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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Today’s No Kings protest could be the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.

People have power.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 2d

[Exit King.]

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 3d

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.

Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3d

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Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · 4d

Signs of Republican party discord in a deep red state: Louisiana's Republican Lt. Governor sees tourism decline in my area (Acadiana) due to Trump's anti-Canada rhetoric, and pushes back. This is a national story. Local TV covering as well. lailluminator.com/2025/10/10/c...

Trump’s comments hurt Canadian tourism in Louisiana. Lt. Gov. Nungesser wants an apology. • Louisiana Illuminator

Trump has made several comments about Canada becoming the 51st state and has chastised the country in his ongoing international trade war.

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Jan Skudlarek @janskudlarek.bsky.social · 6d

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Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · 12d

Disappointing news.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12d

We must all stand up and speak out.

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Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you for all you are doing. With persistence, we will break through their wall of lies and authoritarianism.

Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · 12d

This from Kimmel tonight is potent. Insane clowns and all …

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 12d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · 12d

Yum!

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Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · 13d

I commend the heroic Democratic politicians who continually challenge Republican liars. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXeC...

Trump AG IMPLODES under Cross-Exam at SENATE HEARING

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 14d

Hmmm... weird.

Graphic that shows Republicans absent when needing to vote on the Epstein files or prevent a shutdown, but celebrating when cutting taxes for billionaires.

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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 14d

Rob Reiner Predicts Just One Year Before ‘Democracy Completely Leaves,’ America, And The Military at Midterm Polling Booths
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Rob Reiner Predicts One Year Before 'Democracy Completely Leaves,' America, Military at Midterm Polling Booths | Video

The United States has "about a year" before "democracy completely leaves us," director Rob Reiner told Ali Velshi on MSNBC Sunday. Reiner cited recent deployments of National Guard soldiers to Portlan...

www.thewrap.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15d

Donald Trump and Kristi Noem are using every lever to provoke our communities and incite chaos.

If Trump and Noem wanted to help Illinoisans, they would work with us — not against us — to protect public safety.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 14d

related, when the president is invading our own country, waging war on our own people, i don't wanna see dems give the GOP shit they ask for, don't wanna hear shit bout 'we hope our friends across the aisle will work with us on bipartisan solutions to the problems they cause' i don't want none of it

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 14d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 15d

Two U.S. Senators, neither of whom are known for theatrical bombast.

Senator Jeff Merkley

@SenJeffMerkley
Trump's troops are deliberately attacking peaceful protesters to incite violence.

The goal is to generate riots to justify the expansion of authoritarian measures and to strengthen the case for the troop deployments.

Let me be emphatically clear: there is no "invasion" or "rebellion" that justifies the federalization of the national guard.

Unlike former deployments in support of citizens' rights -- like attending school -- this is about attacking citizens' right to peacefully protest.

Our republic is in big trouble.

The same authoritarian impulse behind these violent crackdowns drives Trump’s effort to hijack our government. The fight we are in over restoring healthcare, and ensuring funds will be distributed in accordance with the law, is an incredibly important confrontation against Trump's strongman state. Stay the course!

Chris Murphy
This dystopian video is previewing a violent takeover, not a targeted law enforcement action. It's insane.

Trump is militarizing our cities to STOKE violence. Not to reduce it. These are the tried and true tactics of authoritarians - plain and simple.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16d

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 16d

Is trump still dead again

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21d

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

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Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · 26d

Well done!!👍

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WIRED @wired.com · 27d

WIRED asked security and privacy experts for their advice for hardening personal privacy protections and resisting surveillance. Here are their recommendations.

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…

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Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · 28d

Doesn’t sound great for Louisiana.

WIRED @wired.com · 28d

Mark Zuckerberg’s company faces backlash after rowing back promises to create between 300 and 500 new jobs to man its subsidiary’s new data center. www.wired.com/story/louisi...

Louisiana Hands Meta a Tax Break and Power for Its Biggest Data Center

Mark Zuckerberg’s company faces backlash after rowing back promises to create between 300 and 500 new jobs to man its subsidiary’s new data center.

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Julia7 @julia7.bsky.social · Sep 14

A chilling article about how China's surveillance state has been enabled by U.S. tech companies. www.sfgate.com/news/world/a...

Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show

An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously.....

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