Mary Ellen
@aagrandma.bsky.social
Retired early childhood educator, grandma, book lover, recovering political junky, looking for civil discourse.
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This comes just after the president publicly demanded that ICE should start showing the public how terrible the people are who they're grabbing and arresting.
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
5-year-old boy among four students detained by ICE, according to school leaders
School district leaders argue ICE agents are following students and their parents while driving to and from school.
www.kare11.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This comes just after the president publicly demanded that ICE should start showing the public how terrible the people are who they're grabbing and arresting.
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Check out this article from The Detroit News:
Michigan mayor says federal immigration authorities are 'terrorizing' people
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Michigan mayor says federal immigration authorities are 'terrorizing' people
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Michigan mayor says federal immigration authorities are 'terrorizing' people
Sterling Heights Mayor Michael C. Taylor blasted President Donald Trump's national deportation efforts during a speech Tuesday.
www.detroitnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Check out this article from The Detroit News:
Michigan mayor says federal immigration authorities are 'terrorizing' people
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Michigan mayor says federal immigration authorities are 'terrorizing' people
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
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He literally just stole this racist line from some dude who popped up in his mentions.
January 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM
He literally just stole this racist line from some dude who popped up in his mentions.
Check out this article from The Detroit News:
Deportation critics target 'ICE Air' flights out of Willow Run airport
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Deportation critics target 'ICE Air' flights out of Willow Run airport
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Deportation critics target 'ICE Air' flights out of Willow Run airport
Activists are pressuring the local airport authority to block flights out of the airport, even though legal experts say it has no authority to do so.
www.detroitnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Check out this article from The Detroit News:
Deportation critics target 'ICE Air' flights out of Willow Run airport
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Deportation critics target 'ICE Air' flights out of Willow Run airport
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:
MLK Day commemorations honor immigrants, workers and Palestinians
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
MLK Day commemorations honor immigrants, workers and Palestinians
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
MLK Day commemorations honor immigrants, workers and Palestinians
Churches, civil rights organizations and service groups marked the national holiday honoring Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
www.freep.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:
MLK Day commemorations honor immigrants, workers and Palestinians
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
MLK Day commemorations honor immigrants, workers and Palestinians
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Check out this video, "6 year old child left by ice" share.google/roNNPQfM5RnP...
6-year-old left alone on NJ street after ICE takes father, witnesses say
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January 19, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Check out this video, "6 year old child left by ice" share.google/roNNPQfM5RnP...
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In December, I traveled to Montgomery to visit the Legacy Museum, which traces the story of Black America from slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration. I wanted to understand how the museum & its affiliated sites were operating in a moment where so much of the history they present is under attack.
The Power of Private Museums
The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to federal funding cuts or executive orders.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
In December, I traveled to Montgomery to visit the Legacy Museum, which traces the story of Black America from slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration. I wanted to understand how the museum & its affiliated sites were operating in a moment where so much of the history they present is under attack.
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THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
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"Cardinal Tobin said he was struck by voices in the Trump administration who seemed to be advancing a moral framework he described as 'almost a Darwinian calculus that the powerful survive and the weak don’t deserve to.'
'I would say that’s less than human'...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
'I would say that’s less than human'...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"Cardinal Tobin said he was struck by voices in the Trump administration who seemed to be advancing a moral framework he described as 'almost a Darwinian calculus that the powerful survive and the weak don’t deserve to.'
'I would say that’s less than human'...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
'I would say that’s less than human'...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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Trump and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion since the election, likely more than during the campaign itself. Of 346 donors identified by the @nytimes.com at least 197 have benefited from Trump policies or actions. @karenyourish.bsky.social @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Trump and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion since the election, likely more than during the campaign itself. Of 346 donors identified by the @nytimes.com at least 197 have benefited from Trump policies or actions. @karenyourish.bsky.social @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Check out this article from The Detroit News:
Donations pour in for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Donations pour in for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Donations pour in for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump
Video shows someone yelling "pedophile protector" at Trump, who seemingly mouthed back an expletive and flipped his middle finger.
www.detroitnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Check out this article from The Detroit News:
Donations pour in for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Donations pour in for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:
Hart Plaza protest draws hundreds opposing ICE killing of Renee Good
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Hart Plaza protest draws hundreds opposing ICE killing of Renee Good
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Hart Plaza protest draws hundreds opposing ICE killing of Renee Good
Snow and rain poured as hundreds of protestors gathered in downtown Detroit on Saturday. Additional protests were planned Sunday.
www.freep.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:
Hart Plaza protest draws hundreds opposing ICE killing of Renee Good
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Hart Plaza protest draws hundreds opposing ICE killing of Renee Good
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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In its second season, “The Pitt” refuses to both-sides issues that it considers straightforward. @sophiegilbert.bsky.social on the rarity of moral clarity in recent TV:
‘The Pitt’ Is a Brilliant Portrait of American Failure
The HBO Max show has a moral clarity that’s hard to find of late on television.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
In its second season, “The Pitt” refuses to both-sides issues that it considers straightforward. @sophiegilbert.bsky.social on the rarity of moral clarity in recent TV:
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
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Holy cow: TRUMP LEAKED THIS MORNING'S PAYROLL NUMBERS.
At 8:20pm last night he posted a photo of a briefing he received from his CEA. It reveals market-moving numbers that were officially released at 8:30am this morning.
(Note: CEA receives the data—confidentially—on Thursday evening.)
At 8:20pm last night he posted a photo of a briefing he received from his CEA. It reveals market-moving numbers that were officially released at 8:30am this morning.
(Note: CEA receives the data—confidentially—on Thursday evening.)
January 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Holy cow: TRUMP LEAKED THIS MORNING'S PAYROLL NUMBERS.
At 8:20pm last night he posted a photo of a briefing he received from his CEA. It reveals market-moving numbers that were officially released at 8:30am this morning.
(Note: CEA receives the data—confidentially—on Thursday evening.)
At 8:20pm last night he posted a photo of a briefing he received from his CEA. It reveals market-moving numbers that were officially released at 8:30am this morning.
(Note: CEA receives the data—confidentially—on Thursday evening.)