Constitutional checks on power is not terrorism. First Amendment protected free speech is not terrorism. Criticism is not terrorism. The right of the people to peacefully assemble and address grievances toward their government is not terrorism. Speak truth to power. Always.

DUTY TO DISOBEY: Veterans Stand Against War on American Soil THIS Sunday, October 5, 2:00 – 3:00pm Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th All community members are welcome (led by City Councilor Mitch Green)

The President of the United States claims to have authorized the military to use lethal force on US citizens, and there’s not a single Republican who has the balls to tell him that’s both illegal and morally wrong.

Biden in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!! Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!! Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.

I can’t imagine being insane enough to write and threaten a judge with “tanks and pardons” in support of literally any President. It’s a fucking cult.

Even if you support massive deportation operations, under no circumstances should ANYONE be ok with US citizens being forcibly removed from their homes and detained without explanation. This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.

Example number 876 in the category of “I didn’t change, you did Republicans”: The whole “states rights” was all BS They don’t care about Epstein and his list anymore.

Not a cult tho

Only a despotic regime allows that to happen.

"What kind of monsters grab children & take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of govt permits its agents to abuse American citizens & non-citizens w/o the slightest concern for their rights, their well-being, indeed their basic humanity?" www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minu...

This is not a fight about tax credits. This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin.

The generals weren’t the only ones who gave Kegsbreath a bad review.

Reuters: FBI has fired an an agent who refused to arrange a media “perp walk” for Comey to turn himself in: www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

Listen to Jane.

ICE reportedly opened fire on rapid responders on the southwest side this afternoon. There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified. This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:

Every predator movie is about how the prey must turn the tables and become the hunter. In a time dominated by predators, there’s a lesson there.

Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism. I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

The obscene face of Christian Nationalism: outlandish untaxed wealth in defiance of Jesus. Oh, and this time, slave laborers, too! Glory! Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.

Dear God. Not again.

Spot on.

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life? #TwentyfiveFortyseven

FACTS:

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No notes, this is a perfectly reasonable summary

Russ Vought has literally been dreaming about the day he gets to do this for at least a decade. He’s like a pig in shit right now.

ANTIFA💙

The shutdown rages on. Military families aren’t getting paychecks, small businesses can’t access loans, and Virginians are waiting longer for Social Security and Medicare help. Republicans own this mess.

AOC is Absolutely 💯 Spot On......

The Texas redistricting hearing started on Wednesday in El Paso. Democracy Docket is covering it every day like it is the most important case for free and for elections in the country -- because it is. Legacy media is no where to be found. Support the DD team to make it possible. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...

And yet every time I bring it up, there are Americans in the comments aggressively asserting that they will never help with an effort like this, because bullshit reasons.

This shit is dystopian. Blackhawk helicopters, zip-tied kids, and racial segregation vans. ICE is terrorizing communities.

Kash Patel has "summarily dismissed" a trainee for displaying a pride flag. "Summarily" means without attention to formalities. And there are formalities for firing a federal employee. So the twit Kash is admitting that the firing was done in a pique of bigotry, not in accordance with the law.

Ice is kidnapping black citizens in Chicago in the middle of the night.

HOLY HELL. Lutnick calling Epstein the greatest blackmailer ever, says he had a massage table with cameras. Also says Epstein leveraged videos he had of "powerful associates"

This is simple. Congress should not willingly pay the bills to fund the most serious assault on political freedom in our lifetime - an assault that may collapse democracy as we know it if we don't fight back.

A fresh break in the alleged Mike Johnson Grindr case has people screaming "Release the DMs!"

CONGRESS GOT ANOTHER PAID VACATION courtesy of Speaker Johnson

perfect

"I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook." @radiofreetom.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:

Illinois State Police have been documented aiding ICE at the Broadview, Illinois facility. While state law (the Illinois TRUST Act) bars troopers from directly enforcing immigration law, they have joined ICE

I don’t buy for one second that Trump voters didn’t know Project 2025 would be his playbook. They just didn’t think it would touch them. Oops! CNN needs to own its role too, letting Trump lie unchecked and pushing that lazy “both sides” framing between him and Kamala Harris.

ICE officers stopped a family at gunpoint and smashed the car window on top of the newborn baby. “I was screaming that there was a baby,” cried the mother. “But they didn’t care,” and covered the baby with their bodies, fearing that the glass would hurt him.