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I’m so proud to be endorsed by Delaware’s Congresswoman Sarah McBride. I cannot wait to work alongside her to stand up to Trump’s vicious attacks, deliver legislation to expand health care, and fight the rigged system on behalf of workers and families.
February 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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I am so proud to belong to a district of world changers.
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Happy Supporter Sunday! Thank you, Abigail, for sharing how urgent it is to elect congresspeople who will fight in government and the streets for all the people they serve.
February 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
snyder.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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To Minnesota from Chicagoland with love and solidarity! Today’s message on the bridge was, “MN Strong Melts ICE”. See photos⬇️. Drivers waved & honked. 🫶
@indivisible.org @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @indivisiblemn03.org @indivisiblemnleg.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @startribune.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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It's beginning to look a lot like fascism.
Everywhere you go.
Take a look at the 5 & 10, masked marauding men.
With firearms & pepper sprays & scowls.

It's beginning to look a lot like fascism.
ICE in every store
But the ugliest sight to see is the army that will be
On your own front door.
Federalized MAGAt domestic terrorists!
January 31, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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“If you see something, shovel something.”
I shoveled out crosswalks, instead of complaining.
If your neighborhood is also stuck in “snowcrete,” please take the #IceBreakUpChallenge: clear a sidewalk, post a photo.
Use social media to incent civic behavior.
If you like this idea, pass it on.
🪏 🧊💪 🇺🇸
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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I first called to abolish ICE in 2018 because it was dangerous then. It’s even more dangerous now.

I'm glad to see more Democrats joining this call. We won’t rest until ICE is abolished and the people who have brutalized our communities are held accountable.
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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How I'm reflecting today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day:
January 27, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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When it comes to medicare fraud, major GOP campaign donors surpass ethnic Somalis by at least 3 to 1. And they get pardons as part of the package. But no offense to GOP campaign donors. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rep. Dan Meuser: "No offense to Somalians, but it was mainly Somalians"
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Scoop: Police have recently been ordered to be "as vague as permissible" in the Flock system about the searches they do in a message shared with several major police departments around the country by the FBI. Actively avoiding transparency is now the strategy:

www.404media.co/police-told-...
Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
The documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Reuters: PM Starmer will fly to China on January 27 on the first visit by a British leader in 8 years, in a bid “to mend ties with the world's second-largest economy and reduce its dependence on an increasingly unpredictable United States”.
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Our cities resist peacefully, loudly and with overwhelming love. Join me tonight at fountain square to honor the losses in the Minneapolis community.
January 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Bye, Gregory!
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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Don’t worry Greg, just because you’re out of work doesn’t mean we won’t haul you in front of Congress next year. Hold on to those records!
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Oh please... We are not stuid.
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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I am so proud to be part of a community who does not rest in this fight for justice. We are a city that resists come rain or come shine.
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is one of the most useful and best written accounts of what took place yesterday that I have read. Thank you Robert Hubbell - Today's Edition Newsletter
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...?
The extra-judicial execution of Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2025
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Community Vigil🕯
Sunday 1/25 4pm @ Fountain Square

We come together to to stand together in solidarity with Minnesota during a time of grief, fear, and uncertainty.
Hosted by Evanston Latinos, Pink Poster Club &Sanctuary Evanston. @evanstonlatinos @pink.posterclub
January 25, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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Thanks 2 Senator Blumenthal 4 committing 2 do the right thing on funding DHS! ICE must be reined in now. #ICEOutofMN #ICEOutNow #RuleofLaw @blumenthal.senate.gov @richard-durbin.bsky.social @duckworth.senate.gov @indevanston.bsky.social
Blumenthal: "I'm a no vote on that spending bill unless there are conditions that require ICE to go to a judge, to get a warrant, as well as other kinds of constraints -- the use of masks, the non-identification, the unmarked cars. These secret police, totalitarian tactics need to be stopped."
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Green City Market finds permanent home for year-round farmers market www.wbez.org/business/202...
Green City Market finds permanent home for year-round farmers market
The nonprofit, started in 1999, plans to open its North Center property this year. The group operates with a mission of providing fresh and locally grown food.
www.wbez.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
His death is caused by one man and his Republican collaborators. Republicans in Congress could stop this today. Call your Senators today www.5calls.org #DefundICE
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
www.5calls.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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We are now 36 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 PM