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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 12h

There are plenty of legal ways to grind them to a crawl, make things difficult, turn the ICE Gestapo into a job that's more trouble than it's worth.

Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

This morning, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”
“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 17h

ICE is the threat.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

In the last few weeks we’ve watched ICE:

Pepper spray the Portland frog
Tear gas members of Chicago PD
Zip tie children
Grab Chicagoans from their beds in dead of the night
Open fire on a civilian in her car

Yet they say immigrants are the threat.

Protesters are the threat.

We know better.

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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 1d

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Jared Ryan Sears @jaredryansears.bsky.social · 17h

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thewakan.bsky.social @thewakan.bsky.social · 17h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 19h

Evidently the Secretary of Energy has never been outside in winter. Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise. - E&E News by POLITICO share.google/v33eIcBex4u9...

Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise.

Stats from South Fork Wind's first year undermine the Energy secretary's assertions that offshore turbines don't operate well in the winter.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 21h

By all indications, AI has blown a massive bubble. It can't last much longer. The fallout will be ugly. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-...

Why Aren’t We Partying Like It’s 1999?

Fear, not hope, permeates today’s technology hype

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure if they burn up on reentry or not. Not all things do. It doesn't take a very big object to hit the ground really, really hard.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

During Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter, people learned to protest. Now, we're learning there's a lot of us. Next, we learn how to organize effectively and create action to build a better tomorrow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXEm...

Effective Resistance to Authoritarianism: "The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks"

YouTube video by Walking Each Other Home

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

The total, deliberate lack of respect Republicans hold for Democrats will not be forgotten...and the members of the MSM who want to know why Democrats aren't being more bipartisan in this regime can go straight to the hell they've written us all into.

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

U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva won her election two weeks ago. Republicans refuse to seat her in Congress.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

These people are stupid, but they're also too clever by half. Deliberately being confused about a person's name is one of the oldest and lamest conceits.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

Getting the word out is the start of everything.

Mike Davis • Feed After Midnight @mjdavis1988.bsky.social · 1d

Keep sharing stories and videos of ICE atrocities in Chicago, Portland, and everywhere else.
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/watch-the-...

WATCH: The Military Assault On Chicago

Whether it's ICE or troops the tactics are what matters.

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Gina @cissybgood67.bsky.social · 1d

a bob marley poster that says " get up stand up "

ALT: a bob marley poster that says " get up stand up "

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

Our cities and neighborhoods are under attack from the ICE Gestapo, but the opposition is responding brilliantly.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

John Oliver: "If ICE can bother some guys at a roofing job, bystanders can bother ICE at their state-sanctioned kidnapping job."

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a belief I have faith in.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Either you're against fascism, or you're foolish enough to believe it won't come for you.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

We need every @democrats.org politician to pick at least one issue and take a stand. Stick to it. Fight for it. Fight for us. Fight for America.

Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke0z...

Pritzker SUES Trump administration to block National Guard deployment in Chicago

YouTube video by NBC Chicago

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

The story of having to flee the USA for the crime of committing journalism. It's a sad time, and will forever be remembered with shame. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list | Amandla Thomas-Johnson

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

www.theguardian.com

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

Clarence Thomas didn't speak a word from the bench for 10yrs, waiting to unleash hell on the USA. Ketanji Brown Jackson has no need to be silent. She speaks truth about justice. May she have her time in the majority too. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is trying to warn us about something. Are we listening?

Jackson enters her fourth year on the supreme court on Monday. As its fiercest liberal voice wary of Trump’s growing power, she faces an intense battle ahead

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

Gen Z might just be the ones to figure out the billionaires are using wedge issues to divide us against each other so we don't notice they're robbing us...and it's a worldwide movement. www.npr.org/2025/10/05/n...

Why Gen Z protesters worldwide are flying an anime pirate flag

Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

Department of Education workers aren't too keen on the Trump regime putting Hatch Act violations into their mouths. I'll bet that applies to a lot of federal workers right now. www.npr.org/2025/10/05/n...

Federal workers sue the Education Department over partisan shutdown emails

Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller is an idiot. He's always been an idiot. He'll always be an idiot. Unfortunately this idiot and Russell vote are mostly running the country.

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

😬 awkward

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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 1d

This was good news. Is Trump prepared to commute Maxwell's sentence, tying himself even tighter to Jeffrey Epstein. He might, if it's needed to cement Ghislaine's silence.

Team Nation @teamnation.bsky.social · 1d

Transfer Ghislaine Maxwell back to higher security lockup where she belongs.
#ImpeachTrump #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles
www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...

Supreme Court denies bid to hear Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal

The Supreme Court rejected a bid to hear convicted Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal. Managing Attorney at The Bloom Firm Arick Fudali, who represents several Epstein accusers, and former ...

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

bingo

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