Gannet Seas
@gannetseas.bsky.social
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🌎 Environment | Oceans | Biodiversity | Climate Crisis | Clean NRG
⛑️ Living Wage | Medicare for All | Save Social Security | Vaccines
⚡️ Equality | DEI | Bodily Autonomy | End Gun Violence
💙 Compassion | Resist | Do Something | 🇺🇦🇬🇱
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Gannet Seas
@gannetseas.bsky.social
· May 12
"In the few months since the second Trump administration began, the federal government’s efforts to control silicosis have been destroyed," David Michaels and Gregory Wagner write:
DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease
Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.
bit.ly
F the felon, F musk, F the nazi youth & doge, F vought, F rfk jr, F vance, F the entire rest of administration, and F the GOP.
They all have blood, misery, death, and despair on their hands. Those things should also be on their consciences, but they have no consciences.
They all have blood, misery, death, and despair on their hands. Those things should also be on their consciences, but they have no consciences.
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WATCH: “Did you see Johnny Garrett has a bill to keep naturalized citizens from running for Congress? Is he saying you’re less American?”
Rep. Sabi Kumar (R) called Garrett & Sen Brent Taylor’s bill “UNCONSTITUTIONAL” (spoiler: he’s right)
P.S. — Garrett is running for Congress
Rep. Sabi Kumar (R) called Garrett & Sen Brent Taylor’s bill “UNCONSTITUTIONAL” (spoiler: he’s right)
P.S. — Garrett is running for Congress
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
WATCH: “Did you see Johnny Garrett has a bill to keep naturalized citizens from running for Congress? Is he saying you’re less American?”
Rep. Sabi Kumar (R) called Garrett & Sen Brent Taylor’s bill “UNCONSTITUTIONAL” (spoiler: he’s right)
P.S. — Garrett is running for Congress
Rep. Sabi Kumar (R) called Garrett & Sen Brent Taylor’s bill “UNCONSTITUTIONAL” (spoiler: he’s right)
P.S. — Garrett is running for Congress
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There’s “a strong sign…[Homeland Security] wants to connect a range of databases [that] could include…biometric data, employment data, driving rcds, credit rpts, tax data, social media data, cellphone location data &…license plate reader data.”
Laws need to claw back data & punish past misuse too.
Laws need to claw back data & punish past misuse too.
Really enjoyed chatting more with @tressiemcphd.bsky.social about how the federal government is weaponizing private data. Privacy has become a life-and-death issue, and I have a plan to rein the government in. Thread:
February 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
There’s “a strong sign…[Homeland Security] wants to connect a range of databases [that] could include…biometric data, employment data, driving rcds, credit rpts, tax data, social media data, cellphone location data &…license plate reader data.”
Laws need to claw back data & punish past misuse too.
Laws need to claw back data & punish past misuse too.
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TODAY: Learn everything you need to know to exercise your constitutional right to monitor ICE and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities.
The No Kings coalition wants to train as many Americans as possible to participate in ICE watch. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
The No Kings coalition wants to train as many Americans as possible to participate in ICE watch. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
TODAY: Learn everything you need to know to exercise your constitutional right to monitor ICE and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities.
The No Kings coalition wants to train as many Americans as possible to participate in ICE watch. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
The No Kings coalition wants to train as many Americans as possible to participate in ICE watch. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
"Completing the 1st yr of his 2nd term,...he was implementing his 2nd-term agenda at home & abroad with surprising speed. Institutions were gutted. Enemies were targeted. History was rewritten. Unprecedented corruption was both overlooked & had reached the scale of a major multinational business."
Mark your calendars. This week marks the beginning of the end for Trump. Unfortunately, thanks to his ugly blundering, it also marks the end for an era of American leadership and international partnership that shall be sorely missed. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump
It's all downhill for here for the America's aging mad king
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 AM
"Completing the 1st yr of his 2nd term,...he was implementing his 2nd-term agenda at home & abroad with surprising speed. Institutions were gutted. Enemies were targeted. History was rewritten. Unprecedented corruption was both overlooked & had reached the scale of a major multinational business."
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Seems like one of those issues that should greatly concern everyone regardless of their politics.
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Seems like one of those issues that should greatly concern everyone regardless of their politics.
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No one is made safer by ICE snatching up our neighbors, our friends, or our colleagues.
January 29, 2026 at 7:33 PM
No one is made safer by ICE snatching up our neighbors, our friends, or our colleagues.
♥️🐈🐈⬛
#catrescue
#catrescue
Here's my conversation with filmmaker Mye Hoang who is screening her movie "25 Cats from Qatar" on Feb 6 at the Heights Theater. Listen to the episode for a chance at free tickets.
25 Cats from Qatar (w/Mye Hoang)
My conversation with Mye Hoang about her new movie "25 Cats from Qatar" - a followup to "Cat Daddies."
"When an American flight attendant and cat cafe owner becomes aware of the crisis [in Qatar],…
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
♥️🐈🐈⬛
#catrescue
#catrescue
Minnesota AG urges people to “take steps such as disabling location services on phones, disabling biometric authentication such as FaceID or TouchID, regularly updating software, & using secure communication tools with end-to-end encryption to protect themselves from DHS surveillance.”
Federal immigration agencies are using a vast surveillance network in Minnesota – from facial recognition technology to ‘stingrays’ that collect data by impersonating cell phone towers.
Written by Shubhanjana Das
Written by Shubhanjana Das
ICE’s surveillance technology goes beyond facial recognition
Federal immigration agencies are using a vast surveillance network in Minnesota – from facial recognition technology to ‘stingrays’ that collect data by impersonating cell phone towers.
sahanjournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Minnesota AG urges people to “take steps such as disabling location services on phones, disabling biometric authentication such as FaceID or TouchID, regularly updating software, & using secure communication tools with end-to-end encryption to protect themselves from DHS surveillance.”
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ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy coming home from school + took him and his dad to Texas, school officials say. The family has an active asylum case + entered the US at a port of entry.
"They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.
"They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 AM
ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy coming home from school + took him and his dad to Texas, school officials say. The family has an active asylum case + entered the US at a port of entry.
"They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.
"They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.
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If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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New Trump claim 'pure fiction' debunked by 'math itself': fact-checker
New Trump claim 'pure fiction' debunked by 'math itself': fact-checker
CNN senior reporter Daniel Dale recently unleashed a devastating fact-check on President Donald Trump, correcting several falsehoods the president claimed during his Tuesday press conference.“So, he, again, claimed that he secured $18 trillion in investment in the U.S.,” Dale said. “That number is p...
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 12:20 PM
New Trump claim 'pure fiction' debunked by 'math itself': fact-checker
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I've been waiting for this.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy in ICE shooting death of Renee Good released by law firm in civil investigation
The results of an independent autopsy for Renee Good have been released as part of a law firm's civil investigation, two weeks after she was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
6abc.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I've been waiting for this.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
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Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
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The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
"During my yrs as a military educator, I saw [US] officers wrestle w/ any no. of scenarios designed to challenge their thinking & force them to adapt to surprises. One case we never considered...was how to betray & attack our own allies [or ask what if] the pres. becomes a threatening megalomaniac"
If senior officers carry out what Trump is threatening against NATO, “the officers and enlisted people below them will likely obey the chain of command”—and “such an outcome would be a tragedy, and potentially a global catastrophe,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OtxpMxan
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 AM
"During my yrs as a military educator, I saw [US] officers wrestle w/ any no. of scenarios designed to challenge their thinking & force them to adapt to surprises. One case we never considered...was how to betray & attack our own allies [or ask what if] the pres. becomes a threatening megalomaniac"
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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MN Public Radio News reports that federal agents have accessed anti-ICE activists’ private data (incl. apparently using activists’ license plate numbers to access data in their car registrations) to track & intimidate the activists, even showing up at activists’ homes & openly filming those homes.
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
MN Public Radio News reports that federal agents have accessed anti-ICE activists’ private data (incl. apparently using activists’ license plate numbers to access data in their car registrations) to track & intimidate the activists, even showing up at activists’ homes & openly filming those homes.
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"Graham, a 34-year old Greensboro, North Carolina police officer, is the seventh instance ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care..."
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"Graham, a 34-year old Greensboro, North Carolina police officer, is the seventh instance ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care..."
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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January 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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