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I like burritos, dislike fascism, and do digital at
@indivisible.org
. Opinions my own.
Never forget that the Trump regime waged a desperate legal battle with the goal of starving Americans.
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Avi Zollman
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"The Court has no problem facilitating the disappearance of civil rights. Shareholder value is a different story." -
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Trump keeps calling Jews stupid, but we keep getting Nobel prizes and him - not so much.
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Matt Pearce
3 days ago
Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
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Kat Abughazaleh
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Good things are possible and we donโt have to settle.
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So you agreeโฆyou think this is a Republican shutdown.
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Trump keeps calling Jews stupid, but we keep getting Nobel prizes and him - not so much.
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Greg Sargent
3 days ago
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
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Chris Murphy
3 days ago
Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states. Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
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NBC News
3 days ago
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects.
nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
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Matthew Wilson
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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Republicans who think your seat is safe: no it's not
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The best minds couldnโt put together a political ad better than these back to back NYT push notifications.
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House Republicans, who famously passed a bill this year putting burdensome work requirements on Medicaid recipients, have worked 14 days since July 25.
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Leah Greenberg โ๐
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there are two schools of thought on protecting Jewish safety in America: we either fight for a pluralistic democracy where we are safe because minority rights are protected or we seek junior partner status in the MAGA white nationalist alliance the ADL has chosen a side
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ADL removes โProtect Civil Rightsโ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks
The removal took place after FBI Director Kash Patel said he would cut ties with the ADL, though it is unclear if that has happened.
https://forward.com/fast-forward/779686/adl-removes-protect-civil-rights-from-website-as-it-narrows-its-mission-amid-right-wing-attacks/
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Thomas Zimmer
9 days ago
The weaponization of the justice system is escalating - with the DoJ now acting openly and aggressively as the regimeโs instrument to go after the political opposition. Itโs not a consolidated autocracy yet. But this most definitely isnโt rule of law either.
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Kat Abughazaleh
9 days ago
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. Iโm not backing down, and weโre going to win.
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The most corrupt politician in US history: Trump demanding his own Justice Department write him a check for $230 million.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/politics/trump-justice-department-compensation.html
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Adam Serwer
19 days ago
Conservatives donโt know what satire is, itโs a word Rush Limbaugh taught them to say whenever they canโt justify or defend something
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Indivisible โ๐
20 days ago
There are more of us than there are of them. Thank you for a truly historic day of peaceful protests across America.
#NoKings
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This is what democracy looks like.
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Per an organizer in Platte City, MO (population 4,867): June
#NoKings
attendance: 20 October
#NoKings
attendance: 550
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My mom (not on bluesky) tells me Wareham (purple MA town) doubled its
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turnout from June. She spent her birthday at the protest.
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Wow. Massive
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Phil Lewis
20 days ago
Happening now: Hereโs a view of the โNo Kingsโ protest in Washington, DC
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Alejandro Alvarez
20 days ago
No Kings protest kicking off in Washington, D.C. Hereโs the view down Pennsylvania Avenue from near the front. Street is totally packed for blocks.
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Every side street leading to the Capitol is packed with more people streaming into
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Indivisible โ๐
21 days ago
Welcome to the largest day of peaceful protest weโve ever seen in our lifetimes. Today, weโre gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and letโs make history:
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE
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The inflatable frog has gone global. Todayโs
#NoKings
#NoTyrants
rallies in Japan, Australia, Spain, and Germany.
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Van Badham
21 days ago
America! Your expats and your friends are *always* with you! Sending you love and courage and
#NoKings
solidarity and frog costumes from Melbourne, Australia. Make fascism history again!
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Japancy
21 days ago
#NoTyrants
rally in Shinjuku, Tokyo just now.
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ValerieK
21 days ago
Fired up in Madrid today
#NoTyrants
#DemocratsAbroadMadrid
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#NoKings
day has begun!
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Paul F. Tompkins
21 days ago
Weirdly fun to block the White House
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21 days ago
Facts donโt care about the GOPโs feelings โ thereโs nothing more American than rejecting a mad king. Please join us tomorrow:
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Not saying today's pangram was a subtle
#NoKings
promotion, but also not not saying that. (pls don't spoil for those who haven't played yet)
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Politicians freely peddling bigoted anti-Muslim filth like this for decades without being held accountable by media or colleagues is how you end up with young Republicans believing it's cool to say they love Hitler in group chats.
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No one is saying he's a king. They're saying he wants to be a king, and we're gonna do everything in our power to nonviolently stop him.
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xpostfactoid
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"This is the president of the United States unilaterally deciding to kill people who pose no direct threat to the United States of America."
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Kentucky Lantern
23 days ago
Doctor. Teacher. Mamaw. Meet some โNo Kingsโ protesters organizing in โdeep-redโ Kentucky.
@jamielucke.bsky.social
@liamniemeyer.bsky.social
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Doctor. Teacher. Mamaw. Meet some 'No Kings' protesters organizing in 'deep-red' Kentucky. โข Kentucky Lantern
Kentuckians organizing โNo Kingsโ rallies say the derogatory labels Republicans in D.C. are attaching to the protesters ahead of Saturdayโs gatherings are a sign the anti-Trump movement is gaining mom...
https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/16/doctor-teacher-mamaw-heres-what-anti-trump-protesters-say-in-kentucky/
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Karoline Leavitt, today: "The Democrat party's main constituency are made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
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23 days ago
Must-read report bringing into full focus the magnitude and harm of the MAGA assault on Black America.
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It's clear what they're trying to do. Fortunately, not a soul in history has felt intimidated by Ted Cruz.
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No Kings Boise had a bigger crowd than his military parade, but you gotta remember he gets his intel from Tulsi Gabbard.
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Timothy Snyder
23 days ago
Make your plans for
#NoKings
. This Saturday, October 18th. Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I'll be there. Please join in.
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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
https://www.nokings.org
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On Saturday, the American people will rise up again for a truly historic day of defiance. Make your plan to be part of the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern US history:
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
#NoKings
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ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to groundโthen pin her face down & kneel on her neck. "I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!" Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doorsโso they can go door to door. Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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Asawin Suebsaeng
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This administration definitely would jail the people hiding the little girl in the attic
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Those MIT people are wicked smaht
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MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding
MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/10/10/mit-rejects-trump-compact-education-funding/
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What's a purer expression of love for America than peacefully exercising your First Amendment rights in defense of our democracy? What's a more 'hate America' statement than labeling nonviolent defenders of democracy 'terrorists?' Anyways, join us:
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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