Dr. Chicana
@drchicana.bsky.social
mom, wife, tia, sister, retired texas educator, maker of good trouble
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JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.
February 18, 2026 at 11:41 PM
JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.
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New via WSJ: French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein's victims, according to DOJ files.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Exclusive | The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark
Model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016 but ultimately backed out.
www.wsj.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
New via WSJ: French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein's victims, according to DOJ files.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Please say that again, louder for the folks in the back hard of hearing! Non-texan pendejos are cruz & patrick, texas pendejo is abbott. All lining their pockets while taking $$ from OUR public schs, healthcare, & service members & putting children in ice detention! VOTE for OUR KIDS FUTURES! ❤️🔥
And they have done a shitty job all 27 years.
A lot aren't even Texans. No long roots here. In it for the money.
Fuck the gang.
A lot aren't even Texans. No long roots here. In it for the money.
Fuck the gang.
Texans: After nearly three decades in charge, “we can fix it” sounds like a confession.
February 19, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Please say that again, louder for the folks in the back hard of hearing! Non-texan pendejos are cruz & patrick, texas pendejo is abbott. All lining their pockets while taking $$ from OUR public schs, healthcare, & service members & putting children in ice detention! VOTE for OUR KIDS FUTURES! ❤️🔥
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And they have done a shitty job all 27 years.
A lot aren't even Texans. No long roots here. In it for the money.
Fuck the gang.
A lot aren't even Texans. No long roots here. In it for the money.
Fuck the gang.
Texans: After nearly three decades in charge, “we can fix it” sounds like a confession.
February 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
And they have done a shitty job all 27 years.
A lot aren't even Texans. No long roots here. In it for the money.
Fuck the gang.
A lot aren't even Texans. No long roots here. In it for the money.
Fuck the gang.
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Absolutely amazing!
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Absolutely amazing!
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congrats to DC on achieving statehood
February 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
congrats to DC on achieving statehood
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February 18, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Eastern Washington farmworkers fight their own legislators to win labor rights withheld for nearly a century
www.inlander.com/news/eastern...
www.inlander.com/news/eastern...
Eastern Washington farmworkers fight their own legislators to win labor rights withheld for nearly a century
For nearly a century, Washington’s farmworkers have been denied the basic labor rights afforded to nearly all other private sector workers. The results have been poor wages, dangerous working conditio...
www.inlander.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Eastern Washington farmworkers fight their own legislators to win labor rights withheld for nearly a century
www.inlander.com/news/eastern...
www.inlander.com/news/eastern...
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The surge in violence meted out by ICE absolutely should continue to be condemned, but I think a lot of people didn't realize or care that activists have been facing life-altering injury from cops for generations. "Law enforcement" has always been the violence. It ALL needs to stop.
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The surge in violence meted out by ICE absolutely should continue to be condemned, but I think a lot of people didn't realize or care that activists have been facing life-altering injury from cops for generations. "Law enforcement" has always been the violence. It ALL needs to stop.
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Oversight Democrats are not backing down.
If Les Wexner claims he doesn’t remember, then he needs to turn over his financial records and let the money tell the story.
Survivors deserve justice. It’s time for the cover-up to end.
If Les Wexner claims he doesn’t remember, then he needs to turn over his financial records and let the money tell the story.
Survivors deserve justice. It’s time for the cover-up to end.
February 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Oversight Democrats are not backing down.
If Les Wexner claims he doesn’t remember, then he needs to turn over his financial records and let the money tell the story.
Survivors deserve justice. It’s time for the cover-up to end.
If Les Wexner claims he doesn’t remember, then he needs to turn over his financial records and let the money tell the story.
Survivors deserve justice. It’s time for the cover-up to end.
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“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”
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Bondi clearly lied to Congress which is a crime & is punishable with 5 years in prison, when she said that there is no evidence the Convicted FElon committed crimes in Epstein files.
youtu.be/ZYMsCjsTsvY?...
youtu.be/ZYMsCjsTsvY?...
BREAKING: Epstein files update IMPLICATES TRUMP
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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February 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Bondi clearly lied to Congress which is a crime & is punishable with 5 years in prison, when she said that there is no evidence the Convicted FElon committed crimes in Epstein files.
youtu.be/ZYMsCjsTsvY?...
youtu.be/ZYMsCjsTsvY?...
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Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.
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I get to work with one of best directors and ensemble cast of my career AND get a Spirit Award?!? Yes, please. 🙏
#TheLongWalk #FrancisLawrence #FilmIndependentSpiritAwards
#TheLongWalk #FrancisLawrence #FilmIndependentSpiritAwards
February 18, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I get to work with one of best directors and ensemble cast of my career AND get a Spirit Award?!? Yes, please. 🙏
#TheLongWalk #FrancisLawrence #FilmIndependentSpiritAwards
#TheLongWalk #FrancisLawrence #FilmIndependentSpiritAwards
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Great News Trump Doesn’t Want You To See (But We Do)
Great News Trump Doesn’t Want You To See (But We Do)
Texas teens marched, Ossoff preached fire, Newsom delivered, and Colbert defied censorship
www.dworkinsubstack.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Great News Trump Doesn’t Want You To See (But We Do)
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It’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. lnk.thebulwark.com/3MCBgiK
February 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. lnk.thebulwark.com/3MCBgiK
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Defend Public Health and National Nurses United joined forces last Spring to oppose Casey Means as Surgeon General.
Time to dust off all of those emails and call scripts. Her hearing is February 25th.
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
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Time to dust off all of those emails and call scripts. Her hearing is February 25th.
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
Nurses and public health advocates join to strongly oppose new U.S. surgeon general nomination
National Nurses United and Defend Public Health are joining together to condemn the nomination of Casey Means for U.S. surgeon general, saying her unscientific, anti-vaccine rhetoric poses a serious t...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
February 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Defend Public Health and National Nurses United joined forces last Spring to oppose Casey Means as Surgeon General.
Time to dust off all of those emails and call scripts. Her hearing is February 25th.
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
Time to dust off all of those emails and call scripts. Her hearing is February 25th.
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
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I don’t know if there’s any greater frustration as a doctor, particularly in adolescent medicine, than when patients want medical care, I’m ready to provide it, but I’m unable to because of systems and policies beyond my control. This sucks.
February 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I don’t know if there’s any greater frustration as a doctor, particularly in adolescent medicine, than when patients want medical care, I’m ready to provide it, but I’m unable to because of systems and policies beyond my control. This sucks.
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It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for the @defendpublichealth.bsky.social Whopper of the Week!
This time the team takes on RFK Jr.’s attempts to cover up that his anti-vax campaign in Samoa ended with 83 people dead from measles.
This time the team takes on RFK Jr.’s attempts to cover up that his anti-vax campaign in Samoa ended with 83 people dead from measles.
Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr Went to Samoa to Spread Antivax Ideas and Lied About It to Congress | Defend Public Health
Kennedy visited Samoa in 2019 when the Samoan government was restarting its childhood MMR immunization program. At his confirmation hearing in 2025, Secretary Kennedy assured Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) ...
www.defendpublichealth.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for the @defendpublichealth.bsky.social Whopper of the Week!
This time the team takes on RFK Jr.’s attempts to cover up that his anti-vax campaign in Samoa ended with 83 people dead from measles.
This time the team takes on RFK Jr.’s attempts to cover up that his anti-vax campaign in Samoa ended with 83 people dead from measles.
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The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna's new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company's application for the first-of-its-kind shot.
https://to.pbs.org/4aAfKTB
https://to.pbs.org/4aAfKTB
Moderna says FDA will now consider its new mRNA flu shot after initial refusal
Moderna announced the change Wednesday, about a week after revealing that the FDA’s vaccine chief was refusing to review the new vaccine, made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology.
www.pbs.org
February 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna's new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company's application for the first-of-its-kind shot.
https://to.pbs.org/4aAfKTB
https://to.pbs.org/4aAfKTB
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trump’s poll numbers are not low enough yet. We need to work harder to expose his lying, cheating, and stealing.
February 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
trump’s poll numbers are not low enough yet. We need to work harder to expose his lying, cheating, and stealing.
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Adding to @jamellebouie.net:
1) If Rubio can claim he's a descendant of "the west," then why can't millions of others descendant from mix of European conquerors & central/south American indigenous peoples (ie migrants)?
2) Cosmopolitanism (the bane of Rubio's vision) is a western inheritance, too!
1) If Rubio can claim he's a descendant of "the west," then why can't millions of others descendant from mix of European conquerors & central/south American indigenous peoples (ie migrants)?
2) Cosmopolitanism (the bane of Rubio's vision) is a western inheritance, too!
February 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Adding to @jamellebouie.net:
1) If Rubio can claim he's a descendant of "the west," then why can't millions of others descendant from mix of European conquerors & central/south American indigenous peoples (ie migrants)?
2) Cosmopolitanism (the bane of Rubio's vision) is a western inheritance, too!
1) If Rubio can claim he's a descendant of "the west," then why can't millions of others descendant from mix of European conquerors & central/south American indigenous peoples (ie migrants)?
2) Cosmopolitanism (the bane of Rubio's vision) is a western inheritance, too!
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Just paid 2.99 a gallon for gas. How ‘bout that Trump economy? How’s that working out for you?
February 18, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Just paid 2.99 a gallon for gas. How ‘bout that Trump economy? How’s that working out for you?
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Medical Quacktitioner Casey Means will have her confirmation hearing for Surgeon General next week.
For those thinking there may be a shakeup going on related to RFK Jr.’s public health agencies, this will likely reveal that Republicans still don’t care about scientific evidence or public health.
For those thinking there may be a shakeup going on related to RFK Jr.’s public health agencies, this will likely reveal that Republicans still don’t care about scientific evidence or public health.
U.S. Senate panel sets Feb. 25 hearing for Trump surgeon general nominee
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold its delayed confirmation hearing for Casey Means, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general, next week, th...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Medical Quacktitioner Casey Means will have her confirmation hearing for Surgeon General next week.
For those thinking there may be a shakeup going on related to RFK Jr.’s public health agencies, this will likely reveal that Republicans still don’t care about scientific evidence or public health.
For those thinking there may be a shakeup going on related to RFK Jr.’s public health agencies, this will likely reveal that Republicans still don’t care about scientific evidence or public health.
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I guess the reason why they treat their supporters as gullible rubes is because it works. Scare the white people has always been a lucrative formula.
February 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I guess the reason why they treat their supporters as gullible rubes is because it works. Scare the white people has always been a lucrative formula.