Elaine F. Almquist
@ealmquist.bsky.social
The Movement Motivator. Political consultant, trainer, and democracy coach. Abolition accomplice. Multi-modal transit and community-building enthusiast.(She/her/hers) 🌈🖤 🌹🌻 🕊✊🏼🚲🚉
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
As we learn about the newly public Jeffrey Epstein emails today, let's remember that at least 25 women have accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. Six did so in court. In the case of @ejeancarroll.bsky.social, a jury found that Trump was responsible for sexual abuse.
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As we learn about the newly public Jeffrey Epstein emails today, let's remember that at least 25 women have accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. Six did so in court. In the case of @ejeancarroll.bsky.social, a jury found that Trump was responsible for sexual abuse.
I've been a lifelong Democrat because I believe in the platform. The Congressional votes to end the shutdown are the worst failure of Democratic Party leadership I've seen in my lifetime.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I've been a lifelong Democrat because I believe in the platform. The Congressional votes to end the shutdown are the worst failure of Democratic Party leadership I've seen in my lifetime.
Not only did I vote by mail 🗳️📫, but I also got vaccinated 💉today at a free community vaccine clinic (flu and COVID). Here's to civic duty!
November 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Not only did I vote by mail 🗳️📫, but I also got vaccinated 💉today at a free community vaccine clinic (flu and COVID). Here's to civic duty!
Spotify is profiteering off the illegal acts of ICE: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Stop streaming ICE recruitment ads NOW!
The Trump administration has funneled billions of dollars into these dystopian ICE recruitment ads. Meanwhile, cities are being terrorized by ICE agents who are running rampant with abuses of power, s...
sign.moveon.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Spotify is profiteering off the illegal acts of ICE: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
This Samhain, I hope every ICE agent is being haunted by the souls of their justice-loving ancestors.
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This Samhain, I hope every ICE agent is being haunted by the souls of their justice-loving ancestors.
Entire families, including a child.
Agents took the entire family into custody: Arnoldo Carrillo, 26, Arnoldo’s 53-year-old father, Rosario; Arnoldo’s 56-year-old mother, Martha; his 24-year-old sister, Sarai and their 14-year-old brother Eli.
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Siblings shaken after feds raid Gary home, arrest family — 'They punched me in the eye'
Agents took the entire family into custody: Arnoldo Carrillo, 26, Arnoldo’s 53-year-old father, Rosario; Arnoldo's 56-year-old mother, Martha; his 24-year-old sister, Sarai and their 14-year-old brother Eli.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Entire families, including a child.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... The military is not supposed to be used against the people. These are Storm Troopers.
Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... The military is not supposed to be used against the people. These are Storm Troopers.
Trump is bringing war to our streets, disappearing our neighbors, violating court orders due process, and the Constitution.
Video from today's first gas attack.
Saturday morning in Chicago.
Saturday morning in Chicago.
October 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Trump is bringing war to our streets, disappearing our neighbors, violating court orders due process, and the Constitution.
Reposted by Elaine F. Almquist
WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
Trump is stealing $230 million in OUR taxpayer money--in broad daylight. Just straight up corruptly stealing our money. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Report: Trump demands taxpayers hand him $230 million
Is it still "ridiculous that anyone would even suggest" that he's cashing in?
www.motherjones.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trump is stealing $230 million in OUR taxpayer money--in broad daylight. Just straight up corruptly stealing our money. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Withhold our labor and we win. This is not simple. It's not easy. But it's necessary and we will build to this.
Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike, at least 300,000 people attended the protest. #3E #NoKings #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy #EndAutogenocide #EpsteinFiles
October 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Withhold our labor and we win. This is not simple. It's not easy. But it's necessary and we will build to this.
Show up and show out today. Be powerful, be loud, be visible, and help spread our commitment to non-violence. Americans are pledged to our Constitution, and to our democracy. Today we say loud and clear: #NoKings in the USA!
October 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Show up and show out today. Be powerful, be loud, be visible, and help spread our commitment to non-violence. Americans are pledged to our Constitution, and to our democracy. Today we say loud and clear: #NoKings in the USA!
Why are we protesting tomorrow for #NoKings? Because Trump is commuting the sentences of fraudsters and criminals: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/17/n...
Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US representative George Santos in federal fraud case - The Boston Globe
The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people to make donations to his campaign.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Why are we protesting tomorrow for #NoKings? Because Trump is commuting the sentences of fraudsters and criminals: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/17/n...
Why are we protesting tomorrow for #NoKings? Another example: our President is authorizing extrajudicial murder in international waters in our name.
Legal experts — including former government lawyers who specialized in determinations regarding the laws of war and extrajudicial killings — say the strikes are patently illegal and amount to murder.
Two Boat Strike Survivors Become First Known Prisoners in Trump’s War on “Narcoterrorists”
The survivors are believed to be the first prisoners of Trump's undeclared war against "narcoterrorist” groups.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Why are we protesting tomorrow for #NoKings? Another example: our President is authorizing extrajudicial murder in international waters in our name.
Hey Massachusetts--If you're attending #NoKings tomorrow in Boston, Help us close the gap! We're 85% funded for everything we need for a successful event tomorrow. You can contribute now, which goes towards portapotties, jumbotrons, accessibility, first aid, etc. givebutter.com/nokingsboston
No Kings in Boston
Wicked Pissed. Wicked Loud. Wicked United.
givebutter.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hey Massachusetts--If you're attending #NoKings tomorrow in Boston, Help us close the gap! We're 85% funded for everything we need for a successful event tomorrow. You can contribute now, which goes towards portapotties, jumbotrons, accessibility, first aid, etc. givebutter.com/nokingsboston
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" - Sun Tzu
I believe that we will win. Join in. www.mass50501.org/events/20251...
I believe that we will win. Join in. www.mass50501.org/events/20251...
Boston Says No Kings! — Mass 50501
Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the streets of Boston! We’re standing together against the abuses of power, cruelty, and corruption of this Regime and saying with one voice, wicked loud:...
www.mass50501.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" - Sun Tzu
I believe that we will win. Join in. www.mass50501.org/events/20251...
I believe that we will win. Join in. www.mass50501.org/events/20251...
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#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.
"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."
"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."
October 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.
"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."
"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."
Reposted by Elaine F. Almquist
....support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic... Join us on Saturday for a peaceful, joyful, No Kings! Bring your American Flags!! 🇺🇸 💛⭐🌼 www.nokings.org #NoKings #SpeakOut
October 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
....support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic... Join us on Saturday for a peaceful, joyful, No Kings! Bring your American Flags!! 🇺🇸 💛⭐🌼 www.nokings.org #NoKings #SpeakOut
If you're coming to a #NoKings protest Saturday because you love America and democracy, make sure to come LOUD! I want to hear drums, whistles, bullhorns, brass, chants, banging pots & pans!
October 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If you're coming to a #NoKings protest Saturday because you love America and democracy, make sure to come LOUD! I want to hear drums, whistles, bullhorns, brass, chants, banging pots & pans!
Reposted by Elaine F. Almquist
The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
The attacks we now face as a community are different: more dangerous, more aggressive, and more direct. Trump and his cronies are executing blatant abuses of power. Join us Saturday: www.mass50501.org/events/20251...
Boston Says No Kings! — Mass 50501
Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the streets of Boston! We’re standing together against the abuses of power, cruelty, and corruption of this Regime and saying with one voice, wicked loud:...
www.mass50501.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The attacks we now face as a community are different: more dangerous, more aggressive, and more direct. Trump and his cronies are executing blatant abuses of power. Join us Saturday: www.mass50501.org/events/20251...
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Join neighbors TONIGHT, October 13th, at 6 PM at the Cummings Center room 270 for a proactive conversation about development in Davis Square! Talk with fellow square residents and workers about what we want out of Davis Square development projects. Hosted by and only by the DSNC.
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Join neighbors TONIGHT, October 13th, at 6 PM at the Cummings Center room 270 for a proactive conversation about development in Davis Square! Talk with fellow square residents and workers about what we want out of Davis Square development projects. Hosted by and only by the DSNC.
1/3 On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, we reaffirm that nobody is illegal on stolen land. That all people belong to the land. We mourn the death of millions of Indigenous people and animals who were victims of the genocide of settler colonialism.
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
1/3 On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, we reaffirm that nobody is illegal on stolen land. That all people belong to the land. We mourn the death of millions of Indigenous people and animals who were victims of the genocide of settler colonialism.