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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 8h

THIS!!!

A letter to Benjamin Netanyahu

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it's Candy Love @candylovely.bsky.social · 6h

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Immigration Hotline.

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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 7h

ICE are the #TrumpNaziGestapo, wake up, this is not normal run of the mill arrest and deport people who are dangerous. They are here to intimidate and instill fear on Americans. All the signs of fascism are here in America. Stop them. #DV1 #ProudBlue
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Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

wild hand jerking during Trump's handshake photo op with Orban

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 14h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13h

Since the Alien Registration Act of 1940, every noncitizen has been required to carry their documents with them at ALL times. That applies to every green card holder, every tourist, every foreign student, etc...

No admin in the modern era has EVER tried to enforce this law.

(e)Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties
Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d). Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 5h

"What (Trump is) making is more dangerous than either militarizing our domestic police or deploying the military for domestic law enforcement, and it’s something every aspiring authoritarian has done for centuries: Trump is creating his own personal paramilitary force" – @radleybalko.bsky.social

The police militarization debate is over

Quaint disputes about the proper role of police and military have been superseded by a more urgent threat: Donald Trump is creating his own, personal paramilitary force

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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 7h

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 7h

Plagiarized Peace Plan
—new band name, I call it!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 17h

Heads up, Pennsylvania! 🚨

Billionaire-backed operatives are trying to buy our Supreme Court & tip the scales of justice. They think our rights are for sale—prove the wrong.

Vote YES on November 4 to keep the Court independent & democracy intact. 🔥

#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
#PACourtsMatter

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h

Note that Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are doing _exactly_ what Trump falsely accuses George Soros of doing. They fund and finance the operations of terrorist groups in the UK and Germany among other countries. Soros is strictly involved in bona fide philanthropy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

www.theguardian.com

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 10h

New Jersey voters!
Deadline to register to vote is TOMORROW. Check your registration!

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 16h

The people running through the war torn streets of Chicago on Sunday morning.
Oops it’s just the Chicago Marathon.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 15h

While 750,000 federal workers go unpaid and moms lose WIC, Trump’s out cheating at golf—on our dime. Families are rationing formula while he’s working on his handicap.

The only thing he’s leading in is hypocrisy. ⛳️

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

"Courage is resistance to fear."

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 5h

Straight-up racial profiling.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h

You know they’re worried about this weekend’s turnout at the No Kings rally when they’re already making comments about it. Who’s ready for Saturday?

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

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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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 5h

North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

The medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds if they forgave patient debt & implemented policies to discourage future liabilities.

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North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 7h

Sarah Matthews: "Unfortunately, it seems that most of these lawmakers forget that there will come a day when Trump will no longer be in power, but everything they've done to go along with his abuses of power — that dishonor will remain. That will be their legacy."

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Julie Greene @greeneland.bsky.social · 10h

I just learned, Thomas Alter, tenured professor, has been terminated effective immediately. Shame on Texas State! We mst build support for Tom. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-tex...

Texas State upholds the firing of associate history professor Thomas Alter

Alter’s termination occurred on Sept. 10, stemming from his remarks at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference on Sept. 7.

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abc @thekitchentapes.bsky.social · 8h

I've always been critical of the professoriate's tendency to dismiss entire states as unlivable. But holy hell, I'd rather work at Costco than take a faculty job in Texas or Florida right now.

Reminder: one of the easiest things you can do to support faculty in these states is JOIN A FUCKING UNION.

Julie Greene @greeneland.bsky.social · 10h

I just learned, Thomas Alter, tenured professor, has been terminated effective immediately. Shame on Texas State! We mst build support for Tom. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-tex...

Texas State upholds the firing of associate history professor Thomas Alter

Alter’s termination occurred on Sept. 10, stemming from his remarks at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference on Sept. 7.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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