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elisi @tsitsilagi.bsky.social · 22h

Amid Chicago ICE raids, a people’s Mass is an example of ‘political holiness’

Several hundred Catholics and people of faith gathered on Sept. 13 to celebrate a people’s Mass, or Misa popular, outside the gates of the Great Lakes Naval Station in the city of North Chicago.

www.americamagazine.org

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 1h

The good side of real Christians doing Christ's work.
It's encouraging to see these brave people, not defying anyone or menacing anyone but reminding those who believe of their common ground.

mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 2h

One of many stories yet to come to fruition by the Felon Trump/Vought/Miller regime. Not surprising to Bluesky followers, our sources have kept us apprised. However the uninformed "X" and FOX etc followers are being taken by surprise.
Out of kindness can those with access to "X" pass this on? TY

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ALT: a drawing of four cartoon characters with the website debbie-oli.com in the lower right corner

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Sapphire Blue @sapphirebluecali.bsky.social · 17h

IT'S SHOWTIME-LET'S GO CALIFORNIA VOTERS! 🗳️

Last day to REGISTER to vote for Prop 50 is Oct. 20
if you can VOLUNTEER check resources below to participate or DONATE ⬇️

📌Let's pass Prop 50 on November 4th!📌

cadem.org/prop50/
indivisible.org
couragecalifornia.org
votefwd.org/district/CA_...

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 20h

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Tammy @tlwdog.bsky.social · 19h

Od to the Frog 🐸

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 7h

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Mike Davis • Feed After Midnight @mjdavis1988.bsky.social · 16h

Some of these stories are difficult to read, but it’s important that as many people as possible know what is happening. We are 100% living in a police state. SHARE widely.
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/reddit-thr...

Reddit Thread Details Horrific ICE Encounters

These stories are happening all over the country. We CAN'T look away and we must share them.

mdavis19881.substack.com

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 16h

We took the freedom of speech away

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you for the follow-up. Glad she was released. Should never have been accosted, manhandled and arrested in the first place.
Sure she was released without charges because she has a voice as a journalist, she can amplify the offences and violations of her rights that ICE "agents" heaped on her

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 14h

The flag-man gets pulled to safety, but the neon vest man on the ground is in a cloud of "gas" and appears unconscious unable to protect himself. Is he alright?
The ICE actions are unforgivable, the images horrifying, fortunately though, recorded and disseminated.
Who exactly is making war on who...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

Member of the Chicago press gets arrested by
masked ICE GOONS

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 15h

Does anyone know what has happened to this journalist? Is she arrested. Is she alright?
Checking for ICE criteria to kidnap you.
Hmmm. Pretty sure she does not have gang tattoos, or is even brown skinned.
Does she look like she roughed up an ICE "agent"?
So much for arresting the worst of the worst.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 17h

An "army" of frogs! 🐸🐸🐸
More costumes in general. Angels, princesses, cats&dogs, superheroes, 100's of Grannies in bathrobes and hair-curlers, bunnies (not that kind), unicorns, tacos....
Lots of music and dancing too.
Stand your ground for al of us. Thank You

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 17h

An "army" of frogs! 🐸🐸🐸
More costumes in general. Angels, princesses, cats&dogs, superheroes, 100's of Grannies in bathrobes and hair-curlers, bunnies (not that kind), unicorns, tacos....
Lots of music and dancing too.
Stand your ground for al of us. Thank You

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 18h

I love this image.

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 17h

Thanks for the post and thanks to Ben Meidas for the podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Gx...
Mike Johnson's rhetoric is beyond the pale even for a Trump sycophant.
When all of this comes back to haunt him, what will be the response to his appeal to his Savior? "Was it worth it Mike?"

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 17h

Thanks for the post and thanks to Ben Meidas for the podcast.

Mike Johnson's rhetoric is beyond the pale even for a Trump sycophant.
When all of this comes back to haunt him, what will be the response to his appeal to his Savior? "Was it worth it Mike?"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 20h

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump and the White House shared footage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Florida taken months ago — while claiming the “chaos” was taking place in Chicago. The footage shows palm trees in the background,
Somebody find one thing that they DON'T lie about!

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 1d

You'd think! I believe that they have proven that they don't.
That's incredible.
Who sues them this time?
Does the FCC or somebody follow up on that?
Another $787,000,000???