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🌈Passionate advocate. Loves working with smarty pants folks to create innovative solutions to seemingly intractable challenges. Great Lakes, LGBTQ, health (HIV/cancer) enviro bi-national with 🇨🇦 policy wonk. Loves elevating 🎶 & women’s sports ball.
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Politico @politico.com · 12h
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.
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criticalthinker420.bsky.social @criticalthinker420.bsky.social · 4h
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h
On Saturday, the American people will rise up again for a truly historic day of defiance. Make your plan to be part of the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern US history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 2h
Be like @georgetakei.bsky.social

Join us Saturday for brilliant & beautiful events in towns & cities across the land.

Now is the time. Bring friends and neighbors. Time to stand tall, stand together with love in our hearts to defend our neighbors and democracy
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12h
October 18 is a day to stand tall against tyranny. No Crowns. No Thrones. #NoKings. Join the movement—find a No Kings Day protest near you and make your voice heard. nokings.org
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Indivisible Charleston Chapter @chsindivisible.bsky.social · 1d
See you Saturday in Columbia! #nokings #indivisible
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 7h
💛❌👑 #NoKings
(below the No Kings logo) WHY WE WEAR YELLOW Millions of people coming together in movement against this regime is our greatest hope for our freedoms, our families and our futures. For months, people online and on our streets have called for a simple, shared way to show that unity. Something anyone, anywhere, could show and share with others. Throughout history, people who have come together in protest against authoritarian regimes have utilized a color that is easy to see among a sea of thousands. YELLOW IS A BRIGHT, UNMISTAKABLE REMINDER THAT MILLIONS OF US STAND TOGETHER IN THE BELIEF THAT AMERICA BELONGS TO ITS PEOPLE, NOT TO KINGS. (around the No Kings logo) WHY WE WEAR YELLOW HISTORICAL CONTEXT HONG KONG: protesters carried yellow umbrellas as acts of protest, turning an everyday object into a vivid icon of peaceful resistance against violence and suppression. ASIA: yellow ribbons became emblems of hope, accountability, and systemic reform: after South Korea’s Sewol ferry tragedy, yellow ribbons evolved from memorial tokens into protest symbols demanding government transparency and justice. EASTERN UKRAINE: the "Yellow Ribbon" movement reclaimed the color as a signal of resistance and national self-determination amid invasion. BY CHOOSING YELLOW, WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH THIS HISTORICAL CONTEXT: IT IS A VISIBLE, OPTIMISTIC BANNER THAT CARRIES THE WEIGHT OF DEMOCRATIC STRUGGLE, NONVIOLENT DISSENT, AND A REMINDER THAT POWER MUST STEM FROM THE PEOPLE, NOT FROM CROWNS. (around the No Kings logo) WHY WE WEAR YELLOW THE ASK TO WEAR YELLOW On October 18, millions of us will join our neighbors at No Kings rallies to stand united against the authoritarian regime in the White House. Our power is in our unity, and our unity will be seen in yellow. For generations, people around the world have used color to show collective strength in the face of oppression. Our movement is no different. Yellow is our shared signal, bright, bold, and impossible to ignore, a reminder that America's power belongs to our people, not to kings. WHEN YOU WEAR YELLOW, YOU JOIN A MOVEMENT THAT STRETCHES FROM CITY BLOCKS TO RURAL TOWN SQUARES, A MOVEMENT ROOTED IN HOPE, COURAGE, AND THE BELIEF THAT AMERICA IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 5h
“Trump is trying to destroy the rule of law, trying to destroy our democracy, trying to stop you from being able to speak freely. But he can’t win if we mobilize.”

Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social wants you to join your local peaceful protest on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 2h
It to show up friends!!!

#NoKings !!

Saturday across the country @indivisible.org

Friends in Chicago @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
Saturday at Grant Park it will be a beautiful day
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 7h
What are you guys doing Saturday? #NoKings 🇺🇸
act.link/gi-nkdlm

@indivisible.org
youtube.com/shorts/ZQE2U...
It's TIME to SHOW UP!
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 13h
Just FIVE days until America takes to the streets to proclaim #NoKings!

Who’s going? ✋

SIGN UP TODAY: seiu.com/nocrowns
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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 2h
Join us in Chicago and across the country

We will joyfully join together in solidarity & love to defend democracy and our neighbors.

See you Saturday at Grant Park in Chicago!!!!

#NoKings
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h
Donald Trump thinks he’s all powerful. It’s up to us to remind him on October 18th that he’s not.

We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 2h
Thank you, this is brilliant!!

See everyone on Saturday!!!
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 15h
My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.
— Audre Lorde

4️⃣ days from today, join us in the streets of Chicago for a peaceful protest to say: Hands Off Chicago & NO KINGS! ❌👑

📅 Sat. Oct. 18
⏰12 PM
📍Grant Park, Chicago

🔗 Info: bit.ly/HandsOffChiO... (rsvp not required)
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Dr. Merri 🐸 &🖕🧊 @merri24.bsky.social · 2h
couldn’t get a frog costume, but I got a frog hat for Saturday

No Kings 👑
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Arvadans for Progressive Action @arvadacoindivisibl.bsky.social · 2h
Don't let yourself be neutral, join us on October 18th for a No Kings rally!
Desmond Tutu, a black man in Catholic cardinal robes, stands in profile at a podium. The text "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor - Desmond Tutu" is on the right side, at the bottom left is text reading "No Kings mass protest October 18 2025"
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Hands Off Alerts @protest2025bot.bsky.social · 2h
No Kings March | New York State Nurses Association

NYSNA members are ready take action across New York State to protect our democracy, our patients, and our communities

https://www.nysna.org/events/no-kings-march

#HandsOff #NoKings
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Hands Off Alerts @protest2025bot.bsky.social · 2h
No Kings 2 Rally - Experience Champaign-Urbana - Brilliant

Join Champaign County Indivisible at noon Saturday, Oct. 18 to show we won’t bow down to those seeking to destroy our democracy and limit ...

https://experiencecu.org/events/calendar-of-events?event=20974

#HandsOff #NoKings
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cardinalscream.bsky.social @cardinalscream.bsky.social · 2h
I'm attending No Kings's event, “ANCHOR EVENT: NYC SAYS NO KINGS!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
ANCHOR EVENT: NYC SAYS NO KINGS! · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** 📍 Where: Father Duffy Square, 47th st. and Broadway 📅 When: 11:00 AM ET, October 18, 2025 NOTE: this will be a march, not a rally! Enter from the...
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Me-N-Mo ❌️👑 @menmo10.bsky.social · 2h
Wait until the regime sees the pushback on October 18th. 🎉
#resist

You can find a peaceful No Kings event near you here:
Nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 10h
CDC is not a Democratic or Republican agency. It's an American agency. One in three employees have been lost in recent months. This is dismantling of our health protections, not reform.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 11h
NEW: Here, via Washington Post, is the up to date list of which media outlets have signed the Pentagon’s new press policy and which haven’t.

Resistance matters.
Where news outlets stand on the Pentagon's new media rules Signed: • One America News Refusing to sign: • ABC News • AL-Monitor • Associated Press • The Atlantic • Aviation Week • Axios • Bloomberg News • Breaking Defense • C4ISRNET • CBS News • CNN • Defense Daily • Defense News • Defense One Continuing the list of those who have refused to sign are: - The Economist • Federal Times • The Financial Times • Fox News • The Guardian • The Hill • HuffPost • Military Times • MSNBC • NBC News • The New York Times • Newsmax • NPR • PBS Newshour • Politico • RealClearPolitics • Reuters • Task & Purpose • The Wall Street Journal • The Washington Examiner • The Washington Post • The Washington Times • WTOP
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 11h
there's a lot we still don't know and details about breaking news change very quickly, so take this with a grain of salt:

abc7 reports federal agents had previously been chasing a vehicle "before a crash in the area."

unclear who they were chasing, who was involved in the crash, or what caused it.
Federal agents involved in chase before East Side crash, resident says; crowd tear gassed in area
A chase involving federal agents led to a crash Tuesday afternoon on Chicago's East Side, a neighborhood resident said. After the crash, a crowd gathered around agents on the scene.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10h
In an interesting turn of events, MAGA is now in favor of the government pressuring Big Tech platforms to censor users’ speech.

On Tuesday, AG Bondi revealed the DOJ got Facebook to remove a group page where users shared information about ICE operations in the Chicago area. trib.al/kpUJoNz
Pam Bondi Announces Facebook Caved and Removed ICE-Tracking Page
The Trump administration is getting social media platforms to bend to its will on content moderation.
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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 1d
This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.

At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 1d
Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 16h
"Everyday Chicagoans are proving that they’re the first line of defense against this extraordinary federal incursion into this city," Edward McClelland writes for @chicagomag.com: www.chicagomag.com/news/chicago...
Chicago Is Organizing for All
Everyday Chicagoans are proving to be the first line of defense against the federal incursion into their city.
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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 11h
Update #Chicago 👇👇
WGN producer
#democracy free press
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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 15h
NEW: The People’s Law Office is representing Debbie Brockman, the WGN producer who was detained by feds.

“Ms. Brockman and her legal team adamantly deny any allegation that she assaulted anyone. Rather, Ms. Brockman was the one who was violently assaulted by federal agents on her way to work.”
Statement on Behalf of Debbie Brockman, WGN Employee Assaulted by Federal Agents Debbie Brockman, the WGN employee who was physically attacked and arrested in Chicago, Illinois by federal agents on October 10, 2025, would like to provide the following information to clarify any misunderstandings or misrepresentations that have been previously reported. First off, Ms. Brockman wishes to clarify that at the time of this incident she was not acting in any professional capacity as an employee of WGN. During the morning hours this past Friday, Ms. Brockman was walking to the bus stop as part of her morning commute when she was attacked by Border Patrol agents. Ms. Brockman, who is a U.S. citizen born in this country, was violently detained on Foster Avenue, on the north side of Chicago. As this occurred, individuals on the street began recording the incident and asked Ms. Brockman her name. In addition to providing her name, Ms. Brockman stated that she worked for WGN. She added this information because she hoped someone would notify her employer so her coworkers would know that she would not be arriving at work that day. Ms. Brockman was detained and held in federal custody for approximately 7 hours before being released. She has not been charged with any crimes and she intends to pursue all legal avenues available to her to vindicate her rights and hold the federal authorities accountable for their actions. Ms. Brockman is being represented by attorneys from the People’s Law Office in Chicago. Ms. Brockman and her legal team adamantly deny any allegation that she assaulted anyone. Rather, Ms. Brockman was the one who was violently assaulted by federal agents on her way to work. Ms. Brockman feared for her life multiple times throughout this terrifying experience. “This incident should be alarming and horrifying to every single person in this country,” said Brad Thomson, one of Ms. Brockman’s attorneys at People’s Law Office. “If armed, masked, federal agents are sn…