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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

“You might die but it’s not the fault of the party that runs the FAA and TSA,” isn’t really what you want to hear before boarding.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 1d

We gotta stop this notion that any level of government should be run “like a business”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Stefanie @stefanie70.bsky.social · 2d

#RELEASE THE EPSTEIN TRUMP FILES

Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 2d

The Republican playbook as they commit atrocities against Americans and legal residents, all to distract from the Epstein files and their inability to govern

An infographic titled “DARVO Manipulation Strategy.” It explains the acronym DARVO as a sequence of tactics used by perpetrators:
D – Deny: The perpetrator denies any wrongdoing.
A – Attack: The perpetrator attacks the accuser by questioning their mental health, honesty, or actions.
R – Reverse Victim & Offender: The perpetrator tries to switch roles with the victim, attempting to portray themselves as the victim instead of accepting responsibility.
Each letter is inside a colored arrow pointing right (pink for D, orange for A, teal for R, V, and O), with corresponding text boxes describing each step. The layout is clean and pastel-colored, with a blue header bar at the top.

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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 2d

The Republican playbook as they commit atrocities against Americans and legal residents, all to distract from the Epstein files and their inability to govern

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“In a time of darkness, New York must be the light.” 🔥

Instead of running from trans rights @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social leans into fighting for ALL New Yorkers.

He understands a good campaign tells the story of the place he’s running to represent— and the people in it.

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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 2d

He's mediocre in the same way that trump and steve bannon are

The size of a political movement doesn't offset their mediocrity

James Twochops @twochops.bsky.social · 2d

This is absurd, of course. But it’s also absurd to call Kirk mediocre. He created a massive political movement from nothing. As much as I disagree with everything he said, he wasn’t mediocre

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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 2d

when people talk about mediocre white men failing up, this is what they mean

Screenshot of a WJHL News Channel 11 Facebook post dated October 8 at 8:41 p.m. The post reads: “Florida state Rep. Kevin Steele (R) filed a bill Tuesday that threatens state funding to public universities and colleges if they do not rename specific roads after slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.” Below the text is a photo of a man in a navy suit, white shirt, and red tie speaking on stage at a podium. The WJHL.com headline below the image says: “Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don’t rename roads after Charlie Kirk.”

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 2d

Tennessee Democratic candidate for governor Jerri Green is coming to Jonesborough tomorrow. Y’all going?

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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 3d

Some pics from Chicago 💙💙💙

Solidarity to every single person standing for justice and opposing fascism ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾

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Alba Barolo @pointy58.bsky.social · 3d

Release the Epstein Files
Release the tRump Files
Release the Epstein Files
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Release the Epstein Files
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Release the Epstein Files
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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE shot and killed a father in Chicago but Republicans don’t care cause he wasn’t a racist white podcaster

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Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE shot and killed a father in Chicago but Republicans don’t care cause he wasn’t a racist white podcaster

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Allie N @allieina.bsky.social · 4d

Fighting the good fight as always in Portland.

Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 7d

Shoutout to my comrades in “war-ravaged” Portland

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11d

ICE incident at Rico Fresh
Logan Square, Chicago

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reginaldedward3 @reginaldedward3.bsky.social · 5d

Idk why these inflatable costumes from war ravaged Portland are so funny. They just are!!😂

Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 7d

Shoutout to my comrades in “war-ravaged” Portland

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nroberts-day.bsky.social @nroberts-day.bsky.social · 5d

#thoughtsand prayers to the brave residents of “war-ravaged” Portland.

So much destruction.

Of some fragile af egos.

Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 7d

Shoutout to my comrades in “war-ravaged” Portland

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SunnyDaysPalmTreeSways @longsummerdays.bsky.social · 5d

War ravaged #LoganSquareFarmersMarket on the square in #Chicago #LoganSquare

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cleyes.bsky.social @cleyes.bsky.social · 6d

BRILLIANT....This should be a nationwide movement! Everyone living in the invaded areas should only go outside in costume!

Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 7d

Shoutout to my comrades in “war-ravaged” Portland

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King Rage Rat 🏳️‍⚧️ ☠️ @kingratjello.bsky.social · 6d

Anyone else looking to buy blow up costumes in case it comes to a civil war? Is there a bonus for sparkles? I think there should be.

Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 7d

Shoutout to my comrades in “war-ravaged” Portland

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 6d

The American president ordering the invasion of American cities sounds like a civil war and treason to me, but what do I know.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 6d

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Zooples @zooples.bsky.social · 7d

When the violent, hate ravaged right wing nuts lie about riots and war in Portland, Oregon...

This is what's actually happening.

Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 @bradbatt.bsky.social · 7d

Shoutout to my comrades in “war-ravaged” Portland

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