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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.

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Michele O’Brien Art @micheleobrienart.bsky.social · 7d

Nick Cave! Go see his work in person if possible.
This piece at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is part of the show "City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago" - running thru May 2026.
visit.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/...
@nickcaveart.bsky.social #nickcaveart #art #contemporaryart

A mannequin shaped sculpture with colorful flower decoration on the legs and fabulous metal florals swirling around the head and torso.

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Willzebub Schlitz @wpschlitz.bsky.social · 7h

Miss Tifa if you’re nasty.

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 5h

"Fund the schools not the guard! Get the hell out of our backyard!"

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 7h

Now: Hundreds assembling in the Chicago Loop for a march and rally to demand the National Guard leave town. Folks chanting "Donald Trump you racist clown! You're not welcome in this town!"

A photo of a large group of protesters gathering in downtown Chicago near Michigan Ave. Skyscrapers are behind the crowd in the background.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

📢 D.C.: Help us track what’s happening.

Are you or were you a federal worker? Do you know someone who is?

You can reach us at propublica.org/tips or 917-512-0201 on Signal.

Close-up of a D.C. metro ad. Tagline reads: "There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours. Signal: 917-512-0201. propublica.org/tips." Background illustration shows a man in a dark suit standing on an escalator that's heading out of the metro station, holding his phone out as he looks back.

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Grant @gdubbstl.bsky.social · 6h

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 6h

oh god it's true, i now say "cawfee".

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 6h

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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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 10h

"where's the left media?" "where's fact-checked reporting?"

lately @teenvogue.com has run profiles: of Assata Shakur's revolutionary history; a 23-year-old Palestinian journalist; what's happening in Chicago's ICE protests; and organizing supporting LGBTQ+ youth

📍 www.teenvogue.com/news-politics

Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
By Lex McMenamin

Politics
Assata Shakur Was a Black Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom Even in Exile
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
By Marian Jones

Politics
Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"
“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”
By Maia McDonald

Politics
Hurricane Helene Devastated Asheville. A Local LGBTQ+ Organization Is Supporting Youth — With Cash
“We know that [direct cash transfers] are the number one support for preventing youth homelessness.”
By Colleen Hamilton

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 8h

"Six things I learned from my time in a wheelchair" by a woman with ME and POTS

chronicallycraptastic.com/six-things-i...

#MEcfs #POTS #Disabled #Disability #chronicillness #Spoonies
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Photo of a woman in a wheelchair on a bridge overlooking a river or something similar

Wheelchairs are shit.

No, wait, let me rephrase that: Wheelchairs are absolutely fantastic and afford disabled people a world of independence and mobility they would otherwise be stripped of. But – you knew that already.

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 6h

middle school

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 6h

this is why we will win

Will Bunnett @willbunnett.bsky.social · 8h

Perfect execution on the idea of turning away from "defund" — while turning toward funding non-police intervention in mental health calls and *framing it as something to help out the police.*

This guy has political skill lightyears beyond the Chesa Boudins and Pamela Prices of the world.

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 9h

Interesting dynamic in NYC where Zohran Mamdani is blunting opposition from patrol officers by taking their poor job conditions seriously. Bob Kuttner has this one:
prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...

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Silence Is Not an Option @sino-charleston.bsky.social · 7h

A reminder for those in SC, where we now have 10 confirmed measles cases. This is completely preventable & it's absolutely absurd that a baby under 1 yr, who can't be vaccinated, and others with serious health issues, can be exposed and DIE thanks to the RFK & the current administration!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 7d

Starbucks workers shouldn't be living paycheck to paycheck when CEO Brian Niccol has the highest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the country. It would take only A SINGLE DAY’S sales to finalize fair union contracts. JUST ONE DAY.

Thank you for rallying with us today, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ! ✊🔥

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 7h

no pierogis for dershowitz!

Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 7h

*sigh* why is the sea so far away?

(no worries; it's getting closer.)

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 8h

hee hee, pay to play!

Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 8h

at what point does the epa ... oh, right, question is moot.

Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 9h

So much tear gas that people who aren't even protesting are getting sick when they leave their homes to run errands: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions

Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.

www.motherjones.com

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Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

In Gaza, another humanitarian crisis has emerged: the soaring displacement expenses — or, as many people in Gaza bitterly describe it, “The fees you pay to become homeless in the south.” Tents cost $1,000 and securing a patch of land to pitch it on can be almost as costly.

Israel’s “Safe Zones” in Gaza Offer No Safety. Many Can’t Afford to Flee Anyway.

Displacement costs, which many call “the fees you pay to become homeless in the south,” have reached nearly $5,000.

truthout.org

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 10h

mini! stub. oh my. *searches*

Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 10h

i've just learned they have a journaling nib?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 11h

imagine neon esterbrook

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 16h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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