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I dissent! ✊ Citizen, not a toady king's subject. Dances with herons and loves all the arts. Appreciate critters of any ilk. I stand with the trees, rivers, clouds, and life-giving earth. Critical thinking is underrated. No porn.

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dwheron.bsky.social @dwheron.bsky.social · Sep 3

My gingko and flowering friend.

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Justine @utopianwitchcraft.bsky.social · 3h

A group of protesters, some dressed in inflatable animal suits and other dressed as clowns. One of the protesters holds a sign that says, "Antifa Infantry." The protesters are being confronted by masked ICE agents in riot gear. One of the ICE agents is yelling, "OH GOD THEY'RE ATTACKING!" At the bottom is text that reads, "On the front lines of the Portland War Zone."

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 3h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 3h

Trump must be impeached and removed. Any member of Congress failing to do so now is failing in their most fundamental constitutional duty.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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dwheron.bsky.social @dwheron.bsky.social · 2h

CNN is not fair and balanced. Not truthful. WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED?

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

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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dwheron.bsky.social @dwheron.bsky.social · 2h

What is it going to take for the courts or congress to reign in this lawlessness.

Steve in Chicago @spsnomad.bsky.social · 3h

This is really the video everyone needs to see right now. A Presbyterian minister, peacefully protesting, shot in the head with a pepper ball. Not posing a threat or even breaking the law. Shot at out of spite for praying and beseeching the agents to show some morality.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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Freya 💙 @freyalux.bsky.social · 3h

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Priest was praying for Trump’s militia & they decided to shoot him in the face, then militia continues shooting the crowd! These assholes are not ICE agents! They aren’t Trump’s personal militia! Congress should get involved to find out their qualifications & background!

Horrific: ICE shoots priest in the head with a smoke round

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 7h

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

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Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson only wants Lee Greenwood to perform the halftime show at the Super Bowl because Lawrence Welk is dead and therefore unavailable.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 7h

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 6h

More propaganda with painfully normal people zip-tied at the side of the road please, this will for sure convince the American people that you're the good guys

Homeland Security @DHSgov

We're having an All Night Revival

Still frame from a video: Painfully normal people zip tied on the side of the road, sitting on a guardrail in a row

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 4h

DEVELOPING: Convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and financial fraudster calls for the imprisonment of Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor because they will not help him turn their home into a war zone.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 4h

We told anyone who would listen that boiling learning down to a multiple-choice question assessment at the end of each year would lead to teaching to the test. That teachers would feel forced to teach test-taking strategies rather than teaching life strategies

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Silencing Mockingbirds

Reading is resistance

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dwheron.bsky.social @dwheron.bsky.social · 2h

Way beyond feckless. She is an Epstein supporter, a puppet for project 2925, and dirty as the day is long.

Mark Bechtel @markymark757.bsky.social · 21h

" AG Pam Bondi showed the world how feckless she is" at today's Congressional
Judiciary hearing today

Nicolle Wallace, Deadline WH, MSNBC

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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 3h

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And Russell Vought the monster responsible for this calls himself a Christian!!?? 👇🏼👿

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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BlueCrew community 💙💙 @libertyovergov.bsky.social · 23h

A shocking incident is raising alarms: ICE agents were reportedly on rooftops “shooting rubber bullets” at peaceful protesters who were simply “standing there flipping them off.”

This blatant abuse of power demands accountability. #BlueCrew #ICE #CivilRights #ProtestRights #UseOfForce

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dwheron.bsky.social @dwheron.bsky.social · 2h

Manatees are so cool.

mjlinde.bsky.social @mjlinde.bsky.social · 1d

#AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay
#CyanTuesday

@jesussantiagogomez.bsky.social

A manatee swims in a pool of cyan colored water.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 1d

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

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Critical Thinker @deehaydesigns.bsky.social · 3h

America is invading and firing on civilians with no cause.

Every single individual on the ground needs to keep these vids, go to court, file class action to sue ICEis terrorists / DHS / administration PLUS and hope it goes to SCOTUS

GET THESE IMAGES INTO COURTS