Bethany Letiecq
@bletiecq.bsky.social
Professor studying families, immigration, structural oppression. Community-based participatory action research. Academic freedom. NCFR President. GMU-AAUP Pres. VP of AAUP/AFT Local 6741. Mom/partner. Part of Twitter exodus. Posts mine.
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If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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🚨BREAKING: Federal court DISMISSES Department of Justice's lawsuit to obtain Georgia's full voter file information for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Essentially, the geniuses at DOJ filed in the wrong court.
Dhillon and DOJ are now 0-3 in these cases.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
Dhillon and DOJ are now 0-3 in these cases.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
🚨 United States of America v. Raffensperger
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal court DISMISSES Department of Justice's lawsuit to obtain Georgia's full voter file information for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Essentially, the geniuses at DOJ filed in the wrong court.
Dhillon and DOJ are now 0-3 in these cases.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
Dhillon and DOJ are now 0-3 in these cases.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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New: an FBI agent who took the routine step of investigating the ICE officer who shot Renee Good has resigned after FBI leadership discouraged the investigation
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
New: an FBI agent who took the routine step of investigating the ICE officer who shot Renee Good has resigned after FBI leadership discouraged the investigation
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
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Invoke the 25th Amendment.
January 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Invoke the 25th Amendment.
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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This is the definition of what Kavanaugh thinks a good stop is. He was detained, based on his accent, and then released after they checked his papers (which presumably Kavanaugh does not carry with him).
He was detained in front of his five year old child, who told him "I don't want to lose you."
He was detained in front of his five year old child, who told him "I don't want to lose you."
This ICE agent and the man he’s accusing of not being a US citizen have the same damn accent. If this were a movie, this scene would be on the cutting room floor.
January 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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This is the definition of what Kavanaugh thinks a good stop is. He was detained, based on his accent, and then released after they checked his papers (which presumably Kavanaugh does not carry with him).
He was detained in front of his five year old child, who told him "I don't want to lose you."
He was detained in front of his five year old child, who told him "I don't want to lose you."
This ICE agent and the man he’s accusing of not being a US citizen have the same damn accent. If this were a movie, this scene would be on the cutting room floor.
January 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This is the definition of what Kavanaugh thinks a good stop is. He was detained, based on his accent, and then released after they checked his papers (which presumably Kavanaugh does not carry with him).
He was detained in front of his five year old child, who told him "I don't want to lose you."
He was detained in front of his five year old child, who told him "I don't want to lose you."
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One of the top VA heroes of the past 4 years is most definitely @SenLouiseLucas, who was a combination of highly vocal (which is important in & of itself) and also highly *effective* against Youngkin's damaging idiocy. And yes, now "the cleanup can begin!" bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
One of the top VA heroes of the past 4 years is most definitely @SenLouiseLucas, who was a combination of highly vocal (which is important in & of itself) and also highly *effective* against Youngkin's damaging idiocy. And yes, now "the cleanup can begin!" bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
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Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
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New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Dispatch from the occupation
What life is like in Minneapolis now
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
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“You are worried about policies that are hurting our communities...an administration that is gilding buildings while schools crumble, breaking the social safety net & sowing fear across our communities, betraying the values of who we are as Americans” - Spanberger bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“You are worried about policies that are hurting our communities...an administration that is gilding buildings while schools crumble, breaking the social safety net & sowing fear across our communities, betraying the values of who we are as Americans” - Spanberger bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
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Elections do matter.
This is how it’s done! @abigailspanberger.com’s first act as Governor of Virginia is to repeal Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that mandated state and local law enforcement cooperate with ICE.
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
January 18, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Elections do matter.
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$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
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Since I’ve now completely abandoned the other site and am still relatively new here, I’ll flag a few pieces I published this year.
For @aaup.bsky.social on Du Bois, higher ed labor, and the idea of the university as a member cooperative. 1/
www.aaup.org/article/towa...
For @aaup.bsky.social on Du Bois, higher ed labor, and the idea of the university as a member cooperative. 1/
www.aaup.org/article/towa...
Toward the Cooperative University: W. E. B. Du Bois’s Membership in the AAUP
In 1937, at the tender age of sixty-nine, W. E. B. Du Bois paid a $4 membership fee and joined the American Association of University Professors. Du Bois was several years into his second stint as a p...
www.aaup.org
December 29, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Since I’ve now completely abandoned the other site and am still relatively new here, I’ll flag a few pieces I published this year.
For @aaup.bsky.social on Du Bois, higher ed labor, and the idea of the university as a member cooperative. 1/
www.aaup.org/article/towa...
For @aaup.bsky.social on Du Bois, higher ed labor, and the idea of the university as a member cooperative. 1/
www.aaup.org/article/towa...
When we fight, we win!
January 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
When we fight, we win!
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🚨BREAKING: The Virginia House of Delegates approved a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment Wednesday that would allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts mid-decade, a significant step toward countering nationwide GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Virginia House passes amendment allowing redistricting to counter GOP gerrymanders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Virginia House of Delegates approved a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment Wednesday that would allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts mid-decade, a significant step toward countering nationwide GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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“We are facing a tsunami of hate.”
@sarahlazare.bsky.social and Amie Stager report, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement killed Renee Good, unions & community groups are calling for a statewide shutdown in Minnesota on Jan. 23—no work, no school, no shopping.
@sarahlazare.bsky.social and Amie Stager report, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement killed Renee Good, unions & community groups are calling for a statewide shutdown in Minnesota on Jan. 23—no work, no school, no shopping.
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 AM
“We are facing a tsunami of hate.”
@sarahlazare.bsky.social and Amie Stager report, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement killed Renee Good, unions & community groups are calling for a statewide shutdown in Minnesota on Jan. 23—no work, no school, no shopping.
@sarahlazare.bsky.social and Amie Stager report, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement killed Renee Good, unions & community groups are calling for a statewide shutdown in Minnesota on Jan. 23—no work, no school, no shopping.
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ICE Shifts to Federal Occupation as Minnesota Goes Under Siege, Hunting Migrants and Citizens Alike. youtu.be/MzooJiuPiCE
ICE Shifts to Federal Occupation as Minnesota Goes Under Siege, Hunting Migrants and Citizens Alike.
YouTube video by FIVE MINUTE NEWS
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 AM
ICE Shifts to Federal Occupation as Minnesota Goes Under Siege, Hunting Migrants and Citizens Alike. youtu.be/MzooJiuPiCE
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Ansari: I think ICE is completely out of control, and there should be no more funding given to ICE. The funding that's already has been given to them through the big ugly bill should be stripped entirely
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Ansari: I think ICE is completely out of control, and there should be no more funding given to ICE. The funding that's already has been given to them through the big ugly bill should be stripped entirely