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JoseyRider

@joseyrider.bsky.social

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Lifetime Democrat. Retired. Women's rights, civil rights, environment/climate change, permaculture. Politics matter. Pay attention. TX to Rosebud Rez, SD to Ecuador. Equine specialist for Equine Assisted Therapy.

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JoseyRider @joseyrider.bsky.social · Nov 9

For anyone else wanting to stop your Medicare coverage (& the payment coming out of your Social Security check),
I'll save you some hours on hold.
This is the form you need to complete. Return it by hand, mail or fax to your closest SS office.

FORM: CMS-1763
www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS...

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1h

The social aspect of Congressional GOP forfeiting Congress’ power is underestimated.

Standing for the Constitution against the cult won’t just lose them primaries. They’ll become objects of collective hate, shunned by many they know, get death threats, etc.

I have no sympathy. But it’s a factor.

James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 3h

It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 5h

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...

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 2h

The scoop: Trump refuses to do anything to reduce health insurance premiums; House Republicans refuse to come back to Washington due to Epstein files; and now they send layoff notices to CDC researchers dealing with burgeoning measles cases?

MAHA=Measles Are Here Again

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 1h

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If you go to some federal websites right now, this is what you see.

I also heard they are playing something similar at airports.

So illegal bc of the Hatch Act but also CRZY

But don't call it fascism. 👇

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 2h

When we win next November, it will be thanks to a whole lot of rooms like this one in Monroe County (shoutout Dems of Monroe and UA Pipe Trades 671).

Let's do this 💪

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Batniss @batniss.bsky.social · 3h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov WTF

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Number One Housewife @baylessmarilyn.bsky.social · 2h

Who commands these troopers ? Is @govpritzker.Illinois.gov controlling these troopers ? Who is in charge ?

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Auntiefa @auntiefa927.bsky.social · 1h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov stop this now!!!!!!

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Thomas Montgomery @thomasmontgomery.bsky.social · 3h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov what the fuck

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UnCivil Defense™ 8647 🗽 @musiccomposer.com · 3h

its on right now.
youtu.be/obY7pkPYlnA
#resist #ice #NoKings #Terrorism #Fascism #immigration #medicade #epstein #gestapo #union #1u #fightthepower #law #constitution

LIVE: Chicago ICE Protest - Chicago, IL

YouTube video by Mercado Media

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Er-EEK! Winick @eawinick.bsky.social · 3h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov These are your cops. Do something about this.

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Matty @matt78.bsky.social · 2h

Lemon and that Hegby guy seems to have an unspoken agreement that they yell at each other with their PR people filming so they can post on social media for clout

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2h

Heavy machinery in the driveway now doing something with the barricades, unsure what.

"Hey, that's my freedom zone!" someone shouts.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2h

Quick update on what we just saw here—*before curfew*, ISP troopers, Broadview PD and CCSO deputies began menacing demonstrators outside the ICE facility. Several arrests.

Pepper ball guns at the ready, a bit of a standoff going with remaining protesters. All people are doing is playing music.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

Troopers have already pushed people back at least a block. Another arrest warning and they are also threatening chemical agents.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

Note: it's not even curfew yet.

State police just started pushing people off the business park corner. Here in the road, a brave group of demonstrators are attempting to hold their line.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

A small number of demonstrators attempted to protest/march in the street.

Massive number of ISP troopers in riot gear responded by blocking 25th, threatening arrest, shouting into megaphone about an unlawful assembly.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

Higby has continued agitating. Crowd (including a large, obnoxious press scrum) has him backed up against one of the barricades now, chanting, "racist, go home!"

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

"Temu Charlie Kirk" aka Cam Higby (TPUSA) is back again, awkwardly filming protesters.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

Around 100 protesters here now, the crowd is growing in advance of 4pm demo planned.

State trooper Bradley again warning people they can protest but if they set foot in the road (note: this is a driveway) they'll be arrested.

Another fed vehicle departs.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

It appears one of the arrested protesters may require medical attention. An ambulance just left the scene.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h

Music now.

Grim reminder: people held inside the detention center have reported it's impossible to hear much coming from outside.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h

Despite the ongoing horrors, protesters have been met with pretty much non-stop honks of support from drivers and truckers passing by this morning.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h

This one includes a sheriff's van from Indiana—not uncommon to see sheriff's departments from Indiana and Wisconsin assisting with transport here.

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