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βŒπŸ‘‘ #GoodTrouble 60s lefty-hippie-feminist, turned urban social enterprise do-gooder, now retired (TY soc sec!) rural north coast CA. Nature, Community, Progressive politics, Music, Art, Food. Indivisible Mendocino @indivismendocoast.bsky.social

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Judge Shuts Down Trump's Chicago Troop Deployment And Questions Administration's Grasp on Reality | Common Dreams Federal judge questions Trump administration's rationale for deploying National Guard in Chicago, citing lack of rebellion or danger.

Judge Shuts Down Trump's Chicago Troop Deployment And Questions Administration's Grasp on Reality www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...

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'It's a Disaster': Medical Experts Horrified by Trump Administration 'Friday Night Massacre' at CDC | Common Dreams The Trump administration's mass layoffs of CDC public health officials leave the US vulnerable to disease outbreaks. Experts warn of dire consequences.

'It's a Disaster': Medical Experts Horrified by Trump Administration 'Friday Night Massacre' at CDC www.commondreams.org/news/cdc-mas...

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Trump's 'Divorced From Reality' Depiction of Portland Ridiculed by Local Officials | Common Dreams US President Donald Trump falsely claims Portland is a lawless wasteland. Local officials and residents debunk his lies.

Trump's 'Divorced From Reality' Depiction of Portland Ridiculed by Local Officials www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...

12.10.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WGN Staffer Detained By Border Patrol Agents In Lincoln Square, Neighbors Say The woman was recording agents as they detained a man when they took her into custody, handcuffing her and putting her a van, according to witnesses and video. The agents drove into another car while ...

WGN Staffer Detained By Border Patrol Agents In Lincoln Square, Neighbors Say blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/10/w...

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'We Will Not Back Down,' Says Indivisible as Trump Aims FBI, IRS at Liberal Groups | Common Dreams "Let’s call this what it is: A baseless attempt to chill free speech and scare people away from exercising their constitutional right to protest an authoritarian regime."

@indivisible.org @indivismendocoast.bsky.social @msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com @thebulwark.com @contrariannews.org @theguardian.com @rory-stewart.bsky.social @cnn.com

'We Will Not Back Down,' Says Indivisible as Trump Aims FBI, IRS at Liberal Groups

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...

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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...

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Is ICE Today’s Klan? From concealed identities to sanctioned violence, the echoes between ICE raids and Klan terror are too loud to ignore…

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07.10.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh look the party that screams β€œfamily values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.

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Ms. Martinez’ lawyer says body cam footage shows the agent turned into HER car and yelled β€œdo something bitch” before firing shots.

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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...

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Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

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'Unconstitutional, Un-American, and Wrong': Journalist Mario Guevara to Be Deported to El Salvador Friday | Common Dreams "Mario's treatment should terrify any person in this country that cares about a free press," said an ACLU attorney.

'Unconstitutional, Un-American, and Wrong': Journalist Mario Guevara to Be Deported to El Salvador Friday www.commondreams.org/news/mario-g...

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The Crime Wave Is Coming from Inside the [White] House - emptywheel Stephen Miller is trying to redefine crime in an effort to criminalize the Democratic party. He's doing it even amid an unprecedented crime wave centered on the White House and as he orders up murders...

The Crime Wave Is Coming from Inside the [White] House www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/06/t...

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Mass Firing Threat Proves Shutdown Is 'Project 2025 in Action,' Says Jayapal | Common Dreams US Rep. Jayapal condemns GOP's use of government shutdown as "Project 2025 in action" to fire federal workers. Unions fight back, calling mass firings unlawful. #GovernmentShutdown #Project2025

Mass Firing Threat Proves Shutdown Is 'Project 2025 in Action,' Says Jayapal www.commondreams.org/news/project...

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ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night.

ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building...

ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night...

β€œThey was bringing the kids down too, had them zip-tied to each other.”

(In case you missed this story)

newrepublic.com/post/201258/...

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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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String of Correctly Spelled Texts from Trump Fuels Speculation That he is Dead The texts were the work of someone with at least a seventh-grade education.

String of Correctly Spelled Texts from Trump Fuels Speculation That he is Dead
www.borowitzreport.com/p/string-of-...

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Exclusive: California AG Rob Bonta Speaks Out After Judge Blocks Trump National Guard Deployment California’s top law-enforcement officer joins Michael Popok of Legal AF to unpack how the courts stopped Trump’s unlawful National Guard deployment, and what comes next.

Exclusive: California AG Rob Bonta Speaks Out After Judge Blocks Trump National Guard Deployment
www.meidasplus.com/p/exclusive-...

06.10.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here we are on Oct. 4, small town rural America, building up to Oct. 18 No Kings Day!
@indivisibleguide.bsky.social @contrariannews.org @indivismendocoast.bsky.social @rbhubbell.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @moveon.org

05.10.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shame, @washingtonpost.com shameful downfall of a once-great news source

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White House Responds With 'Authoritarian Propaganda' as Judge Blocks National Guard in Portland | Common Dreams Top Trump adviser Stephen Miller accused Judge Immergut of "legal insurrection" for blocking National Guard deployment to Portland. Miller claimed left-wing terrorism and called for dismantling networ...

White House Responds With 'Authoritarian Propaganda' as Judge Blocks National Guard in Portland www.commondreams.org/news/portlan...

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β€˜People’s Jobs Report’ From Economic Justice Campaigners Shows Harm of GOP Policies | Common Dreams The US government shutdown has left millions of workers and families devastated by Trump and the GOP's policies. Despite the government shutdown, Unrig Our Economy's "People's Jobs Report" exposes the...

@rbreich.bsky.social @wsj.com @stephruhle.bsky.social @nytimes @thehill

β€˜People’s Jobs Report’ From Economic Justice Campaigners Shows Harm of GOP Policies www.commondreams.org/news/shutdow...

04.10.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you Senate Dems (all but you 3 cowardly cave-ins) for holding strong. No deal with the law & deal-breaking dictator! #trumpshutdown #epsteinshutdoan @democrats.senate.gov

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#trumpshutdown @democrats.senate.gov

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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

look at the map here -- more than 2000 protests planned already...

www.nokings.org

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4.4 million veterans live in rural America, many of whom are older and rely on Medicaid. With Republicans slashing funding, struggling rural hospitals face even greater challenges, putting veterans' lives at risk. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

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Republicans are destroying the country & partying all the way to hell as they do it.
#trumpshutdown #epsteinshutdown @senatedemocrats.bsky.social @senategop.govpeeps.us

04.10.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@contrariannews.org @maddow.msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com

I sent this email to my standing-strong CA senators. Thank your Dem senators too - UNLESS yours is Fetterman, Cortez-Masto, or A.King - who shld get complaint emails from you for voting yes to $$ that will spell disaster to Americans

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