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Sara Bethell @sarabethell.bsky.social · 4h

More about the Burlington ICE facility youtube.com/shorts/B6ujR...

“This is Burlington’s own Guantanamo”: protest at illegal ICE jail in MA

YouTube video by Bearing Witness at ICE Burlington, MA

youtube.com

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 8h

I didn’t want to believe it was true. Say his name: Saleh Al-Jafarawi. He had the most beautiful smile. He was not among the 270+ journalists killed prior to the latest ceasefire. He was ebullient that the bombing stopped. And now he’s been killed.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 7h

Government is like you aren’t sexy enough to do authoritarianism we need some dang DILFS up in here

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 9h

The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 9h

great character witness!

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nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 9h

this is a winning message

anything else is capitulation

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 11h

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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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 10h

while 77% of democrats supported an arms embargo against the genocidal state of Israel, Nancy Pelosi was telling the media that pro-Palestinian activists were working for Russia, then China

they do not represent their own voters

Devin S. @devingtieme.bsky.social · 19d

“Why was Biden so unpopular?” He committed genocide. Half of Biden voters were calling the U.S.-Zionist genocide a genocide as early as January 2024. (thehill.com/policy/defen...) A CBS YouGov poll from June 2024 found that 77% of democrats supported an arms embargo. (thecradle.co/articles-id/...)

Majority of US citizens reject arming Israel: Poll

The White House and US Congress have sent unprecedented amounts of weapons to support Israel's genocide of the Palestinians, despite opposition from the US public

thecradle.co

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

The omniforce is accountable only to Trump: they ignore state and local guidance, or court decisions. Forget about knowing the identity of the official. Now you may not know which agency he works for, or even if he is an agent of the state.

two men wearing American flag facemasks and tactical gear.
Look at the picture above. One of these is a member of a private militia that supports the President and was involved in an violent effort to overturn the election, the other is an agent of the state. Can you tell the difference?

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · Dec 24

Trump talks openly about the invasion of Canada, Mexico, Greenland, & Panama but CNN uses words like 'teasing,' 'taunting' & 'entertaining' to minimise the madness. This is how media enables fascism. This is how Hitler got started. edition.cnn.com/2024/12/23/p...

Trump is teasing US expansion into Panama, Greenland and Canada | CNN Politics

President-elect Donald Trump appears to be entertaining an American territorial expansion that, if he’s serious, would rival the Louisiana Purchase or the deal that netted Alaska from Russia.

edition.cnn.com

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nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 11h

weak

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

She knows how to sell a product, but that product is not "news"

She's not afraid to take on a mob, but that "mob" is "most Americans who are not billionaires she constantly flatters"

She's an entrepreneur, if that's a synonym for grifter.

Imagine being "amazed" at the hostile reaction to all that

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 12h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 21h

we need to abolish this shit

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Marilyn J-W @marjowil.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking news!

Jesse Watters on Fox News interviewing masked so-called antifa member except a fake red woman's wig has been sloppily added to his head.

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 16h

book covers featuring the muppets: thread

Elmo on the cover of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Quick update on what we just saw here—*before curfew*, ISP troopers, Broadview PD and CCSO deputies began menacing demonstrators outside the ICE facility. Several arrests.

Pepper ball guns at the ready, a bit of a standoff going with remaining protesters. All people are doing is playing music.

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nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 1d

"innocent civilians servants"

not so fast buddy

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 1d

For decades lawmakers have funded and outfitted cops with military gear who are trained to unload on anyone for any reason they see fit, and now getting indiscriminately beaten and arrested by them is apparently the only defense from the actual military doing worse.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

Telling the federal court that IL police can handle Broadview was part of the state's legal strategy against national guard being deployed here.

But it's hard to square that as for the good of protestors or Illinoisans as a whole, when IL police are perfectly willing to drag and beat them anyway.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 1d

state police continue to push protesters down 25th street. at one point, cops swarmed a group of people and pushed them to the ground.

multiple people arrested.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

One of the best parts of this is how mascots almost universally have a look on their face which says "Wth is going on? I'm so confused. But still happy to be here! Hi!" Perfect levels of mockery and derision in a way lol

midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 1d

Total zoo 🤣😂

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 1d

can they give us a Super Mario 3 for gamecube?

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 1d

Again, if you're unfamiliar with the MOVE bombing or the Tulsa massacre, start reading

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 1d

the same soldiers who are getting deployed to engage in combat with US citizens are not getting paid, and they're hungry

it won't be long before they come to terms with who the real enemy is

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 1d

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 1d

that entire album is perfect

nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 1d

the federal government is kidnapping children

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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