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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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 5h

🚨 Breaking: WGN Video Producer arrested for doing what she does — in Lincoln Square. 1/2

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 10h

Happy Friday!

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