FreedomsPower
@freedomspower.bsky.social
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Political Science, Sociology, Occasional maker of political memes.
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Katie Phang
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Ghislaine Maxwell MUST answer questions, but GOP Rep. James Comer’s performative theater today doesn’t get us there. I've got the latest on Maxwell’s deposition, Congress being able to view selective Epstein Files at DOJ, and Pamela Jo’s upcoming deposition.
youtu.be/fLVDj7C7ZtM?...
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Maxwell TAKES THE FIFTH as Epstein COVER-UP IMPLODES
YouTube video by Katie Phang
https://youtu.be/fLVDj7C7ZtM?si=0IaByGOMN0w_5eSu
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Robert Reich
about 7 hours ago
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota were preparing to start a civil rights investigation into Renee Good’s shooting. Then top administration officials intervened and ordered them to stop, triggering a wave of resignations in the process. What is the regime trying to hide from us?
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MS NOW
about 7 hours ago
"A ton of unnecessary redactions in addition to the failure to redact the names of victims." NOW: Rep Raskin (D-MD) speaks to the press about what he saw after viewing unredacted Epstein files.
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Rachel Maddow
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸
about 9 hours ago
Video of Trump listening to Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli in the Oval Office. Why is non-English music is ok if Trump is listening to it, but bad when played at the Super Bowl?
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Robert Reich
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#Texas
#Republicans
once again abuse state power to suppress students
#1stAmendment
rights .
#Politics
#Voteblue
#ProudBlue
fortworthreport.org/2026/02/05/s...
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Student walkouts prompt warning from Texas leaders — raising First Amendment concerns
Legal experts say schools face growing pressure as the state signals severe consequences for protests that disrupt instruction.
https://fortworthreport.org/2026/02/05/student-walkouts-prompt-warning-from-texas-leaders-raising-first-amendment-concerns/
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Aaron Rupar
about 11 hours ago
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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‘Together, We Are America’
Bad Bunny’s critics said his Super Bowl halftime show would be divisive. They were totally wrong.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/02/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show/685929/
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#EndChildMarriages
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The Tennessee Holler
about 13 hours ago
“Lying in feces, throw up, urine… like animals in a cage at the zoo.” A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
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NPR
about 13 hours ago
This was Puerto Rico's moment, a spotlight on a collective son who quit bagging groceries a decade ago and became the world's most streamed artist on Spotify last year.
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Puerto Rico stops for 13 minutes to applaud history and bask in Bad Bunny's glow
This was Puerto Rico's moment, a spotlight on a collective son who quit bagging groceries a decade ago and became the world's most streamed artist on Spotify last year.
https://n.pr/4koQJzt
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Christopher Webb
about 13 hours ago
He’s so unlikable. Add that to the fact that the MAGA base will not transfer to him. Good luck in 2028. And let’s start doing to him what they did to Kamala: “What has JD Vance actually accomplished since he’s been VP?”
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Matt Gabriele
about 12 hours ago
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www.thedailybeast.com/anti-cancel-...
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Reason Mag Writer: I Was Dumped for Being Too Anti-Trump
The leading libertarian outlet has been a vocal critic of “cancel culture.” And now it has its own cancel culture problem, says one newly ousted writer.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-cancel-culture-reason-magazine-accused-of-canceling-shikha-dalmia-for-being-too-anti-trump/
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I've heard about this ! I'll be looking for the book
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Jason Sproul
about 10 hours ago
There's already a book with a brilliant title: A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear
www.vox.com/policy-and-p...
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How a New Hampshire libertarian utopia was foiled by bears
Seriously, this happened. You should absolutely read about it.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-project-new-hampshire-libertarians-matthew-hongoltz-hetling
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Anthony L. Fisher
about 12 hours ago
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies. It was a "sideshow," I was told.
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Marc Elias
about 12 hours ago
As we begin another week, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking: Active Voting Rights Cases: 164 Active Redistricting Cases: 49 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25 Stay informed. Subscribe today.
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Atomic Kommie Comics
about 10 hours ago
VOTE!!!
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I won't take anything for granted until after election day is over. Never stop running until the election is over and all the American people's votes are counted. We must make sure fair and Free elections are protected !
#voteblue
#Politics
#Election2026
#Proudblue
www.npr.org/2026/02/09/n...
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5 glaring warning signs for Republicans in this year's midterm elections
Here's why Republicans are facing an uphill battle, particularly for retaining control of the House.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/09/nx-s1-5704794/trump-house-of-representatives-republicans-midterm-elections
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Scott MacFarlane
about 12 hours ago
ALERT: Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has arrived at Justice Dept office to review unreleased Epstein files (Under law, as of 9am today, Congress is permitted to view what Justice Dept has withheld from files)
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Gene Gaudette
1 day ago
Good riddance to bad fascist rubbish!!
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Robert Reich
1 day ago
Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
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@synaphai.com
Lol did you hear about this
news3lv.com/news/local/l...
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Bottled Blonde ejects former Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino from Las Vegas Strip bar
Henderson resident Les Pierre Streater expressed no sympathy for former Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, who was removed from Bottled Blonde Las Vegas on th
https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-bar-ejects-former-border-patrol-commander-for-patron-safety
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Will Stancil
1 day ago
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities: Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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Only a delusional person would take credit for this two teir economy that benefits so few Americans
#Economy
#Voteblue
#Proudblue
#BlueCrew
#News
#Politics
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Trump accepts ownership of the current economy: 'I'm very proud of it'
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, the president said the country is already experiencing the "Trump economy."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-accepts-ownership-economy-proud-rcna257544
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To bad the Far Right is unable to comprehend these facts ...
#proudblue
#voteblue
#Immigration
#USA
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
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Immigrants contributed trillions more in taxes than they received in benefits: Study
Immigrants in the U.S. contributed trillions more in taxes than they have received in public benefits over nearly 30 years, according to a new report from the Cato Institute.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/immigrants-pay-taxes-benefits-study/3973064/
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Carl Quintanilla
2 days ago
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
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Mark Lemley
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Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/nbc-appears-to-cut-crowds-booing-of-jd-vance-from-winter-olympics-broadcast
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Here's hoping the far right in
#°Portugal
doesn't gain control
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Love it!
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Denny Carter
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Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
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Politico
4 days ago
Florida push for mid-decade redistricting draws its first lawsuit
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Florida push for mid-decade redistricting draws its first lawsuit
Florida has been seen as a key piece of the national push by Republicans to overhaul congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
http://dlvr.it/TQnSY2
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Anonymous
4 days ago
Anytime you see Alan Dershowitz given airtime or brought in as an expert on any program, ask yourself: How is this connected to Jeffrey Epstein?
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Jenny Cohn
4 days ago
Please call your Senators at 202-224-3121 & tell them to vote NO on the GOP’s so-called “SAVE Act.”
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The American Far Right will continue to erode press freedoms if they're not voted out
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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As global press freedom dwindles, corrupt politicians rejoice
Less scrutiny, more booty
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/05/as-global-press-freedom-dwindles-corrupt-politicians-rejoice
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#VotingRights
need to be protected from Far Right efforts to created unfair and Unfree elections
www.dw.com/en/why-trump...
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Why Trump and his Republicans can't take over US elections
Repeating his view that elections in the US are compromised, Donald Trump has called for the federal government to run voting. But the US Constitution stands in his way.
https://www.dw.com/en/why-trump-and-his-republicans-cant-take-over-us-elections/a-75818572
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The
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#voteblue
#Proudblue
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump
Democrats say Republicans have set a new precedent with subpoenas of an ex-president and first lady. "We will follow it ... Donald Trump, all of his kids. Everybody," Rep. Maxwell Frost said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-push-clintons-testify-epstein-democrats-warn-haul-trump-rcna257275
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#TPUSA
abuses it's influence in the State of
#Texas
to do what they accuse other political groups of doing to them. Silencing
#FreeSpeech
on college campuses. This time it occurred at
#TexasTech
#ProChoice
#Voteblue
#1stAmendment
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Abortion Rights Advocate Talk Canceled After TPUSA Pressure
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a talk by a retired doctor who advocates for a woman’s right to receive a third-trimester abortion, the conservative Texas Scorecard website repor...
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/01/30/abortion-rights-advocate-talk-canceled-after-tpusa-pressure
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Luke O'Neil
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I am back after taking a small social media break
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Democracy Docket
13 days ago
BREAKING: Maureen Riordan, whose DOJ appointment signaled an anti-voting shift through her alignment with election deniers, has left the department. Her departure marks the loss of one of the voting section's most veteran lawyers, leaving it in the hands of new hires with ties to radical figures.
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In blow to DOJ voting section, experienced former chief is out
Riordan’s quiet exit underscores the instability roiling the Civil Rights Division more broadly.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-blow-to-doj-voting-section-experienced-former-chief-is-out
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Woke Not Broke 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
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LDF Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Case of Black Man Sentenced to Death
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
#Politics
#USPolitics
#Law
#Legal
#SCOTUS
#SupremeCourt
#DeathPenalty
#AmosWells
#LDF
#NAACP
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LDF Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Case of Black Man Sentenced to Death
Trial tainted with risk of racial prejudice and stereotyping, LDF argues The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging it to hear Wells v. Guerrero, the case of Am...
https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-files-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-black-man-sentenced-to-death/
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John Fetterman sold out his own party again. Shocker /s
whyy.org/articles/joh...
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Sen. John Fetterman breaks with fellow Democrats over ICE funding
Although Fetterman called for the immigration operation in Minneapolis to “immediately end,” he vowed to never vote to shut down the government.
https://whyy.org/articles/john-fetterman-ice-funding/
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Alex Pretti family should file a defamation suit. Heck I donate money to help them
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The lengths the American right and far right wing will go to defend their own and smear their victims must never be forgotten
www.wired.com/story/the-in...
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The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaging the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-instant-smear-campaign-against-border-patrol-shooting-victim-alex-pretti/
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Unlawful and Unconstitutional actions have consequences for ICE employees once the public notices their lawlessness behavior . Then reacts to it negatively.
#Voteblue
#ProudBlue
#ICE
#Minnesota
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, according to reports
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agents-morale-reports-minneapolis-shooting-b2907742.html
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I need to rematch Mr Smith goes to Washington
youtu.be/s6UbYHCkoZs?...
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Speech
YouTube video by Michael Kirkpatrick
https://youtu.be/s6UbYHCkoZs?si=rTfFjMwoyUvsimpw
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Yes the
#HeritageFoundation
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