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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 6h

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans will see their SNAP benefits run out on November 1st—

But Trump has no problem spending money to build his ballroom, bail out Argentina and buy Kristi Noem two private jets.

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans set to lose SNAP benefits amid congressional stalemate

Nearly 2 million people in Illinois could lose federal food benefits ahead of Thanksgiving if Congress can't agree on a budget by the end of the month.

abc7chicago.com

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K.Alvason @kalvason.bsky.social · 1d

Dunno, I think they're doing a pretty good job of it themselves.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem accuses Gov. JB Pritzker and media of ‘trying to demonize’ immigration officers

Speaking in Florida, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the media, and she urged citizens to thank law enforcement officers and “cook the…

www.chicagotribune.com

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lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · 2d

What did not happen three years ago? He was fifth in line then, not second.

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DLW @dlynnw.bsky.social · 3d

Nice! Also seen today in #Seattle

American flag with protest sign depicting a woodblock print of a wolf that states "Nature Knows No Kings".

Protest sign with multicolored balls attached that states "Free Balls for the Members of Congress Who've Lost Theirs."

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lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · 3d

Today in Seattle

A crowd holding signs with the Space Needle in the background.

A protest sign and an American flag. The sign says "9 out of 10 childless cat ladies recommend IMPEACHMENT!"

A brown, white and black dog wears a sign denouncing I.C.E.

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lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · 3d

WTF?

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 6d

Trump wants to DOUBLE Argentina's bailout to $40 billion to save his political ally.

Yet he is doing nothing to prevent 15 million Americans from losing their health care and 20 million from seeing a doubling in their premiums.

Is this what Trump means by America first?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

Meta has removed a Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page.

The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.

The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.

Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13d

Softening up the public. If they’re saying they’re talking about it, they’re going to use it.

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · 13d

JFC

lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · 13d

The Democrats have nothing to lose. Why cave?

lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · 23d

You had such a a great birding day today!

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 24d

Let’s call a lie a lie, shall we?

Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 24d

I just spent a week in Portland. The city was busy with tourists and locals enjoying late summer. A prosperous downtown. Factually, there is no observable evidence of a city needing military intervention. A reminder that this is not normal. Please pay attention.

NPR @npr.org · 24d

President Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, "authorizing Full Force, if necessary" to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more U.S. cities.

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K.Alvason @kalvason.bsky.social · 25d

The world we live in now. WTF is wrong with people?

Man, 3 Renton High School students, attack trans woman in hate crime, police say

A witness' cell phone video showed a man holding the woman in a chokehold as three boys repeatedly punched and kicked her in Renton this month, police said.

www.seattletimes.com

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 26d

Our craven Attorney General will really do anything Trump says.

The DOJ doesn't exist to punish Trump's enemies, it's meant to work for the American people.

This is an egregious abuse of power by the most corrupt President in history.

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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K.Alvason @kalvason.bsky.social · Sep 18

Kimmel should move his family out of the country and start a “Kimmel in Exile” YouTube channel. It would be like a WW2 German expat in Britain broadcasting back to the homeland over the BBC.

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lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · Sep 15

Oh poor Theo.

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lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · Sep 14

Very beautiful picture!

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lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · Sep 4

Of course he won't.

lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · Aug 21

Like how? Asking their constituents not to pay income tax? I wish this were possible.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Aug 6

Significant portions of Article I of the U.S. Constitution were removed from the version published on Congress’ official Constitution website. Large parts of Section 8(which outlines the powers of Congress) were deleted, and Sections 9 and 10,

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 27

94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.

The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.

Something has gone terribly wrong.

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lloyannecw.bsky.social @lloyannecw.bsky.social · Jul 27

I am glad he is home. I am sorry the US is not longer a refuge.

www.10news.com/news/local-n...

Gay makeup artist tearfully reunited with family after release from notorious El Salvador prison

A gay makeup artist who was deported to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador under a wartime law by the Trump administration has been reunited with his family in Venezuela.

www.10news.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 15

These are not strays.

Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes.

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