This is not the government by the people for the people It’s a police state.

Can’t believe I’ve not seen or heard about Vigilantes Inc til now. Quite impressive & shocking. #BrianKemp relative, Governor off Georgia, had ban on slavery removed from Declaration of Independence. The apple doesn’t fall far from tree. Well done & thx @gregpalast.bsky.social youtu.be/P_XdtAQXnGE

She is standing her ground,she needs to call her lawyer

Rep. Nicole Collier is an attorney.

Where are the legal scholars?? Why is there no motions being filed? Injunctions? This is NOT LEGAL!!

Trump has gutted the entire government! Courts, oversight, Supreme Court and Law Firms, Educational Institutions and anything that can fight against this corrupt government and hostile takeover!

Thank her for her service here. house.texas.gov/members/2360

Wow!! How many *White* Dems have been kidnapped by Texas Nazis? I said....

We might want to think about the REAL "WHY" ~ The Republican Political Party brought troops into Washington D.C. to protect the Capitol prior to kidnapping a democratic politician in Texas and holding her hostage. In an attempt to spark a civil war.

They are hoping for a pretext to begin using the military to start shooting unarmed civilians. Then they can declare a state of emergency and call off all elections until they lift that state, which will be entirely in accordance with their opinion on when it is safe to do so.

They just may get exactly what they want! Hope they’re ready!

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I don’t understand why this isn’t a bigger story

*watching a pointed white robe hand a CEO an inch thick stack of cash* Yeah, real mystery....

The RacistAF texas! We the 10 Blue Donor states want to vote them out! No more $Billions! More than they pay into the pot! They have a 140 Billion rainy day fund? So they cheat and steal from all!

And a brand new 400 million dollar camp at El Paso.

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How the fuck is this fascist shit legal???

Let her go.

How is this legal?

State Rep. Collier refused to sign the permission slip that would have authorized a Department of Public Safety (DPS) deputy to follow her around 24/7. It was to ensure she would return to the Capitol for quorum on Wednesday. They locked her in the chamber. WTF is wrong with Republicans in Texas?

Call the cops. This is abduction.

WTF? 😳

OUTRAGEOUS💯🤬😡☠️

So outrageous and unthinkable that we are literally watching an elected official be criminalized for doing the job the people elected her to do. There is nothing you can say that makes this okay. We have failed as a nation. We have failed as the people of this nation so miserably.

In democratic countries I am sure that it would be illegal. It's a pity pity the US is a dictatorship at present.

Is she alone? Where are her colleagues??🤨

Did the other Democrats just sign the forms?

My initial thought...

This is deeply disturbing, Texas. WTF

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She's a hero

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So I'm guessing all the other Dems signed this form?

That was my first thought

this is insane.

Why in the hell didn't she calling law enforcement? Isn't this kidnapping? This is making world news ... where are the police in TX?

Fascism in Texas.

Rep Collier, we need you on Bluesky!

Very little coverage, and I know why.

Jesus Christ 🤬🤬

This is kidnapping. 100% illegal. Why didn't she ring the police ?

I don’t get how there’s not one criminal attorney stepping up, going to a judge and getting a warrant to get her out of there. This is illegal. They do not have a right to lock her in a room ! that’s kidnapping and holding somebody against their will.

Kidnapping, much?

I would walk out. Force them to place me under arrest.

Time to gtfo out of the US. It’s too late now. The world has normalised trumps insanity.

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What kind of messed up leaders hold their colleagues hostage?!! This is outrageous!

Leaders? How about terrorists?

That is called kidnapping 💯

Fascism in Texas Capital

Holding someone against their will is against the law!

I would call the local Police and tell them you are being held hostage

They won't do anything

There should be a record of it anyway.

She's being held by the very same police that you would be calling. They would probably hang up on you and then laugh over donuts. Swear to God.

So much for privacy. 🗽🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻

Calling Richard Widmark

Quorum should never have been restored.

Yes they never should have gone back, but Texans should have been in the streets by the 100s of thousands to demand Abbott stop.

Did this even happen? Watching the national news this morning and…

I guess a Democrat being held against her will by Texas Republicans isn’t a big deal by legacy media standards. Fake toys got more coverage than this on morning national news.

“We are the land of the free” rings hollow under this administration

She’s still there! Rep Collier, so proud of you and thank you for standing firm for democracy. I’ll be making calls tomorrow. (Dammit, child rapist Ghislaine Maxwell’s now at a minimum security facility, able to sign in/out of the prison which **isn’t even allowed** at her offender level!)

Atty Crump, please go help her. TY.

Sounds like Belarus, Russia, Turkey.....that's the reference frame of Trump's USA?

Elected officials should be arrested, hogtied and frog-marched into voting against their interests — exactly as the Founding Fathers intended!

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This shit is crazy. If President Obama had only even thought of some of the things that these Republicans are doing this is so wrong on so many levels. Legally how can they do this?

Ghislane Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker has more freedom than Rep Nicole Collier. Disgusting. Texas Republicans, you should be ashamed of yourselves. But you won't be. I'm not worried though. This will not work out for you in the end. www.foxnews.com/us/ghislaine...

Is ICE involved?

There's absolutely nothing legal about that. NOTHING!! Have someone from your office go to the nearest police station and file charges and a restraining order. If necessary go to the courthouse and get a signed order by a judge demanding that they stand down.

A true American hero!

They are jealous of you, because you are a threat. You’re smarter than them!

Held against her will, kidnapping at the least. Law and order my ass.

GOP of Texas is holding a democrat hostage! This is as unAmerican a democracy can get!!!!

That is fascism!

And Jim Crow!

Is what TX doing, legal? Can they force reps to sign papers to OK them being followed by police? Stalking? Is this legal? And why are they doing it. They're all back. Head it on Rachel first but she never asked if it was legal. Been waiting.

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 The speaker of the house in Texas is Dustin Burrows His official phone number is (512) 463-0542 Call him now and demand the unconditional release of Nicole Collier

Citizens should exercise their 2nd Amendment right and free her from a tyrannical regime. That is what the 2nd Amendment was specifically intended for by the Founding Fathers.

My god what has happened to my country!

What in the actual fuck? Texas and Florida seem to be having a hold my beer racist competition…

I see a lawsuit coming. Holding a person agaisn't their will--isn't that kidnapping?

That’s kidnapping, surely. How is that legal in America? HOSTAGE OF DEMOCRACY

Texastan russian loving commie creeps. Lookin at you Abbott

I fucking can’t believe this is happening in our country.

This is really crazy.

Act now on Rep. Collier’s behalf. Call the Texas Capitol at 512-463-1000 and demand her release.

#FuckNaziTexas

This country is behaving like a Russian state.

Maybe set off a fire alarm?

That's now conveniently a felony.....unless ur a white president of the united state, you won't be able to get a job with a felony record...

Are you still in need of convincing? Are you not yet sick to your stomach’s? How much more brutality and abject corruption do you need before you stand up and FUCKING. DO. SOMETHING?!?! #ThisIsFascism #FightGoddamnit #BastilleDayUSA✊🏽🌹

F this sh*t. Pull the fire alarm.

How is this not extortion, kidnapping, or false arrest and false imprisonment? IANAL. Seems Rep Collier needs an aggressive lawyer.

This!!!!!

She’s being held against her will. Is that only illegal in TX if the victim is a man?

FFS does she need a “pass” to pee? 😡

Use their chairs I say

This used to be called “kidnapping” or some such term… Shame on current administration!!!

The Texan Senate Torture Chamber

Imagine if every single Democrat had done what Gavin Newsom and Zohran Mamdani are doing starting on Election Day. The reason we exist is because they didn’t, but hopefully, they get inspired to wake up and do it now. It’s never too late to grow a spine. This woman is my hero.

WTF

They’ll stop at nothing - what a bunch of mentally deranged individuals - the GOP is a joke

Hordes of supporters should go to her NOW!

Get your lawyer stp, (Sooner Than Possible)! I believe the terms to use are kidnapping and extortion. Hurry!

In America maken ze ondertussen gewoon politieke gevangen.

JFC 😡

Might this be considered kidnapping?

Without a doubt the most OUTRAGEOUS public kidnapping in tExas history.

It looks like kidnapping to me... how the hell are they getting away with this?

This is CRAZY!!

Isn’t it kidnapping to hold someone against their will?

RESIST

Control Texas wants control over every politican 'Vote this way, we know where your family is' Why is this not illegal as hell and who decided it was a good idea?

I'm sorry, but this isn't the whole story. I want to know why, apparently, so many of her colleagues complied with this ludicrous demand.

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Other dems should have joined her and stayed the night in support and to give her company

Where the hell are they!

Well tonight they have done exactly that, good for them

Fascism is fully enacted. The police are another arm of the fascist party & have shown which citizens they will protect. A citizen has been publicly kidnapped & will not be saved or protected. You don't have to believe ACAB, but ACAB is true.

What's the legal definition of kidnapping?

If only U.S. Marshall's were still activated. They were the last word in law enforcement.

Bless you Nicole Collier!! 🇺🇸

This is just absolutely wrong

Called kidnapping, you have your phone, call the police, your lawyer then the paper.

How many times did people tell them not to go back to Texas?? Ma'am, you were WARNED. There's nothing we can *do* for you from here.

TX Rep Nicole #Collier -a minority held prisoner in the #Texas Capital by MINORITY REPUBLICANS - violation of US Constitution a la Rosa Parks... I smell lawsuits/ civil lawsuits. I hope she'll be a rich person & her jailers get sentenced to jail! @aclu.org www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

American hero !

Unbelievable and hot monkey mess in Texas!

Such a nice country you Americans have created!! Well done you guys!

Stay strong Hold the Line republicans are criminal kidnappers

I think Nicole Collier should give Jasmine Crockett a call

I hope they've already talked. We need more women like both of them!

These are fucked up times. If you’re able to get there and join the protest, you should. Let’s not make it easy for these fuckers.

The GOP is an anti-American, authoritarian, pedophile-protecting, criminal organization. They should be banned from ever participating in politics again. Every single office holder who is a Republican in 2025 should be personally banned from ever holding office again.

Fuck Texas. Cut them off from federal tax dollars

I’m in Northern California watching this since last night. Power to you.

This is what courage looks like. Strong woman. And resistance to evil and unlawfulness is good trouble. Rep. Colliers, go potty, and do #2. 💨💨💨 Light that bathroom up!

Free our Dems. Fight y’all. This is highly irregular and not in line with American values. You MAGA punks need to quit carrying water fo fascists.

Just burn the building down. Fuck it

WTAF!!??

That seems...unconstitutional.

Since when do trump and the repugnicunts care about the constitution?

Texas Rep have lost their dam minds for Trump.

Wtf???

You are a hero ❤️

Why weren't all the Dems who returned armed to the teeth and why didn't they use them?

Name and shame. DOXX THEM!!!

… … … ‘HallWay Monitors.’… … … They assigned ‘HALLWAY MONITORS’ to a ST Cap Rep!!! These people are either Unsanely DESPERATE! OR Desperately UNSANE! Keyword, here? ‘DESPERATE’

Hmmmm. Looks historically familiar… a black woman held in false imprisonment

Kidnapping! They all need to be locked up!

This never happen under any other president this must stop trump must be sentence to death for treason against our government, the US our constitution, the people and the world. this is a called for people to wake up the US will never be the same unless those in the white house are sentence/Crimes.

Can someone help me understand why they returned to Texas in the first place?

TX Rep Nicole Collier is MY rep from Fort Worth! Abbott is literally holding her HOSTAGE on the TX Statehouse floor because she REFUSES to sign a paper under duress to force her to allow a DPS officer to follow her 24/7 until the Wed vote to steal our votes is unconscionable! She committed NO CRIME!

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Every time I see this it infuriates me to no end !! 🤬🤬🤬 And I want to know how the “Blacks for Trump” feel ? Y’all like this? This is what y’all voted for Ignorant MFs!!

Permission slip? GOP is acting like a bunch of third graders. Well that is their mentality I guess.

Where are all the Democrats, nationwide, who should be standing with Nicole Collier? Fighting authoritarianism with strongly worded letters is ridiculously absurd at this point.

These fucking guys are going to far!!Don’t worry Texans will show up! And we all know how much they love their 2nd amendment rights!!

Break the fucking door!!!

Kidnapping

WHERE ARE THE DEMS???? If her peers do not stand up & SHOW UP: primary them to dust.

People need to lose their jobs or positions immediately for this

Why did the other Dems sign permission slips to be monitored by police 24/7???

Unless the laws are drastically different in Texas, unlawful imprisonment and extortion are felonies.

THIS. IS. ILLEGAL!!!!🤬

LAW SUIT

The Republican Party are 100% lawless Fascists.

Texas has lost their mind. I'm with Texas Dems! #WeveHadEnough #Indivisible #Resist

Abbott just keeps looking better and better.

This is insane. Other countries need to start sanctioning the US.

My Gosh! You have exactly two options: fight hard, or let it happen. But posting videos on TikTok crying about how shitty fascism is doesn't fucking change anything.

That’s false imprisonment.

But where are the rest of the dems. Why did they comply and sign knowing there isn’t anything about it that is legal.

We don’t yet know if they signed or where they are. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt until I learn more💙

racist Notzees

Effing Notzees!!!

Once again, an African American stands up for what is right. Despite the continued mistreatment of their race by our country, she demonstrates unbelievable patriotism. 🗽

#blacksky

WTF!!! Absolutely not! F this stupid ish! Shit is about to get real!!

White #Republicans kidnap black Democrat #NicoleCollier - lock her in room like a slave. #nicolecollier #Trump #texas #MAGA #GOP #Democrats #kidnapped #hostage #slavery #dallas #houston #AustinTX 90 second video plz watch - share - comment - subscribe FREE www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDSl...

Racist is what racist does Nothing speaks racist more than white Texas Republicans holding a Black Woman Democrat Lawmaker hostage like a slave #Dallas #Houston #Democrats #Republicans #texas #nicolecollier #Veterans #Slavery #NicoleCollier Without a warrant kidnapped www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/p...

Seriously, where do they even get this shit from? What rules, laws, regulations are they reading that makes them think this is okay? None. They’re making it up. And side note: I disagree with anyone calling the Republican Party “GOP” - there is nothing grand about them.

You’re correct! Nothing Grand !

GOP: Guardians Of Pedophiles

Or guardians of police state.

They’re fascists.

FASCISTIC.

I hope she pees on the house floor

Did they pass a law already or are they just breaking the law because there ain’t no fucking way they could make me do that …. Bumped your fucking head you think I’m signing a permission slip to walk to my car and go home after work. … but she’s a black woman so they’re going to force her🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

They’re about to have a whole f——-g problem there when people start descending on that place.

- Violation of Texas State law - Cruel and Unusual Punishment Anyone care to add to this list.

False imprisonment

Sure sounds like a dictatorship

Piss in all their chairs 🪑💛

Can we send her support in a tangible fashion? An overnight bag sent via express mail, food, things like that?

A rope so she can climb out her office window.

A lawyer, judge, police officers to get her out of

there

Texas Republicans are a wholly owned subsidiary of Christian nationalist libertarian billionaires. www.propublica.org/article/tim-...

Exactly HOSTAGE!!!!!

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Can't someone send in the A-Team to liberate these dems?

She's being kidnapped. Held against her will. Have them arrested.

Texas is a lawless place. The GOP have tested their abusive policies on the entire population. Texas is 50th in special education, that's denying FAPE, ADA, and medical neglect statewide. They've been at this a long time. 🚨The most AMBER alerts in the US. Project 2025 is Texas policies 4 all.

First they wouldn’t stay. And now they won’t leave. Just what do these Dems want? 🤣

I hope that she'll be able to relieve herself on the Speaker's chair.

Window

This is criminal.

Free Nicole Collier. #txlege THIS IS WHAT COURAGE LOOKS LIKE!!! Praying that she stays safe. I trust nothing from the Guardians of Pedophiles. 🤬🤬 @texasdemocrats.bsky.social

Keep up the fight! Don't let these bastards beat you down! There are protests out front right now!!!

Denying an American of their Constitutional right to liberty, without due process, and forcing members of a political opposition to sign a document, under duress, is what a fascist regime has done. Unlike Texas, Californians will VOTE to enact redistricting. Republican Texans are Un-American scum.

Just fucking leave what are they gonna put you in jail motherfuckers

Had enough? Join us. RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

"This is the fight all of us have in resisting the end of our democracy. If we continue to allow them to take our freedoms we wont have any left for them to take. We wont have any left to defend." Nicole Collier