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VHV @democracysoldier.bsky.social · 1h

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'These Are Murders': Trump Condemned After Bombing Yet Another Boat Off Venezuelan Coast | Common Dreams

President Trump orders lethal military strike on boat off Venezuela coast, claiming it was involved in drug trafficking. Legal experts condemn the action.

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VHV @democracysoldier.bsky.social · 1h

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Price Index Report Shows Why Trump Policies Are Delivering 'Extra Pain' for US Consumers | Common Dreams

Unrig Our Economy unveils the People's Price Index, revealing how Trump's policies are driving up prices and hurting US consumers.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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Lu 💙 @ladyinred50.bsky.social · 3h

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 10h

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 3h

Red state effort to block Trump-backed election scheme takes big step forward

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Red state effort to block Trump-backed election scheme takes big step forward

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Brewminate (Matthew A. McIntosh) @brewminate.bsky.social · 11h

When the military becomes political theater, democracy starts to crack.

Trump’s America shows the danger of soldiers serving loyalty over law. 🪖⚖️

#Democracy #Politics #Brewminate

Trump’s Militarization of ‘Insurrection’ Rhetoric

Trump’s use of “insurrection” reshapes its meaning, turning a safeguard of democracy into a pretext for domestic military power.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 8h

Check out our ads running in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more than 185 local newspapers today.

We're encouraging Americans to stand up to Donald Trump and join their local, peaceful No Kings protests this Saturday. @gtconway.bsky.social

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 15h

ICE are Chump's Homegrown
Terrorist Police Force......

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 6h

Even Marjorie Taylor Greene is blaming her own party for the shutdown. When MTG admits Republicans screwed up, you know it’s bad. She knows healthcare is on the line—and so do we.

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9h

worth 4 mins of your time to watch this:

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Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice

YouTube video by Justice Connection

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 3h

Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses, citing chilling effect. Cook County public defender’s office & legal aid orgs had sought the move, saying they had clients who were avoiding court out of fear of being detained by federal immigration authorities. | Chicago Sun Times

Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses, citing chilling effect

The Cook County public defender’s office and legal aid organizations had sought the move, saying they had clients who were avoiding court out of fear of being detained by federal immigration authoriti...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

🚨BREAKING: Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

Read more here.

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mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social · 3h

Bring as many American flags to the No Kings protests as possible. This is a rally of WE THE PEOPLE who love our country❤️
GOP has taken over the US flag symbol
REAL AMERICANS, TAKE IT BACK BY TOTALLY DILUTING THEIR MARKETING STRATEGY. To be done in great numbers, en masse, to be effective
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a red white and blue american flag with stars on it

ALT: a red white and blue american flag with stars on it

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 3h

When a picture says a thousand words…

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

When a picture says a thousand words…

Photo of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson biting his lip

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 3h

A U.S. Border Patrol video featuring antisemitic lyrics went viral on X on Tuesday after far-right users discovered it had been posted to Facebook and Instagram.

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs

The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 1d

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 5h

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Clarence Thomas Clerk Issues Dire Warning About Supreme Court’s Agenda

A former law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas has warned that the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution “appears to be moving toward a sweepingly pro-president position.” In an essay for ...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 7h

Trump wants to DOUBLE Argentina's bailout to $40 billion to save his political ally.

Yet he is doing nothing to prevent 15 million Americans from losing their health care and 20 million from seeing a doubling in their premiums.

Is this what Trump means by America first?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 3h

The Attorney General of Arizona just THREATENED Mike Johnson with a lawsuit, if he doesn't immediately seat Adelita Grijalva. 💪 GOOD. Don't just give in!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 5h

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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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