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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 10h

Peoria showing up and speaking out!

Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 1d

Ready!!!

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 3d

We will not sit back and watch.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings,
For the love of America.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

nokings.org

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 8d

We cannot be passive. Fighting this authoritarian regime is our civic responsibility.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 9d

Reverend Barber brings it all together. 💙

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 9d

All I ask is that you watch and listen for 2 mins.

youtu.be/AxZDE8PBhFk

Amazing Grace

YouTube video by Save America Movement

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for sharing. My heart is in my throat. Reverend Barber speaks words of love and truth. We have to keep up the fight.

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 9d

Yup. And soon to be an occupied country. Keep fighting. Lives are depending on our continued fight.

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Sawyer Hackett @sawyerhackett.bsky.social · 11d

You need to know about NSPM-7: Trump’s new blueprint to police “pre-crime”

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11d

Kristi Noem's on the roof at Broadview surrounded by snipers and Kat is still out there demanding to see what horrific conditions are going on inside.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11d

Join us Kristi Noem!

9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 15d

RESIST!!!!

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · 17d

Here's a readable online version of the outstanding story in Community Word featuring Peoria 50501 and our allies in the Resistance: thecommunityword.com/online/blog/...

‘Good trouble’ makers - The Community Word

Groups like Peoria 50501, Democracy 309, Fired Up, Indivisible are organizing organizers to stand up to government overreach and the Trump administration Read more →

thecommunityword.com

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 21d

Keep ‘em coming, Rex! We need you!

Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 21d

We will continue to show up and shout out “NO KINGS!”

peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · 21d

NO KINGS 2.0 in Peoria on 10/18! Be there, and share, recruiting others into our powerful resistance movement! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 22d

I'm ANTIFA.

Americans are supposed to be.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26d

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 27d

I'm telling you as a Trump biographer that the man has no intention of there being a free and fair election in 14 months.

Things are accelerating—and accelerating for a reason.

By the time Fall 2026 begins, Trump needs America to have no expectation whatsoever of a meaningful midterm election.

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · 26d

To join The Onion team was a big Joy this morning. 😎

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 27d

Good point.

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · Sep 14

Reich provides context this Sunday morning.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 13

I’ve witnessed 50-plus years of politics. I lived through the unrest of the 1960s and 70s.

I wanted to use this week’s Coffee Klatch to provide some context for this dangerous moment we’re facing right now.

https://youtu.be/CVs1QmWYFmE

Guns, Division, and Violence in America | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · Sep 8

PEORIA speaks

peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Sep 2

At Monday’s Labor Day Parade and March, Peoria 50501 really REPRESENTED our cause - for democracy, for Workers Over Billionaires, and against the fascist regime! And we won't stop resisting!

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · Sep 7

History will condemn the GOP lawmakers. Meanwhile, Chicago will fight this invasion.

Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · Sep 7

History will condemn the GOP lawmakers. Meanwhile, Chicago will fight this invasion.

Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · Sep 6

There’s not a single Republican lawmaker with the basic civic decency to say this is fundamentally wrong. History will condemn each and every one of them.

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peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Aug 30

WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES! Join Peoria 50501 in Monday's Labor Day March, as part of the Peoria Labor Day Parade. Let's be loud and proud in support of workers - for fair pay, justice, & dignity. Gather at lower Bradley Park at 9:30am. Parade/March to start at 11am. See attached for latest details.

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Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · Aug 24

Celebrating labor’s role in democracy. Join us.

peoriail50501.bsky.social @peoriail50501.bsky.social · Aug 13

"WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES" - Join Peoria 50501 in a Labor Day March as part of the Peoria Labor Day Parade, to promote working class power to stand against fascism. Let our voices be loud and proud in support of human rights amidst this authoritarian takeover! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · Aug 23

Share widely.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Aug 23

Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 21

People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.

Michele H @michybo.bsky.social · Aug 20

HCR is the best of America. Let’s do this.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Aug 20

An idea: