Melissa
@capnleela.bsky.social
Trying to make things a little more aesthetic and a little more functional. Into art, gardening, web design, community, Solar Punk, UX, and accessibility.
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Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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Yesterday’s FBI raid of Fulton County election office and the DOJ’s revived lawsuit for Georgia’s voter records make one thing clear - This is not about 2020. It’s about 2026.
So let me be clearer - We will not bend. We will not back down. We will have free and fair elections.
So let me be clearer - We will not bend. We will not back down. We will have free and fair elections.
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Yesterday’s FBI raid of Fulton County election office and the DOJ’s revived lawsuit for Georgia’s voter records make one thing clear - This is not about 2020. It’s about 2026.
So let me be clearer - We will not bend. We will not back down. We will have free and fair elections.
So let me be clearer - We will not bend. We will not back down. We will have free and fair elections.
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Will SOMEONE in this godforsaken Congress actually take their oath to protect and defend the United States constitution with the same degree of seriousness as every person in Minneapolis?
January 30, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Will SOMEONE in this godforsaken Congress actually take their oath to protect and defend the United States constitution with the same degree of seriousness as every person in Minneapolis?
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Malik is a queer Black/Palestinian Muslim anarchist political prisoner. This is their blog, where you can read more about them and their political analysis.
malikspeaks.noblogs.org/updates/
(Last I checked, Malik uses they/them pronouns btw)
malikspeaks.noblogs.org/updates/
(Last I checked, Malik uses they/them pronouns btw)
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Malik is a queer Black/Palestinian Muslim anarchist political prisoner. This is their blog, where you can read more about them and their political analysis.
malikspeaks.noblogs.org/updates/
(Last I checked, Malik uses they/them pronouns btw)
malikspeaks.noblogs.org/updates/
(Last I checked, Malik uses they/them pronouns btw)
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Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
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Cause we all know the first thing cops do before they tackle you to the ground and beat the shit out of you is ask to see a note from your doctor.
Sadly, the push for anti-mask laws is back. The Alabama House has passed a bill that would criminalize protesting in a mask without a doctor’s note.
House passes bill that would criminalize protesting in a mask without a doctor's note
Anti-masking laws have never been taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court and have had mixed results in lower courts.
www.alreporter.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Cause we all know the first thing cops do before they tackle you to the ground and beat the shit out of you is ask to see a note from your doctor.
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Kansas City Star’s David Hudnall: “So, here’s my advice: Drop the deal. Eat the embarrassment. Find another buyer. Make a clean break and say, plainly, that you don’t want your legacy tied to masked men hauling people out of their homes and into warehouses on the edge of town.”
January 29, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Kansas City Star’s David Hudnall: “So, here’s my advice: Drop the deal. Eat the embarrassment. Find another buyer. Make a clean break and say, plainly, that you don’t want your legacy tied to masked men hauling people out of their homes and into warehouses on the edge of town.”
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If you need more examples look up "Pinkertons union busting". Not enough? Try "Race Riots". You can add in places like Chicago, Hempstead County, Elaine Arkansas, Louisiana...you get the idea. There's nothing more American than state sponsored violence against marginalized communities.
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
If you need more examples look up "Pinkertons union busting". Not enough? Try "Race Riots". You can add in places like Chicago, Hempstead County, Elaine Arkansas, Louisiana...you get the idea. There's nothing more American than state sponsored violence against marginalized communities.
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A lot of people seem to be arriving due to my post about divesting from Amazon, so if you'd like to support me in leaving the platform, you can check out my books on my personal webstore!
I released 2 trans books this year.
The 1st is a romcom where a guy falls in love with sexy Totoro at a drag show
The 2nd is a soulmate romantasy where a guy cursed with immortality has to make amends for his past by healing other people's soulmate bonds
ko-fi.com/emerylee/shop
The 1st is a romcom where a guy falls in love with sexy Totoro at a drag show
The 2nd is a soulmate romantasy where a guy cursed with immortality has to make amends for his past by healing other people's soulmate bonds
ko-fi.com/emerylee/shop
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 AM
A lot of people seem to be arriving due to my post about divesting from Amazon, so if you'd like to support me in leaving the platform, you can check out my books on my personal webstore!
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ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
California bill would ban ICE agents from jobs in teaching and policing
ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 12:20 AM
ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
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I'm just going to keep saying this until I die:
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I'm just going to keep saying this until I die:
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
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I love every single thing about this.
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 AM
I love every single thing about this.
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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The nonstop overuse of SWAT is a really serious civil rights issue.
We just filed another mistaken identity case
A SWAT team showed up to arrest someone as a nearby school let out students for lunch. They held a random kid at gun point because he had the same skin color as the suspect, & still perp walked him after realizing their mistake
ij.org/case/maine-m...
A SWAT team showed up to arrest someone as a nearby school let out students for lunch. They held a random kid at gun point because he had the same skin color as the suspect, & still perp walked him after realizing their mistake
ij.org/case/maine-m...
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The nonstop overuse of SWAT is a really serious civil rights issue.
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Oh my god this is horrific
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, suggesting the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
www.statnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Oh my god this is horrific
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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"Raul" and his co-workers wereharvesting carrots in the tehachapi area. "It was so cold and windy we asked to go home but our supervisor wouldn't allow it. We need this job to feed our families so we kept on going." #WeFeedYou
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"Raul" and his co-workers wereharvesting carrots in the tehachapi area. "It was so cold and windy we asked to go home but our supervisor wouldn't allow it. We need this job to feed our families so we kept on going." #WeFeedYou
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Merkley told a crowd at Clackamas College that even if you think he and other Dem reps are aligned on an issue, call them anyway. Leave a message if you have to. They tabulate the messages, and he takes that number to caucus meetings and the Senate floor. He said it absolutely helps.
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Merkley told a crowd at Clackamas College that even if you think he and other Dem reps are aligned on an issue, call them anyway. Leave a message if you have to. They tabulate the messages, and he takes that number to caucus meetings and the Senate floor. He said it absolutely helps.
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Missed this a few days ago:
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
January 18, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Missed this a few days ago:
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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I’m seeing increased use of this word and I just want to gently suggest that if there’s one word you can manage to remove from your vocabulary it should be this one.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
The Origins of the Word "Moron" Are Actually REALLY Sinister
It's much more than just a casual insult.
www.teenvogue.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I’m seeing increased use of this word and I just want to gently suggest that if there’s one word you can manage to remove from your vocabulary it should be this one.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
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It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.
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Just keep coming back to the fact that keeping people in a constant state of terror is a form of mass disablement and essential to the eugenic project that is the United States.
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Just keep coming back to the fact that keeping people in a constant state of terror is a form of mass disablement and essential to the eugenic project that is the United States.