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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h

$5 BILLION is headed out the door to build new job-creating, zero-emission projects, fix roads and bridges, and improve sidewalks and bike lanes across California.

We're investing in our communities, our people, and the places we drive, walk, and ride every day.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

Here’s a great guide on how to stay safe at a No Kings protest today.

How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid

If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.

www.wired.com

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Marilyn Garcia @marilynrgarcia.bsky.social · 4h

He's talking about the right to heil Hitler and denigrate anyone who is not a white, male, Christian fascists in public without fear because the storm troopers will protect them.

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 12h

justinthenickofcrime

A judge in Chicago just flipped the script completely.

If ICE agents are caught trying to arrest someone at or around a courthouse, they can now be arrested themselves.

Cook County’s top judge made it illegal for ICE to detain anyone inside or even near a courthouse.

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NPR @npr.org · 4h

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

n.pr

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen
CalRx® Insulin costs $11/pen

Available starting January 1, 2026.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

This doesn’t even include the ones who had pending case but he had their charges dropped.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 1d

I have absolutely no pity nor sympathy for Mitch McConnell, he’s one of the most evil corrupt beings on the planet who destroyed our Supreme Court and led this country to the disastrous train wreck we are in today.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h

Trump's federal agents shot Marimar Martinez, a US citizen, multiple times for allegedly menacing them with her car in Chicago. Only hours later, Kristi Noem and DHS started spreading disinformation about the shooting.

Now the official line is crumbling. 1/

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newrepublic.com/article/2019...

Trump’s Secret Police Shot a Citizen. Then Damning New Info Emerged.

As the official Trump administration line about the shooting of a Chicago woman crumbles, Senator Chris Murphy is asking pointed questions about what really happened here. Will we ever get answers?

newrepublic.com

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emoontxwriter @emoontxwriter.bsky.social · 18h

Any Congressperson who defaces, or purchases, or displays a defaced version of the US flag...such as one with a stripes redesigned as a swastika in the middle...should be censured by Congress and invited to resign.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

🤷🏼

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

What do you think made America great?

I’ve traveled the world, and every time I come home, I’m reminded of what makes this place special: the culture, the mix of people, the constant diversity. I love this country.

And I also know who truly hates America:

• The KKK
• 3 Percenters
• Proud Boys
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

SWANSON: If you look at data, the US is losing manufacturing jobs, spending on factory construction is down big, manufacturing is still shrinking as share of the economy. S&P Global estimates that tariffs will cost businesses upwards of $1.2t in 2025 ...

PETER NAVARRO: The economics are wrong

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

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 10h

This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.

Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.

New York Times: "Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday"

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Sabrina McDaniel 🌊💙 @sabrina-mcdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

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Calling them out by name ..
To put a face to the words:
This is Annie Kaykaty National Committeewoman for NY State Young Republicans.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

In fact, there’s already an indictment lying around somewhere

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Padilla: It’s not just undocumented folks who are being detained and arrested. It’s legal immigrants—even US citizens. We know of at least 170 US citizens who have been caught up in these raids and put in detention centers.

It’s the intended effect of this administration to stoke fear and terror

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Marilyn Garcia @marilynrgarcia.bsky.social · 14h

So the chalk terrorists were successful. Good to know we can get rid of this nazi with a $5 bucket of chalk from the dollar store.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

Off to hit these streets! Good Trouble!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 22h

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe"

Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”

~Patrick Henry

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · 1d

Wow: "allocates $552.4 million to Chicago Public Schools, significantly more than the $379 million the school board anticipated when it passed its own $10.2 billion budget in late August."

www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes 2026 city budget with half a billion dollars for public schools

Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a $16.6 billion budget for 2026. If approved by City Council, it would provide $552.4 million to CPS, which school board members say would help avoid midyear cuts and “T...

www.chalkbeat.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

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