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distantreplay.bsky.social @distantreplay.bsky.social · 2h

#KavanaughStop

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. POLITICO obtained an image taken during a virtual meeting that shows the flag pinned to what appears to be a cubicle wall behind Angelo Elia, one of Taylor’s staffers.”

@politico.com #OH02
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Spooky Scott Kelley Ernest, BSPH 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #mtpol @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 1d

Federal officers delayed, threatened to ‘shoot and arrest’ ambulance crew at Portland ICE facility, report says
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Federal officers delayed, threatened to ‘shoot and arrest’ ambulance crew at Portland ICE facility, report says

Willamette Week reported federal agents allegedly blocked an ambulance from quickly leaving with an injured protester on Oct. 5.

www.oregonlive.com

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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distantreplay.bsky.social @distantreplay.bsky.social · 1d

He works for and enables a pedophile. Eagerly, it would appear.

distantreplay.bsky.social @distantreplay.bsky.social · 2d

In DOJ's sworn replies to the court in the Chicago suit they have stipulated that only 10 of the 1000 people detained in Chicago thus far since the surge began have any criminal charges.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 2d

More people should really know that President Trump is one of America's biggest investors in Bitcoin.

Donald Trump Is Now One Of The World's Biggest Bitcoin Investors

Trump's crypto portfolio goes beyond World Liberty Financial and his memecoin—he’s also big into bitcoin. Will he use his presidency to boost its price to new heights?

www.forbes.com

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distantreplay.bsky.social @distantreplay.bsky.social · 2d

He's never put a single dime of his own into a deal he couldn't rig to his exclusive benefit.

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 2d

"How to Stand Up to a Dictator" author @mariaressa.bsky.social explains how social media companies used the Philippines as a testing ground for mass manipulation before employing their tactics in the U.S.

via @thedailyshow.com

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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 3d

A satisfying takedown of all things Bari, but I especially enjoyed the description of Skydance failson David Ellison as having "resting checking-into-the-White-Lotus face."

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 5d

I wonder how many ICE dudes read Anne Frank’s diary in high school and thought, “I’d have gotten her sooner.”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 6d

Please somebody create an inflatable Mike Johnson costume!

Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 6d

Was debating going to my local Oct 18 protest, but hell now I'm googling inflatable Halloween costumes to go as.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6d

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

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distantreplay.bsky.social @distantreplay.bsky.social · 6d

Terrorist Triad of Toads!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 7d

California! Vote YES on 50, and tell Trump to fuck off with his vote rigging schemes!

My ballot for prop 50 filled out with a “yes” vote

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 7d

Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 7d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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distantreplay.bsky.social @distantreplay.bsky.social · 9d

In three weeks 24 million American citizens currently benefiting from APTC tax credits, the majority of whom reside in states that went for Trump, will begin attempting to renew their ACA coverage and they'll see their monthly premiums doubling and tripling. That will change minds.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9d

David Hogg made his first endorsement against a Democratic incumbent, making good on his promise to target elected officials who're “asleep at the wheel."

In June, our friends at @revealnews.org spoke with the former DNC chair about how he plans to shake up the establishment.

David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party

The gun control activist and DNC vice chair is targeting “asleep at the wheel” incumbents. But could his primary strategy lead to his own ousting?

www.motherjones.com

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 10d

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

a guy in a frog costume standing facing a line of police and ICE agents in Portland

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distantreplay.bsky.social @distantreplay.bsky.social · 10d

In one of his very first acts as President, Trump issued blanket pardons to armed, violent rioters who had been convicted of attacking a federal building. This week he's ordering the U.S. Army to invade American cities to protect federal buildings from (checks notes).. street mimes.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 10d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

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distantreplay.bsky.social @distantreplay.bsky.social · 10d

How long will Halligan keep hers?

Alito argued in still standing guidance he wrote forty years ago that her appointment as "acting" is unlawful. And "oops" now the SOL on Comey's indictment has since lapsed.