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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 5d

Seriously, @nytimes.com ? Participating in the raid on Iran? Blowing up Venezuelan and Columbian boats? This is peacemaking abroad? Do better.

Ny times headline:

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

President Trump’s dueling personas were on display this week, providing endless ammunition to his allies and his enemies alike.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5d

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 6d

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Rush hour. Lincoln Square.
2 Border Patrol thugs tackled a WGN-TV producer to the pavement in front of horrified commuters, handcuffing her, face-down.

Debbie Brockman, a journalist with WGN since 2011, identified herself before being dragged into an unmarked silver van with New Jersey plates.

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Nicole Walker @nikwalk.bsky.social · 6d

Where does one purchase an inflatable frog costume?

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 6d

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Nicole Walker @nikwalk.bsky.social · 8d

I have two books coming out, Writing the Hard Stuff and How to Plant a Billion Trees. Is it too terrible of a time to publish books? Maybe these books contribute to inspiring some kind of action? I feel like I'm going in circles. open.substack.com/pub/nikwalk/...

Round and Round

Does repetition lead to new discoveries?

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 8d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 13d

'Stopped me cold': Ex-Trump insider reveals 'eyebrow-raising' reason for military meeting

www.rawstory.com/trump-ai-sto...

'Stopped me cold': Ex-Trump insider reveals 'eyebrow-raising' reason for military meeting

There may be a surprising reason why President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called an in-person meeting of America's top military brass this week, according to a former Trump-world ...

www.rawstory.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13d

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

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randy39.bsky.social @randy39.bsky.social · 13d

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 13d

My mother called Speaker Johnson’s office this afternoon to talk about the shutdown and to tell them that her healthcare costs went up 125% as of this week — she was excited because a staffer answered; then they hung up on her.

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M 💓 @liveadivinelife.bsky.social · 13d

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 15d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 13d

“Fuck them kids.”

That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.

abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

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"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"

Watson said trucks and military-style vans were used to separate parents from their children. Other neighbors said agents destroyed property to get in the building.

"They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down," said witness Darrell Ballard. "We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

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Nicole Walker @nikwalk.bsky.social · 14d

So cool. This is the kind of stuff I love.

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Nicole Walker @nikwalk.bsky.social · 14d

With every ounce of my being, I hope the promise that "they will not execute illegal orders" is true.

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 14d

Ret. General Mark Hertling on the speeches presented by the Secretary of War and the POTUS to top military officials: “It’s illegal.”
m.youtube.com/shorts/R0A0G...

'It's ILLEGAL': Ret. General says military doesn't take up arms against civilians

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 14d

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 15d

Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.

Emergency World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland, with blurred photi of naked bicyclists.

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albireo-50.bsky.social @albireo-50.bsky.social · 15d

Nobody is saying any such thing.

Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 15d

Lock up terrorist guitars!

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Nicole Walker @nikwalk.bsky.social · 17d

Kafka-esque.

Raymond Norman @raymondnorman.bsky.social · 17d

Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in US illegally

www.news8000.com/news/iowa-ne...

Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in US illegally

A state agency revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on Monday, days after he was detained on accusations that he was living and working

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 17d

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17d

yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats

Michael Paarlberg @mpaarlberg.bsky.social · 17d

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

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Rob Bon Vivant🌊 @77sunnyandclear.bsky.social · 17d

The facts are crystal clear!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18d

Cool story but when are we going to afford beef again?

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Nicole Walker @nikwalk.bsky.social · 19d

Don't show this to Trump!

Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 19d

The proclamations start as largely odd, but quickly escalate to the point where the people think that the Duke has gone bonkers.

Three days ago, a second decree was issued, declaring that
horses ridden within the town boundaries must carry the
riders facing the mount’s tail. Since only the very wealthy
ever ride in the town, this decree has resulted in some very
entertaining sights for pedestrians, as merchants and nobles
struggle to maintain balance and dignity in the awkward
position. Even so, more rumors have been spread
regarding the odd nature of the last two ducal pronouncements.
Many people are frightened by the thought that the
Duke is no longer rational.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 20d

24 Ukrainian pensioners killed.
800 drones launched in one night.
NATO airspace violated.
These aren’t isolated incidents.
They’re the result of Donald Trump's disastrous foreign policy.
My latest: how the 2025 Alaska summit helped shape a more dangerous world.

From Anchorage to Anarchy: A Strategic Analysis of a Diplomatic Catastrophe

How a Failed Summit Green-Lit Putin’s War on the West

andrewweinstein.substack.com

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 20d

Information we all need to have. This is tomorrow

#USDemocracy

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