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Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida

After the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party created the chat for college students, it devolved into slurs against Black and Jewish people.

The New York Times Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida After the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party created the chat for college students, it devolved into slurs against Black and Jewish people.

Slurs spoke themselves unto the mouths of young GOP members again! I just hope that they're all OK!🀑

Slurs emitted themselves fully formed, from the fingertips of innocent far-right people! That must have been terrifying for them! 🀑

Pray for those that survived spontaneous chat room devolution! 🀑

06.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 201 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8

Second Afternoon Update: I'm now down to needing $870 by tomorrow, March 7, in order to pay February's rent. If I could get 18 people to donate $50 (or 35 people to donate $25) we could get this taken care of quickly #MutualAidRequest

06.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This.


The image is of graves being dug for the girls killed when the U.S. bombed their school.

06.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 550 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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US ICE arrested journalist in Nashville without arrest warrant, her lawyers say A reporter working for local news outlet Nashville Noticias was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nashville without ​a warrant, an emergency petition filed by her attorneys in federal β€Œcourt said.

US ICE arrested journalist in Nashville without arrest warrant, her lawyers say reut.rs/3MMO6ex

06.03.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

Trans ppl under attack from the govt could be identified and outed w/o their consent.

Undocumented immigrants would be cut off from the ability to communicate w advocates.

Young ppl seeking abortions won't be able to access info safely and anonymously.

This is what congress is advancing today πŸ‘‡πŸ»

05.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 634 πŸ” 401 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 24

If you took $1 billion and gave it to the endowment of a different small college each day, they could each provide a free college education to several hundred students per year in perpetuity. Instead we are using that money to bomb schools and kill students in Iran, for no clearly stated purpose.

06.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 1891 πŸ” 609 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 13
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Perry: This St. Patrick’s Day, don’t forget Irish music’s anti-fascist roots Dropkick Murphys, the iconic Irish American punk band, are headlining a free block party March 6 near where Alex Pretti was killed by immigration agents, contributing columnist David M. Perry writes.

NEW β€œWe’re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You can’t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, it’s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.”

05.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 1368 πŸ” 456 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 36
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The Fictional Land In Which Hegseth Is Accountable | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon

I drafted Articles of Impeachment against Pete Hegseth, free to any Member of Congress who wants to introduce them

www.patreon.com/posts/152348...

06.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Also must say if you read this and got to the part about Georgia Wellness Group, there is so much more that @garnethenderson.com and @autonomynews.co reported in January. Give it a read and subscribe!

05.03.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 12073 πŸ” 7310 πŸ’¬ 287 πŸ“Œ 334

That’s the good stuff. I’m really happy for youβ€”and now you’ve brightened my day, too.

06.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HEY BLUESKY!

You know how all those folks printed out and shipped a LITERAL MILLION whistles for folks protecting each other from ICE?

Bree is one of those people! Her stuff is adorbs! You might very well find a lil somethin' to give a beloved, or, I dare say, yourself!

⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

05.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i cannot stress enough that if you know anything about how kristi noem found out she was fired you must tell me

05.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 4104 πŸ” 649 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 9

You can and should choose to speak directly to your constituents here. Be proud of your vote. I am, and I need you to act like it. This moment calls for bold opposition.

05.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Celebrate every win. Let it fuel us.

05.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An important clarification:
when you hear people say
β€œduring Covid”
they do not mean
back when they
were at risk of catching Covid,
for (alas) that time remains,
no, when you hear people say
β€œduring Covid”
they mean
back when they
were trying not to catch Covid.

05.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

This.

05.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bedtime Update: I'm still sitting at $920 needed by this Saturday, 3/7, in order to pay February's rent and stay housed. Thanks so much for all the support today! #MutualAidRequest

05.03.2026 05:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not gonna share the video of Republican US Senator Tim Sheehy breaking a protesting Marine's hand, but you can find it on @charlotteclymer.bsky.social's timeline.

I'll just say that in a functional country, Sheehy would be expelled by the Senate.

Democratic Senators should publicly push for that.

04.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 4375 πŸ” 1262 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 68

The Massachusetts Department of Correction has been fighting me for months, trying to withhold data about its collaboration with ICE.

Yesterday, I won that fight, and obtained records showing that the state has transferred more than 2,000 people into ICE custody since 2009.

A quick thread:

04.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 1818 πŸ” 724 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 36

47 neighbors. Stolen from us by our torment.

04.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Evening Update: I'm now down to needing $997 by Saturday, 3/7 in order to pay off February's rent. Every dollar really does help right now! πŸ’œ #MutualAidRequest

04.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Again: Not hyperbole, misinterpretation, or a joke that Christian Dominionism is a strain of apocalyptic accelerationism which VERY LITERALLY SEEKS to hasten their vision of the Biblical end of the world, & the people who believe this have VERY CAREFULLY worked their way into the halls of U.S. power

03.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 1524 πŸ” 685 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 46

It's worth keeping in mind that Kansas has a strict voter ID law, so this law has essentially instituted a poll tax on all trans people in the state because they have to pay to get their ID replaced.

03.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 398 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Just paid these two and I’m adopting one more MN immigrant family’s rent for tonight, if I can pull it off.

This next family needs $2400 to stay out of eviction court. Can you help them stay housed?

V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater

Please share and help if you can! Thank you! 🌻

03.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5

I just learned that Northside Mutual Aid (supporting North Minneapolis families impacted by ICE) is still trying to meet $80,000 in rent needs from FEBRUARY.

Can we move some funds in their direction? 🌻

28.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 9

I've been saying for almost 2 decades now that it should the current paradigm of "AI" acting as a helpmeet to fascism should be no surprise, when the drivers of fascismβ€” militarism, capitalism, carcerality, white supremacy, &cβ€” are the soil, the water, & roots from which this idea of "AI" was grown.

26.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

While we deport brown immigrant veterans.

28.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Senate must immediately return to Washington and use our Constitutional powers to pass a War Powers Resolution to stop this.

This war will not make us safer, nor will it help Americans afford groceries or health care or rent.

28.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 328 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5

Just absolute destruction, and for what? Nothing. Horrible, just horrible

28.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0