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kimberlycaresmn.bsky.social @kimberlycaresmn.bsky.social · 17h

Stopped by the #MinnetonkaFireDept and City #OpenHouse on Tuesday. Here I am at "Stories of Belonging" which gave residents an opportunity to record stories of being made to feel welcome and like they belong. It was once again, a great community event.

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Indivisible West Metro❌👑 @indivisiblewmetro.bsky.social · 1d

#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown
Who else would be responsible but the party that wants to drown government in a bathtub and now controls Congress & the White House?

They yell, “blame Dems” while House Republicans hide themselves & the #EpsteinFiles.

#SeatGrijalva and get back to work, MAGA Mike Johnson!

DemCast USA @demcast.com · 2d

America knows exactly who is to blame for the Trump Shutdown...

#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

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Sea_side Sea_witch @seasideseawitch.bsky.social · 2d

#portlandfrog

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Indivisible West Metro❌👑 @indivisiblewmetro.bsky.social · 1d

Putting on a chest-beating reality show because we all still demand release of the #EpsteinFiles aka the #TrumpEpsteinFiles from that “different time” 👀😳😱

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 2d

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 7 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

Our Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva still not sworn in
ICE RAMPANT ALL OVER
Republicans will not negotiate on Healthcare

SO, for a smile
A sing-along 🎶 from the great @ericswalwell.bsky.social thank you !

"MAN CHILD "

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 2d

Those who claim to be Christian seem to be facing a cross roads. You cannot believe that Jesus Christ himself would be on the side of the masked thugs of ICE.

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Dani M. ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 2d

Anti-voter advocates are trying to implement the SAVE Act through the Election Assistance Commission.

A chorus of the anti-voter rank and file is voicing their support for this move on the comments page. Don’t let them go unopposed!

Submit your comment now!

open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

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Cathleen @cjmmusic1.bsky.social · 1d

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 1d

“I think it’s valuable that the American people get a sense of what you’ve refused to answer today.” Senator Adam Schiff went on to list the various questions Bondi refused to answer.

Bondi was hired to be Trump’s shill. She’s doing that job well.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 1d

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Today's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is for the discovery and stabilization of metal-organic frameworks, stable networks of metal ions and carbon (organic) molecules

Applications of these porous compounds include catalysis and pollution remediation

Example of metal-organic framework formed by reacting chromium ion clusters with organic compound and hydrofluoric acid

Electron microscope image of a periodic array of super tetrahedra of the previous image

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teabelly @teabelly.bsky.social · 2d

Do you think shooting a priest in the head will do it?

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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lm100.bsky.social @lm100.bsky.social · 2d

Ready to take a stand?

Find a #NoKings event near you on Oct 18 and join millions rising up against Trump's authoritarian power grab! social.demcast.com/s/H3d8WQMw

Find An Event Near You

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 2d

We can fix our broken healthcare system. We can eliminate hunger in America. But Republicans choose not to. That says a lot about their values.

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Indivisible West Metro❌👑 @indivisiblewmetro.bsky.social · 2d

#TrumpIsFailing

Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 2d

Trump airlines? Shut down.
Trump casinos? Shut down.
Trump steaks? Shut down.
Trump vodka? Shut down.
Trump university? Shut down.

Donald Trump has kept his promise to run our government like he ran his companies: shut down, with unpaid workers & blaming everyone but himself.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 2d

Trump airlines? Shut down.
Trump casinos? Shut down.
Trump steaks? Shut down.
Trump vodka? Shut down.
Trump university? Shut down.

Donald Trump has kept his promise to run our government like he ran his companies: shut down, with unpaid workers & blaming everyone but himself.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 3d

We're on day 6 of the Republican shutdown.

This could end TODAY if Republicans come to the table and negotiate with Democrats.

Instead, they're choosing to let this shutdown drag on and let your premiums skyrocket.

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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 2d

Shoutout to my comrades in “war-ravaged” Portland

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Indivisible- East Portland District 1 Neighbors @eastpdxindivisible.bsky.social · 2d

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Portland city councilors cheer on marathon runners near ICE facility

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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Karl DEFEND DEMOCRACY Bunday 🇺🇸 🗽 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 @45xiatai.bsky.social · 2d

I've seen questions asking if there will be protests for No Kings October in Minnesota suburbs. YES. Please join us at @indivisiblemn03.org's event, No Kings Minnetonka-Southwest Metro. Sign up now on Mobilize for details and please tell your friends. #NoKings
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No Kings Minnetonka-Southwest Metro · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “No kings” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Indivisible in Cayuga County NY❌👑 @indivisiblecayuga.bsky.social · 3d

#TrumpInvasion

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 4d

Two things felt different to the ppl I spoke with who’d been protesting at the ICE building for months.

1st was the sheer volume of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs used, seemingly unprovoked.

2nd was seeing so many videographers/live-streamers embedded with the feds as they marched out.

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 4d

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city.

Troy and I were on the ground:

Federal tactics on protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 4d

Things to consider:

Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter

Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed

You are a witness.
Expose it.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d

There’s an essay to be written about how maga patriotism is just shitty fandom. Anyone who follows sports knows fans like this, it’s always the ref’s fault, the other team doesn’t exist, there’s some plot/player/coach holding the team back otherwise they’d always win easy bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops.
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

While we were sleeping:

A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from deploying any federalized National Guard—Texas, California, the state’s own—in Oregon.

That’s big news. Even bigger: She’s decided to hold a trial on the merits. That is: She’s putting people under oath.

Screenshot of court order, which reads in part:

“A combined hearing on the preliminary injunction motion land a trial on the meries
under Rule 65(al(2) is set for October 29, 2025l before the Honorable Judge Karin J. Immergut, in Courtroom 13A, beginning at 9:00 a.m.”

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