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Dr. Merri

@merri24.bsky.social

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · Jan 22

I think we’ve exceeded your expectations Mr. Orwell.

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 18h

He fired 17 federal inspectors general overnight, a purge of oversight.
Those watchdogs exist so presidents don’t get away with abuse unchecked. He’s tearing down accountability. #PurgeOfWatchdogs #UncheckedPower

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 57m

You have to wonder about those white Idaho guys with bunkers and how will respond to Qatar having a Air Force Base with brown people in their backyard

An AI generated image of the Qatar, Air Force standing behind two white Saudi leaders

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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 3h

The opposite of Kid Rock is Neil Young. Boycott Amazon. For the love of God.
psychopete1.substack.com/p/step-1-adm...

Step 1: Admit We Were Powerless Over Amazon

Notes from the Apocalypse — broadcast by me from 25 years in the future.

psychopete1.substack.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2h

RIFed:
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center

Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.

They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.

Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠

2024 Accomplishments

Strengthening the public health infrastructure and workforce of the United States

www.cdc.gov

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 12h

AMERICA FIRST to give Argentina $20 billion and Qatar an airbase.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 3h

just randomly looking around and found a place that sells these outfits in multiple sizes, if anyone's interested

www.favounicorn.com/inflatable-f...

Inflatable frog costume in kid and adult sizes, $54

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Freddie Fan 🌊 @freddiefan2.bsky.social · 10h

He is destroying America. Not because he is demented but because he is diabolical with an insatiable hunger for power and money.

He emulates and admires "strong men" and dictators.

He thrives on our fear.
Do not be afraid.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jennifer Shin @jennifershin.bsky.social · 17h

Shame them back under the rock they crawled out from, every single time. If you allow it, they will take that as proof that it's ok. It's not, and it never will be.

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 4h

Most people in the USA don’t fully understand the situation!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4h

I genuinely think that many people don't fully understand the situation in the USA.

Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 4h

Most people in the USA don’t fully understand the situation!

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 6h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 7h

I know WE are all disgusted about the Qatari Airbase, but I've heard from a few of my veteran friends and it's nothing even close to how I feel. Such a BETRAYAL to OUR country & DEMOCRACY!

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 12h

WTAF
inviting a foreign military to establish a base in the United States

What was the definition of treason again?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 7h

I just saw the best bumper sticker placed on the side of a car. It said:

“Your Tesla funds Nazis”

I tried to get the drivers attention to ask where he got it, but the signals weren’t cooperating.

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

They’re not arresting criminals, and their power is unchecked.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 9h

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

They are not arresting criminals

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

A producer and editor for WGN-TV was violently forced to the ground this morning by two Border Patrol agents, before having her hands cuffed behind her back, during an ICE action in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Debbie Brockman has worked for the local television station since 2011.

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

These people are either really stupid or they’re high. Nothing can be discounted 650%. A fifth grader knows this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

They’re criminally insane. There is simply no other explanation. Evil villain level insanity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

They are not arresting criminals

They are out of control

Has every law-enforcement entity decided to not follow the United States Constitution, which is supposed to be the supreme law of our land???!!!

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

We need to figure out mass communication methods to protect people.

The underground railroad comes to mind - Maybe it’s time to resurrect that concept.

People should not be sent to concentration camps, death camps, or foreign Gulags. Why are OUR tax dollars supporting these atrocities?!

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

This is so Portland!

We should do this everywhere. Make those masked thug brownshirt agents feel stupid with their semi automatic rifles and pepper guns.

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 14h

This is awesome.

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

If they’re buying buildings, they’re not planning to leave.

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 6h

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said this week she wants to beef up immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago region and purchase additional buildings in the area.

ICE wants to buy more buildings in Chicago, and appears to be eyeing a Broadview warehouse

The warehouse is one block east of the existing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at 1930 S. Beach St.

trib.al

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 6h

20 Billion 💰💰💰💰💰💰
Headed to Argentina

while they’re decimating all of the social safety nets in the United States

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