Eileen ike West
@ikewest.bsky.social
An advocate for environmentally-safe prose of all shapes and sizes, I write Folk Poetry, Fantasy/Romance/Spiritual Fiction, and Film Scripts.
Time finds me scribbling down sundry midlife misdemeanors - my petty crime of choice: whistling out of tune.
Time finds me scribbling down sundry midlife misdemeanors - my petty crime of choice: whistling out of tune.
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Also, how exactly is a City Council "powerless"?? Don't they have any control over what people can build in their city? Pull occupancy permits or whatever to stop this project!
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Also, how exactly is a City Council "powerless"?? Don't they have any control over what people can build in their city? Pull occupancy permits or whatever to stop this project!
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Mitsubishi Group subsidiary Rockefeller Group purchased a warehouse in #Surprise Arizona for $11m in 2023 and then ICE came knocking with a $70m cash offer to turn the building into a massive immigrant detention center. Blood money. 🤬 #FuckICE
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
More than 1,000 decry Surprise ICE center to powerless City Council
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security bought a 418,400-square-foot warehouse in Surprise for $70 million. ICE confirmed it will house 1,500 beds.
www.azcentral.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Mitsubishi Group subsidiary Rockefeller Group purchased a warehouse in #Surprise Arizona for $11m in 2023 and then ICE came knocking with a $70m cash offer to turn the building into a massive immigrant detention center. Blood money. 🤬 #FuckICE
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Love how Nazi Homan is trying to spin removing 700 ICE Agents from Minnesota as a WIN for Trump.
It's a massive WIN FOR PROTESTERS!!!
Stay loud.
Fuck ICE.
It's a massive WIN FOR PROTESTERS!!!
Stay loud.
Fuck ICE.
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Love how Nazi Homan is trying to spin removing 700 ICE Agents from Minnesota as a WIN for Trump.
It's a massive WIN FOR PROTESTERS!!!
Stay loud.
Fuck ICE.
It's a massive WIN FOR PROTESTERS!!!
Stay loud.
Fuck ICE.
#CANADA still
cherishes their young,
saying, "Don't worry,
we'll #care for you."
In the US, it's
"We're busy helping ourselves,
+ only wanna #scare you."
In CAN, people stay
CITIZENS,
But the #US,
in corporate clutches,
views its populace as
consumers to fleece.
#MN is south CAN.
#politics #GOVT
cherishes their young,
saying, "Don't worry,
we'll #care for you."
In the US, it's
"We're busy helping ourselves,
+ only wanna #scare you."
In CAN, people stay
CITIZENS,
But the #US,
in corporate clutches,
views its populace as
consumers to fleece.
#MN is south CAN.
#politics #GOVT
February 7, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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All the GOP should be impeached for covering up a crime.
February 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
All the GOP should be impeached for covering up a crime.
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Just two Republican congressmen (TWO) can get their way on Ukraine funding, or tariffs, anything… by shutting down the floor of the house. Rare chance in history. Quit tweeting “concern” and start acting, NOW! Here’s how:
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Just two Republican congressmen (TWO) can get their way on Ukraine funding, or tariffs, anything… by shutting down the floor of the house. Rare chance in history. Quit tweeting “concern” and start acting, NOW! Here’s how:
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Donald Trump just lost in court again to Illinois.
He’s never had the right to withhold child care funds for Illinoisans — and the District Court’s preliminary injunction tonight has only affirmed that further.
He’s never had the right to withhold child care funds for Illinoisans — and the District Court’s preliminary injunction tonight has only affirmed that further.
February 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Donald Trump just lost in court again to Illinois.
He’s never had the right to withhold child care funds for Illinoisans — and the District Court’s preliminary injunction tonight has only affirmed that further.
He’s never had the right to withhold child care funds for Illinoisans — and the District Court’s preliminary injunction tonight has only affirmed that further.
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BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
February 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
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This is a very, very bad decision from one of the two Reagan judges left on the Fifth Circuit, joined by one of the two most extreme Trump appointees on the court.
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This is a very, very bad decision from one of the two Reagan judges left on the Fifth Circuit, joined by one of the two most extreme Trump appointees on the court.
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
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Patriotism is about striving for a righteous country, not parroting empty slogans and waving a flag.
Our athletes get it.
Our athletes get it.
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Patriotism is about striving for a righteous country, not parroting empty slogans and waving a flag.
Our athletes get it.
Our athletes get it.
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Barack Obama went to Columbia and Harvard University.
Michelle Obama went to Princeton and Harvard University.
Donald Trump went to Epstein's Island.
Michelle Obama went to Princeton and Harvard University.
Donald Trump went to Epstein's Island.
February 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Barack Obama went to Columbia and Harvard University.
Michelle Obama went to Princeton and Harvard University.
Donald Trump went to Epstein's Island.
Michelle Obama went to Princeton and Harvard University.
Donald Trump went to Epstein's Island.
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📈TrumpRx price for acid reflux drug Protonix💊= $200, with no generic options offered. Generic version of this common acid reflux pantoprazole drug at Walmart and Safeway= just $10-12. Price inflation => 18x. Don’t fall for the scam.
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
📈TrumpRx price for acid reflux drug Protonix💊= $200, with no generic options offered. Generic version of this common acid reflux pantoprazole drug at Walmart and Safeway= just $10-12. Price inflation => 18x. Don’t fall for the scam.
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The SAVE Act sounds harmless, but it lets politicians kick eligible Americans off the rolls if they can’t dig up passports or birth certificates. Millions of citizens, especially young people and voters of color, could be denied a ballot over paperwork. #sheshed
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
The SAVE Act sounds harmless, but it lets politicians kick eligible Americans off the rolls if they can’t dig up passports or birth certificates. Millions of citizens, especially young people and voters of color, could be denied a ballot over paperwork. #sheshed
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This is overriding a ballot initiative approved by voters.
BREAKING: The Nebraska Legislature has approved a bill lowering Nebraska’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $13.50 for young workers, and slowing down minimum wage increases for others.
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
This is overriding a ballot initiative approved by voters.
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AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
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They’re deporting US Army veterans.
They say if they’re undocumented, they must go.
Such a selfish group of human beings.
They consider undocumented immigrants “good enough” to go to war and possibly die for the country, but not good enough to avoid deportation.
Ghouls.
They say if they’re undocumented, they must go.
Such a selfish group of human beings.
They consider undocumented immigrants “good enough” to go to war and possibly die for the country, but not good enough to avoid deportation.
Ghouls.
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
They’re deporting US Army veterans.
They say if they’re undocumented, they must go.
Such a selfish group of human beings.
They consider undocumented immigrants “good enough” to go to war and possibly die for the country, but not good enough to avoid deportation.
Ghouls.
They say if they’re undocumented, they must go.
Such a selfish group of human beings.
They consider undocumented immigrants “good enough” to go to war and possibly die for the country, but not good enough to avoid deportation.
Ghouls.
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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Hours after posting a video depicting the Obamas as apes:
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Hours after posting a video depicting the Obamas as apes:
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Trump is a racist piece of shit
February 7, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Trump is a racist piece of shit
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The part that sticks with me is not even his racist post. It’s how fast so many people rush to protect him from responsibility. They told on themselves.
The benefit of the doubt appears instantly. The excuses appear instantly.
He never earns that grace. It just shows up on demand.
The benefit of the doubt appears instantly. The excuses appear instantly.
He never earns that grace. It just shows up on demand.
February 7, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The part that sticks with me is not even his racist post. It’s how fast so many people rush to protect him from responsibility. They told on themselves.
The benefit of the doubt appears instantly. The excuses appear instantly.
He never earns that grace. It just shows up on demand.
The benefit of the doubt appears instantly. The excuses appear instantly.
He never earns that grace. It just shows up on demand.
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Good Q @SarahKSilvermam
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Good Q @SarahKSilvermam
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(CBS News) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had "limited interactions" with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014.
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Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 AM
(CBS News) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had "limited interactions" with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014.
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
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OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥
February 7, 2026 at 4:23 AM
OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥
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Let’s be honest. We all know who the mysterious orange blob was.
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Let’s be honest. We all know who the mysterious orange blob was.