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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 6h

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 6h

WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social explains precisely why Mike Johnson is stalling the new Dem rep's swear-in over the Epstein vote: "Right now, Johnson can pressure the four Republican signers to change their minds. He has time to do it—as long as he keeps Adelita Grijalva out of Congress."

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Jayne4Freedom @jayne4freedom.bsky.social · 1d

Why is Kushner involved in making deals for the Federal government?

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Amy M @englishteacher75.bsky.social · 5h

🤣🤣🤣

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 6h

This was my immediate suspicion, and many others’, but it seemed almost too insane to actually be true

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 7h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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#BLM/#NMP/#ANTIFA🇲🇽 @sinnu1.bsky.social · 20h

On point…

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 11h

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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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 8h

20 point flip. Wow.

www.newsweek.com/alaska-fairb...

Republican ousted by Democrat in shock election defeat

The mayoralty has been held by a Republican for years.

www.newsweek.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h

She's Canadian, you wouldn't know her.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 10h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Renée in L.A. @reneepatrice.bsky.social · 8h

Paging white Chicago suburbanites who didn't vote for Harris:

We're gonna need you to hop on the L with your signs and bullhorns and get yourself down to where the ICE agents are. You made this mess - now step up.

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

www.the-independent.com

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Josiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social · 8h

The ancient Greeks believed their gods lived at the top of a nearby, easily climbable mountain, but nobody ever bothered to go up there to check.

We moderns are much more enlightened. We get told that various cities are burning, but nobody ever bothers to ask the people who live there to check.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17h

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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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 8h

RFK Jr's "Whopper of the Week" is about babies and #Hepatitis and ACIP's plan to disallow the HepB vaccine. www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop... Thanks, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social for debunking all their lies!

Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr. is Dead Wrong Babies Won't Get Hepatitis B | Defend Public Health

RFK Jr does not want the CDC to recommend newborns be vaccinated against the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV infection early in life, especially as a baby, puts a person at a high risk of developing a ch...

www.defendpublichealth.org

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 8h

People think that when you become disabled, support magically appears

That once it’s “official” you will have your basic needs met

The truth is people fight for years to get the bare minimum in benefits

Caregivers are nearly impossible to find

If you’re not rich or very lucky… you’re on your own

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h

Former US Sergeant Jonathan Estridge opens up about losing his job over his posts on Palestine, and what the experience meant for him.

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Sp꩜꩜ky J ⋆｡𖦹 °✩☾⋆｡ @angrygoose.ruins.party · 8h

Not gonna lie, this brought me to tears😭 This diva is out here running the streets of Chicago in HEELS trying to keep the people safe and informed👏 Protect her at all costs
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMS6Au4a/

Illinois State Sen. Karina Villa confronted ICE agents in a Chicago suburb, accusing them of targeting Latino families and shouting at residents to stay inside as more than a dozen were taken into cus...

TikTok video by New York Post | News

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Slungus @slungusposting.bsky.social · 8h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

AP: “.. the administration has only pointed to unclassified video clips of the strikes posted on social media by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and has yet to produce ‘hard evidence’ that the vessels were carrying drugs.”

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...

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Amy M @englishteacher75.bsky.social · 7h

Fuck this.

raventerp1.bsky.social @raventerp1.bsky.social · 7h

Kushner wants beach condo developments on the Gaza Coast. apnews.com/article/jare...

Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, praises 'very valuable' potential of Gaza's 'waterfront property'

About 1.5 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, as Israel looks to eliminate Hamas following the militant group’s deadly Oct. 7 attack.

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Slungus @slungusposting.bsky.social · 8h

Cool Luppus Fact…

We don’t know if this fucker is actually named Luppus or if he uses a different name. So call him whatever.

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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 8h

In 1990, a group of Black women took on one of America's largest corporations in a battle for a historic Black school. 25 years later, the've reshaped how we fund, teach, and preserve Black history

The Auntie Fascists: How a Group of Black Women Defeated Walmart, Lost Cause and the Erasure of Black History

When a group of retirees hatched a plan to save their historic Black school, they had no idea that they were creating a blueprint for legislators, museums and historic sites across America.

dlvr.it

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 1d

Josh Hawley and Yale Law School, ladies and gentlemen.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 8h

Portland = Furry Capital of the World 🦄

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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