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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h

Masked ICE GOONS kidnapped a whole family outside the Fontana, CA Swap Meet. The family, including a young child, has not been seen or heard from since.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago, get trained THIS MORNING 10:30a CT

ICE watch and community defense

Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 2h

Adelita Grijalva STILL not sworn in‼️

#Epstein

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

The number of Russian coal companies in the red zone of risk has increased to 53 from 30 in April, said deputy energy minister Islamov

The industry's consolidated losses for the first seven months of 2025 were twice as high as for the whole of last yr,amounting to 225 billion rubles(≈ $2.8 billion)

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2h

Say it!

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

The con worked, until it didn’t?

ROGAN: “I really thought they were just going to go after the criminals… I really thought there was enough gang members.”

ME: He still doesn’t get it. That’s what Trump wanted everyone to believe. They’re not even trying to go after “the criminals”.

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 2h

Free From ICE!

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 14h

“The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power.”

If you can get to a No Kings rally this Saturday, please do.

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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 1h

We have to fight as hard and as long as we can. We are Sparta right now. We have to stay strong. When I was a kid and being bullied, my grandaddy would lock me out, and tell me to use whatever I could to defend myself. He said, “You may still lose, but you went down fighting…” We’re here…

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1h

🚨The new escalation of “normal” violence includes breaking into homes, ransacking/destroying property and THEN disappearing families. 🚨🚨We. Are. Occupied. 🚨🚨
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 9h

Great explainer by Reps @repstansbury.bsky.social and @repangiecraig.bsky.social 💥

❌ Trump’s $40B bailout to Argentina (with self-serving by caveats)

❌ Trump interferes with Argentina’s elections (next week)

❌ Trump’s USDA told states to hold back on SNAP/WIC benefit payouts after Nov 1st.

🧵…

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 49m

I talked with @prisonculture.bsky.social and Red Schulte about the importance of zines under fascism, political education that builds power, finding collective courage, and the mistakes we’ll make along the way. Audio + transcript:

Making Things Together: Zines, Strategy, and Survival

“We’re going to need a lot more in-person opportunities for us to expand our humanity,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.

truthout.org

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

AOC: I don't care if someone likes me or not. That will never change the fact that I'm going to fight for them to have health care. I want MAGA to have health care. I want MAGA to be paid a living wage.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1h

Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19h

Listen to how casually Justice Gorsuch presents as fact the idea that remedying racial gerrymandering requires racial discrimination.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

An important message to the people of New York City.

More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12h

Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Michael @mseadle.bsky.social · 1h

From the New Republic: "ICE agents kidnapped a U.S. citizen in Chicago who had just finished working a double shift because she didn’t “look” American to them." newrepublic.com/post/201745/...
Surely this is illegal and should be stopped.

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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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 10h

An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

ICE detained a nonverbal, 15 year-old autistic boy who'd been selling fruit by the side of the road with his family when he took a bathroom break. The family was not notified. He was held in ICE detention for a week before the family could find him.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19h

ICE GOONS were caught lying once again.
Footage Shows Agents Caused Crash

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 3h

Yesterday I warned (and for months really, I’ve warned) that this administration is dismantling the First Amendment in real time.

This is confirmation. More ⬇️

PPA
Oct. 15, 2025
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 7h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22h

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Is this what we want? @isthiswhatwewant.bsky.social · 1d

An ex-con official has bought #Dominion. The 2nd largest producer of voting machines for our country. You may remember Dominion from winning a defamation lawsuit for the #ConMisinformation in 2020. Their plan is to just buy everything. From our elections, to our food production systems, to utilities

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

The dude can barely open his eyes today.

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