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mermaidmamamaggie.bsky.social
Melania’s Tacky Publicity Tour
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 AM
starlight18.bsky.social
Americans are busy fighting each other while the Trump Crime Family and their enablers line their pockets.
February 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
Trump just said Republicans should “take over the voting and nationalize it.” That’s authoritarianism, full stop. The silence from elected Republicans is cowardice—and it’s dangerous heading into November.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
A Psychopath Talking About Seizing Elections—and a Party Too Cowardly to Stop Him
“This isn’t a policy disagreement. It’s authoritarianism, said out loud.”
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February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
starlight18.bsky.social
Did you see this? @curtlarock.bsky.social
joncooper-us.bsky.social Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6d
POWERFUL: With snow falling in freezing weather in Chicago last night, the massive anti-ICE/Border Patrol rally wrapped up in front of City Hall as the energized crowd chanted, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
ICE pistol whips a 16 yr old with his hands up
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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jamellebouie.net
very fun to think that there are at least four votes for "the president can unilaterally rewrite a constitutional amendment"
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · 7d
A different kind of April fools

*SUPREME COURT SETS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ARGUMENTS FOR APRIL 1
January 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
ryanlcooper.com ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 6d
disturbingly plausible
Fascism is a literally suicidal ideology, one obsessed with purging the body politic to the point of total self-negation. What’s funny about Suicide Rightism is how direct it is about all this. You don’t need some big theoretical analysis; there’s no level of abstraction to move through. It’s just pretty straightforwardly pro-suicide. I don’t think you have to be a professional psychologist to understand why dramatic, attention-grabbing suicide might be appealing to semi-employed guys who spend 14 hours a day watching Asmongold or whatever. Its promise is that all the pain and frustration you feel can be visited on the people you believe authored it--and then ended. Not to put too fine a point on this, but this is school-shooter ideology. And as the D.H.S. tweet of the penguin meme makes clear, the Suicide Right case for Trump is that he gets this. The reward for supporting him is oblivion. He and I.C.E. and the C.B.P. are the armored bulldozer giving you the chance to kill immigrants and liberal white women and male nurses before you put a gun in your mouth. His administration is the plane, just waiting for you to get inside. I guess 2024 was a Flight 93 election, after all.
January 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.

Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.

And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.

The system is rigged.
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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blindcatrescue.bsky.social
#COTD Pandora is a very funny boy who likes to stomp his front paws in demand for cuddles! He is a senior FIV+ kitty. Pandora loves to lay out on his catio and sit on the bench lounge with his friends!

Read more: blindcatrescue.com/cats/pandora...
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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nywolforg.bsky.social
🚨Tomorrow, a Wyoming judge will hear arguments on whether the case against Cody Roberts, the man who committed acts of torture and abuse to a wolf, will be dismissed.

If convicted, Roberts faces up to 2 years in prison. Justice for wildlife depends on accountability.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3LBLsaT
Wyoming’s Reckoning: Does the Law Permit Torture of Wolves?
On Jan 28, a Wyoming judge will decide whether felony animal-cruelty charges against Cody Roberts can proceed to trial, or whether state law grants a free pass to torture wolves labeled ‘predators'.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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debbie156.bsky.social
Trump & the entire GOP own this.
They torturing and traumatizing children. It’s sick & twisted.
Lest you forget, Stephen Miller was behind Trump’s first term of separating families.
This has to be stopped.
We must call and write relentlessly under our reps cave under the pressure.
#ProudBlue
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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jamellebouie.net
trump has probably destroyed the minnesota republican party for the duration
marialangholz.bsky.social Maria Langholz @marialangholz.bsky.social · 11d
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:

"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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affirmationcoyote.bsky.social
Robert Arnold ("Minnesota Resolve"): "A Bridge Too Far: On Alex Pretti"

Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOFZ... (edited)Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM
A Bridge Too Far ... On Alex Pretti
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
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January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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electricland.bsky.social
I think about this post a lot
Tumblr post by stimmyabby Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes they use "respect" to mean "treating someone like an authority" and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say "if you won't respect me I won't respect you" and they mean "if you won't treat me like an authority I won't treat you like a person" and they think they're being fair but they aren't, and it's not okay. 642,270 notes
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
I respond to some so-called Second Amendment defenders who are justifying the shooting of Alex. The Second Amendment protects citizens from the state—it does not give the state a license to kill. (Link to full video)
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January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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michaeljstern.bsky.social
It’s a person’s Second Amendment right to carry a gun. Republicans have told us this endlessly. If Pretti wasn’t using the gun to endanger the officers they had no right to shoot him.

And it appears they had the gun under control before they shot him.

It’s murder.

edition.cnn.com/2026/01/24/u...
Videos appear to show federal officer took gun from Alex Pretti just before fatal shooting, CNN analysis finds | CNN
A CNN analysis of video appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him.
edition.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.

wapo.st/49Zqv1L
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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theradr.bsky.social
When @mashagessen.bsky.social says something, you shut up and listen:
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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alicialou.bsky.social
#AlexPretti was everything these pathetic, postering weaklings could never be! He possessed honor & integrity. He respected our Veterans. He was compassionate, courageous & intelligent. We must continue resisting this regime in his honor. We must not look away. ❤️‍🩹 🕯️ 💪
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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affirmationcoyote.bsky.social
Don't JUST be angry.

Be active.
January 24, 2026 at 18:42 Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. | do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you."
January 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Those cuts to science, culture, medicine? They aren't just about research, they are about power.
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education
It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM