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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 23m

Please notify President Trump and Vice-President Vance immediately. Isn’t this a mandatory one-year jail sentence—or is this a kind of flag desecration they have no problem with?

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Franks N Beans @mortimersmother.bsky.social · 6m

Gawd he's so fucking gross

a cartoon of a man and a woman talking to each other with the words do you have any of those little bags

ALT: a cartoon of a man and a woman talking to each other with the words do you have any of those little bags

media.tenor.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 Robert Deniro discusses the importance of the No Kings nationwide protest a week from today. 1/2

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 23h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

When you finally run out of fucks to give.

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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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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d

“In the absence of federal funding, MSDH is stepping in to ensure WIC operations continue. Current WIC participants will continue receiving their benefits without interruption,” a Mississippi State Department of Health press release says.

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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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way.

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Grist @grist.org · 1d

New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires.

grist.org/accountabili...

#FossileFuel #Climate #Oil #Gas #Policy

New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 43 fossil-fuel industry insiders among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

grist.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 2d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 1d

It's incredible, they could both be standalone album covers. Lose Your Illusion I and Lose Your Illusion II

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Franks N Beans @mortimersmother.bsky.social · 1d

But you have to dial 10-10-321 first, to get the best possible rates!

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Franks N Beans @mortimersmother.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations 💖

a painting of winnie the pooh and friends having a picnic

ALT: a painting of winnie the pooh and friends having a picnic

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2d

bernie sanders' appearance on fox news helped fox news' mission of misinforming the public. it doesn't work. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...

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Franks N Beans @mortimersmother.bsky.social · 2d

#indigenouspeopleday
Happy Indigenous People Day! Columbus was a ho!

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 2d

Good Place:

Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Franks N Beans @mortimersmother.bsky.social · 4d

Hells yes! Is there a groupon @groupon.bsky.social ???

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Franks N Beans @mortimersmother.bsky.social · 4d

www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

Posts claim photo shows Trump, Epstein and Bondi. They're almost right

The original image, taken in 1997, shows the two men with Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve.

www.snopes.com

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Franks N Beans @mortimersmother.bsky.social · 4d

Broooo 420 AND 69?!?!! You'd better play the lottery 🤣🤣🤣😅

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Franks N Beans @mortimersmother.bsky.social · 5d

He's destroying America. He deserves impeachment and a trial! Not a fucking prize!

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 5d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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