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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 1d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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Brendan, Sorcerer of Illustration @hudnall56.bsky.social · 15h

Okay, I think I’m calling it done

Spore frog altered to be a frog suited hero scaring off a horde of military looking thugs in front of multicolored streams of light

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 17h

“Pawsing” was right there.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 2d

More. Of. This. Any city that allows a corporation to build a data center will be unlivable within a year of construction.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 4d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 19h

Oh my god Erin no 😭😂

RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 20h

Miss Piggy on the cover of lord of the flies by William Golding.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 1d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 1d

Portland, I love you! 💙❤️💙

This gives me great hope, and a good chuckle.

#StopTheMadness #StopTrump #Resist 👊🏼

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22h

Hannah Arendt distinguished totalitarianism “from other forms of political oppression known to us such as despotism, tyranny and dictatorship” in that totalitarianism seeks to subjugate civil society and private lives, not just political opponents, using psychological, not just physical, repression.

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 23h

I saw the new George Orwell documentary last night. It’s called 2+2=5. I have been a little bit squeamish about applying the word totalitarian to Trump and the Republicans. Not anymore. We are experiencing a totalitarian movement. There’s no question.

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been learning so much about Portland recently.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · 1d

Me, since 2004:

Dawn Summers real or fake @dawnsummers.bsky.social · 1d

SNL sucks

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 1d

Oh this is wonderful. Can I share this with patrons?

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 1d

As a library worker, I really wish more people did this. It is OKAY to stop reading a book - for any reason, but *especially* for your mental well-being.

Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 1d

Shifted from reading ALTERED CARBON (because it was depressing me so much) to LEGENDS & LATTES and I'm a lot happier.
(I'm guessing I put down ALTERED CARBON the first time because it depressed me.)

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 1d

TFW you gently take your cat’s paw and shake it like you’re shaking someone’s hand, and she looks at you like “…ok I know you don’t mean any harm. But… why?” #Caturday

Orion, a mostly black cat, lies on a black wooden chair with a red cushion. Her front right paw is extended straight out, and is being gently grasped between the thumb and forefinger of a human’s hand. She is looking at the camera with a long suffering expression.

Same as the previous picture, except now Orion appears to be rolling her eyes at her human.

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 1d

I’m listening…

An “opinion” page from a paper, but about books. At the top of the picture is the word “Opinion” in big black letters, and beneath it is the cover of a book with the title “We Should All Be Birds”.

Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 1d

What even is the point of friendship in this circumstance?

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Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 1d

On the way home from the barn I heard a This American Life piece by a guy who had an AI clone of himself call his friends to have conversations and I would just like to state now that if anyone ever does this to me, we will no longer be friends. WTF is this world where we outsource all interaction?

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 1d

Even if he was having a drug overdose THEY STILL SHOULD HAVE HELPED HIM

IF SOMEONE IS HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

ANY MEDICAL EMERGENCY

YOU HELP THEM

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Bart Leib @metafrantic.bsky.social · 1d

Even if he was having a drug overdose THEY STILL SHOULD HAVE HELPED HIM

IF SOMEONE IS HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

ANY MEDICAL EMERGENCY

YOU HELP THEM

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot stop the mass firings overnight. But I can wear a mask to protect myself and those around me

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2d

How is Mike Johnson refusing to seat a duly elected Latina any different than racist Jim Crow leaders refusing to seat a duly elected Black man? It isn’t. It’s authoritarian racism.

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