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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 9h

yes. flowers for this woman

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 13h

She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h

AOC: You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to keep people from getting poisoned, from dangerous chemicals

You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing

If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 16h

This is a key thing to understand and why we MUST mock, shun and shame them everytime they break the social contract.

Green Owl @greenowl.bsky.social · 16h

They don't exactly feel shame when shamed for behavior but they care about their cultural status as the good righteous worthy. If you appease them, you reinforce that status. If folk defy & criticize them (shame) & too many to stop, they have to change their behavior to keep the cultural status.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20h

started / going

DHS Says Social Media Will Be Screened for ‘Antisemitism’ as It Purges Pro-Palestine Immigrants
Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says people shouldn't try to "hide behind the First Amendment."

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
By Matt Novak
Updated October 15, 2025

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 23h

THIS

Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 1d

White people’s insistence that other white people—especially the ones exhibiting morally questionable behavior—deserve the benefit of the doubt is going to kill us all.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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BumboJumbo @bumbojumbo666.bsky.social · 2d

The average protester has been doing expert-level escalation management and the average ICE officer is threatening to murder ambulance drivers.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

It’s worth noting that when he decided to speak out about his unconstitutional ICE detainment, DHS accused him of assault.

They lie.

They blame the victims.

George did nothing wrong. He was just trying to get to work and was hit with chemical munitions and detained for three days.

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 4d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 3d

Ahhhh. TN Holler was a follow and is now a block. TY for letting us know they are just another aggregator ripping off actual reports. I feel duped

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 3d

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 3d

ALL the people doing ALL the things

that's what it is going to take.

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

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

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

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 3d

I will breath a sigh of relief when people stop giving the NYT the benefit of the doubt or thinking they do real journalism anymore

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 3d

When does it stop being « malpractice » and start just being malicious?

What’s the line for folks to start being plain and asking

“What do these people believe that this is still okay and how did we miss those signs despite the POLYPHONIC SPREE of people warning us”

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3d

The New York Times knows crime is not “out of control” in major U.S. cities — in fact, crime is way down from past years and decades — but NYT amplifies JD Vance’s lie without a fact check.
It’s journalism malpractice that helps the fascists.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 3d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 4d

A reason why we got here is that the media stopped reporting facts and replaced reporting with making everything a reality tv show where contestants fight one another. It turned lying from a liability into an advantage since it would no longer be punished

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 3d

same goes for all the agencies they are hollowing out

Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 3d

They're putting someone unqualified in charge at IRS.

Why?

If they break the government, you'll believe the government is broken.

That makes it easier for them to eliminate all the important things government does for us—including making billionaires pay their fair share.

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 4d

not just them - I have people on our side disavowing being antifa because of the media scare stuff and yet when I say "Oh I think you probably are since I can't see you being pro fascism" they are like "Oh NO I am totally against fascism" .... sigh

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 4d

I like AntiFash - Ant Eye Fash personally

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 4d

wow - you make it look so easy (because it is) NO ONE left behind must be our motto

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 5d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Grave Boneyard @dconrad.bsky.social · 4d

When I see a politician who stands up for trans rights, even though I am a cis white man, I know that is a politician who will stand up for the most oppressed group in America, and therefore will stand up for everyone, trans, gay, straight, Black, Latin, Asian, anyone.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 6d

None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5d

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 5d

indeed Frog gets it - go frog!

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 6d

Portland Frog gets it

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