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Rise Up for Justice @riseupforjustice.bsky.social · 13h

If you're not antifa, you must be profa.
Which is it, antifascist or profascist?
Why is no one - reporter or politician - asking this question when the word antifa is hurled by, well, fascists?
Press & Dems: Wake The F*~# Up!
Is it such a hard question to think of? 🙄
#CallThemOut
They are #Profa

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 14h

Voters this fall will decide major ballot measures that’ll affect how elections are run—we’re watching referendums in California, Maine, New York, and Texas.

Learn more in our guide to November’s elections:

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

The federal food program helping more than 1 in 4 young children access fresh produce, milk, and formula will run out of funding next week.

Over 5 million children could lose food assistance — all thanks to the Trump-Republican shutdown.

The cruelty is endless.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

Trump’s authoritarian power plays keep running into walls, and this week, judges, governors, and mayors are leading the charge. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...

Our Wins Of The Week

As Donald Trump escalates his authoritarian vision for with the deployment of troops to more U.S.

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 1d

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The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 15h

Keep Resisting Chicago! At Wilson and Sawyer -an hour ago. 10/12/25

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NeeVA @neeva1.bsky.social · 16h

GOP 119thCongress, will you let this happen? Job security? GOPSCOTUS, magaGOP, noncritical thinkers, nonDEMS, Rogan, McConnell, 35% nonvoters, EM,thieves,traitors, misogynoire, greedy2%, anti LGBTQIA+/abortion/POC/women/woke, rapists, pedos, traffickers, 2016/20/22/24 GOP voters OWN this!🇺🇸

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

Welker: "Are you seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act?"

Vance: "Well, the president's looking at all of his options right now."

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Rise Up for Justice @riseupforjustice.bsky.social · 17h

#Respect #RestInPower
Jesse L. Douglas, Aide to King in Marches From Selma, Is Dead at 90.

A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in 1965 that began with “Bloody Sunday.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Jesse L. Douglas, Aide to King in Marches From Selma, Is Dead at 90

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 17h

Great Read by @shanlonwu.com
Art by
@anntelnaes.bsky.social

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 17h

Plestia Alaquad, a young journalist from Gaza, has published a book chronicling her experience before she was able to evacuate in late 2023.

“Eyes of Gaza”: Palestinian Journalist Plestia Alaqad Chronicles Life Under Israeli Bombs

We speak with Plestia Alaqad, an award-winning Palestinian journalist whose on-the-ground reporting from Gaza captured global attention during the early days of Israel’s military assault two years ago...

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804ThePeople @804thepeople.bsky.social · 18h

DEMOCRATIC state Attorney Generals have won these. That’s why Virginia needs to elect @jonesjay.bsky.social on November 4th. Republican incumbent AG Jason Miyares is Trump’s doormat & Virginians are unprotected.

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 18h

State Attorneys General filed more than 130 multistate lawsuits against Trump-era abuses and won over 80% of them. That’s what legal resistance looks like. 💪

#FightBack #JusticeMatters #DefendDemocracy

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 17h

Massive insider trading. Thirty minutes before Trump’s China tariff announcement, a crypto “whale” opened a $100M+ short on Bitcoin.

4:30 PM: Whale opens $100M+ BTC short
4:50 PM: Trump announces 100% tariffs on China
5:20 PM: $19.3 B in liquidations hit the market
The whale’s profit: $192 million

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 17h

Universities like MIT have rejected government compacts that threaten academic freedom. Education must never bow to political intimidation. 🎓

#FightBack #AcademicFreedom #TruthMatters

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17h

It’s easy to cast Trump as antidemocratic and hostile to the rule of law. It’s harder to take on institutions and people such as Weiss who invoke ideas like the “free press” while actually advancing a right-wing agenda.

That's why this kind of conservatism is so dangerous. trib.al/VosixvW

MAGA Lite: What “Bari Weiss Conservatism” Is, and Why It’s Dangerous

The new CBS executive isn’t exactly MAGA. But her polite Trumpism will still help destroy America as we know it.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nice recap

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Trans Woman Support @tws-website.com · 1d

This regime is dangerous

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Another devastating blow for the disability community as this administration cuts almost every employee responsible for administering funding & oversight for IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).

Education should be a basic human right..and disabled kids are just as deserving.

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🍂k a r e n @andthenisleep.bsky.social · 1d

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Rise Up for Justice @riseupforjustice.bsky.social · 1d

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Rise Up for Justice @riseupforjustice.bsky.social · 1d

Nationwide ANTIFA RALLY
Saturday, 10/18/25

ANTIFA (anti-FASCIST, pro-Democracy)
ANTIHA (anti-HATE, pro-humanity)
ANTIDUH (anti-STUPIDITY, pro-education)
ANTIQUA (anti-QUACKERY, pro-science)
ANTIDIST (anti-DISTRACTION, pro-release the Epstein files)

substack.com/inbox/post/1...

In 8 days: All 50 state capitals + Over 25 countries

October 18th locations, times, and ways to help

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💙🇺🇸Michelle🇺🇸💙 NO DM’S!!!! @mmichelle-kellyy.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! THIS! Let our numbers speak for us! Make a plan with all your anti-fascist friends and be there!

NEVER TRUMPER @jennyfmtheblock.bsky.social · 1d

open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...
LET’S GOOO AMERICA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
One week fm today make ur voices LOUD & CLEAR

In 8 days: All 50 state capitals + Over 25 countries

October 18th locations, times, and ways to help

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen.

We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.

Here's how to get in touch securely 👇

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1d

Maine Gov. Janet Mills to challenge Susan Collins for U.S. Senate seat

www.upi.com

Maine Gov. Janet Mills to challenge Susan Collins for U.S. Senate seat - UPI.com

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Kim B. 📎 @kim-b.bsky.social · 1d

Nationwide ANTIFA RALLY
Saturday, 10/18/25

Find your local ideological concept and join in!

ANTIFA (anti-FASCIST, pro-Democracy)
ANTIHA (anti-HATE, pro-humanity)
ANTIDUH (anti-STUPIDITY, pro-education)
ANTIQUA (anti-QUACKERY, pro-science)
ANTIDIST (anti-DISTRACTION, pro-release the Epstein files)

Poster for upcoming No Kings Rally which includes:
Drawing of a crown, crossed out with a red X followed by text that says:
No thrones. No crowns. No kings. Saturday, Oct 18

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