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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 9m

My latest Substack piece on Trump’s screwing over of Americans:

substack.com/@katiephang/...

Don't Cry for Me Argentina: The $20 Billion Gift to Wall Street and Buenos Aires—Paid for by American Farmers

No crying, just chuckling by Argentina as it laughs all the way to the bank, courtesy of Convicted Felon Donald Trump

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prairielife.bsky.social @prairielife.bsky.social · 1h

Why did the song "Highway to Hell" just now come to mind?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3h

3D printers: WE NEED YOU! If you have a printer, start making whistles for your community. Volunteers of ours have been printing and passing them out across communities, over 200 have been handed out so far!

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prairielife.bsky.social @prairielife.bsky.social · 4h

Happiest of birthdays to you!!
🥳🎂✨🎉🪅🥂

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 6h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 4h

Www.hidinginplainsightbook.com

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

Today and every day, we recognize the hardworking Illinoisans who work around the clock to put food on our tables and carry on our proud agricultural traditions.

Know that we’ll always have your back.

Happy National Farmer’s Day!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

NEW: Trump meant to send a Truth Social DM to Pam Bondi about indicting his rivals. That sounds like official business, so I'm filing a FOIA for her DMs, plus those of five other cabinet members. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/my-latest-...

My Latest FOIA: Trump's Truth Social DMs

Recently, Trump posted a message to Pam Bondi that was meant to be a direct message. I want to know what other official messages he's sending to cabinet members.

www.muellershewrote.com

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Anna from Ukraine @annafromukraine.bsky.social · 5h

🔥 For those closely following the Russian war in Ukraine, you’ve seen the shift: each week, more updates come from inside Russia as their own regions turn into war zones. 💥 Ukrainian drones are hitting military sites deep inside Russia, and now even pro-war Russians are questioning Putin’s failures.

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

True bravery!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

The federal food program helping more than 1 in 4 young children access fresh produce, milk, and formula will run out of funding next week.

Over 5 million children could lose food assistance — all thanks to the Trump-Republican shutdown.

The cruelty is endless.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 22h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 7h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

DANIELS: Should the next Democratic president be a little bit more involved with the DOJ than Democrats have been in the past?

KAMALA HARRIS: No president should think of the DOJ as being their personal attorney

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pritzker: "Look, we've gotta rely on the courts to do the right thing. I realize that sometimes that's risky business, especially when some have been appointed by Donald Trump. But we've seen that even a Trump-appointed judge out in California has ruled against the administration."

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prairielife.bsky.social @prairielife.bsky.social · 8h

More of this please!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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prairielife.bsky.social @prairielife.bsky.social · 8h

So proud of my Governor!!

Hold. The. Line.
💙👊💙

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

That is different from what the admin said. They claimed it was coming out of DOD R&D funds. Tariff money cannot be touched by the Trump Regime without congressional approval.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 9h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

Friends — something dramatic has happened over the last two weeks.

Sunday thought: the big Reveal

Friends,

robertreich.substack.com

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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 10h

I hope that somebody is figuring out a way to prevent Trump from immediately taking a picture with the released Israeli hostages smiling and giving his thumbs up. He is traveling to the Middle East for this purpose, make no mistake about the optics.

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prairielife.bsky.social @prairielife.bsky.social · 9h

Haven't seen this evil fucker for awhile. Are his hair color and beard color darker than they were?? 🤔 Thought he had some gray showing in that beard.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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