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@billy-pilgrim.bsky.social
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Believe diversity is beautiful & a source of joy and strength. Hate begets hate. Evil will eventually defeat itself. Love good humor, send clever humor!!!! No DMs please.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“Every election is determined by the people who show up.” ― Larry J. Sabato
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💙🇺🇸DWally🇺🇸💙 @dkwally.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy володимир: Raised Fist
ALT: Volodymyr Zelenskyy володимир: Raised Fist
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
THIS 👇 AS WELL.......
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is more fascist sh** by tDump www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: Federal Agents Search Ilhan Omar’s Home
On Monday, homeland security officials executed a search warrant at the Washington-area home of Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, according to three people briefed on the matter.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Don’t let him get away with buying another election!!! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Billionaire scum: apple.news/AUyR_4uemQc6...
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They came to Washington to dismantle government. Now, they’re profiting from it. — The Washington Post
DOGE alumni have leveraged their government experience, raising at least half a billion dollars for firms spanning cyberwarfare, AI and data centers, a Post analysis found.
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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is called fascism projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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YukonCorneliusJack @yukoncorneliusjack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Holy shit, I can’t even imagine the fury if PM Carney wins TIME’s Person of the Year & a Nobel Peace Prize. The Wrath of Con will be felt around the world. #FuckTheFelon
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At least 56 people have died in ICE custody during Trump’s second term. According to ICE’s internal reviews, detention staff did not provide sufficient medical care to at least six of those detainees. ICE has now taken down those reviews from its website. What other cruelty is ICE trying to hide?
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ICE Deleted Reviews for Deaths in Custody That Cited Shoddy Medical Care
Three-quarters of ICE’s own 2025 death reviews, briefly posted online, raised substandard and “inappropriate” care of il
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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
More cruelty for the Right to revel in: www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...
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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The corruption of Republicans knows no bounds: apple.news/AcTcIZELDSYu...
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Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads — The Associated Press
DHS has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Because we don’t have enough Federal Nazi”s??? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads.
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born2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every stitch tells a story of love, community, and remembrance. Volunteers across MN created the "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" with 11,000 squares to honor Minnesotans detained by ICE. Each fabric square represents a neighbor, a family member, and a life impacted by deportation. We stand for Justice!
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wait, a man who drove his wife to suicide by proving how popular he is with the ladies stole money from black kids for their health to fund an entourage to prove how important he is? It's *almost* as if RFK, Jr. is a truly horrible, insecure person!
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Men have NO business telling women anything about their bodies or abortion. This woman ATE him up.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can’t believe our tax dollars are being used for political ads. The White House is now airing a taxpayer-funded ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. The 30-second spot has all the markings of a campaign ad, except the disclaimer at the bottom says: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cartoon by Nick Anderson
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Look, the Nazi party is finding God 6 weeks before the election: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation
Many Republicans criticized the post, some in more direct terms than others.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nov 4th: a Pretti Good time to overthrow fascism!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one
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mainewomenforward.bsky.social @mainewomenforward.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize winning artist Adam Zyglis for The Buffalo News in November, 2024. It hits even harder now.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What a bunch of sick M*Fers. White House video games where you hunt immigrants on the border.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The title really says it all.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Eye opening…they don’t hate immigrants, they hate immigrants who have rights, they love undocumented immigrant slave labor!!! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Foreign Wars Are Breaking His Anti-Immigrant Coalition
President Trump’s foreign adventurism will drive immigrants to the United States. And his anti-immigrant base knows it.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
More accurately, they hired Nazi’s: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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"Moronic" - Marsh Family parody of Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" about Trump's Trade War with Canada
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Remember what we are fighting youtu.be/4PUOhAJG5EU?...
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ICE, F**K You - A Protest Song for Minneapolis
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Billy @billy-pilgrim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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