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My home; the pale blue dot commune: Earth. Wretched refuse yearning to breathe feminist freedom fighter. Illinois Indivisible social justice blue worrier. Persister for universal self determination. Resister for Pax Americana, and against united abnormies.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · Nov 13

Two paths diverged in the woods and America took the psychopath.

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Where the group Indivisible gets its name.

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"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all".

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By creating the fictitious "enemy" called Antifa, which is an abbreviation of anti fascists.

Because every accusation is an admission of guilt. The Rump administration just inadvertently declared themselves fascists.

A new makeover for authoritarians; just letting their creep flags fly.

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Who is responsible for the creation of Hamas?
What were those funders trying to do by creating Hamas?
Did they succeed in their long term goals?

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71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions. Trump isn't going after the “worst of the worst.” As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his major donors are private prison corporations.

Robert Reich

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The right wing protests for corruption in government.

The left wing protests against corruption in government.

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Rump's few coup big plan; Make being American illegal. Make being fascist legal.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 9h

Rump has dementia

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Rump is terrorizing Americans. Rump's goon squad with his criminality, violence, etc.

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The name Indivisible was taken from the addition to the pledge of allegiance post civil war.

It was a commentary on the violent right wing hate, slander, and other tactics being used to create division, by evoking past defeated enemies' ideals, in our country.

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 22h

NEWS: Today, a judge banned federal agents from using riot control weapons against reporters in Chicago.

It comes after 4 of our journalists were tear-gassed and shot w/ pepper-spray bullets and our nonprofit newsroom @blockclubchi.bsky.social and others sued.

This judgement protects us all:

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 21h

That no one is dealing with a very ill demented man, but clearly using him for their own nefarious profit is elder abuse. It is abuse to the country to allow this to continue.

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Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social · 1d

NO LIES DETECTED

screenshot of a post reading "Kash Patel: 1 in 5 Chicagoans is in a gang. Reality: 1 in 5 Chicagoans is in an improv troupe."

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Dressed like known rapists,
ICE, sent to states by a rapist with fingers,
that may be from states that are part of a rapist with fingers friendly protection racket,
expect to go about their "business" in states that are not tolerant of rapists with fingers,
without a shadow of a citizens' watch?

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The homegrown terrorist Reich wing has ushered in an era of polically targeting people with mainstream, pro American, pluralist, liberal, progressive political beliefs to be imprisoned on trumped up charges. To be rounded up by right wing gangs, violent criminals infiltrated into the federal gov.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

youtube.com/shorts/31X8v...

The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Demetia Don's, with malignant narcissism, a pathological liar, and propensity to break the law, including rape with fingers. His daily caretakers are white nationalists, "Christian" nationalists, and oligarch reps. and plundering profiteer pirates?

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DrJohn Gartner: Democrats should be demanding Trump take a brain scan to document his dementia

YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show

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Oct 8, 2025 UNITED STATES CAPITOL
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to lay out President Trump’s plan to convert the United States from a representative democracy into an authoritarian state.

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Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover

YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 1d

At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.

chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

The immigrants who are in America were sent from Texas, on a bus, by their governor.

Note that the Texas governor did not use the Texas Guard to protect women, LGBTQIA+ stripped of science based health care, which should be a basic right of every American.

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