CrypticMerle
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If empathy is a sin, sin boldly! 🌈 ally Often found in the company of four-leggeds #aussierescue #nosework #australianshepherds #sewists
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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.
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
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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.
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.
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“The president is using wartime powers he does not have to kill civilians he cannot legally target.”
"This explains why the administration refuses to declassify the memo...If the public saw how flimsy the legal footing is, they’d see the president is using wartime powers he does not have to kill civilians he cannot legally target..." open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
NEWS: Leaked memo exposes flimsy legal basis for Trump boat strikes
DOJ's classified, "legal authorization" for the missile attacks is beginning to collapse.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“The president is using wartime powers he does not have to kill civilians he cannot legally target.”
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On this World AIDS Day, we leave you all with a message from @drdemetre.bsky.social former Director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
#WorldAIDSDay #2025 #AIDS #HIV #PublicHealth #Prevention #Treatment #Remember
#WorldAIDSDay #2025 #AIDS #HIV #PublicHealth #Prevention #Treatment #Remember
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
On this World AIDS Day, we leave you all with a message from @drdemetre.bsky.social former Director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
#WorldAIDSDay #2025 #AIDS #HIV #PublicHealth #Prevention #Treatment #Remember
#WorldAIDSDay #2025 #AIDS #HIV #PublicHealth #Prevention #Treatment #Remember
Remembering friends lost. Honoring those who fought to stop the epidemic.
#chickensoupbrigade #whatisrememberedlives #theirmemoriesbeforablessing
#chickensoupbrigade #whatisrememberedlives #theirmemoriesbeforablessing
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Remembering friends lost. Honoring those who fought to stop the epidemic.
#chickensoupbrigade #whatisrememberedlives #theirmemoriesbeforablessing
#chickensoupbrigade #whatisrememberedlives #theirmemoriesbeforablessing
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Trump is the best thing that ever happened to drug 'King Pins.' Yet another pardon for a murderous drug dealer with the blood of thousands on his hands.
![Larry Hoover, the founder and chief of the Gangster Disciples, the largest and most violent drug gang in Chicago history that grew to dominate drug trade in 35 states. Hoover himself was implicated in multiple murders and had the reputation of personally 'punishing' anyone who failed to play by his rules. As the US attorney in Chicago at the time of his arrest stated, "Larry Hoover was the head of perhaps the most pernicious, efficient drug operation in the United States. They sold over $100 million of drugs a year in the city of Chicago alone. They were responsible for countless murders. They supported their drug territories with ruthless violence." Trump granted Hoover clemency not just for drug dealing but for murder. Trump then pushed Illinois state officials to drop multiple murder, racketeering, corruption, and drug charges against him.
After Trump issued a full pardon, DOJ dropped all investigations against notoriously corrupt General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, the head of Mexico's anti-drug police who was actually working with an supporting drug cartels, according to US DOJ and DEA officials.
And, of course, let's not forget Ross Ulbricht, who created the "Silk Road" dark web site to facilitate drug deals via Bitcoin. Ulbricht was not just some tech nerd who facilitated crime; he was deeply and personally involved. According to federal prosecutors at his trial, "Ulbricht also demonstrated a willingness to use violence to protect his criminal enterprise and the anonymity of its users, soliciting six murders-for-hire in connection while operating the [Silk Road] site."
Those are just a few examples. Trump has pardoned at least 14 major drug dealers, often after associated of the drug dealers paid large sums of money to Trump associates for their help in 'facilitating' a pardon or clemency.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2mknbvj4ecbfyqhmm23nzvvc/bafkreigiibmlw3emyvh6utnzuykwuhv2hovvdqzvhbroy7xsmfsoj345zy@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Trump is the best thing that ever happened to drug 'King Pins.' Yet another pardon for a murderous drug dealer with the blood of thousands on his hands.
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
Looking for any reason to halt asylum decisions. Miller said there are refugees from some “failed” societies that can’t be expected to assimilate. He believes they will poison any society they join. Irretrievably broken or just not white?
The Trump administration has announced it is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C. The director of U.S.
Trump administration to halt all asylum decisions in wake of National Guard shooting
The Trump administration has announced it is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C. The director of U.S.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Looking for any reason to halt asylum decisions. Miller said there are refugees from some “failed” societies that can’t be expected to assimilate. He believes they will poison any society they join. Irretrievably broken or just not white?
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OPINION: In the civil war taking place on the right over antisemitism, classic Christian opposition to Judaism is now on the table.
religionnews.com/2025/11/18/o...
religionnews.com/2025/11/18/o...
On the right, Judeo-Christian values are out and Christian nationalism is in
(RNS) — As someone who has been studying the use of ‘Judeo-Christian’ in American public discourse for over 40 years, I can say with confidence its usage has come full circle.
religionnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
OPINION: In the civil war taking place on the right over antisemitism, classic Christian opposition to Judaism is now on the table.
religionnews.com/2025/11/18/o...
religionnews.com/2025/11/18/o...
After losing loved ones to HIV/AIDS & I welcomed the science that’s saving lives. Never go back!
It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for Defend Public Health’s Whopper of the Week!
This week @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @benecal.bsky.social and @aetiology.bsky.social take on RFK Jr.’s AIDS Denialism. It’s a great read.
This week @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @benecal.bsky.social and @aetiology.bsky.social take on RFK Jr.’s AIDS Denialism. It’s a great read.
Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr. Has Plainly Stated His Belief in the Falsehoods of AIDS Denialism | Defend Public Health
In June 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told New York Magazine, "There are much better candidates than HIV for what causes AIDS." This is blatantly false, contradicted by mountains of data and real-world ...
www.defendpublichealth.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
After losing loved ones to HIV/AIDS & I welcomed the science that’s saving lives. Never go back!
There are monsters, but not under the bed
The people who do this, who conceived of it, who demand it, are real life monsters.
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
There are monsters, but not under the bed
And in case anyone forgot, there’s the threats of hanging 6 senators
Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 AM
And in case anyone forgot, there’s the threats of hanging 6 senators
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"We need to continue building an engaged and active movement of people who speak up, push back and advocate to rein in the Trump administration’s authoritarian takeover."
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social on the critical importance of grassroots civic engagement in this moment. ⬇️
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social on the critical importance of grassroots civic engagement in this moment. ⬇️
‘Seven million people have taken to the streets to stand up for democracy’
CIVICUS discusses US civil society action under the second Trump administration with Bridget Moix, General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, the oldest faith-based lobbying…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"We need to continue building an engaged and active movement of people who speak up, push back and advocate to rein in the Trump administration’s authoritarian takeover."
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social on the critical importance of grassroots civic engagement in this moment. ⬇️
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social on the critical importance of grassroots civic engagement in this moment. ⬇️
No medical care, food from Subway, toilets in the middle of the room without privacy. In America.
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
No medical care, food from Subway, toilets in the middle of the room without privacy. In America.
The clown show loses again.
BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The clown show loses again.
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(1/5) On this day in 1942, the US Coast Guard Women's Reserve, also known as the SPARs, was created - the name stood for Semper Paratus - Always Ready, the CG's motto. Although not well-known, the SPARs were an important part of the service in WWII!
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
(1/5) On this day in 1942, the US Coast Guard Women's Reserve, also known as the SPARs, was created - the name stood for Semper Paratus - Always Ready, the CG's motto. Although not well-known, the SPARs were an important part of the service in WWII!
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ICYMI: The Trump administration took massive—and illegal—steps last week to try and abolish the Department of Education without any consideration of the cost to students, families, and educators.
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
ICYMI: The Trump administration took massive—and illegal—steps last week to try and abolish the Department of Education without any consideration of the cost to students, families, and educators.
Did we really go up all those stairs? Yep. The beach was empty! #dogsontherun #burfoot #aussierescue
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Did we really go up all those stairs? Yep. The beach was empty! #dogsontherun #burfoot #aussierescue
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As we get ready to shop for Thanksgiving remember the farm workers who harvest the food. We wouldn't enjoy a #Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work. #WeFeedYou
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
As we get ready to shop for Thanksgiving remember the farm workers who harvest the food. We wouldn't enjoy a #Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work. #WeFeedYou
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The President is a crook —and everyone should understand, when it comes to FEMA, these are taxpayer dollars he’s abusing, this isn’t Trump’s money.
Trump is punishing Blue states and rewarding Red states—and he could not be more transparent about his corruption.
Trump is punishing Blue states and rewarding Red states—and he could not be more transparent about his corruption.
Bomb cyclone FEMA denial stings WA as Trump touts aid to red states
A year after Washington's bomb cyclone, the Trump administration has withheld aid even as the president has bragged about awards to states that voted for him.
www.seattletimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The President is a crook —and everyone should understand, when it comes to FEMA, these are taxpayer dollars he’s abusing, this isn’t Trump’s money.
Trump is punishing Blue states and rewarding Red states—and he could not be more transparent about his corruption.
Trump is punishing Blue states and rewarding Red states—and he could not be more transparent about his corruption.
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
