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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

Making people feel they need to carry citizenship papers.

Invading our state with military troops.

Sending in war helicopters in the middle of the night.

Arresting elected officials asking questions.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

We must all stand up and speak out.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

“America’s senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, must approach Trump now and make clear to him that they will not obey illegal orders to act against American citizens or disrupt the American political process.”

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 22m

It’s so exciting to be chairing the non-fiction @womensprize.bsky.social 2026 alongside a fantastic group of women - and alongside another fantastic group judging the fiction prize chaired by Julia Gillard! 👇🏽

Women's Prize @womensprize.bsky.social · 16h

Meet the Judges of the 2026 Women’s Prizes!

A warm welcome to: Julia Gillard, @monaarshiwrites.bsky.social, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd and Annie Macmanus, and Thangam Debbonaire, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams.

#WomensPrize

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 13h

70% of Brits have a negative view of President Trump - yet GB News is doubling down on its efforts to promote MAGA figures and import the Trump playbook to Britain.

If you advertise on GB News, this is what you're aligning with...

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/a...

'America Must Save Britain': MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News' New US Show

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK need...

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Julia @toddlenrant.bsky.social · 13h

BBC PM using valuable news time to ridicule an EU proposals on plant-based food names. Playground chatter.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 14h

'Full-blown authoritarianism': Governor fires back after Trump says he belongs 'in jail'

www.alternet.org

'Full-Blown Authoritarianism’: Governor Fires Back After Trump Says He Belongs ‘in Jail’

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 16h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · Jul 29

#HANDSOFF
#OURFUTURE
#Washington
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Refuse Fascism Fridays-Everett · Mobilize

Snohomish County Indivisible is certain of our commitment to shining a light on the dangerous and destructive actions of the Trump Administration. Our democracy, values, and communities are under thre...

www.mobilize.us

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15h

🚨 Cal Roscow, campaigns director at Best for Britain:

📊 “Badenoch says the Conservative Party were “brave enough” to take Britain out of the EU. That ‘bravery’ has been rewarded with their lowest ever poll ratings."

https://bit.ly/3VVyA0E

Badenoch should be honest about Brexit damage

Campaigners have criticised Kemi Badenoch for claiming the Conservatives were "brave enough to take Britain out of the European Union".

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Jennifer Shin @jennifershin.bsky.social · 15h

Anyone else have the overwhelming urge to throat punch this bitch? The lies, the smugness and the overall disrespectful responses to the questions just confirms she didn't get her job because she was qualified. Her job came with knee pads and a dribble bib.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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Julia @toddlenrant.bsky.social · 17h

*here 🙄

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 21h

Ports of Jersey has received an international accreditation for its commitment to sustainability and the environment.
The company announced it had been awarded its first EcoPorts Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ports of Jersey awarded international environmental accreditation

Captain William Sadler, Jersey Harbour Master, says he is "delighted" by the EcoPorts certificate.

www.bbc.com

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Steve B @stevebasnett.bsky.social · 18h

Insightful ME/CFS health thread by George Monbiot:

"Like the Tories, the Labour government is trying to drive down the number of people who qualify for disability benefits by insisting there has been an epidemic of “overdiagnosis”: a favourite theme of the BBC and the junktanks of Tufton Street."

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23h

Just as we are beginning to understand the biochemical basis of this horrendous condition, the government appoints the man perhaps most responsible for the mischaracterisation of ME/CFS – Simon Wesseley - to its *overdiagnosis* commission. www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/controv...

Controversial professor to investigate overdiagnosis of mental health and neurodivergence for Labour

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

THIS is the energy we’ve been waiting for. Credit where credit is due.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19h

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18h

Oh yeah there’s huge spending commitments too, because of course there is.

This is the kind of manifesto the Lib Dems and Greens can throw together, because no-one scrutinises the sums all that much because it doesn’t really matter. Badenoch is accidentally sending quite a big message here.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 23h

The Rees Moggs will still do History degrees. The Johnsons will still do Classics.
Sadly, the Wilsons from South Bank in Middlesbrough won't get the intellectual stimulation of studying a subject of interest for a degree.

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Julia @toddlenrant.bsky.social · 18h

Yup, just awful gobshite

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Among the worse interviews I've seen a politician give. There is no way Badenoch can (or should) survive until May.

- Do you admire Nigel Farage?
- On what basis?
- Do you admire him?
- I don't understand your question.
- What do you think of him?
- Why don't you ask me about Ed Davey?" 😱 ~AA

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Julia @toddlenrant.bsky.social · 18h

Bravo!

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18h

Really super thrilling to discover today that HAMISÍTOTT TÖRTENELEM (Fake History) has sold really well in Hungary.

Thank you to all my readers there.

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