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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 27

Several FEMA employees have been placed on administrative leave just a day after signing a public letter accusing the Trump administration of politically motivated firings and “uninformed cost-cutting.”

Trump admin suspends staff who pled to save FEMA

First they wrecked emergency response. Then they punished people for noticing.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 27

Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.

This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.

Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.

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spenlow.bsky.social @spenlow.bsky.social · Aug 27

MA immigrants detail inhumane treatment in ICE facilities. Great reporting by the New Bedford Light.

"The Light’s sources described conditions in Burlington that included being confined to windowless rooms for 24 hours a day, limited food and drink, days without access to water for washing...."

New Bedford immigrants describe inhumane conditions at detention facilities - The New Bedford Light

New Bedford immigrants describe inhumane conditions at detention facilities: lack of basic necessities including limited food, water, medical attention and showers.

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calcitedinosaur.bsky.social @calcitedinosaur.bsky.social · Aug 27

Burlington, MA on 08/27/2025 in front of the ICE facility:

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Aug 26

20 countries have now stopped shipping all valuable mail parcels to the United States.

It’s a result of the White House’s large and chaotic taxes on Americans who buy products made with any input from overseas (‘tariffs’).

If you listen closely, you can hear small businesses dying.

Map shows countries suspending postal service to United States

Countries across the world are suspending parcel shipments to the U.S. over uncertainty over the Trump administration's policies.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · Aug 24

There's no non-fascist reason to do this. Just so we're all on the same page.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Aug 24

BREAKING: National Guard troops in D.C. to begin carrying weapons tonight, including rifles, a Defense Department official said.

National Guard troops in DC to begin carrying firearms

A majority of the National Guard troops deployed to DC as part of President Trump's crime crackdown will now carry M17 pistols.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · Aug 22

They are asking people to volunteer for Trump's secret police.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pentagon asks civilian employees to join ‘volunteer force’ to aid Ice deportations

Selected employees will join Trump’s mass deportation campaign and ‘offer critical support’ to Ice operations

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WBUR @wbur.org · Aug 22

The FBI said its search of Bolton's home was authorized by a court, but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.

FBI searches home of former Trump adviser John Bolton

The FBI said its search of Bolton's home was authorized by a court, but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 22

The FBI's raid on Bolton's house is the latest escalation in the administration’s use of law enforcement against its perceived enemies.

FBI Director Kash Patel has a particularly contentious view of Bolton, whom he's called an "arrogant control freak" and part of the "Executive Branch Deep State."

FBI raids the home of John Bolton

Kash Patel wrote on X, "NO ONE is above the law."

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Indivisible Acton Area ❌👑 @indactonma.bsky.social · Aug 19

#StandUpFightBack

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Aug 19

Trump is trying to steal the midterms by making his red-state minions rig the House maps. We all have a role to play in the fight for fair 2026 elections — you can help fight the Trump-MAGA Redistricting Coup from any state with our new toolkit.

The Redistricting Coup is Underway

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Indivisible LAB @indivisiblelab.bsky.social · Aug 14

💙 Massachusetts Residents 💙
⭐ Protect and Defend Our Commonwealth! ⭐

Pass HD.4886 and HD.5020!
More detail and letter campaign at the link 👇👇👇
#Action #MAPoli

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Michael O'Neill @mikeisdabike.bsky.social · Aug 14

Can't wait to see it!

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Trump administration is now seeking to replace PBS with “Prager University,” a far-right propaganda organization that isn’t actually a university.

One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal” and “better than being killed.”

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Aug 13

In authoritarian crackdowns, it’s important to randomly ensnare some people whom one would think would be safe, so that everyone is at least a little bit afraid that something could happen to them. The regime scales up its power of intimidation over a much larger group than those directly affected.

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Aug 13

New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
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New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal

Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada

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Michael O'Neill @mikeisdabike.bsky.social · Aug 13

Maybe a bit of blood spray on the cape? Looks great though!

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Michael O'Neill @mikeisdabike.bsky.social · Jun 27

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings

Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

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Michael O'Neill @mikeisdabike.bsky.social · Jun 26

Propose an Amendment To Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...

Propose an Amendment To Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill

Senate Republicans want to vote on their Medicaid-slashing, billionaire-enriching reconciliation bill this weekend, and that means a “vote-a-rama,” when senators can propose endless changes that their...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · May 20

Last night, 16 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to advance a crypto-friendly bill that will enable Trump’s corruption.

Instead of standing up to Trump, these 16 Democrats decided they’d rather do a big favor for the crypto industry and legitimize an avenue for Trump to collect bribes.

Ezra Levin on Bluesky: “Unbelievable. With Dem support, the senate passes an industry-friendly crypto bill that does nothing about Trump's crypto corruption. Ignore these Dems' speeches. Watch their votes. They're telling you they don't get it. And then they spam you to say Trump is bad so please donate more money.”

“Here are the 16 Dems. I don't know what to tell you, folks. It's bad.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · May 20

BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

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Michael O'Neill @mikeisdabike.bsky.social · May 20

Final post in the Kenurkah Denya Primaris Infiltrator Series - check it out! Would love your feedback Warhammer community!
#Warhammer40k #Warhammercommunity #painting40k #spacemarine #40kcommunity #primarisinfiltrator

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Apr 30

“The US is treading the path followed by democracies that descended into authoritarianism and dictatorship, four former U.S. ambassadors to countries that underwent autocratic takeovers have warned.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US ex-ambassadors warn of slide into authoritarianism amid ‘climate of fear’

Four ex-heads of US embassies in nations that swung from democracies to dictatorships say landscape eerily familiar

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 30

ICE has begun raiding the homes of American citizens. A widely shared story out of Oklahoma describes a disturbing incident where a woman and her children were dragged into their yard half-naked. Reports are mounting across multiple states of agents targeting the wrong properties.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Apr 30

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · May 1

House GOP votes to allow ICE to deport even US citizens! They voted AGAINST protecting citizens from unlawful detention. Demand your Senator stop this: bit.ly/hellorep. Join us in the streets for May Day to defend democracy: www.FiftyFifty.one @meidastouch.com @ericswalwell.bsky.social

Breaking News: The House GOP voted to allow ICE to detain and deport even U.S. citizens. This is not a drill. Call your U.S. Senator TODAY and join us in the streets tomorrow for May Day. #50501MOVEMENT www.fiftyfifty.one

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Rise Up Western Mass Indivisible ❌👑 @ruwmi.bsky.social · May 1

Venezuelan detainees at Texas center spell out SOS with their bodies

Men at Bluebonnet fear deportation to El Salvador under wartime law despite maintaining they do not have gang ties

www.theguardian.com

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