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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 1h

I see why😂

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 1h

You do you. No need to apologize. Have a good evening🌔

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 1h

Leslie Potter 🦋🫘🇺🇸🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇴🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 @mudlady64.bsky.social · 2h

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Cleanup on Aisle 45 with AG & Harry Dunn

Politics Podcast · Updated Weekly · AG from Jack and The Daily Beans teams up with Harry Dunn, former Capitol Police Officer to report on Trump's 2nd Department of Justice and Intelligence Agencies t...

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 1h

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

Seen in Chicago

Handmade label sticker on street pole

The scariest thing this Halloween is ice terrorizing our communities

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 5h

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

"In unison."

Amen.

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Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 5h

At least the leaves won’t have to see the faces of ICE. Thank goodness for neck gaiters

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 5h

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 6h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 5h

So sweet❤️

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6h

cowboy_kenna
McKenna

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 5h

Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 9h

Governor Newsom's press office for the win.

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 5h

United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 7h

"Pablo" is picking oranges in Woodlake, CA. He shares, "We fill around 5 bins in a 6 hour work day. The work is very hard on the bodies as they have to go up and down a 16 foot ladder while carrying a sack of oranges that weighs 60lbs-80 lbs." #WeFeedYou

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

🐬

Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 7h

I need a dolphin pal

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 6h

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 8h

There’s more of us than there are of them. They can’t control us. They can’t stop us from voicing our dissent. Thugs and thuggery is not a winning future, even if they think so. See you at No Kings.

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

Go Navy! Beat Army!

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7h

Another leap forward for electrification in Illinois.

Innovative Rail Technologies and Motive Power Resources are unveiling the latest in zero-emission, battery-electric locomotive tech.

This is an important part of the future of rail — that future is being built right here.

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT) and Motive Power Resources, Inc. (MPR) to celebrate the commissioning of their latest zero-emission, battery electric locomotive.

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼‼️

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the seat of U.S. military power.

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 1d

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Today’s announcement from Stellantis is a major win for Illinois workers, our economy, and the future of American manufacturing.

Bringing back the Belvidere plant and creating 3,300 good-paying jobs demonstrates the skill, dedication, and productivity of Illinois’ workforce.

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

Michael Fanone
@michaelfanone.bsky.social
No Kings Oct. 18th ❌ 👑

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 6h

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 10h

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 10h

Crime is down in San Francisco thanks to California Highway Patrol's ongoing efforts with local partners to seize illicit drugs and remove firearms from our streets.

With strong state investments and community partnerships, our work to make our neighborhoods safer and more secure is paying off.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 1d

Homicides in San Francisco are continuing to drop, according to city data, and could be the lowest they’ve been in decades.

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 10h

PhillipUSA @phillipusa.bsky.social · 10h

JD Vance is nothing more than a fucking hypocrite.

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 10h

papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 1d

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There is something spectacularly stupid about watching a man in full tactical armor aim a sniper rifle at another man’s baloney pony. A rooftop Rambo sweating through forty pounds of gear, laser-locked on a moving target that happens to be democracy

No Kings, No Pants, No Problem

How Portland answered authoritarianism with bare asses and better ideas.

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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 10h

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 11h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 11h

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 12h

Rural Northern Missouri will be well represented on No Kings day.

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