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SparkleTea

@sparkletea.bsky.social

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Experiencing cognitive dissonance. Attorney. Gen Jones (Google it). Avid fan of integrity and democracy. #Leguminati. #TheFive8. Live music fan. San Francisco. Jewish American woman. Would rather be watching Doctor Who or reading GRRM but DOTUS happened.

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SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · Nov 23

It is, and has been for a while, primarily all about our inability to educate enough of us about how disinformation campaigns work.

It's time to reshare The Rules. I had hoped to retire these long ago, but no.

Please share widely. Tell everyone. Let's teach critical thinking again. >>

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 11h

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SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · 8h

This

Ennie @anyuse.bsky.social · 10h

Fuck can we please turn off the thing that makes everything shitty?

Question: Did the clocks change? Answer, yes, the clocks changed on November 2, 2025. —- Twelve days from now.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 11h

Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.

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SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · 8h

What a way to try to put a good spin on it, thanks

😎😂😞😢

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you, Judge Susan Graber for calling for an immediate en banc review in the 9th Circuit. Yesterday's decision must be vacated "before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur.”

The military has no place in our cities.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 9h

Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.

U.S. marshal and undocumented immigrant shot during ICE stop in Los Angeles, officials say

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Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social · 9h

Victor Cruz is in the country legally and is a well-regarded member of his Oregon community. ICE detained him and they are continuing to hold him in detention in Tacoma - even though they were looking for a different Victor Cruz. www.koin.com/local/washin...

www.koin.com

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SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · 11h

Sorry, that’s so much work and I know that is not the result you want!

In my line of work… A hung jury is close to a win and it always results in a better resolution than would be possible otherwise. 😎

Take a break before you go back at it, congratulations for getting through

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SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · 11h

This is literally insane

Also: Isn’t there a statute of limitations to prevent this kind of shit?

Mitchell Epner @mitchellepner.bsky.social · 11h

Gift link.

When I predicted this during the campaign, “serious people” in my profession told me that I suffered from Trump Derangement Syndrome.

There is no bottom.

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

www.nytimes.com

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⚡️PJ⚡️ @pjocky82.bsky.social · 13h

From what I’m gathering the agents actually blocked Richard in with their vehicles. Richard was just recording at the high school on a separate situation then the agents came in. Which is why some think he was targeted when he went live.

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⚡️PJ⚡️ @pjocky82.bsky.social · 14h

TikTok media reporter name is actually Richard. He’s known in LA as Richard LA his TikTok handle. He’s a Hispanic man.

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SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · 11h

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#1stAmendment is under attack. A tik tok citizen reporter was shot and detained at an ICE action

Not okay.

Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 15h

Los Angeles, CA -

Felipe Caceras, who is a member of the rapid response network in Los Angeles, tells me that the TikTok streamer, Nick, is part of a pattern of media and protesters receiving violent treatment from both LAPD and federal authorities in LA and throughout the country.

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SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · 11h

So much of the original White House was built by slaves, right? Years from now, will people be studying how the 2025 addition to the White House was built by bribe money? Grift? Mob profit?

Emoluments, perhaps?

SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · 11h

Precisely

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Tennessee Brando @tnbrando.bsky.social · 12h

Anyone building a 250 million dollar ballroom has no intention of leaving!

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11h

Has anyone before figured out you can use lawsuit settlements as facially legal bribes or is this a Trump innovation?

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SparkleTea @sparkletea.bsky.social · 11h

😂😂😂

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h

🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.

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