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Blue In An F'd Up Red State ~ OG Resistance Fighter ~ Member Moms Demand Action~ I Love To Draw~ I Will NEVER Accept Tyranny🇺🇸
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ACLU: We're launching the Freedom Defense Fund because fighting the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations, abortion bans, and political retaliations will take more resources.

Our lawyers and advocates need you. Become an inaugural donor today: www.aclu.org/SupportFreedom
Become an Inaugural Donor to the Freedom Defense Fund
The ACLU just launched the Freedom Defense Fund to fight back against the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations, abortion bans, and political retaliation. These legal battles will need se...
www.aclu.org
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FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."

REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."

FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
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"Stephen Miller soon joined a growing list of senior Trump-administration political appointees—at least six by our count—living in Washington-area military housing, where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest." Others include Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth.
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
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ICE and Kristi Noem blocked a church from holding communion for detainees at Chicago detention center

They can't have any witnesses to the atrocious, inhumane conditions inside the facility

@meidastouch.com
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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Kids shouldn't be forced to go to bed hungry to make a political point.

Congress already passed contingency funding for SNAP on a bipartisan basis. Trump's refusal to use it is a choice, and it's sickening.
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Every mention of SNAP being frozen should include this simple fact:

TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
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Break the law, face the consequences. That goes for ICE agents who commit illegal acts outside of their official functions.
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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Feel Powerless, YOU ARE NOT! Elections coming across the country on NOVEMBER 4, 2025! Check your local precincts and get out and vote!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
UNHINGED Orange moron says WE ARE GOING INTO VENEZUELA "AND KILL THEM"

Says doesn't need a declaration of war! The 25th needs to be immediately implemented!

youtube.com/shorts/eORGN...
NEWS: Trump says no declaration of war for Venezuela, he’s just gonna “kill them”
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
youtube.com
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Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a marathon speech on the Senate floor Wednesday evening after 22 hours and 37 minutes, saying he was “ringing the alarm bells” on the arrival of authoritarianism under President Trump.
Senator Merkley Warns of Authoritarianism Under Trump in Nearly 23-Hour Speech
The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state.
nyti.ms
The orange dicktator is planing an election takeover, per The NY Times. What the hell is the national emergency, that is needed, going to be?

youtu.be/MKqpeF5SK3k
BREAKING: Trump Plot to Take Over Elections Exposed
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity.

"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.

Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
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Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
My heart breaks for our country.
Neglected to report Bondi fired the ethics lawyers.
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In a senile moment, Trump ADMITS that maybe the $230 million he's extorting from DoJ might PAY for his fukukta Ballroom.

What happened to all those generous donors?

Yeah. 👖 on 🔥.
Guess how much it cost to build his golden ballroom.
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