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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Ms. Martinez’ lawyer says body cam footage shows the agent turned into HER car and yelled “do something bitch” before firing shots.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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veronique @veroniquem.bsky.social · 20h

Portlander here, everything that man said is a lie

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Soak @gpc.bsky.social · 20h

Completely detached from reality. Portland is lovely. This weekend I went to the farmer's market downtown and bought peppers for a homemade salsa, went to an art gallery, and had a delicious lunch. Never felt the slightest bit threatened. Never saw any chaos or fires or boarded windows.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

🚨BREAKING: The Republican Party’s top mapmaker testified in federal court Wednesday that while he’s been instructed in the past to preserve minority congressional districts protected by the Voting Rights Act, he received no such direction when drawing Texas’ new gerrymander this summer.

Top GOP Mapmaker Describes a Texas Gerrymander Ordered Up By Washington

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Feminist Wild 🦋 💙 🇺🇸 ✌️ 🦅 @feministwild.bsky.social · 18h

ICE Talk Show Host, Kristi Noemakenosense says, “ we recently arrested the girlfriend of one of the founders of ANTIFA and we’re hoping as we go after her and prosecute her, we'll get more and more information about the network.”

This is State TV people! All propaganda and lies lies lies.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”

People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
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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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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem praying before sending her secret, masked goons out to harass the people of Portland

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 22h

SPOILER ALERT: Kristi Noem is not a Christian. If Jesus arrived in America looking for refuge, she would arrest him, beat him up, lock him in a concentration camp and then deport him to face execution in his homeland.

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

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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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 19h

I challenge the media to show pictures of Portland. Go to a store with glass. That's all you have to do

They can't do it because it would offend Deal Leader

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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putawomanincharge.bsky.social @putawomanincharge.bsky.social · 19h

FYI ..
EPSTEIN used young boys too.
Yes. He. Did.
Another HUGE reason they are fighting this.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 1d

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 18h

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

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realGuyFawkes. @realguyfawkes.bsky.social · 21h

Make ICE Afraid Again ™️

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021.”

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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MelBee @melissafisherbrown.bsky.social · 20h

Project Esther from the Heritage Foundation in action.
We knew total surveillance was likely.
When going to a “block party” go airplane mode or turn your phone off before you leave. Or leave it and write the important numbers on your forearm.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 23h

ICE has bought access to an “all-in-one” surveillance tool that gives it updated location data from hundreds of millions of phones, putting us all at risk of being tracked.

The government can’t be allowed to surveil us simply for having a cell phone.

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 21h

they’re gonna drone strike john hacker

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 21h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."