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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · Feb 9

The upside down flag will be taken down when they are.

"... a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

4 U.S. Code § 8 - Respect for flag

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning from the line outside the courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia, where former FBI director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges.

I’m here for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along for updates ⬇️

Federal courthouse in EDVA, with line of people out front and a guy holding a “show trial” sign

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1h

I met Samantha after Trump’s agents took her mom off the street yesterday, which she confirmed by watching video we showed her.

“She looks ready to cry… she wanted to go to the store. She wanted to make some albondigas which is basically a meatball stew” youtu.be/9dx266qOOic?...

Neighbors push back as Trump's ICE army terrorizes Chicago suburbs

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 20h

This is not going well for Pam Bondi

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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 3m

Cruella DaBondi

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 7h

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Lincoln Square (@lincolnsquare)

On October 6, 2025, Waukegan businesses and restaurants in Illinois began to post signs saying ICE/CBP do not have consent to enter, unless they have a judicial warrant. The ICE/CBP posted signs for ...

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Nicolas Tenzer @nicolastenzer.bsky.social · 1d

Nineteen years ago, on October 7, 2006, Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated by Putin's hitmen.
She was the first to tell the truth about Russia's mass crimes in Chechnya, which foreshadowed those in Syria, Ukraine, Africa and elsewhere. They could have been prevented.
Almost no one listened to her.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11h

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 · 12h

Here’s video of the incident

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 7h

Seriously, he blamed it on his wife!?

DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 7h

What is wrong with these grown ass men and their ridiculous cosplay excursions?

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 8h

Meanwhile in Russia: First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Alexey Zhuravlyov argued that the best way Russia can retaliate against America for sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would be to bomb Rzeszów airbase in Poland.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGCp...

Alexey Zhuravlyov suggests bombing Poland if the US sends Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8h

@chicagotribune.com reporter sums up where things stand with the woman ICE shot www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMB4aaCs/

A judge ordered the woman shot by federal agents and accused by the federal government of assaulting them released Monday. Her attorney said agents used an expletive at her before shooting her and app...

TikTok video by Jake Sheridan

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 7h

Every nonwhite woman is in his head every day

As much as any man who has lived since the 1800s, this one cannot deal with strong women and *particularly* cannot deal with strong women of color existing in public let alone challenging him

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Man she’s in his head

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 7h

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October 7, 2025

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.

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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 9h

Trump's gestapo may want to rething things. Trump has immunity. They don't.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 12h

Here’s video of the incident

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 9h

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October 6, 2025

If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...

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Linuxrebel @linuxrebel.org · 9h

This could be big, really big, looking for secondary verification now.

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TikTok video by Suzanna for Georgia

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 8h

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Joe Walsh (@socialcontractwithjoewalsh)

Donald Trump is trying to create a police state. In this country. In America. Fuck that. Trump is trying to turn America into a police state. Most Americans will not accept that. Most Americans will n...

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 8h

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Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto)

Senator Whitehouse asked Pam Bondi directly if the FBI uncovered photos of Trump with young naked girls. Bondi refused to answer. She instead smeared Whitehouse and the Senator sitting next to him...

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 8h

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Steven Beschloss (@america)

Pam Bondi’s defensive attacks against Senate Democrats questioning her was not the flex she thinks it was. All it did was point out her grotesque abandonment of open democracy and Justice Department i...

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 7h

In a nutshell.

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The Scotsman @scotsman.com · 7h

🔴 How we care for Scotland’s historic properties is changing

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'We are struggling': The 5 historic buildings of Scotland fighting for their future

How we care for Scotland’s historic properties is changing

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The Scotsman @scotsman.com · 7h

🔴 Holyrood’s criminal justice committee is due to discuss proposals to overhaul Scotland’s prostitution laws.

www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Prostitution survivor to share her experience with key Scottish Parliament committee

Holyrood’s criminal justice committee is due to discuss proposals to overhaul Scotland’s prostitution laws.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 7h

October 7, 2025

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.

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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 7h

Can't remember source of analysis. I did check the Constitution and US Code citations. I would ask that the idea at least be considered. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/... www.law.cornell.edu/constitution...

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