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Portland is not "war ravaged." This is delusional and dangerous.

Sending troops into American cities doesn't make our communities safer — it just stokes fear and stirs up chaos.

Trump is plunging further into authoritarianism every single day.
September 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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ernest33141.bsky.social
#ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.

#DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.

#Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.

#PamBondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
#Resist #Felon47 #FuckICE
@aclu.org
#ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them. #DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it. #Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them. #PamBondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it. #Resist #Felon47 #FuckICE @aclu.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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indivisible.org
Reminder: Medication abortion is safe and effective regardless of what Republican politicians say. Science doesn’t give a sh*t about MAGA lies. Learn more here. 👇
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“Mife” (pronounced “MIFF-ee”) is mifepristone, a safe, FDA-approved abortion pill used for over 25 years. Science says it’s safe. Healthcare providers say it’s essential. Anti-abortion politicians? Th...
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April 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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50501movement.bsky.social
Under Trump, ICE has become a weapon. Protesters are arrested. Immigrants are disappeared. Kilmar wasn't a threat, he was a legal resident who fit a profile. Mahmoud wasn't silenced for violence-he was targeted. This is an American Gestapo. (1/3) #FreeKilmar #DefendDueProcess #BringThemBack
A black and white image of a sign reading "SUPREME COURT" is prominently displayed at the top. Below it, bold text announces "KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA CASE UPDATE." The background is dark, and there is a logo with "FIFTYFIFTY.ONE" at the bottom. A press conference scene featuring several individuals, including two women in the foreground. One woman is wearing a colorful headband and holding a microphone; the other appears to be comforting her. A banner reading "BRING KILMAR HOME" is visible. In the background, a woman holds a photo of a man with children. The text below states "The Supreme Court upheld a lower court order that the Trump administration must facilitate the return to the United States of Kilmar. Within hours of the decision, the lower court issued a new order, directing the government to "take all available steps to facilitate the return" of Garcia to the U.S." The image is set against a dark background, with mentions of "FIFTYFIFTY.ONE" at the bottom. A smiling man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, holds a young child, his son, in his lap. The child, wearing a colorful outfit, is beaming. In front of them is a plate of strawberries with a silver number "3" candle, indicating a celebration. The text below states "Kilmar is a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador. Those are just his circumstances. Let me tell you about him. Kilmar is a husband. Him and his wife were raising three kids, including their 5-year-old son, who has autism, is deaf in one ear and unable to verbally communicate. They’re also raising a 9-year-old with autism and a 10-year-old with epilepsy. Now his wife is alone with them." The background features a light-colored wall, and the image is framed with dark colors, including mentions of "FIFTYFIFTY.ONE" at the bottom. A protest scene showing a cardboard sign with the message "WE ARE HUMAN" written in bold red letters. The background features individuals participating in the demonstration, bundled in winter clothing. Below the image, text states "FAMILIES CONTINUE TO BE SEPARATED BY ICE." A quote follows: "My husband Kilmar was abducted by the U.S. government," "In the blink of an eye, our three children lost their father, and I lost the love of my life." It continues with details of how Kilmar's wife was given only ten minutes to pick up their son before he was turned over to child protective services. The image is framed with dark colors, including mentions of "FIFTYFIFTY.ONE" at the bottom.
April 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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50501movement.bsky.social
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An image with a text overlay stating “EXCERPTS FROM DR. NOOR ABDALLA. LETTER TO MY HUSBAND, MAHMOUD KHALIL”. The text box below states, “As the days draw us closer to the arrival of our child... Every kick, every cramp, every small flutter I feel inside me serves as an inescapable reminder of the family we’ve dreamed of building together. Yet, I am left to navigate this profound journey alone, while you endure the cruel and unjust confines of a detention center.” 50501 logo at the bottom of the image. The text box states, “Letter to My Husband Mahmoud Khalil (Part 1). Dr. Noor Abdalla. April 8, 2025. Exactly a month ago, you were taken from me. This is the longest we have been apart since we got married. I miss you more and more everyday and as the days draw us closer to the arrival of our child, I am haunted by the uncertainty that looms over me—the possibility that you might not be there for this monumental moment. Every kick, every cramp, every small flutter I feel inside me serves as an inescapable reminder of the family we’ve dreamed of building together. Yet, I am left to navigate this profound journey alone, while you endure the cruel and unjust confines of a detention center. I could not be more proud of you, Mahmoud. You embody everything I ever hoped for in a partner and the father of my children. What more could I ask for as a role model for our children than a man who, with unwavering conviction, stands up for the liberation of his people, fully cognizant of the consequences of speaking truth to power? Your courage is boundless, and now more than ever, I am in awe of your strength and determination. Your voice, your belief in justice, and your refusal to be silenced are the very qualities that make you the man I love and admire.” 50501 logo at the bottom of the image. The text box states, “Letter to My Husband Mahmoud Khalil (Part 2). Dr. Noor Abdalla. April 8, 2025. We will not forget those who have orchestrated this injustice, the government officials and university administrators who have targeted you without cause, without any shred of evidence to justify their actions. They sit in their ivory towers, scrambling to fabricate lies and distort the truth, throwing accusations like stones in the hope that something will stick. What they fail to realize is that their efforts are futile. Their wrongful detention of you is a testament to the fact that you have struck a nerve. They are trying to silence you. They are trying to silence anyone who dares to speak out against the atrocities happening in Palestine. But they will fail. We will not be silenced. We will persist, with even greater resolve, and we will pass that strength on to our children and our children’s children—until Palestine is free. I eagerly await the day when I can tell our son the stories of his father’s bravery, of the courage that courses through his veins, and of the pride he should feel to carry Palestinian blood… your blood. And, more than anything, I pray that he will not have to grow up fighting the same fight for our basic freedoms.” 50501 logo at the bottom of the image. The text box states, “Letter to My Husband Mahmoud Khalil (Part 2). Dr. Noor Abdalla. April 8, 2025. We will be reunited soon. Until then, I will continue to fight for you, for us and for our family. Your resilience and your courage will guide us through the storm. You are my best friend, my comrade, the very air that sustains me when it feels as though there is none left. I know your spirit is unwavering, that they cannot break you, and that you will emerge from this stronger than ever. I have no doubt that, when you are finally released, you will raise your hands in the air, chanting “Free Palestine.” 50501 logo at the bottom of the image.
April 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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50501movement.bsky.social
In a system built to break spirits, this letter is a quiet act of defiance. It speaks of hope that endures, dignity that persists, and a future still worth fighting for. Even in the darkest places, resistance finds a voice. Let it echo. (1/2) #FreeMahmoud #FreeKhalil #DefendDissent #BringThemBack
A photo of a sealed letter with a red stamp on a desk. The text overlays “EXCERPTS FROM DR. NOOR ABDALLA. LETTER TO MY HUSBAND, MAHMOUD KHALIL”. 50501 logo at the bottom of the image. An image with a text overlay stating “EXCERPTS FROM DR. NOOR ABDALLA. LETTER TO MY HUSBAND, MAHMOUD KHALIL”. The text box below states, “They are trying to silence anyone who dares to speak out against the atrocities happening in Palestine. But they will fail. We will not be silenced.” 50501 logo at the bottom of the image. An image with a text overlay stating “EXCERPTS FROM DR. NOOR ABDALLA. LETTER TO MY HUSBAND, MAHMOUD KHALIL”. The text box below states, “Their wrongful detention of you is a testament to the fact that you have struck a nerve. You’ve disrupted the false narratives they’ve worked so hard to maintain, and spoken a truth that they are too terrified to acknowledge.” 50501 logo at the bottom of the image. An image with a text overlay stating “EXCERPTS FROM DR. NOOR ABDALLA. LETTER TO MY HUSBAND, MAHMOUD KHALIL”. The text box below states, “We will not forget those who have orchestrated this injustice, the government officials and university administrators who have targeted you without cause, without any shred of evidence to justify their actions.” 50501 logo at the bottom of the image.
April 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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propublica.org
Previously, the arrests of pro-Palestinian voices on university campuses would’ve drawn instant attention from the DHS civil rights office’s First Amendment watchdogs, attorneys in the compliance branch said. That guardrail is gone.

By @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS…
www.propublica.org
April 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
renegadehippie.bsky.social
Seriously tho. He's not funny and he's a massive narcissist.
parkroseperma.bsky.social Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · Apr 13
have never understood why anyone - especially on the left - finds Bill Maher funny or intellectual or compelling. He's an insufferable douche canoe and should be consigned to the dust bin with James Carville and all the other smug, wrong, rich men who insist upon themselves.
Bill Maher Dishes On Dinner With Trump, Calls Him 'Gracious And Measured'
The "Real Time" host, who recently lobbed preemptive insults at critics of the meeting, recounted it Friday in a lengthy monologue.
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April 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024.

This isn't due to luck or skill.

Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.

Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.
April 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM