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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 10h

As the administration goes all in on an alternate reality about portland that bears no resemblance to fact and rule of law, continuing radical (and just plain funny, ridiculing) acts of the imagination along with other ways of getting out the reality on the ground may help curb their momentum.

fake film poster with a sunset and the portland frog protestor with words The Portland War, A Film by Ken Burns

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 12h

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

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Trey Ferguson @pastortrey05.com · 2d

Good morning, beloved.

Hope is an endurance sport.

Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 2d

the 2nd Klan really is what these folks want -- this is the Klan that marched with their faces shown to the public, who were a fascist organization in all but name

Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 2d

We really need to be thinking abt the current regime through the lens of the Second Klan, which helped to nationalize systems of Jim Crow state & vigilante violence & exploitation while creating an explicitly white nationalist immigration system. They even paraded down Pennsylvania Ave.

A 1926 klan parade marching down Pennsylvania Ave. The front of the column holds banners that read Connecticut & Rhode Island. Original available via the Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001706338/

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Hulda Gates @huldagates.bsky.social · 2d

I am suddenly a tad Greek.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

Paris had just 28 murders, that's fewer than Seattle

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 3d

Gulliver’s Travels meets skeleton culture. Genius!

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

I thought the one where he was a Black Panther was in poor taste

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 3d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Big Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 3d

I'm now following Illinois v. Trump (national guard deployment):

View Full Case | Background Info | Complaint

#CL71559895

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 3d

🧵 of articles I’ve wriiten to help you understand the immigration engircenent agencies.

When you say these cannot be real agents & they will be held accountable, I’ve got some bad news for you. 1/

open.substack.com/pub/jennbudd...

Judges across southern border are letting adjudicated violent Border Patrol agents loose in our communities.

It is not enough that they have constant access to victims that they can then throw back into Mexico when they are done.

open.substack.com

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Tim Amor @timamor.bsky.social · 3d

Listen, you rich people, weep & wail because of the misery that is coming on you.

Your wealth has rotted, & moths have eaten your clothes.

The corrosion of your gold & silver will testify against you & eat your flesh like fire.

You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

~James
(Jesus’s brother)

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d

Happy first Monday in October to all who celebrate. The Supreme Court is back in session. Here’s what you need to know about key cases this term. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

The Week Ahead

October 5, 2025

joycevance.substack.com

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 4d

As it was written

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 5d

wizard frog is insane

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 8d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 5d

“Open carry escalates tensions, has repeatedly been used by extremists as an intimidation tactic, and introduces ambiguity into moments of crisis that make it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs.” - Nick Suplina, senior vice president of law and policy at Everytown for Gun Safety

‘A hot mess’: Florida open-carry gun ruling leads to chaos and confusion

Florida’s attorney general recently said ‘open carry is the law of the state’. State officials and advocates aren’t so sure

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 6d

ICE arrested Chicago Alder Jesse Fuentes earlier today.

it's a hard video to watch but here's a still image that shows one of the agent's faces.

a photo of Alder Jesse Fuentes getting arrested by two thugs who work for ICE.

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Hulda Gates @huldagates.bsky.social · 6d

Right Wing people don't usually riot because they can just take over the government instead.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

Signs of psychosis. No biggie

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6d

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 6d

60 years ago today, LBJ signed the Immigration Nationality Act of 1965 into law at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 7d

This is a really interesting story, and I think The City did a really good job with it – approaching it with genuine curiosity and nuance: www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/02/z...

It's worlds apart from the New York Post version of this story, which was just shitty redbaiting.

Their Families Fled Soviet Socialism. Now They’re Knocking Doors for Mamdani.

A world away from their parents’ Iron Curtain upbringings, young New Yorkers with roots from Poland to Turkmenistan are helping power the Democratic mayoral nominee’s sunny socialist campaign.

www.thecity.nyc

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7d

Breaking: The FDA this week approved a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone.

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