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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 9h

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 9h

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Dangerous new MAGA lie: Republicans SMEAR peaceful protesters as ‘terrorists’

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 10h

Like father like son with the fist nonsense . . .

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 10h

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 14h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11h

Now we're a week from a massive nationwide protest Trump and his agents have inexplicably said is going to be violent and run by antifa—when the last No Kings Day protest was nonviolent and had virtually no antifa presence. We're also told the White House is preparing to invoke the Insurrection Act.

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 16h

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26 Senate Democrats Help Pass Military NDAA Containing Trans Sports, Surgery Ban, No Protection For US Troop Deployments

The bill passed by a wide margin in the Senate and will be the starting point for negotiations with the House, which contain more severe anti-trans riders.

www.erininthemorning.com

Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 18h

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Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants accounts for less than 1% of state spending: Study

Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants made up only 0.4% of total Medicaid spending in 2022, a new study published Thursday finds.

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 18h

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U.S. Immigration Drops Utah Violinist’s Deportation case

On Wednesday U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dropped its deportation case against Utah violinist John Shin, who had been detained at an ICE detention camp in Aurora, Colo. for 17 days i...

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 20h

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 20h

Rep. Ro Khanna said we all have to contact our Members of Congress and demand they pass this bill to release the Epstein files--YOU CAN DO IT NOW HERE:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act

Contact Congress today!

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 21h

So Miller gets to declare war on American citizens???

CNN @cnn.com · 21h

In the hours after a chaotic confrontation in Chicago last week that culminated with a federal agent shooting a local woman, top White House aide Stephen Miller delivered an urgent order to Department of Defense personnel: Prepare to send in the troops.

Stephen Miller emerges as key architect of Trump’s offensive on Democratic cities | CNN Politics

In the hours after a chaotic confrontation in Chicago last week that culminated with a federal agent shooting a local woman, top White House aide Stephen Miller delivered an urgent order to Department...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 1d

🖕🧊🛩️ It’s always the oligarchs

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 1d

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

"Nixon was driven by an enemies list and a quest for revenge. Now we have a president who thrives on hate and vengeance. Whose enemies list extends to entire blue states and cities filled with Democrats."

Really nice @jilldlawrence.bsky.social meditation here:
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

www.thebulwark.com

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, this explains that Qatari air base comment from Hegseth.

Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 1d

Not really. This is a US air base that will host a facility where Qatari pilots are trained to fly F-15. The US also trains pilots from Singapore there www.spokesman.com/stories/2022...

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada state regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of digging without approval, releasing untreated water onto city streets and spilling muck from its trucks, according to a new document obtained by @citycastvegas.bsky.social and @propublica.org.

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 1d

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 1d

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US anti-fascism expert leaves country a day after blocked from flying to Spain

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was told at gate his trip was cancelled after Trump threats

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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 1d

House Republicans have been on vacation for 21 days.

The government is shut down and health care costs are exploding.

Cancel the vacation, and let’s get back to Washington. We have work to do.

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Dr. Steven Quest @drstevenquest.bsky.social · 1d

“Trump is destroying the legitimacy of the US justice system and our nation’s volunteer military. It almost seems like he is acting in the interest of America’s adversaries . . . .”

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DOJ's disgrace.

October 10, 2025

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Sue Ferrara @sferrara.bsky.social · 1d

Not only didn't the award go to the person desiring it, it went to someone from a country that are in the desirous person's crosshairs.