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Anne-M. Picard 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇫🇷🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺
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Happy with the civil experience on 🦋 so far.

Trump is a mafia boss.
#BazookaNow 🇪🇺

Égalité - Laïcité - Fraternité
Antifasciste ⚠️ RN/LFI ❌️Trump
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Anne-M. Picard 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇫🇷🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺 @ampicard.bsky.social · Oct 29
"In less than a year, President Donald Trump has drained many of the most important sources of American power. He is unwinding the country’s alliances, degrading its principles, walling off its economy, and subverting international institutions that serve its interests."
Trump Is Demolishing Four Pillars of American Power
By rejecting the lessons of the previous century, the president has undermined America’s advantage over China and Russia.
www.theatlantic.com
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January 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
BREAKING: After Trump's allies took over TikTok this week, any mention of "Epstein" in DMs are not permitted.

Here's proof. Anyone else is free to try it.
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Calling protest “lawlessness,” faith communities “mobs,” and local governance “obstruction” is how they justify overreach. We see it for what it is. Minnesota does not need permission to protect its people, its rights, or its democracy.
January 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: State election leaders and voting rights advocates across the country are blasting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for exploiting the killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer to “blackmail” Minnesota into handing over access to its unredacted voter rolls.
‘All-out assault on our democracy:’ Bondi’s Minnesota blackmail letter draws righteous fury from state election leaders
“This isn't leadership. This is blackmail," Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said. "This is the way organized crime works."
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Honored to share the words of Former President Obama and Michelle Obama. Make your voice heard and contact your legislators at www.5calls.org.
Support with donations at standwithminnesota.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.

Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.

AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.

Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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nonfictioness.bsky.social
Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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freedom2323.bsky.social
America, we have reached a moment when silence is no longer acceptable.

Heavily armed forces—funded and directed by the Republican Party—are attacking and killing American citizens.

Trump and his administration must be removed from power immediately. Impeachment cannot wait.
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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24hoursukraine.bsky.social
Good night, dear friends. It’s 01:00 in Ukraine. I wish everyone has a safe, peaceful, and calm night.

💔 Nothing but pure joy when they finally reach their apartment during a blackout.
January 26, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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liberallady.bsky.social
Report: FBI agent who tried to investigate ICE officer who shot Renee Good resigns after pressure bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
Report: FBI agent who tried to investigate ICE officer who shot Renee Good resigns after pressure
The Justice Department has reportedly pushed make Good and her widow, Becca Good, the subject of an investigation instead of ICE officer Jonathan Ross.
bringmethenews.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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thebulwark.com
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on ICE: "They are an undisciplined militia and the leadership is awful...This is not policing and it's not military service. It's something dangerously undefined."
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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blue-fire1.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Fraud focus: why is Trump granting clemency to convicted fraudsters?
Pardons come as president and Republicans seem intent on investigating fraud in Democratic-run states
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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g7071.bsky.social
Kinetic Impact Projectiles (KIPs), currently being used by federal law enforcement agencies against peaceful protesters, can cause *severe injuries* and even death. Today, we saw tragic video circulate of a Minnesota woman screaming in pain, whose hand was partially blown off by a KIP.

Per ACLU:
January 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
ALEX JEFFREY PRETTI. Gone, but never forgotten...

#RIP_Alex 💔
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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ampicard.bsky.social
From day 1, Trump II & his lieutenants have been systematic in undermining laws & understandings th. undergird a free, democratic & constit. republic.
Theorists of MAGA made their goals clear with books like “Regime Change,” calls 4 a new US “Caesar” & their embrace of a “radical constitutionalism"
Opinion | Trump Is Engineering Regime Change, Right Here at Home
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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shimanti.bsky.social
Now would an excellent time for military leaders that actually stand for the constitution to make their voices heard.
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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rawstory.com
Eight men linked to a violent racist skinhead group are in jail in the U.S. South on felony conspiracy charges or awaiting extradition for hate crimes against Jewish and LGBTQ+ targets, Raw Story has learned.
‘The white man’s coming back’: Eight held over links to resurgent violent skinhead group
Eight men linked to a violent racist skinhead group are in jail in the U.S. South on felony conspiracy charges or awaiting extradition for hate crimes against Jewish and LGBTQ+ targets, Raw Story has learned.Five North Carolina men, ranging in age from 18 to 22 and described in court filings as “sup...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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seaskygoddess.bsky.social
A national movement across all races, cultures & classes to strategically and peacefully withdraw our labor & spending. The "system" will hear us - We The People

www.blackoutthesystem.com
Blackout The System | Reclaiming the People's Power
Blackout The System is a grassroots movement across all races, cultures & classes to strategically and peacefully withdraw our labor & spending. The "system" will hear us - We The People. We’re not ju...
www.blackoutthesystem.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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Pretti is an American Hero!
He was helping a fellow American who was being assaulted by thugs and died for his bravery.
May this young man rest in peace for his nobility.
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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eviebauer727.bsky.social
Incredible turnout in Chi-town today protesting the murder of Alex Pretti. God love them! ❤️
#Chicago #AlexPretti
#Fascism #ICE #Gestapo
January 25, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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djbyrnes1.bsky.social
Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.

Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM