Erinn O'Dear
@erinnthered.bsky.social
Redhead. Texan. Vagabond.
Expect typos she/her
Expect typos she/her
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Hysterical. At the same time Emmer is making this statement, the police department in Bloomington, MN is announcing their second arrest of an ICE agent operating a pedophile ring in just a few months. His descriptive words fit ICE to a T.
February 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Hysterical. At the same time Emmer is making this statement, the police department in Bloomington, MN is announcing their second arrest of an ICE agent operating a pedophile ring in just a few months. His descriptive words fit ICE to a T.
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For AAPI communities, the stakes cannot be higher. Under Noem, ICE has arrested more than triple the number of Asian immigrants. At least eight of them have died in detention. And in Minnesota, ICE and DHS are going to door to door, hunting down Hmong American people and other immigrants of color
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
For AAPI communities, the stakes cannot be higher. Under Noem, ICE has arrested more than triple the number of Asian immigrants. At least eight of them have died in detention. And in Minnesota, ICE and DHS are going to door to door, hunting down Hmong American people and other immigrants of color
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"I really love what's been happening there now with people coming out, showing the love, the compassion, integrity & respect for others that they don't know & helping them out. And we love Minnesota for that."
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
"I really love what's been happening there now with people coming out, showing the love, the compassion, integrity & respect for others that they don't know & helping them out. And we love Minnesota for that."
And tv and movies will continue to portray defense attorneys as smarmy people with minimal ethics because tv and movies are inherently conservative these days.
Don Lemon has hired as one of his defense lawyers a former senior federal prosecutor who just resigned from the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota in mid-January over the Justice Department's handling of the Trump admin immigration operation. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Don Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Who Quit Over Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:08 AM
And tv and movies will continue to portray defense attorneys as smarmy people with minimal ethics because tv and movies are inherently conservative these days.
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The problem with them choosing this as their primary talking point is that nearly every in Minnesota personally knows someone who has been taken by ICE. And they all had either a spotless criminal record or an entirely non-violent one.
These are lies. They are going to lose. MN will not quit.
These are lies. They are going to lose. MN will not quit.
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The problem with them choosing this as their primary talking point is that nearly every in Minnesota personally knows someone who has been taken by ICE. And they all had either a spotless criminal record or an entirely non-violent one.
These are lies. They are going to lose. MN will not quit.
These are lies. They are going to lose. MN will not quit.
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And it's worth using the term "myth" quite deliberately because of course the reality of as diverse and complex a place like Texas has only a passing resemblance with the fantastical machismo that it has become associated with in the imagination of the MAGA and global Far Right
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
And it's worth using the term "myth" quite deliberately because of course the reality of as diverse and complex a place like Texas has only a passing resemblance with the fantastical machismo that it has become associated with in the imagination of the MAGA and global Far Right
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It might even be better for America and the rest of the world if America's soft power is defined less by a myth of Texan machismo and more by an ethos of Minnesotan solidarity
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It might even be better for America and the rest of the world if America's soft power is defined less by a myth of Texan machismo and more by an ethos of Minnesotan solidarity
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Hot take: People should closely read Trump admin complaints rather than reciting whatever it is DHS writes in a tweet.
If they did, they might have found a very interesting story here. Thanks to @jsweetli.bsky.social for digging in here for @zeteo.com
bsky.app/profile/jswe...
If they did, they might have found a very interesting story here. Thanks to @jsweetli.bsky.social for digging in here for @zeteo.com
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NEW: The Trump admin publicized the arrest of an "antifa domestic terrorist," implying he was charged with threatening federal agents. But the criminal complaint suggests Kyle Wagner was charged with Instagram beefing with controversial rightwing agitator Jayden Scott.
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The Trump Admin Arrested an Antifascist for Shit-Talking a Fascist
A supposed ‘antifa domestic terrorist’ was arrested for ‘cyberstalking’ a controversial right-wing agitator who showed up at a reporter’s home to threaten him.
zeteo.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Hot take: People should closely read Trump admin complaints rather than reciting whatever it is DHS writes in a tweet.
If they did, they might have found a very interesting story here. Thanks to @jsweetli.bsky.social for digging in here for @zeteo.com
bsky.app/profile/jswe...
If they did, they might have found a very interesting story here. Thanks to @jsweetli.bsky.social for digging in here for @zeteo.com
bsky.app/profile/jswe...
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The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes.
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times
Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by mask...
thesicktimes.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes.
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
You do, in fact, gotta hand it to Dallas youth. /Houstonian
Brave young people drew the line today with an ICE walkout. Dallas strong. 👏🏽
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
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#SheShed #Voices4Victory
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February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
You do, in fact, gotta hand it to Dallas youth. /Houstonian
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I keep yelling about this every time I see it and I see it A LOT. I yell b/c inaccurate language in headlines irritates me but more especially because:
THE BAD GUYS (gender-neutral) ARE PURPOSELY DECEPTIVE IN USING THE TERM "IMMIGRATION"! THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS! STOP FUCKING ENABLING IT!
THE BAD GUYS (gender-neutral) ARE PURPOSELY DECEPTIVE IN USING THE TERM "IMMIGRATION"! THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS! STOP FUCKING ENABLING IT!
they are not "immigration enforcement efforts" @georgiarecorder.com because they do not target people who have broken immigration laws. They target by race and the turmoil is about violent racism and broader intimidation. Please, update your style guide!
At a time of national turmoil over federal immigration enforcement efforts, representatives of Georgia’s Latino community showed up at the state Capitol Thursday to demonstrate their growing political clout in the battleground state.
Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social
Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I keep yelling about this every time I see it and I see it A LOT. I yell b/c inaccurate language in headlines irritates me but more especially because:
THE BAD GUYS (gender-neutral) ARE PURPOSELY DECEPTIVE IN USING THE TERM "IMMIGRATION"! THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS! STOP FUCKING ENABLING IT!
THE BAD GUYS (gender-neutral) ARE PURPOSELY DECEPTIVE IN USING THE TERM "IMMIGRATION"! THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS! STOP FUCKING ENABLING IT!
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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Federal records obtained by WIRED show that over the past several months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Federal records obtained by WIRED show that over the past several months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
Love to see the AP give deniability to a probable abuser. A) they were dismissed for jurisdiction, and B) if the country they believe has jurisdiction (Aotearoa/ NZ) refuses they are then allowed to bring suit again in the US.
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing British author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand.
US judges dismiss lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault in New Zealand
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing British author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Love to see the AP give deniability to a probable abuser. A) they were dismissed for jurisdiction, and B) if the country they believe has jurisdiction (Aotearoa/ NZ) refuses they are then allowed to bring suit again in the US.
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Fun fact. The Super Bowl ad for OpenAI is set to a song called “Pals” from the 28 Years Later Soundtrack. It plays when Spike, our innocent protagonist, meets Jimmy, a murderous and manipulative cult leader and not knowing who or what he is, shakes his hand. Fitting, eh?
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Fun fact. The Super Bowl ad for OpenAI is set to a song called “Pals” from the 28 Years Later Soundtrack. It plays when Spike, our innocent protagonist, meets Jimmy, a murderous and manipulative cult leader and not knowing who or what he is, shakes his hand. Fitting, eh?
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How Trump’s ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status
How Trump's ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status
The case of one Houston man, nearly deported to India after a quarter-century here, shows what happens when prosecutorial discretion is abandoned.
www.texasobserver.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
How Trump’s ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status
Post a banger not in English
February 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Post a banger not in English
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I wrote a whole article about why “debates” and podcasts about trans people, especially by non experts with no skin in the game, are the problem.
And people respond by inviting me, a non expert with no skin in the game, to debate trans people on their podcast.
🤦♂️
And people respond by inviting me, a non expert with no skin in the game, to debate trans people on their podcast.
🤦♂️
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I wrote a whole article about why “debates” and podcasts about trans people, especially by non experts with no skin in the game, are the problem.
And people respond by inviting me, a non expert with no skin in the game, to debate trans people on their podcast.
🤦♂️
And people respond by inviting me, a non expert with no skin in the game, to debate trans people on their podcast.
🤦♂️
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At parts of the Winter Olympics in Italy, COVID precautions remain, grounded in the reality that respiratory illness is still circulating. When your lungs are your livelihood, prevention is part of performance.
#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #Olympics #LongCOVID #MaskUp #N95
#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #Olympics #LongCOVID #MaskUp #N95
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
At parts of the Winter Olympics in Italy, COVID precautions remain, grounded in the reality that respiratory illness is still circulating. When your lungs are your livelihood, prevention is part of performance.
#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #Olympics #LongCOVID #MaskUp #N95
#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #Olympics #LongCOVID #MaskUp #N95
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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 12:25 PM
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. 🧵
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
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Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity.
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity.
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
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Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
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if you wanna cry go search up the videos of people from smaller latin american countries crying that they saw their flags on the super bowl, it’s so fucking awesome what he was able to do last night.
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
if you wanna cry go search up the videos of people from smaller latin american countries crying that they saw their flags on the super bowl, it’s so fucking awesome what he was able to do last night.