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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 8h

RFK Jr admitted there’s no proof Tylenol causes autism.

He said “we’re making the proof”.

This is the man directing public health policy for the country.

If you have to “make the proof” you haven’t solved the problem.

He’s a eugenicist grifter.

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Montréal Antifasciste @montrealantifa.bsky.social · 9h

"One thing to make clear at the outset, when describing antifascist activity, is that the vast majority of it is nonviolent. In fact, antifascism is a defensive posture—it rises as fascism rises, and falls as fascism falls, in a well-documented pattern that has lasted for decades."

Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 11h

in case you want some non bullshit about antifa here is something i wrote

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We Keep Us Safe: On Antifa

This past Saturday, Donald Trump announced that his administration would be deploying federal troops to Portland, OR, authorizing the military to use “full...

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Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 8h

Trump deserves no credit for this ceasefire - even in a backhanded way. He could have stopped the war this entire past year. If you have to thank someone - and there is little to be thankful for given the ruins of Gaza - please thank the global protest movement.

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Orion Kidder @orionkidder.bsky.social · 7h

Part of what to take from this is that solar power is The Future. Whoever has their hand up Trump's ass is only further isolating the US from the rest of the world. It's shameful and devastating and hurts so so many people, but they're guaranteeing the world will leave them behind.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 9h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

Tonight in “war ravaged” Portland… a frog brigade standing guard outside the ICE facility.

Trump says there’s “nowhere worse than Portland”… and the frogs magically multiply.

They’re showing that he’s not only a liar, but Portland is still safe, still weird and still full of people resisting.

Three people in frog costumes stand outside the Portland ice facility at night. They’re holding a sign that says frog brigade

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11h

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Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 7h

Please share

Sakher and Reem 🍉🇵🇸 @sakher-gaza.bsky.social · 7h

They say the war is over... but the pain inside me hasn’t ended.
The bombs may have stopped falling, but the struggle is far from over.
I'm Sakher — a young man who lost everything in this war.
My home… gone. My memories, my work, my future all destroyed
More talk in the comments

gofund.me/f116bf44

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Designer Hasan @designer4hasand.bsky.social · 21h

Even the softest rain can bring life back to dry land. 🌱
In the same way, every donation you give revives our days — it brings food, warmth, and a little peace to our small home.💔

Please help us reach more hearts. 🔃

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Karissa Barrows @sjbsmama.bsky.social · 14h

His little DANCE, lmaoooo I love the Portland Frog

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 22h

"Donald Trump, you stupid clown; ICE ain't welcome in this town."

"Helicopters circled over a crowd of hundreds as people took to Downtown streets Wednesday night to protest the deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area."
#Illinois #USA #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Chicago Protesters Take To The Streets To Denounce National Guard Deployment, ICE

The latest protest against the federal government's militarized presence in Chicago saw hundreds march past Trump Tower.

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Queerty @queerty.com · 18h

EXCLUSIVE: Surreal sci-fi comedy short Pancake Skank from Sav Rodgers adds Eve Lindley, Reed Northrup & more to cast - buff.ly/N7ke4yl

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18h

Remember all of the ghouls who denied this was happening and did everything they could to make the problem worse from JK Rowling to Wes Streeting. The NHS who did a stitch up report to hide the growing number of suicides from trans youth on the waitlists. They should never be forgiven.

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 19h

NEWS: Today, a judge banned federal agents from using riot control weapons against reporters in Chicago.

It comes after 4 of our journalists were tear-gassed and shot w/ pepper-spray bullets and our nonprofit newsroom @blockclubchi.bsky.social and others sued.

This judgement protects us all:

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17h

Every day it's just helicopters all day long now and people are somehow still unsure whether to call this an occupation

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 17h

feds have been all over chicagoland today.

reports of people abducted from back of the yards, cicero, rogers park, hermosa, barrington, batavia, and bridgeview.

feds are out in force in aurora. not sharing video, but residents have likewise turned out in force—and they aren't happy.

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Oftentimes Jack 🎃 @pepsffk.bsky.social · 17h

Ahmed's connection is woeful, but he reached out asking me to please help, actually, first he thanked me so much his internet cut out twice. He thought of me before himself & I think that says so much about him. Don't let him down, please.

shorturl.at/epf0g

Chuffed Update below:

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 17h

I beg you. I implore you.

DO. NOT. USE. CHATGPT. OR. AI. AS. YOUR. LAWYER. @nbcnews.com, this is unbelievably dangerous and you're going to get people seriously hurt or worse.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

People are using ChatGPT as a lawyer in court. Some are winning.

From pickleball disputes to eviction cases, litigants are using ChatGPT to fight their court battles — and they’re starting to win.

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 1d

honestly fu** you if you think gazans are only allowed to ask for help to cover their very basic necessities when they’re starving or being killed, calling a gazan a grifter for trying to secure her education proves that you don’t see gazans as humans who deserve to live equally.

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Branden Smith @brandens.bsky.social · 17h

ICE has deported over 100,000 people since January, double the rate of the Biden administration in 2024.

In this video @telliotter.bsky.social reports on where exactly the arrests are happening, where people are being detained, and where they’re being deported to.

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Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 18h

NEW: 51 Senators urge RFK Jr. and Marty Makary to end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone— and to suspend its distribution as an "imminent hazard" under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Collins and Murkowski only GOP members not to sign
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screenshot of letter dated 10/9/25
Today, your agencies have all the information they need to bring an end to previous Democrat-administrations’ abortion drug regulations while a comprehensive review is conducted. As a starting point,
we recommend the following:
1. Suspend the approval of any new generic versions of mifepristone pending the outcome of the REMS safety review;
2. Commit to ensuring that all generic versions of mifepristone are included in the ongoing reevaluation of prior REMS approvals;
3. Reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone and all its generic versions;
4. Suspend the distribution of mifepristone and all generic versions as an “imminent hazard” under Section 505(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); and
5. Withdraw FDA guidance permitting pharmacy distribution of mifepristone and all its generic versions.

We are committed to continuing to work together to give a voice to the voiceless and protect women from the dangerous effects of unregulated access to chemical abortion drugs. The life, safety, freedom, and health of millions of Americans, born and unborn, depend on it.

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 17h

Just because the politicians are taking victory laps does not mean the war is over. Please help Lubna and her family find safety in the aftermath. Tinyurl.com/HelpRamiFamily

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 17h

i miss when everything was less hitler. everything is currently very hitler. perhaps too much so in my opinion

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 17h

Once again the bluesky mods have deleted Sahars account. But still she fights on, because Odai needs $300 for treatment and food. Please help if you can gofund.me/d6418ba2

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h

The Trump administration is “shrinking the courts because they don’t think they’re going to need them.”

“Fired for no reason”: Former immigration judges speak out against Trump’s assault on the courts

The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

www.motherjones.com

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