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Itinerant do-gooder; Troublemaker (troublemakerscommunity.org); Extinction Rebel (xrseattle.org); supporter of the Sunrise Movement (sunrisemovement.org). Help me help avert the worst consequences!?

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They have no problem spending a billion dollars a day on war, but fight for every penny when it comes to caring for Veterans.

10.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 4374 πŸ” 1616 πŸ’¬ 198 πŸ“Œ 47
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goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

10.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 17075 πŸ” 3944 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 158

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

09.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1896 πŸ” 989 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 114
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Haitian man living in Boston dies in ICE custody, family says - The Boston Globe Emmanuel Damas died Monday from an untreated tooth infection, his brother said.

Emmanuel Damas' death was entirely preventable.

He died from sepsis. That started as a tooth infection while under ICE detainment.

I’m urging DHS for a full investigation into his passing, and demanding proper medical care for all who remain behind the walls of these inhumane detention centers.

07.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

This regime is known for projecting its own characteristics into those who oppose it. We know who the "mentally ill sick people are." They are in our government serving the billionaires. We have to change the system to serve our people instead of the wealthy & powerful!

03.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œThe Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

The Republicans seem to be prepping an argument that any domestic terror attacks in the aftermath of their Iran attacks will be the fault of Democrats for shutting down DHS funding, so I'd like to remind everyone of this appointment:

03.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 6342 πŸ” 2732 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 153
Tweet from @Newsweek explaining that β€œIran had no plans to strike U.S. forces unprovoked."

Tweet from @Newsweek explaining that β€œIran had no plans to strike U.S. forces unprovoked."

Trump’s illegal, unconstitutional, and deadly regime-change war was NOT based on any imminent threat. Iran was not planning on attacking U.S. forces.

Congress must vote YES on this week’s War Powers resolution to stop U.S. involvement in another forever war in the Middle East.

02.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 240 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5

Minnesota would like a word.

02.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 6703 πŸ” 1736 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 42
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Trump has no plan. This is a damning summary from The Economist’s Middle East Correspondent Gregg Carlstrom.

02.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 3514 πŸ” 1364 πŸ’¬ 243 πŸ“Œ 72
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From Iran to Venezuela to New York, Trump wants to control the world's oil Forget Saudi Arabia. Trump is making America the world's most dominant petrostate.

This is a war almost 40 years in the making.

Trump said in *1987* that the US should attack "horrible, horrible" Iran, "and take over some of their oil." In the years since, Trump talked about seizing oil from Venezuela, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, and Libya.

www.businessinsider.com/trump-energy...

02.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 856 πŸ” 369 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 31
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Apologies to all my friends on Substack. I'd gritted my teeth and supported you because I love your work. But Substack's partnership with Polymarket is the last straw for me.

02.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 1432 πŸ” 408 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 50

He's thrilled to death that more than a hundred children (and several American servicemen) have been killed to death.

02.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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Amazon Data Centers on Fire After Iranian Missile Strikes on Dubai Some AWS services are down in the Middle East. Recovery is unclear as it requires 'careful assessment to ensure the safety of our operators,' according to Amazon.

AWS services are down across the Middle East after 'objects' struck Amazon data centers near Dubai over the weekend

02.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 248 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 29

Trump's new plan for the Affordable Care Act could increase family deductibles to $31,000.

Millions of Americans already struggle to afford insurance in our broken health care system.

Trump's plan screws over the most vulnerable Americans.

02.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA starts a war, then tries to use the very conflict they created as leverage to avoid reforming ICE.

02.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 1644 πŸ” 357 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 43
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Boycott OpenAI! OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, announced Friday that the company reached an agreement with the Department of Defense to deploy its AI models on a classified network just hours after Trump ordered federal agencies to phase out rival Anthropic.

28.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 1879 πŸ” 570 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 35
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The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buys On Wednesday, the government stopped supporting FPDS.gov, an indispensable resource for finding what ICE, the FBI, and every other agency is buying. Its replacement site completely sucks.

The U.S. government on Wednesday shut down a vital resource for keeping tabs on what powerful spying tools its agencies are buying, making it harder to reliably find out how agencies including ICE are spending taxpayers’ dollars. www.404media.co/the-governm...

28.02.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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#Palantir is one of #ICE’s top corporate collaborators, and by allowing Alex Karp and Peter Thiel to embed their technologies deep within U.S. government systems, politicians are selling out all of our privacy rights.

Join us. 🫑

purgepalantir.com/take-action/

28.02.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
Headline: Moskowitz, Gottheimer oppose Iran war powers resolution, breaking with most Dems. (official portraits of Moskowitz and Gottheimer). Subhead: They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that’s what it does Rep. Jared Moskowitz said

Headline: Moskowitz, Gottheimer oppose Iran war powers resolution, breaking with most Dems. (official portraits of Moskowitz and Gottheimer). Subhead: They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that’s what it does Rep. Jared Moskowitz said

If you don't want a vote on matters of war and peace, gtfo of congress, because that's literally your job.

If you think it's better to leave those matters to the likes of Trump and Hegseth, gtfo of Democratic politics.

27.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 597 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 8

It’s crazy that we live in a society where the dominant culture is a bunch of talking heads and media organizations telling everyone that we have no choice but to run an economy that enriches the few and screaming that everyone who disagrees is ideological.

28.02.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As a congressional candidate, I signed the pledge to refuse Palantir money.

28.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Tech workers from across the industry are joining together to protect Americans from violent and invasive AI.

Tech workers from across the industry are joining together to protect Americans from violent and invasive AI.

Proud to be part of tech workers across the industry joining together to protect Americans from violent and invasive AI today.

Check out the full statement and signees here: www.amazonclimatejustice.org/anthropic-st...

27.02.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI wants our water, our land, and our money . . . oh, and apparently the nuclear launch codes.

27.02.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What could be wrong with the government explicitly disfavoring institutions based on their core political speech?

"These institutions meet the following criteria: ... minimal public expressions in opposition of the Department."

28.02.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

To recap:
Anthropic refused to do killbots or mass surveillance. DOD trying to destroy company.
Altman: we are now working with DOD, who totally respect safety and oppose mass surveillance!
Why would anyone trust a word Altman says after this?

28.02.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 2105 πŸ” 594 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 34
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This is great news!!!!

27.02.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 4115 πŸ” 892 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 69
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Hey Washington state! Yes, it's me. That annoying guy who keeps telling you to email your legislators AGAIN about the data center regulation bill. Guess what you need to do now? That's right, send another email! Before Tuesday at 130 πŸ™ @troublemakers.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/wash...

23.02.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The @troublemakers.bsky.social brought the message to #Target in north #Seattle: #ICEoutNow! But the sign was already here: #WatchOutForICE!
#ICEout
#AbolishICE

15.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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