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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago - no kings

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t be a Dick-Tator

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 2d

Great job, Dean. Watch this!!

#USDemocracy

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

#A_NewHope ✊

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xjhannon.bsky.social @xjhannon.bsky.social · 2d

Joined thousands at No Kings protest in Cedar Rapids. No violence, no hate — just citizens united rejecting authoritarian rule. Not paid to be there; showed up because America isn’t to have kings.

#NoKings #IowaProtest #NonViolentAction #AmericanPatriot #StandUpForDemocracy
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xjhannon.bsky.social @xjhannon.bsky.social · 2d

Standing with 5,000 Iowans in Cedar Rapids today — proud to fly my American flag outside Senators Ernst & Grassley’s offices. Peaceful, nonviolent, unpaid, and unapologetically democratic. Patriotism!

#NoKings #CedarRapids #PeacefulProtest #WeThePeople #DemocracyInAction
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xjhannon.bsky.social @xjhannon.bsky.social · Jun 25

I agree! It's going to take people to stand up and say no. Excellent way to counter authoritarianism.

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xjhannon.bsky.social @xjhannon.bsky.social · Jun 25

Some kindness from law enforcement to offset the normal horrible news- nice!

Deputy Pulls Driver Over for Speeding and Learns He's Going to a Funeral. His Sweet Response Goes Viral --> www.yahoo.com/news/deputy-...

Deputy Pulls Driver Over for Speeding and Learns He's Going to a Funeral. His Sweet Response Goes Viral

"REMINDER: compassion still exists, even on the side of the road," the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said

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xjhannon.bsky.social @xjhannon.bsky.social · Jun 20

Well this is something- ICE melts!
Protesters are chasing federal agents out of L.A. County hotels - Los Angeles Times --> www.latimes.com/california/s...
The people of Pasadena, CA drove ICE out of a hotel : r/ICE_Raids --> www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Raids/...

Protesters are chasing federal agents out of L.A. County hotels: ‘A small victory’

In hotels across L.A. County, federal immigration agents come face-to-face with a public that is often highly critical of their enforcement actions.

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FeralAnarcat @feralanarcat.bsky.social · Apr 30

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · Apr 23

Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 24

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Apr 23

Stay loud
stay visible
stay brave

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Apr 23

Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

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xjhannon.bsky.social @xjhannon.bsky.social · Apr 20

Seems about right...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Apr 20

Remember the 6 men who forcibly removed Dr. Teresa Borrenphol from the Coeur d'Alene town hall? They’ve been arrested and charged! www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Apr 13

Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Coachella 2025 last night.

So he went from the LA rally to Coachella. He's 83 and fighting like this. This should be an inspiration to all of us. If he can do this, we can all do a little more.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Apr 13

L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.

R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.

Putin’s stooge.

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · Apr 13

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Apr 11

An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.

Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Apr 11

Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.

So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.

So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory

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Flemming Erik Carlson @flemmingcarlson.bsky.social · Apr 10

12.8 billion dollars in soybeans to China.

Why would U.S. farmers be happy w/ the Unhinged Cheeto right now?

Why didn’t they learn the last time with him?

Seriously.

12.8 billion in just the soybeans.

MAGAts always voting against their best interests. Ridiculously naive and gullible.

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xjhannon.bsky.social @xjhannon.bsky.social · Apr 11

I can recall a time in the recent past when someone in America was arrested- they were read their rights, provided an attorney, provided due process, and then banished to hell.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Apr 10

Migrant detainees should be in a maximum-security El Salvador prison "for the rest of their lives," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says — despite a recent CBS News investigation that found more than 75% of those sent to the prison had NO criminal records.

Migrant detainees should be in El Salvador prison "for the rest of their lives," Noem says

The detainees were arrested and deported to a foreign, maximum-security prison without being given a court hearing.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 10

After massive public backlash, the Social Security Administration is rolling back its disastrous cuts to phone services.

This is a huge victory for the public against DOGE's rampage.

Keep up the fight.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Apr 10

I am absolutely not a fan of this man, that said, he’s completely correct and the messaging here is 💯

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 8

Rand Paul: "The whole [tariffs] debate is so fundamentally backwards & upside down. It's based on a fallacy & the fallacy is this: that somehow in a trade, someone must lose. That somehow when you trade with someone, someone is taking advantage of you... I have a trade deficit with my grocery store"

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