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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

49-year-old worship minister
Jon Paul Sheptock was arrested on child sex abuse charges. Sheptock possessed and was involved in producing child sexual assault materials.

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Resistenza @resistenza.bsky.social · 2h

Ok with you, MAGA?

Laurie Eckman, 84, said she and her husband, also 84 and a Vietnam war veteran, were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” Her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 9h

That asshole fired all the people who help kids with disabilities in education.

Fuck him. Fuck everyone who enabled him

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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 16h

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 19h

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 8h

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders are doing a Town Hall on CNN this Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 9:00 PM (Eastern Time)

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 7h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 13h

My fellow Americans
what are we even doing here bruh

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 6h

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 6h

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.

They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 3h

RUSSIA JUST KEEPS INTIMIDATING ESTONIA

The ‘little green men’ are back. Estonia closed a road near the Russian border after armed men in green uniforms but without any identifying insignia, appeared on the Russian side.
These infiltration troops were famously used in Crimea in 2014, refusing to say

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 19h

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 17h

Former ICE Chief of Staff saying the obvious: this is crisis construction. 3,000 FBI agents and 14,000 others have been pulled from counterterror and public safety work to stage political raids for the cameras. Federal agents aren’t protecting Americans, they’re being used as props.

(Gift Link)

Opinion | This Isn’t Crisis Response, It’s Crisis Construction

www.nytimes.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h

Do you know what you are doing on Saturday, October 18?

If the answer is no, you are deserving of nonlethal, but firm slap. #NoKings

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 22h

For more on Nadia Sass/Borodi's role at the heart of a pan-European Russian influence machine, read more here

desk-russie.eu/2024/09/08/n...

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 12h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 12h

The deployment of tear gas throughout the Chicago area is a growing health concern. ICE is deploying tear gas in residential neighborhoods, near children, playgrounds, stores, etc. What are the health implications on our communities?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 13h

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 15h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the statute of limitations on insider trading & abuse of office?

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