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A passionate, grassroots group of volunteers in Legislative District 13, representing Chandler, Gilbert, and Sun Lakes, AZ. 🌵 ld13dems.org / We meet every 1st Tuesday of the month! Register to vote at: azsos.gov/elections/voters

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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
LAST CHANCE to get your tickets for tonight’s BOTTOMS UP event, with special guest, Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva! Get your tickets here: secure.actblue.com/donate/joint...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sharing a heartfelt thank-you to our final round of sponsors who helped make our October 1st BOTTOMS UP event with @azld12dems.bsky.social possible! Get your tickets here before they sell out: secure.actblue.com/donate/joint...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every day until October 1st, LD13 and @azld12dems.bsky.social will be celebrating a selection of our sponsors — Democrat-owned businesses that are helping us bring our October 1st BOTTOMS UP event to life. Have you got your tickets yet? Get them here: secure.actblue.com/donate/joint...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💙 SHOW SOME LOVE FOR OUR SPONSORS! 💙 Every day until October 1st, LD13 and @azld12dems.bsky.social are highlighting some of the incredible sponsors that are helping to make our BOTTOMS UP! event possible. And please join us on October 1st for our BOTTOMS UP event! secure.actblue.com/donate/joint...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
“An Army drone like those frequently flown in overseas warzones has been flying along Arizona’s southern border, doing loops around border towns…”
azmirror.com
War-zone surveillance comes home as Predator drones fly loops over Arizona border towns
Arizona border drone: An Army Predator built for warzones is flying over border towns, alarming privacy advocates
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hear directly from the 2026 #Arizona general election candidates in several statewide Arizona races and U.S. congressional districts, as well as debates about select ballot propositions. www.kjzz.org/debates
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Watch 2026 Arizona political debates
Hear directly from the 2026 Arizona general election candidates in several statewide Arizona races and U.S. congressional districts, as well as debates about select ballot propositions. Brought to you...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Cops Are Giving Complete Nonsense Reasons to Search Thousands of Flock Cameras" "They're treating mass surveillance like a joke." futurism.com/future-socie...
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Cops Are Giving Complete Nonsense Reasons to Search Thousands of Flock Cameras
Cops frequently wrote joke, nonsense reasons to justify using Flock cameras, including phrases like "LMAO" and "idk."
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
SAVE THE DATE! 🎉🥳 Please join LD13 & LD12 to learn all about our candidates up & down the ballot! Enjoy delicious food, great drinks, amazing raffle baskets, & an exciting live auction! Our keynote speaker is Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva! Get your tickets here! secure.actblue.com/donate/joint...
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026
Not a typo. Four thousand.
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Police Investigator Accused of Making Over 4,000 Illegal Flock Camera Searches
An employee for the Albany County Sheriff's Office was caught conducting over 4,000 unauthorized queries on five people.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026
It’s a long list!
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Flock Cameras Aren't The Only License Plate Trackers Stalking Your Car's Every Movement - Jalopnik
There are dozens of ALPR companies doing the same sort of invasive surveillance as Flock Safety, including Axon, Vigilant, PlateSmart, and many more.
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
WE’RE ALMOST THERE! LD13 is AZ’s most flippable district & we’re on the verge of launching our biggest project yet: mailing our official Democratic Voter Guide to 47,000 local households (80,000 voters)! We are $3,500 short. Please help us cross the finish line: secure.actblue.com/donate/2026m...
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Donate to LD13 Democrats Of Arizona
Show your support with a contribution.
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 02/08/2026
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
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She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 02/08/2026
The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to Trump's family business.
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe
The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to Trump's family business.
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Turns out war is options trading by other means
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
From 7/24/26: The city council of Irmo, South Carolina, voted to install 22 new #Flock cameras. That’ll bring the total up to 33. With a population of ~12,000, it means there’ll be one Flock camera for every 300 residents. That means more Flock cameras than police. www.404media.co/what-happene...
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What Happened When Flock Came to My Town
My small town in South Carolina will soon have more Flock cameras than police officers.
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How Cops Use #Flock to Track People, Not Cars Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes include the target's race ... #Arizona #Surveillance www.404media.co/how-cops-use... archive.ph/k4E8q
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How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes include the target's race, according to data reviewed by 404 Me...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
US judge denied feds a month-long warrant to snoop on phones of thousands of Ohio residents The magistrate judge's decision offers rare view into how government seeks to use cell-site simulators during law enforcement investigations. #Arizona #Surveillance this.weekinsecurity.com/us-judge-den...
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U.S. judge denied feds a month-long warrant to snoop on the phones of thousands of Ohio residents
The magistrate judge's decision offers a rare view into how the government seeks to use cell-site simulators during law enforcement investigations.
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban #Surveillance www.wired.com/story/sfpd-d...
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A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance
The SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online.
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
From 7/13/26: The Los Angeles Police Department let its #Flock contract expire over the weekend in part because it was regularly "investigating" and surveilling innocent people. #Arizona #Surveillance www.404media.co/lapd-regular... archive.ph/Muj4H
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LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because License Plate Readers Flagged Their Cars As Stolen
The Los Angeles Police Department let its Flock contract expire over the weekend in part because it was regularly "investigating" and surveilling innocent people.
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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 30/07/2026
Read our statement on the Maricopa Superior Court overturning HCR2048 – the deceitful attempt to invalidate Protect Education
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Framingham Police Department in Massachusetts stopped using #Flock this year over concerns about immigration cops’ access to Flock’s network. #Arizona #Surveillance www.framinghamma.gov/3091/Transpa...
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Transparency & Accountability | City of Framingham, MA Official Website
Police Policies and progress reports
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Mountain View City Council Terminates #ALPR Contract with #Flock www.mountainview.gov/Home/Compone...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#Arizona #Flock #Surveillance From 7/14/26:
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 06/07/2026
Another gross abuse of ALPR surveillance tech by a law enforcement officer in pursuit of a woman he refers to as 'a shiny thing.' This tech should be BANNED. Dozens of cities are working to do so- join them & fight back. Get the toolkit: www.flockout.org www.local10.com/news/local/2...
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Keys deputy misused official databases to pursue woman he met on set of ‘Bad Monkey’: MCSO
An arrested Florida Keys sheriff’s deputy misused official law enforcement databases in pursuit of a woman he met on the set of the television show “Bad Monkey,” according to documents obtained by Loc...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#Cognyte Is Selling $1M Spy Vans To U.S. Cops … the tech simulates a mobile phone tower, which forces nearby phones to connect to it. That enables cops to keep tabs on any phones in the vicinity whether they’re owned by a suspect in a case or not. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas... archive.ph/8V1yu
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Israel’s Palantir Rival Is Selling $1 Million Spy Vans To U.S. Cops
Cognyte, which sells technology to snoop on phone locations largely in Israel and Europe, is making inroads in America by tricking out trucks with spy tech.
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Cops have repeatedly used Flock Safety's network of over 80,000 cameras to stalk women. In one case, a cop followed a woman at high speed, nearly causing a crash, according to video obtained by 404 Media. www.404media.co/footage-show... archive.ph/3GFP6 #Arizona #Flock
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Footage Shows Cop Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader
A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/07/2026
After laying out his “plan” for the officials before him, he revealed that it was all satire in protest of Flock. “I would never do this to you,” he said to the council. “Could I? Probably. But I wouldn't because it's wrong.“ Read @samleecole.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/casa-grande-...
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 29/05/2026
NEW: The Trump administration's DOJ has been systematically removing materials from its websites regarding the many indictments and convictions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In response, @lawfaremedia.org has been systematically restoring them:
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Read Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Reassures Arizona Voters Ahead of 2026 Elections now from Blog for Arizona for Politics from a Liberal Viewpoint
A United States Supreme Court decision gutting section two of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Arizona Republican Legislative and County Leaders looking to eliminate mail-in voting, redraw congressional…
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
its true that i dont understand how the supreme court operates. for example do you get the free RV and house for your mom before or after issuing favorable rulings? is it a *wink wink* deal or more explicit? these are the things the general public doesnt understand
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
JUST IN: Sixth straight loss for DOJ in lawsuits to obtain states’ voter rolls. This one in Arizona from Trump-appointed judge Susan Brnovich. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
“… the federal government wants to open a jail inside a documented chemical hazard zone …" azmirror.com/2026/04/24/a...
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Arizona AG sues Trump over Surprise immigration detention warehouse
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued the Trump administration over a planned immigration detention warehouse in Surprise.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/04/2026
This is your periodic reminder that Democrats introduced legislation in 2021 to ban gerrymandering nationwide and every republican voted against it except two who were absent.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Palantir put out a 22-point summary of their CEO's book The Technological Republic. It's pitched as a defence of the West, but if you read it through the VDA framework, verification, deliberation, accountability, what it's actually doing looks rather different. twitter-thread.com/t/2045574398...
Opening text of a thread by Palantir from X
Because we get asked a lot.

The Technological Republic, in brief.

1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation.

2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible.

3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public.

4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/04/2026
Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security.
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Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job
The FBI director has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
i think folks might be unfamiliar with "the pharisees", so let's make it clear: he's saying the jews run the press, and that they are conspiring to undermine the military. it's not just antisemitism, it's indistinguishable from nazism.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 17/04/2026
I sent a classified letter to House and Senate colleagues about a secret interpretation of surveillance law that every American should be concerned about. Representative Massie is right. The Constitution requires EVERY member to vote against a clean reauthorization.
A tweet from Representative Thomas Massie that reads:

I just viewed 2 Top Secret FISA docs.
1) FISA Court opinion that raises serious concerns about FBI implementation of FISA 702.
2) letter by Senator Wyden describing a secret government interpretation of FISA law.
The Constitution requires I vote No on FISA 702 reauthorization.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 16/04/2026
A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.
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ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.
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Legislative District 13 Democrats @ld13democrats.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"A Republican lawmaker from Chandler quietly rewrote one of his bills last month — creating a potential legal escape hatch for Project Blue’s developers as they face a grassroots referendum backed by thousands of Marana residents." archive.ph/lOvrw
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AZ Sen. Priya Sundareshan @priya4az.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
IMPT: Do the voters of CHANDLER and LD13 know that WENINGER is doing the bidding of DATA CENTER companies & cutting off voter oversight of local siting decisions? Cc @ld13democrats.bsky.social @azdemparty.bsky.social @azdems.bsky.social
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European News @eunews.social · 15/04/2026
In a rare appearance on Hungary's state television, Peter Magyar slammed the Orbán-aligned network as a "lie factory" and North Korean-style propaganda. He vowed that once his Tisza party takes power, they will completely shut down the current apparatus and replace it with truly independent media.
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Democratic Senator Mark Kelly pops off at Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Marco Rubio and their war in Iran: "The American people are poorer and less safe because of this president...We've spent billions of dollars and this president does not have a plan." Go Mark!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities?" has been a standard question for new federal job applicants since Trump changed federal hiring policies. Hope that makes you feel better about air travel. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-politi...
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Introducing the new FBI-led, 10 federal agency strong “NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center" www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbis-new-p...
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Exclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center
Are your views on the list of 'domestic terrorism' indicators?
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
People need to pay close attention to this OLC opinion on the Presidential Records Act. As @joshgerstein.bsky.social points out, nothing less than our own history is at stake. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Trump admin’s challenge of Watergate-era records law alarms historians
Scholars warn that DOJ’s declaration that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could impact other administrations.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Reactionary centrists and republicans spent years smearing, belittling, or dismissing anyone who properly described the Trumpism as a white supremacist project. bsky.app/profile/nbcn...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The US Department of War Crimes.
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