Grassroots Ma
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Grassroots Ma
@grassrootswork.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Voting experts warn of 'serious threats' for 2024 from election equipment software breaches
Experts say an effort to access voting system software and provide it to allies of Trump poses “serious threats” ahead of 2024 elections.
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Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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The FBI doesnt protect ordinary people so why are they paying taxes to fund them @vanhollen.senate.gov?
The world is grossed OUT at the U.S. response to the Epstein Sex traffiking of children.
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The FBI doesnt protect ordinary people so why are they paying taxes to fund them @vanhollen.senate.gov?
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A digital prison with digital IDs, everything tracked and surveilled by Palantir, forced to work in SEZs and freeports for low wages, no human rights or civil liberties. All tested on Palestinians. People better wake the fuck up fast and strongly push back.
All sorts of paper-thin progressive justifications here for what would be a grotesque example of state power - deployed against immigrants and non-white Brits who people decide look a bit foreign www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Downing Street exploring options for ‘progressive’ UK digital IDs
BritCard proposed by Labour Together as way to avoid another Windrush scandal and reduce visa overstayers
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A digital prison with digital IDs, everything tracked and surveilled by Palantir, forced to work in SEZs and freeports for low wages, no human rights or civil liberties. All tested on Palestinians. People better wake the fuck up fast and strongly push back.
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"In an authoritarian context owning the Post is a high-risk proposition. Which is why Bezos is remaking the paper to be more acceptable to President Trump." Or destroying it. (You can always join us.)
The Washington Post and CBS News are dying. The Bulwark is the future.
We drink their milkshake.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"In an authoritarian context owning the Post is a high-risk proposition. Which is why Bezos is remaking the paper to be more acceptable to President Trump." Or destroying it. (You can always join us.)
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Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Homan: "I said back in March of this year [sic] that if the hateful rhetoric didn't stop I was afraid there would be bloodshed. And there has been."
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
US media making it about Russia, hiding Epstein's clear Israel link, that the sex- trafficking used for blackmail has been tactical along w/via Epstein cahoots work between them, incl around US elections & keeping US policy subjugated to their needs....
Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
US media making it about Russia, hiding Epstein's clear Israel link, that the sex- trafficking used for blackmail has been tactical along w/via Epstein cahoots work between them, incl around US elections & keeping US policy subjugated to their needs....
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It should be crystal clear to anyone with eyes and ears that Trump is DETERMINED to subvert free and fair elections in America.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
It should be crystal clear to anyone with eyes and ears that Trump is DETERMINED to subvert free and fair elections in America.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
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Just stating two journalistic, legal, and historically grounded facts:
1. He can’t legally do this.
2. If he somehow did it anyway, it would launch a civil war. Immediately. Which means it can now be said that Donald Trump openly seeks a Second Civil War.
1. He can’t legally do this.
2. If he somehow did it anyway, it would launch a civil war. Immediately. Which means it can now be said that Donald Trump openly seeks a Second Civil War.
Trump wants to ‘nationalize the voting,’ seeking to grab states’ power
Trump, who continues to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election, has baselessly alleged widespread fraud.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Just stating two journalistic, legal, and historically grounded facts:
1. He can’t legally do this.
2. If he somehow did it anyway, it would launch a civil war. Immediately. Which means it can now be said that Donald Trump openly seeks a Second Civil War.
1. He can’t legally do this.
2. If he somehow did it anyway, it would launch a civil war. Immediately. Which means it can now be said that Donald Trump openly seeks a Second Civil War.
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Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Go to the original post and enjoy the comments thread.
Are we getting the DOGE checks first or the tariff rebate checks? And do we have an ETA on either of those?
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Go to the original post and enjoy the comments thread.
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President Donald Trump's Department of Justice was nearly shut out by judges after a federal judge in Minnesota said ICE has defied 100 different court orders.
Trump DOJ nearly shut out by judges over cases that 'turn your stomach': expert
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice was nearly shut out by judges after a federal judge in Minnesota said ICE has defied 100 different court orders. Legal expert Lisa Rubin talked about the ongoing cases with MS NOW anchor Katie Tur, who described Judge Patrick J. Schiltz's statement that...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:40 AM
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice was nearly shut out by judges after a federal judge in Minnesota said ICE has defied 100 different court orders.
Gaslighting as usual vs easy cruelties unleashed upon brown children & their families by regime's new ICE filled w/white militia. Btw, trained by Israel's forces occupying West Bank & Gaza - which explains children as human bait & shields too among the new tactics & extra-judicial conduct.
Bovino: "Here in the US Border Patrol, I will say unequivocally that we are experts in dealing with children"
January 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Gaslighting as usual vs easy cruelties unleashed upon brown children & their families by regime's new ICE filled w/white militia. Btw, trained by Israel's forces occupying West Bank & Gaza - which explains children as human bait & shields too among the new tactics & extra-judicial conduct.
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"As many as 1,360 children have never been reunited with their parents six years after the United States government forcibly separated them at the US border to deter migrants."
US: Lasting Harm from Family Separation at the Border
As many as 1,360 children have never been reunited with their parents six years after the United States government forcibly separated them at the US border, and US efforts to help separated families h...
www.hrw.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
"As many as 1,360 children have never been reunited with their parents six years after the United States government forcibly separated them at the US border to deter migrants."
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Trump got Gavin Newsom's event in Davos canceled, thinking he'd silence him.
It backfired spectacularly.
The full story: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-and-ne...
It backfired spectacularly.
The full story: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-and-ne...
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Trump got Gavin Newsom's event in Davos canceled, thinking he'd silence him.
It backfired spectacularly.
The full story: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-and-ne...
It backfired spectacularly.
The full story: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-and-ne...
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These Christian fundamentalist extremists get very upset when they see other religious fundamentalists acting like religious fundamentalists. They are what they hate and fear and they're committed to doing what it takes to dominate.
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
These Christian fundamentalist extremists get very upset when they see other religious fundamentalists acting like religious fundamentalists. They are what they hate and fear and they're committed to doing what it takes to dominate.
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The overall direction of their talk was to encourage (white) Christian women to rise up against their Muslim neighbors and use their voices to pigeon-hole themselves into the highly-restricted roles of the conservative patriarchal evangelical church. They claim freedom mean being submissive.
January 23, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The overall direction of their talk was to encourage (white) Christian women to rise up against their Muslim neighbors and use their voices to pigeon-hole themselves into the highly-restricted roles of the conservative patriarchal evangelical church. They claim freedom mean being submissive.
You mean like in the West Bank and Gaza? But but but, we keep sending billions and aiding the horrors of illegal and brutal occupation & apartheid for years & now ICE being trained by Israeli Occupation Forces so whateves!
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
You mean like in the West Bank and Gaza? But but but, we keep sending billions and aiding the horrors of illegal and brutal occupation & apartheid for years & now ICE being trained by Israeli Occupation Forces so whateves!
Faith leaders as cavalry to the rescue?
As clergy pray, arrests begin
January 23, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Faith leaders as cavalry to the rescue?
Nah. Far-right "justices" involved I think w/Project 2025 & 2026 architecture & their role to hollow out balancing powers of our democracy, including courts & congress. Look at the stretches to confer "immunity" & over-ride states' rights to disallow felons on ballot etc
January 23, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Nah. Far-right "justices" involved I think w/Project 2025 & 2026 architecture & their role to hollow out balancing powers of our democracy, including courts & congress. Look at the stretches to confer "immunity" & over-ride states' rights to disallow felons on ballot etc
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The media tends to treat Trump’s more insane statements as ephemeral, but then turns around and treats his climb-downs as binding. Why?
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4rebOig
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4rebOig
How the Media Fails With Trump. Over and Over. (And Over.)
Plus: The people of Minneapolis are amazing.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The media tends to treat Trump’s more insane statements as ephemeral, but then turns around and treats his climb-downs as binding. Why?
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4rebOig
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4rebOig
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Two stunning new documentaries—one filmed in Mississippi, and one in Russia—examine the ways that education comes up against indoctrination. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Challenging Official Histories in “Natchez” and “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
Two stunning new documentaries—one filmed in Mississippi, and one in Russia—examine the ways that education comes up against indoctrination.
www.newyorker.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Two stunning new documentaries—one filmed in Mississippi, and one in Russia—examine the ways that education comes up against indoctrination. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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"According to an Intercept analysis using Google SynthID — a program that identifies hidden markers used by Google AI tools on photos — the photo had been altered with the tech giant’s generative AI tools. (Google declined to comment.)"
theintercept.com/2026/01/22/w...
theintercept.com/2026/01/22/w...
White House Doctored Photo With Google AI to Make It Look Like an Activist Was Sobbing During Perp Walk
An Intercept analysis confirmed that the White House used Google AI tools to alter the photo of Minnesota activist Nekima Levy Armstrong.
theintercept.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 AM
"According to an Intercept analysis using Google SynthID — a program that identifies hidden markers used by Google AI tools on photos — the photo had been altered with the tech giant’s generative AI tools. (Google declined to comment.)"
theintercept.com/2026/01/22/w...
theintercept.com/2026/01/22/w...
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No we fucking don't want to be a part of the US. What makes you think we would give up free Healthcare and let our children get slaughtered in the classroom? Piss off.
January 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
No we fucking don't want to be a part of the US. What makes you think we would give up free Healthcare and let our children get slaughtered in the classroom? Piss off.