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I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · Apr 30

Corruption may have infected our government, but it will never defeat the American spirit. We've overcome obstacles before, and we can do it again. #TheCostOfTrump

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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rootedpioneer.bsky.social @rootedpioneer.bsky.social · 7h

Gift article: People who stood up to Hitler. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/o...

Opinion | A Lesson in Defiance From Nazi Germany

www.nytimes.com

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 5h

Make no mistake about it.

This is damage control mode.

They're acting like they didn't know what was going on.

Young Republicans.🙄

We know where they got their racism from.

*sip*🔥☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

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Young Republicans call for immediate resignations of leaders who made racist texts in chat

Young Republicans called for the immediate resignations of leaders exposed in a recent Politico story to have sent racist and vile text messages.

www.usatoday.com

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I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 5h

Easy do.

Defend our voting rights

While the fight for fair redistricting goes to SCOTUS this term, Congress has a part to play, too. Call on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect our voting rights.

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 11d

Freedom is not free. Neither are protests. Donate to the next No Kings protest at givebutter.com/nokingsboston

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 14h

I laughed way too hard at this 🤣🤣🤣

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I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 7h

How to make friends and influence people.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

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I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 7h

Colbert is a huge LOTR fan, in case you didn't know. And do not fuck with Bette. She will cut you.

TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 9h

#MorningVibe

“You need a gig that’s more worthwhile / Now that you’re more in demand than Epstein’s file….you never kissed the orange azz.”

Bette, we adore your wit, humor & love. Stephen, “thank you…the lord of all our rings.”

I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 7h

And their parents.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 9h

Talk about indoctrination…

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18h

Antifa is looking for a few good frogs. 🐸

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 22h

No shit, Sherlocks. Tell us something we don't know.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

JUST GONNA ASSUME IM NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SHOCKED

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/t...

CNBC
There's a shocking disparity between how high income and low income earners feel about the economy

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 1d

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.

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I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 1d

Why are we paying these dicks in the House?

Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 1d

Federal workers are going without pay or getting fired entirely, putting hundreds of thousands of families livelihoods at risk.

And where are Republican House members? On paid vacations, not showing up to work for weeks on end.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 1d

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 1d

Make racists afraid again.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 1d

This is why the inflatable costumes works so well -- it works the same way calling them "weird" or "creepy" did. It disrupts their narrative, and makes them seem pathetic rather than cool-and-cruel.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · Aug 19

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I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 1d

The world is with us.

Scott @thegopisfubar2024.bsky.social · 1d

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

I am ANTIFA @leekottner.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly this. A peaceful crowd is far more threatening to them than a violent one. This is the power of nonviolent resistance. Dick-taters don't know how to react to it and they can't fight it without ruining their image and becoming even more isolated on the world stage. The 🍊💩🐒 can't stand that.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 5d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Last post of the day. Learn how to protect yourself.

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