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Ogenki desuu ka @genkidesuu.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for the gift!

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 4d

It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...

Blue States: It Is Time For Soft Secession

Democratic run State and County Govts contribute 71% of the United States economy, and it's past time they flexed their muscle to protect our humanity

www.qasimrashid.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

NEW CASE: Here is the multistate SNAP lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts. The case — Massachusetts et al. v. U.S. Dep't of Agriculture et al. — has been assigned to Judge Indira Talwani (Obama).

Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

TRO memo: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; STATE OF CALIFORNIA; STATE OF ARIZONA; STATE OF MINNESOTA; STATE OF CONNECTICUT; STATE OF COLORADO; STATE OF DELAWARE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; STATE OF HAWAII; STATE OF ILLINOIS; LAURA KELLY, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Kansas; OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ex rel. Andy Beshear, in his official SaTE OF GOATE: STATE OF MARALA NESTAKE:
OF MICHIGAN; STATE OF NEVADA; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; STATE OF NEW MEXICO; STATE OF NEW YORK; STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; STATE OF OREGON; JOSH SHAPIRO, in his official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND; STATE OF VERMONT;
STATE OF WASHINGTON; and STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Case No. 1:25-cv-13165
EMERGENCY HEARING
REQUESTED
Plaintiffs,
V.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE; BROOKE ROLLINS, in her official capacity as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; .s. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET; RUSSELL
Oice of, an his official a Badie; it STine US.
OF AMERICA,
Defendants.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 5d

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 4d

Trump in Japan.

He has no idea what's going on, just wanders off.

His brain is cooked.

This is insane.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

There is evidence the UAE backed RSF is engaged in mass murder in El-Fashar in Darfur.

Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?

FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 4d

It’s time

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

indivisible.org

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4d

This administration has now carried out more than 50 extrajudicial executions

abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-...

14 dead in more strikes against alleged drug boats, Hegseth says

The defense secretary said three strikes targeted four alleged drug boats.

abcnews.go.com

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This Will Hold @thiswillhold.bsky.social · 4d

Hacked Democracy, Part II: 13,401
Ballots Uncounted in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Bomb Threats and Breaches and Ballots—Oh My!
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

Hacked Democracy II: 13,401 Ballots Uncounted in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Bomb Threats and Breaches and Ballots—Oh My!

open.substack.com

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 4d

FYI if you have a Spotify membership, Indivisible is asking people to cancel until they stop running ICE recruitment ads. Instructions on how to do it here: www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...

Tutorial: How to cancel your Spotify subscription

YouTube video by Indivisible

www.youtube.com

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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 4d

The federal government has the money to continue funding SNAP benefits — they’re choosing to suspend it and harm millions of families across the country already struggling to make ends meet.

I’m leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to release these funds immediately.

Graphic with text on top: We're Suing the Trump Administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits for millions of Americans. The graphic has grocery store food aisles and an empty shopping cart at the bottom.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 4d

The Pharaoh will not be checked

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 4d

Scoop - Trump has fired all the sitting members on the Commission on Fine Arts, an independent agency expected to review his construction projects.

White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects

The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 4d

Senate votes to REPEAL Trump's tariffs on Brazil. 5 Republicans vote with the Democrats.

Great work everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Axios @axios.com · 4d

JUST IN: The Senate voted to repeal President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats.

Senate rejects Trump tariffs on Brazil

The vote serves as a symbolic rebuke of Trump's trade policies.

www.axios.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4d

The president had a MRI but won't say why.

He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.

He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.

He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.

How is any of this ok?

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Indivisible Mass Coalition @maindivisible.bsky.social · 5d

projectbread.org/events/rally...

Rally for SNAP at the State House | Upcoming Event

SNAP can't stop during the government shutdown! RSVP to join Make Hunger History for a Rally for SNAP on the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

projectbread.org

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Bohdan &%@#ing Pavuk @bpavuk.neocities.org · Dec 26

if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost

your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive

Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Dec 25

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia

Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.

www.newsweek.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5d

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6d

US detains British commentator Sami Hamdi in middle of national speaking tour | CNN

US immigration authorities detained British commentator Sami Hamdi, revoked his visa and said he would be deported rather than allowed to complete his speaking tour in the United States, a Homeland Se...

www.cnn.com

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Dennis Fahey @52-blue.bsky.social · 6d

He's from Athens, GA and works for a real estate broker.

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 6d

This Nazi's name is Kenneth Leland Morgan.

He broke the woman's nose.

This is Trump's America, where they are now wearing Nazi SS uniforms.

Man wearing Nazi SS uniform hit woman in the face and breaks her nose.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 6d

October 26, 2025

Economist Paul Krugman probably didn’t have the Erie Canal in mind today when he wrote about the rise of renewable energy, but he could have.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 6d

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

Folks, Jordan Wood is running for the U.S. Senate in Maine in 2026.
He’s a Democrat. He’s 36 years old. He’s a progressive.

His campaign emphasizes anti-corruption, standing up against corporations and wealth, and pro-democracy reform.

Check him out…
@jordanwood.bsky.social

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Scoops @scooptown.bsky.social · 8d

How is privately paying our entire military during the shutdown not a bigger fucking story?!?!?

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 8d

Last night In Athens, GA, a 33 year old named Kenneth Leland Morgan was arrested for aggravated assault after dressing like a Nazi and hitting a glass over a woman's face at a bar people were forcing him out of. The only people who want to dress like Nazis for Halloween are Nazis.

The most punchable looking white dude you've ever seen standing in a full Nazi uniform in the door of a bar.

punishable nazi boy in handcuffs and full nazi uniform with a cop standing in front of him

nazi arrest record showing legal name and charge for "aggregated assault"

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 9d

Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

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