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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 8d

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 9d

Grew up with Schoolhouse Rock and maybe it should be revived again. No more kings.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R1t...

No More Kings - Schoolhouse Rock Boston Tea Party

YouTube video by Schoolhouse Rock

www.youtube.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you to the organizers of today's wildly successful (and peaceful) "No Kings" rallies. You did an amazing job. And thanks to all the millions of people who showed up to give us faith. And a special shout out to the White House regime and the Speaker of the House for all the free publicity!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

Portland has fallen!

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Chad Van Schoelandt @chadvanschoelandt.bsky.social · 11d

youtu.be/FEDOrVAUVSo?...

"DRUG USE FOR GROWN-UPS: Where Liberty, Policy & Science Collide" - Carl Hart, CE Public Lecture '25

YouTube video by The Murphy Institute

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 12d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Chad Van Schoelandt @chadvanschoelandt.bsky.social · 12d

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Chad Van Schoelandt @chadvanschoelandt.bsky.social · 12d

Very important message.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 12d

#FrogResistance

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · 17d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 16d

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

www.theatlantic.com

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Chad Van Schoelandt @chadvanschoelandt.bsky.social · 19d

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 19d

Never never never give up

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NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade @69thsb.bsky.social · 19d

Fellas! We’re pleased to announce a new campaign in partnership with @timothysnyder.bsky.social!

Introducing Timothy Snyder: Freedom is Action

Timothy Snyder has partnered with #NAFO to provide critically needed aid for 🇺🇦 defenders!

More info can be found in 🧵
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 19d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 19d

Here’s video of the incident

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 19d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21d

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 24d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

blockclubchicago.org

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 26d

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.

I don't know how to yell any louder.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 26d

Ronald Reagan–appointed U.S. District Judge William Young:

“ICE goes masked for a single reason — to terrorize Americans into quiescence… To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed, masked secret police.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26d

this guy has no idea what the american military is (the most sophisticated logistics operation ever assembled in human history)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 26d

The commander-in-chief is not ok.
read @radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay

Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

www.theatlantic.com

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Chad Van Schoelandt @chadvanschoelandt.bsky.social · 26d

Someone might want to pull a still of him walking away with his head down to put as a virgin in the Chad/virgin comparison meme template

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27d

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

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