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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 4h

Thats a box lookin for a hoofin.

a woman wearing overalls sits in a chair with her legs crossed

ALT: a woman wearing overalls sits in a chair with her legs crossed

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 4h

I hope she's doing what all retiring politicians seem to do: run one last race to stuff their pockets before bowing out and keeping the cash.

Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 5h

Good call yall.

UAW @uaw.org · 1d

🧵 The United Auto Workers have endorsed Graham Platner for the United States Senate in Maine.

As a U.S. military veteran, oyster farmer, and proud lifelong Mainer, @grahamformaine.bsky.social is a true fighter for the working class.

Photo of Graham Platner, candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine. Photo courtesy of grahamformaine.com.

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 1d

I appreciate what Janet Mills has done for the state. She's put in her time and used it well, but Maine needs a new generation of progressive politicians to fight back against the creeping fascism we now face.

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 2d

Drove from Bar Harbor to Brunswick and I only saw support for one candidate for Senate.

Graham Platner | Democrat for U.S. Senate

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, is a Marine and U.S. Army veteran and oyster farmer running to defeat Susan Collins and win back the seat for working Mainers.

www.grahamforsenate.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 3d

"The newly formed company, Liberty Vote, also vowed to follow the executive order Trump signed last spring seeking sweeping changes to election policies that multiple judges have put on hold for violating the Constitution." #fascism #capitalism

Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theories

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.

apnews.com

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 4d

This is one of my favorite Kira moments in all of DS9, from the episode Rocks and Shoals, where she's arguing she can't stay neutral against the fascism the Dominion is imposing on Bajor

Odo and Kira, with Kira saying, "If you're not fighting them, you're helping them"

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 3d

#acadia

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Lu 💙 @ladyinred50.bsky.social · 4d

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 3d

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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 5d

Be aware…This is a difficult watch…Share this evidence …Expose this overreach…Hopefully these videos will one day soon…Help to identify and bring to justice those responsible…

ICE Sparks Outrage With Chicago DACA Arrest

YouTube video by NowThis Impact

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Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action @sunlightafa.bsky.social · 4d

Please welcome to the Sunlight Joseph William Behling aka “Marcus NH” of Manchester NH - Patriot Front & the New England Active Club.

By Way of Plymouth @bywayofplymouth.bsky.social · 4d

Please reach out if you have more info about Joseph William Behling of Manchester NH, previously of Hooksett NH! Allegedly “Marcus NH” of Patriot Front & the New England Active Club, and involved in Patriot Front’s efforts to recruit teens, Behling is potentially a serviceman in the US Navy.

A triptych of images of various points in Joseph Behling of Manchester NH's life. The first is him at his Londonderry High School Class of 2021 graduation ceremony. He wears: a blue graduation gown and cap; a corded sash in red, white, and blue; a medal with a red, white, and blue ribbon with several pins attached; and half-frame glasses. He holds his graduation certificate in its shut holder. He grins, blithely. The second is from a Patriot Front photo op, taken in front of a concrete wall in a wooded area somewhere in or around Manchester NH, during December 2022. A man who is allegedly Joseph Behling holds his right fist to his heart, and conceals his face with a white gaiters and tan baseball cap with a black variant of the Vermont Republic flag. He also wears what appears to be a Colombia Ascender softshell jacket, khaki pants, and glasses. The wall behind him has been vandalized with graffiti, of which a Patriot Front fasces symbol is somewhat visible. The third is allegedly of Behling during Patriot Front's standout against SatanCon in Boston MA during April 2023. A white man of average build, he wears a white gaiter that covers the lower half of his face, including his nose, black aviators, a tan baseball cap with a Patriot Front flag patch on the front, and a navy blue zip-up jacket with a hood. The right sleeve has a pair of patches: the Christian identity flag, and an Appeal to Heaven flag. His right arm is extended outward, and he clutches a cross (with a figure of Jesus crucified upon it) as if attempting to ward something off.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4d

🚨🚨🚨A 15 year old opens the door to the vehicle, but ICE monsters proceed to throw her around like a rag doll — because they can. Notice the police drive away, just out of view of the camera. Uploaded ~ 2 hours ago. 1/2

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 5d

A DHS camera man calmly films this kavanaugh stop.

Eventually the public will see some (though not all) of this recorded footage, and it will reveal human rights violations beyond what we thought we knew.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 4d

Trying my best to be this today.
#caturday

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 5d

Dammit janet

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CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 6d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Tristan Lee @tristanl.ee · 8d

So a CBP officer tried to murder a US citizen because she shared a post that identified a different CBP officer who assaulted a protester?

Screenshot of Facebook post from Marimar Martinez (La Maggie) sharing a post that identified a CBP officer who assaulted a protester

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Smedley's Butler @vogonpoetlaureate.bsky.social · 8d

There are worse things in this world.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 9d

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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

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