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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 10h

The kind of stuff that will take the “competitive” out of “competitive authoritarianism” pretty quick.

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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

ALERT: Stay away from Vote Safe . Org, which pretends to be a voter resource, but is funded by Elon Musk's PAC, and appears to be harvesting voter information.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Meta Glasses are like, a Cybertruck for your face.

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Keffy @keffy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Please do what you can to resist a federal book ban in schools. It will prevent schools from teaching any materials with lgbtq+ characters and severely limit the works kids are able to be taught. authorsguild.org/news/update-...

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Update on H.R. 7661: Help Us Stop the Federal Book Banning Bill - The Authors Guild

The Authors Guild is actively opposing HR 7661, the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act.” The bill would link federal school funding to specific reading requirements—including a narrow, decades-ol...

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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Catherine O'Hara & Eugene Levy performing "A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow" from A MIGHTY WIND at the 2004 Oscars🌈💔

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position, Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A number of people from out-of-state have been opening tabs at small businesses—coffee shops where people on patrol can grab a drink and warm up, bars where people can be in community, etc. It’s been a deeply appreciated form of solidarity and helps the businesses closing tomorrow.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.

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Alba Machado @albamachado.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Turns out, everyday Americans can be braver than I ever gave us credit for.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold, Greater than the might of armies, magnified a thousand-fold. We can bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old For the union makes us strong. Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong.

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Alba Machado @albamachado.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Genuinely curious. Why is AP saying Dugan "falsely" said an administrative warrant was not sufficient grounds for arrest? Isn't it by now common knowledge that a judicial warrant is required for the arrest of an undocumented immigrant who has not committed any crimes?

Screenshot of an AP article on the conviction of Judge Dugan.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

In case y’all thought the boycott was going to be boring.

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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work. Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family. We do the things we have to do to ensure that as many of us can make it to tomorrow as possible. Not everyone does. I need you to understand that we tried. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...

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What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October | dansinker.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

We can’t out-Republican Republicans, nor should we want to. Democrats need to say what they believe — and actually believe in something. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be. Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Democrats don’t understand their job isn’t to explain to turn and explain to the audience why they’re the good guy, it’s to be the good guys and let the audience cheer for them

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

ICE continues to assault us. We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.

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Alba Machado @albamachado.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I don't want us to be the "hottest" country. I'd rather we were free, just, and happy. And most of all, kind.

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Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

Curtis Evans, of Evanston, a military veteran USMC intelligence during President Reagan’s era, carries a U.S. Flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Boycott ABC.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Trans artist Sasha Allen performs tribute to Charlie Kirk: "bullets dont descriminate like people do." WATCH: #TransRights #GunControl

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory? Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The U.S. government has become a neofascist regime run by a sociopath. Keeping it funded now is to participate in the most atrocious abuse of power in U.S. history. So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole thing down.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/09/2025

This is what happens when justice serves power instead of people. Banksy’s latest piece shows a judge beating a protester. They rushed to throw up barriers to hide it. We need this here because it looks a lot like our own Supreme Court vs. the people.

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Alba Machado @albamachado.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

As a Latina U.S. citizen now forced to shell out $165 for a passport despite zero plans (or money) to travel in the foreseeable future, I agree. And I'm horrified it's come to this.

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Danette Chavez @danettechavez.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Chicago is and remains so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning And Pilsen, unbowed

Photo of a classic car with a Mexican flag. In the background, a large mural of a young woman listening to her records

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

The President of the United States just essentially declared a war on Chicago because — wait for it! — Black and Brown people live here. This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.

A TruthSocial post from Donald Trump, featuring an AI generated image of him in front of Chicago burning and under invasion with the words “Chipocalypse Now” near him stylized like the poster for the film Apocalypse Now. The text accompanying the post reads “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR 🚁🚁🚁”

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 01/09/2025

NEW — Mayor Brandon Johnson took the stage at the “Workers Over Billionaires” rally and march in Chicago. He ended his speech with a rallying cry: “No troops in Chicago. Invest in Chicago” Video here ⬇️ thetriibe.com/2025/09/live...

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Live: 'No troops in Chicago," Mayor Brandon Johnson says at 'Workers Over Billionaires' march • The TRiiBE

LIVE: Chicago hits the streets today for anti-Trump protests ahead of feds deployment.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

In addition to creating a joyous event, Zohran Mamdani just showed the stupidity of Fox News's "Crime is so bad in New York City, people are afraid to go out in the street or take the subway!!!"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

😆 🔥 some beautiful, creative resistance

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

It’s wild, absolutely wild, how for EVERY. SINGLE. CITY. Trump wants to militarize I can post data showing how crime is plummeting in all of them without any federal invasion… … and the press KEEPS stenographing the naked bad-faith claims about “fighting crime!” in the headlines. Infuriating.

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Mittie Paul @mittiepaul.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Insane to me that everyone is hyping up Newsom when Pritzker is over here doing political wheelies. LGBT+ legal hotline AND abortion care at public universities? In the same week??? Don’t threaten me with a good time

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

What frightens me isn’t just that people have stopped reading. It’s that they’ve replaced reading with mimicry. A quote here, a post there, stitched together to sound like wisdom. And sadly, in this world where books gather dust and posts go viral, it’s very easy to confuse loudness for wisdom.

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Serendipity @serendipityinfl.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

She sure knows how to bring the fire! 💙

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