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David, Host of The Cold War @coldwarhost.bsky.social · 11h

#Portland

needlepoint inflatable frog, "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me"

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laurenlibrarian.bsky.social @laurenlibrarian.bsky.social · 2h

Next level awesome!

laurenlibrarian.bsky.social @laurenlibrarian.bsky.social · 2h

These are the troops that will be used against citizens when our military refuses.

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laurenlibrarian.bsky.social @laurenlibrarian.bsky.social · 8h

That's how we do it.

bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 1d

Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the removal of all rainbow sidewalks in Texas.

TikToker Kim Abrahamson Moore responded to the news with this pic of her driveway.

#LoveIsLove #Resist

Kim Abrahamson Moore's driveway with beautiful trees, a dog, and a rainbow sidewalk.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 8h

Patrick Henry was the American Revolution’s consummate persuader. Drew Gilpin Faust on how the Virginian galvanized support for the American cause—and transformed both political discourse and American politics in the process: https://theatln.tc/njc5SAkV

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Jamie S. Bowen - Harris Democrat they/he/she @jamiesbowen.bsky.social · 1d

I decided this was necessary..😁🤣
Just a quick fig-sketch, but, I appreciate people out there making ICE look ridiculous..
Keep it up people! Don't let up!
#FreePortland
#FreeDC
#FreeChicago

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laurenlibrarian.bsky.social @laurenlibrarian.bsky.social · 8h

Guillotine yet anyone? Sure are some serious Marie Antoinette vibes.

Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 20h

Illegally firing the CDC experts while he gets the latest COVID vaccine is really beyond the pale.
Marie Antoinette level of vibes.

laurenlibrarian.bsky.social @laurenlibrarian.bsky.social · 8h

Anne Frank story from Chicago.

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

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

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

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/...

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 9h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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laurenlibrarian.bsky.social @laurenlibrarian.bsky.social · 8h

Let this mother fire them. It will close down the skies.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like a bad idea to fire air traffic controllers when there's already a shortage but what do I know

Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

gizmodo.com

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The Real Elsie @realelsie1.bsky.social · 17h

Here is the assignment.

Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,Epstein,

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 1d

Keep in mind that ICE now has a budget larger than every military in the world except the US and Chinese militaries.

Things are going to get much worse. I'm not saying this to create fear, it's fact.

The administration is at war with Americans.

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 13h

PLEASE read. It includes GUIDANCE.

open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...

How Can We Share a Country If We Don’t Share a Reality?

Note from the author: An earlier version of this piece appeared under a different title.

open.substack.com

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 11h

How about those #EpsteinFiles ??

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laurenlibrarian.bsky.social @laurenlibrarian.bsky.social · 8h

Good point. Wonder what the betting odds would be.

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laurenlibrarian.bsky.social @laurenlibrarian.bsky.social · 8h

WTF are we doing?

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 10h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

I’m a patriotic American, so I’m proudly anti-fascist. How about you? 🇺🇸

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

In this video I run through all of the big voting and democracy cases the Supreme Court will hear this term and what we need to be watching for. youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

youtu.be

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 19h

Anti-vax onstage, Pfizer backstage.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 12h

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

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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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 14h

It’s absolutely devastating. People are simply disappearing all over the place.

We have fallen to authoritarianism.

open.substack.com/pub/mdavis19...

Reddit Thread Details Horrific ICE Encounters

These stories are happening all over the country. We CAN'T look away and we must share them.

open.substack.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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