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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 7h

Notable about today’s WH roundtable on Antifa, IMO: not just one outside law enforcement/public safety official brought in for it. Bondi, Patel for administration, but no police chief, state Public Safety Secy, sheriff, etc. Just a dozen right-wing “journalists”. …

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 9h

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10h

This is the President not only purporting to arrogate unto himself the ability to “take away free speech rights,” but also to do so for speech because it “aggravates and irritates.”

The bottom line is these people running our country are literally foreigners to the concept of democracy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h

Donald Trump is calling for the jailing of his political opponents in Chicago. His DOJ lackeys have already indicted a NJ Congresswoman for conducting ICE facility oversight and James Comey. John Bolton's house was raided.

We must treat these latest threats seriously and all stand up against them.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Senator Ruben Gallego @gallego.senate.gov · 6d

Imagine seeing families across the country struggle to get by and thinking the solution is to double their health insurance premiums.

That’s the Republican party right now.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Thou shalt put all these war criminals on trial at the Hague.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

She is not doing well

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Schiff: This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

Bondi: What about the fires in California? Are the riots in LA serious?

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

joycevance.substack.com

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 1d

These ICE agents are out of control in Chicago. This one’s aiming a loaded weapon at a woman just for filming him as he hunts immigrants in broad daylight. This shit is beyond fucked up—and it’s only a matter of time before one of these losers pulls the trigger.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Chelsea Cristene Bock @chelseacristene.bsky.social · 1d

Listening to Chattahoochee and am charmed by the lyrics. Things are getting hot and heavy but she's not ready, so he goes and gets a burger and a snow cone instead. That's how you do it. Big fan of the Alan Jackson model of consent over here.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1d

Hamas’ horrific terror attacks on Israelis on Oct. 7 brought shame to humanity. Each day of the two years of war has brought shocking suffering to civilians in Gaza & isolation to Israelis. It’s time to bring the hostages home, end this savage war & surge aid to Gaza.

Raskin Statement on the Second Anniversary of October 7 Terrorist Attacks

Washington, D.C. - Two years after Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement:

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Maple Anglican @mapleanglican.bsky.social · 2d

Nice
www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/10...

Vatican congratulates first female archbishop of Canterbury

The head of the Vatican’s ecumenical office congratulated Anglican Bishop Sarah Mullally of London on her appointment as the next archbishop of Canterbury.

www.americamagazine.org

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

THEY'RE BURNING DOWN THE HOMES OF JUDGES!!!

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!?!

LIVE NOW: Stephen Miller Melts Down as MAGA Blamed for Fire at Judge’s House

God on Substack

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING:

The Supreme Court just rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.

The decision means that her conviction and 20-year criminal sentence remain in place.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 2d

“California, and the country, cannot await the outcome of the midterms to repel Trump’s siege on democracy. More drastic action is required."

Read @clarajeffery.bsky.social on how powerful states can fight back against Trumpism. After all, California has the 4th largest economy in the world.

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Please watch her final words to us all. They are beautiful and have given me a grounding sort of hope. Maybe they’ll help you too.

Bless Dr. Jane Goodall’s Final Message To Humanity

In which she tells us who she'd launch into space.

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 3d

The thing that makes me the sickest is that these folks don’t even have a shred of compassion. It’s one thing to enforce laws and rules. It’s another to do it gleefully and celebrate the suffering of someone born into poverty and desperation

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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