Carolyn Gallaher
@cgallaher.bsky.social
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Research US militias, Christian Right, Northern Ireland, & #DC metro. Write 4 Political Research Associates/Public Eye, Greater Greater Washington, and Streetsense DC.
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Research US militias, Christian Right, Northern Ireland, & #DC metro. Write 4 Political Research Associates/Public Eye, Greater Greater Washington, and Streetsense DC.
Love ocean creatures 🐳🦈🐙
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Carolyn Gallaher
@cgallaher.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Building a Green Wall
Building a Green Wall - Irish America’s Resurgence Post-Brexit; Brexit deepened tensions in Northern Ireland and created rifts between Ireland and the UK. Drawing on interviews in Washington, Belfast,...
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It's been a miserable 2025, but I'm going to take a moment to celebrate a legitimately good thing that happened. My friend and colleague, Kimberly Cowell-Meyers, and I published a book! 1/
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Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement
February 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement
The more we find out about deportations, the more it looks like a US government run human trafficking ring. Absolutely disgusting and a clear violation of basic human rights.
Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The more we find out about deportations, the more it looks like a US government run human trafficking ring. Absolutely disgusting and a clear violation of basic human rights.
Great news! amd more evidence that obeying in advance with these people is a bad idea.
February 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Great news! amd more evidence that obeying in advance with these people is a bad idea.
I guess it's not just the 'wine moms'!
Why The Hottest New Pro Wrestling Chant Is "Fuck ICE" | Defector
The most intriguing storyline in pro wrestling this month is not a title chase or a bloody feud, but whether or not fans are going to keep chanting “Fuck ICE” at shows. I am more than happy to explain...
defector.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I guess it's not just the 'wine moms'!
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There are some key differences, but it’s striking much of Trump’s mass deportation campaign resembles the drug war of the 1980s and 1990s. In this case, then too massive, militarized task forces raided public housing buildings, whole city blocks, and even entire towns on a single warrant.
Though southwestern Idaho was off my radar, the complaint alleges that the govt has also used this dubious legal theory—leveraging criminal arrest warrants for a few individuals into a mass immigration dragnet—in Chicago; Austin, TX; Colo Springs; & Cato, NY. (H/t David Emery of Dover, NH.)
The @ACLU has filed a class action damages suit against federal & state officers over an Idaho immigration raid last October. 200 armed officers raided a horse-race festival, detaining 400 Latinos for 4 hrs. All adults & many teens ziptied & searched.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
There are some key differences, but it’s striking much of Trump’s mass deportation campaign resembles the drug war of the 1980s and 1990s. In this case, then too massive, militarized task forces raided public housing buildings, whole city blocks, and even entire towns on a single warrant.
This raid is what Kavanaugh stops look like in practice. They targeted the track because it was a largely Latino event, & once the site was secured, separated Latinos from others. But as plaintiffs' legal backgrounds demonstrate, racial profiling isn't a reliable indicator of status. Its just racism
The @ACLU has filed a class action damages suit against federal & state officers over an Idaho immigration raid last October. 200 armed officers raided a horse-race festival, detaining 400 Latinos for 4 hrs. All adults & many teens ziptied & searched.
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COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AIDDC-3055371.), filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet Attachme...
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February 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This raid is what Kavanaugh stops look like in practice. They targeted the track because it was a largely Latino event, & once the site was secured, separated Latinos from others. But as plaintiffs' legal backgrounds demonstrate, racial profiling isn't a reliable indicator of status. Its just racism
All hail the Minneapolis militia. Armed with cell phones, clad in puffers, bathrobes, and pajamas, they hounded the feckless goons wherever they went. The goons did immeasurable damage, but in the end, Minnesota spit them out.
The Occupying Army Retreats - The American Prospect
The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.
prospect.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
All hail the Minneapolis militia. Armed with cell phones, clad in puffers, bathrobes, and pajamas, they hounded the feckless goons wherever they went. The goons did immeasurable damage, but in the end, Minnesota spit them out.
Nostalgia got me today, so I'm gonna do a 🧵 of some of the Central Virginia-isms of my youth. Most of these are things I heard my grandparents or parents say. Let's go! 1/
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Nostalgia got me today, so I'm gonna do a 🧵 of some of the Central Virginia-isms of my youth. Most of these are things I heard my grandparents or parents say. Let's go! 1/
Not sure why Pamela Jo thinks this is sick burn material. Congresswoman Jayapal is searching the horrible sh*t that's actually in the files, and the email subject lines show u just how revolting the people Pamela Jo is protecting actually are.
"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
February 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Not sure why Pamela Jo thinks this is sick burn material. Congresswoman Jayapal is searching the horrible sh*t that's actually in the files, and the email subject lines show u just how revolting the people Pamela Jo is protecting actually are.
Looks like the Maoists have taken control at UNC.
“I don’t know of any faculty member at UNC that has any faith that the provost, human resources officer, or especially the university lawyers have the faculty interests anywhere in mind when they’re making these decisions.”
—Michael Palm, @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social President
—Michael Palm, @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social President
UNC-Chapel Hill Sets New Policy on Recording Professors
UNC-Chapel Hill aims to clarify guidelines after a secret recording controversy involving Larry Chavis and growing fear of surveillance.
www.theassemblync.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Looks like the Maoists have taken control at UNC.
I knew Lewis was out, but i read this article anyway, because I knew I'd get lines like these:
"Will Lewis, the stumbled bumbler brought in to lay waste to the washington post, is gone."
And this one:
"Not since King George III razed the White House has a Brit so f*cked up our nation's capital."
"Will Lewis, the stumbled bumbler brought in to lay waste to the washington post, is gone."
And this one:
"Not since King George III razed the White House has a Brit so f*cked up our nation's capital."
Shitty Washington Post Publisher Loses Job After Skipping Out To The Super Bowl | Defector
Will Lewis, the stubbled bumbler brought in by Jeff Bezos to lay waste to the Washington Post, is gone. Lewis announced over the weekend that he was resigning as the newspaper’s CEO and publisher. But...
defector.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
I knew Lewis was out, but i read this article anyway, because I knew I'd get lines like these:
"Will Lewis, the stumbled bumbler brought in to lay waste to the washington post, is gone."
And this one:
"Not since King George III razed the White House has a Brit so f*cked up our nation's capital."
"Will Lewis, the stumbled bumbler brought in to lay waste to the washington post, is gone."
And this one:
"Not since King George III razed the White House has a Brit so f*cked up our nation's capital."
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Two days before Christmas, readers of the NYT opinion page were treated to a spectacle of pooh-poohery by an academic who claimed (without evidence) that concerns about the dangerously anti-democracit New Apostolic Reformation are overblown. My response @religiondispatches.org
bit.ly/RDonNYTonNAR
bit.ly/RDonNYTonNAR
The Times Blithely Dismisses Concerns Over New Apostolic Reformation
Two days before Christmas, readers of the New York Times opinion page were treated to a spectacle of pooh-poohery over portrayals of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) as a significant and dangerous ...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Two days before Christmas, readers of the NYT opinion page were treated to a spectacle of pooh-poohery by an academic who claimed (without evidence) that concerns about the dangerously anti-democracit New Apostolic Reformation are overblown. My response @religiondispatches.org
bit.ly/RDonNYTonNAR
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In no universe does giving a 5 year old a cheeseburger AFTER you kidnap his dad and use him as bait to get his mother make you the good guy. And the fact you think it does just highlights how deep into bad guy territory you really are.
Lyons says ICE agents actually "took care" of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos when they detained him, before shipping him off to a horrific Texas ICE facility.
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In no universe does giving a 5 year old a cheeseburger AFTER you kidnap his dad and use him as bait to get his mother make you the good guy. And the fact you think it does just highlights how deep into bad guy territory you really are.
A lot of good this does now. He's destroyed nearly everything.
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
A lot of good this does now. He's destroyed nearly everything.
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I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
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Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
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February 7, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Stephen Colbert isn't wasting a second of his remaining minutes on CBS. ❤️
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Stephen Colbert isn't wasting a second of his remaining minutes on CBS. ❤️
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Very pleased by President Connolly’s first official visit up North. She has set a significant tonal change in recognizing difference - be that experiences of the past, identity or aspirations for the future - which is much needed if reconciliation can be achieved. GRMMA! www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
'Languages should never divide us,' says President
President Catherine Connolly has said "languages should never divide us" while on an official three-day visit to Northern Ireland.
www.rte.ie
February 4, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Very pleased by President Connolly’s first official visit up North. She has set a significant tonal change in recognizing difference - be that experiences of the past, identity or aspirations for the future - which is much needed if reconciliation can be achieved. GRMMA! www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
This doesn't surprise me. Bundy criticized trump's family separation policy during his 1st term on similar grounds. On this issue Bundy has long been consistent. Bundy's loneliness now isn't because he changed so much as the wider militia movement he was a part of did 🧵1/6
Interesting article about militia leader who opposes Trump’s immigration assault & his community is turning against him.My point is not sympathy but understanding that this issue is an opportunity for us to divide MAGA. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Ammon Bundy Is All Alone
The anti-government militia leader can’t make sense of his allies’ support for ICE violence.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:14 PM
This doesn't surprise me. Bundy criticized trump's family separation policy during his 1st term on similar grounds. On this issue Bundy has long been consistent. Bundy's loneliness now isn't because he changed so much as the wider militia movement he was a part of did 🧵1/6
Persistence matters. So grateful to see them home and I hope they can stay for good.
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Persistence matters. So grateful to see them home and I hope they can stay for good.
💯 Every county in this country could probably identify more than 10 things that need fixing/doing/starting in their boundaries alone.
Once again thinking about how a revived and modernized Civilian Conservation Corps could fix or mitigate a huge swath of this country’s environmental, economic, and social problems.
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
💯 Every county in this country could probably identify more than 10 things that need fixing/doing/starting in their boundaries alone.
This was revolting from start to finish. & u can tell what an echo chamber they're in when one of their replies to the RAGE they invoked is "we took him to McDonalds" first. My dudes a cheeseburger is NOT going to make up for having ICE tear your family apart & send you 1,500 miles south to a PRISON
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention | CNN
A federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, according to a ruling obtained by CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This was revolting from start to finish. & u can tell what an echo chamber they're in when one of their replies to the RAGE they invoked is "we took him to McDonalds" first. My dudes a cheeseburger is NOT going to make up for having ICE tear your family apart & send you 1,500 miles south to a PRISON
Some good news. In my experience slumlords & other bad actors in the rental housing arena, like management companies, can rarely be shamed into better behavior. So by the time courts get involved, their petty nastiness is usually on full display in damning paper trails, & judges respond accordingly
In dramatic ruling, Baltimore judge sides with tenant in ‘junk fees’ case
The case shows a “massive corporate entity taking advantage of an honest, hard-working individual,” the a Baltimore judge wrote.
www.thebanner.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Some good news. In my experience slumlords & other bad actors in the rental housing arena, like management companies, can rarely be shamed into better behavior. So by the time courts get involved, their petty nastiness is usually on full display in damning paper trails, & judges respond accordingly
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They think the American people are stupid.
It's been 2 days since the killing of Alex Pretti & this Admin continues to lie about what we all saw on video.
Americans are horrified & don't want their tax dollars funding this brutality.
Not another dime to this lawless operation.
It's been 2 days since the killing of Alex Pretti & this Admin continues to lie about what we all saw on video.
Americans are horrified & don't want their tax dollars funding this brutality.
Not another dime to this lawless operation.
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
They think the American people are stupid.
It's been 2 days since the killing of Alex Pretti & this Admin continues to lie about what we all saw on video.
Americans are horrified & don't want their tax dollars funding this brutality.
Not another dime to this lawless operation.
It's been 2 days since the killing of Alex Pretti & this Admin continues to lie about what we all saw on video.
Americans are horrified & don't want their tax dollars funding this brutality.
Not another dime to this lawless operation.
This is such a beautiful article by Adam Serwer.
Stop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This is such a beautiful article by Adam Serwer.