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In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing — which ICE had just had dismissed.

www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
Agents zip-tie kids in new immigration crackdown in Texas
At least three children were taken into custody and zip-tied at the San Antonio Immigration Court.
www.mysanantonio.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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North Carolina - Check to see if you are on the thegriffinlist.com

For everyone in NC who has ever ordered from me, I looked for you and didn't your full name, or your last name matching the zip code you provided to me (except one last name starting with G). Go look for your friends and family!
The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...
thegriffinlist.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Grim @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the wannabe mob boss caught between demands for a theocracy or a technocracy. And Republicans could make it stop anytime but won’t. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-3-2025
April 3, 2025
Trump’s announcement last night that he was placing high tariffs on countries around the world came after the stock market closed, but it drove stock futures dramatically downward.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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You have to see this.

PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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AOC slammed Mike Johnson, saying: “You run the government. If you have the votes, then go ahead. If you need Democrats, then you need to negotiate with Democrats. Those are your two options. Blaming someone else because your shoes are untied isn’t one.”
Great News For Us, Awful News for Trump
Onward.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Let's say their names:

* General CQ Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: FIRED FOR BEING BLACK

* Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations: FIRED FOR BEING FEMALE

* Admiral Linda Fagan, Coast Guard Commandant: FIRED FOR BEING FEMALE

All replaced by less qualified white guys.
its genuinely insane that they're firing CJCS for being black and CNO for being a woman. that is what's happening here
February 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Ok that made me laugh
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Sean Hannity’s interview with Donald Trump and Elon Musk was “an hour of conversation among three men who have no idea how American democracy works,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/1ZbiqPfz
February 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.

And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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You’re invited to join the first of many important and thought-provoking conversations on democracy, featuring our very own @StaceyAbrams.com and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social!

To join, register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We can’t wait to see you there.
February 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
February 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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We also talked about all the unconstitutional, authoritarian lawlessness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Gobsmackingly Corrupt
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 02/15/2025 · 1h 18m
podcasts.apple.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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here's video of every single Republican on the Senate Finance Committee voting in favor of making RFK Jr the director of HHS
February 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights, and labor bureau — a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders.

The dismissals deal a severe blow to the bureau. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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"This is not a minor transgression. This is an illegal act. They stormed into buildings, they shut down agencies illegally." - @schatz.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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This at an essential point. If Republicans want to abolish USAID they're as free to do that as with any other part of the government - through Congress. (i.e., follow the constitution) There's a budget process starting right now. Go for it. Doing it this way is illegal.
Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
February 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Just moved to Blue Sky from Facebook!
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM