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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Christina Ballard @cballard.bsky.social · 2h

My bad - it's @ proton.me

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11h

Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org

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Christina Ballard @cballard.bsky.social · 10h

Working for me. [email protected]

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 1d

there's every reason to believe that trump is not particularly happy. he's a bottomless pit of need and has surrounded himself with the absolutely most wretched people on earth, all of whom he clearly despises and all of whom despise him. 1

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KnightHawk♿💙 @knighthawk899.bsky.social · 18h

Watching this video really put things into perspective about how nutty things are right now. Worse than Mccarthy era is not something said lightly.

youtu.be/mk3Dzq7AptI?...

‘A coup is happening’: A new warning against Trump’s authoritarian slide

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Christina Ballard @cballard.bsky.social · 18h

Operation Inflation in Portland is giving away inflatable costumes.

#warinportland #resist

'Operation Inflation' injects joyful vibe to Portland ICE protests

www.koin.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 20h

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Christina Ballard @cballard.bsky.social · 20h

It's pretty awesome that the road to resisting #tyranny is paved with furries.

#warinportland #resist

Guy Fawkes News @guyfawkesnews.bsky.social · 22h

Proud Antifa member since 1959
🐸🦄🐻🦖

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

From the federal court to the Nobel Prize Committee, everyone agrees that Donald Trump and his administration lack integrity and credibility.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland continues to amaze me 👏

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

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Christina Ballard @cballard.bsky.social · 1d

Tune in tonight! @ahmedbaba.bsky.social knows his stuff.

Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll be on @msnbc.com’s The Weekend Primetime at 8:15 pm EST tonight to talk about the government shutdown with Ayman Mohyeldin, @ahylton26.bsky.social, and @paoramos.bsky.social.

Tune in 🙌🏾

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Sen. Mark Kelly: "The president has previously said...that government shutdowns are on the president and all you need to do is get everyone in a room and have a serious conversation. And they're refusing to do that. They are holding people's healthcare hostage."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedChicago

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Christina Ballard @cballard.bsky.social · 2d

They claim he did it to "indicate or make the audience think" and that led people to "conclude he was talking about a hypothetical."

That is thought police. This should be laughed out of court.

#tyranny #resist #firstamendment

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

UPDATE — PERRY COUNTY: The man arrested for sharing Trump’s words “we have to get over it” in a group about a Charlie Kirk vigil has a bond hearing in December www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...

original bond: $2 MILLION

His family says his 1A rights are being trampled.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Christina Ballard @cballard.bsky.social · 2d

This is horrifying. The MMWR is an extremely valuable resource for health care professionals.

#resist

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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