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Roland

@rolandwall.bsky.social

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Evacuee from other place, seeking the 1/2 of America that doesn't support felons and racists. Environmental science guy, Philly by day, Delaware by night.

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Roland @rolandwall.bsky.social · May 10

"THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."

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Democrats Organizing For America @democratsofa.bsky.social · 12h

It was a bogus tip, but the homeowner said they could look around but his dog was aggressive, so he locked it in the bathroom.
When he went to get ID, agents opened the door the dog defended his home and they KILLED IT.

100% avoidable and did I mention- it was the wrong address!

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Roland @rolandwall.bsky.social · 9h

Okay, not exactly my style of music, but definitely my new favorite song.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLo5...

Call Me Antifa – A Patriotic Protest Anthem for Freedom, Justice, and Love

YouTube video by The Resistance

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 14h

Lessons from Portland. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Portland's Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump

The president wants us to be afraid. These activists are clowning him instead.

www.thenation.com

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 14h

Protesters in Portland are giving these clowns the level of respect they deserve

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

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

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Letitia James and James Comey have the best lawyers on earth and will almost certainly be fine. The fact that there’s a zillion stories about them and virtually none about NSPM-7 - which affects countless ordinary people - really says something about who the media writes for

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Roland @rolandwall.bsky.social · 15h

Feels like something we shall all be paying a helluva lot more attention to.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

Whether it’s Donald Trump saying J.B. Pritzker should be in jail or Donald Trump being convicted of 36 felonies but not going to jail because the American people re-elected him as president, both sides have been linked to jail time.

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Roland @rolandwall.bsky.social · 1d

Does this guy do anything other than sit and babble at reporters? Hold grudges, apparently, and plot revenge for every slight. Every other POTUS, even the bad ones, kept up long days of actually, you know, working.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

And maybe share yesterday's NYT piece by @himself.bsky.social along with it: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

open.substack.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago ain't gonna take y'all sitting down.
Neither is Seattle if they come here (try us).
Same for Portland.
This shit stops when enough of us say no.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMSAxRov/

live protest right now in Chicago @creator search insights @TikTok @Karoline Leavitt @President Donald J Trump #Trump #fypシ゚viral #trending #protest #chicago

TikTok video by I AM LIVEWIRE🔍

www.tiktok.com

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Fierce Audacity @mine4me.bsky.social · Sep 11

I just saw a comment that said "I don't support what happened to Charlie, but Charlie supported what happened to Charlie."

THAT ... that's what I've been trying to put into words.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”

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©Thomas™🦅🇺🇸 @ttt5701.bsky.social · 2d

🤔 be BANGIN', indeed ...

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 3d

The same kind of people who once hunted escaped slaves now wear ICE badges. History didn’t vanish, it rebranded.

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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 3d

This is what I've been saying for MONTHS!

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Roland @rolandwall.bsky.social · 3d

I can see the training now: "Drop and give me 20 Hegelian dialectics!"

Roland @rolandwall.bsky.social · 3d

Going to be disappointed when their crack undercover agents have to spend hours debating the significance of primitive accumulation and surplus value.

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Roland @rolandwall.bsky.social · 3d

"What did you do in the war Grandpa?" "Well, I shot pepper spray into a guy's frog costume. We were fearless." Yeah, that story will awe the kids.

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 3d

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 4d

“ICE uses bureaucracy and location transfers to isolate detainees from both their families and their lawyers.” In this era of immigration enforcement, due process rights are being ignored at every turn. From @emmarjanssen.bsky.social:

trib.al/usUTMLU

How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers

‘It seems like cruelty is the point,’ one attorney said.

trib.al

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Roland @rolandwall.bsky.social · 4d

Every Congressional Dem should escort her onto the floor, demand she be recognized and sworn in, and force Johnson to get security to remove them. And then do the same thing tomorrow. And the next day. The days of triangulating rules are over.

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Joe Bowman @activistmode.bsky.social · 4d

They need our fear to survive.

They need their base to rage to survive.

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