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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street. People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization. As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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nancylevinestearns.bsky.social
Yes. This is what every elected official should be naming:
Trump administration’s lawlessness

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neguse.house.gov Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · Oct 31
The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored.

Period.
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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ucs.org
The hallmarks of authoritarianism are on full display in the US right now. Recognizing them—and sharing this knowledge with others—is step one for any successful effort to counter what’s happening.
What Authoritarian Regimes Do
As we speak, the Trump administration is abandoning principles of democracy and dismantling the rule of law. The willful destruction of the federal science apparatus is but one harmful and onerous asp...
blog.ucs.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
We are now learning how much oppression and abuse Americans will tolerate. The day will come when enough Americans will decide enough is enough and this lawless regime must be stopped. But right now too many are willing to let the lawless abuse continue.
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
mskellymhayes.bsky.social Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Oct 2
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things. I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father. Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking. She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking. I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person. My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be "right". None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didnt believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing, enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got. Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived. Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story.
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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zhirji.bsky.social
The awkward reality is that nobody knows anymore whether FEMA as it currently exists will be around by the end of the year. But there’s another elephant in the room: The agency was breaking long before Trump.

Tag-team w/@leslieatlarge.bsky.social‬. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The US Disaster Agency Was Breaking Long Before Trump
To fulfill its mission, the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs investment in the kind of work that voters rarely see.
www.bloomberg.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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kairyssdal.bsky.social
What are we even doing?
jfallows.bsky.social James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Aug 30
This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.)

h/t @joshuajfriedman.com

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Firefighter arrested by US border agents was on track for legal status, lawyers say
Lawyers say arrest of man fighting Bear Gulch fire in Oregon was illegal and demand immediate release from detention
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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mjfree.bsky.social
If you’re not sure if you’re living under authoritarianism
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you are living under authoritarianism

Enjoy, America
August 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
Obey and you get access. Stay silent and you’re punished. Resist and you’re ruined. Miles Taylor shows the receipts.🔥👇

(Remember, any article I post a link to on social media has NO paywall.)

www.jackhopkinsnow.com
Trump’s Secret Corporate Blacklist: Part I
A secret loyalty test for corporate America...straight out of Putin’s playbook.
open.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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donshantajr.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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globalextremism.bsky.social
Neo-Nazi “Youth Clubs” are forming across the U.S., targeting boys aged 15 to 18 with white supremacist propaganda, MMA training, and recruitment tactics modeled after the violent Active Club network. Active in at least 42 states, the movement is spreading both online and offline.

Read more:
Neo-Nazi Teenagers Across America Starting Their Own Active Clubs
A dangerous new front in youth radicalization is spreading across the U.S., as neo-Nazi "Youth Clubs" modeled on the white supremacist Active Club network gain traction among teens aged 15 to 18. With...
globalextremism.org
August 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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bearyhappy04.bsky.social
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All of her puppies were adopted and she needs help now!!
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July 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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elnorterecuerda.bsky.social
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
Laura Loomer‘s tweet: Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now.
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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cwebbonline.com
WE HAVE QUESTIONS…

This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?

ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.

How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
The fascism playbook hasn't changed—only the speed we're flipping through its chapters.
May 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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willpollock.com
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch

🧢 @trumpfile.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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carnage4life.bsky.social
So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
May 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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juliezebrak.bsky.social
If you were looking to combat transnational crime, especially drug cartels, this is the exact office you would NOT shut down. This move by Trump's DOJ undermines any argument they want to prosecute international cartels, human traffickers, and gang members such as MS-13.
May 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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gxldsociety.bsky.social
MUST WATCH: Kentucky said fuck your fascism.

They’re in the streets naming every failure of the Trump regime and daring anyone to say something.
May 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back!

This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
She said the agents didn’t care. “They were very dismissive, very rough, very careless,” she said. “I kept pleading. I kept telling them we weren’t criminals. They were treating us like criminals. We were here by ourselves. We didn’t do anything.” Marisa said the agents tore apart every square inch of the house and what few belongings they had, seizing their phones, laptops and their life savings in cash as “evidence.” “I told them before they left, I said you took my phone. We have no money. I just moved here,” she said. “I have to feed my children. I’m going to need gas money. I need to be able to get around. Like, how do you just leave me like this? Like an abandoned dog.”
April 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM