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Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 1h

This is disgraceful. I hope Arizonans are lighting up this monsters phone.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 12d

My statement in regard to comments made by State Representative John Gillette of Arizona:

Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 2h

Pedantry is for those who lack real intelligence never mind grit. Enjoy your uselessness keyboard warrior.

Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 9h

Hey @govpritzker.illinois.gov you’re talking a good game but you need to amp it up like the NY politicians have done. www.wired.com/story/ice-ma...

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Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 9h

He can walk over to where ICE is arresting people and literally put his body between them. NYC and NYS politicians have done it. www.wired.com/story/ice-ma...

These Are the 15 New York Officials ICE and NYPD Arrested in Manhattan

More than a dozen elected officials were arrested in or around 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, where ICE detains people in what courts have ruled are unsanitary conditions.

www.wired.com

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 1d

[Official resistance] Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs order prohibiting use of city property for immigration enforcement [includes] "city-owned or controlled parking lots, vacant lots and garages [used] as staging areas, processing locations or operations bases" www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs order prohibiting use of city property for immigration enforcement

Johnson's executive order prohibits ICE and other federal agencies from using city property for civil immigration enforcement, and provides protection for private property refusing access to those age...

www.cbsnews.com

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 2d

This is a long, thoughtful, and brilliant post about how to understand political campaigning & strategy from one of the progressive left's most brilliant thinkers and practitioners @anatosaurus.bsky.social. Read it and listen to her: Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight

“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Here’s Why, and What to Do Instead.

open.substack.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 3d

Same to you!

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3d

AOC "I think 'Abolish ICE' is a call to action on several levels. One is the literal interpretation of abolishing ICE, which I support...I don't believe that an agency that systematically & repeatedly violates human rights, I don't think that agency can be reformed. I think it has to be abolished."

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Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 3d

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 3d

A few people are stepping up but - sadly - the system has historically rewarded those who are risk averse and go along to get along. So those in any position of power - DNC, unions, NGO leaders - are not built for this moment.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 3d

All of this could be over if we got past our own shit, joined together, and presented a brave collective front.

We could have a new day. We could have a better world. It's that simple.

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Nissim @nissimss.bsky.social · 3d

An ICE agent shot and killed a man in his car who had just dropped off his 3-year-old son at day care in Chicago. The agency said the man had resisted arrest and dragged an agent with his car. Video obtained by The Washington Post shows the man driving away from the officers

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Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! I wish I was in Chicago so I could vote for Kat.

Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah. It’s a psy-op to convince Americans we’re powerless in the face of a deeply unpopular and incompetent bunch of wannabe fascists.

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Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 4d

Loving it.

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Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social · 4d

Not a single Greta hater could do what she has done, face what she's faced, bear abuse and humiliation at the hands of the most psychotic and genocidal army. They haven't an ounce of her bravery and that's what drives them crazy. Free Greta, free Palestine🇵🇸

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5d

I see people on social media who have gotten their feelings hurt sometimes continue to lash out online and I wish I could reach across the screen and just say: "I see that you are hurt and you need to log off now."

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 5d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 4d

When I post to PLEASE call your reps (202-224-3121) & you reply with derision/scoffing/“it’s pointless” then:

1. You’ve already given up
2. You’re letting them off easy
3. NO meme shared has impact compared to calling
4. Unless you’re organizing the civil war, please suggest a better option

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Your favorite gay’s favorite gay @cjlillis.bsky.social · 5d

I’d rather spend my money on Kori King

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Astro Attorney ⚖️ @astroattorney.com · 5d

ICE is a domestic terrorist organization. DHS is a domestic terrorist organization.

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