DanaMPatton
@danampatton.bsky.social
Involved Jersey City community member. Pushing fully funded & equitable schools, deconstructing Florida lies we were raised with, moving further to the left every day. Writing, teaching, organizing.
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DanaMPatton
@danampatton.bsky.social
· Nov 17
conservative christians: you liberals just live in an echo chamber on bluesky
me: ummm i spent the first 19 years of my life literally not knowing there were christians who didn’t hate gay people soooooo.....
me: ummm i spent the first 19 years of my life literally not knowing there were christians who didn’t hate gay people soooooo.....
Baby I was you. I was full of self-righteousness and desperate to be good enough. Let it go. Let ppl be who they really are. Throw open your arms wide and actually love people. Really truly love your community. All of it.
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6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
![Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in pencil in Spanish. Translation: “They don’t give me my diet I am vegetarian, I don’t eat well, there is no good education and I miss my best friend julieta and my grandmother and my school I already want to get to my house. Me in dilei [Dilley] am not happy please get me out of here to colombia.” Below the text is a drawing of the girl and her mother in the government-issued gray sweatsuits of the detention center.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/bafkreihpnudavq27nzelfb2kd3fjjthco7haqmhvx4zryksfbfruoxkm74@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
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3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
These are all our children. Every single one of them.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM
These are all our children. Every single one of them.
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“Lying in feces, throw up, urine… like animals in a cage at the zoo.”
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
“Lying in feces, throw up, urine… like animals in a cage at the zoo.”
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
Family of NJ migrant who died in federal custody seeks answers newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/09/f...
Family of NJ migrant who died in federal custody seeks answers • New Jersey Monitor
Jean Wilson Brutus died in custody in December, one day after being arrested by immigration agents. His family says they still don’t know how.
newjerseymonitor.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Family of NJ migrant who died in federal custody seeks answers newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/09/f...
Once I worked at a place & they said "woody Allen brings his daughter here" and I said "the one he married or the one he had with the one he married" and they did not think it was funny
Woody Allen seemingly "joking" about Epstein's preference for girls over women and referring to the money Epstein spends on them.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Once I worked at a place & they said "woody Allen brings his daughter here" and I said "the one he married or the one he had with the one he married" and they did not think it was funny
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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Video from Brazil captured the moment a torrent of water and waste was sent washing down a street, after floods caused a wall to collapse at a recycling centre in Ribeirao Preto.
February 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Video from Brazil captured the moment a torrent of water and waste was sent washing down a street, after floods caused a wall to collapse at a recycling centre in Ribeirao Preto.
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If the DeSantis regime knew much about the "Western Canon," they might not like it so much. But since when are they interested in actual learning? floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/09/d...
Do Florida public universities really embrace the Western Tradition? • Florida Phoenix
It’s a lousy time to be a kid in Florida. You’re told you can’t read certain books or study certain subjects or discuss certain topics. You’re told you can’t go by your chosen name; you must conform t...
floridaphoenix.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM
If the DeSantis regime knew much about the "Western Canon," they might not like it so much. But since when are they interested in actual learning? floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/09/d...
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Pretty sure hell is just a never ending loop of weight loss ads
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Pretty sure hell is just a never ending loop of weight loss ads
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Shutting it down for the night. I hope everyone revels in the fact that antifascists are going to win. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace.
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Shutting it down for the night. I hope everyone revels in the fact that antifascists are going to win. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace.
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So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
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How should we understand the intentions of authoritarians who mandate the "Science of Reading" at the same time they ban books and build barriers to library access?
Iowa lawmakers advance bill prohibiting partnerships between public schools and libraries:
Iowa lawmakers advance bill prohibiting partnerships between public schools and libraries:
Iowa lawmakers advance bill prohibiting partnerships between public schools, libraries
The bill would prevent school agreements with public libraries to provide students with access to books and other materials.
www.thegazette.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM
How should we understand the intentions of authoritarians who mandate the "Science of Reading" at the same time they ban books and build barriers to library access?
Iowa lawmakers advance bill prohibiting partnerships between public schools and libraries:
Iowa lawmakers advance bill prohibiting partnerships between public schools and libraries:
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
my husband put on a variety show in our UCB days, Salvador Dali's Danza Macabre (he was Dali), and the act I think about most is Dave Hill "eating yogurt to Philip Glass"
He kept getting angry & starting over "YOU JUST ARENT GETTING IT"
He kept getting angry & starting over "YOU JUST ARENT GETTING IT"
Philip Glass was the last person to publicly withdraw from the Kennedy Center before Trump threw his tantrum, and I like to think he’s the one who broke him
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
my husband put on a variety show in our UCB days, Salvador Dali's Danza Macabre (he was Dali), and the act I think about most is Dave Hill "eating yogurt to Philip Glass"
He kept getting angry & starting over "YOU JUST ARENT GETTING IT"
He kept getting angry & starting over "YOU JUST ARENT GETTING IT"
I think about how hard it is here to keep our neighbors safe, then think about Florida where police and sheriffs are actually acting as ICE. It requires such a heightened level of risk and organization. So much love to everyone in Florida working to keep immigrants safe.
“They’ve deputized police into the ‘show me your papers patrol,’” Thomas Kennedy, a policy analyst with Florida Immigrant Coalition, an immigration advocacy group, told HuffPost. www.huffpost.com/entry/red-st...
Red States Are Jumping At The Chance To Make Things Even Worse For Immigrants
Blue states are scrambling to defend against ICE. But in red states where lawmakers are happy to comply, quietly dangerous operations are also underway.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I think about how hard it is here to keep our neighbors safe, then think about Florida where police and sheriffs are actually acting as ICE. It requires such a heightened level of risk and organization. So much love to everyone in Florida working to keep immigrants safe.
we have really failed in cities to make it possible for pedestrians to do anything when it snows or rains heavy. everything has been centered around car traffic. And it's only going to get worse now that we live in a climate crisis.
Hear from a DCPS 9th grader in this opinion piece:
"The trek to school on Jan. 29 and 30 included snowdrifts on curbs past our waists, unplowed streets, and buses running detours. ... Conditions were not safe for many students asked to attend class that day."
"The trek to school on Jan. 29 and 30 included snowdrifts on curbs past our waists, unplowed streets, and buses running detours. ... Conditions were not safe for many students asked to attend class that day."
Opinion: If D.C. can’t clear all roads, it shouldn’t send students to class
Kids deserve consideration in school reopening plans, writes a Jackson-Reed High School student.
51st.news
February 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM
we have really failed in cities to make it possible for pedestrians to do anything when it snows or rains heavy. everything has been centered around car traffic. And it's only going to get worse now that we live in a climate crisis.
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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
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they fired everybody who knows that Puerto Ricans are American
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
they fired everybody who knows that Puerto Ricans are American
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The implication that Bad Bunny is not a natural born citizen because of language and appearance is a sign of our constitutional and moral decay.
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The implication that Bad Bunny is not a natural born citizen because of language and appearance is a sign of our constitutional and moral decay.
Part of me feels like Righteous Gemstones does christian right-wing empire builders a favor. I think they are much more like hateful, calculating CEOs than bumbling idiots.
February 7, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Part of me feels like Righteous Gemstones does christian right-wing empire builders a favor. I think they are much more like hateful, calculating CEOs than bumbling idiots.
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To be clear, I counted HCSO deputies, State Patrol troopers, and DNR Conservation Officers among all the police present. MnDOT plow trucks blocked roads entering the area around Whipple, which obstructed the way for at least one ambulance. This is on Sheriff Dawanna Witt and @governorwalz.mn.gov.
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:59 PM
To be clear, I counted HCSO deputies, State Patrol troopers, and DNR Conservation Officers among all the police present. MnDOT plow trucks blocked roads entering the area around Whipple, which obstructed the way for at least one ambulance. This is on Sheriff Dawanna Witt and @governorwalz.mn.gov.
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"The alleged crimes happened under former CFO Jimmy Patronis, now a congressman for the state's western Panhandle."
One of Jimmy's employees running a really brazen million dollar scam under his nose.
MSN link gets you around the payroll...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
One of Jimmy's employees running a really brazen million dollar scam under his nose.
MSN link gets you around the payroll...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Former #Florida Dept of Financial Services employee arrested on a host of fraud-related charges after allegedly fleecing the agency over several years of more than $1.7 million. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Former employee of Florida CFO department charged in $1.7M fraud
A former Florida Department of Financial Services employee was charged with for allegedly defrauding the state of over $1.7 million.
www.tallahassee.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
"The alleged crimes happened under former CFO Jimmy Patronis, now a congressman for the state's western Panhandle."
One of Jimmy's employees running a really brazen million dollar scam under his nose.
MSN link gets you around the payroll...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
One of Jimmy's employees running a really brazen million dollar scam under his nose.
MSN link gets you around the payroll...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Please let's all keep our hands to ourselves."
"Please let's all keep our hands to ourselves."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“I think that warrants 3 story points”
“I think that warrants 3 story points”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
February 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Please let's all keep our hands to ourselves."
"Please let's all keep our hands to ourselves."
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It's largely been lost in the chaos of the last month, but Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is trying to doxx the John Does who sued her for (allegedly) allowing them to be raped by grown men when they were kids and (allegedly) covering it up
@brandonthurston.bsky.social has a write-up:
@brandonthurston.bsky.social has a write-up:
Vince and Linda McMahon file oppositions to ring boy plaintiffs' request to maintain anonymity in lawsuit - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW
McMahons say "John Doe" anonymity will unfairly hinder their ability to find witnesses to clear them. WWE takes no position on pseudonyms.
www.postwrestling.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
It's largely been lost in the chaos of the last month, but Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is trying to doxx the John Does who sued her for (allegedly) allowing them to be raped by grown men when they were kids and (allegedly) covering it up
@brandonthurston.bsky.social has a write-up:
@brandonthurston.bsky.social has a write-up: