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@colliejoy.bsky.social

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Happily married grandma. Mostly here for politics and good journalism. Sometimes a funny meme or two. My dogs keep me sane.

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colliejoy.bsky.social @colliejoy.bsky.social · Jul 17

‘Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.’ Then all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
Deuteronomy 27:19 (NIV)

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GrouchyMarkx @grouchymarkx.bsky.social · 18h

Remember these would this Saturday for No Kings...

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ACLU @aclu.org · 16h

NEW: We, along with our partners at @ccrjustice.org, are demanding more information on President Trump's illegal drone strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean.

Under international and domestic law, the President does not have the power to arbitrarily carry out assassinations.

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colliejoy.bsky.social @colliejoy.bsky.social · 8h

What in the actual fuck???!!!

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

SF Chronicle joins the LA Times in confirming MeidasTouch’s reporting

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Gerry Joyce-Magladene @deaconbluesky.bsky.social · 8h

Remember to bring your ANTIFA flag to Saturday’s No Kings protest:

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

AOC: You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to keep people from getting poisoned, from dangerous chemicals

You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing

If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

😡😡😡😡

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15h

ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

newrepublic.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12h

Hey can I get a quick check-in from all the "I Voted For This" MAGAs on flushing $40 billion of taxpayer money down the toilet to bail out Argentina for some reason? Can you explain your reasoning in demanding tens of billions of dollars of our cash go to a country we have very little to do with?

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14h

Statement released by the Pentagon Press Association.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16h

There’s more of us than there are of them. They can’t control us. They can’t stop us from voicing our dissent. Thugs and thuggery is not a winning future, even if they think so. See you at No Kings.

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colliejoy.bsky.social @colliejoy.bsky.social · 16h

So THATS why he’s talking about invading San Francisco now?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17h

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 19h

worth 4 mins of your time to watch this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfD...

Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice

YouTube video by Justice Connection

www.youtube.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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colliejoy.bsky.social @colliejoy.bsky.social · 20h

WTF?

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

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

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Portland’s moment in the spotlight continues, now with a new take on the classic Kermit the Frog anthem, “Rainbow Connection.”

‘Why are there so many Trump thugs in ski masks?’: ‘Late Show’ creates Portland version of classic Kermit song

Portland’s moment in the spotlight continues, now with a new take on the classic Kermit the Frog anthem, “Rainbow Connection.”

www.oregonlive.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

The official government account for DHS appears to be run by far-right trolls deliberately trying to provoke a response by using a term openly associated with ethnic cleansing. They will attack anyone who points this out and express faux outrage at the suggestion. They know what they are doing.

Remigration Wikipedia Page.

Not to be confused with Return migration.
Remigration is an originally European far-right proposal of ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation of non-white immigrants and their descendants, sometimes including those born in Europe, to their place of racial ancestry.
It is popular especially within the Identitarian movement. Some proponents of remigration suggest excluding some persons with non-European background from such a mass deportation, based on a varyingly defined degree of assimilation into European culture.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

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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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

This LGBTQ History Month, we’re not just honoring the past — we’re fighting for a future where all trans youth can grow up and thrive as themselves.

Blue graphic with a quote in pink and white text reading "Our son is trans. He knew he was a boy, long before he had access to social media or had met other trans people... My son is alive and has a great life because of gender-affirming care.” The quote is attributed to: Anonymous parent of a trans child

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colliejoy.bsky.social @colliejoy.bsky.social · 1d

There is no line, there is no bottom.