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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: ICE agents just abducted a press camera operator in Chicago.

WGN-TV’s Debbie Brockman was dragged to the ground, cuffed and bundled into a van - which then rammed her vehicle to escape.

What the hell is happening in America?

(🎥 Original footage via Josh Thomas/FB)

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14h

Argentina gets $20 billion, Qatar gets an airbase in Iowa, while our soldiers are being fed by food banks. Orgs like Army Emergency Relief are stepping in amidst Trump’s shutdown, and you can make a donation at any of the links in this thread:

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 15h

How many billions of $ did Qatar give to Trump in exchange for allowing them to build an air force base on US soil?

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 1d

The ruling class has correctly assessed public schools as a threat to them. Two reasons:
1. An educated working class is their worst nightmare
2. Public schools are one of the last places where working-class families mix across racial and ethnic lines

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 15h

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13h

The house just extended their vacation!

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

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 12h

I still believe America has more good people than bad

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 16h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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KarrieinGuelph 🇨🇦 🍁Part Owner of Canada @karrieinguelph.bsky.social · 19h

Fantastic news. 🍁🇨🇦
🙏 PM Carney.

Voting matters.

❤️🇨🇦 forever.

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 21h

PM Carney on the National School Food Program:

"No child should go to school hungry or sit in a classroom all day wondering where their next meal will come from... Until today, this program was a pilot..so, we're announcing we'll move forward with the funding and legislation to make it permanent."

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h

Pay strict attention to this when considering forthcoming US elections.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 21h

Carney on Canada's National School Food Program: "No child should go to school hungry or sit in a classroom all day wondering where their next meal will come from... Until today, this program was a pilot..so, we're announcing we'll move forward with the funding and legislation to make it permanent."

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 17h

ICE Gestapo targeting journalists in Chicago.

Usually this would be a big story but it’s just another day in the Trump Redux.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Joshua "The Crypt" Keep(er) @jekeep.bsky.social · 20h

Canada should not be helping the US in the Caribbean. Lest we forget, the US also threatened our sovereignty, and falsely accused us of being a narco state.

Let's try and show a tiny sliver of self preservation, shall we?

Why U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats have Canada ‘between a rock and a hard place’ | CBC News

Canada’s Department of National Defence says it will continue a longstanding operation with the U.S. Coast Guard to capture drug smugglers in the Caribbean, despite a string of deadly U.S. airstrikes ...

www.cbc.ca

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 20h

The GRIFT NEVER STOPS
#TrumpShutdown

In the middle of the
Government Shutdown
Where millions of Americans are struggling
Skyrocketing Health Insurance premiums on the horizon
Loss of Medicaid & Healthcare
Rural Hospitals closing
Grocery prices soar
No Federal workers paid
He doesn't care

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 20h

Oh I’m sure MAGA would have been fine with Joe Biden letting another country build an air base in Idaho. Calm down everyone.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20h

To avoid swearing in a duly elected Democratic House member who will force a vote to release the Epstein files, the House is in recess indefinitely

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Kris @baguetteboy22.bsky.social · 21h

Portland revolution lvl 20 new characters unlocked.

These guys are savages 😂😂

#Antifa

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Aurelia Cotta The Original @originalaurelia.bsky.social · 1d

This will never ever be Constitutional or acceptable to Canadian voters, or cops or prosecutors for any reason.

Also, don’t they remember that Canada passed laws forbidding American law enforcement from chasing perps over the border. (See William Osgoode, first Chief Justice-1790) #cdnpoli

🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 1d

For everyone's information these are the sponsors of this US bill:
Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21)

TAKE THE THREAT OF ANNEXATION SERIOUSLY

MAYBE NOT THIS YEAR BUT DEFINITELY TAKE IT SERIOUS

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Bartiromo attacks Mamdani for pointing out that tourists aren't traveling to the US as much because Trump is brutalizing people: "You just heard that. He wants illegals and internationalists to come here, particularly ahead of the World Cup."

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Kelly Skinner @tekmds.bsky.social · 23h

Just booked for next week along with flu.

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Dragonrider Sue #fbpe #ktto 🐠🐟 she/her 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @topsyscatmum.bsky.social · 1d

She's got a point...

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d

Only 10 senators voted for Bernie Sanders's amendment to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10% and instead expand veteran dental care:

Baldwin (D-WI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wyden (D-OR)

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