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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 2h

American Gulag www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

American Gulag

The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h

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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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 5h

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 2h

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'Reckless misconduct': Trump admin hit with FOIA request for full DOD inspector general report on Hegseth's use of Signal (Law&Crime)

President Donald Trump listens as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, i...

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 21h

So Abbott is spending more of his state’s money to send the Texas National Guard to Illinois to round up the immigrants he bused there last year?
Meanwhile how is the grid in Texas?
Make it make sense🤦‍♀️
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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Gavin Newsom Slams Texas Gov. Greg Abbott For Sending National Guard Troops To Other States In The U.S. 'Deal With Your Crime Epidemic'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed Texas counterpart Greg Abbott for sending state National Guard members to other states in the country.

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 4h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7d

California and New York paying taxes to this federal government in 2025 is tantamount to England and France paying taxes to Germany in 1940.

The money is going to be used *against* you.

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tejanolos32.bsky.social @tejanolos32.bsky.social · 23h

Worst DOJ in history who hides more criminal evidence than any other sitting DOJ!
youtu.be/k0fMHJTRFyA?...

John Kennedy CLASHES with Pam Bondi in Fiery Senate Hearing Over DOJ Spying Allegations | AC1G

YouTube video by DRM News

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SuzanneLieb4 🟦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🔯✌🏻 @suzannelieb4.bsky.social · 2h

I have to believe there are some in the national guard who know how wrong the mission is.
Act now!!
It
Is
Time

Defend the Constitution and take the criminal into custody!!

Aren’t there still more of us than there are of them?

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LexUltimaVeritas @lexultimaveritas.bsky.social · 2h

I’ll also take the ending of the movie “Civil War”

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Michael O' @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 3h

Trump Demands Pope Leo XIV Remain Silent On His Prophecy youtu.be/dX9KSq9XfsU?...

🛑Trump Demands Pope Leo XIV Remain Silent on His Prophecy

YouTube video by POPE LEO XIV TRUTHS

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cynthiadolliole.bsky.social @cynthiadolliole.bsky.social · 2h

Fetterman must be off his mental meds, he’s totally lost whatever mind he had🤮🤮🤮🤪🤯🤬

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 5h

This is the way

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h

It's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House.

Not a single offer.

Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?

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cbum-in-co.bsky.social @cbum-in-co.bsky.social · 2h

Fredo is one stupid SOB.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Merrick Garland green-lit the search of Mar-a-Lago. It happened in August 2022 three months before Jack Smith was appointed. Jack Smith was in the Netherlands at the Hauge prosecuting Kosovo war crimes when Mar-a-Lago was searched. Eric should have listened to my podcast.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump accuses Jack Smith of "planting classified documents at Mar-a-Lago"

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 3h

Trump & Co will not stop until they are stopped. Given the opportunity to do worse things, there's no endpoint at which they will not do them. Acting in your communities now—protesting and building local networks—is critical to creating a massive, visible, nationwide opposition to counter them.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4h

Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.

BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC

President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 2h

Once upon a time, people fled to the US from Spain to avoid fascism.
Now it's the other way around.

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Bri4Change (formerly Bri4Change2024 on Twitter) @bri4change.bsky.social · 2h

ICE claims they’ll arrest only the violent criminals but instead they arrest moms in the school carpool lane.

x.com/edkrassen/st... .

Ed Krassenstein on X: "This is terrifying! ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. This is Trump’s America. https://t.co/3gyudsDu1d" / X

This is terrifying! ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. This is Trump’s America. https://t.co/3gyudsDu1d

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Amy McGrath @amymcgrath.bsky.social · 1d

People in Kentucky voted for lower prices and relief from rising costs. Instead, we’re seeing more inflation, higher bills, and a harder life for many.

This isn’t what people asked for.

As your Senator, I will stand up for Kentucky and push against these tariffs that are hurting our commonwealth.

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 2h

The FBI purge continues: Kash Patel Fires Two F.B.I. Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Kash Patel Fires Two F.B.I. Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 2h

Brace For the Single Largest Spike in Health Insurance Premiums—Ever www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums

The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 2h

“Fired for No Reason”: Former Immigration Judges Speak Out Against Trump’s Assault on the Courts www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“Fired for no reason”: Former immigration judges speak out against Trump’s assault on the courts

The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Jeffries: "The streets are hot right now on Capitol Hill because the Republicans are just falling apart. They cannot justify their position having shut the government down. They cannot justify their position in terms of hiding the Epstein files from the American people."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

@drannieandrews.com

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