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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1h

Chicago

sevedge @sevedge.bsky.social · 7h

photo of a Do Not Enter traffic sign on a Chicago street, but someone has altered it to say Do Not -Let ICE- Enter

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 27m

I don’t think Biden was president on J6.

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 7h

Portland councilwoman: You know I never thought that renown puppy killer Kristi Noem would be so afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes and chicken costumes but here we are…

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Seth Boo!-ger Trueger @mdaware.org · 1h

"in error"

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1h

Fridays firings www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1h

FFS. Is Vought going to be held accountable for this fuck-up?

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 1h

Acts of history making & resistance.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9h

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 5h

When we say “No Kings” this should include the nasty billionaires who use their money to control all media and the government.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 6h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 2h

On NYT Home Page there's a Douthat column w/the headline "Trump's Foreign Policy is Succeeding. He Should Apply It's Lessons at Home." On what planet? Betraying our allies. Blowing up the global trading system. Embracing autocrats. Pulling back support for Ukraine. Helping to support Gaza slaughter.

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Mark Wright @jmarkwrite.bsky.social · 3h

A friend of mine is a nurse at the boy’s school. He talked about what a good kid this is and how terrifying this ordeal has to be on him.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Trixie 🌸🇨🇦 @trixie57.bsky.social · 5h

Peaceful (yet powerful) protest in Westerville, Ohio.💙💪
(posted yesterday)

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 8h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 5h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 5h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

Nice recap

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 4h

Pirate Wires—founded by Peter Thiel protege Mike Solana (with an investment from Thiel— whines that Wikipedia calls Trump an “authoritarian.” 10/10/25 … 1/ www.piratewires.com/p/wikipedia-...

Wikipedia Declares Trump an Authoritarian

a single editor repeatedly inserted the same "authoritarian" framing into multiple wikipedia articles, creating an illusion

www.piratewires.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 5h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 12h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

"Forty-two judges went so far as to say that the Supreme Court’s emergency orders had caused 'some' or 'major' harm to the public’s perception of the judiciary[,] [including] nearly half of the Republican-nominated judges."

gift link 👉 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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