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“Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from this earth.” ~Abraham Lincoln

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Glaucous @glaucousness.bsky.social · Jun 9

LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN LA!!!

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Tokyo-Jon @tokyo-jon.bsky.social · 4h

Antifa, the terrifying boogeyman of today.

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Glaucous @glaucousness.bsky.social · 5h

And I love each and every independent journalist unearthing every precious golden nugget of truth. They are heroes, angels and patriots. This is our treasured first amendment right. Without it, we lose everything.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 6h

The explosion of independent media sites isn’t merely an echo of dissenting voices – it’s a response to the MSM’s failure to provide objective, impartial reporting.

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The People versus Murdoch: the rise of independent media

Over a decade ago, I wrote about a subject that remains as relevant today as ever. For nearly twenty years, I’ve been hammering away at the keyboard – a space where I could speak freely, [...]

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Glaucous @glaucousness.bsky.social · 5h

www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

Your tax dollars at work

Report: Kentucky jails contracting with ICE have 659% increase in detainees this year

Data from the study shows one county jail in Kentucky had contracted with ICE to hold roughly 120 detainees in January. By August, nine county jails held more than 900.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 1d

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 10h

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Glaucous @glaucousness.bsky.social · 6h

The free press is a crucial first amendment right, a right that’s been slowly and quietly stolen away from us by robber barons who use it against us. I want it back.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 13h

“ICE needs to go into Chicago because the Chicago police are incapable of protecting the city but ICE can’t protect themselves so the Chicago police must protect them”

God I hate fascism so much

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h

This was never about deporting criminals. It’s about Stephen Miller’s campaign of ethnic cleansing.

Tweet from Alex Tabarrok reads:
“Sergio Garcia, celebrated Chef who came to the US before ICE even existed. Deported after 36 years.
The picture tells you a lot about the decline of the Republican party.”
Attached photo shows Sergio Garcia standing with Laura and George W. Bush outdoors. The photo is signed: “To Sergio Garcia, With best wishes – George & Laura Bush.”

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 9h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Glaucous @glaucousness.bsky.social · 12h

Come at us, brobag

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Good people ❤️

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

Why didn't Democratic Senators ask Pam Bondi why she didn't prosecute Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida's Attorney General from 2011 to 2019 at the very time he was running his child sex ring in Florida?!!

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Glaucous @glaucousness.bsky.social · 14h

Ok, Jizzin Divan

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I like Democracy & the Rule of Law! @patriotclyde.bsky.social · 1d

Vance is only a prop!

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1d

A leaked memo shows Trump is trying to deny furloughed federal employees the backpay they are legally entitled to after the government shutdown ends. This won’t be allowed to stand. And it’s because of a law he signed!

Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims

Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 18h

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15h

The human costs of Trump's war on government

For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.

www.motherjones.com

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 20h

I don't understand why I see things so differently. I see a health insurance industry that thinks it's entitled to charge people 1/3rd of their income for healthcare. That industry shouldn't be "fixed." It should be burned to the ground and its ashes pissed on.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 16h

The Trump admin is might remove anti-corruption #sanctions on mining magnate Dan Gertler, write John Prendergast and Sasha Lezhnev.

The authors say the move would significantly undermine U.S. efforts to broker peace in the DRC and access critical minerals:

www.justsecurity.org/122097/drc-p...