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Major news outlets are standing together and refusing to sign. ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News have all rejected a new Pentagon policy that would impose unprecedented restrictions on news gathering.

Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens. They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.

Having a hard time keeping up with things in your daily life? World outside seems upside down? No longer enjoying the same things you once did? Future feels dark and scary? You may be experiencing fascism. Fortunately, there’s a cure! #GeneralStrike #Protest #Resist #CommunityDefense #MutualAid

We’re taking to the streets across the nation on October 18 to protest the Trump administration’s abuse of executive power. Join us on October 6 at 8pm ET to make sure you’re prepared to protest safely. RSVP at aclu.org/KYRtraining_oct6

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Hey Springfield! Did you know we have our very own Food Not Bombs chapter that creates delicious meals (vegan friendly) for the community? Come out and help prep food to feed our neighbors tomorrow at Westminster Presbyterian Church (533 S. Walnut, Springfield) m.signupgenius.com#!/showSignUp...

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All eyes on the #GlobalSumudFloatilla which was just intercepted by Isreal right now!! (But yes the shutdown is also happening.) 🚨Take action for the Floatilla NOW using the Contact Government Officals form at linktr.ee/globalsumudf... #FDT #50501Movement

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Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Tell him, Sen. Tammy. 🔥 #trumpisontheepsteinlist #petehegsethresign #nokings #freeamerica #handsoff #notroopsinchicago #stopmaga

📢 Next Springfield, IL town hall: Protest Safety 101! #protestsafety 🩷 Together, we are stronger. 💛TOGETHER, WE ARE SAFER! 🌈 Safe Space. 🇺🇸 All Pro-Democracy Humans & Orgs are Welcome! @ccilindivisible.bsky.social @gt-alliance.bsky.social @centralildsa.bsky.social #psl #springfield4palestine

It. Is. The. Guns. 🤬 Thank you @studentsdemand.bsky.social #gunreformnow #studentsdemandaction

Republicans & Trump are 100% responsible if the government shuts down today. DO NOT fall for MAGA's lies. #DonaldTrumpsShutdown

💔 #LGBTQIArights #transrightsarehumanrights 🌈🌈🌈 Stand up. Fight back. LGBTQIA+ people aren't going anywhere. Thank you @aclu.org 🌈🌈🌈

After canceling an earlier meeting, President Trump is planning to meet with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders on Monday. Congress must pass or extend a spending bill before Oct. 1 to prevent a shutdown.

You don't have to RSVP. Just show up, America. 🔥OCT. 18th 🔥 #nokings #fiftyfiftyone #Indivisible @ccilindivisible.bsky.social ✨️If not now, then when? 📍Check out the map at: nokings.org

#nokings #freeamerica #oregon

The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Grow our movement and join us! #illinoisundividedandfocused

Governor Pritzker, thank you for monitoring the horrific events unfolding at the Broadview ICE facility. Do whatever you can to protect people's right to protest, to observe, and to live!

“It really does alter our ability as a collective society to be able to identify and discuss reality.”

At 8:35 pm last night, ICE and Border Patrol took their violence against protestors to another level. They attacked everyone, including members of the media. This is an assault on our civil rights. This is an assault on what it means to be American. youtube.com/shorts/Bv1Vr...

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens. Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

🔥 the People united will never be defeated 🔥 #nokings #nokings2 #october18 #oct18 #America

Oct. 18th... We, the People... once again say: NO KINGS IN THE USA 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 #releasetheepsteinfiles #notrump #nokings #nofascistUSA #savedemocracy #saveAmerica #october18 #fiftyfiftyone #Indivisible #trumpisontheepsteinlist #standupfightback #makebillionairespay #climatejustice #racialjustice #america

Let's plan some good trouble tomorrow!

We don’t want to hear about the Bermuda Triangle. We don’t want to read the classified documents about Amelia Earhart. We don’t give a damn about who stopped the UN escalator. We know acetaminophen doesn’t cause autism. We also know that Tmurp needs to #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

💯 fear-mongering 💯 total executive overreach 💯 Do not let the extremist, right-wing nationalist authoritarians in the GOP silence you, America. #nokings #democracy #standupfightback #constitution #fiftyfiftyone #Indivisible #oct18

Microsoft says it has barred the Israeli military from using the company’s services to spy on millions of Palestinian phone calls in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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NEXSTAR AND SINCLAIR FOLD!! We are the resistance! Stay tuned at friendseverywhere.network for what comes next.

As always, read @juliametraux.bsky.social: "The White House has made it even harder for disabled and chronically ill people who want to work to find accessible jobs, especially as more companies roll back work-from-home policies, and as the job market craters amid tariffs and slow growth."

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AI is advancing fast, and AI doomers say humanity is at risk.

“Science Under Siege”: Dr. Peter Hotez on Trump, Tylenol & Autism https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/24/peter_hotez_rfk_jr_autism_tylenol

Sinclair and Nextstar are still withholding the Kimmel Show from the air! 😡❌👑 Are you ready for episode two? www.FriendsEverywhere.network @nelini.bsky.social @polrev.bsky.social

Well said. 💜 Stay strong, Kat! @katmabu.bsky.social #censorship #policebrutality #excessiveforce #noice #nokings #freepress

Make a comment. It takes less than 5 minutes. 📝 #boycottdisney #boycottabc #boycotthulu #mandalorian #fiftyfiftyone @50501movement.bsky.social @50501il.bsky.social #freespeech #disney #nomaga #nokings

📢 Join our friends @ccilindivisible.bsky.social for a pop up #protest protecting the #firstamendment 🇺🇲 🇺🇲🇺🇲 📢 THURS. SEPT. 25 - 4:00 PM 📢 #freespeech #freepress #boycotts #releasetheepsteinfiles #standwithsurvivors #Indivisible #fiftyfiftyone #dsa #psl #defenddemocracy

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis

“We still have to live under that — that fear of losing our identity, losing our culture, our religion,” Leonard Peltier says about his continued commitment to Indigenous rights. “The struggle still goes on for me. I’m not going to give up.”

Springfield, IL: all 🔥🔥🔥 no 🧊🧊🧊 #nokings #protectdemocracy #nofascistusa #knowyourrights #Dylanblaha #ildistrict13 #freespeech #firstamendment #saynotofascism #nomaga #ice #noauthoritarianism #vote #protectfreespeech #Illinois

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You 🔥 cannot 🔥 negotiate 🔥 with 🔥 fascism 🔥 period. Thanks @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social 🇺🇲 #noautocrats #nodictators #nofascistusa #endauthoritarianism #stopmaga #nokings

Delete TikTok, and tell everyone you know to do the same. It’s going to be a surveillance and propaganda tool for the Trump regime.

President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century.

🔬Science is real! Science saves lives! 🧪 #stopmaga #cdc #Science #transparency #publichealth #protectscience #vaccines #censorship #hhs

America: the French people really know how to protest! 🔥🔥🔥 Do not stop using your voice! 🩷 🇫🇷 🩷 #makegoodtrouble #october18 #nokings #fiftyfiftyone #protest #rally #climatejustice #firstamendment #france