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Ana Marie Cox

@anamariecox.bsky.social

I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.

You could be next.

January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM

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Alt National Park Service

@altnps.bsky.social

WTF?!? It appears a new trend is starting. On Thursday, January 8, 2026, federal immigration agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shot a married couple in Portland, Oregon during a vehicle stop.

January 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑

@leahgreenberg.bsky.social

We put out a call for #ICEOutForGood vigils 24 hours ago. There are now more than 1000 events taking place across the country this weekend. Find yours: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...

January 10, 2026 at 2:42 AM

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Mueller, She Wrote

@muellershewrote.com

Watch as ICE refuses to let a doctor render aid to Renee Nicole Good.

TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 11d

New footage provided to HuffPost of ICE Agents LITERALLY DENYING A PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO RENEE NICOLE GOOD, the woman they just shot in the face.

January 8, 2026 at 12:42 AM

Isolde

@squiddrink.bsky.social

Trump’s regime will be brought to its knees when we band together and shut it down.

The Timberwolves should not play until ICE violence in Minneapolis is held to account | Lee Escobedo

After a woman was fatally shot by Ice during a raid in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves face a choice: play on and normalize it, or refuse and force a reckoning

www.theguardian.com

January 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM

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Mueller, She Wrote

@muellershewrote.com

Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.

January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”

January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM

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Sherrilyn Ifill

@sifill.bsky.social

Make it viral.

January 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM

Isolde

@squiddrink.bsky.social

Now that the Trump family made its money from insider trading, the rest of us will be on the hook to pay for it.

Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment

President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure

www.theguardian.com

January 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM

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Chet Mamba

@steven-dans.bsky.social

This is shockingly evil. Insider trading on war crimes.

January 3, 2026 at 8:24 AM

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Rap Bastardz®

@rapbastardz.bsky.social

Just trying to wrap my head around an application that allows you to gamble on war crimes and international regime change.

January 3, 2026 at 8:12 AM

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Jackson

@json95.bsky.social

Donald Trump Jr. is on the boards of both Kalshi and Polymarket

January 3, 2026 at 8:04 AM

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egg price watcher

@bluser12.bsky.social

This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.

polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...

January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM

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Walter Olson

@walterolson.bsky.social

Five years ago.

Front pages of American newspapers after Jan. 6, 2021, with headlines like "Capitol Chaos," "Assault on Democracy," "Pro-Trump mob storms Capitol."

January 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM

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Steve Woodsmall, PhD

@drstevew.bsky.social

I’m with you Sir.

January 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM

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Phil Lewis

@phillewis.bsky.social

Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:

My father and mother, Mark Hortman and Melissa Hortman, and their dog Gilbert, were killed by a man who believed conspiracy theories and fake news. Words matter. Sharing fake news is dangerous.
One part of my grief journey has been understanding the last conversation with my mother. She loved her job. People respected her job and what she did at her job.
When I called her after the legislative session ended, I asked why she voted for the bill mentioned in the video shared by President Trump, and she wept. That bill and her vote had nothing to do with fraud. She voted for that bill because it was the only way to avoid a government shutdown. She had seen the impact of shutdowns: people lose their health care, their jobs, and in some cases, from a story she told me, have taken their own lives.
She was in a very tough position on that vote. She had never really voted against her conscience like that. It was emotional and extremely difficult. Her struggle with that vote makes this conspiracy all the more painful for me.
I am asking President Trump to remove the video that he shared and apologize to me and my family for posting this misinformation and for using my mother's own words to dishonor her memory.

My sister Sophia Hortman (Sophie) asked me to share this on her behalf, she is off social media: "The video shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social is a painful, false twisting of my mother's final vote.
The vote she made was incredibly difficult for my mother; it was not a vote made lightly or with malice in her heart. She made the decision to prevent a government shutdown because she believed our great state protects and helps Minnesotans.
We must create a society in which we do not harbor hatred and violence toward our political opponents, and this video promotes a false narrative which fuels the flames of political division. The video being shared by the president is another hurdle our family must overcome in grieving the loss of my parents, Mark and Melissa, and their beloved Gilbert. I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced, and to honor the spirit of the holidays we have just spent without our parents by taking down the post on Truth Social."
Please share our message and help us ask the President to take this down.

January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM

Isolde

@squiddrink.bsky.social

TLDR: photo on the left was manipulated from the real photo on the right.

Was this photo of Trump and a young girl removed from Epstein files?

The image spread online as users pored over documents released by the Department of Justice related to Jeffrey Epstein.

www.snopes.com

January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM

Isolde

@squiddrink.bsky.social

Songs that give strength

A mixture of Arabic and Spanish singing 🇵🇸❤🇪🇸 #Terez_Sliman from Palestine🇵🇸 #Sofia_Adriana Fr

YouTube video by Fares Abulebda

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December 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.

The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.

Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM

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The Watchdog Coalition

@thewatchdogco.bsky.social

We did it! We got enough signatures to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies. Imagine how furious Mike Johnson is going to be when we pass this!

Now is the time to pressure your Members of Congress and help us get it done!

Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension

Contact Congress today!

actionnetwork.org

December 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔

December 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM

Isolde

@squiddrink.bsky.social

Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Dec 14

For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined.

~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.

We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.

Infographic titled “2025 Billionaire Gains vs. Grocery Spending.” On the left, a large gold square shows that the top 100 richest Americans gained $995 billion in wealth in 2025, about $7,595 per U.S. household, representing wealth gains for just 100 individuals. On the right, a slightly smaller green square shows total U.S. grocery spending of $775 billion, about $5,916 per household, covering roughly 131 million households. A callout at the bottom reads “The Scale of Inequality,” noting that billionaire wealth gains exceeded national grocery spending by $220 billion. Sources listed: Bloomberg Billionaire Index and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

December 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM

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Cheryl M

@cherylm56588591.bsky.social

The exchanges will be closing soon and people may have to choose hoping it will be okay. Just sickening. You know if anyone loses their home over this they’ll mock them and call them bums. I hate Republicans so much right now. They knew about this in July and couldn’t be bothered.

December 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM

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Mueller, She Wrote

@muellershewrote.com

If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...