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Bardie
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Currently experiencing life at several hundred WTF’s a day. All opinions mine; I endorse nothing and use foul language and snark frequently.
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Like their active duty brethren, retired USPHS Commissioned Corps officers didn’t get paid during the shutdown. A lawsuit has been filed.
“Our Pay Is Earned, Not Optional”: USPHS Retirees Take Legal Action Against U.S. Government
Law Offices of David P. Sheldon files class action for U.S. Public Health Service retirees denied pay during the 2025 shutdown; case before Judge Kaplan.
www.militarydefense.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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starmom45.bsky.social
I found it. Evidently it was the EMT who responded, not the ambulance driver.
www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
www.wweek.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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adoptbot.bsky.social
Your lap warmer and quiet companion awaits: Mouse, located in Lauderhill, FL.

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Mouse is a Domestic Short Hair cat, available for adoption in Lauderhill, FL. Mouse is a Domestic Short Hair cat, available for adoption in Lauderhill, FL. Mouse is a Domestic Short Hair cat, available for adoption in Lauderhill, FL.
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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governor.ca.gov
2,500 pantries supported across the state
$80M in state funds fast-tracked for distribution
390 @calvolunteers.bsky.social — with hundreds more waiting in the wings
And National Guard men and women deployed, proud to be the good guys

We will not just let Californians in need go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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muellershewrote.com
More shit Mike Johnson doesn’t know.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27d
Q: What's your reaction to yesterday's purge of senior ICE officials? When is it time for Congress to do some oversight?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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adoptbot.bsky.social
Ready to open your heart and home? Introducing, Juno, located in Lincoln, NE.

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October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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steadystatevets.bsky.social
Firing an entire federal arts commission to clear the path for your own triumphal arch? It’s a textbook indicator of authoritarian executive overreach — the exact trend we warned about in our assessment.

#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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rogueplog.bsky.social
The question on everyone’s mind is will Trump love long enough to see his dream come to fruition? He keeps going to Walter Reed for “routine MRIs” while we all watch him decompensate.
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
The president had a MRI but won't say why.

He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.

He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.

He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.

How is any of this ok?
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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realzappbrannigan.smokefleet.net
Brace yourselves Chicago. They're going full Nazi.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28d
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both. Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year. I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table." It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views
October 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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lalegault.bsky.social
Hey ⚾️ fans,

If you’re at the game tonight, walk each other to your cars because ICE is in the parking lot.

#WorldSeries
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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adoptbot.bsky.social
Get ready to fall in love with every purr of, Sophie, located in Hyde Park, NY.

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October 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Pulling this into the main thread because you flagged an underappreciated part of this (which Bill Melugin touches on).

Homan, despite being a blowhard, prefers targeted enforcement. Lewandowski and Bovino want MASS deportations and don't care about who they get -- and they won this fight.
jesspish.bsky.social Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 28d
and i also agree with you it's a big deal. i was wondering if homan would get pushed out or sidelined.
October 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
bardie.bsky.social
My furloughed colleagues are now having to take out loans to pay their rent/mortgages and some have taken second jobs to try to cover costs. Those that are working without pay are stuck. My retired colleagues will not receive their pension checks.
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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indivisible.org
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
bardie.bsky.social
When exhaustion becomes identity, obedience arrives disguised as relief.
How the Algorithm Resurrected the Nazis
It happened on an ordinary night, in the middle of an ordinary scroll — the kind of modern ritual we perform without thinking.
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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sethanikeem.bsky.social
Because it needs to be said:

The Salvation Army does not exist to save you

The Salvation Army exists to convert you

And if they cannot convert you, they will not lift a finger to save you

Do not support those whose “charity“ comes with conditions
unraveledpress.com unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Oct 11
It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
October 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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muellershewrote.com
Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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gorubenruben.bsky.social
Oralè Resisters
It’s Newsom Trump trolling time
Remember Yes on 50!
#NewsomTrollsTrump
#YesOn50
#USDemocracy
September 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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thedesertginger.bsky.social
I agree with this 😏
September 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE

YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS

PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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mamasissiesays.bsky.social
Why can’t all of the Democrats be posting social media like this?? Thank you Representative Sarah McBride, the escalator shoutout was top tier 🤌

This is Trump’s Government Shutdown.
September 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
bardie.bsky.social
If you’re seeing this in the next few hours, check out the landing page of hud.com. If you’re seeing this later, here’s what you missed:
The landing page of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development website (www.hud.gov) with the following banner: An official website of the United States Govemment U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people. "God blessed us with this great nation, and together, we can increase self-sufficiency and empower Americans to climb the economic ladder toward a brighter future." - Secretary Scott Turner
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.
September 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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adoptbot.bsky.social
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Purrsela is a Domestic Short Hair cat, available for adoption in Mobile, AL. Purrsela is a Domestic Short Hair cat, available for adoption in Mobile, AL. Purrsela is a Domestic Short Hair cat, available for adoption in Mobile, AL. Purrsela is a Domestic Short Hair cat, available for adoption in Mobile, AL.
September 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM