Buddy Spell
@buddyspell.bsky.social
New Orleans boy, Annie's husband, girl dad, felony defense lawyer, dissident, anti-fascist, Deadhead, rugby, Lego, reader of books. #TNRT
“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.”
- Charles Bukowski
“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.”
- Charles Bukowski
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You really really REALLY have to read the whole thing.
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
You really really REALLY have to read the whole thing.
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"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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ICE STILL HERE TODAY.
I'm here in Minneapolis. Retired Army LT-Colonel. 3 combat tours. Grew up hunting in Montana mountains.
They are NOT detaining.
They are NOT doing immigration work.
They are NOT checking a damn thing.
They are HUNTING BROWN PEOPLE.
Spotter and 3 car abduction teams.
I'm here in Minneapolis. Retired Army LT-Colonel. 3 combat tours. Grew up hunting in Montana mountains.
They are NOT detaining.
They are NOT doing immigration work.
They are NOT checking a damn thing.
They are HUNTING BROWN PEOPLE.
Spotter and 3 car abduction teams.
February 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
ICE STILL HERE TODAY.
I'm here in Minneapolis. Retired Army LT-Colonel. 3 combat tours. Grew up hunting in Montana mountains.
They are NOT detaining.
They are NOT doing immigration work.
They are NOT checking a damn thing.
They are HUNTING BROWN PEOPLE.
Spotter and 3 car abduction teams.
I'm here in Minneapolis. Retired Army LT-Colonel. 3 combat tours. Grew up hunting in Montana mountains.
They are NOT detaining.
They are NOT doing immigration work.
They are NOT checking a damn thing.
They are HUNTING BROWN PEOPLE.
Spotter and 3 car abduction teams.
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Hammond, Louisiana, today - Lauren Jewett and Melissa Flournoy of 10,000 Women at ICE Out Southeastern Louisiana University get together.
Jewett, a Democrat 💙 is running to unseat steve scalise for Louisiana's District 1 House of Representatives. www.laurenjewett.com with @buddyspell.bsky.social
Jewett, a Democrat 💙 is running to unseat steve scalise for Louisiana's District 1 House of Representatives. www.laurenjewett.com with @buddyspell.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Hammond, Louisiana, today - Lauren Jewett and Melissa Flournoy of 10,000 Women at ICE Out Southeastern Louisiana University get together.
Jewett, a Democrat 💙 is running to unseat steve scalise for Louisiana's District 1 House of Representatives. www.laurenjewett.com with @buddyspell.bsky.social
Jewett, a Democrat 💙 is running to unseat steve scalise for Louisiana's District 1 House of Representatives. www.laurenjewett.com with @buddyspell.bsky.social
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This is a moral blight on America, a crime against humanity. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/who-exactly-is-ice-arresting-and
February 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This is a moral blight on America, a crime against humanity. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/who-exactly-is-ice-arresting-and
Los Angeles - 1937.
And the beat goes on.
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And the beat goes on.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Los Angeles - 1937.
And the beat goes on.
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And the beat goes on.
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
They're only funding their goon squad, not the services we want and need.
Homeland Security shutdown nears after funding bill stalls
The Senate on Thursday failed to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid scrutiny of ICE and CBP tactics.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
They're only funding their goon squad, not the services we want and need.
This afternoon in Hammond, LA on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University where the school appears to be attempting to suppress students' freedom of expression.
Please come support these students.
Please come support these students.
February 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This afternoon in Hammond, LA on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University where the school appears to be attempting to suppress students' freedom of expression.
Please come support these students.
Please come support these students.
"Nannies". Four kids. "Nannies".
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM
"Nannies". Four kids. "Nannies".
One might think it unadvisable to pal around with a registered sex offender, but here we are.
Dirt bags.
Dirt bags.
February 12, 2026 at 5:10 AM
One might think it unadvisable to pal around with a registered sex offender, but here we are.
Dirt bags.
Dirt bags.
The Department of Justice could be successfully prosecuted for accessory after the fact to child rape.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 AM
The Department of Justice could be successfully prosecuted for accessory after the fact to child rape.
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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This video of terrified children recounting their experiences was taken on the day of the raid, Oct 19, 2025 in Wilder, Idaho.
Lawsuit filed against ICE for pointing guns at U.S. citizen children—kick & punch mom in front of them.
6-Year-Old: "I saw snipers on the roof ready to shoot our cars."
8-Year-Old: "I saw soldiers and was so scared... I started shaking."
14-Year-Old: "They put a gun to my face."
Wilder, Idaho
6-Year-Old: "I saw snipers on the roof ready to shoot our cars."
8-Year-Old: "I saw soldiers and was so scared... I started shaking."
14-Year-Old: "They put a gun to my face."
Wilder, Idaho
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 AM
This video of terrified children recounting their experiences was taken on the day of the raid, Oct 19, 2025 in Wilder, Idaho.
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Still think it's really fucked up that the President can target a whole state and terrorize it and do ethnic cleansing and whatnot and life just goes on I guess without impeachment or a government shutdown or something.
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Still think it's really fucked up that the President can target a whole state and terrorize it and do ethnic cleansing and whatnot and life just goes on I guess without impeachment or a government shutdown or something.
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The protesters in Minnesota and the around the country have shown incredible strength, courage and love for their fellow Americans. And so far, they are not taking the bait ICE is throwing their way. These are the kind of heroes and patriots this country needs.
February 11, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The protesters in Minnesota and the around the country have shown incredible strength, courage and love for their fellow Americans. And so far, they are not taking the bait ICE is throwing their way. These are the kind of heroes and patriots this country needs.
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At least two dozen ICE employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
At least two dozen ICE employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
Lots of people leave New Orleans during Mardi Gras; you can only go to so many parades in one lifetime.
@anniespell.bsky.social and I are going to the western North Carolina mountains for a week to see as many waterfalls as we can.
But, this is what we'll be doing on Fat Tuesday this year....
@anniespell.bsky.social and I are going to the western North Carolina mountains for a week to see as many waterfalls as we can.
But, this is what we'll be doing on Fat Tuesday this year....
February 12, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Lots of people leave New Orleans during Mardi Gras; you can only go to so many parades in one lifetime.
@anniespell.bsky.social and I are going to the western North Carolina mountains for a week to see as many waterfalls as we can.
But, this is what we'll be doing on Fat Tuesday this year....
@anniespell.bsky.social and I are going to the western North Carolina mountains for a week to see as many waterfalls as we can.
But, this is what we'll be doing on Fat Tuesday this year....
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Now is the time to start organizing groups of people who will help ensure that if ICE does surround the polls ALL American citizens who want to can access those polls in the midterms and beyond. Just like during the Civil Rights Era.
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Now is the time to start organizing groups of people who will help ensure that if ICE does surround the polls ALL American citizens who want to can access those polls in the midterms and beyond. Just like during the Civil Rights Era.
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.