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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 3h

Faraday bags are cool.

Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 3h

Great article with some onsite analysis of cellular signals indicating the use of cell-site simulators at ICE protests in Portland, Oregon

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower may have surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 3h

Great article with some onsite analysis of cellular signals indicating the use of cell-site simulators at ICE protests in Portland, Oregon

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower may have surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4h

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 8h

There's one huge difference between the 2025 Portland protests & the ones in 2020. Today, the ~100 anti-fascist protesters at the ICE facility are sandwiched between the feds who have MAGA-friendly media embedded w/ them, and ~15 MAGA-friendly content creators/counter-protesters out in the crowd.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h

As President Trump tries to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, conservative influencers are working to support his claim that the city is burning with viral clips from one block. https://wapo.st/4q5HM0n

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · 6h

Boss, we’ve got a problem. Users don’t want this stuff! They keep wanting to turn it off, even when we keep turning it back on!

Boss: I have an idea

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 8h

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 1d

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Bex 🐸 (they/them/frog) @thinlyveiledtruth.bsky.social · 5h

LINK!!!

Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 6h

Linkception intensify

Ripley @ripleyanon.bsky.social · 6h

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Kristofer Goldsmith @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social · 6h

Said more explicitly: Democrats are doing everything they can to stop Republicans from hurting themselves. It’s too easy to leave this at “let them get what they voted for,” because the reality is that when they suffer, it drags us all down.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Jeffries on Fox News Sunday: "My friends on other aisle seem to think believe healthcare is an extraneous issue. We don't believe it's an extraneous issue. It's a central issue...the states most affected are all ones Trump won...so this is not a partisan fight. We're fighting for everyday Americans"

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 6h

Linkception intensify

Ripley @ripleyanon.bsky.social · 6h

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mitnerd36 @mitnerd36.bsky.social · 18h

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Potomac River Antifascists @potomacriverantifa.bsky.social · 6h

Boosting for a friend. Please give if you can

Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 1d

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 18h

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 1d

Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 7h

Real life is going to put The Onion out of business

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 10h

Oh no, he's got Rowling Syndrome

Joshua "The Crypt" Keep(er) @jekeep.bsky.social · 11h

The far-right mouthpiece who told young men to clean up their place while in front of his very clearly messy home, now has contracted an illness from all the mold in his home.

If you wrote such a fascist character in a story it would be deemed a silly caricature.

Jordan Peterson diagnosed with chronic condition after exposure to mold

Peterson's daughter said her father has a "genetic predisposition that causes the immune system to have an inability to identify and detoxify mold."

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Kristofer Goldsmith @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social · 21h

Trump charges the Secret Service — American taxpayers — millions of dollars so he can play golf at his properties while people who’ve spent their entire lives serving and sacrificing for our country are getting fired. One third of the federal workforce is made up of veterans.

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 1d

Day 11 of the Republican Shutdown.

Donald Trump is back on the golf course.

House Republicans have cancelled votes for a third straight week.

And Democrats are continuing the fight to protect your healthcare.

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 18h

This would be the second time this dude has been arrested. Right wing streamer Matt Tardio calls him "Tommy 2" & has alluded to him being more hard right than the rest of them & someone on the right has said he's a Nick Fuentes fan.

Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 18h

Portland police arrested a right-wing agitator at the ICE facility. Protesters say this man punched a woman in the face on video. I’ll update if I see the video, but it seems very likely given how fast PPB responded and what everyone is saying.

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By Way of Plymouth @bywayofplymouth.bsky.social · 1d

Please reach out if you have more info about Joseph William Behling of Manchester NH, previously of Hooksett NH! Allegedly “Marcus NH” of Patriot Front & the New England Active Club, and involved in Patriot Front’s efforts to recruit teens, Behling is potentially a serviceman in the US Navy.

A triptych of images of various points in Joseph Behling of Manchester NH's life. The first is him at his Londonderry High School Class of 2021 graduation ceremony. He wears: a blue graduation gown and cap; a corded sash in red, white, and blue; a medal with a red, white, and blue ribbon with several pins attached; and half-frame glasses. He holds his graduation certificate in its shut holder. He grins, blithely. The second is from a Patriot Front photo op, taken in front of a concrete wall in a wooded area somewhere in or around Manchester NH, during December 2022. A man who is allegedly Joseph Behling holds his right fist to his heart, and conceals his face with a white gaiters and tan baseball cap with a black variant of the Vermont Republic flag. He also wears what appears to be a Colombia Ascender softshell jacket, khaki pants, and glasses. The wall behind him has been vandalized with graffiti, of which a Patriot Front fasces symbol is somewhat visible. The third is allegedly of Behling during Patriot Front's standout against SatanCon in Boston MA during April 2023. A white man of average build, he wears a white gaiter that covers the lower half of his face, including his nose, black aviators, a tan baseball cap with a Patriot Front flag patch on the front, and a navy blue zip-up jacket with a hood. The right sleeve has a pair of patches: the Christian identity flag, and an Appeal to Heaven flag. His right arm is extended outward, and he clutches a cross (with a figure of Jesus crucified upon it) as if attempting to ward something off.

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 18h

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Nessa @vmcf.bsky.social · 19h

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Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 19h

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Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action @sunlightafa.bsky.social · 1d

We don't share these very often.But if you have some spare $ this good friend could use the support right now ❤️🔥❤️

Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 1d

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 19h

Ty 🙏

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 22h

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 1d

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Colorado Springs Anti-Fascists @cosantifascists.bsky.social · 1d

cool cool.

If folks could help us report this nazi linktree, we'd appreciate it.

There's a report link on the bottom of every Linktree URL. This is a clear violation of their ToS on hate speech.

a message from linktree saying they won't take down the Volks View Media url

A screenshot from telegram advertising the neo-nazi music linktree Volks View Media

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 1d

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 1d

How long before they call him a terrorist?!

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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