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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings march from #ArlingtonVA to #DC
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Wow. Thousands already gathered in DC for today’s #NoKings protest! 👏 Poetically, they have gathered at the sight of Trump’s proposed new arch. @50501movement.bsky.social (📸 Andrew Leyden)
View above head height of thousands with placards standing under the blue sky
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
On her livestream tonight, #IL09 candidate Kat Abughazaleh teased what appears to be a new 60-second-long campaign ad
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 24/01/2026
TONIGHT: Organizers in Minnesota are asking you to shine a light for their state.
SHINE A LIGHT FOR MINNESOTA
TONIGHT AT 7:00PM
STEP OUTSIDE AND LIGHT A CANDLE ON OUR STREET CORNERS.
WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALEX.
ICE OUT NOW
SAT. JAN 24, 7:00 PM
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Andrew O'Neill ❌👑 @andrew-oneill.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
a very good and important response from @slotkin.senate.gov and company in response to Trump's threats. You absolutely cannot allow a would-be authoritarian to know that the surest way to make his opponents back down is to threaten them with violence. www.slotkin.senate.gov/2025/11/20/j...
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I remember this guy. He was the one on TV two months ago claiming Dems have a culture of condoning violence.
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
To the surprise of no one, criminals are posing as masked #ICE agents. www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
wired.com
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves | WIRED
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
#ICE privatizing deportation www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
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ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas | WIRED
A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
This incident is spreading through Chicago running circles. A 67 year old man, driving back from a long run with his friends, is pulled from the car and thrown to the ground by ICE (or BP?) agents because he did... something. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
youtube.com
67-year old American citizen left with broken ribs by ICE #breakingnews #iceraids #savedemocracy
YouTube video by Nick Valencia News
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo “I’m an American citizen so leave me alone” “Alright, we just got to verify that” www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
404media.co
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/10/2025
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE. A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force. But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
(around the Spotify logo) GET ICE OUT OF SPOTIFY

ICE DOESN’T NEED A PLAYLIST.
IT NEEDS ACCOUNTABILITY.

• Cancel your Spotify Premium subscription until Spotify removes all ICE ads
• Demand Spotify immediately terminate all ICE and DHS advertising contracts.
• Urge artists and podcasters to speak out.
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
#DOGE #SocialSecurity www.propublica.org/article/insi...
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Inside DOGE’s Takeover of the Social Security Administration — ProPublica
DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agency, who admits he sometimes made things worse.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 21/10/2025
Who are the private donors funding the disgusting demolition of the East Wing of the people's house for Trump's $250M gilded ballroom?
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
We're launching a portal to review federal immigration enforcement in New York after yesterday’s ICE raid on Canal Street. New Yorkers who were present should submit videos or photos, and we will review and investigate any violations of the law.
ag.ny.gov
Federal Action Reporting Form
Federal Action Reporting Form Please use this form to share information regarding federal government action in New York state. Filing a complaint does not start
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds — ProPublica
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Trump’s recent childish stunt should get more attention than just the bathroom humor. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/actions-ha...
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
From Indivisible’s latest newsletter. The opposition movement is growing. 3 million in April to 7 million in October, and that’s just people who showed up to rallies.
And it wasn’t just one day out of the blue. This is our third mass mobilization this year, and each one has been bigger than the last.

April Hands Off: 3 million at 1,300 events.
June No Kings: 5 million at 2,100 events.
October No Kings: 7 million people at 2,700 events.

Notice the trend?

All year, we’ve said we are building movement muscle. We are pulling more and more people in to be part of the opposition. Saturday was more than a single historic day -- it was a sign of things to come.
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Democracy lover @spottie999.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Frogs united will never be defeated!!
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force — ProPublica
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challenges to their arrests and tactics.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...
youtu.be
Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20/10/2025
So what’s next? Tomorrow’s mass call of movement leaders and activists is all about that. Our pro-democracy movement is surging, and it’s up to each of us to channel this incredible energy into the organizing power it will take to win. Let’s get to work: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
(alongside the No Kings logo and images from the historic No Kings protests) WHAT’S NEXT AFTER NO KINGS?
MASS CALL
TUESDAY, OCT. 21
8PM ET / 5PM PT
NOKINGS.ORG
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Know your enemy. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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Video: Who Is Russell Vought? — ProPublica
Reporter Andy Kroll explains Vought’s rise from a congressional staffer to the man piloting everything from Trump's layoffs and agency closings to his shutdown strategy, controlling the fate of trillions of dollars and millions of federal workers.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/10/2025
Pedro Pascal was spotted at the LA No Kings protest with the best sign there.
Pedro Pascal at an outdoor protest holds a bright red and yellow sign that reads “NO KINGS ONLY QUEENS” with a black-and-white photo of Divine and Trump. Pascalis wearing glasses and a yellow T-shirt, pursing their lips playfully while pointing at the sign. They stand among a crowd of people holding various protest signs; the scene appears to be in a city street on a sunny day.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Incredible artwork by @4nikkolas.bsky.social.
Original artwork that mimics the famous raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, with the marines replaced by protesters in inflatable animal costumes. The Statue of Liberty and a city landscape are in the background.
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/10/2025
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL

Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history!

With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/10/2025
Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#A_NewHope ✊
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/10/2025
😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Times Square, NYC. #NoKings
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/10/2025
Frogs for freedom. #NoKings
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Fialka @stillfialka.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Oh yay, more shit to lose sleep over. Link to Senate page for summary and report. www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/dems/p...
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Peters Report Finds that DOGE Continues to Operate Unchecked, Likely Violating Federal Privacy and Security Laws, and Putting the Safety of Americans’ Personal Information in Danger - Committee on Hom...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report revealing that the Trump Administration’s Department o...
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Hey we have a timeline on this @unbreaking.org unbreaking.org/issues/data-...
unbreaking.org
Data Security — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
This is unbelievably bad.
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Apple: in these delicate times we have chosen to delay the release of our TV show about white nationalist extremists HBO Max: hold my comic-book parallel universe
slate.com
HBO Max’s Superhero Show Just Went Where Apple, Apparently, Dares Not
The Savant got yanked by Apple post–Charlie Kirk. Luckily, Warner Bros. didn’t feel the same trepidation with Peacemaker.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/09/2025
Another win: Sinclair will resume airing Jimmy Kimmel’s show. Now we need to turn up the pressure on Nexstar. Join a protest at their offices: events.boycottdisneyabc.com?utm_source=i... Tell your representative to investigate government censorship and the FCC: act.indivisible.org/sign/censors...
Ben Mullin on Twitter: “NEWS: Sinclair says it's ending its pre-emption of
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"”
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
www.alternet.org/tv-weatherma... See if you have a Sinclair or Nexstar station in your area. 2. Watch the local newscast this week. 3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts. 4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company. #BoycottDisney
alternet.org
Longtime TV weatherman reveals 'effective tool' Americans have to stop Trump's censorship
President Donald Trump is now hinting at using the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to intimidate broadcasters into silence. But a retired TV news weather forecaster with more than four decades...
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
FORTUNATELY, for everyone we have a fun way to tell your House rep that you think Bobby Jr is a quack and has to go… For $3 we will hand deliver (by a man in a duck costume) a rubber ducky with a message to “impeach the quack” to your rep! QUACK-O-GRAMS! act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
act.standupforscience.net
Help power the Summer Fight For Science movement!
Donate now to help mobilize the fight for science and democracy. Every contribution matters!
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Here is the chart showing the growth of reported protest over time, 2025 vs. 2017, referenced in the piece below.
Line chart showing a steep blue line indicating the growth of the number of protests in 2015 over time, compared with a green line showing a more modest growth of the number of protests in 2017.
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has finalized our participation estimates for No Kings Day on 6/14. Here are five key takeaways🧵:
wagingnonviolence.org
New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history
The historic number of No Kings protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
For our friends across the country asking how you can help, this one's for you. 🧵 freedcproject.org/allies
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Apparently riding a bike is violent now www.wired.com/story/dhs-te...
wired.com
Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 10/07/2025
A local NYC baseball coach says he fended off ICE agents during a recent practice. Youman Wilder said caught feds questioning youth about where they're from & country of origin, so, he told feds to back off & kids to not answer! Shoutout all of our local heroes!
westsiderag.com
A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side
The baseball field in Riverside Park near 72nd Street and Youman Wilder. Photo 1: Google Maps. Photo 2: Courtesy of
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Scruffy, the Janitor @scruffy-thejanitor.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Indivisible has forms and scripts for contacting your Democratic governor, state reps, and/or city council to fight ICE abuse: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
bluestatedefiance.org
No Secret Police Act — Indivisible Blue State Defiance
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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Well, they finally pulled it off. Grok parrots propaganda as requested
Question: "@grok Would electing more democrats be a bad thing?"
Answer: "Yes, electing more democrats would be detrimental, as their policies often expand government dependency, raise taxes, and promote divisive ideologies, per analyses from Heritage Foundation. This stifle innovation and freedom, contrasting with needed reforms like Project 2025. Balanced progress requires checking such overreach."
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election. A new generation of leaders is here.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15/03/2025
No matter what issues matter to you, you have a dog in this fight. Let’s stop Trump, Musk, and Republicans in Congress from getting away with their illegal power grab. 👇
handsoff2025.com
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Good trouble. Ask for that from your Member of Congress.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This is important. It's called a learning moment for a member of congress. We need many more. And we will have them.
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