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Mad (literally and figuratively) far left. Old bat. Forever feminist. Insufferable Bitch to anything MAGA. Very sweary. Don’t waste your time with a DM. #BlueResisters 💙 #BlueCrew 💙 #OnYourSide

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Breaching the Constitution…

October 8, 2025

Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.

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Yes!!!!

“No Kings” protests set to return on Oct. 18 #shorts

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Wow, Jen!

Psaki: Trump aide 'contradicts' White House story on Epstein

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Go, Randy!

Incompetent! - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody

YouTube video by Randy Rainbow

michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 2d

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Stephen Miller, a creep’s creep…

Count Clorox and the Beige Crusade

Stephen Miller is a walking joke with the power (and intention) to ruin lives.

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 2d

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State Terror, American Style

Forget about “soft autocracy”

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 2d

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Sweet Chicago And Portland!: Tabs, Mon., Oct. 6, 2025

News and things to read and watch!

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 2d

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Mairy (@heavenlight)

An 84 year old woman after she was attacked by federal agents in front of the ICE building in Portland. This is her text: “We are home now. We marched from the park to ICE, very peaceful crowd. We...

michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 2d

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How the Resort Town of Edisto Beach, South Carolina Went from Being 90% Black to Just Two Black Residents

Tracing the Displacement of Edisto’s First Peoples and Freedpeople

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All Hail the Humping Antifa Frog

It’s Monday. There are 395 days until the midterm elections. A Trump judge is big mad at Trump, RIP CBS and a judge’s house burns.

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To invoke the Insurrection Act

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Raw and Unfiltered

A recording from JoJoFromJerz and Michael Cohen's live video

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Hmmmm…yeah.

Mark Cuban’s right—end exorbitant CEO pay

A version of his plan is already being trialed in San Francisco and Seattle.

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Wow.

Trump is an idiot

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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Mikey J., the Liars Liar.

Republicans Broke Rural Healthcare—Then Blamed Democrats

YouTube video by The Bulwark

michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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Not much reform, but an abundance of labor, abuse and neglect.

Forgotten Sons: The History of Boys Village in Maryland and Its Graves

The House of Reformation for Colored Children

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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Pete Hogsbreath and Failure 47: Team Teeny Weeny.

For the Smallest Men in the World

And a celebration of them.

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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Pete Hogsbreath squeaketh.

"Were Under Invasion From Within"

Hegseth & Trump's embarrasing spectacle in front of stunned military leadership

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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Horrific? Hel yeah. Ignored? Continuously.

The Profitability of Slavery: Based on Forced Breeding and Rape

How Enslaved Women's Bodies Became the South's Greatest Capital

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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Not just his boots…

Un-American as Ƒυᴄҡ!

The right wing’s descent from liberty to lunacy.

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But really, what else did we expect?

Bulging Biceps Don’t Win Modern Wars

Hegseth’s speech was vile. It was also stupid.

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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Paying for Eve?

michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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Important Sunday Message from Meidas Founder

By Ben Meiselas

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michelethistle.bsky.social @michelethistle.bsky.social · 3d

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“You want to know what these raids feel like?”

Night Knock: Chicago, 3:11 A.M.

A fireball-from-hell field report, told through the eyes of the people who lived it

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Hahaha!

Fat Elvis Caption Contest

Is in the building. Somewhere.

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