Dr. Chicana
@drchicana.bsky.social
mom, wife, tia, sister, retired texas educator, maker of good trouble
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According to internal emails obtained as part of a FOIA request, top ICE officials knew as early as March 2025 that officers were using dramatically more force against civilians and the targets of enforcement operations — months before federal officers shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
According to internal emails obtained as part of a FOIA request, top ICE officials knew as early as March 2025 that officers were using dramatically more force against civilians and the targets of enforcement operations — months before federal officers shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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🚨BREAKING: A former Trump campaign lawyer who sought to throw out thousands of Wisconsin ballots in 2020 joined the Justice Department’s lawsuit demanding the state’s full, unredacted voter rolls Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Wisconsin election denier joins DOJ’s case seeking state’s voter rolls
The DOJ’s voting section has been fundamentally reshaped by a series of hires tied to post-2020 election denial.
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
🚨BREAKING: A former Trump campaign lawyer who sought to throw out thousands of Wisconsin ballots in 2020 joined the Justice Department’s lawsuit demanding the state’s full, unredacted voter rolls Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Failed effort to charge members of Congress for merely stating the law is an abuse of DOJ power. My thoughts in @Stay Tuned with Preet
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DOJ’s New Low: Pirro’s Attempt to Indict Lawmakers Over a Military Law Video
A grand jury draws the line
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February 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Failed effort to charge members of Congress for merely stating the law is an abuse of DOJ power. My thoughts in @Stay Tuned with Preet
open.substack.com/pub/staytune...
open.substack.com/pub/staytune...
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Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"
February 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"
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Our assignment is to embarrass fascist hack and Trump-panderer Bari Weiss by making sure this segment, which she banned from airing, gets more views on YouTube than it would have gotten on CBS. #StreisandEffect
Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Our assignment is to embarrass fascist hack and Trump-panderer Bari Weiss by making sure this segment, which she banned from airing, gets more views on YouTube than it would have gotten on CBS. #StreisandEffect
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Right-wing influencers like Johnson were primarily taking aim at homeless and transitional housing — and exaggerating their “findings.” It’s a strategy state election officials have long been aware of. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/rig...
Right-wing influencers are going viral claiming voter fraud. The problem? They’re wrong
“A lot of this is about homeless people, or people who are in sort of dire situations financially, living in buildings that are condemned… and moving, and therefore the building no longer exists. But ...
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Right-wing influencers like Johnson were primarily taking aim at homeless and transitional housing — and exaggerating their “findings.” It’s a strategy state election officials have long been aware of. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/rig...
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The claim that America’s European alliances are all charity isn’t just wrong in the sense that we get nothing out of it. It’s also wrong in the sense that we’re just giving and our allies are just receiving.
Europe Is America’s Secret Weapon. And We’re Giving It Up.
The principal agreement of the Munich Security Conference is that a key American relationship is severely damaged.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The claim that America’s European alliances are all charity isn’t just wrong in the sense that we get nothing out of it. It’s also wrong in the sense that we’re just giving and our allies are just receiving.
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People who immigrate to the U.S. come here to find safety and opportunity and contribute to our communities.
We should be welcomed with dignity, not demonized.
We should be welcomed with dignity, not demonized.
February 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
People who immigrate to the U.S. come here to find safety and opportunity and contribute to our communities.
We should be welcomed with dignity, not demonized.
We should be welcomed with dignity, not demonized.
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“As the airplane took off, Epstein started touching me forcibly in between my legs, and I freaked out. I realized, this is not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped. They whisked me away to the island. I was stuck there. They never arranged any modeling opportunities, I was completely conned."
Epstein survivor tells CBS News how she was trafficked, and assaulted
Juliette Bryant says not long after meeting Jeffrey Epstein, he assaulted her, and she realized, "this is not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped."
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February 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
“As the airplane took off, Epstein started touching me forcibly in between my legs, and I freaked out. I realized, this is not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped. They whisked me away to the island. I was stuck there. They never arranged any modeling opportunities, I was completely conned."
Done, & agreed. Already voted early, although I voted for Rep. Crockett. I'm grateful to have two of the best people to chose from in my 47yrs of voting in tx! Everyone needs to get out and VOTE, as Rev. Jackson taught us to do! ❤️🔥❤️
Watched Colbert’s interview with Talarico. Worth your time. Up to 1.5 million views on YouTube.
February 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Done, & agreed. Already voted early, although I voted for Rep. Crockett. I'm grateful to have two of the best people to chose from in my 47yrs of voting in tx! Everyone needs to get out and VOTE, as Rev. Jackson taught us to do! ❤️🔥❤️
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Watched Colbert’s interview with Talarico. Worth your time. Up to 1.5 million views on YouTube.
February 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Watched Colbert’s interview with Talarico. Worth your time. Up to 1.5 million views on YouTube.
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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Christian Nationalists are treating the Epstein files like they treat their Bibles and our Constitution: They are *ignoring* them.
February 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Christian Nationalists are treating the Epstein files like they treat their Bibles and our Constitution: They are *ignoring* them.
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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SEN. OLIVER: “They’re hoping to slide this through quietly.”
Sen. Charlane Oliver calls on NASHVILLE folks to show up for two meetings this week about ELON’S TESLAS-ONLY TUNNEL — she says they’re trying to lock in a $30 MILLION 40-YEAR agreement with the airport. www.instagram.com/reel/DU1SCdS...
Sen. Charlane Oliver calls on NASHVILLE folks to show up for two meetings this week about ELON’S TESLAS-ONLY TUNNEL — she says they’re trying to lock in a $30 MILLION 40-YEAR agreement with the airport. www.instagram.com/reel/DU1SCdS...
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
SEN. OLIVER: “They’re hoping to slide this through quietly.”
Sen. Charlane Oliver calls on NASHVILLE folks to show up for two meetings this week about ELON’S TESLAS-ONLY TUNNEL — she says they’re trying to lock in a $30 MILLION 40-YEAR agreement with the airport. www.instagram.com/reel/DU1SCdS...
Sen. Charlane Oliver calls on NASHVILLE folks to show up for two meetings this week about ELON’S TESLAS-ONLY TUNNEL — she says they’re trying to lock in a $30 MILLION 40-YEAR agreement with the airport. www.instagram.com/reel/DU1SCdS...
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“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
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February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
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@forbes.com #TXsen
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The reality of more women now DYING NEEDLESSLY in OUR country due to anti-abortion/anti-women laws is UNCONSCIONABLE! The fact that GOP anti-abortion beliefs played a part in obscene insurance premiums may now kill the rest of us!👀
Why Congress failed to reach an Affordable Care Act deal - POLITICO
Why Congress failed to reach an Affordable Care Act deal - POLITICO
February 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The reality of more women now DYING NEEDLESSLY in OUR country due to anti-abortion/anti-women laws is UNCONSCIONABLE! The fact that GOP anti-abortion beliefs played a part in obscene insurance premiums may now kill the rest of us!👀
Why Congress failed to reach an Affordable Care Act deal - POLITICO
Why Congress failed to reach an Affordable Care Act deal - POLITICO
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CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).
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February 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
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Tell your congressmember to support legislation to cap H2A visas. The runaway growth of the current H2A program has been a disaster for US farm workers' wages & jobs. Local workers told us about being illegally fired to make way for H-2A workers. act.seiu.org/a/h2avisacap... #WeFeedYou
February 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Tell your congressmember to support legislation to cap H2A visas. The runaway growth of the current H2A program has been a disaster for US farm workers' wages & jobs. Local workers told us about being illegally fired to make way for H-2A workers. act.seiu.org/a/h2avisacap... #WeFeedYou
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The issue came just hours before early voting opened Tuesday in Texas' primary elections, which feature hotly contested Senate nomination races in both parties. https://to.pbs.org/4rU8Y27
Stephen Colbert says CBS pulled candidate interview ahead of early voting in Texas
Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night's broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory guidanc...
www.pbs.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The issue came just hours before early voting opened Tuesday in Texas' primary elections, which feature hotly contested Senate nomination races in both parties. https://to.pbs.org/4rU8Y27
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The Regime has refused to release any evidence or information on the murder of Alex Pretti to the State of Minnesota or to any other public identity.
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Trump REFUSES to Provide Alex Pretti Murder Evidence to Minnesota
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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February 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The Regime has refused to release any evidence or information on the murder of Alex Pretti to the State of Minnesota or to any other public identity.
youtu.be/KcU8r3LtWgk?...
youtu.be/KcU8r3LtWgk?...
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It is with much sadness that we learned about the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who helped take up the mantle of civil rights leadership after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination and was a longtime faithful champion of the farm workers’ cause. ufw.org/ufw-mourns-t...
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
It is with much sadness that we learned about the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who helped take up the mantle of civil rights leadership after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination and was a longtime faithful champion of the farm workers’ cause. ufw.org/ufw-mourns-t...
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Trump officials have blocked Minnesota law enforcement from accessing materials to investigate the death of Alex Pretti.
They also refused to cooperate with Minnesota officials to investigate Renee Good’s death.
What don’t they want the public to know?
They also refused to cooperate with Minnesota officials to investigate Renee Good’s death.
What don’t they want the public to know?
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Trump officials have blocked Minnesota law enforcement from accessing materials to investigate the death of Alex Pretti.
They also refused to cooperate with Minnesota officials to investigate Renee Good’s death.
What don’t they want the public to know?
They also refused to cooperate with Minnesota officials to investigate Renee Good’s death.
What don’t they want the public to know?
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"With that said, let’s look at Bush’s essay on George Washington. Here’s the brutal shade he threw at Trump....If that’s criticism, then the veil is so powerful that even light can’t escape it."
George W. Bush Can Suck It
He didn’t throw shade at Trump; he whitewashed authoritarianism.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"With that said, let’s look at Bush’s essay on George Washington. Here’s the brutal shade he threw at Trump....If that’s criticism, then the veil is so powerful that even light can’t escape it."