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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 2h

* “they are””, “that is”,
😄 where is that Bluesky edit feature

Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 10h

People often ask about the value of protests - this is what they is good for! To show that we are not alone, to demonstrate the power of people united, to offer hope and community.

Fred Posner @fred.tel · 10h

Sometimes, a video like this helps to keep that sliver of hope somehow still intact safe… at least for one more day.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 14h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

After many years living in the area, my relationship with Chicago is a neutral one at best, but tonight, they are shining.

Regular people are out doing what our elected leaders refuse to do - uphold the Constitution.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 14h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13h

“What’s happened to this part of western Wisconsin is part of a much larger crisis. Across the country, hospitals are vanishing, and a new wave of Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.

President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill slashes nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid funding over the next decade.”

'It can be a loss of life': First responders detail the deadly cost of rural hospital closures

Across the country, hospitals are vanishing, and a new wave of Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.

abcnews.go.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22h

TONIGHT: Spread contagious courage with One Million Rising, our initiative to train a million people in the practice of peaceful non-cooperation. We’ve got exciting updates and new opportunities to defy the Trump takeover in your community, so don’t miss this call: www.mobilize.us/onemillionri...

(above images of hands holding up American flags, a megaphone, and a peace sign) ONE MILLION RISING

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 21h

In Madison, tonight - show your support for Chicago and opposition to sending federalized National Guard troops to blue states!

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 1d

👉 Oct 18 is right around the corner, and we can’t wait to see you! Are you getting your friends and families ready for No Kings? Poster making? Volunteering? Donating?
nokingsmadison.com

#NoKingsMadison

Picture of a fist bump. Text reads “No Kings Madison, WI: become a supporter today nokingsmadison.com”

Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 1d

“Before the election, we surveyed the legal establishment about what a second Trump term could mean for the rule of law. A year later, they’re very, very worried.”

Gift Link:

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

www.nytimes.com

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 2d

Watch this while you still can, and never forget what an actual insurrection looks like. youtu.be/b3_O91gyj9o?...

WATCH: Jan. 6 committee shows new footage of Capitol attack

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 2d

Every mention of the Insurrection Act should be accompanied by the fact that Trump pardoned even the most violent members of the January 6 mob.

Huge mob of Trump supporters attack a barricade as the Capitol as Capitol police attempt to reinforce it

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump "We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I'd to that ... if courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I'd do that."

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 3d

Trump had already been told by an Oregon judge that he could not deploy Oregon National Guard troops, and has been shopping around for a judicial venue which will find differently. This Trump-appointed judge did not comply.

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 3d

Very thorough coverage of Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to blue states, and the governors challenging that provocation and abuse of power.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from sending federalized National Guard to Portland

Earlier Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would sue the Trump administration after it federalized 300 California National Guard troops.

www.nbcnews.com

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 3d

ICE arrests in Madison signal escalating enforcement in Wisconsin wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/ice-a...

ICE arrests in Madison signal escalating enforcement in Wisconsin • Wisconsin Examiner

Immigrant rights groups sounded the alarm after seven people were arrested by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Madison

wisconsinexaminer.com

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Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov · 3d

Here in Wisconsin, we’re working to lower costs for working families and give folks a little extra breathing room in their household budgets.

And our actions stand in stark contrast to Republicans who claim to want to do the same.

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Eran Fowler @eranfowler.bsky.social · 10d

So let's take inventory:

-People are being disappeared into gulags
-Citizenship is being revoked along racial lines
-Troops have been mobilized against multiple Democratic American cities
-And now, thoughtcrimes and precrime have been declared illegal

What does history tell us we should do? ⌚

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”

New directive targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

www.kenklippenstein.com

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The Hill @thehill.com · 4d

Republicans in Congress have refused to negotiate an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits as part of talks to end the shutdown, arguing there is plenty of time to negotiate over ObamaCare once the government is funded.

But if it doesn’t act, many will start feeling the pinch soon.

thehill.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 4d

BREAKING: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard members to Portland over the governor's objections.

This decision reinforces one of our country's core principles: The military has no place policing our communities.

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 4d

There is zero evidence that non-citizens voting is an issue - but we understand entirely the threat of continued attacks on state election officials, processes, and infrastructure.

Wisconsin judge orders citizenship checks for all voters

The ruling doesn’t specify how state agencies should handle the task, but sets a target for completion: the next election, in February.

www.votebeat.org

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 5d

Saturday, October 4
1 – 3pm CDT

Cargo Coffee
750 E Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53703

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 5d

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 5d

Join us tomorrow!

Signs of Solidarity is a nationwide Indivisible effort to ask local businesses to post signs declaring their support for their immigrant neighbors and opposition to ICE as well as create a private area for employees that ICE cannot legally enter without a signed judicial warrant.

Signs of Solidarity Flyering with Indivisible Madison East · Indivisible

Signs of Solidarity is a nationwide Indivisible effort to ask local businesses to post signs that declare their support for their immigrant neighbors and opposition to ICE as well as create a private ...

www.mobilize.us

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 5d

Republicans fully expected them to cave, but Senate Democrats continue to hold the line to protect our healthcare.

Thank you to everyone who is taking action and encouraging your Dem senators to keep fighting to safeguard healthcare for millions. Let’s keep it going: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

Meredith Lee Hill on Twitter: “Speaker Johnson's leadership team has said privately they will swear in Grijalva right before first votes when House returns

But they're still deciding whether to bring back the House at all next week amid the shutdown

They were admittedly over-confident after 3 Senate Dems initially voted for the CR - expecting Thune would pick up more this week

He did not. It just failed again — with the shutdown dragging into next week.”

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 6d

Seems like federal law enforcement is looking for enemies of the state, of our democracy, of liberty and justice, in the wrong places.

Opening page of the court decision:
Post card dated June 19, 2025
(On file in Chambers)
19|JUNE 2025
TRUMP HAS PARDONS AND TANKS..."
NHAT DO YOU HAVE?
Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous,
Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States -- you and me --have our magnificent Constitution.
Here's how that works out in a
specific case --

Last page of the decision:

I hope you found this
helpful. Thanks for writing.
It shows you care. You should.
Sincerely & respectfully,
Bill Young

P.S. The next time you're in Boston [the postmark on the card is from the Philadelphia areal stop in at the Courthouse and watch your fellow citizens, sitting as jurors, reach out for justice.
It is here, and in courthouses just like this one, both state and federal, spread throughout our land that our Constitution is most vibrantly alive, for it is well said that "Where a jury sits, there burns the lamp of liberty."

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Indivisible Madison East ❌👑 @indivisiblemadison.bsky.social · 6d

Our civil servants in the Federal government have been largely barred from meeting their professional obligations, and even encouraged to disregard them, since Trump took office. Fight for them too, as they continue to suffer the fools in this administration. No more blank checks for Trump!

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6d

The Senate is expected to vote today on the GOP’s cruel government funding proposal and Democrats’ alternative, which would protect our healthcare.

Our Democratic senators need to hear from us. Urge them to keep holding the line to safeguard healthcare for millions: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

(next to an image of the Capitol and a hand holding a megaphone) STOP THE TRUMP SHUT DOWN

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