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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 6h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 5h

We are no use to them if we can no longer labor for their benefit.

The sign to the entrance to Auschwitz. It' says "Arbeit macht frei" (Translation: Work sets you free)

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 8h

At least we no longer have to hear about freedom being in Americans' DNA or whatever. Turns out we love to eat shit and bow to some bloated halfwit like any other people throughout history

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 5h

"It’s not as if there aren’t plenty of media-ready Palestinian or Palestinian-American guests to choose from, chief among them Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who has not appeared on any of the major Sunday news shows since 2019."

inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest

In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.

inthesetimes.com

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 5h

Nah, It's the first week of school, orientation really, and he's just so excited to tell you everything he knows already, all night long.

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Midwestern Lasped Catholic-core @deathcab4kyubey.kawaii.social · 5h

That dude is halfway thru his first philosophy class and is letting everyone know it

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Daisy!!!!!! @oopsalldaisys.bsky.social · 5h

Atheists like this unironically make the fundamentalist Christian Right's job so much easier. Almost like they inexplicably promote Christian Hegemony by treating other faiths and ethnoreligious groups as if they have the same structural power as the Christian Church 🤔🤔🤔

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 5h

Hey remember that time an Atheist spent an entire week on here calling for the ethic cleansing and complete elimination of Jews because they said it was the only way to fight Israel?

Atheists refuse to account for the ethno-part of Jewish ethno-religion when they whine about ending all religions.

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Maybe. But behind the annoyance of the atheist there is typically much less bigotry, authoritarian tendencies, tax evasion, science denialism, closeted sexuality, etc.
October 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM

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Nina says Free Link! @ninamelechen.bsky.social · 6h

Well, pushing for an end to religion does sort of imply pushing for an end to minority cultures, because “religion” doesn’t work the same way in those cultures as it evidently does in Christianity. And Christianity seems to be the only religion most of these folks are familiar with.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 6h

I just screamed NOOOOOOO at my phone. Didn’t realize I felt so strongly about this lady.

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 8h

Anywhere ICE isn’t.

littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 11h

Because that would open a door to invoking the insurrection act and could be interpreted as civil war. A lot of other reasons are detailed by this Chicago journalist.
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 4d

NEW — Some TRiiBE readers, among many others on the internet, have been suggesting that the Chicago police arrest ICE agents for their misconduct.

TRiiBE publisher @morganelisej.thetriibe.com put out this explainer video, breaking down the legality for y’all.

youtube.com/shorts/WDHFe...

Can local police arrest ICE?

YouTube video by The TRiiBE

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 13h

Yes! Saw it in 70mm this week!

But also this calm and awesome journalist mentioned it in the ‘what you can do’ section after her ‘no, our governor can’t fight fire with fire section’

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 4d

NEW — Some TRiiBE readers, among many others on the internet, have been suggesting that the Chicago police arrest ICE agents for their misconduct.

TRiiBE publisher @morganelisej.thetriibe.com put out this explainer video, breaking down the legality for y’all.

youtube.com/shorts/WDHFe...

Can local police arrest ICE?

YouTube video by The TRiiBE

youtube.com

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Rachel @rachelmachel.bsky.social · 1d

There are groups that do this. The one I know of also provides shelter for domestic violence victims. The FBI is coming after them.

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 1d

And I flat out stole that idea from a movie I just saw recently.

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 1d

In addition to all the WW2 analogies in the comments, it reminds me of the need for something like an underground railroad. Loose networks like that have been built in this country every time the state puts its oppressive thumb on a vulnerable group. Abortion access also comes to mind. .

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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/...

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 th...

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Veterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 1d

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 1d

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A scene of a terminator in the earth’s near future. It’s been scorched into ruin by artificial intelligence that is trying to eradicate human life

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

😕🇺🇸

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 1d

By the time he was in the bunker, Hitler was basically saying, he despised all the German people and wanted to go scortched earth to leave nothing for the allies.

Seems a little premature to tell his base fuck you in his first year of presidency, with midterms a year away.

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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 1d

Your daughter will do fine with just one doll for Christmas, right?

Well at least that’s what Trump thinks.

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 1d

JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME. BEARING WITNESS IS NOT OBSTRUCTION.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Thune is lying here. Trump and Vought didn’t “hold off for as long as they could” because shutdowns don’t force people to be fired. No one was ever fired in any of the previous shutdowns in history. They fired a bunch of people because they wanted to — like they’re been planning since February.

Claudia Grisales @cgrisales.bsky.social · 1d

Senate Majority Leader John Thune responds to OMB head Russ Vought’s post “the RIFs have begun,” telling @jordainc.bsky.social and I:

“Well… I think they held off for as long as they could.”

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