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Vivian S. @vivianherself.bsky.social · 2h

And this is why I will always be proud to be not just a Chicagoan, but to have been born, raised and shaped by the people and streets of Rogers Park, Chicago. Stand on it!

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4h

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Eykyu - The solution is unification🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁡󠁿🌊🇺🇸🦅 @eykyu.bsky.social · 2h

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 14h

Former ICE Chief of Staff saying the obvious: this is crisis construction. 3,000 FBI agents and 14,000 others have been pulled from counterterror and public safety work to stage political raids for the cameras. Federal agents aren’t protecting Americans, they’re being used as props.

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Opinion | This Isn’t Crisis Response, It’s Crisis Construction

www.nytimes.com

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reasonmatters.bsky.social @reasonmatters.bsky.social · 5h

I liked the article, but felt it was too generous. He is a Machiavellian political operator, and like his conservative colleagues, too arrogant to recognize his own hubris. As if the Constitution could ever justify immunity for a president's criminal acts. What a smarmy self-satisfied little man.

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WhatRWeDoingHere @voteblue4vr.bsky.social · 5h

This was also a good:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

www.motherjones.com

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 5h

www.publishersweekly.com/9781645030676

Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights by Lisa Graves

Graves, a former chief counsel for nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the founder of investigative watchdog gro...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 5h

There is no John Roberts or Roberts court without Leonard Leo. Leo, not Roberts, spent 35 years and $600 million building a court to do exactly what Roberts is doing. Google Catholic Integralism. Roberts is a symptom. Leo is the disease.

medium.com/@thcarter123...

Leonard Leo & the Stained Glass Curtain He’s Hiding Behind

“Pay no attention to the roly poly bat faced boy behind the altar”

medium.com

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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 6h

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Jayne4Freedom @jayne4freedom.bsky.social · 1d

Make Portland go viral.
They have this shit down. 👏👏👏

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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dr alex concorde @doctoralex.bsky.social · 5h

In case anyone's still scratching their heads about why on earth they wouldn't just get back Congress into session to ensure military families get paychecks...

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David Fox💙🫘🇺🇦 @davidbfox.com · 5h

@anniefox.com and I voted #YesOnProp50 too, as you did at an election dropbox

Annie Fox and David Fox inserting ballots into a dropbox

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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Oliver Kornetzke @kornetzke.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck bootlickers. Worse than the stupid—at least the stupid have the mercy of ignorance. Bootlickers choose degradation with intent. Parasites lapping up power’s droppings, smiling while they swallow. Nothing lower than a collaborator. Nothing fouler than someone who kneels and calls it principle.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 9h

Think about this.

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ArleneE @arleneevers.bsky.social · 5h

And it's extremely shortsighted of them.

If you're not disabled now, it's just a matter of time until you have either a temporary or permanent disability. The majority of Americans will have a disability in their lifetimes.

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Marcus SOBER 4 YEARS 🏳️‍🌈 @papacitogordo.bsky.social · 6h

I guess people with disabilities don't matter to a lot of people. That really hurts to know.

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Victor 🌊 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vicjager.bsky.social · 9h

He was also involved in a murder-for-hire.

Pardons with corrupt intent technically impeachable.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 9h

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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 7h

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 18h

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Michele/Meidas Fan @michelemanziano.bsky.social · 3d

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Joyce M @jkmoore.bsky.social · 4d

He said it…he is insane!

Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 4d

He just said it. 100% unironically and unmistakably.

“We took the freedom of speech away.”

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The Cockwomble in Chief @stuffhedidtoday.bsky.social · 2d

I’m that old too.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

FORBES: “The cryptocurrency appears nowhere on the financial disclosure the president files with the government... But make no mistake, Trump is one of the largest bitcoin investors on the planet.”

#GoldenAgeOfCorruption

www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

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UkuleleCLE @ukulelecle.bsky.social · 17h

I did a bunch of
Crunches earlier today
Nestlé and Cap’n

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku

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