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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15h

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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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 11h

Wow! Trump is really living in La La Land. Every Republican member of the House and Senate has moved in with him.

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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 11h

Wow! Trump is really living in La La Land. Every Republican member of the House and Senate has moved in with him.

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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 12h

Wow! Trump is really living in La La Land. Every Republican member of the House and Senate has moved in with him.

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New York Daily News @nydailynews.com · 12h

VIDEO: Chicago news producer violently detained by ICE agents

A producer with Chicago television station WGN was violently apprehended and detained by Border Patrol agents on the city’s northside Friday, as seen in videos captured by witnesses.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12h

There are very few stores left in Portland that aren't made of wood. FYI

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 13h

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 12h

As fears of martial law grow, Governors Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, and Tina Kotek break down what’s really happening with the National Guard, ICE, and federal power. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

And, This is Trump's Invasion With JB Pritzker & Tina Kotek

Podcast Episode · This is Gavin Newsom · 10/10/2025 · 43m

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 15h

We’re outside of the Broadview ICE facility.

It’s clearer than ever before.

What’s happening in Illinois is an unprecedented, unlawful abuse of power.

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 14h

We were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois.

WHAT is the Trump Administration hiding?

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 14h

Even when elected officials are on the scene, ICE acts inappropriately.

We can only imagine how they act behind closed doors.

That’s why we’re at Broadview ICE facility. Accountability—now.

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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 17h

Typical of today’s GOP:

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

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This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 1d

surprisingly, KATU-TV, a Sinclair station, is live-broadcasting from the "war torn" ICE facility in Portland.
It's very peaceful--the only thing scary are the snipers on the ICE roof
Trump is looking to instigate a riot there.

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24 Hours Outside ICE | 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Live look at Portland, Oregon ICE Facility for full day

YouTube video by KATU News

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Carol Fenton @cfpdx.bsky.social · 4d

KATU interviewed the guy in the frog costume at Portland ICE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDR...

Outside the Portland ICE facility amid ongoing protests and the legal battle over the deployment

YouTube video by KATU News

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

When local news KATU posted this on Instagram, they had to clarify that the music was coming from the protesters and hadn't been added as editorial comment. 😂

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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Grumpy Zeus @grumpyzeus.bsky.social · 1d

The 6 conservatives in the Supreme Court don't care.

They are all corrupt and taking bags of cash. Nothing is else could explain their abject disloyalty to the Constitution.

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John Boy 2 - Living in AR SUX @johnrlambert2.bsky.social · 23h

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GOP Rep Says Rural Areas Will Just Have to Deal With Hospitals Closing

Representative Mike Flood isn’t worried about the fact that Donald Trump’s bill will force hospitals to close.

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

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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 21h

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24 hours outside ICE: What is really going on in Portland

Starting Thursday, Oct. 9 at midnight, we will begin a 24-hour livestream outside of the Portland ICE Facility. Our aim is to show the public everything we see.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

What Dems said was "reverse Medicaid cuts." What Republicans heard was "transgender surgery"

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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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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 1d

Boom there it is!

untethered to the facts

no credible evidence

if that's a judge's view, no degree of deference should dictate the opposite result. This is a really important principle

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is testing the limits of its power. We’ve yet to see the edge.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 1d

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two such mortgages in quick succession. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone in that cabinet room is in La La Land.

Center for Inquiry @center4inquiry.bsky.social · Aug 27

A three-hour Cabinet meeting where Trump and RFK Jr. tossed around autism conspiracies like it was bad dinner theater…

Meanwhile, nearly $7M in autism research quietly axed.

Fear is free. Evidence gets defunded. From @the-independent.com: www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

RFK Jr and Trump fearmonger about autism in cabinet meeting but kill research

Kennedy has said he will release his own report on the ‘epidemic’ of autism next month

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Gary M. Hartman @garymhartmam.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone in that cabinet room is in La La Land.