Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
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Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Welch: Am American president talks to other American citizens like that, and propagandists come on TV and normalize this behavior. And nothing about this is normal. Nothing
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My reporting uncovered the existence of DoJ training videos instructing FBI personnel on how to flag Trumpās name in the Epstein files. Iām suing to get the videos under FOIA. substack.com/@muellershew...
the point was to highlight that non-activist citizens can be activated when the mirror breaks and they realize they have the numbers
the Berlin Wall fell because a bunch of people misunderstood a press conference, flooded the gates, and reached a critical mass. we think about it a lot. the thing about the people in control is, they're out numbered and always will be. all it can take is one little misunderstanding to remind us.
I really hope this becomes the black eye it deserves to be www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Yea, and if they don't listen? Then what are you going to do?
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This part. Everyone should be taking notes from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.socialās @mizzwelch.bsky.social
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Russia is attempting to destabilize Germany, including targeting its infrastructure, and therefore Berlin is in direct conflict with Moscow.
Me logging onto social media just now.
Who needs a cleaning lady
I had a great time at the 3rd Annual Fire Truck Pull in Palm Beach Gardens, supporting Connections School for Autism. Events like this bring our community together, raise awareness for autism, and show the strength of Palm Beach County when we stand side by side #Florida
This is gonna sound dumb but has anyone created a "i know a guy" reddit page thing? I know Nextdoor absolutely sucks but if enough actual good people step up to try and improve their local community maybe things can turn around? We should all do what we can to improve the situation.
Participating in the "I know a guy" economy is more mutual aid praxis than the average activist could dream of.
Hustle culture is just another attack by capitalism on society and community.
Guys, in my experience were never big phone Guys, they were barstool Guy who never really got drunk, or, just as commonly, gas station Guys who hung around the pop machine and repair bays, maybe some McDonalds breakfast Guys. Loss of Guys is related to loss of 3rd spaces, another problem.
asked my father-in-law how i can āknow a guyā. i will never forget his answerā¦ āwe canāt, we donāt know how to do it anymoreā
Oh yes 100000% I guess I should have specified that a lot of the people already part of the movement/resistance. I have unfortunately seen a pattern where those who are invested with politics also are really struggling too š
Old handy shop types are a dying breed. My dad was one of those. They looked out for each other. He used to say to me about calling in, "Regardless of what the bosses are doing, if you can go, you should because your coworkers are depending on you." If he couldn't do something, he knew a guy.
itās like, guy 1 repairs guy 2ās porch for $50 and gets to keep the leftover lumber that he trades to guy 3 for a new fender and a discount on a junker that he repairs with the help of guy 4, who is happy to teach guy 1 what he knows about engines for a six pack of coors and a ride to the airport
Last week I called two plumbers for a tub/shower valve fix. Reg company wanted $1250, second one quoted me $2500. My SIL said, āI know a guyā who came and fixed it for $200 in less than an hour. Protect your local āKnow a Guysā like the treasures they are. And pay in cash.
my father-in-law is a āI know a guyā Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because itās not about āwinningā a deal, itās about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
I don't really care that they are doing this. Simply because they aren't disobeying illegal orders and listening to a facist. They made that choice. They can accept the consequences of their choices.
The warfighters in DC got the trash picked up, now time to mulch.
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But they wont. A majority of the democratic party are a bunch of old cowards who are paid by the same people who control the government or by AIPAC. Unless we can completely replace nearly all of them then how is anything gonna happen? Look at now?
What if we established a tax-exempt Church of Democracy and sued the government for infringing on our religious freedoms when it does authoritarian stuff?
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Yea, we know. He's goal is to kill anyone who he hates. This is no surprise. I hope she had planned for this in advance because it was an obvious thing he was going to do. He is trying to kill lots of people.
Heās trying to get her killedā¦
NEW VIDEO: Trump is attacking the Constitution and Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling him out. He joined me to discuss restoring American democracy, the administrationās overreach into elections, and Trumpās desire to be a dictator. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDLI...
Why indeed. #FuckThemOut
Mike Johnson dismisses the unpopularity of the Big Beautiful Bill: "The individual provisions of that giant piece of legislation are wildly popular." CNN host John Berman immediately debunks that claim.
And if we let it slide, it sets the precedent that Congress doesnāt matter, the people donāt matter, and the only will that counts is the presidentās.
If one man can erase billions in spending with the stroke of a pen (overruling the representatives of 330 million Americans) thatās not democracy. Thatās authoritarianism.
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 was written specifically to stop presidents from doing exactly this after Nixon tried the same power grab. Even Republicans like Collins admit this violates the law.
We may not always like every decision they make, but those choices reflect the will of the people through their representatives. When a president bypasses Congress and unilaterally cancels funding theyāve already approved, itās not just reckless itās illegal.
Guess Trump didnāt learn his lesson after all Senator Susan Collins. Letās be clear about why this is authoritarian. Congress is the branch of government elected by the American people to decide how our money is spent.
Senator Susan Collins of Maine denounced the move as unlawful, saying that any attempt to rescind funds already appropriated by Congress without its approval is a direct violation of the law.
This escalation in the long-running battle between Trump and Congress over control of spending quickly drew criticism, including from the top Republican on the Appropriations Committee.
When a president decides to disregard the will of the American people, youāre right, thatās the mark of authoritarian rule. The White House has notified Congress that it plans to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding that lawmakers had already approved, doing so without their consent.
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This is definitely infuriating. That is not their job. But why are people saying this is humiliating? What's wrong with landscaping work? Yes no military personnel should be doing this but saying it's humiliating is insinuating that that type of work is "beneath" them?
šØNational Guard has transitioned from clean up to landscaping. This is infuriating. A gross abuse of power and misallocation of the purpose/function of these men and women.
Iāll be real with you: not even a Cybertruck owner deserves this
"Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." Then why is prayer, literally, *always* the substitute for action, you willfully obtuse asshole?
The ICE agents followed my friend for several miles before pulling him over on the pretext that his brake light was out. (That was a lie; it wasnāt out.) They are targeting work vehicles driven by anyone who ālooksā Hispanic to them.
ICE agents in DC today appear to be focusing on the North Capitol Street corridor. One is wearing a Texas-themed hat and a āthin blue lineā patch that says SEND ME. Again: Keep an eye out for an unmarked black Ford truck with the Texas plate NTV9211.
šØICE agents are racially profiling and arresting Hispanic drivers in the DC area today, targeting work vehicles like trucks and vans. A friend who was targeted sent me video today. Hereās a picture that shows one of two agents before he pulled on his mask. Unmarked black Ford truck, plate: NTV9211.
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I so freaking hope you are right about that. Figuratively and literally.
And how is this new information? Im glad more people are getting the information out though. Hopefully the more people know about that maybe someone could do something about it effectively.
Portugalās President Rebelo de Sousa: āThe top leader of the worldās foremost superpower is, objectively, a Soviet or Russian asset. He operates as an asset.ā
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Vance will not be able to muster the way Trump has. Trump was decades in the making. Vance is a fart in a Jacuzzi.
I have been diagnosed professionally to have autism, major depression disorder, generalized anxiety, ADHD, and CPTSD from abuse. I am not allowed to have weapons due to mental health issues (which shocker is part of my disabilities). I would love to protect myself and family of course.
Definitely agree with that. But he will have Stephen Miller. Steven? I dont remember but you get what I mean hopefully. There are probably so many people behind the scenes actually doing the planning and work and trump and Vance are just the actors.
Stop infantilizing white women. It's sexist and deeply insulting.
Ashli Babbitt was a grown ass adult who chose to break into an unauthorized area during an insurrection against the repeated warnings of law enforcement. She ignored those warnings and got killed through no one's fault but her own. She was a traitor. She doesn't deserve full military honors.
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just demanded a special Senate committee hearing on the crisis at the CDC, making RFK Jr testify under oath on the disaster he's created. Go Bernie!
Newsom: This cannot be normalized. And yes so I'm highlighting some just just blatant hypocrisy. Yes, we are putting a mirror up to the lunacy that is trump's tweets and his grift.
LOLL this is funny seeing you trying to spin this, nah you accused me of being a fed first. I just decided to prove I'm not and I'm actually a person who cares about the situation just as much as you and everyone else. I am one of those marginalized people you mentioned, feds would kill me.
To which I add Sarah from Parkland.
Why are you quoting her when you ONLY offer thoughts and prayers?? You are a fucking hypocrite who is doing nothing as senator but make yourself wealthy. You aren't helping Americans at all. You don't listen to what WE WANT.
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I am too out of shape and unhealthy and disabled to be a fed. They wouldn't dare hire someone like me lolll.
Well I saw @chadbourn.bsky.social liked this, I wanna say the "well no shit" was towards the shit JD Vance said.
Sooo....who's gonna remain fighting for us in the CDC? They just relinquished any control they had? Who's gonna be resisting from the inside now? Why didn't the ones who resigned keep fighting and disobeying and make the admin fire them?
CDC scientists receive a heroes welcome after walking out today.
Lolll you still think im a fed poor bot. I gave you a photo, video, and let you know of a source you could find to even get my name. It ain't hard to find out who I am.
See other reply for the answer to this.
Well I never brought up concentration camps nor did you originally. You said "Giving up your guns while a fascist is consolidating power is fucking stupid." It's about the use and/or suggested use of weapons against others. If a person suggests it then they need to be on the front lines.
Tulsi Gabbard released the names of CIA OPERATIVES! āIt could potentially put CIA cover procedures at risk. It could put relations with foreign governments at risk.ā The Predator in Chief picks all the best people...right? Not! www.thedailybeast.com/intelligence...
Well no shit. This was planned probably way in advance. Why are any of us surprised? Theyre probably gonna do something to get rid of the orange so this dumbshit can take charge. That ain't gonna fix the problem. They have a line of succession.
Ominous. JD Vance to USA Today: āI've gotten a lot of good on-the-job training over the last 200 days. āIf God forbid, there's a terrible tragedy, I can't think of a better on-the-job training than what I've gotten over the last 200 days.ā
Just so people have context in case they don't believe me that assault weapons cause major damage that many people struggle to survive from. www.yahoo.com/news/what-ca...
It's not something I simply tell myself. This is real evidence. Btw, not a kid. 25 years old with a bachelor's of science in physics secondary education. I strictly go by evidence. www.yahoo.com/news/what-ca...
Self/community defense with assault weapons. Do you know the level of damage that an assault weapon can cause? What would you need weapons like that for then? Do you think they will let you just injured someone without retaliation such as death?
You are subtly suggesting people use their weapons to fight against the facism which dont get me wrong, I agree if it reaches that point. But a suggestion like that should be committed by the suggestor due to the various affects that killing another human can cause.
I don't disagree with that at all. My point is: those who suggest killing another human should be the ones to do it. The act of killing can cause a lot of trauma since not all deaths are quick or instant. An act like that should be done by the ones who suggest it.
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Of course not. Of course i would fight. But think about what you are asking. You are asking for someone else to do the dirty work for you. I do agree with not getting rid of our weapons right now but no one should suggest someone do the dirty work for them for such a serious action.
K. I'm autistic and have cptsd. I'm not hard to find unfortunately. Because my health records they probably already have me on a list so I have no problem being vocal and showing myself. A picture of me was in an MPR article of me at the no kings protest. Good luck.
I'm reminded of how many of us disabled folks have conflicting access needs. We have to try to remember that social media posts don't allow for much nuance and depth, and that we aren't necessarily at odds when advocating for our different needs. Not just on Bluesky, but Reddit and Facebook too.
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I am part of a marginalized group. Disabled. I would be one of those people.
Yes I understand that. But you also didn't answer the other questions. You are the one suggesting it so are you gonna be one of the first people on the front lines? Are you going to do what you are suggesting? Why say someone else should do the dirty work?
I don't think anyone has the guts to actually be in a weaponized resistance. No average person would be able to handle the level of gore that a civil war would entail. Let alone treat any of the injured. Many people don't have enough of the skills to survive. What the hell are we supposed to do?
He also said, āI can do anything I want, Iām the president of the United States.ā The man wants to be king, but we became our own country to never again be ruled by one.
Mother Earth is watching. Don't be complicit.
Don't 'should'. I've been guilty of it too. But instead of shouting things should be, ask if they could be. And if they can be, why aren't they, and what can you do about it?