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Just George Oh🦇🎃👻🐈‍⬛🕸️ @timmytwoshirts.bsky.social · 3h

Top ICE goon caught red-handed LYING about BRUTAL arrest of teen girl.
Evelyn, 18y/o US citizen, was violently attacked & arrested by deportation goons in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates. She'd been recording ICE raids earlier in the day and this attack was retributive punishment.

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Video shows Evelyn getting pulled out of the passenger seat, thrown to the ground, all while saying she is not resisting arrest. The officer handcuffed her and appeared to put a knee on her back as she yelled that she was a citizen. "They were telling them they were U.S. citizens, and they didn't care. It was very scary to see that video," said her mother, Jazmin.

But once the video began going viral, the Trumpian lies came out. In a tweet, the Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin commented on Evelyn's arrest video, saying, "Imagine being so desperate to demonize law enforcement you post a video from a burglary arrest Chicago police made over a year ago. This isn't even ICE."

A cursory examination of the videos reveal that the squad car in the video says “Hoffman Estates” and not Chicago PD, which does not have jurisdiction in the suburb. The arresting goon is wearing body armor with “ERO—Enforcement and Removal Operations” branding on it, which is an ICE department. Hoffman Estates PD confirms that ICE was in the area and that their squad car was responding to a different incident.

SHE’S LYING.

This isn’t even the first time this woman has told completely fabricated lies to smear one of ICE’s victims. McLaughlin also smeared pregnant woman Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus as a “wanted killer” after she was denied medical care and treated so harshly in ICE detention that her baby miscarried and died.

Tricia McLaughlin needs to be fired IMMEDIATELY. We cannot allow government officials to concoct fictional accusations in order to excuse or justify their appalling violations of our rights and their wanton brutality

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3h

SCOTUS has been focused on chipping away at civil rights laws and policies for 20 years.

Today, the justices will hear oral arguments in a case that could represent not just another chip, but a fatal blow to the load-bearing pillar of American multi-racial democracy: The 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Voting Rights Are on the Supreme Court’s Chopping Block

Tuesday's case pits fanciful claims of racial harmony against the reality of ongoing discrimination.

www.motherjones.com

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Tom Jones @earl2.bsky.social · 3h

Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...

Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

www.cnn.com

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 3h

I don't want to need a murder mystery in order to function but I guess this is my brain on fascism.

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CascadiaPNW @cascadiaresistance.bsky.social · 4h

A peaceful protestor was arrested yesterday in Portland and taken across state lines to a jail in Vancouver, WA. Her husband had no clue where she was at and didn’t find out until 2AM this morning that she was taken to Washington state.
#portland #washington
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Protestor arrested in Portland and taken across state lines to Vancouver WA.

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TheWillRogers @thewillrogers.bsky.social · 4h

This is the kind of thing that got a bunch of middle aged men in Portland to show up with their leaf blowers.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.

instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl

unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"

Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.

www.instagram.com

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 3h

I want to dunk on how stupid Republicans are but let them stay stupid.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 13h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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calizaybak.bsky.social @calizaybak.bsky.social · 4h

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A clarinet player is apparently being held without bail on no specific charges at the Clark County Jail in Vancouver after her husband said she was arrested Sunday during a protest across the street from the ICE facility in South Portland.

www.koin.com

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 4h

Yep. Violent federal goons should be scared. There are so many of us.

rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 4h

Feds in Chicago deserve whatever Chicago dishes out and I better not see any peace police.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Major clashes in southeast Chicago this pm.

DHS agents who crashed a car had eggs thrown at them. According to ABC7, they then fired pepper balls at local residents. It’s now a scene of flying rocks & tear gas.

Chicago was never a war zone. But Trump’s militia is turning it into one.

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Marcel Proust of Eating Brains @thotchev.bsky.social · 6h

PDX Community Alert:

Just posted by @pirc_oregon
10 am update on 10/14/25:

multiple confirmed ice sightings throughout the metro area including in Washington County near TV highway, near Poytner MS, Naito Parkway and Gresham off Hogan road and Division. Please be aware, careful and report suspicious activity you observe to the hotline - 1-888-622-1510.

We know this is scary news, but remember that you have rights.
You have the right to remain silent, the right to not sign anything without a lawyer present, and if you're in your home or another private space, the right to demand a warrant signed by a judge before you must allow ICE entry. Further, if you are a bystander and see ICE, please call the hotline and film the incident. Community is here to stand with you. Together, we keep each other safe.

Actualización de las 10 a. m. del 14/10/25:
Se confirmaron múltiples avistamientos de ICE en el área metropolitana, incluyendo el condado de Washington cerca de TV hwy, cerca de la escuela secundaria Poytner, Naito Parkway y Gresham, cerca de Hogan Road y Division.
Por favor, tenga cuidado y reporte cualquier actividad sospechosa que observe a la línea directa: 1-888-622-1510.

Sabemos que esta noticia es alarmante, pero recuerde que tiene derechos. Tiene derecho a guardar silencio, a no firmar nada sin la presencia de un abogado y, si se encuentra en su casa u otro espacio privado, a exigir una orden judicial firmada por un juez antes de permitir la entrada a ICE. Además, si es un testigo y ve a ICE, llame a la línea directa y filme el incidente. La comunidad está aquí para apoyarlo. Juntos, nos protegemos uno al otro.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 5h

Israel Warns Gaza Still Harboring Hundreds Of Doctors https://theonion.com/israel-warns-gaza-still-harboring-hundreds-of-doctors-1850964439/

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 5h

"Sara" has worked in Watsonville CAs strawberries for 16 yrs. "I earn piece rate. It's raining which makes the rows slippery and the mud sticks to our shoes. It's dangerous as we still need to work fast to make enough money to pay our bills." #WeFeedYou

A farm worker harvesting strawberries in the rain wearing a plastic poncho

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 5h

The word "spoopy" is surely one those horrors

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 5h

I remember a couple of the shovers and grabbers, too.

rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 5h

A legal observer down there told me after one shove or another that they were going to get a community meeting together to talk about options. I missed it if it already happened, but the folks in bright green hats down there might have started.

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 5h

Removing like in favor of comment: yep. That guy.

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 5h

This is "Your body my choice" guy. Leave the rest of us out of your Handmaid's Tale sexplay, supposed women who like this guy.

GQ @gqmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Is hard-right streamer Nick Fuentes winning over women on the left? Writer Katherine Dee investigates www.gq.com/story/nick-f...

Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?

There are the Tumblr “Nickstorians” and sincere fanfics. But are young, liberal, possibly irony-poisoned women fetishizing or even falling for the hard-right streamer with the “groyper” following? Wri...

www.gq.com

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Crooked House @amythlst.bsky.social · 8h

@gqmagazine.bsky.social what this writer describes as "hard right" is genocidal ideology...he's an unapologetic nazi.

I hope that advertisers take note of this nazi propaganda shit in this mainstream mag.

GQ @gqmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Is hard-right streamer Nick Fuentes winning over women on the left? Writer Katherine Dee investigates www.gq.com/story/nick-f...

Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?

There are the Tumblr “Nickstorians” and sincere fanfics. But are young, liberal, possibly irony-poisoned women fetishizing or even falling for the hard-right streamer with the “groyper” following? Wri...

www.gq.com

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 5h

Lady, you are helping no one.

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Norah 🦋 Mami’s Small But She is Mighty 🔥 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 5h

Was waiting for this 😃

Other news orgs, somewhat expected. But this has got to be throwing Hegseth into meltdown mode 😃😂🤣

Fox News declines to sign Pentagon's new press policy

Other conservative-leaning outlets have also indicated that they won't sign the pledge.

www.axios.com

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rowan @rowan75.bsky.social · 5h

So many things Democrats could be loudly demanding and all I've heard is one meager request to benefit their health insurance company donors. Abolish the Department of Homeland Security and all its fascist subsidiaries. Fund schools. Medicare for All.

They have power and they *never* use it.

Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 9h

If the Democrats were any kind of party they’d be promising to abolish ICE and offer $45000 signing bonuses to join the civilian conservation core they pledge to create

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Crooked House @amythlst.bsky.social · 8h

Please join me & write.
They made it very easy to do, and it's a great way to have local impact.

Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 7d

Everything is stupid and dangerous right now, *but* we have an opportunity to make a least one thing less stupid and dangerous.

Please submit a comment to the PDX city planners asking them to prevent any further expansion of liquid fuel storage at the CEI Hub and mandate a fuel drawdown.

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Demand a Safer Portland! Stop the CEI Hub Time Bomb!

Tell City Hall to Choose Public Health and Safety Over Corporate Profits at the CEI Hub Portland faces a historic choice—one that will determine our city’s safety and environmental legacy for generat...

actionnetwork.org

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Cozca @cozca.bsky.social · 8h

The same people who told us that Trump would go to jail are telling us that ICE agents will be held accountable in the future.What a joke.

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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 7h

The Portland Street Response Committee is a volunteer body that will advise City Council as it supports the development and sustained growth of Portland Street Response. Apply by October 27, 2025.

www.portland.gov/streetrespon...

Volunteer on the Portland Street Response Committee

The Portland Street Response Committee is a volunteer body that will advise City Council as it supports the development and sustained growth of Portland Street Response. Apply by October 27, 2025.

www.portland.gov

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