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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 5h

Social Security is now under threat 🚨 The Trump administration plans to propose regulatory changes that, if finalized, could be the biggest Social Security disability cut in history. @mollyww.bsky.social and @seemiaroll.bsky.social explain:

The Trump Administration’s Plans To Covertly Cut Social Security Disability Benefits

An upcoming regulatory proposal would change the rules of Social Security disability programs to make it harder to qualify, particularly harming older adults.

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 1h

#Boston has been saying #nokings since 1776 and we're not about to back down now!! See you on the Common from 12-3pm on 10/18.
@silencedogoodbos.bsky.social @jackdaryl.bsky.social

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 22h

If you live in the Everett, MA area please consider joining members of the community as the organize to help bring Arthur home!

#Everett #Malden #Revere #Saugus

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 23h

On Friday the family of Josiele Silva went through something that no family should have to go through

Their 13 old child was taken by ICE Agents in Everett, Massachusetts and transferred more than 500 miles away to Virginia

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

Be sure to spread it around

No kings
No dictators
October 18
Nokings.org

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SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 1d

This piece by Paul Shattuck is very much worth reading

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.

The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!

Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.

FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

Flooding seen with water up to the crash barriers of local roads

Sheds and debris lie scattered in the storm

A small blue house has been blown onto its roof

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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.

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 1d

Today and every day we honor our #indigenous siblings who stand side by side in the fight for our land and liberties. #indigenouspeoplesday #nokings

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SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you. I needed this.

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SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 1d

Hopelessness is manufactured by tyrants who need u to believe the future is closed & resistance is pointless. Which means choosing to stay in the fight even when you're weary, even when outcomes are uncertain is itself a radical act. Hope isn’t a feeling you wait for. It’s a discipline you practice.

Paul T Shattuck @ptshattuck.bsky.social · 2d

This administration is counting on exhaustion to do their work for them. Every time you show up weary and refuse to quit, you’re proving them wrong.

paultshattuck.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...

#authoritarianism #nokingsday #democracy #resistance

No Kings Field Kit: Staying Human Under Occupation (October, 2025)

They want fear to keep you home—or make you so reactive you play into their hands. This field kit helps you choose your stance, pace yourself, and refuse to let occupation break you.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t make the protest? Here are other ways you can resist:

• Get connected to the resistance: fiftyfifty.one

• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise

• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com

• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

5 day countdown until the largest protest in American history.

Find an event near you:

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

NoKings.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Are you ready for the largest peaceful protest in modern US history? In five days, millions of Americans will stand up and speak out on a massive scale to reject Trump’s authoritarianism and show the world what democracy looks like. We’ll see you on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 2d

On October 11th, hundreds gathered from 5am to 7pm at the ICE facility in #Burlington #Massachusetts to protest the unconstitutional behavior of Trump and #Miller’s gestapo. In Burlington, dozens of immigrants are held in overcrowded holding cells not intended for overnight stays.

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SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 2d

Boston No Kings! won't be your average protest.

Yes, we’ll have speakers-but also live music, theater & art, & more than 30 resistance groups ready to turn your outrage into action.

Because in Mass, we don’t just rally—we organize.

Peaceful? Yup. Passive? Never. Join us!

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SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 3d

No! RIP

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton was one of the absolute greats, in movies of course, but also in displaying and popularizing a personal fashion that befit modern women. people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

Only a government run by billionaires would berate its employees for not wanting to work without pay.

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

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Jana Lynne Sanchez helps you GTFO @thejanasanchez.bsky.social · 3d

If you aren’t already scared shitless of the oligarchs ending our democracy, please stop what you are doing and read this article www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 3d

Entering the Anne Frank stage of the administration I see

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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