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Hulda Gates
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Too clever by half. Not a lady. The Church's pronouns are she/her. Human Rights Bitch. #endchristianpatriarchy
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”

As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for “prey” as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst “Congressman/woman” in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how “badly” she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation…
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
A reminder that it has never been about "illegal" immigration. They want to stop all immigration because they are greedy racists who have nothing to offer their base other than the felt superiority over an out-group. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
NEW: ICE’s policy of mass detaining immigrants w pending deportation proceedings has led to an avalanche of rejections in court.

More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
"Those who would twist this moment to attack Afghan families aren’t seeking safety or justice — they’re exploiting division and endangering all of us."

Statement from the @afghanevac.bsky.social veterans on the DC shooting.
Statement from AfghanEvac President Shawn VanDiver – November 26, 2025 On the shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen in DC We are deeply saddened by the tragic attack in Washington, DC, and our hearts go out to the West Virginia National Guardsmen and their families. No one should ever have to endure this kind of harm. We reject and condemn anyone who uses, or seeks to use, violence, and we stand with every American who is horrified and saddened by this crime. There is no excuse — no context, no grievance, no ideology — that justifies the actions of the shooter. AfghanEvac expects and fully supports the perpetrator facing full accountability and prosecution under the law. None of us want to be defined by the actions of another person, so we encourage the media, elected leaders, decision-makers, and other people of influence not to demonize the Afghan community for the deranged choice this person made. Afghan immigrants and wartime allies who resettle in the United States undergo some of the most extensive security vetting of any population entering the country. As with any serious crime, authorities will examine how this happened and whether any systems failed — and we support a fact-based review. But nothing we learn will change the simple truth that this individual alone is responsible for his actions. This individual’s isolated and violent act should not be used as an excuse to define or diminish an entire community. AfghanEvac rejects any attempt to leverage this tragedy as a political ploy to isolate or harm Afghans who have resettled in the United States. Those who would twist this moment to attack Afghan families aren’t seeking safety or justice — they’re exploiting division and endangering all of us. Our adversaries benefit when Americans turn on our neighbors, and so we must work together – neighbors, faith groups, civic leaders, and all who believe in justice – to extinguish rhetoric that seeks to sow fear and hate. Our organization stands
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
huldagates.bsky.social
Deploying the national guard in cities creates hundreds of soft military targets. It does not make cities safer.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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ceaubin.com
THIS THURSDAY ON TGS: I’m joined by David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social to get justice for Laura 700 years after this weirdo first wrote a poem about her.
Man with branches on head and face scribbled out
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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startribune.com
We talked to a former fraud investigator about the role a conservative activist's unsubstantiated report on fraud played in Trump's threat to revoke asylum protections for Somali refugees in Minnesota.
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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tanvi.bsky.social
I wrote about the double-triple punishment given to an immigrant who had served his sentence for a serious crime, who was deported to a country where he was likely to be persecuted, and then quickly ejected from that country & rendered stateless.

nymag.com/intelligence...
What Happens When You Don’t Belong Anywhere?
More than 50 Bhutanese men with criminal records have been deported back to the country they fled — and swiftly deported out of it.
nymag.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Now they are casting a Black Othello just to be PC, wokeness is ruining entertainment

deadline.com/2025/11/broc...
Barbara Broccoli’s First Post-James Bond Feature ‘Othello’ To Shoot In Qatar With David Oyelowo, Rachel Brosnahan & Cynthia Erivo
Barbara Broccoli's First Post-James Bond Feature 'Othello' To Shoot In Qatar With David Oyelowo, Rachel Brosnahan & Cynthia Erivo
deadline.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
“I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers.” Heartbreaking piece by Tatiana Schlossberg, President Kennedy’s granddaughter and RFK Jr.’s cousin.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
A crackdown on immigrants who have committed crimes (of any sort, including petty ones)? Nope. 40% of those held have no record whatsoever. It's a crackdown on people with brown skin.
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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dlmayfield.bsky.social
Just a little reminder for all my fellow people who come from toxic, enmeshed, and emotionally immature families:

You deserve holidays that are comforting, nourishing, and are about good food and being around people you actually like being around. Full stop.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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rparloff.bsky.social
Mag Judge Fitzpatrick says two statements by Halligan to grand jury "appear to be fundamental misstatements of the law that could compromise the integrity of the grand jury process."
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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jackjenkins.me
1. More arrest photos from this protest are emerging: e.g., Lutheran pastor Rev. Luke Harris-Ferree, wearing a clerical collar and a shirt that reads “Bad Theology Kills.”

(Photos via Harris-Ferree’s FB and Mennonite Action’s Instagram, linked in next post.)
Rev. Luke Harris-Ferree handcuffed and being led away by police, wearing a clerical collar and a shirt that reads “bad theology kills.” Rev. Luke Harris-Ferree, in a clerical collar, is shown being held to the ground and handcuffed by police. Rev. Luke Harris-Ferree handcuffed and being led away by police, wearing a clerical collar and a shirt that reads “bad theology kills.” In the foreground, an heavily armored riot cop looks back at the scene.
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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jackjenkins.me
Note: Per this, one of the largest protests outside of the Broadview ICE facility (where there have been…many) is kicking off, and it’s led by faith leaders.

Religious left: still a thing.
unraveledpress.com unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14d
Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.

This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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gelliottmorris.com
Democrats should be running ads every day from now until November 2028 about how Trump sued to prevent SNAP checks from going out.
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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josephpolitano.bsky.social
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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cwarzel.bsky.social
Importance: High

subj: An article for U (gift link)

i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
When QAnon Meets Veep
The dumb, abhorrent truth at the heart of the Epstein scandal
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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scottjshapiro.bsky.social
We are all thinking it. Might as well say it.

Donald Trump is not being fully candid about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Read this whole thread.
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15d
A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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paulgp.com
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:

splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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tusk81.bsky.social
“ … Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage. In another, Mr. Epstein pondered how to address questions from the news media about their relationship as Mr. Trump was becoming a national political figure.”
daviddarmofal.bsky.social David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16d
I’m gifting this article so you can read it without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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lollardfish.bsky.social
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM