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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 17h

NoKings.org
Stand up for democracy and the Constitution- find a protest near you for Saturday, October 18th

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 17h

“I never dreamed of anything like this."

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 17h

#resistFascism

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

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Tori @toti66.bsky.social · 21h

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Country star's anti-ICE ballad has MAGA singing the blues

Country music stars have long touted the greatness of the red, white, and blue, but singer Zach Bryan is drawing a line in the red clay dirt when it comes to ICE raids.� The Grammy-winning artist ...

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

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 21h

At border & immigration offices around the state, small cells & conference rooms intended for short waits are being used to detain immigrants for days, forcing them to sleep on concrete floors, on benches or in chairs in spaces jammed w/ dozens of people.
www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Migrants languish in ICE, Border Patrol hold rooms across New York

In Buffalo, Albany, New York City, and along the Canadian border, detained migrants are waiting longer and longer in temporary holding facilities.

www.timesunion.com

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Zooth @zooth01.bsky.social · 1d

@allinwithchris.bsky.social : "Dangerous new MAGA lie: Republicans SMEAR peaceful protesters as ‘terrorists’"

Note: Capitol Hill, a government can't be held 'hostage', when suited domestic terrorists are using it for ill-gotten gains.

#NoKINGS

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Dangerous new MAGA lie: Republicans SMEAR peaceful protesters as ‘terrorists’

YouTube video by MSNBC

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 3d

#WeKnowThemByTheirVotes
www.govtrack.us/congress/vot...

This vote was related to a resolution introduced by Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] on September 18, 2025, S.J.Res. 83: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have not been authorized by Congress

On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 83 -- Senate Vote #555 -- Oct. 8, 2025

Senate Vote #555 in 2025, in the United States Congress.

www.govtrack.us

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 3d

‘We Must Escalate’: Arrested Legislators Call Out ICE and Albany @nysfocus.bksy.socialhttps://nysfocus.com/2025/09/19/legislators-officials-arrested-ice-federal-plaza

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 3d

#KnowYourRights

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 3d

#Chicago+ICE

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data, putting Americans in greater danger of a broad category of crimes or terror attacks. In the meantime, FBI counterintelligence targeting Russia has been put out of business. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 4d

#EpsteinFiles

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 4d

#ICERaids

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 5d

#EpsteinFiles

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ
, Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson
!" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom
, Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 5d

#Chicago

8647 Nous Defions Mortus Discriminatus @ralphfh.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: Bodycam footage shows that the Chicago woman shot by ICE after allegedly ramming agents with her car actually shows the OPPOSITE – the agent rammed HER, then jumped out, and started shooting. 😳 Sue him for everything he's worth. ICE too.

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Stace RN Resists 📎💙 Portland Strong @stacernresists.bsky.social · 6d

Excellent!

As they should!

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 6d

Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.

Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters

Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.

trib.al

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“The blaze at the home of Diane Goodstein –a Democrat-appointed circuit court judge – erupted on Saturday, sending three members of her family to the hospital, including her husband, a former state senator.”
Tell me again who’s causing all the violence and chaos?

Fire destroys home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats

State’s chief justice says fire that sent three people to the hospital appeared to have been caused by an ‘explosion’

www.theguardian.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14d

Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers:

38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)

On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...

Trump Is a Weak, Failing President. These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.

As new national polls show Trump’s approval tanking, a leading analyst explains how the data shows that Trump is far more unpopular than is commonly acknowledged—and details why this matters for 2026.

newrepublic.com

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 9d

#ICE

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 9d

Shoutout to @nicollewallace.bsky.social for not sugar-coating anything and saying on the air that an ICE agent said “fuck them kids” while handcuffing them naked in Chicago after an apartment raid.

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 11d

#InvasionOfChicago
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 11d

www.propublica.org/article/tom-...
Making money on misery - how do these people sleep at night? #Oligarchs

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 11d

Petty little .... 🤬 Since we have all the money, maybe it's time we stop sending tax $$ to the fed government! #Shutdown

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

White House freezes funds for Democratic states in shutdown slap

The targeted programs included $18 billion for transit projects in New York, home to Congress's top two Democrats, and $8 billion for green-energy projects in 16 Democratic-run states, including California and Illinois.

www.reuters.com

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 12d

#U.S.Economy

Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 13d

“The economy is skating as close to the edge of recession as you can get,” said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS. “Companies are clearly hunkering down and refusing to hire and the blame can be traced back to Washington’s economic agenda.”

Read more here: bit.ly/4pngpye

US unemployment rate near 4-year high as labor market hits stall speed

U.S. job growth weakened sharply in August and the unemployment rate increased to nearly a four-year high of 4.3%, confirming that labor market conditions were softening and sealing the case for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut later this month.

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