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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 32m

He is third in line for the presidency. If Trump has a stroke and Vance is smothered by a couch, he is president. He is just lying if he acts unconcerned about national scandal like jailing the man who might be running for president opposite Vance.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 36m

They are in another room watching a cartoon movie so they don’t distract the adults.

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 50m

How old are these alleged "young, impressionable children" watching the Super Bowl

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 1h

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 1h

If you support Trump’s policies, vote for Trump, with all the other heinous people. But don’t demand that liberals must support his policies because we won’t. If you want to abandon human rights, there is a party of neo-Nazi wannabes who will accept you with open arms.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2h

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe."

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe"

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

www.motherjones.com

Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 1h

These people also ignore the fact that a candidate who doesn’t support human rights can change his platform to get votes. A representative who demands the votes of people he has no intention of representing is being irrational and doesn’t deserve to hold office.

Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 1h

They never address the fact that people who win office by abandoning human rights will run for re-election. Therefore the “long term view” is the same as the short term view.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 1h

A lot of people are using the same words: “purity test” and die on the hill of trans rights.” They also use the same bad arguments: we must abandon trans rights to protect trans people. We can only get enough votes to win an election if we abandon human rights voters.

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 2h

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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RandyResists2025💙🔵 @resist2025.bsky.social · 17h

It is all intentional. They intend on starting a civil war.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 12h

Since the stakes are that high, it is extremely foolish of Newsom to throw away votes. All he has to do is support human rights. Why would anyone choose to pressure voters to give up their values instead of pressuring candidates to represent their constituents?

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 13h

Then they shot a minister in the head with a non-lethal round.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 19h

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is in Portland meeting with ICE, Border Patrol and DHS officials; Nick Sortor posted video of Noem saying a prayer for the safety of their officers at the start of the meeting.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 13h

Nobody wants to age but it is part of life. Refusing to age seems like refusing to be part of the human race.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 13h

This is extremely trivial but she will be 60 years old next month. She either has a portrait or a plastic surgeon in her attic.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 20h

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Epstein cover up. Bondi's defensiveness/evasive at Tuesday's Senate hearing when asked about Epstein is what prosecutors call consciousness of guilt. Bondi is guilty of being part of cover up. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/pam-bondi-...

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Jeffrey Epstein cover up

Tuesday's Senate hearing gave us even more proof

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 15h

Portland is aflame. Send chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 15h

If you replaced the ham with prosciutto, the banana with melon or figs, and the hollandaise with a dash of balsamic vinegar, yeah, I’d go for it.

Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 15h

Through the example of their behavior, the oldest way in the book. And a lot of passive-aggressive shaming, of course.

There will always be people in every group who behave badly. Organizations can’t let that stop them from trying to do good.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 17h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 17h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 16h

The right is waging war on religion while calling Democrats Satanic. Fundamentalist churches are a pipeline to Trump. Democrats absolutely must take back religion from the right.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 17h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 23h

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 17h

Pam Bondi‘s preparation to appear before a Congressional hearing was to cobble together a junior high school slam book.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 17h

Any Texan worth his salt is already planning to eat his way across Chicago.

BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 18h

The road to anti fascism lies in big boy solidarity and if it takes fucked up Chicago food to make it happen then we roll

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 17h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 17h

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Firing RFK Jr. Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 17h

Every madman who thinks he is a god sows the seeds of his own downfall.

Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 20h

Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations

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Iron Goddess of Mercy @hominid.bsky.social · 18h

sausage-gravy SEALs

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 18h

Paxton takes time off from bribery, obstructing justice, lying about whistleblowers and on financial forms, and committing adultery to threaten my son’s life.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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