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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 6h

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A red gradient background with bold white text that reads, “If a republican president can abolish USAID, a democratic one can abolish ICE. I’d run with that message if I were a democrat in office.” The post has a simple meme-style format resembling a social media statement image.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 6h

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The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI @megkelly.bsky.social discusses her team's reporting on the Trump administration's USAID funding pause, which resulted in the deaths of children from curable diseases around the world.

www.wnyc.org/story/the-ch...

The Children Who've Died Waiting for USAID Medications | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

The Washington Post's Meg Kelly discusses her team's reporting on the Trump administration's USAID funding pause, which resulted in the deaths of children from curable diseases.

www.wnyc.org

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 6h

A hyperrealistic image shows a shattered golden crown and a crushed orange spray can side by side on a concrete surface beneath a clear blue sky. White protest-style lettering reads “NO KINGS” above and “IN 10 DAYS” below, symbolizing rebellion against power and the countdown to an uprising.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 12h

Unbelievable, the video is horrendous.

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...

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 12h

Unbelievable, the video is horrendous.

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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Kristi Noem denied entry to Broadview building in new video; city says that's not the full story

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem posted video Friday showing her being denied entry to the Village of Broadview Municipal Building as she arrived in the Chicago suburb to visit an ICE p...

www.nbcchicago.com

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks for the information that’s even better!

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 15h

I finally get it. “We have the right to refuse service” was never about food. It was about fascists.

Kristi Noem refused access to bathroom during Illinois ICE facility visit

YouTube video by The Independent

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 15h

A social media post by a user named Glenn Tunes shows a satirical image resembling a Fox News broadcast. The tweet reads, “As a Norwegian I can confirm that this is what we see when we watch US media today.” Below the text, an edited news graphic features a blonde female anchor wearing a pink and black hanbok, holding a large gold cross. Beside her is a framed portrait of Donald Trump styled in a North Korean propaganda aesthetic. The lower caption mimics a news chyron and reads: “DEAR LEADER WAS GREETED BY 68 MILLION PEOPLE IN LONDON WHO CHEERED AND THREW STREET PARTIES.” The image mocks authoritarian propaganda and suggests U.S. media’s tone of idolization.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 15h

$A hyper-realistic digital illustration of a cracked golden crown resting on dark pavement under moody dusk lighting. The crown’s surface is tarnished and fractured, reflecting the fading light. Above it, bold metallic text reads “11 DAYS UNTIL NO KINGS DAY,” with “DAY” positioned beneath “NO KINGS.” The atmosphere feels somber and cinematic, symbolizing the fall of power.$

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 15h

That response fits perfectly with her fascist views.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

Marco Rubio’s 🤮 complicity is no longer a secret; it’s a brand.

Forgotten Fronts: USAID cuts will kill millions in Sudan and leave America destitute on the world stage - The Tufts Daily

President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development was never just a budgetary decision; It was a political declaration that welfare abroad be damned — usher...

www.tuftsdaily.com

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slurp53.bsky.social @slurp53.bsky.social · 1d

Ranting, rambling fool.

The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

Having lost a parent to dementia, this is a painful reminder of what that illness sounds like, with confusion over days, facts, and details.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

Wormtongue Stephen Miller slithered onto CNN again, hissing that “Black people in Chicago are thrilled” to see his ICE raids. He spits lies like venom, feeding on cruelty, certain that fear will make him powerful. But every empire that serves hate ends the same way: ash in its servant’s mouth.

Stephen Miller explodes on CNN host over Portland, Chicago national guard deployments

Trump’s chief strategist gets irate when pressed on whether ICE officers are targeting people based on race

www.independent.co.uk

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

😂 😆 🇺🇸

A Google Maps satellite view of suburban America where someone renamed a street “USAID Forever Circle” near a right-wing official’s house. Proof that public service lives rent-free in their neighborhood and now, apparently, on their block.

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The Children Who've Died Waiting for USAID Medications | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

The Washington Post's Meg Kelly discusses her team's reporting on the Trump administration's USAID funding pause, which resulted in the deaths of children from curable diseases.

www.wnyc.org

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

Marco Rubio’s 🤮 complicity is no longer a secret; it’s a brand.

Forgotten Fronts: USAID cuts will kill millions in Sudan and leave America destitute on the world stage - The Tufts Daily

President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development was never just a budgetary decision; It was a political declaration that welfare abroad be damned — usher...

www.tuftsdaily.com

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

“Maybe I’ll pardon her, who knows,” (Ghislaine Maxwell) he smirks, like it’s showbiz not sex trafficking. Mentions Diddy, winks at Epstein’s ghost. The crowd laughs because he tells them to. Power, in his hands, is always a joke about pain.

Trump on if he'd consider pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I'll take a look at it'

YouTube video by Associated Press

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

The White House won’t guarantee back pay for hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers as the GOP-led Senate again failed to pass funding bills. Both Republican and Democratic measures collapsed, leaving the government shutdown deepening and workers unpaid.

www.reuters.com

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Modschow🇺🇲🇲🇽🇪🇺 @modschowdotcom.bsky.social · 1d

#This, not in a,snarky way, but as a concerned American.

Who is actually running the country?

The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

Having lost a parent to dementia, this is a painful reminder of what that illness sounds like, with confusion over days, facts, and details.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

Having lost a parent to dementia, this is a painful reminder of what that illness sounds like, with confusion over days, facts, and details.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

The madman wanted a king and found a fool who mistook cruelty for strength. His code dripped into power, rewrote law, and called it efficiency. The nation kneels to a virus.

Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America

The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.

www.newyorker.com

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

😂 😆 🇺🇸

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