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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 10d

Journalist @leighkunkel.bsky.social was left with a bloody nose after federal officers shot her in the face and the back of the head while she was reporting on protests at an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview on Sept. 26.

pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...

Quote card from journalist Leigh Kunkel that reads:

“It’s hard to describe how strange it was and how clearly eager they were to enact violence on everybody there.”

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auntieme62.bsky.social @auntieme62.bsky.social · 21h

I just saw this video by a peaceful protester. She and her husband were arrested. They accuse the sheriff office of assisting by ice. substack.com/@kelsea53/no...

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Brutality and arrests/detainment in Chicago

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Kansas Grant @kansasgrant.bsky.social · 2d

Gosh, you could buy a presidential election for THAT kind of dough!

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

“The National Guard’s mostly quiet walks through Washington, D.C., are expected to cost a little more than $200 million…”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

The Trump administration’s National Guard deployments are highly inefficient.

www.theatlantic.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
👉👉 nokings.org

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

Nice recap

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Kansas Grant @kansasgrant.bsky.social · 22h

Great thread:

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 23h

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-u...

Capitol riots: 'Wild' Trump tweet incited attack, says inquiry

Mr Trump sent a rallying call to supporters after

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Waiting for God to destroy the money changers. @missjanequeen.bsky.social · 18h

Great video! These people should stand along the Orange turd's motorcade route so that he will know that we don't believe his BS.

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Pitt @pitt1.bsky.social · 22h

In a late night post in the coming days you can expect Trump to order Vance hung for certifying the vote on 1/6/20

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detoxthegop.bsky.social @detoxthegop.bsky.social · 19h

This him?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KZh...

Watch: Raw Footage Reveals Outtakes Of Trump’s Address The Day After Jan. 6

YouTube video by NBC News

www.youtube.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · May 29

None of this is surprising, of course: Remember the “Mass Deportation Now” signs at the Republican Convention last fall? This is a party devoted to an ethno-religious understanding of America as a land defined by white Christian patriarchal dominance.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · May 29

“Office of Repatriation”

Quite the reminder that the U.S. government is in the hands of people who are aggressively siding with the German Neo-Nazi party and the European far right more broadly - because they share the same enemy: pluralistic democracy.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 23h

Democracy Americana is a publication solely funded by readers. If you find pieces like this one helpful, you can subscribe for free – or, better yet: If you can, consider becoming a paid member. As an independent writer, I fully rely on your help to make this work possible. Thank you!🙏

Democracy Americana

A newsletter on U.S. politics and history - and the ongoing struggle over how much democracy, and for whom, there should be in America

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 19d

Some major personal news:

Things have really changed. Now I need your help.

On why I left academia, why I left America, and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:

Onward. Forward. Steady:

Onward. Forward. Steady.

Things have really changed. Now I need your help.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

steady.page

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Cherish the Light 🏳️‍🌈 @onefabulousrascal.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a humanist and personally I think there are far more important issues than whether someone’s god exists or not.

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LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 1d

The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"

never:
"We need to tax the rich"

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Seen in Chicago

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 1d

This is Chicago Pastor David Black. Trump’s fascist thugs targeted and then shot him in the head with a pepper bullet because he was praying outside an ICE facility.

Resist this kind of government violence from becoming America’s new normal.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m

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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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davidbowman17.bsky.social @davidbowman17.bsky.social · 1d

texas has a higher murder rate than California. Let's send in the National Guard from Massachusetts to take of it

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