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Linda Tirado @killermartinis.bsky.social · 2h

"we're taught that after the war the Nazis vanished without a trace

But battalions of fascists still dream of a master race.

The history books, they tell of their defeat in '45

But they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died"

-Chumbawumba

I scheduled this on 9/10/25

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 18h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Media outlets who refuse to describe in plain terms what the president did because they find it objectionable are lying to their audiences and running cover for the president. It's as simple as that.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

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Sue Doerr @suedoerr.bsky.social · 22h

I don’t know who the pundit was on CNN about 5 minutes ago but she claimed there were 19 shootings in Portland last weekend. That’s not accurate. It would be huge news if that were true.
She’s a blond, short haired woman.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

The comparison to the Tea Party is right -- not just in terms of the size of the protests, but the complaints they're making.

The Tea Party began when a CNBC reporter and a crowd of bond traders threw a tantrum about Obama continuing the post-crash bailouts that Bush began. That was their "tyranny"

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Apr 10

In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.

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Sue Doerr @suedoerr.bsky.social · 3d

#NoKingsProtest #VancouverWA

Sue Doerr @suedoerr.bsky.social · 3d

#NoKingsProtest, Vancouver, WA continued. Stops for traffic were edited out. The actual location is just past the intersection at the beginning. #GretchenFraserNeighborhoodPark

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Sue Doerr @suedoerr.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings Protest, Vancouver, WA on Mill Plain Ave.

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The Columbian @columbian.com · 3d

After 40 years, the food drive Walk & Knock is changing its name and ending porch pickup of donations.

Walk & Knock becomes Drive & Drop as food drive ends porch pickups of donations

After 40 years, the food drive Walk & Knock is changing its name and ending porch pickup of donations.

www.columbian.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5d

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 11d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 15d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 15d

🚨THIS IS A BIG DEAL. Chicago journalists are suing the Trump administration for using excessive force against reporters & protestors in violation of the 1A.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.

The protests at the Broadview ICE facility and the federal government’s violent
attempts to silence the protesters became a story of great interest to the local Chicago media and
was also covered in the national press. Much of the coverage described the federal officers’
abusive tactics. Defendants sought and are seeking to quash this coverage by attacking and
intimidating members of the Press on the ground there.
85. Federal immigration officers at the Broadview ICE facility have repeatedly and
intentionally singled out persons whom they know to be members of the Press for violence,
assault, and intimidation. These assaults are not incidental or unintentional. They are undertaken
by design to intimidate journalists on scene and to frustrate and suppress coverage of the federal
officers’ actions toward protesters and immigration detainees

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Sue Doerr @suedoerr.bsky.social · 14d

Are you fucking kidding? Are the photos of Portland too calm and boring for you Zach? Who searched the files and decided to use a photo from the 1992 Los Angeles riots?
Ridiculous.

CNN @cnn.com · 15d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 18d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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The Columbian @columbian.com · 19d

The state has enough contingency funding to keep the Women, Infants and Children program, or WIC, running for a week or two. Via Washington State Standard

WA’s nutrition program for babies and mothers is at risk during federal shutdown

Washington women and their babies could lose access to benefits under a key nutrition program in the case of a prolonged federal government shutdown.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19d

.@morganevelyncook on TikTok is trying to figure out why Trump is sending troops to Portland, Oregon, and her video is the greatest thing ever 🤣

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 21d

The endgame for all of this is constructing a military that will obey orders when ordered to fire on citizens. That's the throughline to half of what Trump is doing.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21d

yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d

Hegseth: "We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver seat. We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complains ... no more walking on eggshells."

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 21d

You purge the armed forces as much as possible of everyone but white, straight, Christian Republican men. You mock norms & laws against war crimes. You test willingness to murder people on ships that pose no threat. You normalize domestic occupation of cities.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · Sep 16

Sometimes I get asked if there is an equivalent to Roger Ebert today. I tell them yes, there is, but he's in television criticism, and his name is Alan Sepinwall.

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · Sep 16

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

Don't stop believing

Some news, as they say

alansepinwall.ghost.io

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Sue Doerr @suedoerr.bsky.social · Sep 15

This is good news.
www.columbian.com/news/2025/se...

Washington State Department of Health order allows access to COVID-19 vaccination without prescription

A standing order issued by the Washington State Department of Health will ensure Washington residents can easily access the COVID-19 vaccine this year.

www.columbian.com

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The Columbian @columbian.com · Sep 15

Clark County’s first year-round indoor farmers market is set to open in Battle Ground, providing a place for residents to gather and support local farmers, producers and businesses.

Battle Ground will be home to Clark County’s first year-round indoor farmers market

Clark County’s first year-round indoor farmers market is set to open in Battle Ground, providing a place for residents to gather and support local farmers, producers and businesses.

www.columbian.com

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