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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 44m

The "How to Report ICE" zines in the photo above were made by the incredible @meganpiont.bsky.social - download and print your own!!!

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 9h

Get your zines here:

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SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 11h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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New Jersey Young Democrats @njyoungdems.bsky.social · 14h

GET OUT THE VOTE WITH NJYD!

Election season is here, and the NJYD are hitting the doors, making calls, and mobilizing voters to elect Mikie Sherrill for Governor and Democrats up and down the ballot this November.

Sign up to take action with NJYD here: bit.ly/NJYDDOA25

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 14h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 14h

Been there, AG James. Stay strong.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15h

A federal grand jury reportedly indicted Letitia James, Trump’s latest effort to weaponize the Justice Dept. to punish political rivals

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 15h

Brett Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/mass-depor...

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 18h

First option for musical genre is “anything in English”

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 19h

In a democracy based on freedom and the rule of law, we don’t jail public officials—or anyone—because of policy disagreements. We need everyone to repudiate this nonsense because a president cannot act as a prosecutor, judge, jury and dictator.

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

Jack: “I’ve always been respectful with my rhetoric.”

Also Jack: “You gotta beat this *****”

#MikieForGovernor
🎥: NJ Dems

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

“Silence in the face of these assaults will only embolden the far right. With that in mind, the Rutgers faculty unions reject Turning Point USA’s smear campaigns and proudly stand with our colleagues Dr. Mark Bray and Dr. Yesenia Barragan.”

Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 1d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 1d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredibly alarming—after the whole ridiculous antifa roundtable at the White House, as Mark was moving with his family to Europe after threats…

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Mary Rizzo @maryrizzo.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to my union @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social for this statement denouncing the attacks on my colleagues @mark-bray.bsky.social and Yesenia Barragan, which include doxxing and death threats. We can't be cowed into silence and we will stand together. rutgersaaup.org/defending-ou...

Defending Our Colleagues from Attacks by the Rutgers Chapter of Turning Point USA - Rutgers AAUP-AFT

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray has come under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Their campaign to have Dr. Bray fired has resulted …

rutgersaaup.org

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404 Media @404media.co · 1d

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 1d

Jack Ciattarelli claims he never touted Trump's Supreme Court.

Fact check: FALSE. Another lie from Jack. #NJGov

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

And this is all you need to know.

#MikieForGovernor

Montclair Dems @montclairdems.bsky.social · 1d

Jack Ciattarelli dodged admitting that he is all in on Trump but then said be would give him a grade of "A"!!
#jackismaga #voteblue #nj #njgovernor

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 1d

Sherrill gives a strong answer on immigration, calling for secure borders combined with humane immigration reform. Ciattarelli endorses Trump's indecent, lawless immigration policies and ICE violence. abc7ny.com/post/watch-l...

LIVE: Watch the New Jersey gubernatorial debate

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli will face off in their second debate on Wednesday, Oct. 8, on WABC-TV and wherever you stream ABC 7 New York.

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Yuna @yunao08.bsky.social · 1d

The White House's priority during the shut down?

It isn’t to secure the backpay of federal workers, it isn’t to work together to expand ACA credit… or to even stop the shutdown.

NO, it is to kidnap our neighbors and friends and militarize our cities and states.

✍️: @tusk81.bsky.social

ICE Rages On During Shutdown As Federal Workers Go Without Paychecks and American Kids Face Potential Hunger

Priorities.

americasvoicecnn.substack.com

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

Turning human suffering into social media content is a special kind of evil.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap that’s bad.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 1d

Jailing local politicians, refusing to allow politicians to take their position...this is how MAGA seeks to destroy local sovereignty -- the idea that some people cannot govern themselves. We should resist these efforts.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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