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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

instead they get grandmas, and priests, and inflatable frogs, and ordinary decent people rising up and saying "this is vile, this is unamerican, these are secret police"

they get kristi noem in a staring contest with a guy in a chicken suit

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Felonious Monk 📚 @thefeloniousmonk.com · 30m

If your go to attacks on horrible people are about their weight, their appearance, their mental health, their able bodiedness, congratulations...you're doing the same thing they do.

Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 43m

I'm not trying to be a dick.

But they picked two fat republicans for a bunch of jokes when the young republicans said the worst shit imaginable.

My fat ass is out there fighting for what's right.

Stop equating fat with bad or less. Stop telling ME I'm one annoyance away from being your target.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 31m

The comments beneath which is a free for all against fat people will clarify for you.

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 34m

It upsets me on so many levels but yes, the fact that there are ACTUAL PROBLEMS to discuss and yet supposed progressives still go after physical features just disgusts me. Do we not have real stuff to talk about? If it's mockery time, can we not mock their shitty actions and terrible decisions?

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 37m

I blocked.

Sigh.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 42m

There are SO MANY THINGS TO GO AFTER.

But this.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 43m

I'm not trying to be a dick.

But they picked two fat republicans for a bunch of jokes when the young republicans said the worst shit imaginable.

My fat ass is out there fighting for what's right.

Stop equating fat with bad or less. Stop telling ME I'm one annoyance away from being your target.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 48m

Baaaaby!

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 49m

Plex is your friend.

Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 51m

Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads. I ditched it awhile ago for other political reasons, but this might tip your hand.

Thanks for the heads up @chuckwendig.bsky.social.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 51m

Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads. I ditched it awhile ago for other political reasons, but this might tip your hand.

Thanks for the heads up @chuckwendig.bsky.social.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 52m

Yes. He captured essence. Such a talented man.

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Joe Burkholder @joelibris71.bsky.social · 54m

When a new Star Wars novel would come out, I got almost as much out of Drew's cover as I did the actual story.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1h

Drew Struzan has passed.

His oil paintings defined pop culture for many of us.

Rest well, Sir.

A collage of movie posters Struzan painted.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1h

This is not happening.

Maybe in a Dunks line if you are looking at your phone and not moving up, but otherwise.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1h

We just make shit up now for funsies.

www.wcvb.com/article/trum...

Trump suggests pulling World Cup games from Mass., cites recent violent street takeovers

President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he would pull 2026 World Cup games from Gillette Stadium over "unsafe conditions" in Massachusetts, citing recent street takeovers.

www.wcvb.com

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1h

This is so sad. Breeds have breed specific needs.

Including exercise.

Please read up beforehand.

Loose Leaf Queer @genderqueerwolf.bsky.social · 1h

I do not want a bengal. But my local shelter has one, who is clearly all bengal. She's young, too. And it makes me so mad.
(They also have tons of huskies and pibbies right now, like no one could be arsed to read the manual)

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 9h

A third note is mainstream US news outlets are extremely limited and unreliable atm. Independent journalists and actual citizens involved in protest >>> the norms. The rot goes deep, but the work is being done. Not all rebellion CAN be advertised, either.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 9h

Any violence will result in more occupations. Chicago is similarly occupied. Note: no red state occupation despite Kirk's assassination happening in red Utah.

Every accusation, in this case of violent thuggery, is a confession. Tackling a blow up unicorn? VERY CLEARLY indicates the aggressors. 2/2

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 9h

Seen intnl criticism of how Portland is protesting occupation. I understand it looks surreal. That said, the narrative is blue bastion cities are full of organized, violent antifa thugs. The mainstream news outlets are owned by billionaires propping up this narrative--they ARE the oligarchs. 1/2

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Canna Biskate (she/they) @canna-biskate.bsky.social · 1h

Los Angeles County declared a state of emergency because of the ICE raids. I’ll say that again, LOS ANGELES COUNTY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF ACTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 10h

The majority of the country couldn't be bothered to vaccinate annually but they're looking at disabled people masking like we're the problem?

Nah, bud. I don't have patience for it anymore.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 9h

A third note is mainstream US news outlets are extremely limited and unreliable atm. Independent journalists and actual citizens involved in protest >>> the norms. The rot goes deep, but the work is being done. Not all rebellion CAN be advertised, either.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Antifa CEO @antifa.bsky.social · 9h

Exactly why everyone needs to uniform up 🐸

Antifa CEO @antifa.bsky.social · 13h

Your country needs you!

In Antifa 🐸 uniform. Join us.

#NoKings

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