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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5h

Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 5h

The Dude has spoken:

"ICE? Let's get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand. Let's just abide together"

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 5h

just talked to Gov. Pritzker who dared President Trump to “come and get me” after POTUS threatened him with arrest. But Pritzker said he thinks Trump will chicken out.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

"El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, who attended the meeting, said Chicago-born Pope Leo was visibly moved after being handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of arrest and separation under Trump’s enforcement policies..."

www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-ram...

Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops

The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.

www.thedailybeast.com

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clare108.bsky.social @clare108.bsky.social · 3h

Can we all go live and work in an elephant orphanage?

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 8h

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 8h

States who will see the biggest increase in healthcare premiums. Notice a trend here? All red states. Dems fighting for EVERYONE!

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 8h

Check out @grahamformaine.bsky.social. He looks like a fantastic choice for Mainers!

He’s on the move to meet with as many folks as he can. One day. Five hundred miles. Three town halls in small town Maine. Four hundred people.

He vows not to leave a person or place behind.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 8h

Wondering who’s at fault for the shutdown dragging on?

Take a look at who’s in DC and who’s not.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 8h

I’m questioning it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pelosi: "Democrats who created Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, all of that, are now being asked to reject that so we can give a tax cut to the rich. We're not doing it. It isn't a question of, 'let's come back together so we can discuss it.' That isn't going to happen."

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 8h

I work with Blue Missouri because our organization writes actual checks to down-ballot Democratic candidates.

No one else does what we do.

Other organizations give training or advice or texting services. While those things are important, candidates need $ to reach voters. bluemissouri.org

Home

Missouri needs you. Join the movement.

bluemissouri.org

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 7h

Look at his eyes - pure panic.

These "federal agents" are like clumsy mall cops with guns. No training, no control, no clue.

It’s a miracle they haven’t shot each other yet.

They're a danger to the public.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 7h

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

The face of Evil.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson said he would swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva "as soon as she wants." His office then backtracked — saying Johnson would only swear in the duly elected Grijalva once the government reopens. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve lived in rural America long enough to know that the entire point was to bankrupt farmers…

We are all about to find out.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

Adam Schiff is Stanford undergrad and Harvard Law. Pam Bondi is University of Florida undergrad and Stetson school of law.

Just setting the record straight since she obnoxiously asked Schiff if he has a law degree today.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Tomorrow the Epstein survivors will storm Capitol Hill to demand release of the files. I hope new Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva is sworn in at their press conference by another judge or official who is authorized to do so (doesn’t have to be the Speaker).

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