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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 21h

Yep 😒 The great state of Texas is afraid of colorful protest art. Fascists only like beige.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 23h

The amount of grief, information overload and unease we are all experiencing in cycle after cycle is affecting us all in different ways.

Fascism is incredibly cognitively invasive and manifests in waves through our lives.

We must learn to treat ourselves with grace as the noise increases.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 23h

This year, I've had so many productivity issues. Whole days lost, deadlines completely blown I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with me

Yeah, so for the last 48 hours I decided to tune out the news and concentrate on an article and surprise surprise: it was the fascism this whole time

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 23h

Absolutely 😂 here’s the video if anyone wants a good laugh. We all still laugh about it to this day. youtu.be/cDZcgb9YaC4?...

Santa Gets Arrested for Chalking in Austin

YouTube video by SocialJusticeNOW

youtu.be

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 1d

www.austinchronicle.com/news/alas-po...

Alas, Poor Santa!

It takes several troopers to bust one Santa Claus

www.austinchronicle.com

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 1d

Back during the Occupy days my buddy dressed up as Santa and was arrested by Tx State troopers for sidewalk chalk 🤣 It went crazy and made them look awful. Whimsy works!

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 2d

two men in suits are standing next to each other and one of them is asking the other if he looks tired .

Alt: two men in suits are standing next to each other and one of them is asking the other if he looks tired .

media.tenor.com

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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 2d

Maria Corina Machado receives the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

She is the opposition leader in Venezuela.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 2d

So he’s been lobbying for the Nobel while indiscriminately bombing Venezuela fishing boats and they give the prize to the Venezuelan opposition leader who opposed his buddy. I wonder if they might be sending a message 😆

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 2d

At this point it feels like they all know 🍊 is not long for this world. So they’re trying to help “daddy” tick off his bucket list and die without having to deal with that scandal. Some (like Miller) are trying to get theirs while they can and others are avoiding thinking about what comes next.

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 3d

Is this what the malicious compliance of headline writer look like 😂

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3d

Quite a headline
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

www.nbcnews.com

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 4d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, but my history book didn’t tell me that Taylor would drop a new album and sell merch at Target while kids are zip-tied together in Chicago and the Army is sent to Portland and coffee is unaffordable to the masses and I would still need to make supper every night…

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 6d

Things to consider:

Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter

Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed

You are a witness.
Expose it.

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 6d

OK, so this is going to be tough to hear, but it needs to be said.

Now that Trump has been enjoined from sending *any* NG to Oregon, ICE is going to go gangbusters in Oregon, dialing everything up to 1000%.

Because they need riots. They need someone punching an ICE officer.

DON'T TAKE THE BAIT.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 6d

No indication yet from major media that the FBI has any interest whatsoever in investigating this apparent attempted assassination of a well-known judge openly targeted on social media by the far-right activist—Harmeet Dhillon—currently calling herself Assistant Attorney General of the United States

Beachfront home of South Carolina judge, ex-senator burned to ground, injuring 3

Ex-senator Arnold Goodstein, along with two additional people, were rescued by several neighbors and paramedics from a marshy, remote area behind the home after jumping from the fist floor.

nypost.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6d

They still haven’t found all the missing children from the floods. Why are they more worried about Illinois than about the children in Texas?

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 6d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 6d

There is no war zone in Portland. This is an American city, not a military target. We are Americans trying to live our lives in peace and Tr*mp wants to wage war on us.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 6d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7d

Really worried about the escalating situation in Chicago tonight. Here are some accounts to follow. Make sure to amplify what is happening. And likely coming to your city soon.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7d

To understand the chaos in Chicago, here are some must-follows:

@unraveledpress.com
@thetriibe.com
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@chicago.suntimes.com
@katmabu.bsky.social
@bencollins.bsky.social
@dansinker.com
@wttw.bsky.social

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you! I don’t know why this hasn’t been said more! They are so cruel that they would rather millions of American citizens go without if even one non-citizen is cared for. It is insanity and typical of deeply abusive people.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

Trump & the GOP are not just saying they don’t want undocumented immigrants to have health care — they’re saying they don’t want millions of Americans to have health care if it means any undocumented immigrant gets cared for in an ER.

Not “pro-life”. #TrumpShutdown

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thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 10d

I think the transition was off…I bet the word was tariffs. 😒

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10d

The Sora AI thing is proof of something very important: The technology itself is useless without the ability to use the likenesses of real, living, unpredictable people, and the art they create. And the only way to get those likenesses or that art is to summarily steal it.

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