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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 13h

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 20h

They don’t want you to realize that the House has been on a weeks-long paid vacation because they’re scared of a vote to release the Epstein Files.

What are they trying to hide?

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 19h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15h

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

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 15h

Someone gonna get fired …. @kenwhite.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social

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Joel Woodruff @joelwoodruff.bsky.social · 4h

Founded in 2016 after a group of disillusioned frogs escaped a water trap at a tacky golf course, the Amphibian Never Trump Institute for Freedom in America vowed to defend liberty, wetland justice, and the right to leap freely from tyranny—and poorly maintained fairways alike.

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Joel Woodruff @joelwoodruff.bsky.social · 4h

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Joel Woodruff @joelwoodruff.bsky.social · 4h

Formed after a group of systemically disenfranchised frogs escaped a water trap at a tacky golf course, the Amphibian Never Trump Institute of Freedom in America (ANTIFA) vowed to defend liberty and the right to leap freely from tyranny - and poorly maintained fairways alike.

Joel Woodruff @joelwoodruff.bsky.social · 4h

ANTIFA - Amphibian Never Trump Institute of Freedom in America

Founded in 2016 by a coalition of politically conscious frogs, we are a nonpartisan, pond-based advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation of amphibian democracy, wetland biodiversity, and the right to croak.

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Joel Woodruff @joelwoodruff.bsky.social · 4h

I can’t wait for Sept 18th…

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 14h

Release the Epstein Files.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 23h

"After a few moments of laughter..."

The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.

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Robert Rowley @robertrowley.bsky.social · 17h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Joel Woodruff @joelwoodruff.bsky.social · 20h

Years ago I found true love for his music, then I found myself learning from him about my own misconceptions regarding systemic oppression (never done learning!), these days I get regular inspiration/motivation to fight for freedom & equality for everyone on earth.

Follow him folks…

Talib Kweli @talibkweli.bsky.social · 1d

"It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

- Assata Shakur

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Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10.bsky.social · 1d

Always try to be kind.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mr. Secretary, the president is on the phone. He sounds very angry and he keeps calling you Lil Marco.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 1d

Something Is Seriously Broken In These People….

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 1d

Again, and idk how many times we have to clarify this but NO PERSON IS ABORTING A BABY ON THE BIRTHING TABLE.

cc: Winsome Earle Sears

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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 1d

3 good recaps of last night's #Virginia Governor's debates. Winsome-Sears' continuous interruptions were a mess.
- @blackvirginianews.bsky.social pod: open.spotify.com/episode/1Np8...
- Virginia Press Room pod: open.spotify.com/episode/7tRs...
- @cardinalnews.org: cardinalnews.org/2025/10/10/e...

Earle-Sears spars with Spanberger over Jones’ texts in their only debate

Earle-Sears spent most of the debate interrupting her opponent and redirected her answers to questions posed by moderators to ask Spanberger questions of her own.

cardinalnews.org

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