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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 1m

every time he speaks, all I think of is him taking AIPAC money and posing with Netanyahu

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Jeffries: "I remind all of these corrupt individuals, these sycophants -- the statute of limitations is five years. The American people want accountability, deserve accountability, and will get accountability."

a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 5m

tyranny

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 15m

oh dear god .... it's not surprising but it is still shocking

George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 2h

“Omygod you’re kidding no way this is such a surprise I can’t believe it so random and off-brand these people aren’t like that I wouldn‘t see this coming at all…,” said no one ever.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 4h

No he's not. He supported the genocide and refused to correct himself as he repeated disinformation and misinformation. He could've stopped it, but he didn't. He funded it excessively.

Also, Israel is already murdering people again.

Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 1d

Joe Biden is a class act. Trump reviles him nonstop yet Biden praises Trump for the hostage release.

a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 4h

I know, but it was such a perfect ending I wish they would've just left it there. I love the men's team and those people won't be back.

a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 20h

The thing is, one of the reasons we're in this space right now it's because we do not have an informed electorate. The facts are out there and you owe it to your country to actually research things and vote. 🗳️

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 20h

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

UPDATE: Only OANN signed Secretary of War (on Journalism) Hegseth’s new rules for the media.

Essentially signing a propaganda confession

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 20h

All this time I saved the last half of the last episode of Ted Lasso because I couldn't bear that it was over. I just watched it and it made me so happy. I can't believe they're gonna ruin it with a season four.

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 20h

This is very much like Jimmy Carter, the hostages in Iran, and Ronald Reagan. Reagan wanted to take credit so he worked out a deal for them to surrender immediately after he was sworn in.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 20h

Don’t forget.

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 20h

a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 21h

I love you Portland

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 1d

This story makes me illogically and unreasonably angry. I have no idea why.

people.com/katy-perry-j...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Kiss on PDA-Filled Yacht Outing in California

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau were spotted kissing on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., amid continued romance rumors. The two were first romantically linked in July when they stepped ou...

people.com

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 1d

Why can't TV and movie writers introduce a cat without killing it off? Damn.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 1d

the western media is still not accurately covering gaza

maybe the bombing has stopped, but genocide continues
it's scary to me that people are not getting that

www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...

Israeli Soldiers Torched Food, Homes, and a Critical Sewage Treatment Plant in the Wake of Ceasefire Announcement

Soldiers called the mass arson of Gaza City their “final touches.”

www.dropsitenews.com

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 1d

Has anyone noticed that independent journalists or people who started off as influencers stop being really reliable once they start getting a lot of access? Be very careful who you get your information from, girls.

a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 1d

We don't talk about this fucking scandalous shit enough. How many other FBI performance are allowed to get away with murder in mayhem because of a corrupt handler or a corrupt system? Now we have corrupt system?

www.history.com/articles/whi...

How Whitey Bulger Manipulated the FBI Into Locking Up His Enemies | HISTORY

The notorious gangster was recruited as an FBI informant. It turned it out that corrupt FBI agents were the ones info...

www.history.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

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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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 1d

They say they want to "cure" autism but they are taking away tools that actually help autistic kids and their parents. It's wild to me that anyone still supports this. It breaks my brain every day. Then again, this is the, "fuck them kids" administration.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education. n.pr/48stHUo

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Trump promised free plane tickets and $1,000 “exit bonuses” to immigrants who opted to self-deport.

ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

www.propublica.org

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 3d

The RIFs that began Friday will reportedly cut 65% of CISA’s 2,540 employees, one of the dumbest and most dangerous moves imaginable. CISA defends the nation’s cyber and critical infrastructure. Destroying it now only makes sense if you’re afraid of election integrity.

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 3d

Unpopular opinion: Obama didn't deserve a Nobel peace prize either. No American president deserves one.

Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 3d

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 3d

The thing about the Roberts Court is they're not evil geniuses, because they're not geniuses.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 3d

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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a very dangerous fruit 🍉 @itsmewendle.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations?! No. This woman is not fighting for peace. She divides the opposition, she's inviting United States military into her country, she supports the extrajudicial killings of people on boats. This is not a good person. There were so many actual good options.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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