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SilverMoon FAFO 💙🦋💙 @silvermoonfafo.bsky.social · 19h

The Antiphibian of Portland is gearing up to be an iconic symbol of resistance

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 17m

Trump's lies about Portland debunked in a way that anyone can understand.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 5h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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flux.community @flux.community · 2h

To stop Trump’s authoritarianism, his opponents must understand and wield power

@karenattiah.bsky.social, a victim of Trumpist purge at the Washington Post, discusses how liberals and progressives can get their groove back

To stop Trump’s authoritarianism, his opponents must understand and wield power

Karen Attiah, a victim of Trumpist purge at the Washington Post, discusses how liberals and progressives can get their groove back

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 3h

Whoops, I meant Oregon, which ranks 26th. So both states are significantly safer than Texas.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 3h

Texas is sending troops to support Trump's impeachable invasion of Illinois and Washington but ranks 48th in safety.

Washington is the 15th safest state. Illinois is in the middle of the pack at 36.

Don't let Republicans gaslight you about safety. They have totally failed to protect the people.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 3h

🧵 The safest states in America are blue states. The most dangerous ones are red.

WalletHub just released its annual ranking of the safest states. Just 6 of the top 20 regularly vote Republican. Just 3 of the least safe vote Democratic.

Full details and methodology: wallethub.com/edu/safest-s...

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 4h

A mantra for this time.

Savannah Sly @savannahsly.bskyverified.social · Jan 28

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear.”

Frank Herbert, Dune

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Nanette 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇺🇺🇸 @nanu4equality.bsky.social · 6h

They’re trying to instigate declare martial law!

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

Another riot in Minneapolis was instigated by a right-wing agitator who was convicted of shooting into a police station and setting it on fire, in the hopes of starting a civil war.

A self-described "boogaloo boi," he drove up from Texas to create a false flag.

Texas man in 'boogaloo' movement pleads guilty to firing at police station during Floyd protest

Ivan Harrison Hunter, a self-proclaimed member of the “boogaloo bois,” is accused of firing 13 rounds from a semi-automatic assault-style rifle at a Minneapolis station.

www.nbcnews.com

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 5h

Hitting Trumper barbecue fans where it hurts the most!

Unfortunately everyone else is in the process.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 7h

Still remember people yelling at me on the old site for saying this guy specifically was likely an agent provocateur. They're out there!

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

The very first riot after a George Floyd protest was started by a white supremacist nicknamed "Umbrella Man."

He spraypainted "free shit" on an AutoZone, broke the windows, and encouraged others to come in. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/man-h...

Man who helped ignite George Floyd riots identified as white supremacist: Police

A masked umbrella-wielding man helped incite riots and looting in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death, police said.

abcnews.go.com

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Steve Sawyer @stevesawyer12.bsky.social · 10h

Important 🧵 here…👇

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

🧵 Trump is criminally invading states under false pretenses. His supporters are trying to instigate violence by dressing as antifa and committing crimes.

In this clip from Portland, Joey Gibson of "Patriot Prayer" and his fiancée, Lindsey Nichols, tried to cause trouble before being forced away.

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Sara Gaiser @akrazia.bsky.social · 11h

This guy was very active in staging right-wing rallies in Berkeley during Trump's last term and generating film of confrontations with "antifa" counter protesters.

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

🧵 Trump is criminally invading states under false pretenses. His supporters are trying to instigate violence by dressing as antifa and committing crimes.

In this clip from Portland, Joey Gibson of "Patriot Prayer" and his fiancée, Lindsey Nichols, tried to cause trouble before being forced away.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 8h

Her purse is a battle weapon

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 9h

So much of the social media content eagerly consumed by far-right Christian Americans is made by foreigners.

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

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Gravewriter Cryptid Is Proudly Transmasc @gravewriter71.bsky.social · 10h

They absolutely want an excuse, ANY excuse, to start killing civilians. Don't fall for their bullshit provocations. Keep filming, keep exposing them for the fascist goons they are.

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

🧵 Trump is criminally invading states under false pretenses. His supporters are trying to instigate violence by dressing as antifa and committing crimes.

In this clip from Portland, Joey Gibson of "Patriot Prayer" and his fiancée, Lindsey Nichols, tried to cause trouble before being forced away.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 9h

Trump finally specifying what he meant by "terminating the Constitution."

He wants to make it a crime to criticize him. After spending years claiming it was wrong for citizens to criticize other citizens.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

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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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 11h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 10h

Thanks for sharing! I wanted to put the entire context out there so people could know the state of things.

We're going to need many more Blackskys to have true federation. That's a ways to go, it looks like.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 10h

Even right-wing influencers who are on the ground are having to admit that ICE fires tear gas at protestors, shoves them, and pushes them down. You can see with your own eyes in this footage released by far-right poster Julio Rosas.

ICE thugs are creating the violence that citizen Trumpers aren't.

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Lauren Berns @laurenbrns.bsky.social · 11h

Over the last couple of decades, the right has been obsessed with "false flag" attacks.

As always, every accusation of a fascist should be taken as:

1) planning
2) a confession
3) both.

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

🧵 Trump is criminally invading states under false pretenses. His supporters are trying to instigate violence by dressing as antifa and committing crimes.

In this clip from Portland, Joey Gibson of "Patriot Prayer" and his fiancée, Lindsey Nichols, tried to cause trouble before being forced away.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

Besides staging violence that they blame on opponents, Republicans also run fake leftist candidates to trick people into voting for them.

Here's an earlier piece I wrote on this if you would like to know the *extensive* history flux.community/matthew-shef...

For decades, Republican consultants spent big to promote leftist candidates, now they've started creating fake ones - Flux

Instead of trying to build a majority, the American right has decided to divide and conquer

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Kragar @kragar.bsky.social · 11h

How MAGA thinks Antifa dresses vs how ANTIFA actually dresses

A man dressed all in black wearing a mask

A man wearing an inflatable tiger costume

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 11h

ICE thugs are instigating violence themselves as well.

In Chicago, they shot a pastor in the head with a pepper ball. He's suing for the violation of his free speech rights. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Clip via @mskellymhayes.bsky.social.

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