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Blue Icicle

@blueicicle.bsky.social
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Believer of science & facts. Nature lover. Attorney. Worrier. Cat lady. Human mom. All people are created equal. Her body her choice. Democracy now. Fight corruption. Clean water Clean air. COVID is not over. ABOLISH ICE. #maskup #nokings #noice

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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Todd Blanche just said that overturning Roe v. Wade was "not complete victory" and the administration will make abortion permanently illegal in every single state… Ladies, what say you?! 😎✨
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 16/07/2026
The air is full of smoke, the food is full of parasites, and the water is full of data center bacteria but at least we stopped all that DEI children's cancer research!
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump is telegraphing that he plans to target 18 states to attempt to seize control of their voting apparatuses.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
TINA SMITH: Researchers in MN made a breakthrough in childhood cancer in Black kids with a grant. But it seems that according to your proposed rule, this type of research wouldn't allowed bc it's 'DEI.' VOUGHT: We are against DEI policies. We have intended to rid of them whenever we possibly can.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We either end the corruption, or the corruption will end us....
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
They already are.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
No sugar-coating the Court’s decision today. Real talk. @allinwithchris.bsky.social
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Video footage shows the moments NYPD officers forcefully wrestle Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé to the ground and handcuff him on April 22.
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'What Are You Doing?!': Video Shows Black NYC Councilman Being Thrown to the Ground By Cops While Protesting Elderly Woman's Eviction After Deed Theft
"Shocking video captures NYPD throwing Black NYC councilman to the ground during eviction protest, sparking outrage and demands for justi...
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The consequences of closing the Straight of Hormuz has begun to strike food sources.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This is unbelievably dumb, and this pathetic liar should be disbarred.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The fact that Donald Trump didn’t follow through on his threats of committing genocide doesn’t mean we should move on from the fact that he threatened to commit genocide.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
BLATANT LIE CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Karoline Leavitt: "Lebanon is NOT part of the ceasefire agreement". FACT: Literally the PM of Pakistan, who mediated the ceasefire, tweeted out that it WAS included. He's literally the one who witnessed the deal.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 07/04/2026
Thune should immediately call the Senate back into session. Trump’s unhinged threats to commit massive war crimes against Iranian civilian targets show an increasing mental and moral instability we can’t ignore.
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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 07/04/2026
a guess for why it seems like congressional democrats seemed a little slow on the social media draw for this is that they’ve been working the phones trying to get thune and johnson to come back to session and neither will
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
On a serious note — Pope Leo is asking you to call your Members of Congress Capitol switchboard ☎️ 202-224-3121
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 07/04/2026
ICE agents in Northern California shoot man after he allegedly tries to run them over
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ICE agents in Northern California shoot man after he allegedly tries to run them over
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the officers opened fire on the man, identified as Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, when he allegedly tried to use his vehicle to run over another officer. The condition of the man is unknown.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“.. appears to be the first time any U.S. municipality will go to the ballot to kneecap data center development. .. an aggressive new tactic in an escalating movement to oppose the hulking artificial intelligence factories ..” @politico.com #Wisconsin www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Democratic House Rep. Ted Lieu tells the Joint Staff to ignore illegal orders to commit war crimes from Donald Trump: “If you commit war crimes, the next Administration will prosecute you.” 🔥
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The Artemis II crew just gave us an 80's sitcom intro and it's absolutely hilarious! Freeze frames, cheesy grins, theme song energy. These are the four humans who are about to around the Moon. NASA said fun and we are here for it!
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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
What a beautiful moment.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Senator Cory Booker: “Trump has pocketed at least $1,408,500,000 billion.This is all in his first year. This is an astonishing level, unprecedented level of corruption.” Will he ever be stopped?
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hegseth's repeated moves to purge the military of anyone not judged a Trump loyalist should set off major alarms. But, because Hegseth presents as such a buffoon, his role in Trump's authoritarian project is underrated. wapo.st/3OfHHck
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Hegseth forces out Army’s top general
Gen. Randy George’s ouster is the latest in a series of clashes between the Pentagon chief and the service’s senior leadership, and comes amid the ongoing war in Iran.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.” www.ft.com/content/744e...
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The total amount this man will steal from us—remembering that he just stole $10 billion for his private Board of Peace—will easily top $100 billion by the end, and possibly $500 billion
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Phang: This is so typical of what has happened in this administration. Michael Flynn sued and is now going to be given $1.5 million in a settlement. Ashli Babbitt’s family is receiving $5 million. The Trumps are suing for $10 billion. Just a snapshot of the type of bullshit that is happening
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
St. Paul, MN @reuters.com #NoKings
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Uniongrl ☮️ 🌍🎵🌻🦋 @uniongrl.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
✨✨ NO KINGS RALLY ✨✨ The No Kings rally in St. Paul, MN is expected to draw 100,000. Govenors Walz will be attending and Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen will be performing. I am so proud of my state and we WILL get justice for Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good. ⚖️ www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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"No Kings" rally expected to draw 100,000 in St. Paul; Bruce Springsteen to perform
Organizers for the "No Kings" march are anticipating 100,000 participants at the St. Paul, Minnesota, rally on Saturday, which will feature guest appearances from Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Jane...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/03/2026
NEW: Minnesota SUES the Trump Administration for Access to EVIDENCE in the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents. Here's the breakdown: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-minnes...
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NEW: Minnesota SUES the Trump Administration for Access to EVIDENCE in the Pretti, Good, and Sosa-Celis Cases
They asked nicely, and now the State Attorney General, Hennepin County DA, and the Board of Criminal Apprehension are suing the DOJ, DHS, Pam Bondi, and Kristi Noem
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WTFville @wtfville.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
the fucker is 3 tweets away from declaring the Dems "illegal" and calling off the elections, pay attention people, he means this shit
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/03/2026
Chris Murphy: "This is nonsensical. This is what happens when you put real estate developers and talk show hosts in charge of American national security."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/03/2026
BASH: Are ICE agents going to move into American airports starting tomorrow? HOMAN: Yes. I'm currently working on the plan. We'll execute tomorrow. BASH: Are ICE agents even remotely trained to handle security at airports? HOMAN: ICE agents receive high-level training.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
📢 PSA: If you’re flying out of LaGuardia Airport today, you should plan to get there at least THREE HOURS early. The TSA PreCheck security line goes outside into the garage! The Republicans totally own this chaos. Tell them to stop blocking the bills that would provide clean funding for the TSA.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
We did this with tariffs. Now we’re doing this with war. And some insiders are making a fortune off the chaos.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
#TrumpRussia #MuellerReport #RussianCollusion 👉 Mueller Report on Trump & Russian Collusion. Russia has helped Trump's campaign since 2016. Never ended
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
They’ve found another immigrant tragically dead on the street after being released from ICE custody. My latest piece for Substack: substack.com/@katiephang/...
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The Cruelty is the Point
The Deaths of Daphy Michel and Nurul Amin Shah Alam
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
#PuertoRico Citizens Without a Vote: America’s Forgotten Territories brownpoliticalreview.org/citizens-wit...
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Citizens Without a Vote: America’s Forgotten Territories - Brown Political Review
Bad Bunny may not be running for office, but the global pop star has been louder than most politicians about what Puerto Rico lacks: autonomy. He is extremely vocal with his advocacy, his fear of Puer...
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
republicans are in charge of everything and they are getting everything theyve ever wanted and doing everything theyve ever wanted and the world is on fire and the global world order is collapsing. is there a correlation? who can say
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Donald Trump says he’ll block every Congressional bill until we pass the SAVE Act—basically saying he wants to hold us hostage unless we disenfranchise millions of voters and their access to the ballot box. So let us be clear. We are NOT 👏 going 👏 to 👏 pass 👏your 👏 voter suppression bill. Period.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
If students want to understand politics, they should start with Ancient Rome #TheHill
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If students want to understand politics, they should start with Ancient Rome
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/03/2026
Staffing “was always bad. And now it’s at a breaking point,” a VA psychologist said. They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
WATCH: “The answer has to be a more progressive tax system. Give people the necessities of life for free — childcare, healthcare… the rich keep getting richer…” Lloyd Blankfein, Senior Chair of Goldman Sachs, out here sounding like @aoc.bsky.social & Bernie 👀 🎯 (From @bluegeorgia.bsky.social )
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, miss. migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...
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The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel
Watch now | Haitian Woman, 31, Dies Alone at Pittsburgh Bus Stop Days After ICE Released Her Far From Home to Die.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Meanwhile, Hegseth is crying about media “biased”coverage. Pete would’ve gotten away with it too if it weren’t for the meddling media 🤦🏻‍♀️ 🙄 C’mon Pete. No matter how ya slice it, you teamed up to cause this suffering “In just 10 days, more than 800,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced by war…”
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War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese, and aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis
Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have fled their homes since Israel issued mass evacuation orders and ramped up its airstrikes on the militant group Hezbollah.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/03/2026
"Things will go more easily for me when my billionaire friend controls the press."
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NPR @npr.org · 14/03/2026
The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.
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The Trump DOJ is giving guns back to felons, including one alleged fake elector
The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/03/2026
Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 13/03/2026
President Trump exploded in an Oval Office outburst after learning the Justice Department had abandoned efforts to sanction targeted law firms through executive orders, according to Wall Street Journal reporting citing people familiar with the matter.
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'I never signed off on that': Trump rages at DOJ
President Trump exploded in an Oval Office outburst after learning the Justice Department had abandoned efforts to sanction targeted law firms through executive orders, according to Wall Street Journal reporting citing people familiar with the matter. Trump told officials "I never signed off on that...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Murphy: I have great sympathy for our soldiers and our military leaders they are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind. And so it's no surprise that this war is going horribly
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Yes. This is transparently the plan. It is a destructive and unconstitutional plan. And it can be stopped. It can even be turned into an electoral issue that hurts Trump. But only if we face this now.
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