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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 1h

Not another word is needed.
Stop Trump now.
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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 49m

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Shutdown, Raids, and MAGA Propaganda: Americans Stand Up as Trump’s Chaos Spreads
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Shutdown, Raids, and MAGA Propaganda: Americans Stand Up as Trump’s Chaos Spreads

“This is not the first time Trump has tried to have a Black man unjustly arrested.

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 11h

Bondi’s Senate testimony hit a new low: outright lies about the “Epstein list,” relentless deflection, & proof of political DOJ weaponization—just as Trump openly posted his private demand for her to prosecute his opponents. This matters for democracy. open.substack.com/pub/exoteric...
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Weaponized Justice: Pam Bondi, the “No Epstein List” Lie, and Trump’s Public Orders to Prosecute His Enemies

"Epstein, Epstein, Epstein!"

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 13h

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 14h

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?

I talked to him yesterday.

He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Halfpint DJT IS MY NELLIE OLSEN! @halfpintptbo.bsky.social · 1d

Instead of TIME MAG putting that deplorable orange stain on the cover..TRY THIS! @timemagazine.bsky.social

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 16h

You know he did

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16h

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 16h

So she came their with slander as we all heard and not facts for transparency

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 16h

She spelled Epstein wrong. How do you spell Epstein wrong?

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“Pam Bondi’s Senate Shuffle: Evasion, Blame Game, and Shaky Answers in the Hot Seat
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Pam Bondi’s Senate Shuffle: Evasion, Blame Game, and Shaky Answers in the Hot Seat

Pam Bondi’s Senate testimony today was marked by defensive evasion and aggressive counterattacks, particularly around questions involving Donald Trump and the FBI’s handling of the Epstein files.

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 1d

Some of y'all already taking about 2028 while Trump's wages war on our streets. And Putin is laughing at us. He's glad we are suffering at the hands of our own leaders.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 1d

Texas is invading Illinois....

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 1d

Deconstructing fascist rhetoric starts with understanding—and resisting—how language divides and dehumanizes. See how Stephen Miller’s words echo history and why protest matters now. Read more at exotericusa.substack.com/p/the-langua...

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The Language of Division: Deconstructing Stephen Miller’s Fascist Rhetoric

In today’s polarized political climate, language is no longer just a tool for persuasion—it’s a weapon.

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 2d

Portland to Trump: the judge blocked federalized Guard deployments—and switching to California troops doesn’t change the law or the ruling. No means no. Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/exoteric...

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Portland to Trump: The court said , "NO means NO, Trump!

A federal judge blocked the administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops to Portland, first stopping Oregon’s own Guard and then expanding the order to cover troops from any state, ...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

Attn Black people, stop scrolling.

This is not a drill: Chicago

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Bob says: GOP == CRIME @yd52.bsky.social · 4d

GOP stochastic terrorism ---IS---TERRORISM!

GOP CRIME ---IS--- CRIME!

CRIMINALS belong in PRISON!
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FURIOUS Judge SENDS CHILLING Message to Trump FROM AMERICA

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly 💯

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 4d

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Tell me what you see here in this video:

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 4d

If you will only marry a women if you can sign away a few of her rights, one of them being that she can't leave you, then You don't really love her.

I'm talking about that loser, Mike Johnson. The one who's destroying our lives right now and stealing our healthcare for billionaires to profit.

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Exoteric #USDemocracy @exotericusa.bsky.social · 4d

I bet she doesn't sleep in his bed 🛏️

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Caramia, SLAVA UKRANI! @caramia13.bsky.social · 5d

Newsom and Pritzker are the only 2 who've gotten the memo that we've devolved into Nazi Germany and are responding accordingly.

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