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Braith Miller @braithmiller.bsky.social · 2h

#cat #unboxing more fun than scratch boards

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Braith Miller @braithmiller.bsky.social · 2h

#Waffles #catfish Have we learned civilized debate?
#Bluesky

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 5h

The flotilla carrying Jewish Currents reporter Emily Wilder has been captured by the Israeli military. Please contact Emily's senators and representatives—Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla, and Jimmy Gomez—and urge them to advocate for her safe release from Israeli detention

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 11h

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Braith Miller @braithmiller.bsky.social · 7h

Illinois and Texas, I can imagine a worst case scenario.
Illinois guard may face Texas guard in defense.
'Go home to Texas' or 'don't feed the guard bread'
'Invaders'
I see as entirely responsible.

Braith Miller @braithmiller.bsky.social · 7h

It is acceptable to hold a sign 'do not feed the guard bread'

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Braith Miller @braithmiller.bsky.social · 7h

Like Graboids you need to keep them away from the MREs

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 11h

New from me at The Dispatch: DHS says it's illegal to videotape ICE agents. That's not what the courts say. @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.

Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.

thedispatch.com

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 18h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 1d

MAKE CRIME ILLEGAL AGAIN! --Criminal convicted of more felonies than Al Capone, Bernie Madoff and Charles Manson. Combined.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h

Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversaw a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of throwing children in jail.

In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist.

Revisit our 2021 story w/ @wpln.bsky.social:

Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.

Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem t...

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Braith Miller @braithmiller.bsky.social · 17h

Portable size Quince bonsai

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Tamela Ehlinger 🇩🇰🇨🇦🇵🇦🇲🇽🇳🇴🇸🇪🇬🇧🇺🇦🇺🇸 @tamela.bsky.social · 19h

I asked a sheriff deputy here in LA. He was rude & told me that my question about him or the whole department arresting ICE when they hurt folks here. He walked away like the rude bastard he is. So, I contacted the Sheriff & am awaiting his response

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19h

Portland Cop Confronts ICE GOON
Threatens Arrest After Attempt to Drive Through Protest Crowd. ICE Worker Dismisses Safety Concerns, Says 'Not Many Protesters, It Won't Be Messy’.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 23h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 18h

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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 18h

#PDX #Portland

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 19h

Hmm, what else is on the schedule for tomorrow? Oh that’s right, the Epstein survivors are returning to DC to continue demanding the Republican Congress vote to release the Epstein files: www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-surv...

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 19h

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.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 21h

Here’s video of the incident

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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