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Big Tex

@btactual.bsky.social
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Quaker, Dad, Husband, Intergalactic traveler. 🏴🏴

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Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Anti-masker, paid anti-drag show protestor, and "detransitioner" Kevin Whitt has died from complications during a heart surgery. He spent his last few years making the world a little smaller for everyone who disagreed with him.
Picture of Kevin whitt yelling at someone at an anti mask protest Facebook ss eulogizing Kevin whitt as an "advocate for children"
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"But now Billy was dead, and the state of Connecticut said he owed $232,733 for room and board during his earlier prison stay. Selling the house where DeSenti now lived alone would help satisfy that debt." ctmirror.org/2026/09/27/t...
ctmirror.org
They served their time in prison. Then the bills arrived.
Hundreds of CT residents have had money seized through a law that allows the state to charge a fee for every day a person spends in prison.
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Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So dorky yall, I can't.
Older than middle aged man dressed as Hitler giving speech to empty field
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Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Prosper, TX
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unlawful whatever 🐝 @inlovewthemooon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please share
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Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tyler Childers book list is pretty great. Open in Libby it's much longer. pages.libbylife.com/TylerChilders
pages.libbylife.com
Hickman Holler Reading Club x Libby
These handpicked titles reflect the stories, voices, and themes close to Tyler Childers' heart. 

Borrow and read them with Libby.
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Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Free Fergie www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/e...
cnn.com
Spain clears way for US extradition case against millionaire activist | CNN
The Spanish cabinet has allowed a US extradition request for James “Fergie” Chambers, an American millionaire and Gaza donor, to proceed to Spanish courts.
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Austin American-Statesman @statesman.com · 23/09/2026
Austin-area students walked out of class on Tuesday to protest the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez by federal immigration officers. www.statesman.com/news/educati...
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Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Massive W
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Delroy Lindo Appreciation Society President @tomengelsdesk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.
nytimes.com
A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
During Amy Klobuchar’s tenure as a prosecutor, “the number of African-American men and boys who ended up in the state prison system, a good many of them falsely, increased by 600% ... and I questioned whether the shutting down of the CRU has something to do with covering for Amy Klobuchar.”
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Meet the first new cat species discovered in 100 years: Leopardus tilcayo
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Trek Central @trekcentral.net · 09/09/2026
🖖 NEW - #StarTrek 60th x Le Creuset Collection Beams Down! Paramount have teamed up with Le Creuset for a limited-edition collection from the final frontier! trekcentral.net/star-trek-60...
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Star Trek 60th x Le Creuset Collection Beams Down! – Trek Central
While Star Trek is usually all about exploring the final frontier, even the best crews need dinner! We’ve recently seen Anson Mount’s Captain Christopher Pike cooking up delicious meals for his crew…
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404 Media @404media.co · 08/09/2026
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
404media.co
A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So far, they're now giving away tickets to the RNC midterm convention in Dallas. Also, despite Secret Service closing down the DART station at Victory during the convention, the convention website still encourages people to take DART to Victory Station. www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/...
Note: If you are planning on attending from out of town and you found this, please be aware that the convention website wrongly encourages attendees to take DART to Victory Station. “Skip the traffic and arrive with ease by taking public transportation to the Republican National Committee Midterm Convention,”the website says. “The American Airlines Center is directly served by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail at Victory Station, Trinity Railway Express (TRE) commuter rail, and multiple bus routes, making it one of the most convenient ways to travel to and from the venue.” Definitely don’t do that, or you’ll be hiking in from the West End Station in the Texas heat.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 04/09/2026
A new study from the Trump administration is sending alarm bells through pro-democracy groups for its potential to fuel a crackdown on Americans who support LGBTQ+ rights — or anyone with left-leaning views.
truthout.org
Trump-Backed Study Attempts to Link Pro-Trans Beliefs With Political Violence
Experts say the study doesn’t pass scientific muster and aligns with efforts to declare trans people a terrorist threat.
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Judith Butlerian Jihad @pghguy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Really didn't expect the US government to sanction noblogs but that's on me for not thinking things could get that stupid
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
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Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.
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Remora House DC @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It’s a voluntary deployment. They volunteered to be here.
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Tacticool Girlfriend @tacticoolgf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This might be the first targeted usage of 4473 forms against trans people (read the whole thread).
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
NEW: Minneapolis Once Again Thwarts White Supremacist Jake Lang [VIDEO] Police arrested white supremacist provocateur Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang and some of his followers after hundreds in Minneapolis protested his second hate rally in front of city hall this year.
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Minneapolis Once Again Thwarts White Supremacist Jake Lang - UNICORN RIOT
Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis police arrested white supremacist provocateur Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang Saturday afternoon after hundreds of Minneapolis residents came out to protest his second hate rall...
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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There's no such thing as a nonviolent deportation.
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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“CWA 7250 has learned that we have been subject to an illegal and aggressive federal investigation that used undercover agents to enter our office, infiltrate meetings we co-sponsored, subpoena our finances, and surveil one of our officers” labornotes.org/2026/08/fede...
labornotes.org
Federal Spies Hunt Minnesota Unions in Search of Conspiracy, But Find Solidarity
Yesterday news broke of a sweeping undercover investigation by the Department of Homeland Security in Minnesota early this year to infiltrate and surveil meetings and obtain the financial records of n...
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Detritus Books @detritusbooks.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“Who is scoundrel enough to really lament the death of such a beast?” After the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, Johann Most wrote this article, which earned him a year and a half in an English prison. theanarchistlibrary.org/library/joha...
theanarchistlibrary.org
Long live tyrannicide!
Johann Most Long live tyrannicide! 1881 Leading article in the “Freiheit” Vol.III (1881), No. 12 (March 19), p. 1, edited by Most, under the title:...
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Jack Wheatley @jacktwheatley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Free Heidi Beirich!
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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
THREAD. As you read chilling stories emerging about the illegal surveillance that Trump's DHS has been doing, recognize that federal law makes it nearly impossible for victims to sue feds for constitutional violations. A minimum part of Democratic platform should call for this.
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
one of the FBI’s functions since inception is to passively instill paranoia in Americans critical of institutional authority. this piece reaches back to make it seem like that’s something that happened 60 years ago, but that is historically indefensible.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is no longer dystopian fiction. The authoritarian surveillance state is real and it is here now.
theguardian.com
US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal
DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown
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Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Happy aquittal-versary. Still free.
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404 Media @404media.co · 03/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media has obtained a coaching guide that Flock surveillance gives to police about “how to speak to city councils about public safety technology.” @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. Read the full story here: www.404media.co/own-the-narr...
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 03/08/2026
It's wild how ominous the word "wellness" has become
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Extremely good news coming out of LA today. Wild that it took over a year for the feds to drop these charges. They knew from the jump they never had a strong case
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 24/07/2026
New, by me: The Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border agents with a "duress" passcode that wiped the contents of his phone when they entered it. We've confirmed the phone was running GrapheneOS. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260724...
techcrunch.com
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit...
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Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Corey Ruiz
Black and white photo of flag hanging from NAACP hq from late 30's. Flag is black with white lettering reading "A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY "
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
✴️ MONDAY, JULY 27: Come to Johnson County to support 4 Prairieland defendants at pretrial motions hearings ✴️ 
Lucy Fowlkes
Andrew Smith
Steven Reyna Janette Goering
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DFW Support Committee (@dfwsupportcommittee@mas.to)
Attached: 1 image ✴️ MONDAY, JULY 27: Come to Johnson County to support 4 Prairieland defendants at pretrial motions hearings ✴️ 4 defendants have hearings on Monday w/ Judge William Bosworth Monda...
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Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Do we have a thread of police abusing Flock surveillance yet? Flock abuse thread 🧵📌
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
While we’re on the subject, I also think it’s weird freak behavior to be an adult who makes Hating Children For Merely Existing their entire personality.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The letter calls on the Spanish executive not to execute the extradition of James Cox “Fergie” Chambers Jr. to the US
thecanary.co
Spanish politicians demand Spain doesn't extradite Fergie Chambers to US
The letter calls on the Spanish executive not to execute the extradition of James Cox “Fergie” Chambers Jr. to the US.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17/07/2026
Washington's pursuit of James 'Fergie' Chambers for supporting 'terror' seen as a warning to other left-leaning donors.
aljazeera.com
US seeks extradition of wealthy pro-Palestine donor from Spain
Washington's pursuit of James 'Fergie' Chambers for supporting 'terror' seen as a warning to other left-leaning donors.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Secretary of State Rubio says there will be more terrorist designations of left-wing groups "soon."
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Jesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Reminder that signal is only as secure as the dumbest motherfucker in your signal chat
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
anytime a candidate is claiming theyyYyyyYYYyyyYy are doing this to me, there’s nothing good where that came from
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 08/07/2026
“A simple data-entry error, magnified and broadcast nationwide by a growing surveillance network operated through an opaque partnership between a private company and public agencies, led police to identify me as a car thief and set up a sting to take me down.”
thedrive.com
How Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked Me for Days Over ‘Stolen’ Plates and Sent Police After Me
A simple error got magnified by Flock's nationwide surveillance camera network and ended with four cop cars boxing me in.
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Earl Grey Memes Club @earlgreymemes.club · 05/07/2026
curated meme in six panels via "Trek Uncensored Memes: The Next Generation" on Facebook; Riker, Troi, Beverly, and Captain Picard appear in their Nemesis era white dress uniforms at the Riker/Troi wedding; first panel is a Riker headshot, with orange text: At a certain point in a relationship; second panel is Riker, with orange text: you get to a point where; third panel is Picard and Beverly, with text: you've seen your partner's butthole; fourth panel is Riker and Troi smiling, with orange text: more than they have themselves; fifth panel is the Riker headshot, with orange text: and I think there's something beautiful in that; sixth and final panel is Captain Picard in ceremonial headdress, with yellow text: The bride has also chosen to write her own vows
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613 Antifascist @613afa.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Endlessly reposting the patriot front march gives them the visibility they want. Hope this helps
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 04/07/2026
#OtD 4 Jul 1998 best friends Lin Newborn, an African-American skinhead, and Daniel Shersty, a white US air force serviceman, members of Anti-Racist Action were murdered in the desert near Las Vegas by white supremacists workingclasshistory.com/2021/01/11/e...
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The Almighty Tallest @spooknine.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
No, I find I am less and less a Texan with every passing year
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William Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Reupping this thread I did 9 months ago since it's illustrative of how awful the philosophical arguments behind denying trans kids from sports are and how at odds with the radical realism of science. The Supreme Courts edicts are akin to unilaterally declaring creationism or Lamarckism to be true.
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