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Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 8h

I’m a single-issue voter from now until the day I die: “hold the people who did this and all these other crimes responsible, no matter what it takes”

I’m gonna go to town halls and congressional field offices and bring it up ad infinitum

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 12h

It’s also important to flood social media with this jury nullification toolkit so that potential jurors (You?) read it before they become actual jurors.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 17h

tap into this article to see the details of the bills that would protect trans & queer people that are still on the table.

when you call, tell him he needs to sign all of them. name them!

gavin: (916) 445-2841

AB 82 / SB 497
AB 1084 / SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 727
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

California Could Pass Ten Bills Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights Into Law—If Gov. Newsom Doesn’t Veto Them

Responding to an unprecedented wave of hate against trans communities, California legislators have sent bills supporting queer healthcare and privacy rights to the Governor’s desk. Californians must p...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 17h

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 18h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21h

This framing is a perfect example of the constant “it only ratchets up” criminal justice coverage from mainstream media.

No focus on the fact that Trump’s premise is a lie, but a “gotcha” that Trump’s inane “there’s no crime” comments are not factually correct.

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 21h

Trump tells Canada’s prime minister that DC was a “raging hellhole” but claims that his crackdown fixed it.

TRUMP: “There is no crime in DC… no one’s being shot.”

There’s evidence that Trump’s crackdown helped curb crime — but it’s not true that it’s gone.

Example: this headline today.

Local Crime & Public Safety
Three people found fatally shot in D.C. in three days
Three youths, one with a gun, took a moped in broad daylight on Capitol Hill.
Today at 2:01 a.m. ET

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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 7d

"[Miguel Ángel] García-Hernández worked as a house painter and had been detained during a traffic stop weeks earlier before he was transferred to ICE custody. García-Hernández ... was in the process of getting legal residency after living in the U.S. for two decades."

Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 7d

"A 32-year-old man [Miguel Ángel García-Hernández] shot during a sniper attack last week at a Dallas immigration enforcement office has died after being pulled from life support."

"[A] senseless tragedy that has left our family shattered."
#Texas #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Second immigrant dies after shooting at Dallas ICE facility

The 32-year-old Mexican citizen died after being taken off life support, his wife said in a written statement.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

Same thing happened in LA, same thing happened in DC: prosecutors charged people with assaulting a federal officer and then furiously backpedaled when the evidence didn’t support it

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

SUE. HIM.

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LAist @laist.com · 1d

Santa Ana City Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez requested that the California Attorney General Rob Bonta investigate the city’s Police Officers Association and how it spends taxpayer dollars.

❗In case you missed it: https://ow.ly/Ypa350X6NNA

✍️ Destiny Torres
📷Gina Ferazzi/LA Times/Getty Images

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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 1d

About that EF5 tornado drought... it, um, well, ended. www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/w...

First EF5 tornado to strike the US in over a decade just confirmed by experts | CNN

The most rare and extreme form of tornado struck eastern North Dakota in June, but experts just determined how strong it really was.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight

What was it that Granny Weatherwax had said once? "Evil starts when you begin to treat people as things". And right now it would happen if you thought there was a thing called a father, and a thing called a mother, and a thing called a daughter, and a thing called a cottage, and told yourself that if you put them all together you had a thing called a happy family.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

You know, if the Democrats were actually doing a good job of fighting back, I might at least emotionally understand why people are like “don’t criticize their historical complicity” but also they’re a fucking dumpster fire right now

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Arthur Anderson @uabyyruwi.bsky.social · 1d

With these clapping seals behind him who thinks the military would actually stop them instead of gleefully participating?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Keira Havens @highcountryrose.bsky.social · 1d

Folks - this isn't happening. There are not articles of impeachment for Treason already drafted. In fact, @citizensimpeachment.com IS DOING THE DRAFTING because no one else is.

penguins18.bsky.social @penguins18.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know for sure, but I'm willing to bet some Dems have long since drafted articles. It's not a strong political strategy nor does it "shape the media narrative." For the media, it's just a partisan stunt.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

if you were to theoretically start pirating CBS and Paramount content, you should also theoretically ensure that you're using a VPN with a built-in kill switch and DNS leak protection to ensure your IP address isn't broadcast to lawsuit-happy entertainment industry anti-piracy organizations

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 4d

You are not seeing this slaughter live-streamed to your devices because Israel has murdered most of Gaza’s most prominent journalists in targeted assassinations.

Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera @aje.io.web.brid.gy · 6d

LIVE: A least 61 killed as Global Sumud Flotilla nears Gaza

At least 61 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza as a flotilla of more than 50 ships carrying aid approach.

www.aljazeera.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

The US is deporting a journalist today

Mario Guevara was live streaming ICE atrocities

They grabbed him

Detained him for 100 Days and are sending him to El Salvador without letting him say goodbye to his family

The ACLU confirmed he was working in the US legally

They’re attacking the free press

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Arthur Anderson @uabyyruwi.bsky.social · 4d

Jakarta time

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 4d

Serious question: has the Fed govt ever arrested so many elected officials in such a short period of time, across multiple cities, and not for legit corruption reasons?

This seems like a distinct degree of anti-democratic escalation.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 4d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 4d

Huntington Park jailer on leave after allegedly releasing detainee to ICE agents.

California law prohibits local law enforcement agencies from participating in most immigration enforcement.

Huntington Park jailer on leave after allegedly releasing detainee to ICE agents

California law prohibits local law enforcement agencies from participating in most immigration enforcement.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 4d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d

your state troopers are attacking protesters and journalists at broadview!!! stop posting and do something!!

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Wendigo Wires 👻 @joparkerbear.bsky.social · 5d

This may be as close as we’ll ever get to an official confirmation

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia

With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.

www.theverge.com

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