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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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A post that reads "homosexuality is found in over 400 species

Homophobia is found in one"
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/02/2026
Trump's war with Iran spells out 5 points very clearly: 1. This is an aggressive war of choice that risks a regional crisis 2. It is an unconstitutional and illegal war 3. Republicans’ refusal to take their constitutional obligations seriously now has allowed multiple illegal, open-ended wars
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/01/2026
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Reminder. Here are the House Democrats who crossed party lines and voted to fund ICE. House Democrats who voted to fund ICE: - Tom Suozzi (D-NY) - Henry Cuellar (D-TX) - Don Davis (D-NC) - Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) - Laura Gillen (D-NY) - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) - Jared Golden (D-ME)
the-independent.com
The 7 Democrats who voted to fund Homeland Security amid ICE crackdowns
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13/01/2026
American taxpayers shouldn't be treated as pawns. If Trump keeps threatening to illegally withhold funds from Illinois, then we'll keep fighting for what our people deserve. We've beaten the administration in court before — and we're not afraid to keep doing so.
bloomberg.com
Trump Says He’ll End Sanctuary City Payments by End of Month
President Donald Trump said he would cut off federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities at the end of the month in the latest escalation over immigration policy with Democratic jurisdictions.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/01/2026
The GOP-appointed justices foolishly thought they could secure the Fed’s independence.
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Trump’s latest attack on the Federal Reserve is the Supreme Court's fault
The justices gave him a loaded weapon. Of course he's using it.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Nothing to see here, just one guy running both the agency and the legal department. Checks and balances? Never heard of ’em.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
No corruption here, folks! Totally normal stuff the deputy director of the CIA(Michael Ellis) just demoted the acting general counsel and decided to make himself the top lawyer while still being the No. 2 in charge.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
This.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
The Court sided with the Trump administration in a case that allowed them to hold back $4 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress a first step in testing how far a president can seize control of the purse from lawmakers.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
The Supreme Court is slowly stripping Congress of its power. This isn’t just about Trump, precedents like this don’t vanish once he’s out of office. When the political winds shift, the same unchecked authority could just as easily be turned the other way. It’s a dangerous game.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/09/2025
Americans are subject to a patchwork of state rules on who qualifies for the Covid vaccine, as right-wing legislators & governors race to reduce access to vaccination. For a growing share of people in the US, that leaves crossing state lines as the best option to get the updated vaccine.
motherjones.com
Welcome to the new era of Covid vaccine tourism
Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 16/09/2025
The State Library of Ohio is one of many libraries across the country awaiting legal battles over federal funding and congressional debates as to how much they’ll receive next year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/15/s...
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State Library of Ohio among libraries awaiting court decisions, congressional votes on funding • Ohio Capital Journal
The State Library of Ohio is one of many libraries across the country awaiting legal battles over federal funding and congressional debates as to how much they’ll receive next year.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 04/07/2025
We’re running the full text of the Declaration of Independence as a reminder of the nation’s foundational ideals, and in the hope that it will one day live up to them for every American ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/04/t...
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The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 • Ohio Capital Journal
We’re running the full text of the Declaration of Independence as a reminder of the nation’s foundational ideals, and in the hope that it will one day live up to them for every American.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 05/07/2025
On a day meant to celebrate our nation breaking free from the rule of kings, Donald Trump and his court jesters in Congress are acting like them.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
If there’s nothing to hide, why hide everything? Five Democratic state legislators were denied entry to Florida’s new immigration “detention center” deep in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
‼️ This is absolutely absurd. Trump is actively manufacturing a crisis. The Pentagon just announced that he’s federalizing another 2,000 California National Guard troops bringing the total to 4,000, plus 700 active-duty Marines heading into LA. This is a military occupation, not public safety.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/06/2025
Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.
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Trump is invoking emergency powers at a record rate. Here's what that means
Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
The Trump administration is bypassing state authority by invoking Title 10 of the U.S. Code, a federal power usually reserved for major insurrections. This is a dangerous overreach, and it’s how martial law begins in the so-called land of the free.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/06/2025
President Trump took extraordinary action on Saturday by deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protesters in California, making rare use of federal powers and bypassing the authority of the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom.
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Trump Is Deploying National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Power
President Trump bypassed the authority of Gov. Gavin Newsom by sending 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protesters.
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Meidas Rick ❌🚫🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17/05/2025
Everyone deserves dignity and equality regardless of who they are or who they love. On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, know that Illinois stands with our LGBTQ+ community. Hate has no home here in the Land of Lincoln.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration from further dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services!
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 29/04/2025
My family found a home here after fleeing the pogroms in Ukraine. This country accepted us as refugees when we had nothing except the shirts on our backs. We've seen what can happen when we don't speak up about the dangers — it's time to raise the alarm now.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Musk’s staffers are now forcing federal employees at several agencies including the FAA to sign non-disclosure agreements. The goal is simple: silence the resistance through more threats and now, forced agreements. Maybe we’re not supposed to be talking about being forced to sign NDAs… oops, lol.
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Rose in the Woods ❌👑 @roseinthewoods.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
RIP Pope Francis
Pope Francis quote: If we took the planet's temperature, it will tell us that the Earth has a fever. And it is sick... We must commit ourselves to the protection of nature, changing our personal and community habits."
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Very creative, San Francisco! 8647 ✊
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Tonight is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. May his memory remind us all to resist the tyranny forming in our government.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/04/2025
On Friday night, the federal government sent Harvard a five-page fusillade of new demands that would reshape the school’s operations, admissions, hiring, faculty and student life. It took less than 72 hours for Harvard to say no.
nytimes.com
Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump
The Trump administration will freeze over $2 billion in federal funds because Harvard refused to comply with a list of demands. Harvard leaders believed saying no was worth the risk.
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Rose in the Woods ❌👑 @roseinthewoods.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Wanted poster says Federal Crime of Treason with a mug shot of Donald Trump
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/04/2025
What happened this week in the market because of Donald Trump's tariffs is just the beginning. There are fears of a recession on the horizon and taxes on working families going up — all self-inflicted by the President.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Senior Justice Dept. lawyer put on leave after questioning Trump administration. Word is spreading about the use of polygraph testing. New directives have gone out—coalition members, please check for updates.
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betsyb85.bsky.social @betsyb85.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The Matrix tried to warn us…
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 05/04/2025
Incompetent, reckless, and outright sabotage. What the Trump administration is doing at the Department of Health and Human Services is gutting our care system from the core. Americans will pay the cost with their lives.
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‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies | CNN
A massive wave of job cuts got underway at US health agencies Tuesday, with some employees receiving early-morning emails saying their jobs were eliminated and some unable to access the building when ...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed while the economic crisis he created wrecked our markets.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 02/04/2025
Sen. Booker didn’t just deliver a speech—he created a moment. When values speak louder than fear, change follows. Michael Franklin explains
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Cory Booker Met the Moment
The senator’s record-breaking speech reminds us that voice is still a form of resistance
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 31/03/2025
From Trump’s power optics to Biden’s eye-level respect, the camera doesn’t lie. @azzacohen.bsky.social explores the visual politics of presidential military moments.
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Split Screen: The Visual Politics of Presidential Military Moments
The camera doesn't lie, even when the words might.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Musk keeps firing us, and with all this free time, we’re organizing America. They call us “paid protesters”—but seriously, where do we sign up for that paycheck? We’re open to those “Soros bucks.” Every day, we spill the tea, knowing retribution is coming.
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Rose in the Woods ❌👑 @roseinthewoods.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Truth here.
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betsyb85.bsky.social @betsyb85.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
💯 That’s really the only appropriate term.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 05/03/2025
Social Security isn't sending checks to dead people over 120. Tariffs aren't beautiful, but they are raising prices on groceries, beer, and cars. Elon Musk is taking away veterans' healthcare and childcare for families. Presidents are supposed to be truth-tellers, not liars.
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Rose in the Woods ❌👑 @roseinthewoods.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
How much are they getting from Russia for their astounding cowardice?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
This is not what a true American looks like. This is what a Russian asset looks like—a disgrace to our country.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
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