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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6h

Israeli officials are telling reporters the possibility exists that a Gaza deal could be reached as early as tonight.

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 13h

Chicago and Portland are succeeding where DC failed. They're actually standing up to these fascists.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15h

Greetings from Kyiv,
where I’m having a warcoffee
after visiting an exhibition
(don’t know if anyone else shows you all this Ukrainian art).

Kyiv lives.

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 1d

ICE agents in Chicago are making fake phone calls to police, making up security threats in the hope that local police will remove protesters.

Filing a false report is a serious crime. Just because they're Federal agents does NOT make them above the law. Arrest them www.facebook.com/share/v/1CxK...

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 1d

Let me talk about something non-political for a second.

I never got around to actually watching all the Sopranos. The product placement in this show is CRAZY. Such a good show, with entire scenes dedicated to advertising. Ham handed, too

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 1d

When the fascists tell you they're fascists WHILE THEY'RE DOING FASCIST SHIT maybe we should believe them

Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller short circuits after saying Trump has "plenary authority" over sending troops into U.S. cities www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Stephen Miller Says Trump Has ‘Plenary Authority,’ Like A King

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 1d

If you're ever in Russia, stay away from the windows:

Pravda Publisher Dies in Fall From a Window in Putin’s Moscow www.thedailybeast.com/pravda-publi...

Pravda Publisher Dies After Fall From a Window in Putin’s Moscow

Authorities claimed Vyacheslav Leontyev had a “nervous breakdown” and stumbled out of a window.

www.thedailybeast.com

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 1d

ICE agents in Chicago are making fake phone calls to police, making up security threats in the hope that local police will remove protesters.

Filing a false report is a serious crime. Just because they're Federal agents does NOT make them above the law. Arrest them www.facebook.com/share/v/1CxK...

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Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) @gain-indivisible.bsky.social · 1d

This is real actual strategic resistance, making it harder for this regime to execute its illegal and immoral actions.

This is what democracy looks like.

This is the way. It's time for all 50 states to follow it www.burlington.buzz/local-govern...

Burlington Votes Yes on Multifamily Housing and ICE Resolution, No on Conservation Bylaw Changes

New development will take 3 or more years to open and will replace two current 1970s office buildings

www.burlington.buzz

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 1d

People keep asking "how can we stop Trump?" Pay attention to the people who are actually stopping Trump.

ICE facilities in Massachusetts are under intense pressure from protesters, lawyers, and now local officials. Time for state officials to shut these buildings down. No buildings, no ICE raids

Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) @gain-indivisible.bsky.social · 1d

This is real actual strategic resistance, making it harder for this regime to execute its illegal and immoral actions.

This is what democracy looks like.

This is the way. It's time for all 50 states to follow it www.burlington.buzz/local-govern...

Burlington Votes Yes on Multifamily Housing and ICE Resolution, No on Conservation Bylaw Changes

New development will take 3 or more years to open and will replace two current 1970s office buildings

www.burlington.buzz

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 2d

Watching Ukraine absolutely brutalize the Russians continues to bring me hope every single day

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Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) @gain-indivisible.bsky.social · 2d

ICE can't find people to fill its ranks as a direct result of the pressure we are putting on them. Report ICE, protest ICE, refuse to back down and they will crumble

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

"The stream of social-media clips showing masked agents kicking down doors & raiding Home Depot parking lots has kept up the appearance of an ever-expanding campaign. ICE’s own data show that the agency’s buildup stalled over the summer" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
@nickmiroff.bsky.social

As Money Rushed In, ICE’s Rapid Expansion Stalled Out

Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new funds.

www.theatlantic.com

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 2d

Spot-on framing, excellent headline.

Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 2d

Texas once feared a phantom federal occupation. Now Gov. Abbott’s troops are helping carry it out under Trump. And Houston may be next, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board. bit.ly/48Q3D5C

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

This is *wild.*

A reporter notes local police contradict White House’s claims used to justify deploying troops to a U.S. city, and the press secretary blames partisanship and says she’ll bring a group of independent journalists to the WH to offer a different account?

We’re talking about a…city!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

COLLINS: The police chief of Portland says the president's claims don't match up with what's happening on the ground

LEAVITT: You're probably talking to partisan Democrat officials who are opposed to everything this president does

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Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) @gain-indivisible.bsky.social · 2d

Poor people in our society can't afford to make good financial decisions. Lack of social safety nets mean they pay for childcare. Working 2 jobs means they eat fast food or prepared food. No money for a new car means old cars that always need repair.

Poor Americans can't buy "good boots"

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Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) @gain-indivisible.bsky.social · 2d

Congressman @repmcgovern.bsky.social claims Trump has already been shutting down the Government illegally since he first got into office: spectrumnews1.com
share.newsbreak.com/fbyjdn2g

spectrumnews1.com

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

Why are you in recess?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 2d

Subtle digs like this are crucial for adding context. Too many journalists are simply stenographers, bending over backwards to avoid saying the obvious out of fear of the fact that the truth is indeed partisan

David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 2d

I love it when journalists subtly indicate that Trump is, in fact, a toddler. www.jta.org/2025/10/06/i...

Excerpt reading: "Trump also shared multiple pictures from the weekly Saturday night Tel Aviv demonstration calling for the hostages’ release, which also functions largely as an anti-Netanyahu protest. Trump, who has a longstanding interest in crowd sizes, did not comment on the pictures, but he cited the large numbers of people in the streets in Israel as evidence that Israelis want the war to end during his joint appearance with Netanyahu."

The passage "Trump, who has a longstanding interest in crowd sizes," is highlighted.

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Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) @gain-indivisible.bsky.social · 2d

The private prison facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is the only location in the state still detaining immigrants for ICE. Reports from inside say conditions have been made as bad as possible so people don't fight their deportation. #ICEscream www.facebook.com/share/r/1BBY...

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 2d

It's time for our leaders to start standing up for what is right, not what the fascists say is legal

Statue of Paul Revere labeled "Radical Left Horserider That Doxxed An Imperial Army's Special Military Operation"

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 2d

I hope those police officers learned a valuable lesson: the "law and order party" is motivated by hate, not justice

Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 3d

Multiple videos from this weekend show ICE tear-gassing Chicago police officers.

Things feel like they’re spiraling fast across the city.

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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans are cowards. Cowardice lies at the heart of all of their policies and motivations. They are exclusively motivated by fear. They've destroyed the entire country because they're afraid of everything.

Boston, by the way, one of the safest cities in America scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcont...

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 6d

'Surreal Moment for America':
ICE Agents in Chicago Drag naked Children Out of Their Homes and then placed into U-Haul vans, Ransack Building

- forcibly removed all residents from their homes regardless of legal status
- treated us like we were nothing

www.commondreams.org/news/ice-rai...

'Surreal Moment for America': ICE Agents in Chicago Drag Children Out of Their Homes, Ransack Building | Common Dreams

Federal law enforcement officials in Chicago conducted a controversial raid, dragging residents, including children, from their homes.

www.commondreams.org

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Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) @gain-indivisible.bsky.social · 5d

These are the crimes that cost our community every day.

Mention of DEI costs Worcester nonprofit $2 million in federal funding

MassEdCo provides assistance for college applicants and until recently had staff working inside Worcester's high schools.

www.telegram.com/story/news/e...

Worcester nonprofit shut down after feds pull funding over its mention of DEI training

MassEdCo provides assistance for college applicants and until recently had staff working inside Worcester's high schools.

www.telegram.com

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 5d

I was at the Kyiv Art Market today –
to discover new
Ukrainian talents.

Take a look at these textile paintings:
Olesia Tkachenko
Emerald Waves
wool, silk, viscose, hemp

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