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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 34m

Having Republicans be so openly pro-fascist (because that’s the opposite of anti-fascist) is WILD

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 32m

Benny has been working for the Kremlin for a long time, regardless of whatever means they're using to compensate him for.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 53m

They say Benny Johnson—the fake-journalist face of the Trump administration—is no longer taking cash from the war criminals at the Kremlin via an intermediary as he previously was found to have done, but am I the only one who still has some nagging doubts? Certainly no background check has been done

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 21m

What does that have to do with voting for president?

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 3h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 2h

Total bullshit. DHS cannot be trusted. They lie and lie

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h

Trump's fascist thugs keep assaulting Chicago's journalists, hoping to cover up the regime's violence and cruelty.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 3h

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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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 2h

Fuck that asshole

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 3h

Of course. Her jump is being a handler of Trump for Putin.

olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 3h

I think something more drastic is needed

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 4h

Johnson protects pedophiles

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 4h

Why shouldn't US citizens in DC and Puerto Rico have representation like any other US citizen?

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 5h

The in-your-face corruption is astounding.

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 7h

I don't think that is how war zones work. They are all insane

olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 7h

That is even scarier. They are disappearing people.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois judge blocks ICE from using force against peaceful protesters, clergy and journalists. Also requires visible ID. An overdue victory for the First Amendment.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 7h

I am pretty certain that is not how science works.

olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 8h

Is anyone following these arrests so we can see what happens to those people?

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 9h

Yes. This connects to strategies of repression as experienced during Argentine Dictatorship's "dirty war" on its citizens...

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h

Stephen Miller just said that Chicago ICE raid was one of the most successful law enforcement operations ever. I asked Pritzker to respond.

"If this was Pinochet’s Chile, if this was Argentina under authoritarian rule, maybe you’d call it successful," he said. 2/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 9h

She faces threats, intimidation, and relentless attacks—but has never given up. Fearless in the face of tyranny, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her courage and fight for democracy in Venezuela. What an inspiration!

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 18h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 18h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is second in line to the presidency, but he wants you to know he has no opinion on anything and takes responsibility for nothing. His go-to line is “not in my lane.”

Jen Psaki last night…

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 20h

The Mad King

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 1d

"Recruiters are flying people with drug addiction from across the US to So Cal w/ promises of free stays in glamorous seaside rehab facilities.

Instead, they are signed up for private insurance plans and shuttled to overcrowded properties where drug use is common and treatment is lacking."

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 1d

Isn't there a ceasefire?