Rachel Beck
@becknaftel.bsky.social
I dissent. Closer to fine. Proud mom.
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In Maine, masked federal agents stopped a car that contained a baby, and smashed a window. "Glass sprayed over the baby’s car seat." They took the baby's father who was driving, leaving the mother who does not have a driver's license alone in the car with the baby. On video:
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:14 PM
In Maine, masked federal agents stopped a car that contained a baby, and smashed a window. "Glass sprayed over the baby’s car seat." They took the baby's father who was driving, leaving the mother who does not have a driver's license alone in the car with the baby. On video:
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If there’s one thing we know ICE fears, it’s informed, empowered people documenting and recording their actions.
Let’s ensure that there are more folks out doing just that next week. Join the No Kings coalition for an Eyes on ICE call: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Let’s ensure that there are more folks out doing just that next week. Join the No Kings coalition for an Eyes on ICE call: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
www.mobilize.us
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If there’s one thing we know ICE fears, it’s informed, empowered people documenting and recording their actions.
Let’s ensure that there are more folks out doing just that next week. Join the No Kings coalition for an Eyes on ICE call: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Let’s ensure that there are more folks out doing just that next week. Join the No Kings coalition for an Eyes on ICE call: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
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Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
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There should be no future in the Democratic Party for any Member of Congress who votes to give more funding to these death squads.
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
There should be no future in the Democratic Party for any Member of Congress who votes to give more funding to these death squads.
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He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.
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Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
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Support students in Lincoln!
January 12, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Support students in Lincoln!
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The regime has announced two proposed rules intended to make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
Your public comments probably won't sway this transphobic regime, but they will be very important for future lawsuits:
Your public comments probably won't sway this transphobic regime, but they will be very important for future lawsuits:
Submit Public Comments
The federal government has proposed two new rules that could make it virtually impossible for transgender youth to get the health care they need.
act.hrc.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The regime has announced two proposed rules intended to make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
Your public comments probably won't sway this transphobic regime, but they will be very important for future lawsuits:
Your public comments probably won't sway this transphobic regime, but they will be very important for future lawsuits:
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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Contact your senators and urge them to reclaim their constitutional authority by supporting Sen. Kaine’s war powers resolution: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Then urge your representative to support the war powers resolution from Reps. Khanna and Massie: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Then urge your representative to support the war powers resolution from Reps. Khanna and Massie: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran
Trump’s decision to bomb Iran risks escalating an already volatile situation into all-out regional conflict. It’s time for Congress to step in and exercise their constitutional authority over war and ...
act.indivisible.org
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Contact your senators and urge them to reclaim their constitutional authority by supporting Sen. Kaine’s war powers resolution: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Then urge your representative to support the war powers resolution from Reps. Khanna and Massie: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Then urge your representative to support the war powers resolution from Reps. Khanna and Massie: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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Reminder that seven Democratic senators voted to confirm Kristi Noem and six Dem senators declined to vote either way.
She was confirmed, 59-34.
The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.
She was confirmed, 59-34.
The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.
June 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Reminder that seven Democratic senators voted to confirm Kristi Noem and six Dem senators declined to vote either way.
She was confirmed, 59-34.
The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.
She was confirmed, 59-34.
The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.
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Very easy to feel doomerish right now, but I'm taking some heart from this @leahgreenberg.bsky.social message laying out the rationale for Saturday's No Kings protests.
June 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Very easy to feel doomerish right now, but I'm taking some heart from this @leahgreenberg.bsky.social message laying out the rationale for Saturday's No Kings protests.
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The estimated cost of the unnecessary troop mobilization to Los Angeles ($134M) would have funded gender-affirming care in the military for the next 26 years. The trans military ban was never about funding.
June 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The estimated cost of the unnecessary troop mobilization to Los Angeles ($134M) would have funded gender-affirming care in the military for the next 26 years. The trans military ban was never about funding.
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Trump wants a confrontation, wants to see the situation erupt. No American president should behave like this. No kings.
June 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Trump wants a confrontation, wants to see the situation erupt. No American president should behave like this. No kings.
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I'm so grateful David Huerta is free and grateful for a powerful worker movement that mobilized to demand his release. But David should have never been detained. Families are still being torn apart. And our communities are still being targeted. We won’t rest until we are all safe.
DAVID IS RELEASED and with his family! He still faces an unjust felony charge.
While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, we demand the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids! seiu.co/endraids #FreeDavidEndRaids
While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, we demand the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids! seiu.co/endraids #FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm so grateful David Huerta is free and grateful for a powerful worker movement that mobilized to demand his release. But David should have never been detained. Families are still being torn apart. And our communities are still being targeted. We won’t rest until we are all safe.
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A friend of mine works at the Huntington Beach library and they've been fighting off a conservative takeover and privatization for years.
In Huntington Beach, California, advocates for public libraries are championing two ballot measures to counter the policies of the conservative city council.
The elections are tomorrow—and just a part of a busy Election Day: boltsmag.org/whats-o...
The elections are tomorrow—and just a part of a busy Election Day: boltsmag.org/whats-o...
The 40 Elections to Watch This June - Bolts
New Jersey, New York, and Virginia—three populous states that are electing hundreds of state and local officials this year—are holding their primaries over a busy 15-day period in June. In... Read More
boltsmag.org
June 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A friend of mine works at the Huntington Beach library and they've been fighting off a conservative takeover and privatization for years.
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TONIGHT: Join the #DisappearedInAmerica mass call to discuss how Trump is undermining the rule of law, how local law enforcement is being pressured to comply, and how people like you can help expose and resist these abuses of power.
Disappeared in America Mass Call · Not Above the Law
**Trump thinks he can disappear people. We’re building a movement to prove him wrong.**
In America, the government doesn’t get to grab people off the streets, skip the courtroom, and send them straig...
www.mobilize.us
June 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
TONIGHT: Join the #DisappearedInAmerica mass call to discuss how Trump is undermining the rule of law, how local law enforcement is being pressured to comply, and how people like you can help expose and resist these abuses of power.
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"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
June 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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This!
It's hard to overstate how destructive the reflexive "this is a distraction!" stuff that politicians and commentators and people are always peddling.
Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.
Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.
June 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This!
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As you see Trump defending his decision to deploy the National Guard into LA and potentially elsewhere, just remember that he did *not* order the DC Nat Guard to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6. I debunked that lie, told by some of his prominent surrogates, here:
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory and a Smear: Still, No Evidence of Trump Order for 10,000 Guard on January 6th
Debunking a new conspiracy theory that Trump ordered the National Guard to be ready on January 6, and that the select committee withheld information.
www.justsecurity.org
June 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
As you see Trump defending his decision to deploy the National Guard into LA and potentially elsewhere, just remember that he did *not* order the DC Nat Guard to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6. I debunked that lie, told by some of his prominent surrogates, here:
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
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Three things about this comment:
1. Homan is a White House adviser who doesn't have the power to arrest anyone. Neither does Trump.
2. Trump once again acts like he's not in charge. "If I were Tom, I'd do it." Uh, doesn't he work for you?
3. THREATENING TO ARREST A GOVERNOR IS A FIVE ALARM FIRE
1. Homan is a White House adviser who doesn't have the power to arrest anyone. Neither does Trump.
2. Trump once again acts like he's not in charge. "If I were Tom, I'd do it." Uh, doesn't he work for you?
3. THREATENING TO ARREST A GOVERNOR IS A FIVE ALARM FIRE
"I would do it if I were Tom. I think it's great" -- Trump endorses the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsom
June 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Three things about this comment:
1. Homan is a White House adviser who doesn't have the power to arrest anyone. Neither does Trump.
2. Trump once again acts like he's not in charge. "If I were Tom, I'd do it." Uh, doesn't he work for you?
3. THREATENING TO ARREST A GOVERNOR IS A FIVE ALARM FIRE
1. Homan is a White House adviser who doesn't have the power to arrest anyone. Neither does Trump.
2. Trump once again acts like he's not in charge. "If I were Tom, I'd do it." Uh, doesn't he work for you?
3. THREATENING TO ARREST A GOVERNOR IS A FIVE ALARM FIRE
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How many times am I allowed to repost this?
Why isn't Trump's clear and open call for federal law enforcement to arrest a Democratic governor based on zero lawbreaking of any kind leading every single news site right now?
June 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
How many times am I allowed to repost this?