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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10d

ICE followed the mother into a school and aggressively detained her along with her children.
This is so heartbreaking 💔

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 22d

Republican officials and leaders need to stop having secret group chats that someone later exposes. This happened again, and the creepy crawlies under this particular rock were, in a word, insane. My write up and mini-rant in today’s piece, link in the replies.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 29d

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · Oct 8

So Well Done @schumer.senate.gov !

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · Oct 7

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Sep 26

The Trump administration is moving aggressively to privatize the VA — arbitrarily laying off employees, lowering the quality of, and limiting access to, health care that veterans receive.

Unacceptable. We must stand with veterans and oppose all efforts to privatize the VA.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Sep 12

19 drones launched over several hours, from Russia and Belarus, into Poland, were not a mistake. Many of them did not carry explosives, so they had not gone astray in Ukraine....they were a probe of Poland, NATO and Trump.

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onefinekitty.bsky.social @onefinekitty.bsky.social · Sep 9

They lied to Congress at their confirmation hearings. They shouldn’t be on the Supreme Court. So why are they???

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Sep 4

SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

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...

www.propublica.org

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · Sep 5

It is impossible to overstate the inanity of the vapid and stupid stunt of renaming the Defense Department, and Congress should step in and put a stop to it immediately.
Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Pete Hegseth’s Department of Cringe

Renaming the Defense Department is a pathetic stunt.

www.theatlantic.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · Aug 12

TOMORROW: It’s time to plug into a new phase of national campaign work. You’ll learn to plan and execute a non-cooperation campaign, and how to coach others to do the same. We’ll also share specific actions you can take to put pressure on institutions enabling Trump: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 12

"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."

Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea

I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.

www.motherjones.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · Aug 13

CW: Sexual assault

In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.

This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...

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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · Aug 10

Not only will we continue to demand the release of the unredacted (other than that of the victims), Epstein files, we demand the victims be heard!
We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Aug 9

california’s population is larger than at least a dozen red states *combined* so if we’re playing the “we deserve more representation” game give us our 500 senators

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 6

Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick: "We're a red state. We deserve more representation."

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Jul 23

A Tennessee woman was denied prenatal care by her doctor because she is "unwed."

Let's be clear: the Republican agenda is not pro-life or pro-family.

If it were, pregnant women wouldn't be forced to flee their home states to get basic prenatal care.

Doctor Denies Woman Prenatal Care Because She’s Unmarried

A Tennessee woman was forced to flee her state to seek treatment for her pregnancy.

newrepublic.com

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Sophia Bollag @sophiabollag.bsky.social · Jul 22

The LA Times details how ICE arrested a deaf DACA recipient during a raid on the car wash where he worked (legally -- as a DACA recipient he has a permit to work in the US). They shipped him to a migrant detention facility in Texas: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas

Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and communicates using sign language, was swept up in a federal immigration raid at his job in Temple City. He could not communicate in handcuffs. His attorney says U....

www.latimes.com

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Teawhalem @teawhalem.bsky.social · Jul 22

Another Migrant Dies Under ICE Custody After Experiencing 'Seizures, Vomiting, And Unresponsiveness'
Source: Latin Times

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · Jul 17

"Every child deserves to explore our parks without wheezing from smoke or smog."

Thank you @repdexteror.bsky.social for fighting back against attacks on our air, water, and public lands. We stand with you.

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StuckInRedMO @ktc2.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Susan Berlin @allwixlit.bsky.social · Jul 17

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jul 9

seems to me that someone who lies about where they were born shouldn't be working in the White House

www.occrp.org/en/news/excl...

Exclusive: Top Trump Adviser Sergio Gor Was Born in the Soviet Union

The birthplace of U.S. President Donald Trump’s director of personnel has been the subject of media speculation — fuelled by his refusal to answer the question.

www.occrp.org

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Wayne Smith 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @wayneesmith.bsky.social · Jul 7

An image with a black and white background and a Latin American immigrant and a title Schröinger's Immigrant. On the left, it reads, "Lazily collecting all the welfare." On the right, it reads, "But also somehow taking all the jobs."

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maddav.bsky.social @maddav.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congress & billionaires want to limit access to basic needs. They will not be impacted at all & will not be there to address the impact. Will they be feeding children, offering free medicine, sheltering from the elements? I hope those of us who will be there will invite these lawmakers to help out.

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maddav.bsky.social @maddav.bsky.social · Jul 3

But wait - you want people to work to get basic needs as you throw food away daily so will you:
- provide more jobs.... have you been in the job market lately?
- Hire those in need?
- Take a pay cut to help those you impacted?