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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 21h

Agree?

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 1h

We are in deep shit friends.

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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 26m

Land of the free.

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

Sickening.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 43m

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson slammed Trump after he called for Johnson and Gov. Pritzker to be jailed, calling the former president “unstable, unhinged, a threat to our democracy,” noting past unjust calls to arrest Black men, and declaring, “I’m not going anywhere.”
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 11h

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

YES! MORE OF THIS! Thank you Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold from Oregon’s National Guard 🙏

Source: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#Oregon #Portland #50501Movement

@WinterPolitics1
The Oregon national guard general says if the Oregon National guard were to be deployed they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters not ICE.

And a photo of the Oregon National Guard General

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 26m

Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego slammed Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, accusing him of blocking her to hide Epstein files. Johnson claimed it’s the shutdown, but critics call it a blatant, politically motivated cover-up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 26m

Name One Thing Chump ! Ok,How
About We Don't Get To See The Latest Lousy Jobs Report,LOSER !

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Team Nation @teamnation.bsky.social · 10h

#ImpeachTrump #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Trump

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George Wachsmuth @georgewachsmuth.bsky.social · 26m

Jim was great……

Jim Croce - Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Jim Croce

youtu.be

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Roland Gerritsen van der Hoop @rgh1205.bsky.social · 21h

I read in a lot of posts that America is committing self harm at an unprecedented scale.

That statement supposes the actions are by Americans. But they are not. They are by foreign broligarchs and a guy working for a mass murderer in Moscow.

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics. n.pr/3KF1CiO

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says

A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics.

n.pr

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 9h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Team Nation @teamnation.bsky.social · 10h

#ImpeachTrump #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Trump
www.youtube.com/shorts/y7dXa...

Congresswoman-elect calls out Mike Johnson for REFUSING to swear her in

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

www.youtube.com

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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 25m

🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨

Stop the *REPUBLICAN* shutdown

Release the files

Protect Healthcare

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marikosegawa.bsky.social @marikosegawa.bsky.social · 9h

#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue
#DV1

All in a fight.
🔹Protect Healthcare (the ACA tax credit)

🔹Stop the *REPUBLICAN* shutdown

🔹Sworn in Rep @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social

🔹Release the files

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 13h

Oversight Democrats have one message for Speaker Johnson: Stop the Shutdown, Release the Files!

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Kt @kty38.bsky.social · 7h

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Colleagues say Oregon judge who blocked Trump troop deployment is ‘well-respected’ and ‘has no fear’

U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut is now at the center of one of the most consequential cases over executive authority in modern presidential history.

www.opb.org

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 1d

As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

THESE PAGAN LIBTARD WAR DANCES CAN ONLY PRESAGE CALAMITY!!

MEIN LEADER PRÄSIDENT TRUMP, HERR REICHSCOUCHVUCKER VON VANCE, HERR VERRÜCKTPSYCHO STEPHANMÜLLER, DER VOLK DEMAND YOU DEPLOY DIE PANZERBRIGADEN NOW!!!

Vielen Damk für your attention to this matter

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and I start with this clip of me from 2024 on Jimmy Kimmel Live and we talk about how Trump told us for years what he was going to do to the country now.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"Part of what frustrates me is how much people just didn't listen to the things that he said he was going to do."

"He was telling us he would do these things....he's a sick man."

ICYMI, @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social in the latest episode of George Conway Explains It All:

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

joycevance.substack.com

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Glenn @glennvotesblue.bsky.social · 2d

Serve me or else!!!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

I’m shocked.

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