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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 6h

Reports indicate that 17 relatives of Sinaloa cartel leaders were permitted entry into the U.S. under a one-time agreement negotiated by the Trump administration

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 6h

Antifa fought Nazis — you know, the actual fascists she’s now auditioning to join.

a pic of an ICE agent who's face is covered saying "Stop calling us Antifa or we will take you to one of our concentration camp

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 6h

Portland Propaganda Busted as Noem Stares Down Flag-Draped Chicken
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“Well, well — imagine my surprise when the Secretary of Homeland Insecurity herself came to challenge me, a humble bird in a flag cape.

Portland Propaganda Busted as Noem Stares Down Flag-Draped Chicken

Empty propaganda: Noem posed for conservative influencers, including a convicted 1/6 insurrectionist, as she stared down a man dressed as a chicken in what Trump called "war torn" Portland.

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 7h

Their oath is to the Constitution. De-escalate, protect life, and safeguard the right to assemble. That’s professional command and democratic accountability in action.

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 8h

The Oregon National Guard general says if they were to be deployed, they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters and not ICE

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 7h

This is a great response!

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 7h

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Firings of Jan. 6 prosecutors aren’t housekeeping; they’re power rewriting history. When law shields rulers, not the public, democracy depends on pressure from workers, lawyers, journalists, communities, organizing until institutions remember whom they serve.

Pam Bondi Fires Jan. 6 Prosecutors, Raising Alarms Over DOJ Independence

Career attorneys removed without cause amid Trump-era restructuring of the Department of Justice

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 8h

This explains a lot. Napoleon called—he wants his inferiority complex back.

A picture of Stephen miller next to a taller woman showing that he really is short, 4ft 10in

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 8h

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-short...

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed

The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 8h

Stephen Miller is the bureaucratic face of cruelty. He is an unelected ideologue who mistakes fanaticism for intellect. His kind survives not by merit but by moral vacancy. It’s long past time someone with spine confronted his poisonous influence head-on.

A photo of Stephen Miller in a suit, holding a phone and looking to the side with a stern expression. Text beside him reads: “Reminder that Stephen Miller has never won an election. He has no law degree and he’s a blatant fascist. He needs to be fired and investigated for a list of evil deeds.

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 8h

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Censoring a halftime act to ‘save football’ is like banning guitars to ‘save music.’ Let artists perform. If you don’t like it, change the channel.

"I WILL END MY PARTICIPATION IN THE SUPER BOWL IF THEY LET BAD BUNNY PERFORM AT HALFTIME — Kansas City Chiefs Issue Shocking Ultimatum, NFL’s Response Stuns Millions!" teptep - NFLInsight360

The NFL world has been thrown into chaos after Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt made an explosive statement threatening to withdraw the Chiefs from the Super

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 9h

I love Bandon Oregon 😍

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 9h

Kudo's to Major Johnson. When power starves schools, guts transit, and fires Black women, it’s not “policy”, it’s punishment. Standing up for humanity isn’t radical; it’s survival. Chicago saying hell no to a tyrant is exactly what democracy looks like when it grows a backbone

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 9h

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This Court, stacked by political fiat, no longer adjudicates law; it enforces ideology. Its majority is not blindfolded Justice, but a robed faction, corporate-sponsored, theocratic in impulse, contemptuous of equality.

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling

Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 9h

Proud of you Portland Oregon. “Portland protests: where ICE meets nice — and nice shows up dressed as unicorns and dinosaurs.”

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

#WarRavagedPortland

Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 9h

It’s authoritarian rhetoric with fascistic traits. If such threats are paired with captured courts and compliant legislatures, the slide will accelerate.
Guardrails that matter: independent prosecutors, contempt for noncompliance with court orders, robust press scrutiny, Public upheaval !

Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 9h

“It wasn’t a leak or a ‘train.’ DOL put the claim in black and white in its interim H-2A wage rule’s good-cause notice in the Federal Register. The talking points match industry lobbying, but the source is an official filing

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 9h

Oversight
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Authoritarian moves thrive on stonewalling and fatigue. Answer with law: DOJ-IG and OPR complaints, FOIA and APA suits, state AG actions, subpoenas, penalties, bar grievances, whistleblower protection. Receipts, deadlines, and coordination win.

Oversight

Attorney General Pam Bondi showed up for an oversight hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and she brought her best Scarlett O’Hara demeanor along with her.

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 10h

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Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 10h

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“I will never do anything that will jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare,” Trump vowed last year. I have some bad news for voters who believed him.

Despite campaign promises, White House eyes new changes to Social Security and Medicare

“I will never do anything that will jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare,” Trump vowed in 2024. I have bad news for voters who believed him.

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 10h

The role of the press is to probe, to clarify, and to challenge power; not to simplify complex public dialogue into text exchanges that lack tone, depth, or the opportunity for follow‑up. This is emblematic of the erosion of journalistic seriousness and accountability.

Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 10h

That is what power does when it’s scared: it gasses the conscience and laughs about it. Pack the courts, pack the streets, pack the ballot box. Film everything. Lawyer up. Feed the arrestees. Make solidarity louder than their sirens

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