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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 3h

This is just unacceptable.

What are we doing here?

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 5h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 3h

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 12d

Suck it, fuckwit.

“With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than them and football will survive their regime and their government and their slogans.”

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Donald Trump will not move World Cup matches, says Fifa vice-president

Fifa, not Donald Trump, will decide whether to move matches from cities in next year’s World Cup, the vice-president of the organisation said

www.theguardian.com

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 3h

It will be!
Thank you!

Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 3h

Have I mentioned that I'm a nurse?
I can make that happen.
I did long-term care.
Keeping people alive is my specialty.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 3h

Ever...so...slowly

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 3h

Let me at them with a set of rusty scalpels and I could tell you pretty damn quick.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 4h

If his skin were any thinner it wouldn’t be compatible with life

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 3h

Sometimes, I am capable of making adult decisions.

Like blocking when what I really long to do is verbally set someone on fire.

I am just not in the fucking mood today.

a woman in a police uniform is standing in a room and saying `` burn everything '' .

Alt: a woman in a police uniform is standing in a room and saying `` burn everything '' .

media.tenor.com

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 6h

Ugh. It's been 14 days already?

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Judge sets hearing to discuss possible extension of order barring Oregon National Guard in Portland

U.S District Judge Karin J. Immergut will hold a phone conference at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

www.oregonlive.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 15h

Matt Taibi is on it, I'm sure

Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 15h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 8h

So that was a lie. Fenway health in Boston just eliminated access for trans youth.

Dallas is their Executive Vice President of Donor Engagement and External Relations.

Dallas Ducar @dallasducar.bsky.social · Sep 4

Massachusetts is standing strong. While many states across the country have restricted or even banned access to healthcare, Massachusetts has not backed down.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 8h

He is talking about used cooking oil (UCO) used to make biofuel. It's going to be another fuckup in his series of fuckups.

George Pearkes @peark.es · 11h

"We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil" is an all-timer. Thank you Mr President, we appreciate your insights.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don’t need to purchase it from China.

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Lynnae Terrill @lynnae.bsky.social · 8h

Also, he’s just continuing to be hella racist.

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 9h

The man knows he's got nothing on Michelle Wu

“There are worse than her,” Trump continued, referring to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. “At least she’s intelligent.”

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

These issues have been a part of litigation already this year — over the student visa revocation efforts.

This statement essentially admits that the State Department is engaging viewpoint discrimination in revoking these visas.

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An Argentine national said that Kirk "devoted his entire life spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric" and deserves to burn in hell.
Visa revoked.

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just came on here to say charlie kirk can rest in f|
piss and yet again if you have any
empathy at all for people like this you can ahead and remove yourself as my friend. i do not give a f about the death of a person who devoted his entire life spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric. it's hot as fut where this man currently is and it's deserved

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A South African national mocked Americans grieving the loss of Kirk, saying
"they're hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom" and alleging "he was used to astroturf a movement of white nationalist trailer trash."
Visa revoked.
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Neanderthals can't have their cake & eat it... This weekend they went openly anti-black racist & now they're hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom? Charlie Kirk won't be remembered as a hero. He was used to astroturf a movement of white nationalist trailer trash!
3:39 AM - Sep 11, 2025 - 2,434 Views

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A Mexican national said that Kirk "died being a racist, he died being a misogynist" and stated that "there are people who deserve to die. There are people who would make the world better off dead."
Visa revoked.
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A Brazilian national charged that "Charlie Kirk was the reason for a Nazi rally where they marched in homage to him" and that Kirk "DIED TOO LATE."
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A German national celebrated Kirk's death and attempted to justify his murder, writing "when fascists die, democrats don't complain."
Visa revoked.
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Wenn Faschisten sterben, jammern
Demokraten nicht.

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A Paraguayan national charged that "Charlie Kirk was a son of a b**** and he died by his own rules."
Visa revoked.
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•@POTUS and @SecRubio will defend our borders, our culture, and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws.
Aliens who take advantage of America's hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 8h

Mario Guevara was wrongfully deported 10 days ago.

El Faro English @elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 12h

Salvadoran-born journalist Mario Guevara was deported after his arrest in June, while covering protests in Georgia against the immigration raids of Trump’s first months. He was the only known journalist detained by ICE on U.S. soil, reports @yuliramazzini.
beta.elfaro.net/en/a-region-...

Podcast: The Deportation of Mario Guevara: Where Attacks on Immigrants and Journalists Collide

Salvadoran-born journalist Mario Guevara was deported today, Friday, after his arrest in June, while covering protests in Georgia against the immigration raids of Trump’s first months. He was the…

beta.elfaro.net

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 11h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h

One problem with FIFA being utterly corrupt is that instead of taking this bullshit seriously and moving the World Cup as they should, they’re massaging Trump’s ego and bestowing him with gifts.

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 10h

President Trump said that he could “take away” the 2026 World Cup games scheduled in the Boston area if he feels there are “unsafe conditions.” trib.al/SA9rK0a

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

Why would the cartels want to stop ICE and CBP activities that have been diverting resources away from drug interdiction?

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 7h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 7h

Poor Mike lol
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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 7h

I have never been more proud of my state 💜

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 7h

The accountability check-ins have got to be off the fucking charts.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

I had to listen to the audio to confirm it, but yes, as troops are being deployed to American cities, as masked goons are disappearing citizens from our streets, as ICE agents are shooting pepper balls at priests ... Mike Johnson thinks nude bicyclists are "the most threatening thing I've seen yet."

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 7h

I'm so tired

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AblativMeatshld @ablativmeatshld.bsky.social · 8h

Ya I ow, I remember a time when the CIA and State Department did this shit quietly.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 8h

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses on.ft.com/3L8Y0Wi

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses

President suggests $20bn swap line is contingent on libertarian’s victory in midterm elections

on.ft.com

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