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Jodi

@jodotcom.bsky.social

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Proud to be a TX Democrat. Politics interspersed w/ critters, flowers & landscapes. No DMs! I unfollow anyone who DMs. I block if added to lists of ppl in posts.

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 19d

I know this is meant to be a joke, but somehow, it's not. It's a little too close to what is actually happening. 😔

The Onion @theonion.com · 19d

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 4h

When the Law Turns on Itself: The Citizen’s Response Plan
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When the Law Turns on Itself: The Citizen’s Response Plan

What democracy-defending Americans can lawfully and effectively do if a president invokes the Insurrection Act or declares martial law.

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 4h

October 8, 2025
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October 8, 2025

Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 4h

The Slow Death Facing The Comey Prosecution
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The Slow Death Facing The Comey Prosecution

This morning at 10 a.m., former FBI Director Jim Comey was arraigned in federal court.

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 7h

Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act
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Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act

You need to be aware of his four-point plan

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 9h

A native's guide to San Antonio. www.texasmonthly.com/travel/san-a...

A Native Tourist’s Guide to San Antonio

When Mimi Swartz returns to her hometown with her family, she finds comfort in her old haunts while delighting in the new.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Toni Snowflake ❄️💙🌊🧙‍♀️ @tonisnowflake.bsky.social · 14h

A good recap of The Madness of King Donold

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‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h

A practice that would have been unthinkable under past administrations is becoming normalized: Sending ICE detainees, without due process, to far-flung prisons.

@nlanard.bsky.social takes us inside the "legal black hole" in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini where Trump is sending detainees.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 14h

🚨 This is protecting the American people. “Full force” is not defined by the military. More of this!

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

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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Tracey M @tmgdbt1.bsky.social · 14h

He believes that money is his, though… just like banks giving him a stipend for years… all money belongs to him…

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Eat the Rich @bethmcfadden.bsky.social · 14h

NOT LEGAL!!!

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John Francis Kennedy @realjohnfkennedy.bsky.social · 14h

And there are still children missing from the floods.

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((Pro-Democracy Anti-Fascism)) @janetw58.bsky.social · 14h

Just like the Third Reich. #MAGAGestapo

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Gargoylgal @gargoylegal.bsky.social · 1d

I wish the press would cover this more explicitly. It is right before US.

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 14h

A Trump-appointed judge has halted President Trump’s plan to send the Guard to Portland, ruling the threat “untethered to the facts.”

The question now is whether facts still rules—or do the president’s delusions?
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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 14h

TX school voucher rollout. Sad. www.texasstandard.org/stories/toda...

Texas Standard for Oct. 8, 2025: Texas taps vendor for school voucher rollout

Texas has selected a company called Odyssey to manage its new private school voucher program. The move highlights questions about oversight, eligibility and how families will navigate the system.

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 14h

Trump uses fed cash that's not his for his own use. www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/p...

Analysis: How Trump uses federal cash that’s not his to spend to pursue his questionable goals | CNN Politics

Donald Trump seems to view federal funds like a personal presidential piggy bank.

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 14h

Abbott surrenders TX Guard to Trump. lonestarproject.substack.com/p/abbott-sur...

Abbott Surrenders Texas Guard to Trump

Texans sent to occupy a sovereign state

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bebe-herma.bsky.social @bebe-herma.bsky.social · 18h

Is this even a question? The answer is Martial law. Dissent will be crushed. Any American who doesn't swear fealty to King Douche will be branded as an "enemy of the people".

How do I know this? I paid attention to history, this exact scenario always plays out the same.

But...Sic Temper Tyrannis.

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Reclaiming Sunday @drpaolor.bsky.social · 18h

We’re not ignoring it. We’re wide awake. And I, in particular, and as a military Veteran, lie awake at night wondering why the American people are letting this happen without true, serious, and fully constitutional, ordained resistance. Why are states not arresting these ICE terrorists?

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 18h

Don't ignore this. ICE shot a woman after verbally abusing her.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 18h

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Chicago Latina Shot by Border Patrol Survives, Lawyers Up

“La Maggie” Martinez survived a federal shooting in Chicago. Now her attorney says body-cam footage shows the agents provoked it. The public deserves to see the tape.

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