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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.

American citizens are being detained & brutalized.

This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

Trump’s tariffs and cutbacks are bankrupting farmers. He thinks they’ll keep supporting him no matter what, but his approval numbers say otherwise.

Tweet from Amy Klobuchar that reads:
“27 million pounds of chicken
2 million gallons of milk
67 million eggs
That’s how much food grown by American farmers never made it to hungry families because of the administration’s decision to cancel deliveries to food banks.”
Below the text is an image showing trucks on a highway with a banner labeled “CANCELED” and a caption: “Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid.” The source line reads: “From projects.propublica.org.”

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Rand Paul: "I think blowing up speedboats in the Caribbean isn't necessarily the answer."

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E Pluribus Unum curmudgeon56 @yukonjack.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is the Divider and Thief in the MAGA Fascist Open Ward White House...

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 7h

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E Pluribus Unum curmudgeon56 @yukonjack.bsky.social · 2h

#IceGestapoGoons

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

The vindictive prosecutions of political enemies are not a distraction from the Epstein files - they’re one and the same: wielding the power of the DoJ to persecute your foes AND to protect your friends.

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 4h

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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P. Dominikus Kraschl OFM @dominikuskraschl.bsky.social · 6h

The elegance of autumn.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

NEW: Comey is going to file selective and vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss AND he will challenge the legality of Halligan’s appointment! There’s more, too… so glad @annabower.bsky.social is there to bring us the whole story! Thread below with details:

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 8h

The judge also set an initial schedule for pre-trial motions.

The first set is expected by Oct. 12. Per Comey’s defense counsel, that batch will include motions to dismiss for selective and vindictive prosecution, as well as a motion challenging the legality of Halligan’s appointment as US attorney

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𝕃𝕦𝕜𝕚𝕦𝕞 @americanmanifesto.news · 2h

What if the easiest way to stop Trump’s cult is to make followers feel betrayed by their own leader? This guide teaches short slogans, repeat tactics, and a dignified exit—so they choose freedom over fanaticism. https://americanmanifesto.news/anti-maga-messaging-guide-v1

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 8h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021.”

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 8h

Canada vs. America

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 5h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 2h

Contrary to what you may have heard, both parties support federal funding for hospitals treating anyone who needs emergency care.

Top Republicans Back Emergency Care For Undocumented Immigrants

Contrary to what you may have heard, both parties support federal funding for hospitals treating anyone who needs emergency care.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23h

Their outrage always seems to skip the actual predators.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2h

Andy Ngo at the White House "Antifa Roundtable" discusses how in 2019, people allegedly beat him and then poured beverages on him to humiliate him. He says and that he nearly died of a "subarachnoid hemorrhage" as a result.

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 2h

HUGE: A federal judge in Chicago just ruled Kristi Noem's warrantless arrests of people unlikely to flee are ILLEGAL. 💪Worse for her, he ordered ICE to report EVERY Chicago arrest for the last 4 months – compiling a record for criminal charges. 🔥

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 22h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

#WarRavagedPortland

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アンディ @andymarkle.com · 23h

I was told if I married a woman it would go away. Newsflash: it didn’t. It doesn’t work. It will never work. Full stop. Anyone peddling it deserves to have their licensure revoked and shamed.

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