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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 3h

"House slave."
Think about this for a brief moment. Think of just how fecal and vicious a man has to use such a term in this context. This is leadership by the absolute worst of us, the most vile trash that we could scrape from the gutter and elevate to govern a nation.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h

😡😡😡😡

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Chris Parker @coredumpster.segv.org · 4h

It's just wild to me how broken their brains are.

WIRED @wired.com · 4h

"I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle," says Roger Davis, a Cybertruck owner.

Davis also uses the Grok feature in the car: "Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist."

www.wired.com/story/owning...

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 1d

nailed it!!! absolutely iconic work by @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social

its a pizzacakecomic illustrating the difference between how young republicans portray themselves privately versus publicly using examples of texts from a leaked chat from yesterdays politico report

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The Old Magoo @theoldmagoo.bsky.social · 21h

John Roberts is just as much a Confederate villain as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee.

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Chris Parker @coredumpster.segv.org · 1d

The Kavanaugh Stops are continuing and even accelerating in Chicago. Clearly they are trying to provoke something, and know that their time is limited.

Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 1d

The 15 y/o detained by CBP today in the East Side neighborhood has been released per a statement from his attorneys.

Story tk in the morning.

CHICAGO (October 14, 2025) – A 15-year-old American citizen was detained by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents today in a manner reminiscent of authoritarian regimes, holding him incommunicado in a federal building garage for five hours without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney. The teenager, who is Hispanic and African American, was grabbed off a Chicago East Side street at approximately 12:30 p.m. CST slammed to the ground, kneed in the back, and zip-tied by CBP agents. He was then transported to a federal law enforcement facility not affiliated with CBP or ICE, where CBP agents held him, handcuffed, in the back of a vehicle in a garage—never booking him, never reading him his rights, never stating why he was detained, and never allowing him to contact his mother.

For five hours, his mother had no idea where her son was or whether he safe. Federal agents provided no information about his whereabouts, no phone call, no explanation for the arrest. His mother’s terror was amplified by her son’s heart condition and the complete absence of any information from authorities.

"This is how people disappear in autocracies—grabbed off streets, held in unmarked locations, no calls to family, no stated charges, no due process," said Founding Partner Antonio M. Romanucci of Romanucci & Blandin, the firm that obtained his release this evening. "A 15-year-old American citizen was effectively 'disappeared' for five hours in Chicago. This is not law enforcement; this is the playbook of authoritarian regimes."

Chris Parker @coredumpster.segv.org · 1d

I’m picturing that scene from monty python and the holy grail when they make the Trojan horse….

Chris Parker @coredumpster.segv.org · 2d

Fuuuuuuuu......... 2025 is really awful. :(

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Chris Parker @coredumpster.segv.org · 2d

Some last pictures of summer flowers. Taken with Olympus EPL7 and Lumix 20mm f1.7 #photography #flowers #antifa

A pale pink zinnia flower with dark pink and yellow accents

A yellow Jerusalem artichoke flower in the late afternoon sun

A marigold that has escaped containment and is growing from between two flagstones

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Chris Parker @coredumpster.segv.org · 2d

I helped with that! When I cancelled my WaPo subscription, @motherjones.com was one of the subs that replaced it. Highly recommend!

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3d

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 3d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4d

Feds just making up laws on the spot to try to scare people from reporting on their activity.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 4d

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 4d

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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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 4d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 5d

Short Thread...

It's been a full week since DHS issued a press release claiming TEN CARS ambushed them—and have since:
•charged ZERO of those alleged 10 drivers
•arrested ZERO of those alleged 10 people
•filed ZERO reports of alleged property damage, &
•offered ZERO evidence of their claim

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 5d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 6d

This is a federal agent pointing a weapon at a person recording them.

ICE has become Trump’s personal military that he is using to terrorize communities and cities that don’t support him. And some say we shouldn’t call him a fascist? Open your eyes.

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Chris Parker @coredumpster.segv.org · 7d

It’s already surrounded by security fencing too, and has seemed to be a ghost town the last few times I walked past in the past couple weeks.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 7d

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.