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Anti-MAGA cult, advocate for the oppressed in the struggle for liberal values under attack.
Anti-MAGA cult, advocate for the oppressed in the struggle for liberal values under attack.
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Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
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Trump and his regime must perish for liberal democracy to survive. There is no way around this.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump and his regime must perish for liberal democracy to survive. There is no way around this.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
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I warned that private equity taking over Walgreens would be bad for workers.
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
Report: Walgreens cuts hourly workers’ pay for 6 major holidays
The hourly employees will only be paid if they work on those holidays.
www.whio.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I warned that private equity taking over Walgreens would be bad for workers.
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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and here's the relevant info about the whistles from the group in chicago that distributes them. i got mine in a whistle kit from Unión Migrante. also comes with a Know Your Rights card in English/Spanish.
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
and here's the relevant info about the whistles from the group in chicago that distributes them. i got mine in a whistle kit from Unión Migrante. also comes with a Know Your Rights card in English/Spanish.
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these are from the Chicago group that distributes the whistle kit zines: www.pilsenartscommunityhouse.org. you can download the whole zine there but it won't have any local New Orleans info on it obviously. DM any local sightings to UM's FB or IG. there will eventually be a hotline # to call.
Pilsen Arts & Community House
PACH is an art gallery and community center providing space and creative community engagement through arts and culture.
www.pilsenartscommunityhouse.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
these are from the Chicago group that distributes the whistle kit zines: www.pilsenartscommunityhouse.org. you can download the whole zine there but it won't have any local New Orleans info on it obviously. DM any local sightings to UM's FB or IG. there will eventually be a hotline # to call.
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ESQUIRE: “ICE is hiring literally anybody, and it’s terrifying… people who flunk the exam, criminal records… yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.”
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
ESQUIRE: “ICE is hiring literally anybody, and it’s terrifying… people who flunk the exam, criminal records… yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.”
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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i love writing about crypto crime because these dudes do this constantly
![However, the brothers' Google search history in the weeks after the theft for phrases including "how to wash crypto”, “top crypto lawyers”, “wire fraud statute / wire fraud statue [sic] of limitations”, and “prison or jail worse” suggest that perhaps the brothers had some clue that their actions could be interpreted criminally, as do the brothers' own descriptions of their plan as “sus”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreicpwu5pjoddgp2ovmaka2kfu6d6uc7uijrld5a4hovz5qpaqlkk5u@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
i love writing about crypto crime because these dudes do this constantly
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November 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
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Privileged to share a guest post today by a US veteran and intelligence analyst on the echoes they see between the regimes they used to monitor and today’s US.
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Authoritarian echoes: how America is mirroring Egypt and Russia
**Guest post**: A US veteran’s perspective on the erosion of US democracy and the urgency of the 2026 midterms
christinapagel.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Privileged to share a guest post today by a US veteran and intelligence analyst on the echoes they see between the regimes they used to monitor and today’s US.
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday make up 20% of corporate retailers' annual sales. What better way to send a message to companies like Amazon, Target, and Home Depot, who don’t care about the very people lining their pockets, than to say, We Ain’t Buying It!
WeAintBuyingIt.com
WeAintBuyingIt.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Black Friday and Cyber Monday make up 20% of corporate retailers' annual sales. What better way to send a message to companies like Amazon, Target, and Home Depot, who don’t care about the very people lining their pockets, than to say, We Ain’t Buying It!
WeAintBuyingIt.com
WeAintBuyingIt.com
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Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got THIS
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got THIS
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TODAY IN NASHVILLE — @kamalaharris.com hit the campaign trail for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in the TN-7 special election: “Why am I in Tennessee? Because I know the power is in the South.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
TODAY IN NASHVILLE — @kamalaharris.com hit the campaign trail for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in the TN-7 special election: “Why am I in Tennessee? Because I know the power is in the South.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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Quiet Piggy‼️ This is brilliant‼️
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Quiet Piggy‼️ This is brilliant‼️
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🧊🛩️ EVERGLADES ⛓️🐊
🔸 Coast Guard C27J departs the Everglades Concentration Camp, transporting humans to the Louisiana ICE hub 👀
🔸 Coast Guard C27J departs the Everglades Concentration Camp, transporting humans to the Louisiana ICE hub 👀
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🧊🛩️ EVERGLADES ⛓️🐊
🔸 Coast Guard C27J departs the Everglades Concentration Camp, transporting humans to the Louisiana ICE hub 👀
🔸 Coast Guard C27J departs the Everglades Concentration Camp, transporting humans to the Louisiana ICE hub 👀
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U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
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His lawyer says his hands were tied behind his back and his feet were tied.
ICE confirms third custody death in 12 days
The latest deaths have sparked renewed concerns about medical care and oversight for detainees in custody.
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
His lawyer says his hands were tied behind his back and his feet were tied.
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Trump’s authoritarian dreams rely on the complicity (or complacency) of other powerful people and systems. That’s why we’re organizing to transform the societal pillars upholding Trump’s power into unyielding opponents of his regime: indivisible.org/campaign/cou...
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Trump’s authoritarian dreams rely on the complicity (or complacency) of other powerful people and systems. That’s why we’re organizing to transform the societal pillars upholding Trump’s power into unyielding opponents of his regime: indivisible.org/campaign/cou...
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RIGHT NOW NIJC's @jessefranzblau.bsky.social testifies at democratic forum talking abt the egregious rights abuses by federal immigration agents who are carrying out sweeping arrest operations, and discriminatory practices occurring along racial & ethnic lines.
immigrantjustice.org/blog/congres...
immigrantjustice.org/blog/congres...
Hearing on U.S. citizens caught up in immigration raids | National Immigrant Justice Center
In a Congressional democratic forum, people and civil rights groups testify about the devastating impact of the Trump administration's immigration raids in their communities, including the impact on U...
immigrantjustice.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
RIGHT NOW NIJC's @jessefranzblau.bsky.social testifies at democratic forum talking abt the egregious rights abuses by federal immigration agents who are carrying out sweeping arrest operations, and discriminatory practices occurring along racial & ethnic lines.
immigrantjustice.org/blog/congres...
immigrantjustice.org/blog/congres...
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“Will you release all the files within 30 days?”
BONDI: “We’ll continue to follow the law.”🤔
“You said no addition investigation was warranted. What changed?”
BONDI: “Information.” 🙃
BONDI: “We’ll continue to follow the law.”🤔
“You said no addition investigation was warranted. What changed?”
BONDI: “Information.” 🙃
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Will you release all the files within 30 days?”
BONDI: “We’ll continue to follow the law.”🤔
“You said no addition investigation was warranted. What changed?”
BONDI: “Information.” 🙃
BONDI: “We’ll continue to follow the law.”🤔
“You said no addition investigation was warranted. What changed?”
BONDI: “Information.” 🙃
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In two days, Remove the Regime descends upon Washington, D.C. to empower constituents, educate attendees, persuade members of Congress, and inspire people everywhere to act.
We'll be there.
Impeach, convict, and remove him. NOW.
More information here: www.removetheregime.com
We'll be there.
Impeach, convict, and remove him. NOW.
More information here: www.removetheregime.com
Remove the Regime | November 22, Washington, DC
Join the movement to demand impeachment and remove the current administration in Washington, D.C., November 22, 2025. Be part of historic change now.
www.removetheregime.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In two days, Remove the Regime descends upon Washington, D.C. to empower constituents, educate attendees, persuade members of Congress, and inspire people everywhere to act.
We'll be there.
Impeach, convict, and remove him. NOW.
More information here: www.removetheregime.com
We'll be there.
Impeach, convict, and remove him. NOW.
More information here: www.removetheregime.com
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💥 As we get ready to go into Congress with thousands of others this Thursday (11/20), please review the do’s & don’ts.
Find what to expect and how to get around at:
flareusa.cargo.site/congress
We’re with you all the way! 🧡 Questions? Ask in the comments!
#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE
Find what to expect and how to get around at:
flareusa.cargo.site/congress
We’re with you all the way! 🧡 Questions? Ask in the comments!
#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
💥 As we get ready to go into Congress with thousands of others this Thursday (11/20), please review the do’s & don’ts.
Find what to expect and how to get around at:
flareusa.cargo.site/congress
We’re with you all the way! 🧡 Questions? Ask in the comments!
#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE
Find what to expect and how to get around at:
flareusa.cargo.site/congress
We’re with you all the way! 🧡 Questions? Ask in the comments!
#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE
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As they say in the UK.
These people couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.
The levels of ability in this regime are SO LOW as to be subterranean.
These people couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.
The levels of ability in this regime are SO LOW as to be subterranean.
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As they say in the UK.
These people couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.
The levels of ability in this regime are SO LOW as to be subterranean.
These people couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.
The levels of ability in this regime are SO LOW as to be subterranean.
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NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/