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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8h

Viva la France

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h

They should be grateful it’s not France 1789.

New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall — The Wall Street Journal

The city’s 1% realize their influence is waning: ‘It’s hard to be chill and relaxed’

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8h

Exactly. We’re beyond the point of debating “legality."

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8h

And at least three of them are second-generation immigrants!

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8h

They’ve got resolve. Have you ever met a Catholic Worker? A group of Maryknoll nuns took me to Nicaragua after the Sandinista revolution. They don’t fuck around.

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8h

That’s the one thing I’ll always remember about Mike Johnson.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 9h

This makes sense coming from the guy whose son monitors his porn consumption

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 9h

This makes sense coming from the guy whose son monitors his porn consumption

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

Keys to the office? Check! ✅
Sworn in as Congresswoman? Not quite 🙅🏻‍♂️

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 3d

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Be sure of this: many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home | Owen Jones

History shows the crimes of empire were later mirrored on European soil. Dehumanisation and militarised terror both seem normalised now, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

www.theguardian.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

“.. Frank Miranda, 46, filmed ICE agents confronting him before work on Oct. 2, demanding that he answer questions about where he was born. When he refused, agents threatened him with a dog ..”

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www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 7d

"don't worry, we'll vote them out in November"

the voting in November:

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 8d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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Cars are still bad @jondoesnotexist.bsky.social · 7d

“Everyone who is rich enough or close enough to reactionary politics is effectively in a cult with beliefs loonier than the median Heaven’s Gate member” is a relatively straightforward description of the current moment. I don’t know how we live like this

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 7d

I dunno, man... I dunno. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 7d

The Mississippi State Department of Health says it is unable to accept online WIC applications during the government shutdown.

Pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and high-risk infants can call 1-800-338-6747 to schedule an in-person appointment.

WIC Stops Accepting Some Applicants Amid Government Shutdown

The WIC program will only accept applications from pregnant women, breastfeeding women and high-risk infants during the federal government shutdown.

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MRF @murph612.bsky.social · 7d

Hey, look mom it’s a cease-fire, Israel style.

Josep Goded (New Main Account) @josepgoded2.bsky.social · 7d

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian in Jenin, located in the occupied West Bank.

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 7d

We told you Gaza wasn’t “over there.” These men act like they’re trained by IOF.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 7d

She's a reporter. The masked men acting like IOF

leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8d

That hero sure doesn’t look like a “lunatic leftist,” whatever that is

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8d

Seems like these men are used to hearing women scream and cry

leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8d

the highest, the lowest, tomato, tomahto

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 12d

Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants truthout.org/articles/tru...

Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants

ICE demanded Meta hand over personal information attached to Instagram accounts that track immigration raids.

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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 17d

The Trump administration has been shutting down the government & slashing public services for months. 12% of the federal workforce has already been cut. This is not about numbers. It’s about power. But together, we will win. Read: prospect.org/politics/202... #SaveOurServices #SupportFederalWorkers

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months

Today is the day we stop pretending that it’s not.

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Mark Greene @remakingmanhood.bsky.social · 12d

ICE is assaulting nonviolent US citizens. Had enough? National protests Oct 18 - NoKings.org

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 12d

Queen

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 12d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 12d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 14d

WATCH: Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander overseeing ICE’s expanded enforcement in Chicago, body-slam a man outside the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois this morning.

Drop Site contributor Taha Syed (@MSyedt on X) captured the scene as demonstrators gathered during a visit from...

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 12d

Physiotherapist Abdelhameed Qaradaya, who worked at the MSF field hospital in Deir al-Balah, died today of wounds sustained in an Israeli drone strike 3 days ago. The attack targeted a group of MSF healthcare workers, all wearing marked vests, as they waited for their shuttle to work...

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