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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 7h

“Do something”: CBP’s Chicago shooting story contradicted by bodycam footage, attorney claims

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"Do something": CBP's Chicago shooting story contradicted by bodycam footage, attorney claims - Salon.com

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 11h

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Stephen Miller’s Family Calls Him “The Face of Evil”

Stephen Miller’s cousin breaks her silence with a viral Facebook post calling him “the face of evil” as ICE raids and Trump’s agenda escalate.

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

282 Ex DOJ officials open letter: “We believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it”

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 12h

Nazi shit

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Ms. Martinez’ lawyer says body cam footage shows the agent turned into HER car and yelled “do something bitch” before firing shots.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 15h

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12h

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ
, Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson
!" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom
, Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

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Trans Woman Support @tws-website.com · 1d

This is the USA right now

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 18h

#ProudBlue “We don’t need a warrant… f–k off,” one of them responded. The agents also said that it did not matter what her citizenship was and alleged that she was impeding an investigation.”

ICE while arresting an American citizen.

No. One. Is. Safe!

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Waukegan mayor intervenes after Border Patrol arrest of woman turns physical outside Waukegan City Hall

The Waukegan mayor intervened after U.S. Border Patrol agents forcefully arrested a woman, who is reportedly an American citizen, outside of the Waukegan City Hall Monday afternoon.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 13h

6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation

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6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation

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Kevin @ksconw.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite post of the day!

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 13h

Trump, child rapist

LindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 1d

Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 17h

Antisemitism on the right

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | Megyn Kelly Knows Which Way the Winds Are Blowing

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

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IdahoLark @idaholark.bsky.social · Jul 28

This.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18h

Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a landmark case on conversion therapy. The case centers on a challenge to Colorado’s law that bans therapists from promising young people they can change their sexual orientation or gender identity if they just “try hard enough.”

FACT: Every major medical and mental health association in the country condemns conversion therapy and supports efforts to protect youth from the practice.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 18h

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Anti-Semitism Is Poison for the Palestinian Cause

No good will come to the pro-Palestinian movement from any association with violent attacks.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 18h

Fascist Miller. A disgrace

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Stephen Miller Is Going for Broke

The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you RFK and DJT
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Measles-free status in jeopardy in the Americas as outbreaks continue

The Americas region is at risk of losing its measles-free status as the highly infectious disease continues to spread in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the head of the Pan American Health Organization told Reuters in an interview.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 18h

More Groups Call for RFK Jr.'s Removal; Pasta Recall Broadens; Measles Cases Spread www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

More Groups Call for RFK Jr.'s Removal; Pasta Recall Broadens; Measles Cases Spread

Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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AnarchoTerran @anarchoterran.bsky.social · 1d

National Guard (Gestapo) troops waging war against California can be arrested for treason against the State of California.

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The Crime of Treason in California - Penal Code 37 PC

California Penal Code 37 PC defines treason as warring against the state or adhering to its enemies. This felony offense carries the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. ...

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 18h

There Is No Budget 'Deal' to Be Made politicalwire.com/2025/10/07/t...

There Is No Budget 'Deal' to Be Made

Garrett Graff: "Right now, at least publicly, the shutdown largely hinges on a deal to continue health subsidies for some 24 million Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace to buy ...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18h

“The crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and those who participated in them is a decades long abdication of institutional and personal responsibility, brought to light by a handful of dedicated journalists and the breathtaking bravery of once isolated, ignored vulnerable women.”

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The National Failure at the Heart of the Jeffrey Epstein Story

It is a great challenge to pay sustained attention to any one of the onslaught of moral or legal indignities unfolding in this moment.

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