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Stephen L Ward

@stephenlynnward.bsky.social

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Guitarist @premunition.bsky.social not Ai! Bluedot #BlueResisters #TheResistance #peace #veterans #SonofaPTSDvet What they gave you can never repay #Cherokee #BornOnthe4thofJuly My music on YouTube 🌊🌊⚡️⚡️

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Stephen L Ward @stephenlynnward.bsky.social · Oct 4

Teardrop I still remember #KidsInCages #FateHasGotYourName
#ThursdayThought #countrymusic #RockAndRoll #Miami #NYC #Indie youtu.be/FHFPq24imw8?... via @YouTube

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3h

No shit…

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NPR @npr.org · 3h

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected. n.pr/48scGty

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected.

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magia76 @magia76.bsky.social · 3h

So true! My jaw dropped when I heard that little twit speaker of the house calling us terrorists, communists, etc. HE and his whole party are terrorists. Fascist terrorists!

Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 20h

Republicans are scared AF about #NoKings Day -- calling it a "Hate America Rally" a bunch of "radical left terrorists" lol

So, let's be sure we show the communities we gather in that WE LOVE AMERICA and that's why we are taking it to the streets

Bring flags 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@indivisible.org

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

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Ruben Garcia @gorubenruben.bsky.social · 12h

Oralè Resisters
No Kings March

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Kathy Mortensen 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🇺🇦 💙 🌊 💙 🌵 🚲 🏊‍♀️ kayak @kathyswords.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you always.

Keep Resisting.

I'm against Trumpsteinizm. Maintaining secrets of sexual prowess and how the money was exchanged. Expose it all. End this type of suoremacy!

hopeful66 @hopeful66.bsky.social · 22h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 3h

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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Wayne 🏀 Tennessee 🏈 Vols.🍊 @volswayne.bsky.social · 4h

War torn Portland Oregon.😁🇺🇸

Looks so bad the terror there.😁
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Trump is such A Jackass.😝

Miko.The.Cat @mikothecat2025.bsky.social · 16h

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 3h

They told you the real threat was the guy sweating on your roof in July, or the woman wiping your grandma’s chin for 10 bucks an hour. And you bought it.

You waved the flag chanted “USA!” while they took your healthcare, kid’s lunch, destroyed your farms to give billions to billionaires.

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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 7h

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 3h

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 9h

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 1d

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

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

“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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Aunty-Fa @auntyfa.bsky.social · 19d

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IT AINT GONNA GO AWAY - ODE TO THE EPSTEIN FILES

YouTube video by Cathy Fink Marcy Marxer

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, sure, let's have Qatar set up its military bases on American soil--because we're all about America First, amirite?

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 19h

Resisters looking to meet you! Say Hi 👋, Vet, F&R. Ty! 💙
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Marian Steffen @marian-steffen.bsky.social · 18h

We've seen this before.... people hiding their neighbors to try to save them.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Stephen L Ward @stephenlynnward.bsky.social · 18h

Velveeta Voldemort ?

a yellow smiley face with glasses on it is laying down on a white background .

ALT: a yellow smiley face with glasses on it is laying down on a white background .

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Jean Ibosh @fedup90611.bsky.social · 1d

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

It’s happening…

Thousands more federal workers are getting pink slips. This is 100% Trump’s pressure play to make Democrats cave and give up the fight for our healthcare.

Reminder: Military members got their last paycheck today, and many federal workers only got a partial paycheck.

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