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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 59m

Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
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No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 43m

Evidently gamers/incels/Turning point activists, are so bad at engaging with real women they are now using OnlyFans as a tool to talk to what they believe is a real or trans woman.
So sad. They should touch grass and go to a strip club at least

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 14h

Trump and ice simply prepared to fight the last war. A common mistake of mediocre generals.

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 1d

#WorldHomelessDay

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 14h

They’re going to make sure that only Trump supporters own guns. Trump talked about it on the campaign trail.

Geneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · 14h

Where is the "don't tread on me" crowd?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h

Did people actually believe Trump during his campaign, or did they just love the permission he gave them to be racist?

Trump on loop: “They’re stealing your jobs.”

If that were true, why aren’t Americans lining up to take those so-called “stolen” jobs?

Every Trump voter needs to see this.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 20h

No doubt they are happy to be fighting again. Really the only true calling

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 21h

The war will not end until the battle is taken to Russia. Big error in WWI, the battle was never taken to German soil, so the Germans couldn’t understand how they lost

Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 22h

Belgorod, russia. Siren and explosions 👀

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 21h

Dance Frogtifa dance

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 22h

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 21h

Florida I assume

🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, it happens!

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 21h

Very long sentences, so no more idiots are tempted to join in again. This is just Jan. 6th being played out across the country

Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 21h

These people were obviously never trained in law enforcement or weapons handling, or if they did they just ignored everything they have learned.
Assholes who believe the street is their Call of Duty playground. Every single one of them should spend years in jail when this is over.

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

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 21h

What’s happening in America certainly has a lot of parallels to what happened in Germany in the 1930s.

I am not saying that Trump is Hitler, but fascism usually follows the same path at least to some extent.

The warning signs are here.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 21h

A leap of brilliance

Heartmyblumini🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🔱💙🔱 @plateaudweller.bsky.social · 22h

#PortlandFrogs

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1d

So true. Nice to see protests bearing fruit

Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 1d

Folks can say protest is ineffective. You can claim it's not achieving anything. But there's no way Dick Durbin is doing this if courageous protestors aren't out there daily for the last few weeks forcing people in positions of power to take action.

Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 1d

We’re outside of the Broadview ICE facility.

It’s clearer than ever before.

What’s happening in Illinois is an unprecedented, unlawful abuse of power.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1d

Good for you

BeetToAPulp @beet2020.bsky.social · 1d

…and I’m ready!!

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 2d

Who sees anti-fascists as the enemy? Fascists. The “war on antifa” is as simple as that: It’s the Trump administration openly declaring itself the next Nazi regime.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 2d

Please share

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 3d

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 3d

Benny Hill lives

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 3d

The tide shifts. Police protecting protesters from ICE. The General in charge of the Oregon National Guard said if his troops were deployed it would be to protect protesters from ICE

RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 3d

Portland Police protecting protesters from ICE! 👏🏼👏🏼💙💙👊🏻✊🏼💙👇🏼

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 3d

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Stephen Miller copying Stalin. A good short listen

Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video)

Cause for concern

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 3d

I always wondered what all those little Ts are for.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Keep an eye out for...

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 3d

Antifa So scary. 3 of my uncles were killed fighting Fascists in WWII. They were proudly Antifa, which just means anti-Fascist

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Why is Kristi Noem pushing to quadruple the number of federal troops in Portland over protests like the ones happening outside the ICE facility?

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 5d

Mediocre man with no charisma needs to go