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Anti-MAGA cult, advocate for the oppressed in the struggle for liberal values under attack.
Anti-MAGA cult, advocate for the oppressed in the struggle for liberal values under attack.
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Privileged to share a guest post today by a US veteran and intelligence analyst on the echoes they see between the regimes they used to monitor and today’s US.
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Authoritarian echoes: how America is mirroring Egypt and Russia
**Guest post**: A US veteran’s perspective on the erosion of US democracy and the urgency of the 2026 midterms
christinapagel.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Privileged to share a guest post today by a US veteran and intelligence analyst on the echoes they see between the regimes they used to monitor and today’s US.
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday make up 20% of corporate retailers' annual sales. What better way to send a message to companies like Amazon, Target, and Home Depot, who don’t care about the very people lining their pockets, than to say, We Ain’t Buying It!
WeAintBuyingIt.com
WeAintBuyingIt.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Black Friday and Cyber Monday make up 20% of corporate retailers' annual sales. What better way to send a message to companies like Amazon, Target, and Home Depot, who don’t care about the very people lining their pockets, than to say, We Ain’t Buying It!
WeAintBuyingIt.com
WeAintBuyingIt.com
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Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got THIS
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got THIS
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TODAY IN NASHVILLE — @kamalaharris.com hit the campaign trail for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in the TN-7 special election: “Why am I in Tennessee? Because I know the power is in the South.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
TODAY IN NASHVILLE — @kamalaharris.com hit the campaign trail for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in the TN-7 special election: “Why am I in Tennessee? Because I know the power is in the South.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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Quiet Piggy‼️ This is brilliant‼️
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Quiet Piggy‼️ This is brilliant‼️
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🧊🛩️ EVERGLADES ⛓️🐊
🔸 Coast Guard C27J departs the Everglades Concentration Camp, transporting humans to the Louisiana ICE hub 👀
🔸 Coast Guard C27J departs the Everglades Concentration Camp, transporting humans to the Louisiana ICE hub 👀
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🧊🛩️ EVERGLADES ⛓️🐊
🔸 Coast Guard C27J departs the Everglades Concentration Camp, transporting humans to the Louisiana ICE hub 👀
🔸 Coast Guard C27J departs the Everglades Concentration Camp, transporting humans to the Louisiana ICE hub 👀
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U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
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His lawyer says his hands were tied behind his back and his feet were tied.
ICE confirms third custody death in 12 days
The latest deaths have sparked renewed concerns about medical care and oversight for detainees in custody.
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
His lawyer says his hands were tied behind his back and his feet were tied.
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Trump’s authoritarian dreams rely on the complicity (or complacency) of other powerful people and systems. That’s why we’re organizing to transform the societal pillars upholding Trump’s power into unyielding opponents of his regime: indivisible.org/campaign/cou...
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Trump’s authoritarian dreams rely on the complicity (or complacency) of other powerful people and systems. That’s why we’re organizing to transform the societal pillars upholding Trump’s power into unyielding opponents of his regime: indivisible.org/campaign/cou...
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RIGHT NOW NIJC's @jessefranzblau.bsky.social testifies at democratic forum talking abt the egregious rights abuses by federal immigration agents who are carrying out sweeping arrest operations, and discriminatory practices occurring along racial & ethnic lines.
immigrantjustice.org/blog/congres...
immigrantjustice.org/blog/congres...
Hearing on U.S. citizens caught up in immigration raids | National Immigrant Justice Center
In a Congressional democratic forum, people and civil rights groups testify about the devastating impact of the Trump administration's immigration raids in their communities, including the impact on U...
immigrantjustice.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
RIGHT NOW NIJC's @jessefranzblau.bsky.social testifies at democratic forum talking abt the egregious rights abuses by federal immigration agents who are carrying out sweeping arrest operations, and discriminatory practices occurring along racial & ethnic lines.
immigrantjustice.org/blog/congres...
immigrantjustice.org/blog/congres...
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“Will you release all the files within 30 days?”
BONDI: “We’ll continue to follow the law.”🤔
“You said no addition investigation was warranted. What changed?”
BONDI: “Information.” 🙃
BONDI: “We’ll continue to follow the law.”🤔
“You said no addition investigation was warranted. What changed?”
BONDI: “Information.” 🙃
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Will you release all the files within 30 days?”
BONDI: “We’ll continue to follow the law.”🤔
“You said no addition investigation was warranted. What changed?”
BONDI: “Information.” 🙃
BONDI: “We’ll continue to follow the law.”🤔
“You said no addition investigation was warranted. What changed?”
BONDI: “Information.” 🙃
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In two days, Remove the Regime descends upon Washington, D.C. to empower constituents, educate attendees, persuade members of Congress, and inspire people everywhere to act.
We'll be there.
Impeach, convict, and remove him. NOW.
More information here: www.removetheregime.com
We'll be there.
Impeach, convict, and remove him. NOW.
More information here: www.removetheregime.com
Remove the Regime | November 22, Washington, DC
Join the movement to demand impeachment and remove the current administration in Washington, D.C., November 22, 2025. Be part of historic change now.
www.removetheregime.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In two days, Remove the Regime descends upon Washington, D.C. to empower constituents, educate attendees, persuade members of Congress, and inspire people everywhere to act.
We'll be there.
Impeach, convict, and remove him. NOW.
More information here: www.removetheregime.com
We'll be there.
Impeach, convict, and remove him. NOW.
More information here: www.removetheregime.com
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💥 As we get ready to go into Congress with thousands of others this Thursday (11/20), please review the do’s & don’ts.
Find what to expect and how to get around at:
flareusa.cargo.site/congress
We’re with you all the way! 🧡 Questions? Ask in the comments!
#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE
Find what to expect and how to get around at:
flareusa.cargo.site/congress
We’re with you all the way! 🧡 Questions? Ask in the comments!
#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
💥 As we get ready to go into Congress with thousands of others this Thursday (11/20), please review the do’s & don’ts.
Find what to expect and how to get around at:
flareusa.cargo.site/congress
We’re with you all the way! 🧡 Questions? Ask in the comments!
#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE
Find what to expect and how to get around at:
flareusa.cargo.site/congress
We’re with you all the way! 🧡 Questions? Ask in the comments!
#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE
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As they say in the UK.
These people couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.
The levels of ability in this regime are SO LOW as to be subterranean.
These people couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.
The levels of ability in this regime are SO LOW as to be subterranean.
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As they say in the UK.
These people couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.
The levels of ability in this regime are SO LOW as to be subterranean.
These people couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.
The levels of ability in this regime are SO LOW as to be subterranean.
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NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/
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Retired Navy captain: No law of armed conflict permits execution without combat. No one in those boats justifiably can be labeled a combatant. There is no moral universe in which vaporizing human beings in the middle of the ocean is an act of justice. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Do our military leaders have the backbone to disobey illegal orders?
A recently uncovered memo promises U.S. soldiers immunity for the killing of more than 80 people in boat strikes throughout the Caribbean, effectively conceding it crossed a line.
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Retired Navy captain: No law of armed conflict permits execution without combat. No one in those boats justifiably can be labeled a combatant. There is no moral universe in which vaporizing human beings in the middle of the ocean is an act of justice. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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“.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit.” 🤡
- Bilello
- Bilello
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit.” 🤡
- Bilello
- Bilello
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"From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible."
Who Said It: The Hell Priest Pinhead or Olivia Nuzzi?
“Olivia Nuzzi did it all for love. The former political journalist has written a combustive portrait of America, President Trump, and the scandal w...
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible."
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I wrote that one below. Unfortunately, we are already at 500 atrocities for the second term. To put that into perspective, @mcsweeneys.net catalogued 1,056 horrors for the entire first term. The pace at which the Trump administration commits atrocities has more than quadrupled.
One month ago today. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors
Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: October 2025: Atrocities 467-529
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We...
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I wrote that one below. Unfortunately, we are already at 500 atrocities for the second term. To put that into perspective, @mcsweeneys.net catalogued 1,056 horrors for the entire first term. The pace at which the Trump administration commits atrocities has more than quadrupled.
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An excellent article in the NYTimes that belies the Trump administration rationale behind military build-up and bombing of ‘drug smugglers’ in waters off of Venezuela, citing expertise from The Steady State’s own Annie Pforzheimer and Jonathan Winer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Venezuela Doesn’t Produce Fentanyl. Trump Is Targeting It Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
An excellent article in the NYTimes that belies the Trump administration rationale behind military build-up and bombing of ‘drug smugglers’ in waters off of Venezuela, citing expertise from The Steady State’s own Annie Pforzheimer and Jonathan Winer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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MECHANIC: "Well, that right there is your problem."
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
MECHANIC: "Well, that right there is your problem."
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
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NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
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Students at Olympic high school in charlotte, NC walkout to protest ICE defying the principal.
Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!
Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Students at Olympic high school in charlotte, NC walkout to protest ICE defying the principal.
Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!
Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!
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Greg was "accommodated" by Elmo, I'll bet.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Released His Elon Musk Emails. Most Were Redacted. — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/greg...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Released His Elon Musk Emails. Most Were Redacted. — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/greg...
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s i...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Greg was "accommodated" by Elmo, I'll bet.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Released His Elon Musk Emails. Most Were Redacted. — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/greg...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Released His Elon Musk Emails. Most Were Redacted. — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/greg...