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Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick.bsky.social

Weaponizing the federal government to intimidate a political opponent is not something that happens in a democracy.

aug 14, 2025, 8:22 pm • 1,054 305

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Tim @tts61.bsky.social

Tell us again how they’re not Gestapo.. They’re fucking Gestapo. End of story.

aug 15, 2025, 7:39 am • 5 0 • view
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JennyBeeFightsFascists🐝🟦✡️🎗️💛🕊️🪩🌟 @benbennybee.bsky.social

Exactly. We are no longer a democracy.

aug 15, 2025, 10:54 am • 0 0 • view
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Catherine Zoltan @catherinezoltan.bsky.social

I think now is a good time to confront the fact that there is no line the Republican Political Party won't cross.

aug 15, 2025, 6:55 am • 2 0 • view
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phoebe1313.bsky.social @phoebe1313.bsky.social

#AbolishICEgestapo

aug 16, 2025, 12:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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Old Rock @oldrok1953.bsky.social

More proof that the dictator in chief must be removed from power along with his corrupt regime of the captured DOJ and FB!.

aug 15, 2025, 11:12 am • 0 0 • view
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UBIsavesLives/TAXBILLIONAIRES @ubisaveslives.bsky.social

This is the American gestapo they just don't know it yet. #NurembergTrials2NOW

aug 15, 2025, 12:24 am • 3 0 • view
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fredrikblue.bsky.social @fredrikblue.bsky.social

Your democracy is dead. It's been dead for a while now but many people can't comprehend.

aug 15, 2025, 7:14 am • 0 0 • view
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CHRONIC CANADIAN 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🦋❤️🐶🇺🇦 @grampafan.bsky.social

Fuck ‘em.

aug 15, 2025, 5:50 am • 1 0 • view
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ragedwolves.bsky.social @ragedwolves.bsky.social

That’s not an intimidation if they’re just standing at the corner looking retarded. Gavin, the next time you hold the press, have a swat team on stand by with bunch of big o trucks mounted with laser guided miniguns in case those retards comes back! They’ll walk away.

aug 15, 2025, 5:49 am • 1 0 • view
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LibittyBibbity @1twistedresister.bsky.social

What? No Kristi Noem in a flak jacket and aviator glasses holding a bazooka?

aug 15, 2025, 11:09 am • 1 0 • view
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Catalyst Catalyst @catalystcatalyst.bsky.social

America is no longer a democracy 😂 #lolAmericans

aug 15, 2025, 5:50 am • 7 0 • view
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pandastamper67.bsky.social @pandastamper67.bsky.social

Standing around and holding guns is not exactly protecting anyone. they are only there to intimidate what's happening. Anything else that is being said is a joke.

aug 15, 2025, 9:58 am • 4 0 • view
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lundworksc.bsky.social @lundworksc.bsky.social

This is an example of the "illegal orders" you don't follow.

aug 15, 2025, 9:33 am • 0 0 • view
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Civilization @greeniteration.bsky.social

Republican Fascism is ugly and stupid, it will fail spectacularly.

aug 15, 2025, 1:31 am • 4 0 • view
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kwags1981.bsky.social @kwags1981.bsky.social

I feel like maybe they shouldn't have desensitized us to gun violence, so this stuff might actually scare us. In reality, everyone is kinda like, MEH.

aug 15, 2025, 6:21 am • 0 0 • view
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John Pollack @johnpolecat.bsky.social

The political opponent was certainly not intimidated. Trump is so weak. Sucking Russian cock while attacking Americans.

aug 15, 2025, 10:05 am • 5 0 • view
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arcstrike.bsky.social @arcstrike.bsky.social

The #Dystopian-States-Of-Trumpfuckistan

aug 15, 2025, 7:42 am • 0 0 • view
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J.T Sparks @jsparks25.bsky.social

Escalating like this won’t end well😞

aug 15, 2025, 5:51 am • 1 0 • view
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J.T Sparks @jsparks25.bsky.social

The Trump stooge said he was just patrolling the area where Newsom was holding a presser🤣 "U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino ,center, marches with federal agents outside the Japanese American National Museum where Gov. Newsom was holding a redistricting press conference on Thursday"🙄

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aug 15, 2025, 5:49 am • 3 2 • view
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Sian of the South @sianofthedead.bsky.social

The fact that they did this at the Japanese American museum was quite symbolic. I’m sure Stephen Miller knows why they held it there and he bit.

aug 15, 2025, 9:42 pm • 1 1 • view
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opsan @opsan.com

Grabby Road. In the Gerrymander Shuffle, your district could be next. bsky.app/profile/opsa... .. Stand Up!

aug 15, 2025, 11:57 am • 0 0 • view
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This Cranky Old Geezer Opposes Fascist Oligarchs @bhamilton001.bsky.social

Of the video clips I've seen, they were standing around doing absolutely nothing. Just blocking the sidewalk and trying to look intimidating. The one Border Protection guy commented on camera they were there (and I paraphrase) "to keep people safe because the elected leaders won't do their jobs". 🤬

aug 15, 2025, 12:05 pm • 0 1 • view
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This Cranky Old Geezer Opposes Fascist Oligarchs @bhamilton001.bsky.social

Funny, I feel much safer when jack-booted thugs armed to the teeth and just itching for a reason to assault anyone who opposes them are nowhere in sight.

aug 15, 2025, 12:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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This Cranky Old Geezer Opposes Fascist Oligarchs @bhamilton001.bsky.social

And the crazy thing is, these heavily armed thugs in military apparel, who stand out like a sore thumb because they have no reason to be out in public, can detain someone for "disturbing the peace". Their mere presence in our communities is what disturbs the peace.

aug 15, 2025, 12:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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The Good Witch @goodwitchglinda.bsky.social

The name of every person pretending to be one of these so-called agents should be made public. And they should be shamed for participating in these authoritarian attacks on American civil rights.

aug 15, 2025, 11:02 am • 4 2 • view
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H Smiff @hsmiff.bsky.social

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aug 15, 2025, 7:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alaric Nox @alaricnox.bsky.social

The occupying forces failed to breach govenor GCN's security perimeter. Sad.

aug 15, 2025, 6:10 am • 0 0 • view
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Linda Sue @lsheard1.bsky.social

That shit has to stop.

aug 15, 2025, 8:12 am • 0 0 • view
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Seamless Jam @seamlessjam.bsky.social

Where’s the State Troopers? I wanna see CHiPs ride in amongst them on Electraglides and kick some Orc ass! Blue States need a well-regulated militia pronto!

aug 15, 2025, 12:58 pm • 2 0 • view
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NG @ngrippel.com

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aug 15, 2025, 12:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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HA Grace @oneofthesurvivors.bsky.social

Gavin needs to gear up the CHP. Californians state police.

aug 14, 2025, 9:24 pm • 7 0 • view
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midnight-ninja.bsky.social @midnight-ninja.bsky.social

CBP should be ashamed of themselves. All in all, it just amplified what a weak, small people Trump and his minions are.

aug 14, 2025, 8:27 pm • 20 0 • view
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lucygoosey70.bsky.social @lucygoosey70.bsky.social

Trump needs to painted as the candidate for fragile white men. And yes, I’m assuming he’s running again. But same goes for whoever the GOP candidate is.

aug 14, 2025, 8:33 pm • 14 1 • view
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Viv in OC @btrd45.bsky.social

Do you not think that Vance wants his job? We should not underestimate his ambition.

aug 15, 2025, 8:19 am • 2 0 • view
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Father reverend Frank Blaksun. @frankblack.bsky.social

Vance is seriously super lucky to be anywhere near the office as it is and he’s only there because Elon forced him in there. He would be happy to wait if need be because he stands no chance in an election and this is his peak right now.

aug 15, 2025, 10:50 am • 1 0 • view
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lucygoosey70.bsky.social @lucygoosey70.bsky.social

lol. Thank god we are in ‘peak Vance’. At least that’s something good.

aug 15, 2025, 12:30 pm • 1 1 • view
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lucygoosey70.bsky.social @lucygoosey70.bsky.social

It doesn’t matter if he wants it. Vance completely lacks the ‘thing’ that trump has that draws MAGA in. They would never support a Vance run. The only chance Vance has is if trump dies in office, Vance will get whatever time is left.

aug 15, 2025, 10:27 am • 3 0 • view
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Viv in OC @btrd45.bsky.social

I don’t argue that. But Vance lives in his own fantasy bubble. One where everyone, even his in-laws, like him. Ego clouds his vision.

aug 15, 2025, 8:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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Marie @randommarie.bsky.social

Dislike timeline

aug 14, 2025, 8:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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🇵🇸Listen~To~Disco🏳️‍⚧️ @hyenagirl64.bsky.social

It’s also a pretty clear sign that the Trump regime is feeling insecure and is covering it up with bravado

aug 15, 2025, 5:56 am • 0 0 • view
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Gwed @snowfolk.bsky.social

When the ICE spokesperson arrived, he told the Press: "This is not political." Which was the first indication that they were there for one reason: political intimidation.

aug 15, 2025, 1:48 am • 15 2 • view
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Jeanie B @jeaniebuch.bsky.social

If the ICE "show of presence" is not political, then what the hell is it? These antics just drive me crazy! Trump and his puppets only want a smidgen of a reason to instigate a reaction by us to declare martial law. He's an ASS.

aug 15, 2025, 6:22 am • 7 0 • view
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John Titus @meccg.bsky.social

This is a banana republic we live in. Thanks dumb fuck donald

aug 15, 2025, 11:04 am • 0 0 • view
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Brandon Caples @bcaples.bsky.social

The United States is no longer a democracy. We're now just trying to stay safe and protect our neighbors.

aug 15, 2025, 1:24 pm • 2 0 • view
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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social

Violence and intimidation is the purpose of what fascist Republicans are doing here. They want confusion and fear to spread. They want a populace too frightened to fight back. This is what fascists always do. 🤬🚩🚩🚩

aug 15, 2025, 2:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Crazy Septuagenarian Canuckian Creative! @rickbeneteau.bsky.social

My love letter to ICE goons...

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aug 15, 2025, 7:46 am • 5 0 • view
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Judy @virginialady16.bsky.social

Wearing pants and carrying a gun is how they try to cosplay as men. The fact that they’re all wearing masks proves that while they may technically be “male” they aren’t men, not by my definition. They’re bullies. And bullies are always, ALWAYS frightened cowards.

aug 15, 2025, 9:30 am • 10 0 • view
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tonyinmarin @tonyinmarin.bsky.social

always Always ALWAYS, Judy. 👍🏽 🫶🏽 ✌🏽 ✊🏽 👊🏽 🧢

aug 15, 2025, 9:44 am • 4 0 • view
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concerned2.bsky.social @concerned2.bsky.social

💪 Governor Newsom 💪

aug 14, 2025, 11:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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Susan @gardennuts.bsky.social

😭 what a show

aug 15, 2025, 12:34 pm • 0 0 • view
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Talkatoo @ratokn.bsky.social

I’m certain Governor Newsome was not intimidated by the presence of an invader force.

aug 15, 2025, 1:58 pm • 1 0 • view
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Talkatoo @ratokn.bsky.social

ICE is a fascist organization and should disbanded. It’s agents are cruel and inhumane

aug 15, 2025, 1:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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My Two Cents, 50% Off @discchoco.bsky.social

I have some bad news for you if you think the US has ever been a democracy

aug 14, 2025, 8:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Concerned Citizen @citizentara.bsky.social

US Department of Homeland Security Seal on a black background The text below reads: Making America Anti-Fascist One Masked Goon At A Time
aug 14, 2025, 8:56 pm • 2 0 • view
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Montgomery County Democratic Party @mctndp.bsky.social

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore 😭

aug 15, 2025, 11:59 am • 0 0 • view
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Hank @hankusmc.bsky.social

Bondi and Noem have no right to send these criminals to the site of a governor's press conference. This is America and those actions are only used in totalitarian regimes for the purpose of keeping the people cowed and under control. Intimidation of the people and the press was the only reason.

aug 15, 2025, 1:13 pm • 2 0 • view
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TweetyBlue7 @bluetweety23.bsky.social

We are not a democracy anymore.

aug 14, 2025, 8:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Canadian Club fan 🥃 @sinatradaniels.bsky.social

They know that if elections are held they will be voted out en mass. This is now an army that violates their oath. I fear violence is coming and this regime will be exposed to the world as a weakling. China, Russia and Iran are just watching and waiting. We are on the precipice of an internal war.

aug 15, 2025, 11:56 am • 0 0 • view
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tonyinmarin @tonyinmarin.bsky.social

Assholes gotta asshole*. *"asshole" as a verb has been officially greenlighted by "The Elements of Style" and "The Cambridge Guide to English Useage."^ ^not really 🧢

aug 15, 2025, 9:42 am • 1 0 • view
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Jerry @jmmichigan.bsky.social

This is Hitler level shit. Adolph Drumpf.

aug 15, 2025, 6:52 am • 3 0 • view
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Cindy 🦋 🟨🪶💙🐎 @cindyca.bsky.social

LA - Earthquakes, Fires, Mudslides, the 92 riots, brutal traffic......that posturing was just irritating. we are not intimidated.

aug 15, 2025, 12:30 pm • 0 0 • view
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Lordy🇦🇺🦘🇺🇦 @lordy57.bsky.social

What a bunch of spineless sandwich racks they are..

aug 15, 2025, 6:25 am • 2 0 • view
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hillsm321.bsky.social @hillsm321.bsky.social

Oh I am sure they had Newsom quaking in his boots🙃 - nah just another day in California for Newt- jokes on them. A bunch of wannabe's running around in circles with nowhere to go.😁

aug 15, 2025, 8:10 am • 0 0 • view
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Call me Beth @estj99.bsky.social

Release the Epstein files

aug 15, 2025, 4:57 am • 2 1 • view
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Furious Floridian @lmh82.bsky.social

It is straight out of P2025.

aug 15, 2025, 11:58 am • 0 0 • view
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Dai 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Socialist Stoner 🇵🇸 @asocialiststoner.bsky.social

Too many think it's all just a distraction from the Epstein Files, which they seem to think will bring Trump down. It won't until his handlers are done with him. In the meantime, Project 2025 marches steadily onward...

aug 15, 2025, 12:41 pm • 2 0 • view
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shadowwordpain @shadowwordpain.bsky.social

Democrats dont have the spine, but in a just world every single one of these brownshirts would be put on trial for their role in this, after ICE was completely abolished

aug 15, 2025, 12:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jenni @wipjenni.bsky.social

Because it's not a democracy anymore. Catch up.

aug 15, 2025, 12:35 am • 2 0 • view
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DrWTF @drrxufa.bsky.social

Intimidation by convicted felon @realdonaldtrump’s schutzstaffel thugs and criminals cosplaying police And ICE.

aug 15, 2025, 1:14 am • 0 0 • view
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Nonsequitur @dwaynejulin.bsky.social

Let us not forget that they had ORBAN as keynote speaker at the RNC

aug 15, 2025, 1:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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John D ❌👑 @everythingisjake.bsky.social

Good time to join a national protest… FightTheTrumpTakeOver.com

aug 15, 2025, 6:20 am • 0 1 • view
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Dan Kost @dankost.bsky.social

Trump is not in favor of a democracy. Never has been.

aug 15, 2025, 1:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Benjamin O. Anderson @kemek.bsky.social

We're not a democracy. At least, we're not a democracy any more.

aug 15, 2025, 12:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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John MacCuish @jcuish.bsky.social

Republicans are pathetic.

aug 15, 2025, 5:46 am • 2 0 • view
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August West @wharfrat09735.bsky.social

Looks like the Governor needs to mobilize the State Police to keep the brown shirts out of his rallies.

aug 15, 2025, 12:04 pm • 1 0 • view
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reneemarcelle.bsky.social @reneemarcelle.bsky.social

I like the whistles!

aug 15, 2025, 10:02 am • 0 0 • view
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Hyacinth 🪻 🫤🦋💫🧘‍♀️⚓️🪬🧿🇺🇦🇨🇦 @4snowflakes.bsky.social

Did anyone ask any of “them” why they are milling around there…. Specifically…. Why there??? Help them see the idiocy as they struggle for an answer! The “not your business “ is NOT an answer… remind them WE the PEOPLE pay their wages!! Such asshole, POS!

aug 15, 2025, 12:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Greycinder @greycinder.bsky.social

Not much of a Democracy left. People need to fight for it if they want to save it.

aug 15, 2025, 4:31 am • 1 0 • view
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Wordette1 @wordette1.bsky.social

Donnie is vewy angwee

aug 15, 2025, 11:35 am • 0 0 • view
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social

But, apparently, it happens in the US. What does that tell us?

aug 14, 2025, 8:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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anna0612.bsky.social @anna0612.bsky.social

Where is the resistance? Governor Newsom should get the Noble Piece Prize 🏆!!!💯

aug 15, 2025, 7:56 am • 3 0 • view
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Nonnie B @pnwlifeisgood.bsky.social

Drumpf’s intimidation machine is failing! Go Gavin Newsom- pull that curtain back to reveal a TACO through & through. He’s a schoolyard bully who deflates as soon as he’s challenged. Ya know like he does for Putin & Netenyahu.

aug 15, 2025, 1:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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The Salamander @whatthefuck940.bsky.social

Sick of them wasting so much of our tax dollars. They are just standing there looking stupid while traitors tear apart the country.

aug 15, 2025, 12:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Peter Milliron @mofothevandalorian.bsky.social

The flaw in this argument is the suggestion that the U.S. is a democracy. We’re the most fascist nation on earth.

aug 14, 2025, 8:24 pm • 13 0 • view
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gєєку∂єєку @derek-harper.bsky.social

I hope people slashed their tyres on their way out

aug 15, 2025, 5:02 am • 2 0 • view
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feraljoe.bsky.social @feraljoe.bsky.social

Throw some sandwiches at them

aug 15, 2025, 6:29 am • 0 0 • view
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Pursuit of Liberty @pursuit-of-liberty.bsky.social

THIS Is what Facism looks like

aug 15, 2025, 9:59 am • 0 0 • view
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R B @rb3iii3.bsky.social

Didn't work, now did it?

aug 14, 2025, 8:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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gwenrollo.bsky.social @gwenrollo.bsky.social

Seems like an awful lot of wastefull spending sending out these trucks full of goons to accomplish nothing productive. Tax dollars being wasted while being filmed.

aug 14, 2025, 10:04 pm • 4 0 • view
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michaelsolomon2.bsky.social @michaelsolomon2.bsky.social

FASCIST gestapo brownshirts

aug 15, 2025, 12:56 pm • 0 0 • view