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d.c. O'Brien

@wolfggurl50.bsky.social

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Artist, dog handler, reader, writer, nature lover. Use T*'s failings to hate on America? Don't fwd those notes to me. Potty mouth is appropriate to the times. Cannot FB followers in bikinis or who don't post. I block. No: D/Ms Donations MAGA

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · Aug 22

@tribelaw.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com @weissmann.substack.com @jillwine-banks.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @katiephang.bsky.social

T* attacks law daily. Law must be used to attack him (when & if) noting his surrogates are NOT protected from civil court.

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · Aug 22

Obviously, in Bolton we see another American who thinks T* is shite & said so out loud being deprived of his constitutional rights.

Ya know, there's hella room for MASS CIVIL SUITS in T*'s actions.
+remember: SCROTUS does not make law; only opines.

Congress-serving the people-makes law.

Micah @rincewind.run · Aug 22

I deeply resent having to defend John Bolton but “the president sends his goons on a fishing expedition to raid anyone who criticizes him” is in fact very alarming

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 6h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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BeetToAPulp @beet2020.bsky.social · 23h

Portland: let’s have a city-wide costume dance party

a mascot from the lion king is dancing in front of trees and giving a thumbs up .

ALT: a mascot from the lion king is dancing in front of trees and giving a thumbs up .

media.tenor.com

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 1d

A new mural is rising on Central Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis, transforming a mistaken paint-over into a bold tribute to coffee, migration and community.

Paint it back: Mural reborn in Minneapolis after erasure

A new mural is rising on Central Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis, transforming a mistaken paint-over into a bold tribute to coffee, migration and community.

www.mprnews.org

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 3h

to peaceful cities where troops r met by angry yet peaceful citizens. ICE or BP shoots at us, blasts spray in our faces, & does violence to Americans on American soil.
We MUST DEMAND that the law protect us - not them.
From "nothing to do w Russia" to "T* won 2020" to today's crises, T* is a lie.

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 3h

US citizens are now forced to their knees to accept T*'s "american carnage"sickness. T*'s purposeful carnage allows him to assert presidential powers legally available only were the nation under siege by a foreign power or J6-style uprising. Crises exist only where T* has already sent troops...1/2🧵

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 3h

We are living inside the unthinkable, T*'s dark vision:
A coup on the United States of America.

T*, Miller, Hegseth, Vought: their arrogance & hatred of the Republic, of free states, of democracy, they call patriotism.

Protecting it all w love & peace, they call "terrorism".

This is the coup.

The Hidden Mastermind Behind Project 2025: How Russell Vought Is Engineering Trump’s Authoritarian Takeover

From ICE on American streets to plans to invoke the Insurrection Act—discover how Trump’s quiet strategist, Russell Vought, is dismantling democracy piece by piece.

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 3h

To work w T*, 1 must accept & promote T*'s weird world-view based on T* hatreds, fear, vulgarity, stupidity & resentment. Not joking.
Now the entire country is forced to its knees where it cannot see Portland afire, Chicago at war, Venezuelan motorboats as threats & Dems as terrorists.

DON'T COMPLY

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 3h

False arrest. Sue. Civil rights violation. Sue. Oregon, sue. We don't ask for your papers in the USA. This is not Nazi germany. Yet.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 3h

...and of course, when democracy returns, the DOJ can seek reckoning for crimes against the United States, against human rights, etc.
There's always hope, even where there is no hope.

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 3h

it's do-able. Individuals, in particular, are open to suit when they, individually, break the law.
legalclarity.org/can-you-sue-...

Can You Sue the Government Under U.S. Law?

Under U.S. law, suing the government is a process defined by specific exceptions and strict procedural rules. Learn how this unique legal framework operates.

legalclarity.org

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 4h

What we face: reduced access to skyrocketing cost health care run by insurers.

What the 1% face: getting a rocketship to a house on Mars when the planet they devastate becomes unlivable;
& living well into their +100s.

MSM overheard Xi & Putin discussing centennial longevity in September.

Inside the billion-dollar meeting for the mega-rich who want to live forever

Hope, hype, and self-experimentation collided at an exclusive conference for ultra-rich investors who want to extend their lives past 100. I went along for the ride.

www.technologyreview.com

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 4h

LAFFAMINUTE W THE NEW CBS

(Mind you a man 14 years younger than Trump is about 66 years old. Also, CBS has been bought out by one of T*'s long-time billionaire friends (equally old), Larry Ellison.)

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 23h

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

They searched 83,345 cameras to find the woman so they could arrest her and prosecute her self-managed abortion as a potential homicide.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Texas cops caught in lie after nationwide hunt for woman who took abortion pill

Police in Texas—led by a county sheriff later charged with an unrelated felony sex crime—lied about their motive for using artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technology to search for a woman...

www.rawstory.com

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Rhonda in PNW 🩵🦋 @rhondasrealm.bsky.social · 23h

Liberalism is the reason you:

- can vote
- can work
- can get a credit card
- can buy a home or car
- can get a driver’s license
- are not considered property
- can be pregnant & not get fired
- your husband can go to jail for beating you
- can file for divorce

Thank you, Liberalism!

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AB @truth-sky.bsky.social · 1d

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 23h

This is nuts.
This is dangerous
This is evil

This is trump

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

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

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 23h

99% of "prostitution" is, in fact, sex-trafficking.

Try to get our white boy christo-fascist porn-is-good judiciary to figure that out.

DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 1d

www.hotnewhiphop.com/952045-diddy...

Diddy Must Hand Over His

This part of Diddy's recent prison sentence for prostitution charges relates to items that federal authorities seized back in March of 2024.

www.hotnewhiphop.com

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 23h

Thank god.

That'll stop them.

Oh...
wait...

T* bllox don't follow the law.

SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 1d

Judge rules federal agents can't deploy chemical irritants at journalists, protesters who don't pose threats chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Judge rules federal agents can't deploy chemical irritants at journalists, protesters who don't pose threats

The temporary ruling stems from a lawsuit filed this week by news organizations, unions, independent journalists and protesters against the Department of Homeland Security following tense interactions...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 1d

Sick of being told your doctor is “out-of-network?” Medicare for All would fix that.

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 23h

You're not paying attention, George.

The "one system of law & order" for this FBI is: whatever T* says & whoever he marks is guilty. THAT is the system.

See?

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 23h

Just know that while these firings are branded as retaliatory, they are in fact part of the overall plan to destroy the US government.
Which - if Putin himself were out there making these decisions - he'd be immediately imprisoned for an act of war, and probably face worse.