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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 4h

Treaty of Tripoli, 1796 (U.S.–Tripoli)

Article 11 states: “the government of the United States … is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion.”

Reinforces U.S. secular basis

Religious neutrality in foreign relations

Avalon Project - The Barbary Treaties 1786-1816 - Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Signed at Tripoli November 4, 1796

avalon.law.yale.edu

Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 1d

SCOTUS’s new term is a 5-alarm warning for democracy: Louisiana re-argue could gut VRA §2; Bost/Watson target counting mailed ballots postmarked by Election Day; NRSC v FEC aims to blow up party-coordination limits. Eyes open. Organize & protect the vote. #NoKings #VotingRights

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 1d

House Republicans need to break ranks and join Democrats to reconvene Congress themselves. It’s time for a no-confidence vote on Speaker Mike Johnson. While he hides during a shutdown, Americans suffer. We need leadership that shows up. #NoConfidence #ReplaceJohnson

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 1d

The “No Kings Rally” isn’t anti-America — it’s pro-democracy. Mike Johnson and Thune want to distract from their own shutdown chaos by smearing people who believe in the Constitution. Standing up to authoritarianism isn’t hate. It’s patriotism. 🇺🇸 #NoKingsRally

Trump dealt BRUTAL NEWS as Dems deploy secret weapon | Another Day

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 2d

One person who should understand this is Tim Scott. He gave a long speech years ago about how he and his brother have been stopped repeatedly for driving while Black. (So much so that his brother sold his Volvo!)

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 2d

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 13 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

BUT TODAY HONOR
Indigenous Peoples Day

This powerful video
I try to walk in their shoes
I honor their History, Culture, Resilience, and Contributions

Trump cannot sweep it away
Not Columbus
This is their land
Resilience

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Mostly True News @mostlytruenews.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Christie: “This is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much! That's so sweet!

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 2d

Qatar gets an Air Force base. Argentina gets $20 billion. Americans get a government shutdown. Priorities, right? Maybe it’s time our leaders remembered who they actually work for. 🇺🇸 #GovernmentShutdown #Accountability #NoKings

Qatar gets an Air Force base
(Image shows two officials, one holding U.S. documents and the other holding Qatari documents, seated in front of both nations’ flags.)

Argentina gets $20 billion
(Image shows a man with long hair speaking passionately into a microphone with arms outstretched.)

Americans get a government shutdown
(Image shows the U.S. Capitol building wrapped in yellow caution tape labeled “SHUTDOWN.”)

@covie_93

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 2d

Being woke isn’t an insult — it’s awareness. It means knowing history, the good and the bad, so we can learn and do better. It’s about caring for others because knowledge creates empathy. Stay woke. Stay kind. Stay informed. 🌍✊ #BeingWoke #KnowYourHistory #CareAboutOthers

BEING WOKE
Being woke means knowing your history: the good and the bad.
Being woke means caring about others because of that knowledge.

#BeingWoke
#KnowYourHistory
#CareAboutOthers

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 2d

Lol, right?

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WTF Seriously @stopbeingaderp.bsky.social · 2d

Today we celebrate Indigenous People's Day 💙

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 2d

WARNING: This horrific video by a war correspondent reporting from the front lines of war ravaged Portland is not for the squeamish. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 2d

Federal officers allegedly delayed, threatened to shoot, and planned to arrest an ambulance crew at a Portland ICE facility — at a moment when every second counts.
When law enforcement threatens those trying to save lives, something is very wrong. #Justice #NoKings #Accountability

Federal officers delayed, threatened to ‘shoot and arrest’ ambulance crew at Portland ICE facility, report says

Willamette Week reported federal agents allegedly blocked an ambulance from quickly leaving with an injured protester on Oct. 5.

www.oregonlive.com

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 2d

So now “Antifa safehouses” are apparently running parliamentary operations next to ICE facilities? 😂 The conspiracy train just jumped the rails. Being anti-fascist isn’t a secret organization — it’s a moral stance. #NoKings #RealityCheck #FactsMatter

brittainforsenate:
Katie Daviscourt: "I had the suspect held for 35 minutes, then 20 ANTIFA militants helped my assault suspect escape into an ANTIFA safehouse, that's one block away from the ICE facility, this is where they're conducting parliamentary operations, resting, showering and eating."

(screenshot shows Katie Daviscourt speaking at the White House State Dining Room on C-SPAN, with a banner reading “WHITE HOUSE MEETING ON ANTIFA.”)

off_jawaggon:
"And then they abducted me into their mothership where I was probed and experimented on."

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 2d

Nobody’s paying protesters. “No Kings” is Americans using their voices — millions standing peacefully for democracy. 🇺🇸 Freedom of speech isn’t for sale. The movement scares those who fear the truth: We answer to no kings. #NoKings #Democracy #FactsMatter

Sean Duffy: “The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who’s funding it.”
10/13/25

Fred Wellman (@FPWellman):
Nobody is paying us, Sean. We are angry. Welcome to freedom of speech. You must have missed that part of the Constitution when you were partying on MTV.

Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom):
Bullshit. “No Kings” on October 18 will be the largest peaceful protest in American history. Millions & millions & millions & millions of Americans organically taking to the streets to reaffirm this basic American ideal: No Kings here. Never.

Team Trump is scared to death of No Kings.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 2d

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 2d

📣 NEW: Silver Linings Playbook: Some states are taking action to mitigate the upcoming #ACA tax credit tsunami:

acasignups.net/25/10/13/sil...

Silver Linings Playbook: Some states are taking action to mitigate the upcoming tax credit tsunami

As anyone not under a rock for the past few months knows by now, the improved federal Affordable Care Act tax credits which were put into place by President Biden and Congressional Democrats starting ...

acasignups.net

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WidowsPique 🇨🇦 @widowspique.bsky.social · 2d

Post of the day 👇

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 2d

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Mockler: I think we need to spend more time talking about phase two and the actual peace deal, rather than some Nobel peace prize, when that hasn't been achieved yet.

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 2d

President Biden and Vice President Harris helped secure the release of 140 hostages — 83% — during their tenure. Even former Secretary Blinken confirmed that Trump’s current approach builds on the Biden team’s peace plan. Facts matter. 🇺🇸 #Leadership #Truth #BidenHarris

PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS SECURED THE RELEASE OF 140 HOSTAGES – OR 83 PERCENT – DURING THEIR TENURE.

FORMER BIDEN SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN SAYS TRUMP IS USING THE DEVELOPED PEACE PLAN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CREATED FOR THE ISRAEL AND HAMAS WAR. “IT’S GOOD THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP ADOPTED AND BUILT ON THE PLAN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPED.”

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Stephie Gibs @stephiegibs.bsky.social · 2d

"No Kings" means no tyrants, no dictators, no oligarchs. Democracy thrives when people speak up and stand together. ✊🗳 Knowledge is power, silence is surrender. Keep your cool, use your voice, and protect your rights. #NoKings #Democracy #FactsOverFear

NO KINGS
SIGN IDEAS
Democracy Dies In Silence
Dictators Fall When People Rise
Your Voice Is Your Vote
Censorship is Un-American
Healthcare Is A Right
Knowledge Builds Freedom
Knowledge Is Power
Facts Over Fear
Voices, Not Silence
Protect Free Speech
Hands Off Medicare
Protect Social Security
Fear Is The Tool Of Tyrants
I like my democracy neat! Hold the ICE!
No Kings, No Tyrants, No Oligarchs
Immigrants are welcome here
The Power Lies with the People
Kings are bad. Queens are Fabulous!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

"Support the troops, y'all!"

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