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OB1 Rebel

@ob1rebel.bsky.social

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A US citizen hoping we can stop the fascists and pre-obedience cowards from turning the US into Putin's Russia.

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OB1 Rebel @ob1rebel.bsky.social · Jan 15

I keep thinking back to one time ~6 to 8 years ago when I made small talk with a journalist at a trade show. He was from Russia. He told me how in Russia cable news / TV networks liked how US media companies were gaining viewership and revenue with bullshit "news" programs that blurred facts.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 10h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8h

As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7h

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

The White House Office of Management and Budget has deleted a reference to a 2019 law on paying government workers after a shutdown from its FAQ on the current impasse.

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Violet @violet-bennett.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you Senator Murphy for speaking up.

Veeham60 @veeham60.bsky.social · 17h

Sen. Chris Murphy~ We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover we are in the middle of it👇

Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover

YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 7h

What a dumb ass! And an insurrectionist 🙄

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Massive protests taking place right now in Chicago against Trump this evening.

Keep it up!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

CHICAGO—People are marching in the streets to protest Donald Trump’s federal invasion and the aggressive harassment of citizens.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 9h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Pam Hemphill @pamhemphill53.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem, I’m wondering why you wouldn’t talk to the 84 year old women knocked by ICE which ended up cutting her head badly?
oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…

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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 13h

This is OUR project for next year. They will ALL be voted out.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Jul 1

Before states banned abortion, one of the gravest outcomes of early miscarriage could easily be avoided: Doctors could offer a dilation and curettage procedure, which quickly empties the uterus and allows it to close, protecting against a life-threatening hemorrhage.

ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 1

NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.

Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

www.propublica.org

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7h

Love this. “NATO for nonprofits.”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

'NATO for nonprofits': Groups organize to band together if targeted by Trump

Nonprofit organizations took lessons away from law firms and universities that largely decided to act in isolation after finding themselves in the administration's crosshairs.

www.nbcnews.com

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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 9h

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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 11h

This comic is more than 10 years old.

(Image credit: Tom Toles | Copyright 2014 Universal Press Syndicate)
https://theweek.com/cartoons/427052/political-cartoon-campaign-midterm-elections-senate

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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OB1 Rebel @ob1rebel.bsky.social · 6h

This keeps hitting differently as the days go on in the USA.

The Dictator’s Speech (Clip) | The Great Dictator (1940) | TCM

YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies

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OB1 Rebel @ob1rebel.bsky.social · 6h

Behind the scenes . . .

MAGA Fight BACKFIRES as CHAOS BREAKS OUT

YouTube video by Adam Mockler

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 1d

ASAP! #crime #politics #fascism

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 1d

The "Portland War Zone" made it to CNN. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.

As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.

(Published July with @texastribune.org)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers

Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...

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Truth Social(ist) @twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social · 10h

“There's videos of you with teenage girls in the Epstein files.”

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naginikills.bsky.social @naginikills.bsky.social · 7h

Concealing evidence, especially in cases involving child exploitation, undermines the very foundations of law and ethics. If elected officials are involved, the public deserves answers—not silence. #Trumpstein files #Epstein files #saners #Owens #Utah

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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