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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

"This is my home, my history, my childhood, and no one has the right to take it away just like that. I want my daughter to live in a free country." Yana "Multyk" Zalevska is a kamikaze drone pilot who endured Russian occupation, was seriously wounded, returned to combat missions #Ukraine 📹NV

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 29/04/2025

My family found a home here after fleeing the pogroms in Ukraine. This country accepted us as refugees when we had nothing except the shirts on our backs. We've seen what can happen when we don't speak up about the dangers — it's time to raise the alarm now.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

We made a deliberate choice as a nation, until now, not to have a police state. We siloed off federal data and put in place laws, regulations, policies and internal norms to prevent the federal government from putting together everything it knows about you into one place. Trump is ending all that.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

How it started. How it's going.

David Brooks talking about how much he loves Lindsey Graham.

Lindsey Graham saying he thinks Trump should be Pope.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/04/2025

Seriously! Why is David Hogg at the DNC? And don’t come at me with “ineffective Democrats should be primaried”—I agree with that. You can look at my feed and see it for yourself. What I’m asking isn’t about that. My question is: why is he doing this as a sitting Vice Chair of the DNC? 🧵

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Outside of a London Amazon Fresh 🎯🔥

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/04/2025

Auchincloss: "This issue about the Maryland man is not about border security or immigration. It's about freedom. Freedom in the US means that if your feet are on American soil, you get to stand in front of a judge on an equal basis to the awesome power of the state and put forward the facts."

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Love to see @warren.senate.gov on lots of shows kicking ass and explaining how dumb and corrupt these tariffs are

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

We must expect and demand that the executive branch follow the law. We must expect and demand that the executive branch comply with court orders. To expect and demand anything less is a form of obeying in advance. Defeatism is a form of surrender.

Acting like they wont equally just ignore an arcane statute as opposed to a SCOTUS order is willfully ignorant.

A statute is actually just a piece of paper, and as such cannot force anything at all to happen, let alone force powerful people to do something they dont want to do

Very cool, what happens when the administration says "nah?"
Y'all don't get it. Until there's actual consequences for these people NOTHING will happen. NO laws will help us unless they're backed with force of some kind.

The Judciary has no enforcement arm, the DOD, DOJ, and Federal Marshall service works for and takes orders from The Executive. The Court can't force The Executive to do anything at all. It's time we start using the correct language.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/04/2025

September 2024

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/04/2025

I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I know we’re all preoccupied with the lawless chaos but I wanna continue to give shout outs to the brave Americans who are standing up to fight back and to demand better. actl.ink/20250328-JM4... youtube.com/shorts/ySRVD...

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What We Can Do

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

It’s the evil laugh at the end for us 😕

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

More in No, Other People: New poll: “America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.” • 80% of Americans agree • 20% disagree “I would be better off if I worked in a factory.” • 25% of Americans agree • 73% disagree • 2% currently work in a factory

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

@booker.senate.gov: "Are we a nation that is going to tolerate this, or a nation that's going to stand up? As the great Frederick Douglass said, 'the limits of tyrants are prescribed by the people that they seek to oppress.' How much will we endure before we say enough is enough?"

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

He just testified all morning about the reasons why the tariff policy was going to make America great. Then he checked his phone and realized everything he just said was canceled on Truth Social.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 07/04/2025

This is a massive sign that Republicans are feeling the heat on their plans to gut Medicaid. That's only possible because of the noise you guys have been making. They know their plan to kick people off health care isn't a popular one, and the division is starting to show.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 07/04/2025

I wanted to share this news from over the weekend: During Senate Republicans' all night voting marathon on their billionaire bailout, I offered an amendment to protect Medicaid. It didn't pass, but 3 Republicans voted for it. Here's why that's important:

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Well this seems like a fantastic plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Do you feel it? Do you feel the momentum shift? The will of the people is strong. And we all know the only way out is through & the only way through, is together. Resist. Persist. Standup. Speak out. Fight. We can do this. We WILL do this. We ARE doing it. And we will not stop.

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Sean Phelan @seanphelan.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Break down of what small business owners are facing. #tariffs #EconSky

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Fox is not journalism. It’s anti-journalism. The more you watch, the less you know. Here’s an example of Fox disinformation cited by the New York Times:

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Stop calling them “tariffs”. Call them “import taxes”. The idiots will understand better

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/04/2025

The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words "America’s astonishing act of self-harm" on.ft.com/3YjtOLV

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/04/2025

UVA professor Siva Vaidhyanathan makes the case for sticking by America—and fighting for it. "My family chose this country in the late twentieth century, so to abandon it when it is most in need would betray my father’s dreams and hopes. We love this country deeply because we chose it."

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In the Academy and the Legal World, It’s Time to Stay and Fight

Stay or run? Let’s not presume this is a simple question or that everyone’s situation is the same. But I know who my heroes are.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/04/2025

Cory Booker as he breaks Strom Thurmond's speaking record: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people are more powerful."

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

They meant “doing fraud waste and abuse” not “finding fraud, waste and abuse.” www.wired.com/story/doge-t...

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Gary Manley @tacofella.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Meaning: if Republicans lose the Senate, he will be against it. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Have I ever mentioned the fact that MAGA is a cult of the dumbest dumbfucks who ever dumbed?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you. If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you. If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you. We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Cartoonist: Adam Zyglis

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.

ALIEN ENEMIES ACT:
ALIEN ENEMY VALIDATION GUIDE
In the case of: ________________________________ A-File No:__________________
1. The person named above is fourteen years or older:
2. The person named above is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United
States:
3. The person named above is a citizen of Venezuela:
If any of these three requirements are not satisfied, the person named above shall not
be ordered removed under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). In such a case, you should consult
your supervisor and the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, and, where applicable, initiate removal proceedings under the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
4. The person named above is validated as a member of Tren de Aragua (TDA), as
determined by reference to the following evaluation form:
Instructions: Complete the following validation evaluation form for each suspected
alien targeted for removal under the AEA, or, following apprehension, for each alien
potentially subject to an AEA removal.
After accounting for the two comments below, aliens scoring 8 points and higher are
validated as members of TDA; you should proceed with issuing Form AEA-21B, titled, “Notice
and Warrant of Apprehension and Removal under the Alien Enemies Act.” Aliens scoring 6 or
7 points may be validated as members of TDA; you should consult with a supervisor and
OPLA, reviewing the totality of the facts, before making that determination; if you determine
an alien should not be validated at this time as a member of TDA, when available, you should
initiate removal proceedings under the INA. Alien scoring 5 points or less should not be
validated at this time as member of TDA; when available, you should initiate removal
proceedings under the INA.

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Comment 2: For purposes of validating an alien as a member of TDA, at least one
scoring category must involve conduct occurring, or information received, within the past five
years.
Valuation Explanation
Category Definition Explanation Points
Judicial
Outcomes and
Official
Documents
a. Subject has been convicted of violating Title 18, United States Code,
Section 521 or any other federal or state law criminalizing or imposing
civil penalties for activity related to TDA
10
b. Court records (e.g., indictments, criminal complaints, sentencing
memorandums) identifying the subject as a member of TDA, describing
specific activity of TDA
5
Self-Admission
a. Subject self-identifies as a member or associate of TDA verbally or in
writing to law enforcement officer, even if that self identification to a
law enforcement officer is unwitting, e.g., through lawful interception of
communications.
10
Criminal
Conduct and
Information
a. Subject participates in criminal activity (e.g., narcotics trafficking,
human smuggling, etc.) with other members of TDA, including
preparatory meetings and significant incidents directly attributed to TDA
6
b. Law enforcement or intelligence reporting identifying subject as a
member of TDA, to include Bureau of Prisons validations and reliable
foreign partner information.
4
c. Credible testimonies/statements from victims, community members, or
informants that affirm the subject’s membership in or allegiance to TDA. 3
d. Detailed open-source media (e.g., newspapers, investigative journalism
reports) that describe arrest, prosecution, or operations of a subject as a
member of TDA
2
e. Subject conducts and/or facilitates business with TDA (e.g., money
laundering, mule, service provider) 2
Documents and
Communications

Final page: Association
a. Surveillance documentation that a subject is frequently observed closely
associating with known leaders and members of TDA 2
b. Subject part of group photos with two or more known members of TDA 2
c. Subject presently resides with known members of TDA 2
Total Points
VALIDATION DETERMINATION
Note: If any of the four requirements are not satisfied, do not
complete this validation determination.
Based on the validation guide and instructions above, including Comments 1 and 2, I find
that the person named above, _______________________________________________:
1. Is fourteen years or older;
2. Is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States;
3. Is a citizen of Venezuela; and
4. Is a member of Tren de Aragua.
Accordingly, the above-named person is validated as an Alien Enemy.
_____________________ _________________________ __________________
Name of Agent/officer Signature of agent/officer Date
completing the form completing the form
______________________ _________________________ ____________________
Name of Supervisor Signature of Supervisor Date

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2025

my goodness you can see Tulsi Gabbard trying to come up with evasive answers to Kelly's questions in real time

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Stop crying about the deported Venezuelans, liberals. America is no home for people with provocative tattoos. by Pete Hegseth

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/03/2025

Imagine if The Atlantic’s editor chose blackmail over journalistic integrity. There’s a lot of blackmail potential here. Isn’t that exactly why security clearances get denied?