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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 6h

Rachel Maddow relays reports of a brutal, militaristic raid on an apt building in Chicago, & shares video included as exhibits in a new lawsuit showing ICE agents violently attacking a Presbyterian minister among protesters outside of an ICE facility.

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ICE violence caught on camera featured among evidence in new lawsuit

Rachel Maddow relays reports of a brutal, militaristic raid on an apartment building in Chicago, and shares video included as exhibits in a new lawsuit showing ICE agents violently attacking a Presbyt...

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 6h

JFC, what have we become? Look at this savage ICE agent shooting a Presbyterian minister in the head w/a pepperball in Chicago. How can we allow this one-sided, wanton violence, doled out by Trump/Miller thugs?

How much longer can we look away & say, "It's not happening where I am?"
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 8h

Distractify: Stephen Miller Said the President Has "Plenary Authority," but What Does That Mean?

*Stephen Miller said that the president had almost unlimited power.*

Gee, what do we need the courts for? We now have ourselves a decomposing dictator in the 🇺🇸.
🧾 www.distractify.com/p/plenary-au...

Whether the glitch was on Miller's end or not, though, it seems clear that he was trying to assert that courts should not be able to stop the Trump administration from deploying troops to cities as it sees fit. The administration clearly believes it has the authority to do that, and that's because it has done it in multiple cities across America.

Plenary authority suggests an executive that cannot be checked, which is not the system of laws that the founding fathers drew up. An unchecked executive might be able to get a lot done, but there's a reason America fought a war of independence.
https://www.distractify.com/p/plenary-authority-meaning

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 8h

🔥 Acting POTUS Temu Goebbels Stephen Miller appeared to glitch out on a CNN interview w/a *looong pause* —but it was no glitch.

He let slip that he believes the president has "plenary authority" (total, absolute power) & thus does not have to listen to any judge.

Naked coup. WATCH...

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 10h

🚨 SHARE! As survivors return to Capitol Hill, a reminder—the "pals" of Jeffrey #Epstein & Ghislaine #Maxwell don't want these files released either. Howard Lutnick said *they all knew* & it's on video.

These women deserve justice. Trump hasn't helped or met w/them. 3/3
#ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 10h

When survivors return tmw...remember the Trump admin has done *everything possible* to prevent & delay survivors & the public access to the files. 2/3

#BelieveTheSurvivors
#ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles
#GOPPedoProtectors
#MikeJohsonPedoProtecror
#PamBondiPedoProtector
#DonaldTrumpPedoProtector

More Than 12 Survivors of the Crimes of
Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell
Spoke Out in Court:
'The Pain Will Never Go Away’

#LetSurvivorsTestifyToCongress

“They committed dark and cruel acts against me. He did not act alone. We the victims know that.”
— Virginia Roberts Giuffre

“He is a coward. I feel very angry and sad that justice has never been served.”
— Courtney Wild

“I’m coming forward to shine a light on this darkness. I’ve worked hard to get where I am now. I will no longer cover up what needs to be brought to light,”
– Theresa Helm

“Please, please finish what you have started. We all know he did not act alone.”
– Sarah Ransome

“He robbed me of my childhood and innocence. It took me years to tell anyone what he did to me. The fact I will never have a chance to face my predator in court eats away at my soul. … He will never steal our inner-strength or ever, ever take away our voice.”
– Jennifer Araoz

“Every public humiliation I have endured – I have suffered and he has won. I have found my voice now, and while Jeffrey may no longer be here to hear it, I will not stop fighting and I will not be silenced anymore….Please don’t rob us of justice again.”
– Chauntae Davies

“I’m still a victim because the fear of not being heard stopped me from telling my story for so many years. I’m still a victim because I am fearful for my daughters and everyone’s daughters.”
– Teala Davies

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Source: https://people.com/crime/jeffrey-epstein-accusers-speak-out-in-courtroom/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 10h

🧵 🚨 SHARE! Wed, Oct 8: survivors of the crimes of Jeffrey #Epstein & #Ghislaine Maxwell return to DC to urge that Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, the 218th vote on the discharge petition, be seated & again ask the DOJ to #ReleaseTheFiles. W/them: MTG, Ro Khanna, & Thomas Massie.
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Victims of Jeffrey Epstein to return to Capitol Hill in the coming week

The victims of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein will return to Capitol Hill next week for another press conference.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 11h

Exactly. Not one coup plotter in the Congress was touched in the investigation

Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 13h

How can anyone take ❄️ Don Jr ❄️ seriously? There's actually talk about unloved-by-daddy namesake to be next in line to run for POTUS. 😆 (Doofus Eric has to be a non-starter).

BTW, for its 2020 lies, Newsmax forked over $68M to Dominion, $40M to Smartmatic. Quality news.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Don Jr unloads on [checks notes] Fox News: "That's what happens when you have a more RINO network. They want to be loved, they just want the power...I don't watch it anymore because it's so ridiculous. They try so hard to be unbiased that they're actually biased toward conservatives at this point."

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 15h

I received guide! Are you ready? Ballots are on the way...

#California
Statewide Special Election
November 4, 2025
Official Voter Information Guide
voterguide.sos.ca.gov

#YesOn50

California November 4th statewide special election voter guide.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 15h

California! Ballots were mailed out to voters on Oct 6th for the Nov 4th election—👀 look for it!

On that ballot is the redistricting initiative #Prop50, the state's salvo in response to Trump's demand to Texas to "find him 5 seats."
#YESon50

Learn more:
🌐 Proposition 50
cadem.org/yes-on-propo...

#YesOn50
http://sos.ca.gov/elections

https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

https://stopelectionrigging.com

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 15h

This is the sh*t we're up against. Absolute proof that the *regime wants to start a civil war* & is doing everything possible to instigate it w/fake photo rep, fake AI, by any means necessary. This tells you the desperation to hold on to power—& expand it.
🧾 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 16h

SHARE! Is this really the messaging that the White House wants to send out to furloughed workers & 🇺🇸 during a shutdown?! Wow.

I guess Decomposing Dictator and the rest of the Republican losers want to see a record-breaking turnout at #NoKings2 on Oct 18.

nokings.org

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 16h

This is beyond belief. Between this and @cnn.com choosing to do an interview with the president via TEXT — AND RECEIVE THE ANSWERS IN TEXT at his leisure, we are in serious trouble re: legacy media complicity.

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com led off with that last night:
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17h

Picture here is from 1992. LA riots. Ive seen this called bad news judgment. In any real journalism outfit this is more like a firing offense. I basically say such things. Beyond belief.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 16h

Watch this spread. We really are up against amoral fascists at every turn. But we still outnumber them, the problem is they have the power of the state behind them in critical areas.

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 17h

This is straight from the fascist playbook. It will ceate fear and mistrust among Democratic groups in Texas and it is ultimately designed to suppress votes.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 16h

These guys are *weird*. 😵‍💫

Do Cruz/Kennedy know that BSB hit their peak in the year 2000? 😎 They are a nostalgia act now. 😳

They need to update the band in the joke to fit Gen Z/Gen A.

(I'm on both Team BSB & NSYNC, FYI; guilty pleasures for me as a Gen Jones-er 😆)
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 17h

Virtual work to do, Californians! 🙂 Activate America's event, “CROSS OVER EVENT -- NO KINGS MEETS PROP 50” ! #ActivateAmerica

🧾 www.mobilize.us/activateamer...

CROSS OVER EVENT -- NO KINGS MEETS PROP 50 · Activate America

SPECIAL GUEST: Senator Jesse Arreguín This interactive training will focus on creative ways to use the Next Day of Action to create a voter surge for Ca Prop 50 and other 2025 November elections. Le...

www.mobilize.us

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 18h

Chris Norlund is an American living in South Korea. AI has replaced many jobs in many sectors already. We don't have to imagine what could happen here. The average person is unprepared for the impact — & here health insurance is often tied to employment here!
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Trump LOSING MILLIONS of jobs

YouTube video by Chris Norlund

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 18h

This is a good read...we are not ready for what is unfolding.
🧾 www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-o...

After the jump, a good vid on the lies MAGA has been sold on about manufacturing jobs that are never coming back. AI tech bros and the regime know it. Congress has known...

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 21h

"AI is not just a technology. It is a social problem. There is zero reason to allow it to run us over without a plan to mitigate its completely predictable negative effects." Another must-read banger from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-o...

Thinking of AI as a Social Problem

No need to know the unknowable. The knowable is bad enough.

www.hamiltonnolan.com

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 20h

Does Sen. Josh Hawley really want them to call Jack Smith up so he can discuss what a duplicitous, complicit coward that Hawley is, re: Jan 6?

😆 Let's go back to the video tape...
📺 youtu.be/x9kUmwRDjyI?...

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 20h

🔥 PLEASE bring Howard Lutnick in to testify! The boob (& #Epstein next door neighbor) confirmed, chuckling 😳:
- everyone knew #Epstein was a perv;
- "massages" = raping girls;
- Epstein was blackmailing elites he trafficked to;
- there are vids.
📺 youtu.be/x8_s4Z2TQAE?...

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 20h

📣 RE-UP/SHARE: *do not stop talking about this*.

🚨 TODAY AG Pam Bondi *would not* answer a Y/N Q about whether the FBI found photos of Trump w/ half-naked young women. (📺 is.gd/qbFwEY)

Survivors want #Epstein / #Maxwell files released!

📺 60 Min Australia Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 21h

It's sickening. A network of pedophiles running this country, funding depravity and protecting one another. And they are in charge, powerful enough to try to suppress all of this.

These were children & vulnerable young women. Trump won't meet with them; that says it all.

Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 21h

The other notable thing about author Michael Wolff is that he has 100 hours of audio recordings of Jeffrey Epstein (he was interviewing him for a book, 2014-2019), and he has not publicly released all that he has, & Trump knows it is explosive.

🧾 The Guardian share.google/ImJboRWEtgeC...

Jeffrey Epstein details close relationship with Trump in newly released tapes

Recordings from 2017 reveal Epstein talking for some ‘100 hours’ about the ex-president, journalist Michael Wolff says

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