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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h

Of the 2,500 No Kings gatherings across America, few were more saturated in American history—in flags and historical costumes—than the one on the Battle Green in Lexington, where the Minutemen fought another king 250 years ago.

I returned to the site of the original "No Kings" protest

A letter from Lexington’s Battle Green.

www.motherjones.com

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 13h

No Kings protest against Trump draws 40,000 in Portland, Oregon!!!

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

No Kings protest against Trump draws 40,000 in Portland

The largest Portland protest drew about 40,000 people, according to a police estimate.

www.oregonlive.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

No Kings, Portland, Oregon

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 14h

Curtis Silwa was asked if he felt okay with losing and contributing to Zohran Mamdani’s victory and he responded by laying into Bill Ackman and Andrew Cuomo.

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 1d

1474 #RepublicanSexualPredators
Maurizio Miglietta, a NJ doctor, charged with rape at gunpoint. He is regional dean & professor of surgery at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, served in several high-ranking medical and teaching positions.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/n...

Doctor Accused of Using a Gun to Force a Woman Into Sex

www.nytimes.com

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 1d

1158 #RepublicanSexualPredators
UPDATE: Gov. Chris Christie's former aid Michael Tomafsky agreed to a plea deal in July and was sentenced this month (10/25) to 10 years in prison, parole possible in five.
goppredators.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/1...

1156: Kevin Tomafsky

Kevin Tomafsky is a former aide to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Before that he spent eight years working on Republican campaigns. He also served in leadership of his county Republican clu…

goppredators.wordpress.com

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 1d

1473 #RepublicanSExualPredators
Silas Shelton, OH 🏳️‍🌈book ban activist & pastor at Blanchester Community Ministries, arrested for charges including child rape and sexual battery alleged to have abused a minor over a period of about six years.
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www.cincinnati.com/story/news/l...

Ohio pastor who protested LGBTQ book at school fair accused of child rape, sexual battery

A Clinton County pastor is accused of child rape two years after he opposed a book series he said wrongfully encouraged children to "explore their sexuality."

www.cincinnati.com

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 1d

1472 #RepublicanSexualPredators
John C. Sapp, youth pastor at Maranatha Fellowship, Dover, DE, 89 counts of child sex abuse.
www.snapnetwork.org/youth_leader...

Youth Leader Indicted on 89 Counts of Child Sex Abuse, SNAP Responds

Protect the vulnerable. Heal the wounded. Prevent the abuse.

www.snapnetwork.org

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 1d

1471 #RepublicanSexualPredators
Les Hughey, founder of Highlands Church, Scottsdale, AZ, accused of sexually abusing more than a dozen people as youth pastor in Modesto, AZ
www.scottsdale.org/city_news/po...
www.christianpost.com/news/megachu...

Police detail sex allegations against ex-pastor

The Scottsdale Police Department has forwarded a 100-page report to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office detailing a dozen allegations of sexual abuse, inappropriate touching and indecent exposure le...

www.scottsdale.org

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 1d

1470 #RepublicanSexualPredators
Michael Brown, founder of FIRE School of Ministry: investigated for sexual misconduct & claims were found to be valid. He abused his position as minister in relationships with 2 women, one was 18 and told to call him Daddy.
www.christianpost.com/news/sexual-...

Allegations of sexual misconduct against Michael Brown are valid, investigators conclude

Investigators who reviewed allegations of sexual misconduct made by two women against Michael Brown, founder of the Fire School of Ministry and the Concord, North Carolina-based The Line of Fire Dr

www.christianpost.com

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 1d

1469 #RepublicanSexualPredators
Michael Bo Peacock, former coach at Grapevine Faith Christian School in Texas, was convicted of extorting minors to create child sexual abuse material and sentenced to forty years in prison
www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr...
watchkeep.org/2025/10/form...

Second Defendant Involved in Conspiracy to Produce Child Pornography and the Sexual Exploitation of Children Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison

www.justice.gov

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 1d

1468 #RepublicanSexualPredators
Michael S. Ritchason, pastor of Riverside Community Church in Peoria, IL, former teacher and City Councilman, charged with giving harmful (sexual) materials to a child, prurient material www.ci.pekin.il.us/government/c...
www.25newsnow.com/2025/10/09/p...

Welcome to City of Pekin, IL

www.ci.pekin.il.us

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mid-apocalyptic c @preclude.swifties.social · 1d

Hackers Dox Hundreds of Trump’s Masked ICE Agents

A group of hackers has released the personal info of hundreds of Homeland Security and Justice Department officials.

web.archive.org/web/20251017...

Hackers Dox Hundreds of Trump’s Masked ICE Agents

A group of hackers has released the personal info of hundreds of Homeland Security and Justice Department officials.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 1d

"On Thursday before the debate, Betfair gave Mamdani a 90 percent chance of victory, but this dropped to an 88 percent chance once it was complete.

Over the same period, Cuomo saw his chances of victory improve from 11 percent to 12 percent."

WELL SHIT HE SHOULD JUST FUCKIN CONCEDE THEN I GUESS

Zohran Mamdani’s chances of winning change after bruising Cuomo debate

The three candidates clashed over a range of topics, including crime, housing, transportation and the recent Gaza ceasefire deal.

www.newsweek.com

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 2d

Most cities & towns have a tourism booster organization, usually organized by local businesses that benefit from tourism. But how many cities have a booster organization that promotes the No Kings Day of Action?
#ILovePortland #KeepPortlandWeird

www.travelportland.com/event/68e703...

No Kings Day of Action II

Joyful warriors — it’s time to mobilize. Defend democracy. Stop Tyranny in its tracks. End the Abuse of Power. Organize and demand the future you want. Hosted by 50501 and Indivisible groups from acr...

www.travelportland.com

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 2d

I do both. I keep a google doc (iink in profile), the Daily Kos diaries, skeets here and elsewhere, and goppredators.wordpress.com and another person mirrors that at goppredators.com That way if someone complains, there is the info elsewhere during the time of an appeal.

Republican Sexual Predators

Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party

goppredators.wordpress.com

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 2d

Why would they ask for comment on his citizenship if it's already proven. It's like she is pretending it's still an open question.

Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 2d

This from @thedailybeast.bsky.social annoys me. They note in the article that The Free Press had already corrected the mistaken claim that this guy is not a citizen, explains the law, but then says they are reaching out for comment on his citizenship.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-deporta...

MAGA Deportation Push Gets Brutal Reality Check

MAGA users on X have targeted a young Democratic TikTok influencer.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Cajsa @cajsa.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe they were not always fascist, but they were always authoritarian.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 3d

When this regime is over and buried, I don't want to hear about oh it's not worth the money or it's too petty to worry about. The order to bulldoze this illegal and unconstitutional monstrosity should be signed on Day 1.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 3d

Exclusive: More than three dozen organizations and individuals are expected to attend a dinner with Trump on Wednesday after opening their checkbooks to support a $250 million White House ballroom.

Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner

The dinner is set to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Palantir Technologies.

on.wsj.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

Seems bad. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

www.wsj.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

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OPB @opb.org · 3d

On Wednesday, Judge Katherine Weber reduced Farley’s bail to $100,000 at the request of his defense attorney, Stephen Houze. This means Farley will need to post 10% of that amount — $10,000 — to get out of Clackamas County Jail.

Judge cuts bail for West Linn doctor accused of sexual abuse

One hundred eighty former patients have accused David Farley of sexual abuse. Three are included in a criminal case.

www.opb.org

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING via WSJ

The Trump administration is planning sweeping changes in criminal division at the IRS.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/3LbVFtK

The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily, according to people familiar with the matter.
A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said.
The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations, officials said. The proposed changes could open the door to politically motivated probes and are being driven by Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Oriana Korol, a clarinetist with the Unpresidented Brass Band, was arrested after a man and federal agents barreled into band members who were standing across the street from the ICE office and playing the theme from “Ghostbusters.”

Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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