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Wait, what?! @whyisthat.bsky.social · 11h

Read "It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6qaBlUK4/z...

Peter Thiel is a pissed off gay man that wants to destroy our country. He has all our information in his Palantir software.
Maybe it's time to take down Palantir....

It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It (Futurism)

PayPal and Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel has long held outrageous ideological views — and impo...

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TheCatMan @bigbrohem.bsky.social · 1d

Is indeed, a most valued privilege.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 11h

Today marks the first day of early voting in Texas! For the November 4 election, the early voting window runs from October 20 to October 31.

Make your voice heard, check your polling location, bring one of the approved photo IDs, and vote early.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand

Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.

Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand

Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.

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Allan @allan1.bsky.social · 22h

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 19h

Here’s a list of companies to file complaints with and boycott for running ICE advertisements.

ICE recruitment ads appearing on Spotify, HBO Max and other streaming services

DHS says the ad blitz has led to more than 175,000 applications and 18,000 tentative job offers

www.independent.co.uk

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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 13h

Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.

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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 1d

If you or someone you love is a federal worker, service member, contractor, or otherwise impacted by the government shutdown, please visit vindman.house.gov/resources-for-federal-workers for resources.

My team is here to support you.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.

But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 16h

Got buried in the news this weekend, but President Jesus said the F word on CNN at like 2pm in the afternoon. The next day he posted a poop-filled scat video, but tell Me more about the dignity of the office of the presidency.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.

Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

I have never seen such a perfect image

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of my favorite pictures from yesterday, Governor Pritzker with the protesters...
#NoKings

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Lucy L 😸 @lucylo.bsky.social · 1d

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

This really is a GREAT sign!

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Carrie Leilani @rosalei.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

No Kings protest live updates: Bernie Sanders to headline rally in Washington DC

Other Democratic officials, including Chuck Schumer and Gavin Newsom, posted in support of the protests

www.theguardian.com

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD 🐸(🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 2d

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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 3d

It strikes me that in the American context one profound loss with sharp cuts to programs that study language and culture is an exacerbation of the issue with Americans not understanding that there are other ways to be and think in the world.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

On our way to #NoKings

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

I’m so appreciative of the hometown support in Birmingham for my 1st book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, out on the 21st. Order your copy here, today: a.co/d/7zbXKBg

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 2d

I don't hate America, I just hate him. 🤷🏽‍♂️
Happy No Kings Day!

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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 2d

London is huge today.

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