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ROCKnREALISM

@rocknrealism.bsky.social
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Guitarist, acoustic and electric, rock and blues, retired from aerospace tooling manufacturing, politically left

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ROCKnREALISM @rocknrealism.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hopefully, the beginning of a long list of consequences that are needed. Renee Good's family sues US government, immigration officials over her killing - www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/rene...
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Renee Good's family sues US government, immigration officials over her killing
Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death and other violations of federal law.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ABC: “A 36yo immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in ICE custody… Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena marks the 55th such case during Trump’s second term… second person to die at the detention facility in Louisiana this year.”
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Costa Rican immigrant died while in ICE custody, agency says
A 36-year-old immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an agency notification sent to lawmakers on Monday.
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ROCKnREALISM @rocknrealism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We invested for our own futures and billionaires and republicans are trying to steal it from us. Please read. open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
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Congressional GOP Gave Harlan Crow Private Hearing In Dallas, Seniors Waited Outside
Critics call it a death panel for Social Security. The GOP called it “America's Fiscal Future.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats are calling on the DHS internal watchdog to open a probe into new whistleblower claims that the agency unlawfully accessed state voting records as part of the Trump administration’s escalating attempts to access state voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: Senate Dems demand watchdog probe into new DHS whistleblower allegations
They said DHS's use of personal data to access voting records is "a political exercise that poses risks to national security."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official warned federal prosecutors that they could be fired if they refused to pursue voter fraud cases brought to them by the FBI or Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to an MS NOW report. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Report: Top DOJ official threatens to fire prosecutors who refuse to pursue voter fraud cases
The reported threat comes as federal agencies devote increasing resources to investigations of possible noncitizen voting, which is exceptionally rare.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
👀 MUST WATCH: This video is so well done — and absolutely hilarious! 🤣🤣
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨EMERGENCY EPISODE: A bombshell whistleblower complaint, submitted to Sen. Richard Blumenthal's office, reveals that the U.S. Postal Service allegedly kept building a new system to restrict mail-in ballots even after federal courts ordered it to stop it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySb4...
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BREAKING: Whistleblower Exposes Trump's Secret USPS Plan to Reject Thousands of Ballots at Once
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Let me be direct: I don’t believe you want CNN and CBS News to tell it straight down the middle — I believe you would turn them into OANN if that’s what it takes to get the movie studios you covet. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
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My open letter to David Ellison
You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don't care what you think or feel. What I care about is your ac...
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 23/07/2026
While Americans struggle to afford gas, health care, and groceries, Trump is doing everything in his power to profit off the presidency.  I’m breaking down the cost of his corruption to you, with his top ten worst grifts...so far. youtu.be/UQBXG3ff3yg?...
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Cost of Corruption: Ten Ways Trump is Profiting off the Presidency While You Lose
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
youtube.com/shorts/chE4d... Passports as a poll tax….
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Requiring Passports to Vote is Essentially a Voting Tax
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Laura A. Van Vleet @lauravanvleet.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
'Pay me and I'll protect you.'
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/07/2026
Trump on fallen US troops: "All of them said very strongly, 'We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.'"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Newly released audio reveals David Brouillette, the ICE agent who murdered a man in Maine, threatening to slit his ex-wife’s throat: “Every single female in your bloodline is nothing but a disgusting, fat c__t. All of you should have your throats slit.” Exactly the type of assassin ICE hires.
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Zee207702🇨🇦🍁🍃🎃🐈‍⬛ @zee207702.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
☠️😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The Tate brothers were taken into custody by the US Marshals Service on a sealed warrant. British prosecutors announced they are seeking the brothers’ extradition on charges that they raped and trafficked women between 2010 and 2017. www.wboy.com/news/nationa...
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CJ McGuinness @cjmcg1966.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Now would be a good time to encourage your Governors and state legislators to pass similar laws protecting voters and elections, and to make your plans for the #Midterms... 1/2 www.gov.ca.gov/2026/05/27/g...
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Governor Newsom signs legislation to further protect California elections from interference and intimidation | Governor of California
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
While Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election, the motive behind this address was to rig the election right before our eyes. His speech was the latest escalation in a fight Trump has been waging for more than a year. newsletters.democracydocket.com/trumps-speec...
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Trump’s speech failed — but his power grab is accelerating
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/07/2026
🎥 NEW: Trump gave a speech Thursday night packed with recycled 2020 grievances and zero new evidence. But buried at the end was a directive every voter should be paying attention to before the 2026 midterms. Marc Elias explains it all. Watch 👇
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Trump’s Speech Had No Proof. The Ending is a Massive Warning
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Public servants work for the people, not for the president. This administration has distorted that mission.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
How much more open could the corruption be? At this point, they're already trolling us by raking in the cash right in front of everyone's faces.
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Politico @politico.com · 28/06/2026
The Supreme Court is spending millions to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the justices. Along with restricting the justices' personal freedoms, the move threatens to further cocoon them in ideological bubbles as they decide controversial cases.
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The Supreme Court Is Building Its Own Massive Police Force
The Supreme Court is spending millions to beef up security. At what cost?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
DOJ sent letters to top election officials in multiple states Tuesday warning they could face criminal prosecution over possible noncitizen voting, escalating the administration’s pressure against state election officials. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump DOJ threatens election officials with criminal prosecution over noncitizen voting
Taken together, the letters mark a sharp new phase in Trump’s election agenda. After losing in court on voter data demands, DOJ is now warning election officials that ordinary list maintenance decisio...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration is threatening to hold back terrorism-prevention funding from states unless they comply with a sweeping set of election demands — escalating President Donald Trump’s ongoing attempt to seize power over elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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FEMA threatens to withhold terrorism prevention funds unless states adopt Trump’s anti-voting agenda
The stakes are immediate and immense. States rely on this funding to prepare for real threats, including cyberattacks and emergency response failures.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
$14 million. For a large tiled rectangular puddle. Folks, for $3 million I personally could’ve filled the whole thing with Evian water and hired 2 live dolphins. Pls read, subscribe & share: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/how-trump-...
Photo of the murky DC reflecting pool with headline: "how trump lost America's war on pond scum."
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It has come to this …
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Thank you, Justice Elena Kagan, for responding to the SCOTUS decision to deport Haitian refugee families back to a place we know is unsafe, by adding Trump’s vile, racist, exact words into the official case record.
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BlueElayne 🦢🫘🦢 @elayneoforegon.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
We don’t have to live like this.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Washington D.C. blocked DHS from using its citizenship database to remove voters from registration rolls, striking a significant blow against President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to take control of federal elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In blow to Trump, federal judge blocks DHS from using citizenship database to purge voters
"The federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote,” the judge wrote.
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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
What two scenes have the same vibe. I'll go first:
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✨ Clyde ✨ @clydepowell.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... "I’m sick of stupid” #DonaldTrump and his Administration 8647 The sequence of events here follows a pattern characteristic of many of the presidents’ projects and policies. #Resist 24/7/365 #NoKings #Indivisible #Trump #RefelectingPool
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The Reflecting Pool mess is right out of Trump's destructive playbook
Like other failed beautification projects, the president's ego trip will cost taxpayers millions.
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
"When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." ~ Thomas Jefferson
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✨ Clyde ✨ @clydepowell.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Fuck #Trump the lying and delusional and the Cronies in #ICE 8647 Get in his Head and stay there until the #Midterms "Rent Free" #Resist #TACO and his Clown Show on every front 24/7/365 Turn up the Volume and FILM ~ FILM ~ FILM #NoKings

            This image presents a powerful and provocative political statement layered in a stark black-and-white design. The bold phrase "FUCK TRUMP" is placed prominently at the top in all caps, immediately drawing attention with its directness and emotional intensity. Below this, the iconic phrase from the U.S. Constitution, "We the People," is rendered in a script style reminiscent of the original document, evoking a sense of historical gravity and national identity.

Following this script is the phrase "ARE PISSED OFF," also in capital letters, emphasizing frustration or anger from "the people." The juxtaposition of the revered constitutional phrase with blunt, modern language underscores a clash between traditional American values and contemporary political dissatisfaction.

At the bottom, a quote attributed to Oscar Wilde reads, "Some men improve the world only by leaving it." This adds a layer of intellectual and somewhat sardonic commentary, suggesting that the subject of the statement (implied to be Donald Trump) has failed in a way that his absence might be an improvement.

The overall effect is striking, combining patriotic symbolism with outspoken political critique. It captures a moment of dissent and uses both historical references and contemporary language to express a collective sense of discontent. The use of "We the People" ties individual frustration back to a collective civic identity, reinforcing that this anger is positioned as a democratic or societal grievance rather than a personal one.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I disagree. I’d blame the homeowner (or renter) for hosting a cage match in the front yard, allowing the house to be partially demolished, and not maintaining the pool properly.
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Constitution Rick @rick7wd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I dont like him. I never liked him. He's always been a grifter. He's a failed businessman. He's a failed president. He's a failed excuse for a decent human being. When he has finally shuffled off this mortal coil it will be the only thing he succeeded at on his own. Then we will have a party.
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Paul @dedikend.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
THE BIGGEST POLITICAL MISTAKE SINCE HITLER #USDemocracy
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
NOT SHOWN: The worst living president.
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Hawai'iSurf 🤙 @hawaiisurf.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Here's President Obama receiving his Nobel Prize.😊 It's sad how far we've fallen from greatness to embarrassment.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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KellzEvan💙🫶🏻 @kellzevan.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
This needs to be pinned!
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The misogynistic smearing of a former First Lady at a White House event sanctioned by a President … is a stain that will not be removable
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Chris Alan @chrisalan1.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Angie @angiesuniverse.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Oldfatuglynbroke @oldfatuglynbroke.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
John Fugelsang wants to remind you that "They can’t find the money to protect children’s healthcare, but they just spent $32 million to protect children’s rapists" and so much more...
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The Week the GOP Became the Party of Beating Cops & Raping Kids
And they'll continue to protect the men who do both.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Erasing history www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters
The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
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Your Cuzin Vinny 💙 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 🇮🇷 🇱🇧 @yourcuzinvinny.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Trump pardoned her attacker and now her attacker may be in line for part of Trump's $1.776 Billion slush paid with OUR Tax dollars!!
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I hope Don Jr. gives tips on how to inherit money. Pls read, subscribe & share: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-appren...
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The Apprentice: Sweaty Nepo Baby Edition
Late-Stage Capitalism Presents: Don Jr. (Like "Succession," except everyone's dumber)
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
One man's greed might be diabolical; A second man might be a dunce; One might lie so much, it's pathological; And some might be all 3 at once.
JD Vance, Trump and Hegseth
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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
LET THIS SINK IN—the U.S. now has no confirmed CDC director, no FDA commissioner, no Surgeon General, an NIH director with no medical license, and the last Acting CDC Director was a George Bush speechwriter. In fact—the only doctor/scientist we have in the White House is… Dr Oz.
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Your Cuzin Vinny 💙 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 🇮🇷 🇱🇧 @yourcuzinvinny.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Number of amputees set to rise in Gaza as Israel blocks aid, NGO warns Thousands of amputees cannot access care and are struggling with basic mobility. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...
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Number of amputees set to rise in Gaza as Israel blocks aid, NGO warns
Thousands of amputees cannot access care and are struggling with basic mobility.
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