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@raffez.bsky.social

I am a human working in the field of human services. I love dogs, nature, mystery books, strong coffee, long walks and Jazz music. I practice mindfulness and meditation.

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VIRGINIA CALLER: β€œAs a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you… I am begging you to pass this legislation. My kids could die... the audacity of someone who makes 6 figures a year to do this to military families is insane.” #TrumpShutdown

09.10.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2345    πŸ” 727    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 75
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β€œI heard the cops came, cocky motherfuckers, ain’t they?/ & ICE is gonna come bust down your door/ Try to build a house, no bills no more, well I got a telephone/ Kids are all scared & all alone.”

ZachBryan.com ~ the fading of the red white and blue.

09.10.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 358    πŸ” 158    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

09.10.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3239    πŸ” 1639    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 116

He just put a target on the Senator. This is vile and disgusting shit folks.

08.10.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow, and this is legal! Holy shit!

08.10.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thus far, ICE and CBP in the Chicago region killed an immigrant

Shot a woman 5 times-after allegedly taunting her, saying β€œDo something, b****”

And shot a priest-who wasn’t remotely a threat-in the head

So when does Governor Pritzker deploy the National Guard to protect citizens from these thugs

08.10.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1033    πŸ” 642    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 39
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⚑️ NEW: State Rep. Aftyn Behn has won the Democratic Primary in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Special Election

@aftynbehn.bsky.social

08.10.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7515    πŸ” 1819    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 92
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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago (RNS) β€” Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as β€˜Love thy neighbor’ and β€˜Who w...

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Supermoon

Supermoon

She's so beautiful GO LOOK AT HER

07.10.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4278    πŸ” 429    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 23

I saw HER last night. She was so beautiful.

07.10.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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

07.10.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And to keep the Epstein files from coming out. Very interesting indeed.

07.10.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IL State Senator Karina Villa Tells ICE β€œThis is my City! Take off your Mask!”
Chasing them out of the neighborhood.

She sends a message to constituents.

07.10.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 490    πŸ” 211    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

These are all human rights violations. They must be located and they and their families must receive justice for what happened to them. Those involved must be held accountable.

07.10.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judges appointed by Trump keep ruling against him. He’s not happy about it. From the National Guard to deportations, Trump has suffered numerous legal setbacks from people he put on the bench.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

07.10.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers Monday evening, FAA warns Burbank Airport is bracing for impacted operations as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.

Thanks, Donald Trump!

Burbank Airport has ZERO air traffic controllers from 4:15pm to 10pm today because of YOUR government shutdown.

06.10.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3407    πŸ” 1328    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 82
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Bonta: Just minutes before the hearing, we got word that the Texas National Guard has been federalized.

We asked the judge to issue a broad order β€” one that applies to every National Guard unit in every state β€” stating that none of them can be deployed to Oregon.

She issued that order

06.10.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16738    πŸ” 4979    πŸ’¬ 327    πŸ“Œ 196
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Federal agents shoot woman in Chicago neighborhood after allegedly being rammed, boxed in by cars, DHS says The woman, as well as a man whom authorities say was involved in the chaos, were facing charges Sunday morning.

ICE agents shot a U.S. citizen Saturday on Chicago’s South Side
They are creating chaos
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

06.10.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2402    πŸ” 1017    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 45
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Nobel Prize In Medicine Goes To 3 Scientists For Work On Peripheral Immune Tolerance Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won this year's prize.

www.huffpost.com/entry/2025-n...

06.10.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThere’s a baby!” ICE agents stop Alamosa family at gunpoint, smash car window Immigration arrest last week in southern Colorado follows national trend of escalating force from ICE agents

coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...

06.10.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is absolutely disgusting!

06.10.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you watch closely, you'll see they're doing this opposite an actual funeral procession.

05.10.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6123    πŸ” 1270    πŸ’¬ 228    πŸ“Œ 57
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I hope you'll take a moment for these beautiful parting words from the incomparable Jane Goodall.

(And she threw in a little salt for the evil ones, too)

05.10.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2907    πŸ” 908    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 73
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

(πŸŽ₯ Ahmed Zantac)

05.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11314    πŸ” 4301    πŸ’¬ 251    πŸ“Œ 332
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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‘ 18259    πŸ” 4249    πŸ’¬ 680    πŸ“Œ 270
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Mamdani fuels top Dems' turbulence as N.Y. vote nears It's the latest example of drama within the Democratic National Committee as party leaders try to figure out a way forward after the 2024 election.

www.axios.com/2025/10/05/z...

05.10.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan's first female premier The LDP elected Takaichi as their leader to regain the trust of an angry public.

Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan's first female premier - www.reuters.com/world/china/...

05.10.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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