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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 1h

This👇. Good luck paying for healthcare in Trump’s America.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 1h

Very clever.👏👏🤣🤣🤣

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David @davidpeacock40.bsky.social · 10h

The only viable carbon capture is the reinstatement if natural eco systems that store carbon long term. All the weird and wonderful schemes are generally green washing.

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debnicktom.bsky.social @debnicktom.bsky.social · 10h

Don't see how the GOP could have made it any more obvious they're protecting a paedophile sex criminal. All that has to happen to convince us Katie is telling the truth about the violent rape when she was 13 is Maxwell getting pardoned to lie her head off in interviews. Not that Maga care. Soulless.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 8h

This is a long report about the federal raid the the South Shore apartment building in Chicago, including the raid itself and the aftermath. It’s required reading to understand what the future holds for every other Democrat-controlled city and state. This is Trump’s America. 😳🥺😔😡🤬

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 15h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 15h

Here’s video of the incident

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

This is extremely worrying, not to mention frightening. Pls be careful on your return from anywhere abroad. Because you have to go through passport control and customs, you can easily be targeted by Trump’s gestapo.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 18h

Reminder: Never travel out of the country with your main cell phone (or without backing it up and then doing a factory reset) or laptop.

CBP agents are effectively Redcoats and they WILL delight in reminding you that they owe you no rights.

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and assure them that I was not part of a violent extremist group seeking
to raise a militia for insurrection against the government.
At one point during my detention, I asked for clarification on what rights I
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for anything in my possession, including all my elæ•tronic devices.
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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

This👇. And release all the Epstein files.

Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 1d

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

This👇. The only improvement to this would be if he walked out the door and into a jail cell.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Make America Great Again…

GTF Out!

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 13h

Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears

Mask requirements are returning to health care settings across parts of the Bay Area, as health officials brace for the annual surge in respiratory illnesses — including COVID, influenza and RSV.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

Listen up, Arizona. The price of heathcare may be high now but if the ACA tax credits are allowed to expire, as the Republicans intend, it will become unaffordable.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Sen. Ruben Gallego says the impacts of the shutdown pale in comparison to the calamity that would ensue if the Obamacare subsidies expire: “If we don’t get ACA tax credit extensions, over 100,000 Arizonans are going to double their premiums on their health insurance. That’s painful and permanent.”

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

Pam Bondi making a fool of herself and behaving like an unruly child by constantly interrupting Adam Schiff as he points out that she is refusing to answer questions in what is supposed to be an oversight hearing of the Justice Department. Bondi is a poor excuse for an Attorney General.

Jay @pescado70.bsky.social · 17h

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

Oh, the horrors of the Portland war zone, . . .

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Update from the war zone in Portland.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 14h

This guy is such a dumb dipshit. How do you have “plenary authority” when you are using authority under power delegated by a statute (which you just cited) that contains specific conditions and limitations?? I am guessing he realized how idiotic he sounded the minute it came out of his mouth

Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 19h

Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

Minneapolis No Kings protest on October 18. Find more information here.

Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 11h

We’re tired of the bullsh**! See you at No Kings Twin Cities on Oct 18 in downtown Minneapolis. www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet... @womensmarchmn.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @mnaflcio.org @indivisible.org

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

OMG. Beware the war zone in Portland, populated by raccoons, unicorns and bears. 😉

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 12h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

Disgraceful that the Republicans have refused to hang a plaque honoring the officers who, literally, saved their lives on January 6.

Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 14h

Justice Dept has 10 days left to respond to civil lawsuit filed by Jan 6 police responders who are seeking court order to require display of Jan 6 law enforcement honorary plaque at US Capitol

Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law

It hasn’t been hung

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

This👇. The woman was taken to hospital where federal agents took her into custody. Of the three agents involved, only one had an active body cam and there is some question whether the footage will be released. Presumably the court will have to decide as, so far, the DHS has not released it.

AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · 20h

#Pinks #ProudBlue
ICE agent called woman “bitch” before he shot her seven times. She was not brandishing a weapon as they claimed. Why won’t they release his name? Don’t let them provoke you. Record everything you can safely.
www.newsweek.com/border-patro...

Border Patrol called anti-ICE protester ‘B****’ before shooting her: lawyer

Lawyer says video shows agents provoked clash before firing, fueling scrutiny of federal use of deadly force.

www.newsweek.com

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 9h

Keep in mind that Jeff Bezos owns the Wasington Post and Donald Trump owns Jeff Bezos, just like he owns the rest of the tech oligarchs.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 10h

This👇. Carbon capture is a failure and, in my opinion, a scam. A significant portion of captured CO2 is used for Enhanced Oil Recovery, a process that actually extracts more fossil fuels. Also, an estimated 88% of projects between 1972 and 2018 have failed to reach completion due to various issues.

Keith Alexander @keithalexander.bsky.social · 1d

“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale. […] We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 10h

Hmmm, . . . 🥺😔.

judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 10h

I so agree...

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 10h

Obviously, it’s hell on earth in Portland. Kristi Noem and her gestapo troops really need to just get out of town. There’s nothing for them to do unless there’s a law against someone in a chicken suit demonstrating against the inhumanity of ICE.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Governor Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social · 1d

Kentuckians Arlyn Alvarez and Trenton Police Chief Henry Hamlet showed bravery during a scary moment and saved a life. These are the true values of Team Kentucky, and I was proud to honor these heroes last week.

Chief Hamlet, Arlyn: Thank you.

www.newschannel5.com/news/heroic-...

Heroic duo: Police chief and neighbor save woman from burning car in Kentucky backyard

After a car crashed into her backyard in Trenton, Kentucky, Arlyn Alvarez raced out with a hammer to help free the person trapped inside. Trenton Police Chief Henry Hamlet arrived moments later.

www.newschannel5.com

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 10h

Well done, Berkeley. 👏👏👏

Mayor Adena Ishii - City of Berkeley @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social · 23h

Why electric bikes are everywhere in Berkeley

REMEMBER: If you would like to have your own e-bike, Berkeley residents can enter monthly lottery to win rebate of up to $1,500 to buy one!

Why electric bikes are everywhere in Berkeley

Residents of all ages and abilities are taking to electric bikes — used for commutes, school drop-offs, grocery trips and joy rides.

www.berkeleyside.org

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 10h

I would normally say, make it make sense, but with Trump there’s no point. Everything is either a threat or a whine, or complete and utter gibberish.

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

The guy who literally incited an insurrection is now threatening to use the Insurrection Act to torment Americans who do not support him.

(…because he literally incited an insurrection)

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