@bbright19.bsky.social
Retired registered nurse. Passion for public health. Nursing educator and administrator in past.
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I have been waiting for this signal from Senator Rand Paul.
Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I have been waiting for this signal from Senator Rand Paul.
Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
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🚨BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids across the state.
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
🚨BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids across the state.
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this is clear & expert reporting (by journalists trained in visual investigations at berkeley's human rights center) demonstrating ICE's execution of alex pretti
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 PM
this is clear & expert reporting (by journalists trained in visual investigations at berkeley's human rights center) demonstrating ICE's execution of alex pretti
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Propaganda-level lying and discrediting of DHS handling any investigation.
Noem's lies are mind blowing: "This individual attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple, dozens of rounds of ammunition, wishing to inflict harm on these officers, coming, brandishing like that.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Propaganda-level lying and discrediting of DHS handling any investigation.
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"Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the US Attorney’s office and FBI agents based in Minnesota to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good...
A federal magistrate judge rejected" a warrant for Good.
A federal magistrate judge rejected" a warrant for Good.
DOJ sought to probe Renee Good for criminal liability, even after her death: Sources
A judge refused an FBI warrant that proposed investigating dead Minnesota mom for suspected assault on an officer.
www.ms.now
January 24, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the US Attorney’s office and FBI agents based in Minnesota to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good...
A federal magistrate judge rejected" a warrant for Good.
A federal magistrate judge rejected" a warrant for Good.
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The Trump admin’s attempts to accumulate your private voter data isn’t a good faith effort to root out fraud. Get smart on how the admin plans to twist voter data to lay the groundwork to contest the results of the midterms should Trump’s allies lose this November. https://protdem.org/4bM0h55
January 23, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The Trump admin’s attempts to accumulate your private voter data isn’t a good faith effort to root out fraud. Get smart on how the admin plans to twist voter data to lay the groundwork to contest the results of the midterms should Trump’s allies lose this November. https://protdem.org/4bM0h55
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Yesterday I got to sit down (well, stand in a crowd) with Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington who made headlines last year for her sermon asking Trump to "have mercy" on migrants.
A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
One year after she urged Trump to have mercy, Bishop Budde leads clergy protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — 'I don't think a year ago we could have fathomed how quickly and how dramatically this country would change,' Budde told RNS in Minneapolis.
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Yesterday I got to sit down (well, stand in a crowd) with Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington who made headlines last year for her sermon asking Trump to "have mercy" on migrants.
A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
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what once was phony or fake is now "altered"
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM
what once was phony or fake is now "altered"
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"A 2-year-old girl and her father were detained by federal immigration agents in south Minneapolis and placed on a commercial flight out of Minnesota, despite a judge ordering the toddler’s release."
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Agents detain and send 2-year-old girl and her father to Texas despite court order to release toddler
Attorneys for the family say they were asylum-seekers who were pulled over without a warrant and did not have a final order for removal.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"A 2-year-old girl and her father were detained by federal immigration agents in south Minneapolis and placed on a commercial flight out of Minnesota, despite a judge ordering the toddler’s release."
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An internal memo does not supersede the constitution.
We need a class action lawsuit on behalf of the American people. But, we also need MASS impeachment. This is intolerable.
We need a class action lawsuit on behalf of the American people. But, we also need MASS impeachment. This is intolerable.
Host: ICE is now giving its officers sweeping new powers to enter homes without a judge's warrant. An internal memo says officers can forcibly go into a home based solely on a narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone.
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
An internal memo does not supersede the constitution.
We need a class action lawsuit on behalf of the American people. But, we also need MASS impeachment. This is intolerable.
We need a class action lawsuit on behalf of the American people. But, we also need MASS impeachment. This is intolerable.
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An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:57 PM
An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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If this is accurate, Good was killed by a bullet fired after there was any conceivable argument Agent Ross was in the path of her vehicle, which means there was no legal justification for using deadly force. But DOJ says there’s no reason to investigate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Private Autopsy Shows Renee Good Was Shot at Least 3 Times, Lawyers Say
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 AM
If this is accurate, Good was killed by a bullet fired after there was any conceivable argument Agent Ross was in the path of her vehicle, which means there was no legal justification for using deadly force. But DOJ says there’s no reason to investigate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
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Emerging Evidence Provides Basis for Opening Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
By Julia Gegenheimer, over 10 years prosecutor in Criminal Section of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
Discussing new autopsy report and new video evidence
By Julia Gegenheimer, over 10 years prosecutor in Criminal Section of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
Discussing new autopsy report and new video evidence
Opening an Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
Analysis by a veteran of the Criminal Section of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division of the basis for investigation of ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
www.justsecurity.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Emerging Evidence Provides Basis for Opening Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
By Julia Gegenheimer, over 10 years prosecutor in Criminal Section of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
Discussing new autopsy report and new video evidence
By Julia Gegenheimer, over 10 years prosecutor in Criminal Section of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
Discussing new autopsy report and new video evidence
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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Elon Musk’s company puts the responsibility for Grok ‘undressing’ images on users who prompt the system. But that denies the many ways that engineers and executives shape generative AI outputs, writes Eryk Salvaggio (@eryk.bsky.social).
Why Musk is Culpable in Grok's Undressing Disaster
Grok’s functionality is not a black box, but the result of specific design decisions made by executives and engineers at xAI, writes Eryk Salvaggio.
www.techpolicy.press
January 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Elon Musk’s company puts the responsibility for Grok ‘undressing’ images on users who prompt the system. But that denies the many ways that engineers and executives shape generative AI outputs, writes Eryk Salvaggio (@eryk.bsky.social).
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Want to see the court filings in new cases
Minnesota v Noem?
✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Illinois v DHS?
✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?
✅ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Minnesota v Noem?
✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Illinois v DHS?
✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?
✅ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to Trump administration executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Want to see the court filings in new cases
Minnesota v Noem?
✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Illinois v DHS?
✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?
✅ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Minnesota v Noem?
✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Illinois v DHS?
✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?
✅ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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Here's an 8-min video on (initially-secret) Customs & Border Patrol report, which found: in many vehicle shooting cases, agents intentionally put themselves in exit path of vehicle, thereby creating justification for the use of deadly force.
youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
Initially-Secret Report: Customs&Border Patrol Agents Got in Way of Vehicles, Then Used Deadly Force
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Here's an 8-min video on (initially-secret) Customs & Border Patrol report, which found: in many vehicle shooting cases, agents intentionally put themselves in exit path of vehicle, thereby creating justification for the use of deadly force.
youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
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It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
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It was an honor to work with Brian Egan and Tess Bridgeman on this important piece.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
Congress, the President, and Military Force in Venezuela
Experts write the president did not have authority to undertake Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
www.justsecurity.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
It was an honor to work with Brian Egan and Tess Bridgeman on this important piece.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
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Well-done and correct:
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Well-done and correct:
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
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Statement of UN Secretary-General being read out at UN Security Council emergency meeting
"I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action. The Charter enshrines the prohibition of the threat or use of force."
"I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action. The Charter enshrines the prohibition of the threat or use of force."
January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Statement of UN Secretary-General being read out at UN Security Council emergency meeting
"I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action. The Charter enshrines the prohibition of the threat or use of force."
"I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action. The Charter enshrines the prohibition of the threat or use of force."
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So the President did disclose a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela.
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So the President did disclose a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela.
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
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House Judiciary Committee releases on New Years Eve (in an obvious attempt to bury this info) the Jack Smith deposition transcript.
I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
House Judiciary Committee releases on New Years Eve (in an obvious attempt to bury this info) the Jack Smith deposition transcript.
I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...