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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.com · 1d

This is a great resource.
Please share and wide:

We Have Rights

“An empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)”

#Pinks #ProudBlue

www.wehaverights.us

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 8h

#nokings This is really interesting about types of protests and research showing how effective they can be, or not

www.dcreport.org/2025/10/15/w...

Will the Upcoming No Kings Rally Be Effective?

Research shows that nonviolent but mildly disruptive protests — like sit-ins and boycotts — can be the most effective for change.

www.dcreport.org

Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 8h

Could someone please explain this "live missiles" thing

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you for this well-written overview

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skrticx.bsky.social @skrticx.bsky.social · 10h

On Sat., Oct. 18, Legal Aid will be at Cleveland Public Library - Hough Branch(6530 Lexington Ave) to offer free legal advice about civil legal issues. Intake begins at 10AM. Spread the word! loom.ly/vANHoPA

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 10h

It's a guy thing.

Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 17h

"Troubling but important news...We're in for a rocky ride." @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/shorts/Tf-gv...

⚠️ U.S. Economy in Reverse: Job Losses Mount as Trump Policies Bite | David Cay Johnston

YouTube video by DCReport

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 17h

F**k Tr**P. "It feels like a broken promise," Kearns said. "We welcomed these folks here, right? The majority of those, almost exclusively those who came to the refugee program from Ukraine, they had no intention to migrate here. It was their option. The U.S. welcomed them here." #SNAP #hunger

More than 4,000 Cuyahoga County refugees will lose SNAP benefits in November

The benefits will end as a result of recent federal policy changes. New work requirements will also go into effect for older adults and those with children older than 14.

www.ideastream.org

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Please listen to Malcolm here.

The DNC does not get involved in primaries. Its role is to support the party’s nominees *after* the primary.

If you’re reading about the party backing Gov. Mills, that’s the DSSC, which is wholly separate from the DNC.

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 1d

THE DNC AND ITS OFFICERS DO NOT ENDORSE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS —PERIOD!

THE DNC IS NOT FOR— OR— AGAINST YOUR FAVORITE CANDIDATE. WE SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES CHOSEN BY VOTERS.

WE FOCUS ONLY ON BEATING REPUBLICANS SO GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR US.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 1d

At the risk of harshing your buzz tonight. #covid #medsky #keepmasking #vaccinate #StayHomeWhenSick #CleanTheAir

www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 1d

And Bonnie with one of my favorite tunes. youtu.be/x4tJiyU_gjY?...

Can't Find My Way Home - Bonnie Raitt & Lowell George & John Hammond Jr & Freebo

YouTube video by zeeyoutoo

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 1d

Music break. Ismay and the Brothers Comatose

The Brothers Comatose x @ISMAYmusic - "Wicked Game" (by @officialchrisisaak)

YouTube video by The Brothers Comatose

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 1d

#GOPWarOnWomen

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Police searched national network of automatic license plate reading cameras in abortion investigation

Adam King, the sheriff for Texas’ Johnson County, and Flock Safety, the maker of the license plate reading cameras, previously said the woman was monitored because her family was worried about her saf...

therecord.media

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 1d

Have you ever seen any Trump in a grocery store?

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

NEW: Statement from Cardinal Blaise Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, on ICE activities in the city.

Implicitly refers to tactics used by ICE/DHS as “unnecessarily aggressive” and “seem to be intended to terrorize and cause chaos, rather than fulfilling the noble calling of law enforcement.”

Here's Cardinal Cupich's statement:
In this moment it is important to state clearly that keeping the nation safe and respecting human dignity are not mutually exclusive. In fact one cannot exist without the other. The safety of a nation cannot come at the expense of violations of human dignity and surely the dignity of the undocumented can never be violated by unnecessarily aggressive tactics that go far beyond the task of apprehending people and which seem to be intended to terrorize and cause chaos, rather than fulfilling the noble calling of law enforcement. No one working in this noble calling should be put in the position of acting this way. Not only do they risk violating the dignity of others but such activity is beneath their own dignity.

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 1d

"70% of people in ICE detention don't have a criminal record, right now"

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 1d

This makes me cry. #disabilities #education #LawlessAndCruelTrump

www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/10/14/e...

Ed Department Lays Off Nearly All Special Education Staff

Layoffs will leave no more than a handful of staffers in the agency's special education office, jeopardizing oversight of the nation's programs for students with disabilities, advocates say.

www.disabilityscoop.com

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 2d

Are you watching @maddow now? Shes on fire.
#nokings

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

ICE GOONS arrested a father and mother in front of their child.
Chicago, Illinois

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

As someone who was charged with menacing with a deadly weapon a week before her 13th birthday, I would like to send a hearty fuck you to anyone who thinks a child can be a hardened criminal.

Also juvenile records are supposed to be confidential.

Also Tricia McLaughlin lies all the time.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

This is the response I received from ICE when I inquired about the 13-year-old they abducted from Everett, Mass. on Friday:

Good afternoon, Marisa.
Please see the below from DHS on the 13-year-old alien.
Please feel free to direct any questions to them.
Respectfully,
James

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio • 6h
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Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property.
He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.

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Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 2d

My god

Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 2d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

Sarah of Cleveland @sb68a.bsky.social · 2d

Musical interlude. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pYg...

Ain’t No Mercy in a Woman’s Eyes - Willie Crowder (Lost Delta Blues, circa 1958, Unreleased)

YouTube video by Dumpster Grooves

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

We’re live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PP8...

A gorgeous packed theater shot from the stage.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

When Aaron Fucking Rupar is doing more reporting than CBS News and The NYT

I think this was a plotline on the second season of The Newsroom

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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