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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1h

THIS.

It reeks of fear and desperation on their part.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2h

When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode.

Pedal to the floor.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1h

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1h

Yes.

The miles of “gold” in the Oval Office are a product of the same thing—a DESPERATE need for adulation.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 19h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 21h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social · 2d

New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

www.theatlantic.com

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 17h

I’ve been trying to get there. She usually scoots away. But I’ll get there!

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 17h

Rosie the Peep just let me pet her.

Life is good.

That is all.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 18h

Hey folks:

Tomorrow at about 10:30 AM ET,

Heather Cox Richardson and I will be having our weekly YouTube chat.

If you want to beam in through my channel, it’s here:

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Dr. Joanne Freeman

Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...

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Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 21h

These do not look like police videos. They look like campaign ones." I spoke about DHS's glossy, military like videos. The deportations are for the camera. @cnn.com @zbyronwolf.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Analysis: DHS leans into propaganda with militaristic action videos | CNN Politics

When helicopters descended on a Chicago apartment building last week with federal agents kitted out in military gear, locals saw a terrifying escalation in the federal government’s incursion into Chic...

www.cnn.com

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 23h

Authoritarians rule based on fear.

Ridiculing them this way weakens their propaganda.

It matters.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 21h

I assure you, not everyone. Believe me.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks!

Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 21h

“Antifa” means anti-fascist.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 21h

I hope we see a lot of inflatable frogs at the protests. Keep up the mockery.

Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 21h

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 1d

Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.

A poster in green ink on off white paper. In the center is a woodcut style illustration of a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume standing up against two ICE agents. The text above and below reads:

VIVE LA
RIBBITSTANCE

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 21h

I didn’t say it was…Or were you agreeing?

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22h

It’s Hamas
It’s antifa
It’s Soros
It’s terrorism
It’s…
It’s…

It’s Americans who will be peacefully marching with signs and supporting democracy—and don’t want a King.

#WeAreTheMajority
And they know it.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22h

These folks are SO scared of simple honest protest.

They’ve gone from 0 to 60 in lie-telling regarding October 18 immediately.

October 18—and the idea that lots of Americans will be peacefully marching in support of American democracy and “no kings,” is terrifying them.

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 22h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 23h

Authoritarians rule based on fear.

Ridiculing them this way weakens their propaganda.

It matters.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1d

October 18, not 13.

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