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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

We are now learning how much oppression and abuse Americans will tolerate. The day will come when enough Americans will decide enough is enough and this lawless regime must be stopped. But right now too many are willing to let the lawless abuse continue.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.

Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 3d

People will die if we don’t fix this. This is what the Democrats are holding out for…
youtube.com/shorts/eoNPs...

Are Your PREMIUMS going UP?

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

ICE followed the mother into a school and aggressively detained her along with her children.
This is so heartbreaking 💔

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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 3d

You would think those responsible for historical preservation would have more power to stop this desecration in its tracks, but when he can fire anyone who gets in his way and replace them with a loyalist all bets are off. There are no guardrails left around BLOTUS.

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

It's easy to believe most applicants to ICE can't even pass an open book test when you see the successful ones like this chad threatening to arrest a photographer simply for walking behind him in a goddamn Sam's Club parking lot.

Not exactly the sharpest bunch here.

Progressive Witch @progressive-witch.bsky.social · 4d

🧵1/2 IG: mike_kelly_photography

“After an unsuccessful foot
chase outside a Sam's Club, this ICE agent became visibly angry with my presence documenting their activity, threatening to arrest me several times-as seen in this video” 🟥cont.🧵⤵️⤵️⤵️

▪️Chicago
video taken 9:25 a.m. 10/22/2025

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s all the journalists at CNN who resigned after their CEO Mark Thompson told them to scale back reporting on Trump’s demolition of the East Wing.

a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background

ALT: a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background

media.tenor.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 4d

I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 4d

Gee, I can’t imagine why…

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 4d

Someone want to tell Mikey here that 86% of all SNAP benefits go to households that include a child, an elderly person, or a person with disabilities?

Or that almost 40% of SNAP recipients are children?

And that Whites account for 37% of SNAP recipients?

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 4d

He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.

Remove him from office.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 4d

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

Wait! They tore down the East Wing even though plans for the new ballroom haven’t been approved yet? Why the rush?

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Rand Paul: "In the one instance you're killed on sight. On the other instance, if you're captured, we just say, 'Oh well, we're gonna send you back to your country.' It doesn't make any sense."

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Javier (אפרים) @gajw.bsky.social · 5d

Bill Maher will take any “controversial” position just to stay relevant

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5d

Always told liberals Bill Maher was a racist piece of shit, especially against Muslims and Arabs, and we were ignored for years.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Bill Maher Slams Mamdani And Endorses Cuomo But Admits 'Maybe He Was A Little Too Handsy'

The "Real Time" host also said Zohran Mamdani was born in a country "where they kill homosexuals" and brought up the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

www.yahoo.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d

In Chicago, an ICE Goon violently shoved a woman to the ground near a moving van.

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Art by Emily K @museum.of.emilyk.art · 5d

"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)

As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

Hebrew calligraphy in dark green stretches in lines across the image. Negative space makes room for a simple representation of an inflatable frog costume with a blue bandana. That shape consists of the English translation of the Hebrew, in a lighter green, and in much smaller text.
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Famously, the Egyptian tyrant causes Egypt to be overrun with frogs because he refuses to free the Hebrew people, but there are additional details that make this a fun one to ponder. For one, the Hebrew says "the frog came up" - ONE frog - even though the rest of the time it says "frogs." So there are a few explanations rabbis have come up with to explain this. One is that a single frog multiplied to create swarms. A more creative explanation is that there was a singular giant frog who traveled and brought destruction. Jewish social media was sharing videos of the Portland Frog protester with the caption, "One Big Frog! One Big Frog!" Of course the frog protesters did multiply, and many were seen in crowds all over the world on "No Kings" Day. This calligraphic work takes the verses addressing the frog plague and combines them to form a simple rendering of the Portland Frog protester. The frog figure itself is made up of the English translations of the Hebrew around it. At the bottom left my signature is in the shape of a lily pad.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5d

They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d

It’s more than just bad priorities. It’s about lack of basic decency.

A tweet from BrooklynDad_Defiant! says: “No words. If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research... I have nothing left to say to you.” The image shows an illustration of a bald child in a hospital gown, holding an IV pole and looking into an opulent golden ballroom filled with formally dressed adults.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

The White House's new McDonald's™ Epstein™ Ballroom™ appears to have been designed on free software.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social · 5d