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Rachel Maria😎

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Rachel Maria😎 @rachelmaria55.bsky.social · Jan 4

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 36m

Thou shalt not shoot pastors in the head with smoke bombs. I shouldn’t have to say this.

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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 4h

#NewMexico
"For every little one who was zip-tied by ICE: we see you.
You deserve safety, love, and freedom not fear. De-Ice America."
#visibilitybrigade

Letters on overpass spelling out: ICE zip ties kids.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h

New statement from AG James:

"This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system.

"I am not fearful — I am fearless."

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GodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 55m

Another maga pedo.

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

ILLINOIS Candidate for Congress @abugai.bsky.social : “You said Prizker & Johnson need a history lesson - I’d like to give you one: when masked men are kidnapping entire families, naked, zip-tying their hands and throwing them into U-haul trucks… they’re usually not the good guys.”

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: DOJ says it will turn over the resignation letter of the criminal division chief who resigned the same day Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted.

It argues it shouldn't have to turn over any comms by high-level admin officials about the case. Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2h

These people are just not smart

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 5h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

Anyone else find it suspicious that the clearly deteriorating Donald Trump is having a "routine yearly checkup" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center *6 months after* his last "routine yearly checkup" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-w...

Trump to visit Walter Reed for "routine yearly checkup" 6 months after annual physical exam

President Trump's annual physical examination in April showed his vital statistics were all within normal limits.

www.cbsnews.com

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Åñ][)£®$🏴‍☠️ @outlawbbbk.bsky.social · 55m

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🦋💙Determined Democrat💙🦋 @deedeelow.bsky.social · 55m

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Syracuse, NY” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Syracuse, NY · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. In June, you turned out in record numbers for the first Syracuse area No Kings event. L...

www.mobilize.us

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Bradysbeau @bradysbeau.bsky.social · 1h

GOP's Dangerous Game with Trump's Corruption | Sen. Chris Murphy [SHORT]

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3h

Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at the Cabinet meeting that her department is buying buildings in Chicago and Portland out of which to base immigration enforcement operations.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Homeland security secretary says department will purchase buildings in Chicago and Portland to operate from

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at the Cabinet meeting that her department is buying buildings in Chicago and Portland out of which to base

www.nbcnews.com

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 6h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1h

NEW: Here's the indictment of Leticia James. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

s3.documentcloud.org

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2h

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1h

Banana republic shit.

If the reported facts are accurately, this is going to be a colossal embarrassment for DOJ.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 3h

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Rachel Maria😎 @rachelmaria55.bsky.social · 1h

Oh they’ve got a lot of these in reserve right?😎
#SlavaUkraini 🌻✌🏼🇺🇦

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12h

⚡️ NATO reportedly weighs stronger military response to Russian provocations.

According to four NATO officials, the goal is to raise the cost of Moscow's gray-zone operations and strengthen deterrence following a series of incursions by Russian drones and aircraft, the Financial Times reported.

NATO reportedly weighs stronger military response to Russian provocations

According to four NATO officials, the goal is to raise the cost of Moscow's gray-zone operations and strengthen deterrence following a series of incursions by Russian drones and aircraft, the Financia...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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

Today, I'm announcing a new tenant to the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park.

Pasqal will accelerate the size, scope, and pace of our ambition — including plans to scale their systems of computing power.

Inspiring confidence in the potential of our state and quantum.

Governor Pritzker speaks behind the podium as he announces Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, will establish their U.S. headquarters as a future tenant of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) on Chicago’s South Side.

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