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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 14h

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Catherine Zoltan @catherinezoltan.bsky.social · 6h

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 13h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 8h

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 3h

Unjustice upon unjustice ... "He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him" www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 10h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 1d

Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: We are noticing. Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Mark Ebenhoch aka INGLORIOUS BASTARD @realmarkebenhoch.bsky.social · 15h

Has ANYONE asked little Mikee Johnson about this👇??

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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 18h

The Trump Regime has been wildly successful.

No, I’m not joking.

Their goal, stated by the now Senate-confirmed OMB Director Russell Vought, HAS BEEN ACHIEVED.

The stated goal was to put civil servants “in trauma.” Project 2025 said it out loud.

Christian in Name Only? #CINO

Duck them all.

“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda

Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.

www.propublica.org

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Susan Dragich (formerly Andreini) 🫘 💙 @sillysue.bsky.social · 18h

The Epstein files has come out! Finally! Now we know why they tried so hard to hide them!

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

I am deceased

Susan Dragich (formerly Andreini) 🫘 💙 @sillysue.bsky.social · 18h

Grandpa is so confused. Just smile and laugh at his “jokes” amiright? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

OH. MY. GOD. 🫠

Susan Dragich (formerly Andreini) 🫘 💙 @sillysue.bsky.social · 18h

Making America great? Shameful.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

A producer and editor for WGN-TV was violently forced to the ground this morning by two Border Patrol agents, before having her hands cuffed behind her back, during an ICE action in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Debbie Brockman has worked for the local television station since 2011.

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.

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Susan Dragich (formerly Andreini) 🫘 💙 @sillysue.bsky.social · 18h

This is intentional. It’s in Project 2025. They want to break every aspect of our government and privatize the functions so billionaires can profit. It’s just more of making rich people richer. Making robber barons fashionable again. Think Hunger Games.

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

😕🇺🇸

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Susan Dragich (formerly Andreini) 🫘 💙 @sillysue.bsky.social · 18h

Dangerous and short-sighted of this regime but breaking things is what they do best.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

Susan Dragich (formerly Andreini) 🫘 💙 @sillysue.bsky.social · 18h

And tariffs have devastated our farmers because China has now gone to Argentina for their soybeans leaving our farmers holding rotting crops with no buyers. This regime is finally seeing that the old adage “you reap what you sow” is true.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

🧑‍🌾 WASH POST: “The Trump admin said its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices by cutting off labor supply… threatening the stability of domestic food production & prices for 🇺🇸 consumers.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Susan Dragich (formerly Andreini) 🫘 💙 @sillysue.bsky.social · 18h

But we can’t hire more air traffic controllers or upgrade their systems to modern technology because why? And NOAA can’t staff properly to predict hurricanes and flash floods to save lives because why again? Big corporations and billionaires need tax breaks?

Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 1d

🥩 #BigBeef #beef
[the Digital Command Centre is
staffed 24/7, w personnel redundancies built in to make sure someone’s always watching]

…and people worry about vegan propaganda 😑 (aka, animal rights activists exposing the truth of the violent, environmental disaster that is the livestock industry)

Screenshot of a post by the guardian, showing a photograph of a NASA-like control room, with caption:

The beef industry has developed a “Digital Command Centre” that tracks media outlets $ social media for more than 200 #beef related topics. Hosted in Denver in a space that looks like a military operation, it’s staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week, w personnel redundancies built in to make sure someone’s always watching.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump just got a COVID booster at Walter Reed, per the White House physician.

Let’s be clear this is the same guy who downplayed the virus, mocked masks, and turned lifesaving vaccines into a political wedge that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 1d

The military aren’t even getting paid during the government shutdown, right? The National Guard who was deployed to California n Portland they didn’t get paid cuz Taco only deployed them for 29 days, right? Military shouldn’t have 2 go 2 food bank. Our gov should b helping them! #arresttrump

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