Linda - Blowin’ in the Wind
@windsongjoy.bsky.social
Fascism is here in the US & thriving. SCOTUS is illegitimate. US is an oligarchy. Rs are an anti-democracy party & are aiming to never again have a fair & free election. Vichy Dems are collaborators. Power to the people
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Every day we see new scenes of violence and crimes committed by secret police.
We cannot afford to become desensitized or calm ourselves with hopes this threat will simply go away or someone else will take care of it. This is our fight and we must win.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/we-know-wh...
We cannot afford to become desensitized or calm ourselves with hopes this threat will simply go away or someone else will take care of it. This is our fight and we must win.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/we-know-wh...
We Know What This Is: ICE and a War Against the People
Now is a time of choosing. And we must choose to fight the authoritarian threat before it overtakes us
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
⬇️”Now is a time of choice. The first choice is whether to see this thing for what it is. The second is to not turn away or assure ourselves someone else will take care of it.”…”There is a growing threat and, unless we come together to oppose it, it will evolve and overtake us. We can defeat this.“
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We were fighting united.
Then the Senate caved.
Then the Senate caved.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We were fighting united.
Then the Senate caved.
Then the Senate caved.
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This is DC. This is not normal. Authoritarians want us to get used to even more uniformed folks with even more guns. They want us to look away.
Don't.
This. Is. Not. Normal.
Don't.
This. Is. Not. Normal.
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is DC. This is not normal. Authoritarians want us to get used to even more uniformed folks with even more guns. They want us to look away.
Don't.
This. Is. Not. Normal.
Don't.
This. Is. Not. Normal.
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believing republicans are fighting for health care is like believing al qaeda wanted to protect the world trade center
Johnson: False claim number three: Democrats are fighting for health care. The fact is the opposite. Republicans are the ones fighting to save health care. Why? It is not just talking points to us.
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
believing republicans are fighting for health care is like believing al qaeda wanted to protect the world trade center
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“I was in shock and terrified. The video evidence is clear: Agents crashed into me. I was not involved in any protest or related activity, and I intend to seek justice for how I was treated."
Incredible story from local Chicago reporters on yet another residents brutalized by ICE/CPB. #chicago
Incredible story from local Chicago reporters on yet another residents brutalized by ICE/CPB. #chicago
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“I was in shock and terrified. The video evidence is clear: Agents crashed into me. I was not involved in any protest or related activity, and I intend to seek justice for how I was treated."
Incredible story from local Chicago reporters on yet another residents brutalized by ICE/CPB. #chicago
Incredible story from local Chicago reporters on yet another residents brutalized by ICE/CPB. #chicago
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It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
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“Dangerous person” just standing on the sidewalk gets knocked over by ICE cockroach and then 20 more swarm him. Subpoena their employment files now.
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Dangerous person” just standing on the sidewalk gets knocked over by ICE cockroach and then 20 more swarm him. Subpoena their employment files now.
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And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.
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If democrats at the national level capitulate based on "assurances" from fascists, they are not just gullible; they are complicit and think we are stupid. The democrats are planning on selling g we the people out to the nazis
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If democrats at the national level capitulate based on "assurances" from fascists, they are not just gullible; they are complicit and think we are stupid. The democrats are planning on selling g we the people out to the nazis
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I will keep saying it the democrats at the national level are already planning their capitulation with fascists openly bsky.app/profile/maxk...
If you're going to rely on "strong assurances" from Republicans then you're stupid and weak and you should resign.
There is only one path to getting Democratic assistance with anything: the House reopens, swears in Adelita Grijalva, then passes an acceptable budget.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
There is only one path to getting Democratic assistance with anything: the House reopens, swears in Adelita Grijalva, then passes an acceptable budget.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I will keep saying it the democrats at the national level are already planning their capitulation with fascists openly bsky.app/profile/maxk...
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If democrats at the national level cave to Trump, that is the end of the country, full stop.
The democrats are already putting out feelers for how and when they can capitulate because they are cowards.
If and when they do capitulate, they will fully have transformed into controlled opposition.
The democrats are already putting out feelers for how and when they can capitulate because they are cowards.
If and when they do capitulate, they will fully have transformed into controlled opposition.
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If democrats at the national level cave to Trump, that is the end of the country, full stop.
The democrats are already putting out feelers for how and when they can capitulate because they are cowards.
If and when they do capitulate, they will fully have transformed into controlled opposition.
The democrats are already putting out feelers for how and when they can capitulate because they are cowards.
If and when they do capitulate, they will fully have transformed into controlled opposition.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
Alaska's Western coastal communities are experiencing devastating impacts from
Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMyRCpD1/
Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMyRCpD1/
#climatejustice #alaska #fyp
TikTok video by char <3
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October 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Alaska's Western coastal communities are experiencing devastating impacts from
Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMyRCpD1/
Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMyRCpD1/
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“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”
This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.
But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.
But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US
Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.
www.wired.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”
This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.
But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.
But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
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We’ve also got to stop imagining that this will all somehow stop and go back to normal overnight once Trump makes some specific key mistake or, eventually, leaves the stage entirely.
We are a decade into Trumpism. Whatever comes after him for the GOP isn’t going to be a McCain or a Bush.
We are a decade into Trumpism. Whatever comes after him for the GOP isn’t going to be a McCain or a Bush.
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We’ve also got to stop imagining that this will all somehow stop and go back to normal overnight once Trump makes some specific key mistake or, eventually, leaves the stage entirely.
We are a decade into Trumpism. Whatever comes after him for the GOP isn’t going to be a McCain or a Bush.
We are a decade into Trumpism. Whatever comes after him for the GOP isn’t going to be a McCain or a Bush.
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We want to think that this isn’t as bad as it is. We want to tell ourselves another court ruling and the midterms will fix this, put Trump in his place.
But we are much further down the road to tyranny than we want to admit.
But we are much further down the road to tyranny than we want to admit.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We want to think that this isn’t as bad as it is. We want to tell ourselves another court ruling and the midterms will fix this, put Trump in his place.
But we are much further down the road to tyranny than we want to admit.
But we are much further down the road to tyranny than we want to admit.
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We are doing politics with version of America in our heads that doesn’t really exist—or, at lest, not fully.
Trump’s portrayal of American cities as war zones is, of course, not based in reality. But neither is the persistent belief among many we have not already hurtled into authoritarianism.
Trump’s portrayal of American cities as war zones is, of course, not based in reality. But neither is the persistent belief among many we have not already hurtled into authoritarianism.
I wrote about how hard it is to do politics in reality right now, both because of the fictions beings imposed on us and because of the fictions we maintain in our own minds. Read at @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/all-in-our-h...
www.liberalcurrents.com/all-in-our-h...
All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations
Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We are doing politics with version of America in our heads that doesn’t really exist—or, at lest, not fully.
Trump’s portrayal of American cities as war zones is, of course, not based in reality. But neither is the persistent belief among many we have not already hurtled into authoritarianism.
Trump’s portrayal of American cities as war zones is, of course, not based in reality. But neither is the persistent belief among many we have not already hurtled into authoritarianism.
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ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.
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A man was just abducted by ICE on Clark and Lunt, feet away from our campaign office.
Now our community is showing up and patrolling for ICE. Join us by getting involved in Protect RP: www.facebook.com/share/1DQqPQ...
Now our community is showing up and patrolling for ICE. Join us by getting involved in Protect RP: www.facebook.com/share/1DQqPQ...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A man was just abducted by ICE on Clark and Lunt, feet away from our campaign office.
Now our community is showing up and patrolling for ICE. Join us by getting involved in Protect RP: www.facebook.com/share/1DQqPQ...
Now our community is showing up and patrolling for ICE. Join us by getting involved in Protect RP: www.facebook.com/share/1DQqPQ...
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The fascist invasion of Americas blue cities is legal, resistance to that fascist war is illegal.
The law was never going to save us from fascism it was always going to be fully retooled to maintain,grow and build fascists power. Not curtail it.
The law was never going to save us from fascism it was always going to be fully retooled to maintain,grow and build fascists power. Not curtail it.
BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.
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Some of the key elements:
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Some of the key elements:
October 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The fascist invasion of Americas blue cities is legal, resistance to that fascist war is illegal.
The law was never going to save us from fascism it was always going to be fully retooled to maintain,grow and build fascists power. Not curtail it.
The law was never going to save us from fascism it was always going to be fully retooled to maintain,grow and build fascists power. Not curtail it.
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Stephen miller is actively calling for a civil war right now on Twitter.
I really do not think Americans are taking in the reality that the federal government is openly admitting to waging war against democratically held cities and states and what comes now that this is being openly said.
I really do not think Americans are taking in the reality that the federal government is openly admitting to waging war against democratically held cities and states and what comes now that this is being openly said.
October 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Stephen miller is actively calling for a civil war right now on Twitter.
I really do not think Americans are taking in the reality that the federal government is openly admitting to waging war against democratically held cities and states and what comes now that this is being openly said.
I really do not think Americans are taking in the reality that the federal government is openly admitting to waging war against democratically held cities and states and what comes now that this is being openly said.
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The history teacher is going to be stuck on “why didn’t the Biden admin punish sedition and why was a seditionist even allowed to run for president again” for a long, long time…Americans stopped believing they had a functional government long before they started believing they had a fascist one
October 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The history teacher is going to be stuck on “why didn’t the Biden admin punish sedition and why was a seditionist even allowed to run for president again” for a long, long time…Americans stopped believing they had a functional government long before they started believing they had a fascist one
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Chicago tonight appears to be chaos from what I am seeing here. Seeing from friends otg and other streams.
Federal paramilitary members and state police are working together to attack civilians across the city but at broadview police and federal troops are attempting to terrorize protestors.
Federal paramilitary members and state police are working together to attack civilians across the city but at broadview police and federal troops are attempting to terrorize protestors.
Heard an officer say "let's do it" and then, in the dark, they tackle Rabbi Ben to the ground. He's being loaded into a CCSO wagon now. Broadview police also here screaming at people.
October 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Chicago tonight appears to be chaos from what I am seeing here. Seeing from friends otg and other streams.
Federal paramilitary members and state police are working together to attack civilians across the city but at broadview police and federal troops are attempting to terrorize protestors.
Federal paramilitary members and state police are working together to attack civilians across the city but at broadview police and federal troops are attempting to terrorize protestors.
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All the videos we see of ICE/police/military assaulting people on camera are happening because they know they will face no consequences for their actions. They're breaking the law because they believe the law no longer applies to them. What kept them in check before was fear. Now they have none.
October 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
All the videos we see of ICE/police/military assaulting people on camera are happening because they know they will face no consequences for their actions. They're breaking the law because they believe the law no longer applies to them. What kept them in check before was fear. Now they have none.