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Elaine💙Resist! @elainemg.bsky.social · 23h

It feels like we’re all on a Venezuelan fishing boat.

Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 2h

This post stopped me in my tracks. Long sigh. A library of sighs. This is exactly how we feel and it is exactly how they want us to feel. Now get out there. Dance with a frog. Carry your sign with pride. Do the good work. No Kings Day is this Saturday. Be There!!

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 14h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 18h

And the one rice that was supposed to be better, brown, has the highest levels ironically enough.

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 18h

I would laugh out loud if I weren’t already crying.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

First there was the Opium Wars. Now we have the Cooking Oil War.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 18h

Congrats. I know you are proud of yourself and you should be!

Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 18h

This boomer agrees. Grew up on the border with Mexico. Hate to tell you but guacamole was king with us 75 years ago. It was cheaper but it was a thing.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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Selina Grissom @lilrdvet2.bsky.social · 2d

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

You gotta give ‘em hop.

A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 1d

I dare you to tell me my name isn’t Scooter.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 2d

I just learned not to take it personally! There are too many things in this big wide world with which I am not personally familiar. And that is ok.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 3d

This isn’t about politics; it’s about ownership of the scoreboard. When the scoreboard changes owners, the game changes. The sale no one voted on...and why you should care.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 3d

Excuse me. Have you forgotten all those cuddles and kisses? The paws on your chest when you were feeling down? The reason to walk outside in the lovely city when you were too lazy to do it? Those were more than equal payment to you. 💕💕💕

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d

Important piece by Prof. Kate Andrias. This is why treating SCOTUS as the only word on the Constitution gives away our power as citizens.

As I frequently say “we are founders and framers” of the next iteration of democracy in this country.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court

www.nytimes.com

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 3d

Had a perfect game. They always throw in a really easy one right after a puzzle that can only be solved by mind melding with whoever devised it. Yesterday I literally closed my eyes and pressed buttons until it showed me the answer.

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 3d

Love those district judges, but, unfortunately, they are just cannon fodder for the last line of defense in the 2025 playbook, SCOTUS.

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J Hoberman @jhoberman.bsky.social · 4d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

"Casablanca" ban next?

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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Bestdogmom @bestdogmom.bsky.social · 3d

Glad his family got out. I had never heard of him, but when the article was published about stopping his family from leaving, I got that arrow of increased anxiety shooting through me that happens so often each day now. We are not safe now. We will not be safe until we reclaim our democracy.

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 4d

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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