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Chuckles @wookieechuckles.bsky.social · 1d

In this morning’s ’Fascism is real and it’s happening right fucking now’ update:

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

National Guard troops from Texas and Illinois are expected to be deployed in the Chicago area over the objections of the governor of Illinois and the mayor of Chicago. Follow updates.

Live Updates: National Guard Troops Expected to Deploy in the Chicago Area

The deployment is happening despite the objections of the governor of Illinois and the mayor of Chicago. President Trump said Wednesday that both should be “in jail for failing to protect ICE Officers.”

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is calling for the jailing of his political opponents in Chicago. His DOJ lackeys have already indicted a NJ Congresswoman for conducting ICE facility oversight and James Comey. John Bolton's house was raided.

We must treat these latest threats seriously and all stand up against them.

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Chuckles @wookieechuckles.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump GOP is holding the entire federal government and country hostage because they’re terrified of the truth. They’re also scared of a strong Latina voice who will join the chorus in opposing the ICE rampage. Meanwhile a district in Arizona is being deprived of representation.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 27d

i don’t think it’s good that democrats keep getting so juiced on conspiratorial disinfo while also unironically boasting conservative positions against protest & in support of corrupt, failing leadership

i don’t think it’s good how intensely those bizarre voices demand to dominate the narrative now

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Chuckles @wookieechuckles.bsky.social · 28d

More cowardly bullshit from MSNBC. Sadly predictable.

BNO News @bnonews.com · 28d

BREAKING: MSNBC has fired political analyst Matthew Dowd for his comments after the shooting of Charlie Kirk

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 28d

It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 28d

Relevant reading today: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichst...

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 28d

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 28d

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 28d

the people who mocked and made up shit about the attack on paul pelosi have thoughts about decorum and we should definitely take them very very seriously

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 28d

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…

Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.

And America shrugged and moved on.

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Chuckles @wookieechuckles.bsky.social · Aug 16

Grabbed tickets for F1 since it’s back in IMAX this weekend. Kristie is happy to see it a second time so I can see it finally.

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Chuckles @wookieechuckles.bsky.social · Aug 16

LFG

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 16

Tottenham needed less than 10 minutes to break Burnley down.

Richarlison applied a smart finish to Mohammed Kudus' cross to give Thomas Frank's side the lead — not the start Scott Parker's team were hoping for...

Chuckles @wookieechuckles.bsky.social · Aug 16

I’m ready to get hurt again. Here we go. #COYS

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 3

When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.

With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.

If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · Aug 4

Aug 4th 1997 - Skynet, the world's first Automated Defense Network, was activated.

📽️📅 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)