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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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sddca.bsky.social @sddca.bsky.social · 1d

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ICEBlock warned users about local ICE raids. Apple removed it after DOJ pressure. Tell Apple: reinstate it now. Sign here.

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Kim G @greenplanet2026.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. I would agree that this is a strategy. Intimidation is the plan at the polling places.

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

"The broader goal is the militarization of major cities before 2026 elections... Next year, I fear that what they're gonna do is deploy these folks to polling places & say they're protecting the vote. Trump knows without these breaches of the Constitution, he's gonna lose Congress." - Gov. Pritzker

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

If the National Governors Association chooses to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.

We should be standing as one against the idea that Donald Trump can call up the National Guard against our will.

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Marsheila (Marcy) Rockwell @marsheilarockwell.bsky.social · 8d

If the govt shuts down, I could lose work.

If it stays open at the cost of gender-affirming care, I could lose my child.

I can replace lost income. I can't replace my daughter.

@gallego.senate.gov @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, don't sacrifice trans people on the altar of political convenience.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8d

1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.

Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.

Here is your shutdown guide.

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Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House

Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.

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truthbrigadeil.bsky.social @truthbrigadeil.bsky.social · 8d

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek said she told the Trump administration that her state doesn't need or want American troops deployed in the city of Portland.

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💙Mads Wulff💛 @madswulff.dk · 3d

@sanders.senate.gov. The US must demand the immediate release of ALL the peaceful activists.

#dkpol #GSF #globalsumudflotilla

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mcamillec.bsky.social @mcamillec.bsky.social · 3d

And all other detainees including Greta Thunberg.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3d

Children are starving in Gaza because of Israeli government policies. Hundreds of people from around the world organized a civilian flotilla to try to deliver food. Israel arrested them.

The United States must demand the immediate release of all detained Americans.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Indivisible Mid•Pensinsula @indimidpen.bsky.social · 6d

Help canvass in Redwood City this weekend for Prop 50! www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...

Yes on Prop 50 | Knock Doors in Redwood City · Swing Left

**Vote YES on Proposition 50 | Protect California's Voice!** As partisan gerrymandering in states like Texas threatens to undermine democracy, California is stepping up with Proposition 50. It is vit...

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Kim G @greenplanet2026.bsky.social · 4d

I dare you to watch this and not laugh, no matter how serious these things really are, youtube.com/shorts/N60sw...

The President pronouncing acetaminophen

YouTube video by Josh Johnson

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California Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 7d

Prop 50 is temporary, transparent, and democratic, and voters have a say in congressional maps. Vote YES on Prop 50 on Nov. 4, 2025.

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Mo Collins @mocollins.bsky.social · 8d

YES!!! On prop 50!! 💪🏻

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9d

In November, I am voting yes on Prop 50 and making sure my friends and family do too.

This was legit my commute this morning. If you zoom in, there are buzzards flying overhead.

TRUMP • REVENGE • CHAOS • CORRUPTION

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sddca.bsky.social @sddca.bsky.social · 5d

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Heather Cox Richardson | Facebook

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Kim G @greenplanet2026.bsky.social · 6d

The Daily Show does not disappoint. We must save our troops from this crazy guy. fb.watch/CuD--vFKCM/

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 8d

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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.

USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 7d

Ah, yes, the corruption. Good thing our tax dollars are being spent so wisely by Republicans, those stalwarts of fiscal responsibility.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8d

Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a $20 billion package to rescue the Argentinian economy.

Too bad that it's basically a gift for one hedge fund manager with ties to Bessent himself.

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire

A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

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Kim G @greenplanet2026.bsky.social · 7d

We do not want the military of Pete Hegseth's vision. His vision is a lazy, misogynistic military that will only be prepared to be directed to US citizens and not prepared to protect our citizens.

VoteVets @votevets.org · 7d

Pete Hegseth wants a specific kind of 'warrior.' Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret.) has a powerful rebuttal. On @cnn.com's "One Thing" podcast, Eaton explained to host David Rind why the U.S. military's true strength isn't a "warrior caste"—it's a force that reflects ALL of America.

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Kim G @greenplanet2026.bsky.social · 7d

Take a look at Mid Pen's most recent podcast. @indimidpen.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Prop 50 - Let's

Podcast Episode · Indivisible Mid-Peninsula's Courage is Contagious Podcast · 10/01/2025 · 37m

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Kim G @greenplanet2026.bsky.social · 7d

Republicans have shut down the government to take healthcare away from millions of Americans and give Trump a blank check for his illegal power grab.

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 12d

#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown will affect YOUR healthcare.

Millions of Americans will lose their insurance coverage - we simply won't be able to afford the huge $pike ⬆️ explosion next month.

Dems are fighting to save our healthcare; Trump refuses to even meet with them.

This shutdown is on Trump.

AMERICA'S SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN
Insurance premiums are about to spike for everyone - because millions of Americans are losing coverage
Dems are fighting to roll back Medicaid cuts and lock in ACA subsidies for families

-THE REFORMERS

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Swing Left @swingleft.bsky.social · 8d

A clear example of why we’re working to flip the House to Democrats in 2026.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 8d

New photo shows House Democrats in full attendance to stop government shutdown while the Republican side of the chamber is empty.

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Kim G @greenplanet2026.bsky.social · 8d

Every physician should call out what we see before us in the POTUS: the ramblings, the memory loss, the constant confusion, the language difficulties. The Medbed fiasco should be the last straw. Trump has realized that the enemy is within, but he has not understood that this enemy is within him.

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