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Cathie Laurent Schau βŒπŸ‘‘

@cwaels.bsky.social

cynical yet hopeful mother of girls, dogs & cats; founder of KalaSalon; collapse aware; aching liberal

272 Followers  |  240 Following  |  174 Posts  |  Joined: 14.07.2024  |  2.0712

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β€œ.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

07.10.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12128    πŸ” 6670    πŸ’¬ 663    πŸ“Œ 612

sweet baby j πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

07.10.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@cnn.com

07.10.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

07.10.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3284    πŸ” 706    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 31

β€œNo one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

06.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 21847    πŸ” 6741    πŸ’¬ 383    πŸ“Œ 217

I co-wrote Trump’s first anti-terrorism plan in 2017-18. He’s not trying to stop β€œleft-wing” terrorism. He is staging it.

His troop deployments are a false flag β€” meant to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns.

This is now very obvious.

07.10.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3087    πŸ” 1162    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 64

Look at what they have to face

07.10.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2824    πŸ” 662    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 28
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

update: "video appears to contradict the government’s allegation that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire on her"
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

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It is not insurrection to disagree with the president.
It is not insurrection to call the president a soulless piece of shit.
It is not insurrection to say a damp dishcloth would be a less destructive occupant of the Oval Office.
It is not insurrection to demand a better president.

06.10.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 764    πŸ” 212    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 13
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Map: Where ICE was seen in Chicago We’re collecting photos from the public of federal immigration enforcement in the greater Chicago area, recorded since Trump announced his β€œblitz” campaign. We’re adding images after they are reviewed...

There’s this resource but it depends on citizen reports and I’m not sure how many people know about it

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

06.10.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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My #FightingBack prayer against ICE.

I would LOVE to see Pope Leo make an unannounced visit to Chicago--where he was born--and house & PROTECT undocumented immigrants at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Angels.

Let's see if Trump/ICE will risk the wrath of the world's 1.4 Billion Catholics.

06.10.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Trump is ignoring a judge's ruling, ignoring the sovereign right of governors to deploy their National Guard, ignoring the truth, lying about violence to justify his invasions.

06.10.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1863    πŸ” 658    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 28
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05.10.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 396    πŸ” 196    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 20

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

06.10.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 13486    πŸ” 4303    πŸ’¬ 702    πŸ“Œ 401
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More messaging like this please

05.10.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 20695    πŸ” 8120    πŸ’¬ 567    πŸ“Œ 303
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πŸ’―

05.10.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 15837    πŸ” 6154    πŸ’¬ 453    πŸ“Œ 273
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This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

05.10.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9177    πŸ” 3195    πŸ’¬ 232    πŸ“Œ 151

Keep taking videos of what ICE is doing. @govpritzker.illinois.gov is right, document what’s happening. This is why they hate journalists so much.

05.10.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 13393    πŸ” 4218    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 113
Text card: Listen for dangerous words.
Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.
#OnTyranny

Text card: Listen for dangerous words. Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary. #OnTyranny

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.

05.10.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5647    πŸ” 2139    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 67
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05.10.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9917    πŸ” 4094    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 133
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I said what I said: Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity.

05.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 18217    πŸ” 4232    πŸ’¬ 677    πŸ“Œ 269
The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

05.10.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 24649    πŸ” 6829    πŸ’¬ 607    πŸ“Œ 261

The history teacher is going to be stuck on β€œwhy didn’t the Biden admin punish sedition and why was a seditionist even allowed to run for president again” for a long, long time…Americans stopped believing they had a functional government long before they started believing they had a fascist one

04.10.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1455    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 12

The total collapse in trust between voters and politicians is an under-disussed aspect of the current fascist surge.

05.10.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 298    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Even if you support massive deportation operations, under no circumstances should ANYONE be ok with US citizens being forcibly removed from their homes and detained without explanation.

This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.

04.10.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14263    πŸ” 4380    πŸ’¬ 489    πŸ“Œ 126
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JD VANCE: "My mother got the drugs that almost killed her from Mexicans."

REALITY: JD's mother got the drugs that almost killed her from her hospital patients, whom she stole from.

05.10.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 9441    πŸ” 3694    πŸ’¬ 435    πŸ“Œ 188

My mother called Speaker Johnson’s office this afternoon to talk about the shutdown and to tell them that her healthcare costs went up 125% as of this week β€” she was excited because a staffer answered; then they hung up on her.

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@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
There's 1200 detainees missing from the concentration camp in Florida. You need to investigate and start asking questions. Where are these people? What happened to them?

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