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~~~~~~~~ Re: Kirk -- I'm watching for a Jack Ruby or a surprise "suicide". ~~~~~~~~ And still, They're NOT DEPORTATIONS, but kidnappings, human trafficking. Not "renditions", but strictly ILLEGAL *EXTRAORDINARY RENDITIONS*

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 3d

Somewhere in [the US], a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.
~Kelly Scaletta
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Terrible things are happening outside. Helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart ... Children come home ... to find their families have disappeared.
Anne Frank

Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 2m

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Protestors in downtown Chicago denounce Trump immigration tactics, National Guard presence

About 1,000 anti-Trump protesters marched through the streets of downtown Chicago near Columbia’s campus on Wednesday, Oct. 8, rallying against the administration’s immigration policies and the potent...

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 3m

via Mary Ann: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act

You need to be aware of his four-point plan

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 3m

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Right-wing social media accounts beloved by MAGA run by man who’s never visited US: report

A pair of pro-MAGA social media accounts promoted by prominent Republican politicians and that push election fraud conspiracy theories in the United States has been exposed as being run by an Eastern ...

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 4m

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SHOCKING video shows ICE shoot Chicago pastor in head with pepper ball

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 4m

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Trump’s ‘Antifa roundtable’ was so much worse than you’re imagining

Holly Baxter reports on a meeting that, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got rid...

www.independent.co.uk

Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 5m

via Mary Ann:
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Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 5m

via Mary Ann: time.com/7323960/gove...
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Trump Says Some People 'Don't Deserve to Be Taken Care Of' During Shutdown

President Donald Trump signaled that the White House is open to denying back pay to furloughed employees once the government shutdown ends.

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JB @jbonbluesky.bsky.social · 11h

Both federal and state level Republicans are preparing America for lethal military action against peaceful citizen protesters.

Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

via Neurodivergent Rebel: www.newsweek.com/ken-paxton-t...
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Texas AG launches undercover operation to infiltrate 'leftist terror cells'

Paxton said, "...Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture..."

www.newsweek.com

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 10h

30 paintings created by Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for public television stations suffering from cuts in federal funding. This auction ensures his legacy continues to support the medium that brought his joy and creativity into American homes for decades.

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit today against the DOJ and FBI after the agencies failed to comply with an FOIA request seeking the release of a key recording. The requested recording reportedly captures Border Czar Tom Homan accepting a $50,000 cash payment from undercover FBI agents in Sept 2024.

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

"Pasadena's county Board of Supervisors directed its staff Tuesday to prepare a proclamation declaring a local state of emergency in response to ongoing federal immigration enforcement raids that critics say are preventing people from going to work and forcing some businesses to close."

County Supervisors to Consider Local Emergency Proclamation Due to Immigration Raids – Pasadena Now

Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

The White House has recently been discussing Trump invoking the Insurrection Act. The discussions come as he has sought to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland, Oregon. A decision to invoke the act is not expected to be imminent, one senior administration official said.

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

💕 Dolly is so loved that after calls for prayers went out, she’s now Thanking everyone and apologizing for scaring us. It’s kidney stones, and Dolly will undergo treatment soon. May it be successful and a speedy recovery.
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Dolly Parton's sister says she didn't mean to 'scare anyone' after rep says prayer post 'blown out of proportion' — Entertainment Weekly

Fans have been concerned since Parton pulled out of her limited Las Vegas engagement over

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

via Neurodivergent Rebel: www.newsweek.com/ken-paxton-t...
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Texas AG launches undercover operation to infiltrate 'leftist terror cells'

Paxton said, "...Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture..."

www.newsweek.com

Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

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A decolonised alternative to Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Only a decolonised plan centred on Palestinian sovereignty can bring lasting peace to Gaza.

www.aljazeera.com

Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

from White Rose Resistance's thread: apnews.com/article/myan...
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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

Every time you open an app, you send roughly 500 kilobytes of data to a company's server – equivalent to about 125 pages of text.
Here are some ways you can protect your data online➡️ to.pbs.org/4j3cWkN
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How to Protect Your Data Online

Practical tips for creating a strong password and keeping your data safe online.

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

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The Great Stunt Queen Strikes Chicago

YouTube video by The Keith Boykin Channel

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

Taylor was the deputy chief of staff at DHS during the first term, and he wrote the infamous anonymous op-ed:
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Opinion | I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration (Published 2018)

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

AG Pam Bondi refused to take questions from Democrats during a combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tues. She dodged questions on Epstein files and the White House border czar Tom Homan’s dropped investigation, and launched personal attacks against Democratic senators.
More: nyti.ms/4mTcFlE.

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 11h

Yo, "Policia"!👉 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 12h

via Karl Martin:

"The county Board of Supervisors directed its staff Tuesday to prepare a proclamation declaring a local state of emergency in response to ongoing federal immigration enforcement raids that critics say are preventing people from going to work and forcing some businesses to close."

County Supervisors to Consider Local Emergency Proclamation Due to Immigration Raids – Pasadena Now

Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now

pasadenanow.com

Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 12h

via Neurodivergent Rebel: www.newsweek.com/ken-paxton-t...

Texas AG launches undercover operation to infiltrate 'leftist terror cells'

Paxton said, "...Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture..."

www.newsweek.com

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Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 13h

from White Rose Resistance's thread:

"Where are the MAGA trolls to spin this?
Anyway, China will benefit from this and drop all the cheap soy beans they’ve got from Brazil and Argentina. And these poor people will remember who helped them for the next fifty years."

apnews.com

Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · 13h

via Cynthia Laub:

The DOJ keeps losing cases because their charges are based on provable lies

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility,

news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/g...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters (3)

Charges were dropped against two Chicago-area protesters accused of assaulting law enforcement agents after a grand jury declined to indict them.

news.bloomberglaw.com