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Christal Mercado

@mercadox5.bsky.social
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A criminology and criminal justice graduate with a passion for accountability and truth in policing. As an extensive researcher, I rely on science and evidence to drive meaningful change in the justice system. 🔬📚

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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I love it when maga shares a source trying to imply DEI is being used and that same source also shows that Transgender are superior over Men and Women😁😂 Bar Exam Pass Rate Man 74.14% Woman 67.83% Gender Diverse (transgender) 81.48% www.wsba.org/docs/default...
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The case of the 15 year old, Miles Young, who was killed by a noncitizen that DHS and the entire maga crowd has been sharing, is my city. Miles was involved with a gang and had recently been arrested for participating in the murder of a 14 year old girl.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThX6ykry/ Cutest 3 year old slam dunk contest♥️ 1-10 what do you score it?
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#basketball #fyp #viral #kidsoftiktok #viralvideo
TikTok video by tixtokcougar
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Number of people who voted for Trump in this last election: 76 million, number of people who watched the halftime show with Bad Bunny: 142 million
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I ask Chat GPT about a post I saw about an immigrant of a non profit found guilty of a fraud. It said it was true and cited some sources. They were not reliable sources so I challenged it. Chat GPT then said it’s verified with Pacer. I challenged that and Chat GPT admitted they were wrong.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The extent that Maga is using AI to spread lies is horrifying. This picture is being shared by Maga with the caption referring to all of them killed by illegal immigrants. Only two of the pictures are accurate. They even doubled up using the same people.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Many Americans are scared, exhausted, and unheard. This is a plea to the world: stand with us. To Americans: your voice still matters. Sign. Share. Stay visible. History is shaped by the moments when ordinary people decide not to look away. Stand with us. Christal-Missouri
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Maga are sharing a video of a White suv that looks like someone is blocking it and the driver gets out and beats the guy. They of course are saying it’s a protestor, except it’s not. Its from 2019 and it’s a pedestrian who got hit and the driver attacked the pedestrian. krdo.com/news/2019/11...
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Man gets out of SUV, beats pedestrian in front of Pueblo Judicial Building
A road rage incident Thursday was caught on camera in Pueblo, and it shows a man beating a pedestrian right in front of the Dennis Maes Judicial Building.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
If this was really about immigration, ICE would be in Texas and Florida considering they are in the top 3 States with the most undocumented. It’s not it’s about Trump sending his goons to terrorize citizens in blue states because they didn’t vote for him. He wants to felonize as many as possible.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/01/2026
checking in on the president of the United States
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Why isn’t this all over social media. It is obvious he is no longer fit (not that he really ever was). x.com/atrupar/stat...
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Anyone catch the slogan Kristi Noem used a few days ago? It said “ONE OF OURS ALL OF YOURS”. Want to take a guess where that is token from? In 1942 two men attacked a high ranking nazi, after his death the Nazis went to the city of the men and killed all men and boys. One Nazi= All of them.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
It was weird that Kristi Noem was quick to call Renee Good a Domestic Terrorist just hours after the shooting, until you remember that Trump passed an order a few months ago giving Homeland Security full legal authority to take down those who are considered Domestic Terrorist.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
A clout-chasing “independent reporter” pushed false fraud claims and helped trigger a massive federal response. A civilian was killed. Knowingly lying to federal agencies is a felony. If the lies were monetized or coordinated, that’s fraud — and the family could pursue a civil wrongful-death case.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Obama deported more people than Trump is now — and he did it without the chaos. 1,088 deportations per day, peaking at 1,123/day. No screaming crises. No broken systems. No performative cruelty. Turns out enforcement doesn’t require dysfunction — just competence.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
ICE agents are like Probation and Parole officers. They are part of law enforcement but they don’t have the same training of police officers. They are also limited in their powers. P&P is limited to those on parole and probation and ICE are limited to immigration.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Andrew is the definition of a true American. He is a Veteran and now is fighting this administration by boots on the ground. He is in Minnesota and without a doubt has the most accurate and valid information. Plus he has a cool last name😂
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I imagine many of you have seen the fake arrest sheet of Renee Good that maga is plastering everywhere. First, they are so ignorant they can’t do basic math and second, Missouri has open access to almost all court cases. Renee Good has one case, a name change from when she took her wife’s last name
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
“America’s God is Gold, Oil, and Drugs” That is the God they worship. Rizza Islam
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This is the same playbook as Antifa. Trump and MAGA hyped a “cartel” tied to Maduro, and now admit the term was just 1990s slang for corrupt officials. No evidence. No proof. Just vibes and hearsay.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Does the so called social media influencers who make reels with them not saying a word but plays music and them pointing to some fabricated lie that maga is sharing, drive you crazy?
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Where the fuc$ is our Democratic leaders?
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Trump taking Venezuela‘s oil is nothing more than looting. While he put Venezuela in an absolute chaos, He is now looting their oil.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The Trump administration paused all childcare assistance payments, citing claims of widespread fraud that were based on a YouTuber’s video. However, the administration later announced that after investigating the daycares shown in the video, no fraud was found….
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Suddenly Republicans now support wars and the US fighting other Countries wars! You can’t make this up:(
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
This was part of the deal with Maduro and Trump. Maduro will allow the US to capture him and once convicted Trump will pardon him. Trump will look like the hero for now.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Is there anyone who follows me from Venezuela?
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
So apparently that OU student in the news freaking out over her essay getting a zero is from my city 😅 We actually had to vote her mom off our City Council a while back because the whole thing was nonstop drama… Seems like the apple didn’t fall far at all 😂
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Am I the only one who comes to Bluesky just to remind myself that there are still people with common sense and humanity out there? Honestly, some days it feels like finding a needle in a haystack, but then you log on here and it’s like… hope isn’t completely gone.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The internet didn’t make people stupid — it just made it impossible to hide who was stupid. Agree or disagree?
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
After Obamas administration accidentally killed a bystander when striking high officials of Al Qaeda, a new policy was put into place that the govt had to release info when they kill bystanders. Trump removed that policy when he became President the first time.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Not one Republican can give a speech without it going off topic and blaming the Democrats for something. It is so annoying.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I posted the other day regarding a Man being held in my local jail that followed the legal process to be here under the Asylum program from Afghanistan. He fought along side the US military. Good news, he is free!!!! I live in a very red State so this is huge! www.news-leader.com/story/news/p...
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Afghan man who helped US fight Taliban ordered released from MO jail
Mohammad Ali Dadfar had been held at the Greene County, Missouri, jail, which is contracting with the Department of Homeland Security.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Now Trump and his administration is screaming how Biden has allowed so much fraud regarding Snap benefits. The thing is it was first reported during Trumps first time in office. Trump is to blame. thehill.com/blogs/congre...
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Some food stamp enrollees are collecting benefits in multiple states — USDA can put an end to it
The Trump administration has been a vocal advocate of solutions that keep welfare programs honest and protect resources for the truly needy. USDA can continue to make good on that promise by requir…
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Trump and Hegseth are now saying they didn’t know about the second strike. The problem with that is no one has been fired and they continue to say that they support those who did the strike.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Megyn Kelly had Ben Shapiro on her show. I don’t normally watch anything either of them put out but I have been looking more into what Candace Owen’s is saying lately. I noticed a couple things. Ben Shapiro kept saying “it’s their job” to destroy the left. That even if they don’t agree with what ….
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
In a few years when Democrats get maga and Republicans out of office, we will likely see the damaging effects of removing all the immigrants considering they pay billions in taxes and rarely get any benefits from it. So all those on SS (majority maga) will blame it on the current Democrat President
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The local jail in my county is one of the few that holds the mass amount of immigrants ICE has been arresting. Last week they did an article on a current inmate who was here seeking asylum. He was part of those in Afghanistan who help the US forces in return was promised protection by the US….
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Trump is obsessed with Hitler. Trump will be determined to have this completed because Hitler wasn’t successful in completing his “ballroom”…
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
How is this any different than the "donors" that Charlie Kirk had who gave him millions of dollars to go campus to campus to push the far right agenda?
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Trump has done a shady back room deal regarding Gaza, I believe. Just like he did in Afghanistan and he left the Taliban to rule. Suddenly Hamas has permission to police in Gaza. This will not end well.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Does anyone else find it ironic that we have had to listen to Republicans and Maga accuse protesters as being paid by people like Soros and other wealthy people just to find out that the right has been doing that exact thing? Charlie Kirk had "donors" who donated millions to him.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
In 2022 undocumented immigrants paid almost 100 billion in taxes.
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Ok so here is where I all begins. So Republicans considered them "illegals" and wouldn't agree to Democrats request but now their removed so we should get an agreement now and they can open the government back up. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Mr7...
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Just a reminder it took 4 days for them to arrest Officer Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd. Then after being charged with murder the judge let him bond out of jail. Could you imagine if they let Chatlie Kirk's killer bond out of jail?
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Christal Mercado @mercadox5.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
We will see another red flag Incident soon. Republicans have to get their base going and the Charlie Kirk was the start of it but they need more.
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