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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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"Dear Sweet Blessed Little Baby Jesus, please watch over our armed thugs as they turn away the stranger, persecute the foreigner and harm the least of our brothers and sisters."

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 1d

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is in Portland meeting with ICE, Border Patrol and DHS officials; Nick Sortor posted video of Noem saying a prayer for the safety of their officers at the start of the meeting.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

I'm not talking about US politicians I'm talking about normal people.

I see people fighting back and organizing every fucking day. ICE hasn't met their recruitment goals. They haven't met their kidnapping goals. That's WHY they keep escalating.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

I'm genuinely starting to think that the people who say they want to see American's really fight back are really saying they want a specific kind of visible, stereotypical depiction of protest, and have zero zero tolerance for the kind of groundwork it takes to make change happen.

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Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · 2d

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

I said what I said: Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity.

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Yankee Candle Foxtrot 🔜PAXU @mattieroi.bsky.social · 3d

Read “The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown” to the 4yo tonight and damn nearly cried.

I love Mac Barnett.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

This is literally directly across the street from an elementary school.

Map showing the school directly adjacent to where the tear gas canister was thrown.

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Amanda Deibert @amandadeibert.bsky.social · 6d

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Emiel Boven @emielboven.itch.io · 5d

DURF Expanded is now live on Kickstarter! 🔥

www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 6d

When a Shooter Is Trans—and Not a Cis Male—Suddenly Identity Matters

Most media outlets focused on profiling the shooter—who was transgender—treating the shooting as an isolated case rather than part of a larger, systemic issue.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10d

What will poor Eric Adams do for work?
That’s nbody’s business but the Turks!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10d

Hakeem Jeffries is acting like he *wants* to draw a strong primary challenger in 2026 and, honestly, I wish him all the luck in the world there.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 11d

Anthony Kennedy's face on the I Think You Should Leave hot dog guy saying "We're all trying to find the guy who did this" meme

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 11d

A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11d

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.

Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 13d

How to Start Your Own Rapid Response Group to Protect Immigrants In Your Neighborhood

The only proven defense against armed masked agents in your neighborhoods is an organized community. After all, no one knows your neighborhood more than you.

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 15d

Here is a map of stations who will not carry Kimmel tonight. Anyone in these areas should contact the stations and boycott the advertisers who advertise on the Trump Regime approved alternate broadcast. Nexstar and Sinclair are afraid of Trump’s FCC. Make them afraid of their viewers.

#ProudBlue

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15d

Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy.

"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."

How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy

www.nytimes.com

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 17d

*noticing that the woman running me over in a US Forces tank during the third american civil war in 2034 is also trans* ok let’s see where she’s going with this actually. i think she might have a plan

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 27d

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 28d

I think it's good to keep getting mad about evil and unjust things, if only to remind yourself and everyone else that these things are in fact evil and unjust. I don't think it's naive. Nor is it wise and sophisticated to adopt a "You fool, nothing matters and nothing good can ever happen" posture

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Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.online · Sep 8

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