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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 3h

Same in DC. It’s been two months.

Still constant helicopters overhead. Abandoned work trucks where neighbors have been kidnapped by ICE. Armed national guard walking the streets. Feds posting up in former unhoused spaces to keep people away.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 5h

Have you ever been so fucking delighted by a username/icon set that it made you follow a total stranger

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 5h

LINK IS GONE FUCK BLUESKY BUT THE WORK CONTINUES FUCK BLUESKY HELP ePP PLEASE

MSN99 @msn99.bsky.social · 13h

‼️URGENT‼️

#MutualAid #BOOST

I’ve been stuck at 360/800 towards bills and rent for a bit…

Doing all I can to survive. Haven’t been able to make appts, etc. The good news? I found job, so while I wait for that process to start…it would be amazing to get something towards my goal. Thank you!! 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾☀️☀️☀️

My mutual aid card created by @gendervoid.gay, written in shiny pink bubble letters. The background is black with pink, green and white

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 5h

an american citizen, mother of three, who was playing the clarinet in a peaceful protest outside the city has been nabbed by ICE, held in a jail across state lines, without bail nor any specific charges.

i mean, yikes?

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 5h

grateful portland has risen to the challenge so far in peacefully protesting the ICE facility and that nationally we're all cheering on the frogs but I think it's important to make sure everyone is aware that the ICE goons aren't exactly being peaceful in return

www.koin.com/news/portlan...

www.koin.com

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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 5h

What crime can you possibly be committing while playing a clarinet?

Just checked with friends in this band and she is still in custody with zero charges listed.

pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 5h

grateful portland has risen to the challenge so far in peacefully protesting the ICE facility and that nationally we're all cheering on the frogs but I think it's important to make sure everyone is aware that the ICE goons aren't exactly being peaceful in return

www.koin.com/news/portlan...

www.koin.com

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 7h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 11h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 5h

THAT'S RIGHT

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 5h

this is absolutely accurate and it’s also very, very funny

RDS (formerly shawphd) @rds773.bsky.social · 5h

Back in the blogosphere days, I belonged to a community that learned that the fastest way to get trolls to implode was to be relentlessly silly and jokey and to refuse to treat their crap seriously

It worked AMAZINGLY well, plus it was fun as hell

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 7h

Victoria Drummond 1st UK woman #MarineEngineer. Colleague wrote "Most courageous woman I ever saw...without fear or nerves, is very good at her job & has an uncanny power over engines for which I once thanked God" Early @wes1919.bsky.social member b. #OTD 14 Oct 1894 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori...

Victoria Drummond in apprenticeship uniform c. 1920

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Osana @osana.bsky.social · 7h

Make it write nasty smut about all the c-suit executives of payment processors...

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Katelyn Oldham *Do not obey in advance.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 7h

again, where are the criminal charges for endangering civilian lives by unprovoked attacks on civilians? where is the state prosecutor? federal gov't officials may be immune from (most) civil suits, but that does not make them immune from criminal prosecution if flagrantly violating state law.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.

instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl

unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"

Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.

www.instagram.com

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 8h

Spent dozens and dozens of hours on the phone with the Last Week Tonight team going through SSA disability in excruciating detail - they really care about getting it right

Will BOO-rows 🖖🍞🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 8h

Can't find the post now but I'm pretty sure I remember @matthewcort.land saying someone from the Last Week Tonight staff had contacted them for the episode they did on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and I was just really impressed.

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · Jul 29

Behold its Glory

All Hail

A large red inflatable lobster pool float stands upright on a black ottoman against a beige wall. The float features orange and yellow spots, black handles, and printed safety warnings on its body. Behind it, part of a colorful framed artwork with a blue arched door is visible, partially obscured by the float. To the left, a white table holds scissors and sits next to a television. Two framed prints of “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” one in LEGO-style mosaic and one traditional, rest on the floor near a small black appliance.

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InCameraNet @incameranet.bsky.social · 22h

Imagine reading the description of this video in the statement of facts of the pleadings on both sides. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXKO...

Eat Shit Bob! - Last Week Tonight, with John Oliver

YouTube video by Trenton Quarantino (Tia Marie)

www.youtube.com

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 23h

He is frankly everything I wish actual mainstream news outlets would be - focusing on and informing about larger scale systemic problems and issues but remaining steadfast in support of smaller scale issues and marginalized communities.

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 23h

John Oliver is what liberals imagine Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert to be — a genuine critic of America’s systemic failures who stands up for trans people and other marginalized groups, while actually offering real actions and hopeful solutions.

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 8h

If this story is true (guess whether I am putting my money on whether DHS or she is lying), DHS illegally assaulted and arrested this woman, then dragged her through social media hell with all sorts of lies and mockery. I hope her attorneys are relentless.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 8h

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/w...

WGN-TV producer hires attorney to ‘pursue all legal actions’ after ICE detention

Debbie Brockman and her legal team “adamantly deny” allegations that she assaulted federal officers during an immigration enforcement action.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Ayala Panievsky @panievsky.bsky.social · 7h

Got to talk to @motherjones.com about how the Israeli media covers the war in Gaza:

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

“You cannot understand [Israeli opinion on the war] without understanding the kind of blindness that the Israeli media promotes.”

Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza

While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.

www.motherjones.com

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Osana @osana.bsky.social · 8h

Wow, I wasn't aware.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · 8h

Seven months of antisemitic, racist, and bigoted messages between young GOP leaders expose what they say when they don't think anyone is watching.

A Trump administration official was on this chain.

And Americans are watching.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 8h

can't deport them somewhere they want to go

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 2d

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

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Osana @osana.bsky.social · 8h

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 8h

Trump said he'd focus on the “worst of the worst," but he's mostly focused on people like Melissa Tran — a MD business owner who's lived here 30 yrs and is a fixture of her community.

Cruel.

I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.

Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody

Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...

www.thebanner.com

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