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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 14h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 1d

This is a dark moment for the American justice system and our democracy. I have worked alongside Letitia James for seven years. She is as tough and as fair as it gets, and a leader amongst attorneys general on both sides of the aisle. I stand with her unequivocally in this moment.

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The Official Sam Miller Bluesky Account @sammiller.bsky.social · 2d

Compare this to the Wolfenstein marketing strategy a month after the 2017 Unite the Right rally.

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Sailor Haumea ♀ 🟣 🏳️‍⚧️💙💛🔆 @sailorhaumea.bsky.social · 3d

This is actually horrific levels of bigotry from Norman Finkelstein, holy shit.

A tweet by Norman Finkelstein

"NEWS FLASH:

Bari Weiss hires Van Jones to head up CBS News Schvartze Department."

["Schvartze" is a Yiddish racial slur for Black people.]

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 5d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 6d

"they don't give a fuck about you either. why are you protecting them?"

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 6d

This is the end of a long road, but I actually kind of think Israel has given up on being supported by the bulk of diaspora American Jews (outside Orthodox Jews). It's evangelicals or bust; Jews are, at best, annoying gadflies to be a swatted away.

Israel to spend up to $4.1M to bolster support among Christians in western US, filings show - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

San Diego firm contracted to geofence churches, recruit pastors and tour an “October 7th Experience” exhibit as part of Israel's expanded global outreach efforts.

www.jta.org

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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 6d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 6d

Tune in right now to join Wizards of the Coast in supporting Trans Lifeline!

Join us here: twitch.tv/magic

Or donate to our direct fundraising page: tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6

Want to learn more about Trans Lifeline? Visit their official website here: translifeline.org

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The Official Sam Miller Bluesky Account @sammiller.bsky.social · 6d

Kid also mentioned how his father is a cop and uncle a chief of police in another town, which might explain why this had been going on for so long.

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Queer Satanic @queersatanic.bsky.social · 9d

Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play

go fuckin Huskies

Nazi UW students fuck off

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Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 9d

Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!

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Reuters @reuters.com · 9d

FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League reut.rs/48715Qp

FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League

The FBI has cut ties with advocacy group Anti-Defamation League, Kash Patel, the bureau's director, said on Wednesday.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 9d

The right did this by raising the cost of being on the left. So we learn that the way you win the centrists toward the left is not by compromising toward the middle, but by raising the cost of being on the right. Centrists, who have no principles, go where the comfort is greatest and cost is least.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10d

yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Hegseth: "We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver seat. We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complains ... no more walking on eggshells."

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The Official Sam Miller Bluesky Account @sammiller.bsky.social · 11d

Usually what will happen is there will be cadres of bitter assholes who go on to say how the writer/director/whomever did not understand their own work. Ex. Right-wingers got angry on twitter when Starship Troopers was called an antifascist movie.

The Official Sam Miller Bluesky Account @sammiller.bsky.social · 11d

I’d imagine this article doesn’t work because the writer doesn’t want to use the word genocide to describe Israel’s current actions.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 12d

Another day another white cis male shooter.

All day right wing accounts were pre-emptively announcing it was an anti-Christian left wing extremist or a trans person and that the violence has to end.

Well here he is wearing a 'make liberals cry again' Trump t-shirt

Mormon Church mass shooter wearing a Trump 2020 'Make Liberals Cry Again' shirt

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holden m. accountable @noahs.bsky.social · 12d

THE MEME IS REAL

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 13d

One of the three women comics performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 13d

Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival

www.avclub.com

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The Official Sam Miller Bluesky Account @sammiller.bsky.social · 13d

And against Sam Seder, and against Vaush, and against Ben Burgis etc. etc.

The Official Sam Miller Bluesky Account @sammiller.bsky.social · 14d

Well, Madagascar too, but really anywhere outside of Europe.

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The Official Sam Miller Bluesky Account @sammiller.bsky.social · 14d

Lmao dork

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