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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7h

Another ambulance arrives at the detention center. Presuming it could be the one from earlier returning, but either way, a grim reminder of what's happening behind the gates and boarded up windows.

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 9h

At least a thousand but most likely more folks marching in Chicago to protest the deployment of the National Guard and continued ICE raids. Chanting "whose city our city!"

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 12h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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boozeandbullets2.bsky.social @boozeandbullets2.bsky.social · 8h

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 9h

This is really scary. If large companies start others will folllow.

Google tells employees: If you want health benefits, sign up with a third-party AI tool

Employees must provide access to a third-party AI tool to receive health benefits, sparking concerns about data privacy and consent among Googlers.

www.businessinsider.com

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Hackaday @hackadayofficial.bsky.social · 12h

Honoring the Legacy of Robert Murray-Smith

Hackaday Article

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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boozeandbullets2.bsky.social @boozeandbullets2.bsky.social · 13h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 15h

Supreme Court Appears to Favor Removing Colorado’s Ban on “Conversion Therapy” for Minors

SCOTUS Appears to Favor Removing Colorado's Ban on LGBTQ+ “Conversion Therapy” for Minors

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised in favor of removing Colorado's ban on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for minors during oral arguments on Tuesday. The challenge to Colorado's ban was brought forward by a Christian licensed counselor, Kaley Chiles, who argued the ban is a violation…

www.democracynow.org

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Charles LaTann @charlatanwonder.bsky.social · 15h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJMd... New video premiering right now! Heartworm and the fear of legacy!

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boozeandbullets2.bsky.social @boozeandbullets2.bsky.social · 18h

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boozeandbullets2.bsky.social @boozeandbullets2.bsky.social · 18h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICU...

SHOTGUN AXE MK2

YouTube video by Integza

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump calls for Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker to be imprisoned

Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!

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404 Media @404media.co · 19h

New leaked documents show how the FBI convinced a judge to let its partners collect a mass of encrypted messages from thousands of phones around the world.

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Cocaine in Private Jets and Sex Toys: What the FBI Found on its Secretly Backdoored Chat App

New leaked documents show how the FBI convinced a judge to let its partners collect a mass of encrypted messages from thousands of phones around the world.

www.404media.co

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.