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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 2d

Part of the reason many Germans supported the Nazis was that there really was a lot of violence in the streets & they wanted order. But much of that violence was carried out by the Nazi paramilitary SA.

So the Nazis presented themselves as the solution to a problem they intentionally created

NPR @npr.org · 2d

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · Jun 22

ice’s illegitimacy grows with every passing day

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jun 21

"ICE" beating man during arrest in Santa Ana California.

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John Barleycorn @stower.bsky.social · 2d

Hot take: it's OK for voters to want more out of their elected officials than "statistically they'll probably live long enough to complete their term"

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 8d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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John Barleycorn @stower.bsky.social · 8d

You are presuming houses are a static, finite resource. They are not. Supply is directly impacted by zoning and investment policies of society

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 8d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8d

What's it like living in Chicago today? This image gives us a strong sense of the fear that Chicagoans fear from Trump's secret police.

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 8d

Every major city in Texas has a higher murder rate than Chicago

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 8d

Incredibly slimy and dishonest, but also... yes?

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John Barleycorn @stower.bsky.social · 8d

Hot take, of a politician needs a "handler" to insulate them from the press, they shouldn't be running for public office.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 8d

The First Amendment explicitly guarantees:

-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech

If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s video of the incident

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Lewis Muirhead @bringthenoise.bsky.social · 10d

Hiring Bari Weiss to bring down the temperature of the discourse is like hiring Animal from the Muppets to reduce workplace noise

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10d

Goons shooting from rooftops into a peaceful protest.

This is no longer America, the land of the free. We are under siege. The Trump administration has declared war on Americans.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 10d

Oregonian: "She complied but was hurling curse words and insults at the two officers in front of her when a third agent wearing a gas mask approached her. Within 10 seconds, the officer directed a canister at the 19-year-old’s face and doused her with chemical spray."

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The anti-ICE protester, 19, was hurling insults but standing still when she was sprayed.

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John Barleycorn @stower.bsky.social · 14d

It's been like 11 years since I lived in NYC, but I don't remember ever seeing a gas stove in any of my friends places when there.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17d

The stage of deterioration where gangs of large (mostly) white men just publicly assault people who seem to be brown because they're brown in the hopes of doing far more harm to them in the name of the state. Glad this one escaped.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 17d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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John Barleycorn @stower.bsky.social · 18d

What a spineless fucking coward. You are shepherding this country into fascism because you are afraid of upsetting the donor class.

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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 18d

Trump’s masked gestapo just shoved a Common Defense member and Air Force veteran to the ground and arrested him for peacefully protesting in Illinois.

The lawlessness of this regime must end — and he must be released immediately!

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 18d

As agents retreated back to the facility grounds, a protester was knocked to the ground and arrested.

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Joe Gramc @joegramc.bsky.social · 18d

Seems like relevant news...

eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 18d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

www.chosun.com

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 18d

4 panel comic

Panel 1: ICE “Agent” (thug) punches protester hard in the face.
Agent: STOP

Panel 2: ICE Agent viciously snaps protester’s arm
Agent: BEING

Panel 3: ICE Agent strangles protester
Agent: POLITICALLY

Panel 4: ICE Agent stamps on protester’s head
Agent: VIOLENT

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John Barleycorn @stower.bsky.social · 18d

When I was a kid, I was made fun of regularly by my peers for not even being able to draw a circle. I've been afraid of most traditional visual arts since then. I'm 3 cocktails in at a bar and practicing sketching trees to improve my block printing skills. People say this came out ok.

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Orpheus Condescending @maryscottoconnor.com · 18d

EXECUTIVE ORDER 14321

Authorises the INVOLUNTARY INCARCERATION of the HOMELESS, DRUG ADDICTED, & MENTALLY ILL. In hospitals, treatment centres, or prisons, if necessary.

And if there is NO ROOM there?

CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

Read it for yourself.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets

Search, browse and learn about the Federal Register. Federal Register 2.0 is the unofficial daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as e...

www.federalregister.gov

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22d

CLIP: “Figuring out ways to love my neighbor became so hard as a Republican.”

Ex-GOP Lt. Gov. of GEORGIA Geoff Duncan, now running for Gov as a Dem, says others are having the same journey — and the “tone & tenor” inside the GOP chased him away.

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DO9e6s2...

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 22d

mRNA medicine is a miracle. We should be investing in it HARD as a country, not cutting it.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 22d

a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28d

•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”

•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people

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John Barleycorn @stower.bsky.social · Sep 15

Harvard has largely caved to every administration demand at this point.

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