ImmigrantsAreUS
@immigrantsareus.bsky.social
Human. Scientist, husband, (father)^2. Immigrant and polyglot. Futebol is my religion. Bethesda Declaration co-signer. Proudly anti-fascist. All posts are my own.
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@andreapitzer.bsky.social 'Next Comes What' podcast latest episode is out, featuring yours truly, on fhe #BethesdaDeclaration , the need and urgency for dissent, at NIH and elsewhere.
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
Some good news.
Yet, trust is already shaken / diminished
Yet, trust is already shaken / diminished
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Some good news.
Yet, trust is already shaken / diminished
Yet, trust is already shaken / diminished
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Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won't be there.
Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.
This cannot be business as usual.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.
This cannot be business as usual.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
Democrats Plan to Counter Trump’s Speech to Congress With Rally
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won't be there.
Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.
This cannot be business as usual.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.
This cannot be business as usual.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
This is one of Trump’s performance evaluation goals for federal workers: “Find and annihilate Government censorship of speech.”
So… just wondering… does that maybe mean I get to go back to work?
www.performance.gov/pma/
So… just wondering… does that maybe mean I get to go back to work?
www.performance.gov/pma/
February 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Abolish ICE.
Juan Nicolás is 2mo old. What crime can this baby have committed?
Close all concentration camps
Juan Nicolás is 2mo old. What crime can this baby have committed?
Close all concentration camps
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Abolish ICE.
Juan Nicolás is 2mo old. What crime can this baby have committed?
Close all concentration camps
Juan Nicolás is 2mo old. What crime can this baby have committed?
Close all concentration camps
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In Canada.
Oh, the smell of freedom.
I've missed you.
Oh, the smell of freedom.
I've missed you.
February 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
In Canada.
Oh, the smell of freedom.
I've missed you.
Oh, the smell of freedom.
I've missed you.
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Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
[we, the people] "are manipulated in ways that are infinitely more subtle and refined than the brutal methods" used under communism. Václav Havel ... 1978
February 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
[we, the people] "are manipulated in ways that are infinitely more subtle and refined than the brutal methods" used under communism. Václav Havel ... 1978
A friend not on this platform asked me to share this. Their story is like many stories. Of friendship and adversity. Of challenges and how to do your best. I know them. They will win the Boston marathon in their category. Help them give back if you can:
www.gofundme.com/f/running-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/running-fo...
Donate to Running for ALS: Scott and Tats' Marathon Journey, organized by Scott Dorfman
Support Scott and Tatsuya in running the 2026 Boston Marathon to raise… Scott Dorfman needs your support for Running for ALS: Scott and Tats' Marathon Journey
www.gofundme.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
A friend not on this platform asked me to share this. Their story is like many stories. Of friendship and adversity. Of challenges and how to do your best. I know them. They will win the Boston marathon in their category. Help them give back if you can:
www.gofundme.com/f/running-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/running-fo...
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... while moving away from the germ theory of disease, as per NIAID head Taubenberger
"[O]ne way for people to be prepared is to be healthier, eat better and exercise, so you’re less likely to get sick or have a poor outcome"
Get him on the record for specific diseases.
Ask him, publicly.
"[O]ne way for people to be prepared is to be healthier, eat better and exercise, so you’re less likely to get sick or have a poor outcome"
Get him on the record for specific diseases.
Ask him, publicly.
February 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
... while moving away from the germ theory of disease, as per NIAID head Taubenberger
"[O]ne way for people to be prepared is to be healthier, eat better and exercise, so you’re less likely to get sick or have a poor outcome"
Get him on the record for specific diseases.
Ask him, publicly.
"[O]ne way for people to be prepared is to be healthier, eat better and exercise, so you’re less likely to get sick or have a poor outcome"
Get him on the record for specific diseases.
Ask him, publicly.
There are degrees of stupidity, and then there's Noem-Lewandowski.
4/
Jeeez…
“Noem had to switch planes after a maintenance issue, but her blanket wasn’t moved to the 2nd plane. The Coast Guard pilot was fired and told to take a commercial flight home.
“They eventually reinstated the pilot because no one else was available to fly them home.”
Jeeez…
“Noem had to switch planes after a maintenance issue, but her blanket wasn’t moved to the 2nd plane. The Coast Guard pilot was fired and told to take a commercial flight home.
“They eventually reinstated the pilot because no one else was available to fly them home.”
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
There are degrees of stupidity, and then there's Noem-Lewandowski.
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This CNN story indicates that Vought is turning up his control over HHS and its subagencies.
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
This CNN story indicates that Vought is turning up his control over HHS and its subagencies.
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The future is clean energy, but right now the administration is using the government to slow down clean energy at a time when we need all the new clean power supplies we can get. They are trying to make solar & wind basically illegal. It’s a crisis, as I said on #WITHPod: youtu.be/f6536KWBZAc?...
Trump admin is like a “cartoon throwing thumbtacks in the road” impeding renewable energy process
YouTube video by MS NOW
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February 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
The future is clean energy, but right now the administration is using the government to slow down clean energy at a time when we need all the new clean power supplies we can get. They are trying to make solar & wind basically illegal. It’s a crisis, as I said on #WITHPod: youtu.be/f6536KWBZAc?...
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Minneapolis defeated ICE!!
Love is stronger than hate.
Courage is stronger than cowardice.
Community is stronger than a lawless gang.
This represents the beginning of the end of Trump.
In the history books, ICE will be relegated to the same page as the slave catchers and Bull Conner.
Love is stronger than hate.
Courage is stronger than cowardice.
Community is stronger than a lawless gang.
This represents the beginning of the end of Trump.
In the history books, ICE will be relegated to the same page as the slave catchers and Bull Conner.
This is Minneapolis:
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Minneapolis defeated ICE!!
Love is stronger than hate.
Courage is stronger than cowardice.
Community is stronger than a lawless gang.
This represents the beginning of the end of Trump.
In the history books, ICE will be relegated to the same page as the slave catchers and Bull Conner.
Love is stronger than hate.
Courage is stronger than cowardice.
Community is stronger than a lawless gang.
This represents the beginning of the end of Trump.
In the history books, ICE will be relegated to the same page as the slave catchers and Bull Conner.
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The entire nation owes Minneapolis a huge debt of gratitude.
February 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The entire nation owes Minneapolis a huge debt of gratitude.
4,049 and counting.
Attrition is real and ongoing.
Schedule career / policy, the new pmap rationing, deranging the MSPB, ...
Attrition is real and ongoing.
Schedule career / policy, the new pmap rationing, deranging the MSPB, ...
4,049 people gone from NIH compared to 2024, an 18% loss in staff.
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Here's How Many Jobs HHS Has Lost Since RFK Jr. Took Over
See the totals from NIH, FDA, CDC, and CMS, too
www.medpagetoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 AM
4,049 and counting.
Attrition is real and ongoing.
Schedule career / policy, the new pmap rationing, deranging the MSPB, ...
Attrition is real and ongoing.
Schedule career / policy, the new pmap rationing, deranging the MSPB, ...
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I said a year ago Trump was not choosing political martyrs wisely and not accounting for what tools defendants are accorded.
I want to triple down on that. I think we're about to see revenge of the defendants--starting with Marimar Martinez.
Marimar is a Montessori teacher. And holy hell, a hero!
I want to triple down on that. I think we're about to see revenge of the defendants--starting with Marimar Martinez.
Marimar is a Montessori teacher. And holy hell, a hero!
February 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I said a year ago Trump was not choosing political martyrs wisely and not accounting for what tools defendants are accorded.
I want to triple down on that. I think we're about to see revenge of the defendants--starting with Marimar Martinez.
Marimar is a Montessori teacher. And holy hell, a hero!
I want to triple down on that. I think we're about to see revenge of the defendants--starting with Marimar Martinez.
Marimar is a Montessori teacher. And holy hell, a hero!
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"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Cruelty is their MO.
A federal worker at the CFPB found out in December that she had a brain tumor that needed to be removed.
The next month, Russ Vought unilaterally ended her agency's short-term disability plan.
www.huffpost.com/entry/russel...
The next month, Russ Vought unilaterally ended her agency's short-term disability plan.
www.huffpost.com/entry/russel...
A Federal Worker Developed A Brain Tumor. The Trump Admin's Next Move Was Unspeakably Cruel.
Russell Vought is seizing every opportunity he can to dismantle a crucial watchdog agency.
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Cruelty is their MO.
Portugal avoided a populist fascist president tonight. A socialist candidate won the second tour of the election. But the bad guy did win the US and DC consular vote. I don't understand.
People watching the trainwreck of the Trump administration vote a similar value proposal?
People watching the trainwreck of the Trump administration vote a similar value proposal?
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Portugal avoided a populist fascist president tonight. A socialist candidate won the second tour of the election. But the bad guy did win the US and DC consular vote. I don't understand.
People watching the trainwreck of the Trump administration vote a similar value proposal?
People watching the trainwreck of the Trump administration vote a similar value proposal?
The Trump-Vought Schedule f Career / Policy is an outright attack on democracy. Rescheduled civil servants (can be almost anyone) will be fired if they "obstruct the democratic process by intentionally subverting Presidential directives."
February 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The Trump-Vought Schedule f Career / Policy is an outright attack on democracy. Rescheduled civil servants (can be almost anyone) will be fired if they "obstruct the democratic process by intentionally subverting Presidential directives."
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Tuberculosis in close quarters and limited to NO medical care, will that be a problem? YES, this will be a problem and probably quickly.
Health is a human right! ICE detention centers are a DANGER to our collective health.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Health is a human right! ICE detention centers are a DANGER to our collective health.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Tuberculosis in close quarters and limited to NO medical care, will that be a problem? YES, this will be a problem and probably quickly.
Health is a human right! ICE detention centers are a DANGER to our collective health.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Health is a human right! ICE detention centers are a DANGER to our collective health.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
It does seem that the only way to win the midterm for this president is to dispatch ICE to polling places to intimidate votets... and cheat.
RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
February 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM
It does seem that the only way to win the midterm for this president is to dispatch ICE to polling places to intimidate votets... and cheat.
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We’re looking at another very big Dem overperformance tonight—in a Trump+13 district. Dem Chasity Martinez is up 61-39 with more than half the vote in. Notably, like in TX last weekend, the e-day vote has been even *better* for her than the early vote. voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
We’re looking at another very big Dem overperformance tonight—in a Trump+13 district. Dem Chasity Martinez is up 61-39 with more than half the vote in. Notably, like in TX last weekend, the e-day vote has been even *better* for her than the early vote. voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical