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Ruth Holleman @rholleman.bsky.social · 1h

And he calls himself a Christian?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 13h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 23h

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 22h

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 23h

🚨After being tased and beaten by ICE, a man dies in a Chicago hospital. Date and location in following post. These are the horrors of 2025 and we cannot look away. 1/2

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 17h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

This is Antifa. Which, I guess, makes Republicans Profa.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 17h

This is what I was getting at in today’s column. Republicans won’t do anything without Trump’s permission. Period.

“GOP will brutalize voters with spiking health care costs unless Trump says to stop.”

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h

Let us translate Mike Johnson's comments about Obamacare for you www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump greets the delegate from UAE, which put $2 billion into Trump’s crypto company: “They got a lot of cash. Unlimited cash.”

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 23h

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

“Pull my string and I’ll say anything”

A wind-up doll — Trump’s propaganda machine.

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 20h

The Pentagon is restricting press access, and the NYT raises a serious First Amendment concern. The SecDef’s response? A wave emoji. It’s a childish mockery of accountability. But dodging scrutiny with memes is how authoritarians treat a free press.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1d

No one has any idea how much the Trump regime is spending

www.dailykos.com

No one has any idea how much the Trump regime is spending

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 1d

This pedo felon thinks that all the cash going into his personal pocket somehow benefits the entire world

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump points at UAE official during photo op and says, "A lot of cash. Unlimited cash."

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Ruth Holleman @rholleman.bsky.social · 1d

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 1d

The so-called peace President has doubled the government expenditure for pepperballs and non-lethal rounds to be used against Americans exercising their First Amendment Rights.

#NoKings

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Interesting, given Comey never uttered those words in his 2020 testimony. He said “I stand by my testimony” (from 2017). This might be the basis for Comey’s lawyer mentioning the Bronston defense, as I explained on yesterday’s Breakdown: www.youtube.com/live/8oJvw7F...

Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 1d

In new court filing, Justice Dept details more of its allegations in its criminal case against James Comey:"

"Count One alleges that the defendant made a false statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee when he denied that he authorized someone at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports"

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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Ruth Holleman @rholleman.bsky.social · 1d

As the wife of a retired librarian, I have a deep respect for the work they do to keep our brains functioning.

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 2d

Librarians in Texas formed secret lending networks to circulate banned books and keep young readers informed. You can’t silence truth with a ban list. 📚

#FightBack #ReadBannedBooks #FreedomToRead

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

But we cant have healthcare. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "If we go to the south pole of the moon, we can set up a base. We want to put up fission power. We think we can have longterm stays on the south pole of the moon."

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Ruth Holleman @rholleman.bsky.social · 1d

He ALWAYS pleads ignorance. If he's so uninformed, he should resign immediately. He is a failure at his job.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Also lying:
- your own eyes
- every bit of video evidence
- the fabric of reality itself

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Ruth Holleman @rholleman.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is too busy seeking glory abroad to care about what is happening right here in America.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.