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cathyferron.bsky.social @cathyferron.bsky.social · 35m

Susan Collins of Iowa 🔥🤬

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 4h

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 12h

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 5h

NJ is experiencing flooding that could damage homes, businesses & beachfronts. Seems like a good time to remind folks that Jack Ciattarelli, Repub. running for Gov, previously voted against disaster relief.
#VoteNJ @mikiesherrill.bsky.social for Governor!

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Across New Jersey

A State of Emergency in reaction to a strong, dangerous storm has blanketed the Garden State since Saturday night. As the forecasted 60 mph wind gusts, coastal flooding and several inches of heavy rain encroach on the region, some towns are already feeling the impacts of the severe weather Sunday evening.

On Sunday morning, the National Weather service noted that confidence remained high for major coastal flooding and beach erosion that could be exacerbated by high tide, threatening buildings along the coast.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Coastal Flood Threat
Weather Forecast Office
Coastal Flood Threat
Valid Sat 1:00AM through Wed 9:00AM EDT
Mount Holly, NJ
ed Oct 11. 2025 3:27 PM EDT
Coastal Flood
Hazards in effect for all Atlantic coastal NJ and DE, and DE Bay, & tidal Delaware River from today
thru Monday night.
Spotty Minor
Minor
WAN
Moderate to Major coastal flood impacts remain likely. Widespread roadway flooding and impassable roads, significant inundation of structures, and evacuations are possible.
Coastal residents are urged to heed any warnings and follow guidance from local officials.
The magnitude and severity of the coastal flooding will depend on the track and intensity of the storm, along with how strong the onshore winds become.
For specific details, visit the Coastal Flood Threat Display.
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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 20h

CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.

The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.

While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.

The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17h

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

ICE deployed tear gas near a church in a residential neighborhood in Chicago.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 19h

John Oliver sounded the alarm this week on how secret donations to presidential libraries provide cover for bribery. We couldn’t agree more.

It’s time to close the library loophole — and you can help.

Read this story and much more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds.

John Oliver rips presidential library loophole

Plus: There shouldn’t be secret law. Pam Bondi didn’t get the memo

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 19h

Work harder and die

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 22h

"Without intervention, national parks like Yosemite could face the same fate as during the 2018–19 shutdown -- when vandalism, trash and damage left scars that took years to repair." www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

‘Dangerous and reckless’: Yosemite chaos sparks urgent plea to close parks during shutdown

Reports of illegal BASE jumping, unauthorized camping and unpermitted climbing have reignited warnings from current and ex-park officials to close Yosemite during the federal government shutdown.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 20h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 18h

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19h

Find a rally. Show up.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

These are all being posted all over the Internet, and it is great to see!

To our friends in California, please vote YES on PROPOSITION 50

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cathyferron.bsky.social @cathyferron.bsky.social · 19h

And vote every chance you get 💪 Voted YES ON 50 to save democracy🔥🤬

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

Saturday, October 18. Everywhere. Find your local event at nokings.org.

#NoKings

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20h

A nor'easter is churning up the East Coast, prompting New Jersey to declare a state of emergency. Another storm has struck farther south with some heavy rain and flooding.

New Jersey declares state of emergency as nor'easter approaches

A nor'easter is churning up the East Coast, prompting New Jersey to declare a state of emergency. Another storm has struck farther south with some heavy rain and flooding.

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cathyferron.bsky.social @cathyferron.bsky.social · 19h

Whoa Vance is a bigly liar 🤥 🔥🤬

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cathyferron.bsky.social @cathyferron.bsky.social · 19h

@maddow.msnbc.com Voted YES on 50💪

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 1d

Citizens demanding transparency and lawfulness from their public servants.

📢This is the way.
#ChicagoStrong

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 1d

It was our fuck up but not our fault? Vance is such a slippery character

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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