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Some early filers for Social Security say that worries about the future under Trump moved up their timelines.

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Billy Long is confirmed as IRS Commissioner. "It's one corruption bombshell after another with former Congressman Billy Long. Fake tax credits. Scam tax advice. Shadowy political donations that went straight in his pocket. Promises of personal favors. .... " said Sen. Ron Wyden.

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Tambourines. Trumpets. "Blasting horns so the little fuckers had a terrible sleep.” Demonstrators outside LA-area hotels—where ICE agents are believed to be sleeping—are employing creative methods to keep those agents awake. @annamerlan.bsky.social writes on "No sleep for ICE."

submitted 7 days ago • 375 comments

Real leader appreciation day!

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Re-upping this from last week. Please give @groundice.bsky.social a follow.

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Thank you to all of our service members and veterans. We appreciate you, your families, and your sacrifices for our country. Wish we were spending millions on you instead of a parade.

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👇👇👇‼️

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Today we think about Pete.

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TikTok gave me a strike for “bullying and harassment” and removed my video with a community guidelines violation. What was my crime? Debunking false claims by RFK Jr. about vaccine safety.

submitted 9 days ago • 30 comments

just a reminder that only water goes in your eyes, don’t wear contacts to a protest if you can help it, hot showers will hurt like hell if you have mace or gas residue on your skin. turn off face ID on your phone. pick a buddy & never leave their side. if detained, ask for a lawyer & then shut up.

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The global day of protest has begun

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Morning cadres! Last nite we shared protest tips & u should check them before heading out to ur local peaceful #NoKings rally. But experience tells us there's no more important advice than these ancient comrades teach here... "Shut the f🖤ck up!" #StandUpForScience #STFU #Resist zurl.co/Y6auu

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Good morning!

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L.A. TACO has confirmed with Brian Gavidia who filmed this troubling footage, that federal agents abducted his U.S.-born Mexican American friend, Javier Ramirez yesterday at 4 PM in Montebello. ~ @theglutster.bsky.social

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Notice the craigslist "casting call and seat fillers" for an event of Washington DC.

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If you’re feeling anxious about the protests tomorrow, here’s a pep talk. 💪🏾 #courage2025 #nokingsday

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In the event you needed one more reason to get out tomorrow:

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Trump and MAGA claim they own American values, but we're the ones who are really representing American values in this moment: Freedom, standing up for our neighbors, and doing what's right. We hope to see you in the streets on Saturday for #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Incredible reporting. I hope everyone reads this.

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This is great reporting that everyone should read.

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Friends, we feel shredded. We’re reeling from the uncertainty of being fired & rehired, struggling with the dismantling of ACIP — decades of trust gone in a tweet. It’s all so wrong. But we’re still here. Good night. We’re looking forward to our show of strength. Together. Tomorrow. Goodnight! 💚✊

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Time for our weekly #AltComms #MMWR update! Coming in hot with our first article. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Re: Florida #NoKingsDay Brick throwing is considered deadly force and will result in your summary execution by law enforcement. Be aware. Be peaceful. Be alive next week.

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The life-saving COVID vaccine was developed because of federal research investments at a Mass-based company. Disbanding HHS’s COVID advisory panel and targeting Moderna is yet another baseless attack on Massachusetts and example of RFK Jr’s incompetence. Vaccines work. RFK Jr should resign.

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What’s most striking to me about this video is the officers’ apparent instinct (training?) to remove Padilla from public view before taking him down and cuffing him. Not just out of the main room- but slightly down a hall. They then direct Padilla’s staffer that “there’s no recording back here.”

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I'm not an expert in body language, but I pretty sure he is hurting her.

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Padilla: From the moment I entered the building, I'm being escorted by a member of the National Guard and an FBI agent. I asked, well, since we're waiting, can we go listen in to the press conference? They escort me over to the press conference. They opened the door for me.

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AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.

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A group of us have arrived on the Senate floor to challenge our colleagues - on both sides of the aside - to rise to this moment and jointly condemn what has happened to Sen. Padilla. Yes we still need to collect the full facts, but this appears to be a defining moment for the country.

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HERE IS A THING that EVERY American can do: 1. Call your Senator. 2. Say the following: "I am requesting that you place a hold on the nomination of Bill Essayli as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of CA for directing federal agents to assault a U.S. Senator." 3. Call other Senator, repeat

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Bukele and Trump are complicit in an illegal scheme to use US taxpayer dollars to ship people to El Salvador in violation of their constitutional rights. Today we introduced sanctions against the Bukele regime to fight this cash-for-collusion deal & assault on our Constitution:

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It’s looking more and more like a dictatorship. That’s no way to treat a U.S. Senator. Claiming he was an attacker and failed to identify himself is delusional he’s a sitting senator. America is watching, and the tides are turning.

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Family doctors are now a condo amenity. The CDC gave its outbreak data to Ρаlаntіr. A "harmless" virus might be behind MS, lupus, and long COVID. This week’s newsletter is... something. 👇 canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

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"He's not a criminal. I mean, he breaks the law occasionally. He gets extravagant gifts and returns favors in exchange. He threatens his enemies with physical violence. But I guess... Well I guess he does sound like a criminal when you actually think about it." - Tucker Carlson

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This will be my only in your face #PrideMonth meme. This is how many feel at some point in their life. We were getting better. Then this dictatorship & fake Christian religion hit. Please know 1 person makes a difference. A smile a fist pump a kind comment. #SaveALife by acknowledging their #Pride

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🧵Massive ICE raids in Downey today, San Pedro, Arleta, Desert Hot Springs, Bellflower People are being chased out of Home Depots, snatched from their cars, dragged out of their houses I want to know how they're finding them, getting their names & addresses Our country is being hunted down.

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