Kass Bestor
@auntkass.bsky.social
Aunt, Great Aunt, Great Great Aunt. Retired CASA volunteer. Feminist (a really old one!)
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A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
February 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
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I’m still not sure if enough Americans fully understand how hard it is for the rest of us to continually see polls showing “how unpopular Trump is” when he’s he’s still ridiculously and shockingly more popular than he should be in any sane nation.
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I’m still not sure if enough Americans fully understand how hard it is for the rest of us to continually see polls showing “how unpopular Trump is” when he’s he’s still ridiculously and shockingly more popular than he should be in any sane nation.
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"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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A UAE royal sent $187 million to the trump crypto business the night before he took office
They’ve raked in $5 billion from it
Nothing to see here, folks
They’ve raked in $5 billion from it
Nothing to see here, folks
February 2, 2026 at 5:08 AM
A UAE royal sent $187 million to the trump crypto business the night before he took office
They’ve raked in $5 billion from it
Nothing to see here, folks
They’ve raked in $5 billion from it
Nothing to see here, folks
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ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
February 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
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🚨ICE DHS 💩 Holes!
Deploying tear gas on a Peaceful Labor Union Led Candlelight Protest
with FAMILIES & YOUNG CHILDREN in Portland Oregon last night!
ENOUGH!
Deploying tear gas on a Peaceful Labor Union Led Candlelight Protest
with FAMILIES & YOUNG CHILDREN in Portland Oregon last night!
ENOUGH!
Federal agents launch tear gas at nonviolent anti-ICE protesters in Portland—including children
The city's mayor Keith Wilson said that it was a “peaceful daytime protest” that “posed no danger to federal forces.”
www.motherjones.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
🚨ICE DHS 💩 Holes!
Deploying tear gas on a Peaceful Labor Union Led Candlelight Protest
with FAMILIES & YOUNG CHILDREN in Portland Oregon last night!
ENOUGH!
Deploying tear gas on a Peaceful Labor Union Led Candlelight Protest
with FAMILIES & YOUNG CHILDREN in Portland Oregon last night!
ENOUGH!
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But: CBP is uniquely lawless.
As this piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social points out, CBP has a LONG history of lawlessness--it's officers likely get arrested at a HIGHER per capita rate than undocumented immigrants ... and that's not taking into account our general unwillingness to arrests cops.
As this piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social points out, CBP has a LONG history of lawlessness--it's officers likely get arrested at a HIGHER per capita rate than undocumented immigrants ... and that's not taking into account our general unwillingness to arrests cops.
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
But: CBP is uniquely lawless.
As this piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social points out, CBP has a LONG history of lawlessness--it's officers likely get arrested at a HIGHER per capita rate than undocumented immigrants ... and that's not taking into account our general unwillingness to arrests cops.
As this piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social points out, CBP has a LONG history of lawlessness--it's officers likely get arrested at a HIGHER per capita rate than undocumented immigrants ... and that's not taking into account our general unwillingness to arrests cops.
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FOLKS! ICE is now tear-gassing children.
This took place at an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride and march in SW Portland.
This girl is believed to be 7-years-old.
This took place at an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride and march in SW Portland.
This girl is believed to be 7-years-old.
February 2, 2026 at 1:55 AM
FOLKS! ICE is now tear-gassing children.
This took place at an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride and march in SW Portland.
This girl is believed to be 7-years-old.
This took place at an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride and march in SW Portland.
This girl is believed to be 7-years-old.
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Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Thanks to the great hive mind, here's my quickly updated list of the absolute minimum restraints on DHS actions that must be included in any Congressional funding package.
February 2, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Thanks to the great hive mind, here's my quickly updated list of the absolute minimum restraints on DHS actions that must be included in any Congressional funding package.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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CONTACT RON JOHNSON & TELL HIM TO STOP LYING & DO HIS JOB
Washington, DC
Phone:202-224-5323
Fax:202-228-6965
Milwaukee, WI
Phone:414-276-7282
Fax:414-276-7284
Madison, WI
Phone:608-240-9629
Fax:608-240-9646
Lying Congressional Republicans Like Ron Johnson Could End The Cruelty & Brutality Now.
Washington, DC
Phone:202-224-5323
Fax:202-228-6965
Milwaukee, WI
Phone:414-276-7282
Fax:414-276-7284
Madison, WI
Phone:608-240-9629
Fax:608-240-9646
Lying Congressional Republicans Like Ron Johnson Could End The Cruelty & Brutality Now.
February 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
CONTACT RON JOHNSON & TELL HIM TO STOP LYING & DO HIS JOB
Washington, DC
Phone:202-224-5323
Fax:202-228-6965
Milwaukee, WI
Phone:414-276-7282
Fax:414-276-7284
Madison, WI
Phone:608-240-9629
Fax:608-240-9646
Lying Congressional Republicans Like Ron Johnson Could End The Cruelty & Brutality Now.
Washington, DC
Phone:202-224-5323
Fax:202-228-6965
Milwaukee, WI
Phone:414-276-7282
Fax:414-276-7284
Madison, WI
Phone:608-240-9629
Fax:608-240-9646
Lying Congressional Republicans Like Ron Johnson Could End The Cruelty & Brutality Now.
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NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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There may be no gas chambers-but that doesn’t change what these warehouses are destined to become
Concentration camps
With ICE killing people in the streets, Trump prosecuting his opponents and the DOJ arresting journalists, it feels like America has entered a modernized version of Nazi Germany
Concentration camps
With ICE killing people in the streets, Trump prosecuting his opponents and the DOJ arresting journalists, it feels like America has entered a modernized version of Nazi Germany
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:33 PM
There may be no gas chambers-but that doesn’t change what these warehouses are destined to become
Concentration camps
With ICE killing people in the streets, Trump prosecuting his opponents and the DOJ arresting journalists, it feels like America has entered a modernized version of Nazi Germany
Concentration camps
With ICE killing people in the streets, Trump prosecuting his opponents and the DOJ arresting journalists, it feels like America has entered a modernized version of Nazi Germany
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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What I find comical is that Trump spent all of Nov and Dec 2020 claiming that the elections in GA were rigged, so many of his supporters failed to show up to the polls in the Jan 2021 runoff when Ossoff won his seat. bsky.app/profile/atru...
WELKER: What do you say to the allegation Trump is going to meddle in midterms & that's what he's doing in GA?
JOHNSON: I find it comical a senator from GA is talking about schemes. GA was example A of that
W: There are no Qs about 2020 that have not been answered
J: That's your opinion
W: Nope
JOHNSON: I find it comical a senator from GA is talking about schemes. GA was example A of that
W: There are no Qs about 2020 that have not been answered
J: That's your opinion
W: Nope
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
What I find comical is that Trump spent all of Nov and Dec 2020 claiming that the elections in GA were rigged, so many of his supporters failed to show up to the polls in the Jan 2021 runoff when Ossoff won his seat. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
JUST IN: The five-year-old Columbia Heights Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who have been in an ICE detention facility in Texas, are on their way home.
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked national fervor, returned home to Minnesota with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, Sunday morning after a judge ordered their release.
www.mprnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
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Imagine if there was a murder in broad daylight. On video. And the killer got away.
There’d be a nationwide manhunt.
The U.S. government knows who killed Alex Pretti. They won’t say. And they’re actively hiding the suspect(s).
There’d be a nationwide manhunt.
The U.S. government knows who killed Alex Pretti. They won’t say. And they’re actively hiding the suspect(s).
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Imagine if there was a murder in broad daylight. On video. And the killer got away.
There’d be a nationwide manhunt.
The U.S. government knows who killed Alex Pretti. They won’t say. And they’re actively hiding the suspect(s).
There’d be a nationwide manhunt.
The U.S. government knows who killed Alex Pretti. They won’t say. And they’re actively hiding the suspect(s).
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Why am I not at all surprised?
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Why am I not at all surprised?
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James Comer spent every day for 2 years and millions of US taxpayer dollars trying to link Joe Biden to Hunter’s appointment to the Burisma board in 2014, but has zero interest in UAE putting $500 million into Trump’s crypto company then getting advanced AI chips from the US.
February 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
James Comer spent every day for 2 years and millions of US taxpayer dollars trying to link Joe Biden to Hunter’s appointment to the Burisma board in 2014, but has zero interest in UAE putting $500 million into Trump’s crypto company then getting advanced AI chips from the US.
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Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
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This Portland tear-gassing is obscene. ICE even tear gassed kids because of course they did. Monsters.
I was there. They were indiscriminately firing multiple canisters into a huge peaceful crowd. Fucking cowards
February 1, 2026 at 4:37 AM
This Portland tear-gassing is obscene. ICE even tear gassed kids because of course they did. Monsters.
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The post-Me Too era has really taught me that the underlying issue with the persistence of sexual violence isn’t exactly women’s credibility, as the “believe women” slogan suggested, but rather with rape’s moral status. It’s not that people think it doesn’t happen. They think it doesn’t matter.
It's disturbing to see many of the the major figures in moral cognition all over the Epstein files
He was friendly with a huge number of the leading figures in the field, including giving millions to their labs, long after he pled guilty to sexually abusing young girls
www.justice.gov/epstein
He was friendly with a huge number of the leading figures in the field, including giving millions to their labs, long after he pled guilty to sexually abusing young girls
www.justice.gov/epstein
www.justice.gov
January 31, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The post-Me Too era has really taught me that the underlying issue with the persistence of sexual violence isn’t exactly women’s credibility, as the “believe women” slogan suggested, but rather with rape’s moral status. It’s not that people think it doesn’t happen. They think it doesn’t matter.
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Just got gassed pretty good at the labor union anti-ICE protest in Portland. Massive march, 5-10k strong. Vibes were very much liberal rather than radical. Lots of kids and older folks.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
February 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Just got gassed pretty good at the labor union anti-ICE protest in Portland. Massive march, 5-10k strong. Vibes were very much liberal rather than radical. Lots of kids and older folks.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.