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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 2h

I have been in animal rescue for years and was first exposed to the rescue world because of a report of a family pet murdered by police at the wrong house. One of the issues that UNITES Red & Blue is stopping the abuse of companion animals & rescuing them.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 9h

Sickening. Revolting. Vile. This makes you want to throw up.

This is the kind of garbage that the worst kind of people say when they think nobody is watching.

And where are Republican leaders from Trump on down condemning these comments swiftly and unequivocally!?

I’m waiting to hear it.

A headline from POLITICO reads: "‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat"

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 3h

Hostile foreign nations definitely involved in sabotaging the U.S. Via many many attack vectors. The most effective has been influencing far right-wing and far left-wing propagandists. AND especially in the last decade, manipulating right-wing elected officials & evangelicals and orgs like the NRA.

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Politico @politico.com · 13h

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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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7h

I feel like we're going to have to do this with all of Tricia's lies.

www.thedailybeast.com/senior-ice-b...

Senior ICE Barbie Official Posts Totally False Information About Violent Arrest of Teen Girl

DHS communications lead Tricia McLaughlin made the false claim over a video that went viral.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 4h

The scum employed by DHS (ICE, CBP) are the bottom feeders of society who cannot get any other jobs. I want them OUT OF OUR CITY.

Notably, CBP are supposed to be policing our border. CHICAGO IS OVER 500 MILES FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER. What are they even doing here?

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 4h

Agree. We cannot trust ANY information coming from DHS, Pentagon or DOJ. @chicago.suntimes.com do not trust any DHS statement until it is verified by independent sources outside of government.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 6h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 7h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 6h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 5h

My family has been here since 1685. Fuck Kirk.

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 5h

Excellent question.

Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 5h

Remember in 2016 when Marco Rubio thought he was just the person to be the president of the United States of America? Since then, every day in every way, he has demonstrated that he is a danger to America, our democracy and our national security. Once Trump 2.0 is over Rubio should be banished.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 6h

One of the most important pieces of reporting this year imho www.wsj.com/world/americ...

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 5h

And then there's THIS: Trump secretly arranged for 17 family members of Sinaloa Cartel leaders to enter & live in the U.S. Video showed family members of drug trafficker "El Chapo" walking across the border from Tijuana with suitcases to waiting U.S. agents. WTF??

www.cbsnews.com/news/sinaloa...

17 family members of notorious cartel leader enter U.S. in deal with Trump administration, Mexico says

Ovidio Guzman Lopez is one of the brothers left running a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel after notorious capo "El Chapo" was imprisoned in the U.S.

www.cbsnews.com

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 6h

"Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government."

Agree 💯. Trump appointees are known lying liars.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 6h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 7h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 6h

Antifa's Canadian girlfriend.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 6h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 7h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15h

Time owner Marc Benioff (and Salesforce CEO) just announced a few days ago that he's eager to start sucking Trump's dick full time. He even wants troops deployed to San Francisco. But as we see here, it's never enough. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12h

Top on the list of "Democrat programs" Trump/Vought just ended is the office which runs special education programs in the United States. www.k12dive.com/news/special...

RIFs rip through federal Office of Special Education Programs

With OSEP reportedly decimated, one special education expert asks: How can IDEA "possibly function"?

www.k12dive.com

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 1d

War torn Portland.
I am

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 16h

“If Americans had a more clear-eyed view of Putin, they would see a dictator who’s bet everything on a failed invasion, a country losing its sphere of influence, and an economy…cooling. A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility.”

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17h

Russia’s leader isn’t nearly as strong as he’s made out to be, Andrew Ryvkin writes. “A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility”:

Putin Is Not Winning

Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 14h

Make theft and espionage against Americans Great Again.

Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 14h

The Trump admin is laying off nearly 200 CISA employees & forcing dozens more to take new jobs at other agencies (sometimes across the country) or quit.

Morale & productivity are sinking at the already-depleted agency, further jeopardizing US cybersecurity.

My story w/ new details: bit.ly/3KLoptn

Layoffs, reassignments further deplete CISA

Some CISA staffers have been pushed out, while others are being told to move across the country for jobs outside their skill sets.

www.cybersecuritydive.com

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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 8h

Trump & his cabal continue sabotaging our national security. Now they are wrecking Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at a time when hostile foreign nations & criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated aided by AI.

WHY are they doing this? It's not about cost savings.

Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 14h

The Trump admin is laying off nearly 200 CISA employees & forcing dozens more to take new jobs at other agencies (sometimes across the country) or quit.

Morale & productivity are sinking at the already-depleted agency, further jeopardizing US cybersecurity.

My story w/ new details: bit.ly/3KLoptn

Layoffs, reassignments further deplete CISA

Some CISA staffers have been pushed out, while others are being told to move across the country for jobs outside their skill sets.

www.cybersecuritydive.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

"The richest man in the world and the owner of the most influential social media site in US politics is a nazi who openly supports and amplifies other nazis" would, on its face, seem to be rather newsworthy!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 14h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14h

While he helps Wall Street get richer, Trump wants to make it harder for you to open up a small business.

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