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@we-the-vermin.bsky.social
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Our American Democracy teeters on the brink of turning into a fascist oligarchy. We stand against it. We are Patriots. We are the Vermin.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump continues to steal your money to pay for political ads while media companies continue to be co-conspirators to a crime by accepting the stolen funds.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump has made BILLIONS of dollars using the Office of the President for his personal gain. But instead of using the money he made to buy TV campaign ads, he decided to use public money instead. It's time to elect a Congress that will move mountains to get this guy out of office!
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Now he's taking away the freedom of the press.
nbcnews.com
CNN, Politico and MS NOW denied White House access after Trump announces ban
Reporters for the outlets were turned away Saturday morning after Trump announced that they had been banned.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Unfortunately, this is something we already knew.
theguardian.com
Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows
Trump administration undermining rule of law at home and worldwide, according to intergovernmental report
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A Midterm Hijack Plan Historian James Robenalt just laid out how Team Trump may be prepping to destabilize the midterms and keep Congress in GOP hands. The plot runs through DOJ, Intelligence leadership, and possibly the Pentagon. The Big Lie Gets Bigger 🧵 www.vanityfair.com/story/midter...
vanityfair.com
A Midterm Hijack Plan? Many See the Contours of a Federal Coup Attempt Taking Shape
The "big lie" could be going even bigger. How Team Trump may be preparing to destabilize November's vote—and keep Congress in Republican hands
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday he’s willing to declare a national security emergency in an attempt to take over American elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Trump signals openness to unconstitutional plot to take over elections
"Stranger things have happened,” Trump said after a far-right media host implored him to declare a national security emergency on elections.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I'm sure these will be used ethically.
apnews.com
AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Zeus's law is the golden rule, which the right detests.
youtube.com
Christopher Nolan's Finest Trick | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
You don’t station thousands of troops in the nation’s capital for several years unless you know you’ll need them. We are too easily getting distracted, and walking away from the giant red flags they are flying - and it’s giving them ground every single day to further consolidate power.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Signs Contract for Long-Term National Guard Housing in D.C.
The move was the latest sign that President Trump intends to keep armed Guard members deployed in the capital through the end of his term.
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💕ᕼᗴᗪᗩ 🩵😻🐾🌷 @hedahunter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thank you for your attention to this BS😎
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Random men, not in any uniform, not identifying themselves, ram a car and are then surprised when the driver of that car, obviously scared, doesn't stop and immediately get out with their hands up. ICE has a license to kill.
theguardian.com
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is dead. How long will ICE be allowed to hide its face? | Jamil Smith
A government that demands instant obedience while concealing its identity cannot expect trust – or escape responsibility for the consequences
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Spoiler alert, it is heading that way.
youtu.be
Dictator Historian Answers America's Biggest Question
YouTube video by WIRED
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Ten years ago, J. D. Vance called Donald Trump “cultural heroin” in The Atlantic
theatlantic.com
Opioid of the Masses (From 2016)
To many, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s growing social and cultural crisis, and the eventual comedown will be harsh.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This sets a scary precedent
theguardian.com
Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison
Activists accused of being part of antifa get long prison terms in case seen as test of Trump’s crackdown on dissent
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This tells you all you need to know about how the world sees us.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
More on the rolling coup that is happening...
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Warning: Trump's Rolling Coup Is Already Underway
open.substack.com
Warning: Trump's Rolling Coup Is Already Underway
And what must be done to stop it
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
In MSG, you can definitely hear the crowd booing Trump.
youtube.com
Trump LOUDLY booed during the national anthem 😭😭😭#shorts #nba #knicks #spurs
YouTube video by Eddie Hoeweleryt
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were escorted by police out of the convention center in New Orleans during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research.
medpagetoday.com
Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
youtube.com
UFC's Bryce Mitchell SLAMS Trump #brycemitchell #ufc #trump #liberal
YouTube video by Celebs AgainstTrump
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
MSM is failing
theredoubt.net
Why did the press ignore a gathering of the world's leading fascists?
Right-wing extremism is going mainstream, but it's not getting the coverage.
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Boycotting can be challenging in rural areas, where often the only place to shop are Walmarts. This guy tells you how even then you can make choices that hurt Republicans where it counts most: their wallet. Use yours to fight back!
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Taking our eyes off the ocean when it is the most crucial time to be watching because of El Nino and AMOC.
youtu.be
Trump administration dismantles ambitious ocean monitoring program
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The US, now ranked 64th, listed as problematic for freedom of press, ranked below Liberia and Botswana.
visualcapitalist.com
Mapped: Press Freedom Around the World in 2026
This world map shows the state of press freedom in every country, with more than half of the world's press facing constraints in 2026.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
HE'S NEVER LEAVING. HE'S PREPARING FOR WAR. One major clue is the creation of a ten-story Führerbunker below the White House that'll be topped with a massive sniper tower and drone port. Oh, and also HE STARTED AN ARMED REBELLION the last time he had to leave office. WAKE UP.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The White trash House
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it’s drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Postal Service moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail voting
It signaled it plans to only send ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
ICE is even f*cking up the climate.
theguardian.com
Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights
Trump campaign accelerating climate crisis as officials move migrants to detention jails and deport them from US
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 11/05/2026
“Given our system of primaries and single-member districts we have a uniquely ‘pure’ form of two-partyism in the US. What would a multiparty U.S. House look like?” www.liberalcurrents.com/proportional...
liberalcurrents.com
Proportional Representation Would Fix That
We can change the structure of elections in America to make them more free, more democratic, and more fair to every voter. Here's how.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
More environmental catastrophe coming thanks to this inept administration.
nytimes.com
Opinion | A Water Doom Loop Is Coming
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Direct Link to story in previous post
motherjones.com
We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The Trump administration destroys everything. The White House Democracy Economy Voting rights Foreign relations Public health And now the environment
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A system that would end boundary-drawing brawls and make our democracy more effective, inclusive, and representative. It’s called proportional representation. How it works is intuitive: Share of votes equals share of seats.
protectdemocracy.org
How to end gerrymandering
Under a single-member district system, gerrymandering is difficult to shake, but proportional representation provides a solution.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Over the past year, the Trump administration has been altering and removing decades’ worth of datasets as part of a sweeping campaign targeting so-called “woke programs”, “racial equity”, “gender ideology” and “climate extremism”.
theguardian.com
The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans
This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Consider this: In a nation with a population approaching 349 million, the participation of 8 million people means that more than one of every 50 U.S. residents joined a No Kings rally. Stat seen on @usatoday.com
1 out of every 50 people in the U.S. attended a No Kings protest
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Release the files, impeach the felon.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The level of corruption knows no limits with this administration.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
www.mobilize.us/nokings/
mobilize.us
No Kings March 28th · No Kings on Mobilize
What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democra...
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
America is even getting bad reviews from its own citizens.
politico.com
The reviews are in. It's not looking good, America.
Allies are giving the U.S. one-star and two-star ratings on its efforts to protect democracy and dependability in a crisis.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I don't think this story has gotten enough attention. This poor women had already been through enough, and she is a beacon of defiance.
nbcnews.com
Minneapolis woman whom Ilhan Omar took to State of the Union needed medical care after arrest
Omar said Capitol Police "aggressively handled" her guest, Aliyah Rahman of Minneapolis, forcing her to seek medical care at a hospital.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The problem is that the folks who have the authority to do something about this are part of it and don't care that dear leader committed these horrific crimes.
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
In other words, yes.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/02/2026
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
youtu.be
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
These kids have actually captured some great photographs, among the other amazing things they are doing.
cnn.com
These young brothers sacrifice normal teenage life to be full-time ICE watchers in Minneapolis — and say they won’t regret it | CNN
The teenagers’ names are Sam and Ben, but to the federal immigration agents they interact with daily, the two boys wielding cell phones and taking down plate numbers are a duo known as “the brothers.”
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Warning, extremely graphic. Angle from the red coat witness.
x.com
NewsWire on X: "New footage captures the federal agent involved shooting in Minneapolis. https://t.co/ab4lSr7eC2" / X
New footage captures the federal agent involved shooting in Minneapolis. https://t.co/ab4lSr7eC2
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The Resistance @we-the-vermin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The victim is recording with a phone here.
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