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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 17h

Holy shit, this sign was SAVAGE. 💀💀💀

CuriousJim @travelingjim.bsky.social · 18h

Majority of Dutch parties' election programmes violate rule of law, report claims | Euronews www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Majority of Dutch election programmes violate rule of law, report says

A total of 12 of 15 Dutch political parties running in the October elections have proposals that violate the rule of law, according to the Dutch Bar Association.

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KAMALA NATION @kamalanation.bsky.social · 18h

As mentioned...

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Gail Waldby ❌👑 @gailwaldby.bsky.social · 1d

ICE Agents Can Now Be Arrested in Chicago
Judge says agents are not allowed to arrest migrants trying to do the right thing by showing up to their immigration court appointments.
#ICE #Immigration
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ICE Agents Can Now Be Arrested in Chicago

Judge says agents are not allowed to arrest migrants trying to do the right thing by showing up to their immigration court appointments.

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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 1d

🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨 We’re excited to announce our endorsement of Chris Mann for Attorney General. With a strong record of holding corrupt actors accountable, Kansans can trust he’s working for them, not wealthy special interests.

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Rep. Salud Carbajal @carbajal.house.gov · 1d

Federal law enforcement must ensure public safety and uphold our due process rights. I will continue fighting for accountability, transparency, and reform at DHS.

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CuriousJim @travelingjim.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings
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PaxScribbler on The Agnostic Patriot

I'm glad you are writing these thoughtful articles, so that I don't have to do it. We love reading them. Keep writing.

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News Wire - World 🌎 Independent News Network Pro-Democracy @democracyblue.bsky.social · 1d

Adelita Grijalva was elected to Congress. But she's having trouble doing her job.
Speaker Mike Johnon hasn't brought the House back into session to swear in the Arizona Democrat during a government shutdown. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/a...

How Adelita Grijalva is struggling to do her job as a member of Congress.

Speaker Mike Johnon hasn't brought the House back into session to swear in the Arizona Democrat during a government shutdown.

www.msnbc.com

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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 1d

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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 2d

📢 📢 EARTH TO MAGA TRUMP HUMPERS‼️

The ONLY place five deferment draft dodger Donald Trump is a fighter pilot is in his AI fantasies.

And your wet dreams.

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 2d

We The People are 7+ million and we said loudly #NoKings

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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 3d

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CuriousJim @travelingjim.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2d

there will never again in my lifetime be a republican i will give the time of day to, and i do not think republicans have considered what that’s gonna look like for them

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 2d

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“This is what democracy looks like.”
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🖕🏻 Felon 🖕🏻 ICE 🖕🏻 Noem 🖕🏻 Maga 🖕🏻

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Status @status.news · 3d

From an imagined conversation with Jeff Zucker to more Fox News worship, John Malone’s latest media appearance reveals a billionaire who has a warped view of journalism and reality.

More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/john-malon...

The Malone Delusion

From an imagined conversation with Jeff Zucker to more Fox News worship, John Malone’s latest media appearance reveals a billionaire who has a warped view of journalism and reality.

www.status.news

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Brendan Gutenschwager @bgonthescene.bsky.social · 3d

Happening Now: Thousands out for a “No Kings” protest in Chicago

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April Ajoy @aprilajoy.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings in Lexington, KY with my mom. Two former Republicans who once believed the lie that the GOP is the Christian party. Indoctrination is a helluva drug but so glad we woke up. Now we stand against Christian nationalism & MAGA because it's the opposite of Jesus' teachings.

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CuriousJim @travelingjim.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's SS: "How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force" — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/trum...

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

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CuriousJim @travelingjim.bsky.social · 3d

Too Late: "New York State Republican Group Disbanded After Hitler Chat Scandal"| HuffPost Latest News www.huffpost.com/entry/new-yo...

New York State Republican Group Disbanded After Hitler Chat Scandal: Report

Several young Republicans from New York were active participants in a lengthy chat thread full of racial slurs and praise for Adolf Hitler.

www.huffpost.com

CuriousJim @travelingjim.bsky.social · 3d

Go AOC!: "AOC Torches Trump’s Leadership" | HuffPost Latest News www.huffpost.com/entry/aoc-tr...

People Are Applauding AOC's 'F**king Baller' Trump Takedown

Affordable health care was the topic of discussion with Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · 3d

#OnThisDay, 18 Oct 1943, Elizabeth Devereux-Rochester returns to German-occupied France to work as a courier for the British Special Operations Executive. She operates for six months.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 🗃️
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photo of Elizabeth Devereux-Rochester in her uniform. She is a white woman with dark hair.

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Nathaniel C. Green @nathanielcgreen.bsky.social · 3d

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Joseph M. Adelman @jmadelman.bsky.social · 3d

#NoKings www.archives.gov/founding-doc...

Declaration of Independence: A Transcription

Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling a...

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CuriousJim @travelingjim.bsky.social · 3d

There is no reason to believe anyone in the Trump regime.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Setting aside the fact that in 4 GOP majority states (NV, IA, MT, UT) Dems have 0 Reps despite voting 40% Dem, New England has a district Trump won by 9 and 2 toss-up districts, and Republicans lost all 3 because they ran terrible full MAGA candidates like Karoline Leavitt in NH.

CuriousJim @travelingjim.bsky.social · 3d

US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela | US military | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela

Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years

www.theguardian.com