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“I'm just a square in the social circle” Artistic night owl here follow those who speak the actual truth, follow the law & facts (not alternative ones), along with those who report the news not conspiracy theories, and champion saving our Democracy.

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hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social @hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social · 13d

“ I’d rather go left than be right.”

I’m just a square in a social circle…

It’s Hip to be Square!

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

From the federal court to the Nobel Prize Committee, everyone agrees that Donald Trump and his administration lack integrity and credibility.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9h

"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."

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Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center

A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

Crazy week.

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hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social @hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social · 7h

a man in a suit says oh snap

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hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social @hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social · 7h

Seasons don’t fear the reaper… Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain. Go on trump be like they are… Don’t fear the 👇🏻

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
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Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h

We are an independent, nonprofit newsroom with more than 150 dedicated journalists.

For those who want to read the facts of our reporting — and the documents on which it is based — here’s the full story:

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 9h

Portland continues to amaze me 👏

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Sick

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 11h

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

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Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social @hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social · 7h

I’m surprised she didn’t end her tweet with the word PSYCH!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

Except when Trump bankrupts them with tariffs. Then she will say nothing except for asking the rest of the country for welfare to bail them out.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 14h

wHiCh pArTy hAs MoVeD fUrThEr FrOm tHe PoLiTicAL cEnTeR iN tHe 21sT cEnTuRy?

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

This morning I ran the NYC Gaza 5K in Prospect Park for the third time, alongside the Harlem Run Club, to raise money for @unrwausa.bsky.social, which delivers critical humanitarian aid and services to Palestinians in Gaza.

I hope you'll join me in donating: unrwausa.org

Zohran jogging alongside a member of the Harlem Run Club in Prospect Park.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social @hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social · 7h

I know that park! Damn I miss SD! 💙

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9h

Stephanie "Tanqueray" Johnson, who went viral on the "Humans of New York" account by sharing stories about her life as a burlesque dancer in the 1970s, has died

A photo of Stephanie "Tanqueray" Johnson, sitting down, holding a photo of herself

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 8h

Leadership looks like repeating the truth again and again and refusing to back down to bullies and pressure.

It looks like using your platform and leverage-- whatever it may be -- for the larger good.

So grateful to Pritzker and everyone else modeling this now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

Are House Republicans going to finally show up to work this week or is their extended vacation going to continue? Many Americans take a week or two vacation if they are lucky during summers. House Republicans take the entire Fall off, after lengthy breaks in Spring and Summer.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 8h

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 11h

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

We should mandate a work requirement for House Republicans to get their health care. How about they have to work at least one week a month to keep their government health insurance?

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hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social @hiptobesquaregirl.bsky.social · 8h

My heart hurts for Zelenskyy and Ukraine that they have to deal with this monster. They deserve better.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 8h

Catholic priests and bishops have been trying for months to visit people held in the ICE detention center just outside Chicago. Why are they being blocked? What harm could it possibly do? What are they hiding?

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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 8h

CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin Is ‘Anxious’ Wall Street Is ‘Reliving’ 1929 Market Crash Under Trump

CNBC star Andrew Ross Sorkin told 60 Minutes that he is "anxious" Wall Street is racing towards a stock market crash like the one that rocked investors in 1929 The post CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin Is ‘Anxious’ Wall Street Is ‘Reliving’ 1929 Market Crash Under Trump first appeared on Mediaite.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

Of all the excuses not to show up to work while still collecting a paycheck, refusing to show up for 2 months so you can conceal info about sex trafficking because the perps are wealthy and powerful can only be conjured up in the toxic mind hive of Trump & House GOP leadership.

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