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Yes, the name changed. The mission did too. From rallying Democrats to uniting all citizens. Still Good Trouble. Vive la révolution.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · Jul 4

We’ve changed our name. Here’s why:

We started as DEMOcrats to push the party to stand up—to make good trouble.

But time and again, they gave away their power:
• Empty promises.
• Performative gestures.
• Blocking the next generation.

They’ve missed the mark. America is paying the price.

Showing an image of a French Revolution Cockade with the words under it "Tiny Badge. Big Revolutions.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 11h

The secretary of war? Um, SOW.?

Fitting. But you really want to stick with that?

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

It's day 13 of the shutdown. What's Trump doing?

Negotiating a budget deal? No.

Preventing premiums from doubling? No.

Stopping 15 million Americans from losing health care? No.

He's meeting the Pres. of Argentina to reward him with a $20 billion bailout.

America first?

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 11h

And how much healthcare or food could those government subsidies have paid for?

Let’s take care of this planet before we start considering others.

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 11h

Agreed.

It was one of their own fabricated “Jack Smiths”.

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 15h

Jacob Soboroff is doing God’s work, America.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 19h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 15h

She’s right you know.

Pritzker doesn’t care about the people of Chicago like Donald Trump does.

Pritzker wants to invite them to make Chicago better.

Trump wants to incite them to make Chicago battered.

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 15h

[air quotes] Jack Smith [air quotes]

a man in a suit and tie is speaking into a microphone with rnc 2024 written on the bottom of the screen

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is speaking into a microphone with rnc 2024 written on the bottom of the screen

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 15h

Gourd-geous. 🎃

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 17h

It seems administration is doing all they can to bring America to its knees.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 1d

Truth.

And he’s Profa (the opposite of Antifa).

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is a wartime president.

War on women.
War on voting rights.
War on Latinos.
War on California.
War on institutions.
War on history.

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 1d

“He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.”

Hmmm, and he didn’t use them?

Doesn’t sound too violent to me.

Especially if he wasn’t protecting himself against armed masked thugs who were kidnapping him.

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 2d

More of this please.

svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 2d

“..displacement, enslavement, war, and especially disease would kill about 90% of [up to 100M] native peoples.

Most historians see the destruction of America’s Indigenous peoples as the brutal triumph of European white men over those they perceived to be inferior.”

suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 2d

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October 12, 2025

On October 9, President Donald J.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 3d

Cruel and unwarranted punishment.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 3d

This is how ALL interviews should be conducted with this administration when they go down the rabbit hole.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 3d

Hey America, this isn’t fitting treatment for criminals let alone the people who actually serve our country.

What are we going to to about it?

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3d

“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.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 3d

This senile liar who currently occupies the White House does not remember that he was President on January 6th.

If you voted for this senile liar, and if you enable him today, you clearly are ok with breaking America. The ruins of our once great nation are because of you.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 3d

If he’s consistent with his policies and will do what he says, elect this man.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 3d

Um, remind us again who was president on Jan 6, 2021, and thereby whose FBI it was?

Hint - it was Trump.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 4d

Today, I signed a series of bills that close gaps in maternal and prenatal care, improve health outcomes and access to child care resources, and protect vulnerable women.

Women in California deserve the services and resources they need to live full, self-determined lives.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 3d

Truth.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 3d

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Elayne Boosler @eboosler.bsky.social · 3d

Wishing an easy journey to the magnificent in every way Diane Keaton. Kind, funny, brilliant, brave, adorable, talented in so many ways.. she made it ok for girls to be quirky, different.. Thank goodness we have all the beautiful work she left behind to keep us laughing, thinking. Rest well beauty.

Cockade Brigade @cockadebrigade.bsky.social · 3d

Love. Love. Love her.

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

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