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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 19h

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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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re a man in the room and a public official says this about your female colleague, you don’t continue as if nothing happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 3d

It's a gorgeous day out there, everyone. Enjoy! 😎⛱️

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 4d

Baseball, BASEBALL!

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 4d

BAHAHAHA 😂😂😂

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jacki, of the zombie variety 🧟‍♀️ @jacki.bsky.social · 4d

LMAOOOOO

Chris Berube @chrisberube.bsky.social · 4d

"Oh yeah? You like baseball? What if I make you smoke *an entire pack* of baseball?"

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 4d

TO THE 15TH

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 4d

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 4d

Lol they're just gonna have a gentleman's champagne toast in their jammies and go to bed.

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 4d

Can you imagine the champagne carts and plastic wrap guys chilling in the tunnel also waiting for this to finally wrap up?

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 4d

Someone needs to get an on-call Etsy witch with a quickness. 🧙‍♀️

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Christopher Crawford @crawfordchrisv.bsky.social · 4d

PEOPLE ENJOY THIS? PEOPLE HAVE FUN WATCHING THIS? PEOPLE LITERALLY CHOOSE TO DO THIS? ARE YOU HIGH ON GOOFBALLS?

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 4d

Big yikes.

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 4d

unquestionably hits the bat first

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 4d

This. Game.

a poster for absolute cinema shows a man sitting in a chair

ALT: a poster for absolute cinema shows a man sitting in a chair

media.tenor.com

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404 Media @404media.co · 6d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 7d

I fricken love this place.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Jen G @jennifance.bsky.social · 7d

This is where we're at. It's hard to interpret this as anything other than a declaration of war.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump calls for jailing of Illinois governor and Chicago mayor in immigration standoff

The president, who sent national guard troops to the city, said local officials failed to protect immigration agents.

www.bbc.com

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 7d

Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, 📸 by Frank Franklin II

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Beth @bethinsac.bsky.social · 8d

Once again it really seems like the second civil war has started but Democrats haven't noticed yet.

Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 13d

I feel like we've gotten numb to these threats but it really is something to stack them all next to each other www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

Ingersoll’s calls for violence are in line with the official Republican position. John Gillette, a Republican state representative for Arizona, called for Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) to be hanged on his X account. Two Kansas Republicans alluded to — “joked” — about shooting a former Democratic colleague on the floor of the Kansas House. Louisiana Republican Clay Higgins threatened to jail the mayor of Denver, while Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna threatened to refer him for criminal charges. Arizona Republican Paul Gosar shared an anime video depicting him killing Ocasio-Cortez and attacking then-President Joe Biden.

Denaturalization is another favorite Republican threat. Republican Andy Ogles of Tennessee said that New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani should be stripped of his citizenship and deported; Ogles later demanded the same for Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois. Texas Republican Brandon Gill, Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, and South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace have called for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a naturalized US citizen, to be deported.

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Robert Krier @eyesonsdskies.bsky.social · 8d

Priscilla is expected to be a major hurricane later today, with sustained winds of 115 mph. The outer bands of the storm are already affecting the southern tip of Baja. Priscilla should be a tropical depression after it veers right. It should reach the U.S. border region Sunday. #CAwx #Priscilla

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8d

The FAA is delaying flights at Newark and Denver airports because they haven’t got enough air traffic control. Burbank has zero ATC from 4.30-10pm.

Lots of controllers who aren’t being paid during the government shutdown are calling in sick.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8d

Blue states need to band together to protect immigrants, science, health, and our values. Some of this is happening already, we just need to face what more we can and must do www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

Mars was the Roman god of war.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'

Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.

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