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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 5h

The President using the military as his personal police force to intimidate American citizens is deeply un-American. This is the behavior of an autocrat. Full stop.

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Reporters: stop using the deferential term "detaining" when talking about ICE goons' abduction of innocent people from US streets. You proper term would indeed by "abduction", but if you want to pretend neutrality you could use "capture", which at least says nothing about the captors' motives.

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

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 8h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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jojobabe @ntresting2me.bsky.social · 14h

They’re doing a good job. Winter is coming. Winter + no vaccinations + loss of health care +rising food & shelter costs+ loss of jobs + depression over state of things + fear or terror = sharp rise in mortality. Yep! It is deliberate. They want us to die!

Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 21h

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 22h

A HERO

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. bit.ly/46Nuazm

Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terr...

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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 20h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

This Is Fascism

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Anne @annejustanne.bsky.social · 1d

💙@AL- I’m here @phoenix-al.bsky.social · 2d

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a chilling warning in her dissent:

“We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.”

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jojobabe @ntresting2me.bsky.social · 1d

Maine Coon cat? Beautiful!

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

Caturday
Mr. ViVo is a bit grumpy today.

jojobabe @ntresting2me.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know everything but I know they are lying about war zones in Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago!
They are fomenting the violence.
🍊💩is creating the war zones with greedy goons who sold their souls to him (the evil thug in power).

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

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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Greed Apocalypse @juanmunoz.bsky.social · 1d

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PEDO, RAPIST, CONVICTED FELON TRUMPF ONLY HIRES THE VERY WORST OF CORRUPTIBLE-UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE FOR HIS CRIMINAL & TREASONOUS ADMINISTRATIONS.

EXPECTING ANYTHING ELSE IS IGNORING THE FACTS & A 60 YEARS TRACK RECORD.

DECENT GOOD PEOPLE DO NOT SELL OUT TO THE DEVIL FOR $ & POWER.

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MSNBC - It’s getting harder and harder to tell “law enforcement” from the criminals they claim to protect us from. As federal agents swarm American cities on …

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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 1d

DISPLACED???

Kidnapped. Thousands upon thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken & transported to different areas of Russia. NOT DISPLACED. Taken.

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Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · 1d

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Inside the MOVEMENT to CRUSH TRUMP for Good

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to America, where peaceful protesters get tear-gassed and thrown to the ground like ragdolls.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Do ICE have MRE provisions? Oh, no. That’s a damn shame. All that income and no place to buy a meal. Hey, I know what they can eat… 1/2

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Rhonda 🩵🦋 @rhondasrealm.bsky.social · 1d

Resist like it’s 1938 Germany!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

The MAGA-SAGA in 3 Acts

Act I: Descends Escalator - Loses to Biden

Act II: Regains WH - Present Day

Act III: EPSTEIN Files Released

The End

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d

Mabel & I hope all our fellow Californians vote YES on Prop. 50!

#FightFireWithFire

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Laura E @laurae2422.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, PLEASE!

iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 3d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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jojobabe @ntresting2me.bsky.social · 1d

Ain’t that a kick in the head? Security for the thugs inhumanely harassing and torturing people.No one asked them here. No one wants them!
Yet our tax dollars are financing this shitshow!

Pattie 📎🌮 #8647 @pattievotesblue.bsky.social · 1d

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Why 👏 isn’t 👏 anyone 👏 except GroundNews covering this?? #immigration #ice #news

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