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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1h

"I hope everyone is startled by what they see here. The small pockets of chaos and brutality captured by fearless journalists and vigilant local residents are grotesque. Some of the most shocking examples of ICE gone wild have come from Chicago residents..."

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Fearless Journalists and Vigilant Residents Tell Chicago's Story under Trump's Assault

The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

Like this guy.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@suzandelbene.bsky.social
@murray.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov

This is why you must organize daily counters to lies and hate. You need to get each of your members to chose a day so that many get highlighted.

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

"But it does mean Democrats still haven’t figured out how to confront political fear before it metastasizes. The boogeyman doesn’t disappear just because you ignore him. He gets louder."

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Why Democrats Keep Losing to Monsters That Don’t Exist

The modern propaganda rule is that you don’t need truth. You just need repetition.

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

"But it does mean Democrats still haven’t figured out how to confront political fear before it metastasizes. The boogeyman doesn’t disappear just because you ignore him. He gets louder."

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Why Democrats Keep Losing to Monsters That Don’t Exist

The modern propaganda rule is that you don’t need truth. You just need repetition.

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

"Trump’s priorities: spreading deranged conspiracies, building ballrooms and “triumphant arches” in D.C., sending the U.S. military to invade Democratic states and cities, giving $20 billion to Argentina instead of protecting healthcare for 20 million Americans

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VERY IMPORTANT Sunday Message from Meidas Founder

By Ben Meiselas

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

And more, gotta love Jeff:
"Donny’s government has completely lost the thread. they’re high on their own supply — and they’ve become blind to the fact that ‘we’re coming for you’ is a losing message."

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

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"how does the DHS think bragging about zip-tying Americans is going to play in their beloved middle America?"

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

"lovely, in just ten months, Homeland Security has gone from bragging about rounding up the worst of the worst to bragging about rounding up anyone and everyone."

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

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"how does the DHS think bragging about zip-tying Americans is going to play in their beloved middle America?"

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

"lovely, in just ten months, Homeland Security has gone from bragging about rounding up the worst of the worst to bragging about rounding up anyone and everyone."

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Republicans are losing, and they know it

they’ve MAGA’d themselves into a corner

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

"lovely, in just ten months, Homeland Security has gone from bragging about rounding up the worst of the worst to bragging about rounding up anyone and everyone."

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Republicans are losing, and they know it

they’ve MAGA’d themselves into a corner

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

2 "...and are not going to let you and Donald Trump turn this country into an authoritarian society. "

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2h

Bernie:
"the No Kings rally on October 18th is not a hate America rally. in fact, it’s quite the contrary. it’s a love America rally. it’s a rally of millions of people all over this country who believe in our Constitution, who believe in American freedom..."

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 4h

De Niro added: “We are rising up again this time, non-violently raising our voices to declare no kings … we’re all in this together, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 4h

Robert DeNiro:
"We’ve had two and a half centuries of democracy … often challenging, sometimes messy, always essential … we fought in two world wars to preserve it. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald … F**k that!”

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 4h

Robert DeNiro:
"We’ve had two and a half centuries of democracy … often challenging, sometimes messy, always essential … we fought in two world wars to preserve it. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald … F**k that!”

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 4h

Corporate media sabotages democracy. Unsubscribe!

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The Free Press vs. The Free Press

Bari Weiss' publication has been scooped up by Paramount Skydance. What does that signal for the future of independent media?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 15h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

This Is Fascism

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

This Is Fascism

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Jeff points out the obvious that we have an idiot for a president.
So sick of corporate media sabotaging democracy by not reporting the obvious. Long live independent media!

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this week in stupid: October 11 edition

Charlie rides it, Donny hides it, and so much more...

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

"On Saturday, October 18th, another round of “No Kings” demonstrations will be held in all 50 states and DC—in what’s shaping up to be the largest mass protest in US history."
Be there! Save democracy next Saturday!

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No Kings Protests Set To Break Records, JD Vance Gets Booed, While MIT and An 'Anti-Fascist Frog' Reject Trump’s Tyranny

When institutions say no, and protesters say never again

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

"most backsliding democracies make U-turns. The Trump regime is facing mounting opposition in all of the main dimensions that determine whether autocracy becomes permanently entrenched or whether democracy is poised to make a comeback."
What will it be America?

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Donald Trump’s latest authoritarian moves signal weakness, not strength

Publisher's Roundup 39

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

"Trump’s allies who find this moment disquieting discount the possibility of bodies stacked in American streets, winnowed down by gunfire from American troops. The shame the GOP should feel for backing this horror is infinite, and unforgivable..."
Vote every R out!

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Be the Insurrection

They want one. They're going to get one.

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Hubbell:
"Let’s help Mike Johnson’s worst fears come true! Show up on October 18! Locate a protest near you at the No Kings website."

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Donald Trump’s strategy during this govt shutdown that he has created has been to play golf and issue deep fake videos. Mike Johnson’s strategy is to keep House Republicans on vacation.”

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Lincoln Project
"Donald Trump is the opposite of peace. He’s doing everything he can to destroy democracy and run our country into the ground. He doesn’t belong on a list of Nobel Peace Prize nominees. The only list he belongs on is the Epstein list."

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate media sabotages democracy.
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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

"Meredith Shiner’s “forever shutdown” isn’t nihilism — it’s defiance. She warned that reopening government under these conditions means legitimizing an executive branch waging war on its own people."

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The Forever Shutdown? | It's the Democracy, Stupid Edwin Eisendrath & Meredith Shiner

This is not your normal government shutdown.

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2d

"Trump likes the shutdown since he hates a functioning government and prefers people to suffer. Shortages and scarcity force people to beg him for help and favors and allow him to behave more like a dictator in his mind. "

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Important Friday Message from MeidasTouch Founder…

By Ben Meiselas

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2d

"Former Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah accused Jeff Bezos, the paper’s billionaire owner, of diluting the newspaper to curry favor with Donald Trump. “We’re regressing — back to a wealthy class shaping reality to fit what they want,” Attiah said..."

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Musk promised a $25,000 Tesla. It’s $37,000.

After more than five years of buzz, Tesla finally debuted its lower-priced models on Tuesday.

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2d

"The political Darwinism that produced a Republican Party of followers, not leaders, took decades to develop. Like any evolutionary change, the trend will continue until some force threatening the species requires change to survive."

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What Trump Understood about the Republican Party

How did a party that once prided itself on principle become in thrall to the most unprincipled president in history?

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2d

"That’s the Trump effect. His policies are wrecking working families, small businesses, and rural America all at once."

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Important Thursday Afternoon News Update

By Ben Meiselas

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 2d

Eric Swawell
“It’s coming to an end guys. I’ve spoken to a lot of House Republicans this week and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading. As one told me, ‘this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no want wants to defend a pedo-protector. It’s just a matter of time.’