Drew Hudson
@wealsoherdcats.com
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Herder of cats and wrangler of monkeys. Tweets here are my own thoughts and RTs do not imply endorsements or the promise of free drinks.
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jackjenkins.me
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.
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riseandresist.bsky.social
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📣 NO KINGS N.Y.C.
📍 Times Square (the red steps)
📆 October 18th
⏰ 11am

The NYC march route is from Times Sq, south on 7th Ave, dispersing at 14th St.
We need your help to make this big, and to make our voices heard.
Bring a friend, tell a friend, sign up to volunteer at NoKingsNYC.org
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balint.house.gov
The type of regime that uses military-style raids to tear children out of bed in the middle of the night is an authoritarian one. This is a manufactured crisis and an escalation in force and violence that is traumatizing families. Terrifying scenes in Chicago due to ICE.
'Military-Style' ICE Raid In Chicago Shows Escalation in Tactics
Witnesses said children were taken from their homes unclothed and separated from their parents during the raid.
time.com
wealsoherdcats.com
unsurprising, but still so very bad
publiccitizen.bsky.social
BREAKING: The Trump admin has installed 100+ fossil fuel insiders and corporate lobbyists to roles across federal agencies.

These staffers are enacting a dirty energy agenda and destroying our public lands.

Our new report with Revolving Door Project breaks it all down ⬇️
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lizagoitein.bsky.social
This morning, hours after a federal judge ruled that it would be illegal to federalize and deploy Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, Trump deployed federalized California National Guard troops in Portland. 1/16
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dlknowles.bsky.social
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
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oregonian.com
Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
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katmabu.bsky.social
Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.

This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.

Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.
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eric-reinhart.com
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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ssteingraber1.bsky.social
El Segundo is the largest oil refinery on the west coast. It was built in 1911, when William Taft occupied the White House.

Before television, radio, air travel, or antibiotics.

The political power of Big Oil keeps us stuck in the dangerous, regrettable past.

www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
Large fire erupts at Los Angeles-area Chevron refinery in El Segundo
Officials say a large fire at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, in Los Angeles County, has been contained and there are no reports of injuries.
www.cbsnews.com
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katmabu.bsky.social
Join us Kristi Noem!

9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St
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kendrawrites.com
Imagine destroying lives for mid-videos.

The other thing these videos do is provide evidence, for when they're eventually tried for their crimes.

They broke into that building and those homes without warrants. They stole people's furniture and possessions.
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emdashsanders.bsky.social
The top energy official for the U.S. government — which will now provide more than $34 billion a year to the fossil fuel industry — is claiming there are no oil and gas subsidies.

DOE officials are banned from using the words "Tax breaks/tax credits/subsidies”.

www.exxonknews.org/p/the-fossil...
The fossil fuel subsidy denier-in-chief
Fossil fuel companies are getting propped up with billions in tax dollars, but the U.S. energy secretary claims otherwise.
www.exxonknews.org
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indivisible.org
The Senate is expected to vote today on the GOP’s cruel government funding proposal and Democrats’ alternative, which would protect our healthcare.

Our Democratic senators need to hear from us. Urge them to keep holding the line to safeguard healthcare for millions: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
(next to an image of the Capitol and a hand holding a megaphone) STOP THE TRUMP SHUT DOWN
wealsoherdcats.com
the massive #FossilFuel project CP2 has leaked mud and dredging spoils into local waters, killing wildlife and threatening local fisherfolk. Sign on here to tell regulators, investors and everyone this is too dirty to go on: Stop CP2. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/to...
Too dirty to go on: Stop CP2
The entire shrimping season in Southwest Louisiana is being jeopardized right now by a dredging accident. Instead of storing dredged sludge, tons of river mud and debris are poured into Big Lake and n...
actionnetwork.org
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walterolson.bsky.social
“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com
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joshuabasseches.bsky.social
More fracked gas =/= more affordable electricity. Not only are gas prices volatile, but regulated T&D costs, not fuel costs, are driving electricity rate growth nationwide. Moreover, renewables have a fuel cost of 0. (1/2)
insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...
Fracking’s Broken Promise to Pennsylvania - Inside Climate News
Fracking was supposed to lower Pennsylvanians’ electric bills. Instead, they’re higher than ever—and they’re about to get worse.
insideclimatenews.org
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dropsitenews.com
⛵️Global Sumud Flotilla Update, October 1st: The Journey Reaches Day 31, as The Fleet Makes Final Approach To Gaza on The Night of Likeliest Interception

With over 40 ships and nearly 500 participants, the Global Sumud Flotilla is roughly 80 nautical miles (nm) from Gaza and traveling at an…
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sbworkersunited.org
Starbucks workers shouldn't be living paycheck to paycheck when CEO Brian Niccol has the highest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the country. It would take only A SINGLE DAY’S sales to finalize fair union contracts. JUST ONE DAY.

Thank you for rallying with us today, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ! ✊🔥