Gena Coffey
@genesee.bsky.social
“Sh*t in one hand, wish in the other, see which one fills up first” ~ B.S.
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"Every single person who has died during these cycles of actions and reprisals — around 140 people in large protests –– has been killed by the police." - @nanjala.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social
Young Kenyans who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects are being charged in antiterrorism courts funded by the U.S. They face decades in maximum-security prison.
Kenya Uses U.S.-Funded Antiterrorism Courts for Political Crackdown
Young people who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects could face decades in maximum-security prison under a set of laws set up to combat al Qaeda.
on.wsj.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"Every single person who has died during these cycles of actions and reprisals — around 140 people in large protests –– has been killed by the police." - @nanjala.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social
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When people say science should be apolitical, I have to ask, would you have told this man to shut up? ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-docu...
Oppenheimer's Farewell Speech - Nuclear Museum
I think there are issues which are quite simple and quite deep, and which involve us as a group of scientists—involve us more, perhaps than any other group in the world. I think that it can only help ...
ahf.nuclearmuseum.org
September 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
When people say science should be apolitical, I have to ask, would you have told this man to shut up? ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-docu...
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My response to Ring's decision to roll back reforms and go back to surveillance on behalf of police as a business model.
This is part of a trend of companies bending over backwards to get in on the techno-authoritarian money/power grab that comes with being a lapdog of the carceral state.
This is part of a trend of companies bending over backwards to get in on the techno-authoritarian money/power grab that comes with being a lapdog of the carceral state.
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....
www.eff.org
July 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My response to Ring's decision to roll back reforms and go back to surveillance on behalf of police as a business model.
This is part of a trend of companies bending over backwards to get in on the techno-authoritarian money/power grab that comes with being a lapdog of the carceral state.
This is part of a trend of companies bending over backwards to get in on the techno-authoritarian money/power grab that comes with being a lapdog of the carceral state.
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In response to White House staffer Stephen Miller’s comments, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said: “If we wanted a white supremacist’s opinion, we’d ask. But we don’t. So we won’t. Also, Minneapolis is great.”
Watch: Senior Trump adviser dumps on Minneapolis, prompting retort from Mary Moriarty
Stephen Miller’s comments are the latest in a recent string from Trump loyalists targeting Minneapolis.
bit.ly
July 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In response to White House staffer Stephen Miller’s comments, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said: “If we wanted a white supremacist’s opinion, we’d ask. But we don’t. So we won’t. Also, Minneapolis is great.”
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Bravo to the @miamiherald.com for publishing this list in full www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
www.miamiherald.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Bravo to the @miamiherald.com for publishing this list in full www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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NEW: Sec. Noem has now admits "last mile" disaster communications weren't up to par in the Texas catastrophe. But while bodies were still being recovered on Tuesday DHS canceled a $3 million grant focused on improving precisely those kinds of "last mile" comms. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dhs-c...
DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas
As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
NEW: Sec. Noem has now admits "last mile" disaster communications weren't up to par in the Texas catastrophe. But while bodies were still being recovered on Tuesday DHS canceled a $3 million grant focused on improving precisely those kinds of "last mile" comms. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dhs-c...
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A close look at the transformation of ICE into the biggest enforcement agency in the US.
Note Garrett’s point about chain of command - the FBI, DEA, police etc have traditions of independence, legal cultures.
Dept of Homeland Security is run by a cabinet secretary for the President.
Note Garrett’s point about chain of command - the FBI, DEA, police etc have traditions of independence, legal cultures.
Dept of Homeland Security is run by a cabinet secretary for the President.
I spent years reporting on the wave of criminality and corruption that ate the Border Patrol away from the inside after its last hiring surge. Now Congress just approved even doing worse to ICE. A look, specifically, at what will go wrong: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/four-fears...
Four Fears about ICE, Trump's New Masked Monster
We're about to pour $200 billion into immigration enforcement—it's a terrible idea, sure, but understanding *specifically* why is important.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
July 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A close look at the transformation of ICE into the biggest enforcement agency in the US.
Note Garrett’s point about chain of command - the FBI, DEA, police etc have traditions of independence, legal cultures.
Dept of Homeland Security is run by a cabinet secretary for the President.
Note Garrett’s point about chain of command - the FBI, DEA, police etc have traditions of independence, legal cultures.
Dept of Homeland Security is run by a cabinet secretary for the President.
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This is continued journalistic malpractice from the @startribune.com normalizing a violent white male suspect. He owned a private security company called Praetorian Guard, traveled overseas to preach against abortion and LGBTQ+ people, and attended a bible college that preaches "violent prayer."
Suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings
Friends and associates say Vance Boelter, who was apprehended late Sunday and charged with murdering a state lawmaker and her husband, was mild-mannered and did not appear to be fixated on politics.
www.startribune.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is continued journalistic malpractice from the @startribune.com normalizing a violent white male suspect. He owned a private security company called Praetorian Guard, traveled overseas to preach against abortion and LGBTQ+ people, and attended a bible college that preaches "violent prayer."
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Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hours and houra of footage of LAPD savagely beating people with clubs and shooting them.
LAPD physically beat protestors with Batons outside the federal building. 4:53pm
June 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Hours and houra of footage of LAPD savagely beating people with clubs and shooting them.
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I am out. My body, nose, and throat are still covered in tear gas. I’ll leave you with a photo @angryf.bsky.social sent me. I am working hard, I promise. ~Venmo~ is joeyneverjoe if you wanna support my work. You can subscribe to my newsletter, too. Link is in the bio!
June 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I am out. My body, nose, and throat are still covered in tear gas. I’ll leave you with a photo @angryf.bsky.social sent me. I am working hard, I promise. ~Venmo~ is joeyneverjoe if you wanna support my work. You can subscribe to my newsletter, too. Link is in the bio!
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Here are some texts I got from an immigration lawyer friend of mine. Shared with permission. Some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever heard.
June 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here are some texts I got from an immigration lawyer friend of mine. Shared with permission. Some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever heard.
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This is very bad
Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame
Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame
Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast
Administration officials blocked publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit.
www.politico.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is very bad
Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame
Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame
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ICE is now posing as the electric company to get access to people’s houses. tucson.com/news/local/b...
June 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
ICE is now posing as the electric company to get access to people’s houses. tucson.com/news/local/b...
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🚨 In a stunningly short-sighted move, HHS just canceled its contract with Moderna to test mRNA vaccines for #H5N1 and other pandemic threats.
When the next big outbreak hits, what’s the plan—bleach again?
This will come back to bite us. Hard.
#BirdFlu #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
When the next big outbreak hits, what’s the plan—bleach again?
This will come back to bite us. Hard.
#BirdFlu #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
www.statnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
🚨 In a stunningly short-sighted move, HHS just canceled its contract with Moderna to test mRNA vaccines for #H5N1 and other pandemic threats.
When the next big outbreak hits, what’s the plan—bleach again?
This will come back to bite us. Hard.
#BirdFlu #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
When the next big outbreak hits, what’s the plan—bleach again?
This will come back to bite us. Hard.
#BirdFlu #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
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(Reuters) - Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.
www.reuters.com/world/us-aid...
www.reuters.com/world/us-aid...
Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage
The food stocks have been stuck inside four U.S. government warehouses since the Trump administration's decision in January to cut global aid programs.
www.reuters.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
(Reuters) - Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.
www.reuters.com/world/us-aid...
www.reuters.com/world/us-aid...
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Some illuminating and depressing background on Holmes from @404media.co www.404media.co/musks-doge-b...
Musk’s DOGE Brings in HR Consultant Focused on ‘Non-Woke’ DEI 'Aligned With Our Faith’
“It’s simply just a non-woke version, offering employers an alternative approach to diversity and inclusion.”
www.404media.co
May 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Some illuminating and depressing background on Holmes from @404media.co www.404media.co/musks-doge-b...
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I see the already historically unpopular president is exploring how to get the military invovled in “assisting” local law enforcement just a few weeks before the real shortages caused by his inept economic policy start hitting. Probably nothing to worry about.
April 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I see the already historically unpopular president is exploring how to get the military invovled in “assisting” local law enforcement just a few weeks before the real shortages caused by his inept economic policy start hitting. Probably nothing to worry about.
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This is profoundly, the most disturbing story I've ever read. Elon Musk believes his children are a legion and he needs to make as many babies as possible before the apocalypse.
He has a breeding fetish mixed with a messianic doomsday cult obsession.
archive.ph/H7U2a
He has a breeding fetish mixed with a messianic doomsday cult obsession.
archive.ph/H7U2a
April 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is profoundly, the most disturbing story I've ever read. Elon Musk believes his children are a legion and he needs to make as many babies as possible before the apocalypse.
He has a breeding fetish mixed with a messianic doomsday cult obsession.
archive.ph/H7U2a
He has a breeding fetish mixed with a messianic doomsday cult obsession.
archive.ph/H7U2a
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Montana already has at least 153 pertussis cases in 2025, compared to 3 cases in 2023 and 2024.
#vaccination #pertussis #whoopingcough #publichealth
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/h...
#vaccination #pertussis #whoopingcough #publichealth
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/h...
Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as national case numbers climb | CNN
There have been 6,600 pertussis cases reported in the US in 2025, almost four times the number at this point last year.
www.cnn.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Montana already has at least 153 pertussis cases in 2025, compared to 3 cases in 2023 and 2024.
#vaccination #pertussis #whoopingcough #publichealth
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/h...
#vaccination #pertussis #whoopingcough #publichealth
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/h...
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"This measles outbreak has further exposed Texas' threadbare public health system."
A terrific article to help one appreciate:
1. local impacts of DC health funding cuts
2. how underfunded the US public health system is
3. how Trump admin. decisions cost local taxpayers
NB: TX is a red state.😷
A terrific article to help one appreciate:
1. local impacts of DC health funding cuts
2. how underfunded the US public health system is
3. how Trump admin. decisions cost local taxpayers
NB: TX is a red state.😷
Health officials say federal cuts will hurt Texas’ measles response
Federal grants paid for workers to help with measles testing and vaccination in Lubbock and were going to help equip a Dallas lab to test for pathogens, including measles.
www.texastribune.org
March 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"This measles outbreak has further exposed Texas' threadbare public health system."
A terrific article to help one appreciate:
1. local impacts of DC health funding cuts
2. how underfunded the US public health system is
3. how Trump admin. decisions cost local taxpayers
NB: TX is a red state.😷
A terrific article to help one appreciate:
1. local impacts of DC health funding cuts
2. how underfunded the US public health system is
3. how Trump admin. decisions cost local taxpayers
NB: TX is a red state.😷
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Trump just dropped a new EO banning collective bargaining at a slew of federal agencies.
He knows workers are stronger when in a union so he’s moving to ban unions for thousands and thousands of federal workers.
He knows workers are stronger when in a union so he’s moving to ban unions for thousands and thousands of federal workers.
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements
PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of
www.whitehouse.gov
March 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Trump just dropped a new EO banning collective bargaining at a slew of federal agencies.
He knows workers are stronger when in a union so he’s moving to ban unions for thousands and thousands of federal workers.
He knows workers are stronger when in a union so he’s moving to ban unions for thousands and thousands of federal workers.
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Kudos to the student journalists at The Tufts Daily, who crashed a last-minute issue of the paper to cover the outrageous arrest and detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk:
issuu.com/tuftsdaily/d...
issuu.com/tuftsdaily/d...
The Tufts Daily - Thursday, March 27, 2025 by The Tufts Daily - Issuu
issuu.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Kudos to the student journalists at The Tufts Daily, who crashed a last-minute issue of the paper to cover the outrageous arrest and detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk:
issuu.com/tuftsdaily/d...
issuu.com/tuftsdaily/d...