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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 15h

This was made in 1947 but the message is still just as important, if not even moreso today.

#Resist #fascism #fucktrump #fuckMAGA #fucktheGOP

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Don't Be a Sucker - 1947

YouTube video by Weirdo Video

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15h

There were inflatable animals. American flags galore. Even the NYPD admitted that protesters were peaceful. But that hasn’t stopped top Republicans from melting down over No Kings protests.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/trump-and-johnson-are-melting-down-over-the-success-of-no-kings/

Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are melting down over "No Kings" success

Trump posted an AI video of himself dropping raw sewage on the protesters from a plane. Yes, you read that right

www.motherjones.com

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 1d

#PragerU

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Truthout @truthout.org · 4d

The Supreme Court will rehear a case on Wednesday that could strike a death blow to the Voting Rights Act and, in the process, virtually guarantee that Republicans hang on to power for the foreseeable future. “It’s enough to cement one-party control of the US House for at least a generation.”

SCOTUS Case Could Destroy Voting Rights Act and Cement GOP Control of House

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is dismantled, the impact will reshape political power across the US, experts say.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 4d

Trump is attempting to stoke outrage and chaos in the streets to justify an authoritarian crackdown — but it’s not working. Instead, giant frogs have become a symbol of resistance. At “No Kings” protests, expect to see more creativity that make Trump’s claims about “antifa terrorists” look silly.

“No Kings” Protests Set to Sweep US Even as Trump Increases Attacks on Activists

Republicans are already smearing the protesters, but their intimidation tactics are out of touch with reality.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4d

The conservatives are ready to wind the clock back to 1982, if not earlier.

Republican justices appear poised to destroy what’s left of the Voting Rights Act

The results will be "catastrophic."

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 6d

Imagine being such a high-strung weak-kneed coward that an ambulance being put into park sends you into a frothing murderous rage, where are they even finding these freakshows

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 6d

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Indigenous People's Day!

#fuckChristopherColumbus #IndigenousPeoplesDay

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Toil And Trouble Media @toilandtroublemedia.com · 7d

Because if he did this, he'd have to swear in the new house member-which would initiate the release of the Epstein files.

Think about that while you are waiting out the shutdown.
TnT

www.axios.com/2025/10/08/s...

"The House is done": Johnson rules out stand-alone vote on paying troops during shutdown

"We already had that vote. It's called the CR, " Johnson said.

www.axios.com

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 7d

This fucking government. The people running it need to be violently hurled into the sun.

#Resist #LGBTQ+

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...

CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS

CBP enforces binary sex codes and stricter US passport validation in APIS effective October 2025. Key compliance updates for business travelers and airlines.

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 9d

WTAF?!?

This reads like a fucking joke, but it's not. It's our fascist government selling us out to anyone willing to pay.

#resist #fascism #fascistUSA #trumpisafascist

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US says Qatar to build air force facility in Idaho

The facility in Idaho will be used to train Qatari pilots to fly F-15 fighter jets, the US defence secretary says.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10d

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 10d

Tell us you're a fucking idiot without saying you're a fucking idiot.

#trump #kristinoem #resist #antifa #antifascism

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 14d

The real Radical Left.

#radicalleft #resist

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15d

Apple and Google think caving to authoritarian censorship is best for their bottom line. It’s on us to show these cowards that there’s a price to sacrificing our First Amendment rights at the altar of corporate profit.

Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects

Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken do...

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 15d

I see Homeland Security is hiring from the Waffle-SS.

NPR @npr.org · 15d

JUST IN: Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting officers to open fire, DHS said. via @wbez.org

Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's South Side

Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15d

There are over 2,200 peaceful protests planned for October 18. Ensuring all of those events and organizers have the training, support, and resources they need is a massive undertaking. Please pitch in if you can to help make No Kings Day historic!

Donate to Indivisible Action - Unlimited

Show your support with a contribution.

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 17d

CBP and ICE are clear and present dangers to the American public and should be dealt with as such.

#fuckICE #fuckCBP #fuckTrump #resist #ICE #CBP

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 17d

" The Border Patrol official said that snipers rappelled down from helicopters on top of the apartment complex, as a precaution from potential violence"

It is time for JB Pritzker to mobilize the National Guard

Drones, Helicopters, Hundreds of Arrests: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Chicago So Far

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 17d

Russell Vought, aka the human embodiment of an Upper Decker.

#RussellVought #trump #gop #resist #project2025 #fucktheGOP

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 17d

Jesus Fucking Christ

This is the goddamn Senate Majority Republican Leader being like "please just give him what he wants we can't stop him from destroying everything"

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17d

“.. This is the risk of shutting down the government and handing the keys to Russ Vought,” the Senate majority leader said ..

@politico.com
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17d

What the Comey indictment portends for an agency already in turmoil

The end of the FBI—in one act

What the Comey indictment portends for an agency already in turmoil.

www.motherjones.com

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 17d

“I don't think folks fully realize just how many people stick in awful jobs they hate to keep the health insurance. There's a reason big companies have spent billions fighting universal health care even though it would save them trillions in premiums.” - via berniegirl67_3

Hannah Apuan @malware.delivery · 18d

Crazy how the “golden handcuffs” of work is no longer stock incentives, 401k benefits, etc, but just healthcare.

The bar is SO low.

Inspired by a conversation with a friend.

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A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 18d

“If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He’s the one who has to get people together!”

Donald J. Trump in 2011

#trump #trumpfailure #govshutdown

A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 18d

“You have to get everybody in a room, you have to be a leader,” he said. “You have to get a deal, and unfortunately, he’s never been a dealmaker.”

Donald J. Trump in 2013

#trump #trumpfailure #govshutdown

A_Tempest_Sinister @atempestsinister.bsky.social · 18d

Just in case you needed another reason to hate Ted Cruz. He also torpedoed legislation that would have increased data privacy for all Americans.

#tedcruz #GOP #Pedophiles #Resist

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Ted Cruz Verbatim Says, “Let’s Stop Attacking Pedophiles”

The Texas senator made a Freudian slip in a congressional hearing.

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