Chris Boese
@chrisboese.bsky.social
📸 Photographer ✍️ Writer
🤖 Working on cyberpunk novel
🗒️ Journalist 📊 UX Lead
💻 Internet Researcher PhD
Opinions are my own or emerging from the hive mind. #binder #amediting (she, her)
https://www.chrisboese.photo/
https://christineboese.net
🤖 Working on cyberpunk novel
🗒️ Journalist 📊 UX Lead
💻 Internet Researcher PhD
Opinions are my own or emerging from the hive mind. #binder #amediting (she, her)
https://www.chrisboese.photo/
https://christineboese.net
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DHS hasn't charged a single monster in the epstein files, but if you hurt their feelings by posting facts or criticism of the unethical actions of ice by exercising your 1st amendment rights, the agency may target you............that's their focus.....going after critics.
#Pinks
#Pinks
February 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
DHS hasn't charged a single monster in the epstein files, but if you hurt their feelings by posting facts or criticism of the unethical actions of ice by exercising your 1st amendment rights, the agency may target you............that's their focus.....going after critics.
#Pinks
#Pinks
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Florida!
Alex Vindman is running for the Senate! As a dedicated public servant & veteran Alex will fight for you!
✔️Bring down Cost of Living
✔️Lower Property Ins Rates
✔️Lower Healthcare Costs
✔️Fight Corruption
✔️End Elitist Influence in govt
✔️Support for working class families
#ResistanceUnited
Alex Vindman is running for the Senate! As a dedicated public servant & veteran Alex will fight for you!
✔️Bring down Cost of Living
✔️Lower Property Ins Rates
✔️Lower Healthcare Costs
✔️Fight Corruption
✔️End Elitist Influence in govt
✔️Support for working class families
#ResistanceUnited
February 12, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Florida!
Alex Vindman is running for the Senate! As a dedicated public servant & veteran Alex will fight for you!
✔️Bring down Cost of Living
✔️Lower Property Ins Rates
✔️Lower Healthcare Costs
✔️Fight Corruption
✔️End Elitist Influence in govt
✔️Support for working class families
#ResistanceUnited
Alex Vindman is running for the Senate! As a dedicated public servant & veteran Alex will fight for you!
✔️Bring down Cost of Living
✔️Lower Property Ins Rates
✔️Lower Healthcare Costs
✔️Fight Corruption
✔️End Elitist Influence in govt
✔️Support for working class families
#ResistanceUnited
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lol "you could get whatever the dust is down there..."
stirring words from the commander in chief
stirring words from the commander in chief
Q: You said the Iranian nuclear sites have been 'totally obliterated.' What's left to go after?
TRUMP: You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that's really the least of we mission. But we'd probably grab whatever is left.
TRUMP: You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that's really the least of we mission. But we'd probably grab whatever is left.
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
lol "you could get whatever the dust is down there..."
stirring words from the commander in chief
stirring words from the commander in chief
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February 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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"The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session Tuesday to consider legislation to ban private persons, corporations, property owners or third-party contractors from gaining permits to operate detention centers in the county...."
www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...
www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...
County executive addresses rumors of ICE office opening in Hunt Valley
The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session on Tuesday to consider legislation about the purchase, similar to a move that Howard County made to prevent a private detention center in...
www.wbaltv.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session Tuesday to consider legislation to ban private persons, corporations, property owners or third-party contractors from gaining permits to operate detention centers in the county...."
www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...
www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...
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Romulus, Michigan
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
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"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
ICE purchases facility in Romulus, agency spokesperson says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Romulus, Michigan, a spokesperson for the federal agency told CBS News Detroit on Sunday afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Romulus, Michigan
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
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"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
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Tennessee
"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."
tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."
tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
ICE to open second Tennessee immigrant detention center in Lebanon • Tennessee Lookout
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Lebanon to house detained immigrants, an agency spokesperson said Friday.
tennesseelookout.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Tennessee
"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."
tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."
tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
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"Hertford County (North Carolina) Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 at 7PM...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Hertford County (North Carolina) Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 at 7PM...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
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"The senior pastor at Kessler Park United Methodist Church, said he was thrilled to hear the company rejected ICE’s outreach. He believes that community pressure and outrage likely influenced the decision by the company to not sell the property..."
February 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"The senior pastor at Kessler Park United Methodist Church, said he was thrilled to hear the company rejected ICE’s outreach. He believes that community pressure and outrage likely influenced the decision by the company to not sell the property..."
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"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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#Unite
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🚫NO ADDS🚫
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🚫NO ADDS🚫
February 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Obama: "Ethically speaking, it's an atrocity in a country this wealthy we have people just on the streets, & we should insist on policies that recognize their full humanity. But we should also recognize the average person doesn't want to have to navigate around a tent city in the middle of downtown"
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Obama: "Ethically speaking, it's an atrocity in a country this wealthy we have people just on the streets, & we should insist on policies that recognize their full humanity. But we should also recognize the average person doesn't want to have to navigate around a tent city in the middle of downtown"
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There’s still time to register for the next installment of @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and @newberrylibrary.bsky.social's FREE Writers on Writing series—it’s on 2/17 (tomorrow!) at 6pm CT 🧵
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Writers on Writing: Edwidge Danticat and Rachel DeWoskin
Award-winning authors Edwidge Danticat and Rachel DeWoskin will reflect on the work and craft of writing.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
There’s still time to register for the next installment of @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and @newberrylibrary.bsky.social's FREE Writers on Writing series—it’s on 2/17 (tomorrow!) at 6pm CT 🧵
www.newberry.org/calendar/wri...
www.newberry.org/calendar/wri...
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There so many requests for $ coming from NGO’s, politicians, scammers, service providers, etc that I ignore most. Not this one.
If 100,000 people on #Bluesky gave just $1, we could #FeedMinneapolis.
A dollar feeds a neighbor. Let’s do this.
Click below.
A dollar feeds a neighbor. Let’s do this.
Click below.
Minneapolis residents are facing a growing food crisis. Fear from ICE is keeping families—especially elders, parents, and the homebound from groceries.
Feed Minneapolis funds trusted local food shelves and kitchens, with a goal of feeding 10,000 people in 2 weeks.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
Feed Minneapolis funds trusted local food shelves and kitchens, with a goal of feeding 10,000 people in 2 weeks.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
February 12, 2026 at 1:26 AM
There so many requests for $ coming from NGO’s, politicians, scammers, service providers, etc that I ignore most. Not this one.
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We wanted to understand how rugged English-Scots-Irish culture has shaped America. So we talked to three white South African billionaires at a sex party in the Bahamas.
February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We wanted to understand how rugged English-Scots-Irish culture has shaped America. So we talked to three white South African billionaires at a sex party in the Bahamas.
FANTASTIC! I love speed skating. Such a cool sport!
Erin Jackson the first Black Woman to win Olympic Gold Medal in Speed Skating
February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
FANTASTIC! I love speed skating. Such a cool sport!