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I'm starting to suspect getting the inner thoughts of hundreds of people beamed directly into my eyes every day is not good for my ability to focus

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Most of the IL hospitals on this list are represented by Mike Bost. It's considered the "most Republican district in Illinois."

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The president announces a federal law enforcement assault on the several population centers of America to achieve an expressly partisan political end.

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My fed agency helped build an IRS login system that didn't rely on face recognition, we felt it was invasive. For this were attacked by The Daily Wire as "a cabal of perpetually triggered leftists obsessed with politics and pronouns" Per Musk's tweets, this is part of the reason he fired us all.

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The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence? Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue. 1/ A🧵on the danger.

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This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, massive.

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One of your employees has become trapped in space. You are monitoring his mind via an EEG implant. Instead of sending him good films to watch to wile away his hours trapped alone you send him the worst movie you can find. Why is that?

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And today on Myst island…

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PHOTOS: Thousands protest in ‘No Kings’ rally in Urbana

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I really really needed to see that people hadn't given up and accepted this shit as inevitable, or (even worse) embraced it. And today showed us that beautifully. No one wanted in on his tank show, but people WERE HUNGRY to tell him to go fuck himself.

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Yep that’s the story today. And the next story is how we funnel these millions of new people into sustained local organizing in service of democracy.

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Not to get too hopeful on main but fascism hinges on the projection of strongman invincibility and every ding and crack in that image is a win for resistance. And boy howdy was there some good dinging and cracking delivered today

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There's been a lot of debate about whether the #NoKings coalition made the right decision staying out of DC, but early returns would seem to suggest they made the right call. The split screen is going to send a very clear message to our political actors.

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I mean, we brought a Bitty Baby in a doll-sized Baby Bjorn with us...

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I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

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My back of the envelope calculation suggests "protests are 95% normies" may be an underestimate at my local event.

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When Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate, progressives highlighted policies passed. It could not have been possible without Melissa Hortman. -Free school breakfast and lunch -Restoring voting rights for felons -Paid leave Great piece by @gracepanetta.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...

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@ityslmemes.com

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Talked to so many people who were at the first protests of their lives today. Ex-Republicans, introverts, 90-year-olds and 3-year-olds. This was at an intersection in a 60,000 person town. Haven’t felt hope like this in my life.

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@ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social Thank you both so much. I know the movement is a lot bigger than you, and you are always so keen to spread credit out to everyone everywhere, but thank you. Thank you.

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A veteran who fought for our freedoms. A mother with two toddlers who wants to see them enjoy those same freedoms. A former Republican county committee member who values country over party. Just three of the thousands of Americans who showed up proudly for the No Kings protests in Troy, Michigan.

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Among those leading the march are fascism scholar Timothy Snyder, lesbian Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, AFT president Randi Weingarten, and Indivisible’s Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin:

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Around two thousand people showed up for a peaceful and jubilant "No Kings" rally in St. Joseph, MI 📷 🧵

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On #NoKings day, I’m incredibly grateful to the folks @indivisible.org. They’ve been critical to the resistance against Trump. They’re a wildly effective organization. I’m especially grateful for the leadership of @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social. We need y’all.❤️🫡🇺🇸

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If you’re in Champaign county or anywhere nearby, today’s No Kings protest is at 4 PM at the Champaign County courthouse in Urbana

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The Minnesota assassinations, the attempted arson at Governor Shapiro's home, and the violent arrest of Senator Padilla are all straight out of the Jim Crow terrorism playbook. Same goes with cops aiming for journalists covering the ICE protests. None of these are new tactics, just a new iteration.

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Thousands in Evanston.

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Let's all be very clear that ICE and regular cops refusing to identify themselves in any official or legible way is creating a situation that allows murderers and non-state kidnappers to successfully impersonate law enforcement. We had kidnappers do this in Philly this week in ICE costumes, too.

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The description of how the assassin was discovered is harrowing. The chief of police says he was dressed convincingly as a cop, fake badge, SUV with police lights on in the driveway.

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The first of two #NoKings protests in Grand Rapids. Thousands of people on the lawn in front of the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum.

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Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.

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From Minas Tirith to Minas Morgul, Competing Visions for Middle-earth Take to the Streets

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The Illinois secretary of state asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department after learning that it violated state law by sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion. news.wttw.com/2025/0...

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This is the slap back to Stephen Miller’s “arrest everyone” madness. And an admission that Trump is under pressure from multiple industries that rely on migrant workers. This is huge and important. Keep amplifying the harm done by the Trump/Miller zealous, cruel overreach. Don’t bury this.

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#Chambana #CU #UIUC folks - tomorrow (Saturday) 2 - 4p, join me at Urbana Free Library for the Love Wins / #Pride crafting program. I’ll be there with queer zines and zine-making supplies. urbanafreelibrary.libnet.info/event/13444737

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"No Research, No Internet." A bold statement that perfectly captures the critical truth about what keeps our online world secure and reliable. Our latest blog unpacks why groundbreaking research is absolutely indispensable for the Internet's future. www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/06...

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