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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 @vero1986.bsky.social · 1h

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Project 2025 Would Destroy the U.S. System of Checks and Balances and Create an Imperial Presidency
Far-right extremists giving presidents almost unlimited power to implement policies that will hurt everyday Americans and strip them of fundamental rights
www.americanprogress.org/article/proj...

Project 2025 Would Destroy the U.S. System of Checks and Balances and Create an Imperial Presidency

Far-right extremists have a plan to shatter democracy’s guardrails, giving presidents almost unlimited power to implement policies that will hurt everyday Americans and strip them of fundamental right...

www.americanprogress.org

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 1h

Fire the GOP!

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2h

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2h

Plans for the base started in 2017. Who was president then? 🤔

SMITE! MAGA Melts Down Over New Qatari Air Force Base In Idaho

Dear Humans,

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

In this video I run through all of the big voting and democracy cases the Supreme Court will hear this term and what we need to be watching for. youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 2h

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

“We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close.”

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2h

Your creativity is needed for the resistance! 🐸🐸🐸

#PDXFrog #FrogsOnTheFrontlines #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement

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Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 2h

1/ Small acts of defiance…✊

Yesterday, my husband and I went out to dinner with our BFFs to a local diner. It was still early bird special time so you know it was filled with old white people.

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Candace @nottodaydude.bsky.social · 1h

Bravo! 🙏👍

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 2h

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1h

# of times the Bible forbids/demands penalties for abortion- 0
# of times the Bible justifies keeping out immigrants-0
# of times Jesus condemns homosexuality-0
# of times the Bible addresses poverty, justice and compassion for the poor- over 2,000
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

“.. Since the pandemic, he has mostly lived on the Big Island of Hawaii, where he has bought up numerous parcels of land. He said that he wasn’t sure how many days he spends each year in San Francisco ..”

@nytimes.com $CRM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 17h

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Randy Fair @southerngayteacher.bsky.social · 3h

“The U. S. has directly armed, funded, provided military and diplomatic support for the killing — so residents have a stake in knowing what their support is leading to, and what voices are represented in influential political shows is of tremendous importance.”

inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest

In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.

inthesetimes.com

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Randy Fair @southerngayteacher.bsky.social · 2h

“Hallmarks of authoritarian regimes include that they seek to undermine independent media outlets and NGOs, dissolve legal boundaries between the state and civil society, vilify critics and marginalized groups, personalize politics, and make dissent more costly,”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say

www.theguardian.com

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 2h

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Just Jill 💖 @just-jillg.bsky.social · 4h

The press is terrified!! Full stop 🛑
1/ If the press thinks they won’t end up like the rest of us peasants in the country that he’s trying to erase, think again. You are not immune. Eventually he will turn on you also and the only difference will be that you will be in the history books as

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?

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GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 15h

Wait until the Russians get their base in Alaska.

a man in a suit and tie is looking out of an airplane window .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is looking out of an airplane window .

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Imagine that

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 19h

He was a good boy

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 2h

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.

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.

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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 7h

Felon in chief thanking and his dictator friend Vlad for standing up for him regarding not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

A dictator and a wannabe dictator talking about deserving the #NobelPeacePrize... 🤷🏼‍♀️

You can't make up this sh1t.

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