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My home; the pale blue dot commune: Earth. Wretched refuse yearning to breathe feminist freedom fighter. Illinois Indivisible social justice blue worrier. Persister for universal self determination. Resister for Pax Americana, and against united abnormies.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · Nov 13

Two paths diverged in the woods and America took the psychopath.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 49m

Dressed like known rapists,
ICE, sent to states by a rapist with fingers,
that may be from states that are part of a rapist with fingers friendly protection racket,
expect to go about their "business" in states that are not tolerant of rapists with fingers,
without a shadow of a citizens' watch?

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 8h

The homegrown terrorist Reich wing has ushered in an era of polically targeting people with mainstream, pro American, pluralist, liberal, progressive political beliefs to be imprisoned on trumped up charges. To be rounded up by right wing gangs, violent criminals infiltrated into the federal gov.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 14h

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The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 20h

Demetia Don's, with malignant narcissism, a pathological liar, and propensity to break the law, including rape with fingers. His daily caretakers are white nationalists, "Christian" nationalists, and oligarch reps. and plundering profiteer pirates?

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 21h

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DrJohn Gartner: Democrats should be demanding Trump take a brain scan to document his dementia

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 22h

Oct 8, 2025 UNITED STATES CAPITOL
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to lay out President Trump’s plan to convert the United States from a representative democracy into an authoritarian state.

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Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 1d

At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.

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Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 22h

The immigrants who are in America were sent from Texas, on a bus, by their governor.

Note that the Texas governor did not use the Texas Guard to protect women, LGBTQIA+ stripped of science based health care, which should be a basic right of every American.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

How dare the most violent, criminal, felonious, illegal edge pushing admin & their accomplices, talk about fighting "crime" in any community, especially those communities that didn't bow to enable their criminality in the first place.

There is only America, USA live or die now.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

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ICE Arrested Me in a Hospital”: Chicago Politician Speaks Out

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IHIP News: 🚨 Pam Bondi EXPLODES After Dems DESTROY HER in CHAOTIC Senate Hearings!!

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

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Introducing my new video series on Trunp's daily authoritarian actions!

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

White nationalists in government are pushing their dystopian views.

Christian nationalists (which traditional and liberal Christians would know as AntiChristian beliefs) are pushing for Christian nationalism.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

The violence is coming from the federal government not the people protesting the abuse of federal power.

[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

00:00 - Hegseth and Trump push “warrior ethos”
06:55 - Will Trump use the military against U.S. citizens?
15:26 - Trump shows the world his weakness
23:11 - Trump Embraces Project 2025
29:54 - Where’s the accountability?
33:10 - Elections next month, do something
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This Week in Politics | Explainer

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 1d

Pollproganda
Being mislead by a poll on purpose.

Read somewhere on the Internet.

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Trolling a Moms for Liberty School Board in NYC

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 2d

U.S. citizens can’t even get free healthcare, so what makes anyone think undocumented immigrants do?
Racism is one hell of a drug.

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[email protected] @marikula.bsky.social · 2d

Who is feeding the misinformation to our Miss Crazy? It's elder abuse. It is hurting not just himself but our whole country and the world.
Who is profiting? Why are they trying to destroy America?

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

ICYMI: At Sunday's news conference, the Congress members spoke alongside activists and residents touched by the raids. They urged unity and cooperation among Black residents and immigrants. trib.al/tvTiZsT

After military-style raid on South Shore apartment, Congress members rally around residents

Federal agents landed a helicopter on a building at 7500 S. South Shore Dr. on Wednesday morning, arresting 37 people and leaving behind cracked windows, broken doors and a lot of pain. Lawmakers call for a halt to all federal immigration enforcement in Chicago.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Ranking Democrats on two congressional committees are demanding an investigation and expressing “outrage” over an aggressive immigration raid on a South Shore apartment last week.
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Democrats on two congressional committees demand investigation into ICE raid in South Shore

Democrats on the Committee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on the Judiciary joined Illinois Democrats Reps. Delia Ramirez and Jesus "Chuy" Garcia Monday in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that demanded…

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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 2d

“We’re not reporters, just bad memers.”

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 2d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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