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LM 💙🇺🇸🦅
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My family “immigrated” to Texas from US in 1844, 1 yr before it became a state. Texans still welcome immigrants today, from around the country & from around the world. The current state govt does not accurately represent who we are or what we stand for.
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 12h
Fortunately the brain scan came back negative
Doctor shines a light through Trumps ears
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 9h
Brilliant! Must be copied in every city. Neuter Trump's authoritarianism. Make the world laugh at him. Shine a spotlight on his lies.
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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d
This is awesome.
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Liz @beansbeth.bsky.social · 10h
Insane!!!!!!
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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 1d
@dailybeanspod.com

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ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van | Common Dreams
WGN producer Debbie Brockman forcefully arrested by ICE agents in Chicago. Video shows aggressive tactics used in the arrest.
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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 10h
Wild‼️
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 12h
After being brutally assaulted and illegally detained, a 79-year-old American is suing Trump's Nazi ICE Gestapo for $50 million. 😳👇
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Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 23h
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks watch the GOP’s ongoing assault on Americans’ health.
We have shutdown stakes coming more clear:
Whose insurance will soon disappear?
Repubs want to shift wealth,
At expense of our health,
To the donors their ilk hold most dear.
ONE "We just verified with the Congressional Budget Office and of the 13.7 MILLION Americans who will lose their health care because of the Republicans' tax-cuts-for-billionaires bill, exactly ZERO are undocumented immigrants!" - REP. BRENDAN BOYLE OCCUPY DEMOCRATS
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Derrick ♎ 🟧 🟦#BLM 🏳️‍🌈 @spawn03.bsky.social · 9h
But they are offended that we call then Nazis.
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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 t...
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23h
Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h
Did people actually believe Trump during his campaign, or did they just love the permission he gave them to be racist?

Trump on loop: “They’re stealing your jobs.”

If that were true, why aren’t Americans lining up to take those so-called “stolen” jobs?

Every Trump voter needs to see this.
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LM 💙🇺🇸🦅 @laurabtm.bsky.social · 9h
Horrible! Picked randomly because of her appearance? Odds are she’s a US citizen too.
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 10h
ICE tactics in Chicago are escalating.

Crashing into a woman’s car so they can grab her is unconscionable!
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📎TF? 😼💙🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇵🇸🇬🇱🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @mind-ur-business.bsky.social · 2d
THERE IS NO ORGANIZATION CALLED "ANTIFA." ANTIFA stands for anti-fascism. World War Il veterans are ANTIFA because they fought fascism. Anyone against fascism is ANTIFA. There is no membership card. Anyone can be ANTIFA. Everyone should be ANTIFA. I am... ANTIFA
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ForFookSake👊🇺🇸🔥 @forfooksake.bsky.social · 2d
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 2d
Perfect.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 2d
ICE dragging a mom out of her car on the SCHOOL PICK UP LINE.

Are we going to see this happen at our own school Kiss & Rides, that we see fellow parents dragged off and their families shattered in front of our eyes…?!

#MomSky
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Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 2d
I booked a photo session tonight bc I have very few pictures of my family together, but while I’m smiling & holding my children, I know I will hear this mother’s screams.

I don’t want my tax dollars supporting ICE agents dragging parents away from car line. And most moms in the US agree with me.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d
"Paxton went from being a middle-class lawyer to a multimillionaire during his two decades on a public official’s salary, according to thousands of pages of previously unreported documents that shed new light on the personal finances of one of the Republican Party’s most-watched midterm candidates."
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 2d
Gift Link:

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Exclusive | How Ken Paxton, a Rising MAGA Star, Got Rich as a Texas Politician
The state’s attorney general, who is vying to be the GOP nominee for a U.S. Senate seat, became a multimillionaire as a public official.
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d
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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 𝚍𝚋𝚊 𝙱𝚊𝚍 𝙱𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚢 @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 2d
Feels kinda like high school again but all the appearance-obsessed jocks and cheerleaders who usually would amount to nothing after graduation somehow ended up running the US government.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d
Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.
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LM 💙🇺🇸🦅 @laurabtm.bsky.social · 4d
Omg I don’t know if this is true but it sure feels like it is.
I have friends & family all over the state & with very few exceptions, no one I know voted for these guys….
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Monster Slayer Quinn @gypsy--1639.bsky.social · 4d
Texas purged over a million Democrat votes. Abbott may be illegitimate. The sabotage of elections should be considered treason, and punished accordingly!
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 4d
Gregg Abbott Declared War On Illinois

When a state’s army marches into another state, uninvited, armed, and there to harm, what do you call that?

A military occupation? A violation of state sovereignty? A Civil War?

An Armed Invasion?

open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
Greg Abbott Declares Civil War On Blue States At The Behest Of Trump
Texas governor authorizes Trump to deploy 400 Guard troops into Illinois and beyond, without state consent, without precedent, and without shame.
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Athena Gabriel ❌👑 @athenagabriel.bsky.social · 4d
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LM 💙🇺🇸🦅 @laurabtm.bsky.social · 4d
It’s horrible.
Horrible for the Guard
Horrible for Chicago
Horrible for the State of Texas
This is NOT who we are…
We need new representation…
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