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Blake Wilcox

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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Texas A&M fully bending the knee. Why not go all the way back to the real good ‘ol days and stop admitting women and minorities completely? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Well, we’ve reached the “arresting journalists” phase of the US’ march toward autocracy. I’m sure it’s complete coincidence the journalist is black and gay. 🙄 apnews.com/article/don-...
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Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest
Journalist Don Lemon and three other people have been arrested in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 28/01/2026
You see ICU Nurse Alex Pretti assisting veterans learning to walk again. Donald Trump sees a domestic terrorist and suckers and losers.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 28/01/2026
Featured story, from @josephinelee.bsky.social: 92% of private schools already enrolled in Texas’ voucher programs serving kids beyond kindergarten are religious. Our investigation found many of these exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.
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Texas Taxpayers Will Fund Dozens of Private Schools that Openly Discriminate
The state has signed off on voucher funds for schools that exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The federal government murders another American citizen.
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“He Was a Good Man”
The federal government murders another American citizen
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This is Trump’s America. We need to ensure it won't be his “Mirror, Mirror” version much longer.
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The Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. 

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com "It was our country’s destiny to reflect ideals that made us an incandescent beacon for democracy," Maureen Dowd writes. "But Trump has pulverized those ideals. We are now seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats."
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Opinion | The Un-American President
Our national mosaic, crushed beneath the ICE.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 24/01/2026
This is the grim, depressing reality Donald Trump has made of American life. Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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Utah Review Finds That Zero Noncitizens Have Voted - Joe.My.God.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Utah’s elections office has not been able to confirm any cases of noncitizens voting in elections as it nears completing a review of voter rolls, while GOP lawmakers mov...
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Looking forward this. And they inevitable wailing from the right-wing wackos. 😈 www.outsports.com/2026/1/22/24...
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Stars of 'Heated Rivalry' will be Winter Olympics torchbearers - Outsports
It’s been confirmed that Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will be part of the Olympic Torch Relay ahead of Milano Cortina 2026.
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Heartbreaking
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Shea Jordan Smith @sheajordansmith.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
You cant buy a house because our president is really mad he didn’t get a Nobel peace prize and so he is threatening Greenland.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
British member of Parliament Ed Davey completely tears Trump apart, calling him the "most corrupt president America has ever seen" and "an international gangster." #cdnpoli
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I hope Justice Kavanaugh's law clerks show him this video of a real-life Kavanaugh stop.
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 18/01/2026
For the confused: - Nazis are bad. - Hitler was evil. - Murder is wrong. - Imperialism is wrong. - The Gestapo was evil. - Internment camps are wrong. - Immigrants commit fewer crimes. - Your ancestors were probably immigrants, too. - Doing nothing to stop this madness is complicity.
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Well, if you wagered on “Rococo Renaissance furry party at Mar-a-Lago over MLK weekend” you won big. Jesus fucking Christ…
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
21-year-old activist injured by ICE: I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Reporters should start asking the GOP this.
Screenshot of an email or newsletter header with a large headline reading, ‘The Question Isn’t Whether Democrats Will Impeach Trump. The Question Is Why Won’t Republicans?’ Below the headline is a line that says, ‘Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more,’ and a large ‘LINCOLN SQUARE’ logo in blue and white.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities This is exactly the opposite. Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
So two murders just this month…
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Simply horrifying. The whole of DHS has got to be disbanded. We did just fine without them before.
Screenshot of an X.com post by ‘WarMonitor’ claiming a 21-year-old in Santa Ana was permanently blinded in one eye after a DHS agent fired a ‘less-lethal’ round at close range. The embedded video thumbnail shows several officers in dark uniforms restraining or carrying a person in an outdoor plaza at night, with a ‘CIVIC CENTER PLAZA’ sign visible in the background.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15/01/2026
They (the feds) are not stopping:
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
He’s determined to destroy everything. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
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WIRED @wired.com · 12/01/2026
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement. www.wired.com/story/gofund...
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GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Whoa, someone just went ahead and summarized the nightmare we're in and how it's unfolding
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The White House responds. #comedy #animation #funny #cartoon #satire
YouTube video by Alec With Pen
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
It’s Jan 7, still within the first year of Donny’s second term. In the last week the US has kidnapped the president of Venezuela, seized a Russia tanker, threatened a NATO ally, and shot a MN woman in the face. The real question: will Donny trigger Civil War 2 before or after World War 3?
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
@nbcnews.com An organization with integrity would issue a cease & desist order to the White House over this. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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White House Trolls Sabrina Carpenter With Second Pro-ICE Video, Alters ‘SNL’ Clip to Have Her ‘Arrest’ Marcello Hernández for ‘Being Too Illegal’
The White House again used Sabrina Carpenter in a pro-ICE post, altering an 'SNL' clip so she appears to call Marcello Hernández 'too illegal.'
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.
A tweet from John Fugelsang reads in all caps:
"NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE"
– US House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/10/2025
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
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'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 25/10/2025
Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute
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Photos: White House East Wing Demolished For Trump’s Ballroom
The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 25/10/2025
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The Longhorns neuter themselves. 😡
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
LOVE THIS
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
WOW Chicago!!
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
NYPD announces that zero arrests were made at the massive No Kings protests today after Republicans spent days claiming the protestors are violent terrorists.
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Blake Wilcox @pantherman007.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
So the young republicans was “already grossly mismanaged” and leaders were fine with that. It’s only when their racist chats became public knowledge that they disband the group to start over. 🤔 www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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New York State Young Republicans disbanded after racist group chat
State GOP leaders say suspending the group makes for a fresh start.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 17/10/2025
Cook County will now prohibit the use of county owned property, resources, and personnel for civil immigration enforcement. trib.al/MXnWsRR
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Preckwinkle issues executive order to create 'ICE-free zones' in Cook County
It's the latest in local efforts to establish "ICE-free zones." The Chief Judge of Cook County has already barred civil arrests at Cook County courthouses and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a similar executive order making it so that city property — including parking lots next to Chicago…
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I assume that every single journalist reading this understands that the *first question* to ask the State Department tomorrow morning is how quickly it will provide a list of foreign nationals banned from the United States for statements made about Democrats or Americans perceived to be left-leaning
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Some good news for Chicago: Texas National Guard troops ordered to retreat; Cubs win.
front page of chicago sun times.

lead story:  Federal judge hits Trump administration credibility in siding with city and state against National Guard deployment
Judge’s order bars ‘federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois’ for at least 14 days.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge has partially blocked the Trump administration's efforts to mobilize the National Guard in Chicago. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/09/j...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/10/2025
Breaking News: A judge restricted deploying troops in the Chicago area, saying the Trump administration accounts used to justify it were “simply unreliable.”
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National Guard Live Updates: Federal Judge Restricts Troop Deployment in Chicago Area
The Trump administration’s attempts to justify a military presence were “simply unreliable,” the judge said. A federal appeals court is weighing a similar case regarding National Guard troops in Portland, Ore.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/10/2025
Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored theonion.com/bored-national-guard-g…
Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
This is good news. It would be even better if Trump wasn't torpedoing the U.S. solar and wind industry and ceding the energy future to China. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Guardian: Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 08/10/2025
If you come for my people, you come through me.
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