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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 14h

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70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 4h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 4h

This Miller tape should be played repeatedly, but they’ll have to give the definition of plenary to the public

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin

Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

They want to get rid of checks and balances — and who is going to stop them? The supreme court? The Department of Justice? Congress?

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70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 4h

Wow, that ought to be worth millions to Democrats since Trump sued CBS for far less editing

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Here’s the CNN edited upload. You won’t find the original airing. CNN apparently took it down.
youtu.be/wLxq0JGmpjA?...

‘Not an open rebellion’: Sanchez questions Stephen Miller calling protesters ‘street terrorists

YouTube video by CNN

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70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 4h

This is an important read and repost

Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 12h

ICE is lying to us!

aaronparnas.substack.com/p/urgent-ice...

Urgent: ICE is Lying to the American Public

The stories told by ICE officials in Chicago are being debunked in real time. Please share this far and wide.

aaronparnas.substack.com

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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 6h

Great reporting from the South Side Weekly southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6h

I will be the first to admit: I am scared. I am scared of what Trump is doing to our country, our communities, and our neighbors. But just because I am scared does not mean I am helpless. Instead, I will stand up and speak out, Marc Elias writes.

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 5h

When grand juries do the right thing

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 6h

It's spreading from city to city -- L.A., D.C., now Chicago. Everyday Americans will NOT bend the knee to dictatorship

Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 14h

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 5h

It should worry us all, and it isn’t even on mainstream media

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve been worried a lot that this is right. Gold is skyrocketing in value because the world is losing faith in the role of US as guarantor/backstop of global economy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Ingots We Trust

Are soaring gold prices telling us something important?

open.substack.com

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Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 6h

America doing brand outreach. I don’t think most people grasp there’s no “Trump’s America” on the world stage. You can’t simply reboot the franchise down the road.

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 7h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 5h

Trump’s tariffs caused China to buy soy beans from Argentina, not the United States. Now it’s been announced Trump is gonna give billions to prop up Argentina as well. What is going on there?

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 6h

This is a horrific development that was also entirely avoidable.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

“.. If a deal with China isn’t reached soon, Hill said, the soybean market ‘might be a bloodbath.’”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

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Oeishik @oeishik.bsky.social · 6h

Donald & MAGA know they aren’t winning the culture war nationally. And they are not happy about it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

New in PN: Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

"The continued cultural dominance of left-leaning artists is a particular affront to MAGAs right now, when they are wielding their political power with more aggression and cruelty than they ever imagined they could."

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

www.publicnotice.co

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 5h

Agreed! To me this is a binary decision: either act like a Christian or be/support thugs. They can't have it both ways!

Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 17h

Those who claim to be Christian seem to be facing a cross roads. You cannot believe that Jesus Christ himself would be on the side of the masked thugs of ICE.

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 18h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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50501 South Carolina ❌️👑 📎 @50501-sc.bsky.social · 5h

All the pain of the shutdown, all the pain of cost increases due to tariffs* is the fault of Republicans in Congress unwilling to stand up for their constituents against 47.

*The Yale Budget Lab projects an avg.
annual loss of ~$2,400 per household in 2025.

Now they look to steal your healthcare.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h

Cartoon by @christopherweyant1.bsky.social.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 5h

These people basically admit their industry can only exist if it is allowed to steal.

"I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first."

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 5h

Yes! What I don’t get is that folks like Clegg, Altman, Khosla, Andreessen & others who say that having to get consent would kill AI development don’t realize that they’re indicting their own business model. Do they really think that “it’s not stealing if you really need it” is a winning argument?

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70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 14h

They really hate women see them as second class and want to control them. It’s unbelievable.

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 15h

3 MAGA extremists have introduced a bill in South Carolina that would allow the state to execute women who get an abortion.

South Carolina govt lists their cell phone numbers, in case you want to call them directly & let them know what you think.

Details here:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 14h

Absolutely a crime

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 14h

File state charges. This is a crime.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 17h

Here’s video of the incident

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 14h

It's so ridiculous that MAGAs believe the GOP line that "Democrats want to give free healthcare to immigrants."

My dudes immigrants aren't getting free healthcare in the United States. American citizens aren't even getting free healthcare. You know who is?

The people lying to you about immigrants.

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RealBabyJeezus @popcornsalted.bsky.social · 15h

This is what happens when you lower the hiring standards, permit law enforcement to wear masks, encourage soldiers to “kill and break things”, and try to develop a private army of brownshirts a la Hitler

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Clara likes to make things @clarafy85.bsky.social · 15h

They shot 2 more people in the head after the priest, it seems intentional

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🎃 Robin Bobcat 🎃 @robinbobcat.bsky.social · 15h

Worth noting, a pepperball (or paintball for that matter) to an unprotected face can injure, blind an eye, and even kill. This is why paintballers wear full face masks.

This was an unprovoked assault.

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Karolina Muchova Fan Club @irvineghost20.bsky.social · 15h

Broadview protester here. I've been disgusted that it hasn't gotten more attention. Please tell your followers to give him a follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rev.davidblack

And please cover this now that it is finally getting attention, @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @chicagotribune.com!

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