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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

After signing up for self-deportation, Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved to an unfinished basement. But DHS never sent them the promised plane tickets.

Now they worry about surviving winter. Weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to pay rent.

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Article excerpt: Emily said she made clear the family didn’t have Venezuelan passports but was told that wouldn’t be a problem; the U.S. government would procure any necessary documents for them. They said the operator gave them an Aug. 1 departure date and told them to expect their plane tickets by email.

Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved with their children to Columbus, Ohio, where Deybis’ nephew let them stay in his unfinished basement apartment until their departure. The plane tickets never came.

Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported. Panicked, Emily and Deybis said they called the toll-free number again and again, leaving messages that went unanswered. Emily submitted a new application and sent more emails.

Article excerpt: ...They found travel agencies that offer to procure travel documents at a cost but said they were told the Venezuelan government requires an arrival date and proof that plane tickets have been purchased. Emily and Deybis can’t afford them.

“Thank you so much for your patience and we understand your frustration,” they heard back in another email. “Wait for new instructions from DHS.”

As they wait, they worry about how they’ll survive when winter comes. Most days, Deybis visits local food pantries and looks for discarded items in alleys and on street corners that they can resell. A few weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to help pay the rent.

“We’d rather be in Venezuela with our family than suffer here,” he said.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11h

ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.

The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 8h

NEWS

The highest court in Australia has affirmed the government’s decision to ban Candace Owens from entering Australia.

In 2024, the Australian government said that Candace Owens did not pass the “character test” to receive a visa.

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Jim Stewartson, Antifascist @jim-stewartson.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Donald Trump admired Egyptian dictator el-Sisi’s regime “because if he has crime, he puts it out very quickly.”

This was a reference to the worst massacre of protesters in modern world history by el-Sisi’s military in 2013.

“I think it’s great.”
www.mind-war.com/p/rabaa-mass...

Rabaa Massacre: “I think it’s great.”

Trump’s psychology is unspooling. His opposition needs to reorient itself.

www.mind-war.com

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 9h

Goodnight 🌙

Fuck Trump & Bibi’s fake ceasefire

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 9h

SWEAR HER IN‼️🔥

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

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."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h

I just realized that MAGA means "Make Argentina Great Again."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

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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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 16h

Young Republicans joke about rape and gas chambers, use slurs, and talk about how much they love Hitler.

This isn't an exaggeration. These are the current and future leaders of the Republican Party, all who have 10x the funding of Dem youth orgs.

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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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

Trump’s administration laid off thousands of federal workers, gutting critical departments: Treasury, HHS, and Education.

What we’re seeing now isn’t new. The shutdown is the new excuse. Create chaos, starve the government, and leave folks struggling while Trump’s billionaire buddies get richer.

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 11h

I used to think I would outgrow feeling like I don’t belong. Turns out it’s getting worse and I’m ok with it.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 11h

I used to think I would outgrow feeling like I don’t belong. Turns out it’s getting worse and I’m ok with it.

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 11h

I subscribed immediately. 😁

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ACLU @aclu.org · 11h

This Saturday, October 18, we’re exercising our right to dissent and taking to the streets.

Prepare for No Kings protests with our virtual Know Your Rights training this Wednesday, October 15 at aclu.org/october15_training

Black graphic with text "Know Your Rights Before You Hit the Streets

We’ll cover your rights when protesting, protest safety, and de-escalation training

Virtual training
Wednesday, October 15
7pm ET"

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee filed suit Tuesday accusing Hawaii’s Office of Elections and its chief election officer, Scott Nago (D), of unlawfully refusing to release public records about how the state maintains its voter registration lists. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

RNC Sues Hawaii for Access to Voter Roll, List Maintenance Records

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 11h

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Power by KMFDM 🐄

YouTube video by Alternate Bazaar Art

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Kathy Griffin @kathygriffin.bsky.social · 12h

Elections aren’t every 4 years or every 2 years, they’re every year. In California we have a special election for prop 50 and it’s a YES. If Texas can gerrymander then we should be able to. I know my comments will be filled with bots, but I won’t be intimidated. Our democracy is vanishing❤️

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 12h

Here’s why you were barraged with spam today.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 18h

Following the NSPM-7 directive for feds to focus on anti-ICE terrorism, the FBI and Homeland produced an intel bulletin linking anti-ICE protests to terrorism.

Bulletin here: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-feds-...

Leak: Feds Think Protests Hide Terrorism

“No Kings” protest eyed amid NSPM-7 domestic terror panic

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Far too many institutions are bending the knee to Trump and preemptively giving in to his demands. It’s encouraging to see these airports refuse to entertain this administration’s lawlessness. Kudos to them — hopefully their courage inspires others to follow suit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpoints

www.theguardian.com

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Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · 12h

1,500 measels cases in 42 states. Worst outbreak since 1992. Thank you Donald Trump.

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Colin Oreilly @colin0reilly.bsky.social · 12h

Whenever I see a republican, all I can think about is how they murder peasant fishermen for trying to feed their families in Venezuela.
There’s nothing more demonic than a supporter of the GOP. 💩

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12h

SCOTUS has been focused on chipping away at civil rights laws and policies for 20 years.

Today, the justices will hear oral arguments in a case that could represent not just another chip, but a fatal blow to the load-bearing pillar of American multi-racial democracy: The 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Voting Rights Are on the Supreme Court’s Chopping Block

Tuesday's case pits fanciful claims of racial harmony against the reality of ongoing discrimination.

www.motherjones.com

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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 15h

Republicans are (pathetically) trying to brand Saturday's multiple "No Kings" protests as "Hate America" rallies; prove them wrong, fly your American flags with pride. There is nothing more American than peacefully protesting on behalf of democracy over monarchy/theocracy/kleptocracy/kakistocracy...

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