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Scalawag Jack, Pirate Ghost (or Ghost Pirate?) @scalawagjack.bsky.social · 4h

Unlike Possums, Racoons fight back!🦝

RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 11h

Happy Halloween! 🎃🧙‍♀️🦝🐾😂😂💙

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 7h

BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Stacey Haines @staceyhaines.bsky.social · 1d

"Spiritual people use religion to become better people; fundamentalists use religion to prove they're better than you."
~John Fugelsang

John Fugelsang: Right-wing Christians use the Bible ‘as a prop’ & ignore Jesus’ message

YouTube video by MSNBC

youtu.be

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Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 6h

I present to you, a Shoghoth…

a purple cartoon character is sitting at a table in an office

Alt: Grimace, the McDonalds mascot, is sitting at a table in an office

media.tenor.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Pritzker: "I think it's important to recognize that the Trump administration does not seem to respect any laws in the United States. They just do what they want to do and they'll keep doing it unless someone stops them. Here in Illinois we're stopping them."

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12h

there is a government shutdown with no end in sight and it’s not even really the lead story rn because the president can’t stop invading American cities for no reason other than spite

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Chris Dashiell @cdashiell.bsky.social · 9h

“Plenary authority” means “absolute unqualified authority.” You won’t find that in our constitution. It’s an attribute of emperors, kings, dictators, “the Fuhrer,” etc. (Perhaps John Roberts can find it in the constitution with his special X-ray glasses.)

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 8h

Banning psychics won't do anything.

If you don't want people to be scammed, we need to educate people better in the first place, making them less gullible.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 18h

My quote of the day

If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started.

John McCain

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Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 9h

How much time?
Because people are dying.

Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe we should start referring to it as "the FIRST civil war."

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Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 9h

My view on life is that it's like vacationing in a very mediocre hotel.
I don't have any strong urge to cut my vacation short, but I'd also never force anybody else to vacation here.

Only the people having a really great time should drag anybody to this destination.

Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 10h

I expect you're in for a most excellent show!
:D

Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 10h

SCREW ICE?

Last time I tried that, I got coldcocked.

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Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 10h

I haven't really seen people panicking HERE, just noting our decline, sometimes with a bit of shock that makes me feel like they haven't been paying attention.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 12h

“ICE needs to go into Chicago because the Chicago police are incapable of protecting the city but ICE can’t protect themselves so the Chicago police must protect them”

God I hate fascism so much

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Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 10h

Hm.
Couldn't somebody edit that stuff back in?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Killer Cyborg @killercyborg.bsky.social · 11h

Two characters you like, and tag 5 others to do it too.

@gorashade.bsky.social
@laceycross.bsky.social
@joshhilden.bsky.social
@jaybull.bsky.social
@halcyon-s.bsky.social

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

I’m shocked.

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