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FREEBROOKLYN
@freebklyn.bsky.social
Let’s have a better Brooklyn, and a better America, and a better world.
Q: How does a snowboarder say hello?

A: Sorry!
This seem really dangerous. Someone is going to hurt.
Really photo editing here by Hector Vivas of Getty Images. Composite of the women's snowboard halfpipe final, depicting all the female Olympians who competed.
February 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Sorry sweetie, but thanks to Trump’s policies, Valentine's Day treats are 15% more expensive this year.
February 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wear your COLLEGE sweatshirt to the call.

(Or just show up however you like.)
Students, faculty, alumni, members of the community, let’s keep ICE off campuses and shut down collaborations (which there are at the college and university level) between schools and ICE!

Mass organizing call on Sunday.

www.mobilize.us/aft/event/89...
Schools: Drop ICE Mass Call · AFT
We will cut off ICE’s corporate enablers — starting on our campuses. Donald Trump’s deportation machine depends on private corporations for technology to track, places to sleep, cars to drive, planes...
www.mobilize.us
February 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Strange how he keeps begging everyone not to talk about the whole thing. Most vindictive man in the world constantly going "Ahh it's in the past let's move on"
Weird how Trump seems more mad at MTG and Massie than Epstein. Probably nothing
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Technically that’s accurate if you read it the right way…
Trump on the SAVE America Act: "It will assure the security of our crooked elections"
February 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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I seriously have no idea why it’s legal for Trump to sue constituents as President
President Trump's lawyers have told a court he shouldn't have to respond to lawsuits because it would distract him from running the government.

But he's found time to bring lawsuits of his own, against the New York Times and even against his own administration.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Wow. That Dow.
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Added this speech bubble, with admiration and respect.

Have got to imagine that Frederick Douglass would agree.
February 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Pushing it right to the edge.
Man, every lawyer I know is a huge U2 fan. All they talk about is doing pro Bono work. Like, there’s a crisis going on, literally listen to another band.
February 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Hey, Texas.
Just 4 days until early voting starts in Texas (Feb 17). Do you have a plan to vote? 👊🏽

Visit: iWillVote.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Don’t like this.
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.

The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
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February 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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My Trump-supporting cousin-in-law just texted my husband to say he encountered this Mother Jones on social media, read it, realized I wrote it, and told him to tell me I’m doing good work and to keep going.

Things are changing, y’all.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE deportation flights are getting longer and crueler
A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Long-shot call to fellow aviators:

If you happen to be the Coast Guard pilot who got fired for forgetting Kristi Noem's blankie, or if you know more about this episode, feel free to be in touch on Signal.
(Unlike team MAGA, I know how to keep Signal chats private.)

Signal ID jf_signal70.26
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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iconic shot of Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on the podium
February 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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A young violinist was nervous about meeting with Jeffrey Epstein due to his 2008 child sex abuse conviction. Epstein reassured her by noting his friendship with @bardcollege.bsky.social’s Leon Botstein, and set up a dinner between Botstein and the musician. She soon became one of Epstein’s victims.
Epstein Used Botstein’s Prestige and Connections to Recruit and Support One of His Victims, a Violinist from Europe - The Daily Catch
Jeffrey Epstein utilized his burgeoning relationship with Bard College President and American Symphony Orchestra Conductor Leon Botstein in 2013 to procure perks for a young violinist who ultimately b...
www.thedailycatch.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
They NYC Marriage Bureau is a beautiful, beautiful place!

They have historical archives on the wall! With people’s jobs listed, like “elevator operator,” and “seamstress.”

And people are getting married!

Saying the vows, with witnesses!

And then someone else is getting married!
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies. 
 
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York. 
 
 Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Thank you, Camden County.

We love you.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Let’s put our heads together, and start a new country up.
BREAKING: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shuts down due to lack of funding
February 14, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
She’s talking here about having ICE at polling places.

Really really pernicious.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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A group of New York officials gathered on Thursday to replace the Pride flag that was removed from the Stonewall National Monument after a directive from the Trump administration. nyti.ms/467dyBJ
February 14, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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It should be obvious that criticizing ICE—or any government agency—on social media is protected by the First Amendment.

It is not a crime.

Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM