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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 10h

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Elizabeth Bisbee @bisbee4148.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Lawler is a phony and a liar. He betrays his district then tries to lay that betrayal at the feet of Democrats. Stop rewarding these pretend centrists with power. Especially you, NY. Love you, but damn.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Elizabeth Bisbee @bisbee4148.bsky.social · 7h

Gorgeous. Beautiful. Inspiring.

Chicago, we march with you.

xo~
Los Angeles

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 10h

Most of Dem Senators did not attack Bondi yesterday as they should have. Among other things they should have said, "You're lying again, Ms. Bondi" and "That's a bald-faced lie, Ms. Bondi."

The rapid rise of authoritarianism is no place for etiquette.

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Elizabeth Bisbee @bisbee4148.bsky.social · 7h

No. Because a) they know the answer ; and b) they don’t want to offend the sensibilities of the fascists.

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Elizabeth Bisbee @bisbee4148.bsky.social · 7h

No, it isn’t. We pay for everything and get nothing. Then they send the military to occupy us. This is not We The People. California should not underwrite its own oppression by illegitimate tyrants.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 10h

It's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House.

Not a single offer.

Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?

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Elizabeth Bisbee @bisbee4148.bsky.social · 7h

I love you Chicago! I love you Illinois. We are and deserve so much better than this mafioso regime. We are the Land of Lincoln. We saved this goddamn Union. We will not be intimidated by these neo-confederate criminals.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 9h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

😕

Here’s the video again: www.instagram.com/reel/DPi9m_2...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h

Last weekend, the Trump administration sent 10 more people to an Eswatini prison, joining five other ICE detainees sent there in July.

None of the 15 men sent to the nation are from Eswatini. But they are now under the authority of its king.

Read Noah Lanard's full story: https://bit.ly/47gNtB1

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago PD: arrest these motherfuckers threatening civilians. Put them in jail. Let the courts sort it out

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused 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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Elizabeth Bisbee @bisbee4148.bsky.social · 14h

Yes. Going flipping offense. Make them defend their brutality, corruption, criminality & dishonesty.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session,

Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge.

Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings.

Gallego: This is an excuse

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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Elizabeth Bisbee @bisbee4148.bsky.social · 15h

The FBI is hopelessly corrupted and lost. What took decades to build, Trump, Bondi, Patel, et al destroyed in 9 months. We are less safe, less free & less American as a result. Fuck these people forever.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22h

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Elizabeth Bisbee @bisbee4148.bsky.social · 15h

Trying to start? Here in CA & elsewhere, we’re in one. And we will prevail because we are on the side of right. Also, any Red State that sends troops to any Blue State or city will never see a dollar of money from me again. Not your companies, not your tourist attractions, not your colleges, nada.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

Sen. PADILLA: This Justice Department fired a 15-year career prosecutor who put away sex traffickers and transnational terrorists. She was marched out of her office. Why? Because she had the audacity to remind Border Patrol that it should follow court orders.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

I’m shocked.

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