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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

Nobody in the blue states asked for your “help,” Greg.

Tweet from Greg Abbott showing members of the Texas National Guard boarding a large military cargo plane on a runway at sunrise. Text reads:
“The elite Texas National Guard.
Ever ready.
Deploying now.”

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10h

Let’s also remember that the ECHR has protected British people from abuses of power by its own government.

We must protect the ECHR, not leave it

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3d

When the Tories were last in office - according to international Human Rights Watch - UK was on course to make list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights. Is it any wonder they want us to join Russia & Belarus as only European countries outside the ECHR
youtu.be/ceukUFLBrFo?...

🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 13h

Gotta say--dressing up in costumes is the kind of creatively brilliant resistance we all need. It brings joy and humor to things while vividly painting the authoritarian as foolish and absurd. Hats off Portlanders! @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org I think this counts as the sprite of mischief.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h

📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin

Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10h

Canada vs. America

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jimrissmiller.bsky.social @jimrissmiller.bsky.social · 7h

Trump keeps threatening to use the Insurrection Act … here’s what it is.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurre...

Insurrection Act of 1807 - Wikipedia

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 7h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

#WarRavagedPortland

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Sickening.

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Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 18h

This is the result of Farage and Jenrick’s far-right, divisive rhetoric. Hard working, responsible people feeling afraid for their future.
Disgraceful.

Doncaster chippy owner 'scared for his children' after vandalism - BBC News

Poseidon's Fish Bar had the word "England" painted on its front, says Iraqi-born owner Darin Ahmed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Mackaracka @mackaracka.bsky.social · 22h

Parkinson’s treatment progress

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Scientists Halt Toxic Brain Protein Behind Parkinson’s in Landmark Study

Researchers have designed a peptide that stabilizes a key brain protein linked to Parkinson’s. Scientists from the University of Bath, working with colleagues at the Universities of Oxford and Bristol...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 23h

Orlando Florida yesterday.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

Fun for kids of all ages - and in plenty of time for the holidays.

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Ernesto Franco Ramos @wlerf.bsky.social · 1d

Always true

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 1d

“A throwing up emoji is not enough of a reflection of the feelings in here,” one particularly incensed CBS News employee said in a text message.

CBS News staffers react to Bari Weiss being named editor-in-chief: ‘It’s utterly depressing’

Six network employees expressed a mix of emotions over the appointment in conversations with the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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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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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 13h

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Mjkwho @mjkwho.bsky.social · 11h

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