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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 47m

You do realize we all know that the ACA problems & 68000/yr preventable deaths are also the result of Democratic electeds having sided with the insurance industry donors, not voters? Had you fought for us we could now be enjoying universal health care like the rest of the world has. #MedicareforAll

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 6h

@abigailspanberger.com "We've got some politicians in VA who say they're for workers—but still defend the so-called “right-to-work” law. I don't care what party you're in. If you're not willing to stand up & repeal this anti-worker law, then don't come asking for our support come election time."

Labor leader: It’s time to repeal so-called ‘right-to-work’ in Virginia

“Right-to-work” isn’t about freedom or choice. It’s a corporate scam dressed up in red, white and blue.

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 7h

Right now ALDI has an enameled cast iron bread dome for $29. Compare to Le Creuset at $300, in cream or blue. I've had one for a few years. Cannot beat price and way easier than sliding a proofed loaf into a standard dutch oven, though ofc that works!

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 20h

At a Boyle Heights hospital in Los Angeles, hospital administrators are allowing ICE agents call the shots—& are interfering in medical decisions & blocking doctors from properly treating detainees who need emergency care.

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At a Boyle Heights hospital, ICE agents call the shots, doctors say

Doctors say administrator directives allow immigration agents to interfere in medical decisions and compromise medical care.

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 18h

SCOOP: An @theintercept.com analysis finds that almost all Republican-led states — 23 of the 27 with Republican governors — have deployed National Guard troops in support of Trump’s war on immigrants or military occupations of Blue cities

theintercept.com/2025/10/09/r...

Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities

An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 13h

Thousands of people disappeared, ethnic pogroms in multiple cities, entire national security apparatus has been turned inside out, illegal murder campaign in the Caribbean, higher edu & science gutted, and the economy wobbling as trade has been devastated for a decade, but cracks are finally showing

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 21h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 18h

You do realize we all know that the ACA & rural health care problems you're crying about are the result of Democratic electeds having sided with the insurance industry donors, not voters? Had you fought for us we could now be enjoying universal health care like the rest of the world has. #faketears

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 19h

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The Lever @levernews.com · 19h

Back in January, as the last ceasefire was being hammered out, Kushner quietly doubled his stake in an Israeli finance firm that bankrolls construction in illegal settlements across occupied Palestinian land.

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 20h

Do you see now why Americans demand universal healthcare like most of the rest of the world has? Like we subsidize right now for Israelis? 🤔

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 21h

The accountability has to also come from you, @markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @beyer.house.gov
#vadems

The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 22h

Israel has repeatedly violated every major ceasefire agreement in the past two years. The world must not allow Israel to do it again.

This ceasefire will mean little if it isn’t coupled with accountability for Israel’s crimes and lasting freedom for Palestinians.

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

#abolishICE #Baltimore

URL Media @url-media.bsky.social · 1d

The “arrest first and ask questions later” reality forces families to spend immense energy on safety planning, rights rehearsals, and preparing for potential detentions, fraying the very foundation of community well-being (via our partner @baltimorebeat.bsky.social) baltimorebeat.com/indiscrimina...

Indiscriminate ICE arrests have left Baltimore’s immigrant communities in a constant state of fear and anxiety

Highlandtown sidewalks tell a much different story today than they did a year ago. Shops that once bustled with conversation sit emptier; families who once roamed the streets have now retreated. The d...

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

Eugene, it's not a war it's a US-taxpayer-funded genocide. We don't consent. And Israel controlling 53% of Gaza tells us this is a nonstarter re equal rights for Palestinians. US must call for end to Israeli occupation & apartheid if peace is truly sought.
#freepalestine #defundgenocide

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

Eugene, speaking of hostages, 3,544 Palestinian hostages are held by Israel as "administrative detainees," jailed indefinitely and charged with zero offenses. This is made possible by US taxpayer support.

FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🙌

#endapartheid #defundgenocide
#freepalestine

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

You mean you're now fighting for Medicare For All, then. Glad you finally agree healthcare is a human right! 🙌

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

More of the same from Warner. Until forceful statements from the US include mentioning equal rights for Palestinians and an end to Israel's apartheid and occupation, these negotiations will bring only status quo and continued suffering.

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for your work on behalf of our neighbors🙏

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I love people's creativity and the various ways they have found to support each other. I've seen several examples of people doing this in Chicago. If you know a local vendor, can you do the same for them? Sell their goods so they won't be vulnerable to ICE?

A Facebook post by Jaime Andrade promotes a tamales and champurrado sale for Ms. Maria on Thursday, October 9th, at Kedzie & Byron to support her family. The flyer features tamales, a mug, and contact/payment info.

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Mark, you're not our drinking buddy, you're our senator (for the time being). Your whining, cringe, reporter-boy videos are not improved by these language choices. Get off socials, fight ICE kidnapping our neighbors & get military out of our cities.

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, and Gaza is still the spinach between your teeth, @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

Remember, hope is the thing with feathers

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · Jun 29

Remember: hope is the thing w feathers

An elderly oranged faced man in a blue jacket, white shirt, red tie, stares forward blankly with his mouth open. An orange hen with bouffant crown feathers stares ahead, alert.

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

They can't. It's #copaganda. This is a must read for these times: 👇

Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News

How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News

bookshop.org

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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

The irony of him speaking forth on aggravates & irritates

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?

section of text from South Side Weekly's coverage, which says: "The building was purchased by Wisconsin-based investor Trinity Flood in January 2020, according to Cook County records. On October 1, the day after the raid, a judge reviewed an emergency motion from Wells Fargo seeking to appoint Matthew Tarshis of Frontline Real Estate Partners as the property’s receiver.

Flood purchased three multifamily properties in South Shore in 2020. The neighborhood, which had the highest number of eviction filings in Chicago from 2015-2019 according to the Law Center for Better Housing, has seen a rise in outside real estate investors since the 2017 announcement of the Obama Presidential Center’s construction in the neighboring Jackson Park.

Wells Fargo Bank foreclosed on the building in mid-2024, bringing a $27 million lawsuit against Flood for missed loan payments. In late 2024, the City began closing its largest migrant shelters and, through state funding assistance distributed via Catholic Charities and moving support from New Life Church, relocated many families to buildings such as this one."

Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 1d

We could all have healthcare
We could have housing for everyone
Instead we uphold white supremacy
nd remain mostly silent
Thinking it won't come for us

JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 1d

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🧊🖕✈️ YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK 😬

Map of ICE Air flights on Wednesday, 8 October 2025

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