Rick
@therickshepherd.bsky.social
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Former journalist, longtime Ohioan, & peace seeker.
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craigbrittain.com
The "Portland War Zone" made it to CNN. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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macfarlanenews.bsky.social
Justice Dept has 10 days left to respond to civil lawsuit filed by Jan 6 police responders who are seeking court order to require display of Jan 6 law enforcement honorary plaque at US Capitol

Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law

It hasn’t been hung
therickshepherd.bsky.social
I hope she didn’t leave her purse too far out of reach up there. 😏
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thetnholler.bsky.social
🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com
therickshepherd.bsky.social
The next significant step in an authoritarian’s plan to establish a full-fledged #dictatorship is usually declaring martial law. In the United States, the Insurrection Act serves as the initial legal framework to be followed first.
therickshepherd.bsky.social
I suppose Trump will want to send troops to Alabama now? The Police Chief thinks this isn’t a typical mass shooting. He’s ignorant. This shooting is actually like most that happen every day, where shooters know the victims. #ItsTheGuns #GunViolence #GunControl #guns www.nbcnews.com/video/2-kill...
2 killed, 12 wounded in Montgomery, Alabama mass shooting
At least two people were killed and a dozen others injured in a shooting in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, as the city was hosting several weekend festivities.
www.nbcnews.com
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rbreich.bsky.social
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
therickshepherd.bsky.social
It’s like they say when you come across a dangerous animal or predator. Don’t run because then, they’ll believe their instinct to chase you is validated. Casually walk away…then run!
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
YouTube video by MSNBC
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therickshepherd.bsky.social
A deep fake? Let’s strive for greater accuracy in our journalistic descriptions. When I envision a “deep fake,” I imagine something generated by AI that’s profoundly realistic. The image Trump posted looks more like old-school photoshopping. Never give the president more credit than he deserves.
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itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Our Youth Voices ambassador Ale, 16 (she/they) wrote this song, titled “Hail Mary,” for LGBTQ+ youth finding trouble fitting in at school - especially private religious schools. And we think it's pretty darn good. So help us amplify it, will you?
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acyn.bsky.social
Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.

Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
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atrupar.com
COLLINS: So you're telling me you're willing to vote no every time?

BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right
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rbreich.bsky.social
If you heard the leader of another nation threatening to unleash the military against his perceived political enemies, what would you call it?