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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 8h

They ALSO n e v e r want the Epstein Files to e v e r see the light of day.

blueeyes5131949.bsky.social @blueeyes5131949.bsky.social · 8h

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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 8h

OBVIOUSLY.

IndivisibleLasVegas ❌👑 @indivisiblelasvegas.org · 8h

He cannot govern. He's trying to rule. Let's stop him on Oct. 18.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#nokings

Info here: indivisiblelasvegas.org/no-...

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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 8h

Let's find out.

If you want to assist in this fact-finding mission, help keep this moving.

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 11h

Does Donald Trump know Mike Lawler said, “He’s not my boss”? I bet he wouldn’t like that too much.

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 11h

If you are not taking a stand yet, NOW is the time! Make phone calls, attend rallies, join economic boycotts, talk politics with family and friends...start today.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11h

Christian minister attacked by ICE agents. Waiting for the outrage from MAGA. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

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Anne Brooke Books @annebrookebooks.bsky.social · 13h

Be amazed at my Indie Author Happy Dance which I ALWAYS perform when I sell a book, LOL! 🤣 #happydance

If you'd like to watch the dance again, click below:

A Fragile Map & Other Poems paperback: mybook.to/poetryfragil...
A Fragile Map & Other Poems Kindle: mybook.to/fragilemappo...

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Ldy-Karana @ldy-karana.bsky.social · 9h

Of course they do

HuffPost @huffpost.com · 13h

The Oregon GOP political operative was pardoned by Trump on his first day back in office. On Tuesday, he was part of Noem’s entourage.

Jan. 6 Insurrectionist Travels In Kristi Noem’s Portland Motorcade

The Oregon GOP political operative was pardoned by Trump on his first day back in office. On Tuesday, he was part of Noem’s entourage.

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Ldy-Karana @ldy-karana.bsky.social · 9h

We must do better

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15h

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

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Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16h

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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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 16h

Dolly Parton is speaking out after her sister prompted widespread concern for the legendary singer's health — insisting she "aint dead yet!"

Dolly Parton speaks out after sister asks for prayers over singer's health

"I ain’t dead yet!" Parton captioned a Wednesday Instagram post amid public concern after her sister posted asking for prayers for the singer.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

I’m looking forward to some of the brownshirts accidentally force-femming themselves in an attempt to go undercover.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

1. AG Ken Paxton of Texas has announced undercover operations into left leaning groups, citing "transgenderism" and "antifa."

It is the latest in a series of moves that indicates LGBTQ+ people and left-leaning orgs may be targets for domestic surveillance.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces Undercover Operations Into "Antifa," Citing "Transgenderism"

The announcement comes after a flurry of reports that Trump would weaponize the FBI against groups supporting LGBTQ+ people.

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Ldy-Karana @ldy-karana.bsky.social · 9h

But is anyone truly "ex"? Or just conforming to the straight narrative?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14h

Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18h

Donald Trump is bringing pain to his own people and trying to make a fool of the Dems. We’re gonna need more than a strongly worded letter to win this fight.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18h

If we want to fight Trump and win, let's look to those who already have. E. Jean Carroll joins the LP Podcast this week, episode dropping tomorrow. Watch here: https://youtu.be/VBOcmIZucBk

Trump’s $83 Million Ego Check (Sad!) 🪦

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

10. Lastly, EITM is an award-winning media outlet covering LGBTQ+ issues every day. You can subscribe to support our journalism at www.erininthemorning.com/subscribe.

Subscribe to Erin In The Morning

News and discussion on trans legislation and life. Click to read Erin In The Morning, by Erin Reed, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

9. Civil rights leaders, orgs, and individuals can practice steps to keep themselves safer from domestic surveillance. Such individuals and orgs should practice digital hygiene, use password managers, two factor authentication, keep apps upgraded, and use tools like Signal. Find EFF's guide here:

Surveillance Self-Defense

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting ...

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Ldy-Karana @ldy-karana.bsky.social · 17h

Macarthism anyone?

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

8. The use of undercover agents against civil rights groups and anti-fascist activists has a long and troubling history in the United States. In the 1950s and ’60s, the FBI’s COINTELPRO operation spied on civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

‘Discredit, disrupt, and destroy’: FBI records acquired by the Library reveal violent surveillance of Black leaders, civil rights organizations

It was the late 1960s, and J. Edgar Hoover smelled trouble. The status quo — hallowed by hate, sanctioned by Jim Crow — was beginning to crack.Behind the scenes, Hoover’s Federal Bureau of Investigati...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

7. The move echoes a broader push by the Trump administration to weaponize counterterrorism tools against left-leaning organizations and antifascist groups. In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s shooting, J.D. Vance and Stephen Miller announced new crackdowns on progressive nonprofits.

Vance, Miller Announce Crackdowns Left-leaning Nonprofits That Criticized Kirk, Calling Them "Terrorist Networks"

The administration announced that it would target nonprofits who were critical of Kirk, going as far as to name the Ford Foundation and Open Society after an article criticized Kirk at The Nation.

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Ldy-Karana @ldy-karana.bsky.social · 17h

I remember this

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

6. And perhaps most notoriously, in 2022, he spearheaded an effort to investigate the parents of transgender youth for child abuse, prompting several families to flee Texas altogether.

www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...

AG Paxton Declares So-Called Sex-Change Procedures on Children and Prescription of Puberty Blockers to be "Child Abuse" Under Texas Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal attorney general opinion concluding that performing certain “sex-change” procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is “child abuse...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

5. In July, he targeted adult rec swim leagues for allowing transgender participants—even though no law bans the practice. In March, he declared that court orders granting transgender people corrected gender markers on driver’s licenses were “void” and tried to compile a list of trans people.

Texas AG Paxton Declares Court Orders "Void," Orders Gender Markers Reverted For Trans People

The Texas Attorney General says that all drivers licenses and birth certificates must be reverted for trans people

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

4. This is far from the first time Paxton has used the power of his office to go after LGBTQ+ people. The attorney general has repeatedly turned to extreme measures to sanction or intimidate anyone who operates outside a cisgender, heterosexual framework.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

3. The move comes just weeks after the Trump administration signaled its intent to weaponize the FBI against left-leaning NGOs and advocacy organizations by labeling them potential supporters of terrorism. Now, that same playbook appears to be spreading through the Republican Party.

Vance, Miller Announce Crackdowns Left-leaning Nonprofits That Criticized Kirk, Calling Them "Terrorist Networks"

The administration announced that it would target nonprofits who were critical of Kirk, going as far as to name the Ford Foundation and Open Society after an article criticized Kirk at The Nation.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Ldy-Karana @ldy-karana.bsky.social · 17h

Except it is usually white conservative doing the violence.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

2. On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office would launch undercover operations targeting what he called “various groups affiliated with left-wing political violence” in Texas. In a press release, Paxton cited “transgenderism” and “antifa” as driving forces.

Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Undercover Operations to Infiltrate and Uproot Leftist Terror Cells in Texas After Increased Political Violence
In response to the political assassination of national hero Charlie Kirk and the disturbing rise of leftist violence across the country, Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched undercover investigations into various groups affiliated with left-wing political violence known to be operating in Texas.

“Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people,” said Attorney General Paxton. “The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America. There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming.”

The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk’s bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.

President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to “utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Ant…