John Lloyd
@boyonabike62.bsky.social
History professor, transit and active transportation, housing, climate justice, Dodger fan.
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Trump had to go way, way out of his way to bring back both measles AND detention camps but by god he did it.
What a legacy.
What a legacy.
BREAKING: ICE has halted "all movement" at a Texas detention facility due to measles infections, DHS confirms.
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
cbsn.ws
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Trump had to go way, way out of his way to bring back both measles AND detention camps but by god he did it.
What a legacy.
What a legacy.
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Bon Iver says he is wearing a whistle at the Grammys
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Bon Iver says he is wearing a whistle at the Grammys
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
So LAPD gets to decide which laws they will enforce?
LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says trib.al/9migKLc
LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the ban is “not a good public policy decision.”
trib.al
February 2, 2026 at 2:48 AM
So LAPD gets to decide which laws they will enforce?
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The fact that the three ICE/CBP agents involved in the two Minnesota shootings have nearly 40 years of combined experience should be the nail in the coffin of any "training" rhetoric
February 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The fact that the three ICE/CBP agents involved in the two Minnesota shootings have nearly 40 years of combined experience should be the nail in the coffin of any "training" rhetoric
Hell yes!
Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say thanks to God, I want to say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans."
February 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Hell yes!
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read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
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A Hummer and an accordion bus both take up a lot of space, so it is difficult to know which one to prioritize moving in peak traffic.
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A Hummer and an accordion bus both take up a lot of space, so it is difficult to know which one to prioritize moving in peak traffic.
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The federal career civil service workers are under tremendous pressure and wake up every day and work hard to help improve other people’s lives. They represent the best of America and we as country need to rebuild, empower, and elevate the federal career civil service workforce. I believe we will.
IRS executive Kathleen Walters was asked to break the law by the Trump administration, and refused.
February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The federal career civil service workers are under tremendous pressure and wake up every day and work hard to help improve other people’s lives. They represent the best of America and we as country need to rebuild, empower, and elevate the federal career civil service workforce. I believe we will.
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Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!
How Palantir (run by a racist billionaire MAGA supporter) uses data theft of our private information by DOGE (run by another racist billionaire MAGA supporter) to create a tool for an authoritarian surveillance state.
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
How Palantir (run by a racist billionaire MAGA supporter) uses data theft of our private information by DOGE (run by another racist billionaire MAGA supporter) to create a tool for an authoritarian surveillance state.
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Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
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I rode with many friends in the local Ride for Alex Pretti today. I love how the cycling community coalesces and supports each other. 😀
January 31, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I rode with many friends in the local Ride for Alex Pretti today. I love how the cycling community coalesces and supports each other. 😀
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"Too often, these vehicles become a menace when used at high speeds or in places they don’t belong."
I'm trying to imagine a world in which the Tribune Editorial Board applies this logic to automobiles and bike lanes.
I'm trying to imagine a world in which the Tribune Editorial Board applies this logic to automobiles and bike lanes.
Editorial: Secretary of State Giannoulias puts e-bike safety on the table
We are not letting teenaged motorcyclists out on our roads without oversight. So why is it different for electric bikes?
www.chicagotribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"Too often, these vehicles become a menace when used at high speeds or in places they don’t belong."
I'm trying to imagine a world in which the Tribune Editorial Board applies this logic to automobiles and bike lanes.
I'm trying to imagine a world in which the Tribune Editorial Board applies this logic to automobiles and bike lanes.
We must reckon with our past, not erase the uncomfortable parts. Failure to reckon with the truth of our history is what has brought us to this moment.
"If white Americans feel conflicted when they learn about Black hardship, it’s because they know those conditions were unfair," Nate Schumann writes. "That discomfort is important because it can lead to something this nation needs a little more of right now: empathy."
Editor’s Note | Hiding Black History Will Never Erase It
Features Editor Nate Schumann discusses a recent incident in Philadelphia involving the federal censorship of “unfavorable” U.S. history.
buff.ly
January 31, 2026 at 7:34 PM
We must reckon with our past, not erase the uncomfortable parts. Failure to reckon with the truth of our history is what has brought us to this moment.
Yes, otherwise it’s rewarded and it will come back worse.
I want commissions and tribunals when this ends. For everything. For everyone involved. Every lawless act. Every last corrupt backroom deal and constitutional violation. Years of investigations and prosecutions. No "Let's move on so we can heal" BS.
January 31, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Yes, otherwise it’s rewarded and it will come back worse.
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Full rights and citizenship actually means they’re not a “foreign labor class.” And that’s what he’s angry about. He’s mad citizenship is universal rather than restricted to white people like before the civil war bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Full rights and citizenship actually means they’re not a “foreign labor class.” And that’s what he’s angry about. He’s mad citizenship is universal rather than restricted to white people like before the civil war bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
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btw the civility panic a few years ago was about precisely this: the ability to have polite conversations about how black people are racially inferior in public without criticism or backlash bsky.app/profile/hann...
Jeffrey Epstein sent a link to the white nationalist podcast The Right Stuff, whose core hosts played an active role in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally. He did so in February 2016. Before TRS made national news, really.
Genuinely bizarre.
Genuinely bizarre.
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 PM
btw the civility panic a few years ago was about precisely this: the ability to have polite conversations about how black people are racially inferior in public without criticism or backlash bsky.app/profile/hann...
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One out of every 5 students -- 20% -- in the Los Angeles Unified School District was absent today.
That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.
That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.
"There are times when protesting is more necessary than going to the classroom," said one high school junior from Pasadena. Voices of the thousands of L.A.-area students who walked out today to protest against ICE.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
'We want a change to happen.' L.A. County students walk out over ICE raids
Middle and high schoolers walked out of classrooms across L.A., Long Beach and Pasadena districts to protest the Trump administration's ICE crackdowns. UCLA, USC, Cal State and other college campuses ...
www.latimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 AM
One out of every 5 students -- 20% -- in the Los Angeles Unified School District was absent today.
That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.
That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.
Inspiring people power!
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Inspiring people power!
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Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
I hope journalists describe this for what it is: fascism.
This is Georgia Fort as she’s being arrested by federal agents. Apparently, they had a grand jury indictment in hand. She was arrested for being an independent journalist who filmed the Cities Church protest.
January 31, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I hope journalists describe this for what it is: fascism.
Wonder why no one wants to buy his shitty cars
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Wonder why no one wants to buy his shitty cars
The deportation industrial complex is very profitable, which is why the fight to ABOLISH ICE is going to require sustained effort.
"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
ICE Detention Contractors Are Reaping Massive Profits
The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1
jacobin.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The deportation industrial complex is very profitable, which is why the fight to ABOLISH ICE is going to require sustained effort.