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thoreau.bsky.social
Captain ‘Reau
@thoreau.bsky.social
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A fool who believes in the triumph of Good over Evil. I'm into sci-fi, aliens, tech and AI. I love to comment on politics too. Former journo, Software Dev. Recovering Republican. #WeThePeople 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🇺🇸 https://youtube.com/@emporiumofthearcane
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Captain ‘Reau @thoreau.bsky.social · 9d
Trump employs stochastic rhetoric. You never know what he will go through with or what he doesn’t.

This enables his supporters to say “that’s just Trump being Trump!” And makes it impossible to warn or prepare fully for his actions and requires us to “wait” to see what he actually “does, not says”.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h
It’s such a relief to know this admin is always working so hard to lower prices, create jobs, reduce the cost of healthcare, and make home ownership affordable.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h
This is exactly why ICE needs to be unmasked and ID’d — like cops.

📌 Cases of ICE impersonators this year alone outnumber the last four presidential terms combined.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 6h
Pritzker fights. It's refreshing as all hell.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2h
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said his government believed one of the boats recently bombed by the United States in its campaign against alleged drug traffickers had been carrying Colombian citizens, not drug traffickers.
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Captain ‘Reau @thoreau.bsky.social · 1h
This is good for a few reasons.
1, it provides great proof that he’s politicizing the doj that we can use against him.
2, it greatly harms the case against comey.
3, it’s a window into how he makes decisions. (30 online posts convinced him).

Use this to our advantage in every way.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1h
Remember this post? The Wall Street Journal just confirmed it was meant to be a DM to Pam Bondi.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."
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Captain ‘Reau @thoreau.bsky.social · 1h
Maybe. But we should be preparing for them to try to do that as well.
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1h
🚨There goes the last of Governor Pritzker’s fucks. 🪦
He took that threat of being arrested to heart… and the people of Chicago are marching in the streets because the Chicago mayor and their governor have their backs. ✊🏼
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Captain ‘Reau @thoreau.bsky.social · 1h
Also that table is clearly rectangular.
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Captain ‘Reau @thoreau.bsky.social · 1h
Agree. So glad to have you on our side to help us parse the meaning of the moment and find effective pushback strategies from history.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3h
What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h
Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.
SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records
The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.
www.beltway.news
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
The counterterrorism experts have arrived at the White House..
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 6h
"The Church cannot be silent."

"Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States..."
In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters
During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 8h
ICE. IS. ALWAYS. LYING.

Bodycam footage shows ICE agent taunting Marimar Martinez before shooting her 5x in Chicago’s Brighton Park, contradicting federal claims that she drove toward officers.

The footage blows apart DHS’s fabricated story about the shooting.
Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."
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Captain ‘Reau @thoreau.bsky.social · 1h
I agree. I’m wondering if mail in ballots and early voting will be robust enough solutions by then to avoid potential abuses like troops at the polls etc.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 2h
Make no mistake. This nonsense about Antifa is directly tied to the 2026 and 2028 elections. It’s the “crisis” they will use as justification to shut down key voting centers.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 4h
Nice to see Sen. Gallego and Kelly going to bat for Adelita Grijalva, as they and everyone else should be.
Speaker Johnson is stalling her swearing-in because her vote would help finally reveal the Epstein files.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 2h
Okay. So another Dem just tried to fight me in my mentions over Amy McGrath. It was pure armchair analysis, and weird.

But here's why I'm bringing it up: we HAVE to get it together, fellow Dems.

We're seeing democracy-eroding acts from this administration Every. Day.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3h
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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Joseph Wang @lenticulus.bsky.social · 12h
Stephen Miller is following Stalin’s playbook.

snyder.substack.com/p/stalinism-...
Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video)
Cause for concern
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Indivisible Memphis @indivisiblememphis.bsky.social · 2h
Ya’ll ready to paint the city with No Kings next week?!

We have plenty of KYR cards and flyers that we need ALL over Memphis.

We will have them at Postcards & Potluck Saturday 12-4 at Barth House, 409 Patterson Street. Stop by and pick some up!indivisiblememphis.co/PostersAndPotluck
RSVP for Posters & Potluck
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2h
🚨🚨🚨Chicago - NOW!🚨🚨🚨
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