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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 4h

Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1h

we have the rest of this week to rally every fucking person all of us knows to hit the streets, i have ten people i am bringing out, repost this with better numbers than mine, you competitive people, beat my numbers

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 4h

For the Epsteinth time, swear her in

Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 5h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 6h

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Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 10h

Spent an hour on and off with Spotify online support just trying to find out where to file feedback re: ICE ads. After asking what the feedback was, all four reps ended the chat immediately when I mentioned ICE. This has to be direction from above. Save your time and just cancel now.

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Ranch Devereaux @thejacko.bsky.social · 17h

Man, I don’t think I’ve loved anything as an adult as much as I loved rollercoaster tycoon as a tween

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 16h

“Well, we needed it.” ☔️ #LARain

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

Elevated levels of a dangerous chemical detected near two L.A. County factories

Pro Cast Industries and Fenico, two metal foundries in Paramount, were cited for releasing excessive amounts of hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, into the air.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social just signed my bill to cap insulin copays at $35/month. No one should have to choose between insulin & putting food on the table. Thank you Governor!

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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 2d

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport won’t broadcast a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem saying Democrats caused the federal government shutdown.

Sea-Tac won’t air Noem video blaming shutdown on Democrats

www.seattletimes.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 2d

☑️ LA
☑️ DC
☑️ Portland
☑️ Chicago
⬜️ Your city

Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 2d

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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Adam Griffin @adamgriffin.bsky.social · 2d

I’m passing out whistles to everybody for Halloween this year instead of candy.

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t think Biden was president on J6.

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 3d

Hell yeah brother

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 3d

The CDC official who was leading the measles response and was RIFd has more than 28 yrs experience as the senior USG official leading outbreaks on Ebola, Marburg virus, and mpox. 2/4

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 4d

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 3d

A major loss for my family, who always had a running gag that my mom looked like Diane Keaton.

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 3d

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Diane Keaton, 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather' Actress, Dead at 79 — Rolling Stone

Beloved Oscar-winner also starred in Reds, Father of the Bride, The First Wives Club, and Woody Allen movies

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 3d

One of my fave celebrity encounters was with Diane Keaton. She pet my dog and was very nice (she had pulled over and gotten out of her G wagon to take a phone call). RIP queen!

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 3d

Trump is also 79

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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · Jun 11

Abolish

a man in a leather jacket is standing next to another man in a hat and talking to him .

ALT: a man in a leather jacket is standing next to another man in a hat and talking to him .

media.tenor.com

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