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McKenzie Funk @mckenziefunk.com · 7h

The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org

Screenshot of the article by Nicole Foy of ProPublica:
"When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned.

“If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote, “they promptly let the individual go.”

But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced. Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.

About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones."

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Barbara Sobel @barbarasobel.bsky.social · 1d

RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

Spot on.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Hey American farmers, Trump just doubled Argentina's bailout from $20 billion to $40 billion.

That's the same Argentina that, because of Trump's tariffs, has now supplanted ALL of America's soybean sales to China.

Trump sold you out – then gave the guy who benefited an extra $40 billion gift.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Meta has removed a Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page.

The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.

The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.

Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

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bluedotarkie.bsky.social @bluedotarkie.bsky.social · 1d

got both of mine last month.

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Natasha @nastynatasha--1.bsky.social · 1d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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John Lehman 🇨🇦 @johnlehman.bsky.social · 1d

A woman gets duly elected by the people and the government refuses to allow her to do her job.

What the hell is going on in the US? What a shit government system you have there. It's an incredible mess.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

Chump Doesn't Believe in Climate
Science, So now even Reliably
Red States are Getting FAFO'd......

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Here's how differently-abled and disabled folks can join No Kings 2: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS for Differently-Abled and Disabled Friends · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Pat Andrea @oaktreedance.bsky.social · 1d

Shades of Ronald Reagan and the Iran hostage manipulation. Only this was exponentially more evil

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Cathey🎃🌎🗽☮️❤️‍🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 💙 💛 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 @cleverhandlebars.bsky.social · 1d

Really? Remember this officer being deliberately CRUSHED by Trump's mob on January 6th?

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DanSkinnerArt @danskinnerart.bsky.social · 1d

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David @lagloriacubano.bsky.social · 2d

www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

Trump Melts Down at Unflattering Photo of His Hair in Late-Night Rant

The president complained that the photographer had “disappeared” his signature bouffant.

www.thedailybeast.com

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bluedotarkie.bsky.social @bluedotarkie.bsky.social · 2d

what an arrogant ass.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Soon it will be show us your papers. This must stop.

A tweet by James Surowiecki replying to David J. Bier. Surowiecki asks, “Where in the Immigration and Nationality Act does it say that US citizens have to prove that they're citizens or else be arrested?” The quoted tweet by Bier reads, “ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog,” accompanied by a photo of a man wearing a face mask and standing near vehicles at night.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

oh. right.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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Paper Ammunition @paperammunition.com · 3d

Choose your crew! We made this into a free poster bc, why not? It’s what we do! Hi-res file is on our website with 200+ other free resistance printables.

PaperAmmunition.com - Our crew is the puffy protest animals! Own the streets you beautiful creatures! 💙🔥💙

#resist #resistance #nokings #nokings2

Poster has line, art illustrations of four soldiers below them are four inflatable animal costumes a unicorn, a T-Rex, a duck, and a frog representing protesters in costume. It reads:

CHOOSE YOUR CREW!

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Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 3d

Does anybody have an extra set of guard rails? Asking for an abused country that is being pounded into the ground harder than Ivanka on Fathers Day.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry Miller,You Won't Have Enough Military Helicopters Dude.....

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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bluedotarkie.bsky.social @bluedotarkie.bsky.social · 3d

This! 🎯

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