Beth Foraker
@inclusionchick.bsky.social
Interested in
💖 #WomensRights
💜 #Children
📚 #Education
🩵 #Inclusion
💚 #Disabilities
🚲 #Bicycles
🦋 #Accessibility
💙 #Democracy
❤️ #Freedom
💖 #WomensRights
💜 #Children
📚 #Education
🩵 #Inclusion
💚 #Disabilities
🚲 #Bicycles
🦋 #Accessibility
💙 #Democracy
❤️ #Freedom
Facts. ⤵️
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Facts. ⤵️
Listen to Doris!
My family was imprisoned behind barbed wire and armed guards by our own government.
Not for what they did. But because of who they were. I was born in that internment camp.
My family history lives with me every day. It drives me to fight for my neighbors—for their rights and for their dignity.
Not for what they did. But because of who they were. I was born in that internment camp.
My family history lives with me every day. It drives me to fight for my neighbors—for their rights and for their dignity.
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Listen to Doris!
NO MASKS.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
NO MASKS.
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A Beacon in the Dark
In Seattle
In Seattle
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
A Beacon in the Dark
In Seattle
In Seattle
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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The regime has proposed two rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
Here’s how you can help fight back: Though your public comments won't sway this transphobic regime, they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Here’s how you can help fight back: Though your public comments won't sway this transphobic regime, they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Submit Public Comments
act.hrc.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The regime has proposed two rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
Here’s how you can help fight back: Though your public comments won't sway this transphobic regime, they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Here’s how you can help fight back: Though your public comments won't sway this transphobic regime, they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
FIRE and PROSECUTE every single one of them.
We used records from the gassing of Chicago's Little Village neighborhood to identify some other notable members of the unit: Bryan Belen Lleras, 32, Chad B. Hickman, 50, and Oscar A. Meza, 36.
Belen, Hickman (EZ-9), and Meza (EZ-13) joined CBP in 2017, 2000, and 2008, respectively.
Belen, Hickman (EZ-9), and Meza (EZ-13) joined CBP in 2017, 2000, and 2008, respectively.
February 5, 2026 at 1:20 AM
FIRE and PROSECUTE every single one of them.
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The team was also present for the absolutely brutal and wanton gassing of a majority Black Minneapolis neighborhood that happened on January 14:
Feds realized they weren't going to have an easy time getting through. Can't see what's happening on other end of the road. They're reversing out.
February 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The team was also present for the absolutely brutal and wanton gassing of a majority Black Minneapolis neighborhood that happened on January 14:
ZERO #Federal officers should be attacking Americans.
We need a class action lawsuit against this oppression.
We need a class action lawsuit against this oppression.
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
unraveledpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
ZERO #Federal officers should be attacking Americans.
We need a class action lawsuit against this oppression.
We need a class action lawsuit against this oppression.
Long overdue.
JUST IN: 2 school systems in MN file suit to block ICE enforcement near schools. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#1 in Fridley Public School District, Independent School District 14 v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-01023) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12627493) filed by Education Minnesota, Duluth Public School District, Independent School District 709, Fridley Public School D...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Long overdue.
By selecting Ms. Adams as her nominee for lieutenant governor, Ms. Hochul, 67, a Buffalo native, has created the first all-woman major-party ticket in New York State history, and has chosen someone who brings geographic balance and a shared political sensibility to the ticket.
Hochul Chooses Adrienne Adams to Join Her Re-election Ticket
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Wow.
Watch this.
Watch this.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Wow.
Watch this.
Watch this.
Long overdue.
They should hold #ShadowHearings on:
❌ The crushing loss of the Department of #Education
❌ The ruination of the #EPA
❌ The catastrophe within the #NIH and #FDA
All of it.
They should hold #ShadowHearings on:
❌ The crushing loss of the Department of #Education
❌ The ruination of the #EPA
❌ The catastrophe within the #NIH and #FDA
All of it.
You may not have heard, but it’s important. Dems are holding shadow hearings on ICE crimes. Witnesses provided harrowing and explosive accounts yesterday. I provide some highlights from the day, and I urge everyone to watch and amplify them. Link in the replies.
February 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Long overdue.
They should hold #ShadowHearings on:
❌ The crushing loss of the Department of #Education
❌ The ruination of the #EPA
❌ The catastrophe within the #NIH and #FDA
All of it.
They should hold #ShadowHearings on:
❌ The crushing loss of the Department of #Education
❌ The ruination of the #EPA
❌ The catastrophe within the #NIH and #FDA
All of it.
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BNSF wants to build a MASSIVE railyard in Barstow to support a freight shuttle service from the ports to Barstow. This is the perfect opportunity to electrify the route - but their EIR dismisses electrification with the same tired excuses. We set them straight: calelectricrail.org/wp-content/u...
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
BNSF wants to build a MASSIVE railyard in Barstow to support a freight shuttle service from the ports to Barstow. This is the perfect opportunity to electrify the route - but their EIR dismisses electrification with the same tired excuses. We set them straight: calelectricrail.org/wp-content/u...
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MetroLink was originally engineered to include electrification for air quality reasons!
In Riverside, Metrolink trains run alongside BNSF's busiest main line, where riders and trackside residents are exposed to pollution from dozens of diesel trains a day. Electrification from Fullerton to SB could improve passenger and freight service and clean up the air for all. #ElectrifyMetrolink
February 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
MetroLink was originally engineered to include electrification for air quality reasons!
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this whole thing is on Bezos, a perfect example of why billionaires will not save us
for years he supported the Post and then he decided destroying it utterly at the altar of a wannabe dictator better served his personal ambitions, so he did
institutions shouldn’t live or did at one man’s whim
for years he supported the Post and then he decided destroying it utterly at the altar of a wannabe dictator better served his personal ambitions, so he did
institutions shouldn’t live or did at one man’s whim
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
💯
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
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Something that's important to note is that the current ICE detention plan really requires a lot of companies to sell them buildings, and this is an easy point of pressure that denies them the space and resources.
Ultimately they'll try to build themselves, and then you go after the contractors
Ultimately they'll try to build themselves, and then you go after the contractors
Please watch and share this. Boycotts, resistance, protests work. In the United States, and Canada too.
Rachel Maddow on Hanover County ICE Detention Center
YouTube video by Rob McCausland
youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Something that's important to note is that the current ICE detention plan really requires a lot of companies to sell them buildings, and this is an easy point of pressure that denies them the space and resources.
Ultimately they'll try to build themselves, and then you go after the contractors
Ultimately they'll try to build themselves, and then you go after the contractors
Reposted by Beth Foraker
Please watch and share this. Boycotts, resistance, protests work. In the United States, and Canada too.
Rachel Maddow on Hanover County ICE Detention Center
YouTube video by Rob McCausland
youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Please watch and share this. Boycotts, resistance, protests work. In the United States, and Canada too.
#Courage is contagious.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
#Courage is contagious.
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Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us.
Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us.
Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs.
go.bsky.app/FzSc9z
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go.bsky.app/FzSc9z
#MartinNowak
So GROSS.
How about we (meaning Federal Government) FULLY FUND #HigherEducation so we don’t have actual predators funding it.
So GROSS.
How about we (meaning Federal Government) FULLY FUND #HigherEducation so we don’t have actual predators funding it.
👀 Martin Nowak, Harvard mathematical biologist, was supposed to get $5 million from Jeffrey Epstein's estate
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
Epstein’s Trust Reveals Who Would Inherit His Fortune
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
#MartinNowak
So GROSS.
How about we (meaning Federal Government) FULLY FUND #HigherEducation so we don’t have actual predators funding it.
So GROSS.
How about we (meaning Federal Government) FULLY FUND #HigherEducation so we don’t have actual predators funding it.
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I'd recommend Irish Times
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I'd recommend Irish Times
Smart Public Policy.
IMPORTANT: In 2023, the Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program began providing 120 youth ages 18-24 experiencing homelessness with $1,000 monthly until 2025.
By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed.
The right thing to do, AND a smart financial investment.
By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed.
The right thing to do, AND a smart financial investment.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Smart Public Policy.