Jules
@julesrotich.bsky.social
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The plight of Dreamers used to be emblematic of the obvious failures of our immigration system. Now, they’ve become targets—” betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The plight of Dreamers used to be emblematic of the obvious failures of our immigration system. Now, they’ve become targets—” betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
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Clint Smith recently talked to students around the country about the “complexities and contradictions” of US history (including slavery) and found they were receptive to it. “Doesn’t seem that hard. Just say both things.” [theatlantic.com]
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Clint Smith recently talked to students around the country about the “complexities and contradictions” of US history (including slavery) and found they were receptive to it. “Doesn’t seem that hard. Just say both things.” [theatlantic.com]
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American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic lows this year, a ProPublica analysis of federal data shows.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic lows this year, a ProPublica analysis of federal data shows.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
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If House Democrats have any sense, they'll put together a "contract with America" kind of a document, saying exactly what they will do if they get the majority in next year's election, at a "impeach this guy, specifically" level of granularity.
if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If House Democrats have any sense, they'll put together a "contract with America" kind of a document, saying exactly what they will do if they get the majority in next year's election, at a "impeach this guy, specifically" level of granularity.
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ICEstapo detained 81 people in Charlotte, NC yesterday.
The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.
Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:
Take a night off.
Go to the movies.
Watch “Nuremberg”.
Your time is coming.
The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.
Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:
Take a night off.
Go to the movies.
Watch “Nuremberg”.
Your time is coming.
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
ICEstapo detained 81 people in Charlotte, NC yesterday.
The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.
Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:
Take a night off.
Go to the movies.
Watch “Nuremberg”.
Your time is coming.
The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.
Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:
Take a night off.
Go to the movies.
Watch “Nuremberg”.
Your time is coming.
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Think about how much the press obsessed over Barack Obama’s “relationship” with former Weatherman Bill Ayers, a relationship that consisted of their serving on the same nonprofit board of directors for three years.
It's remarkable that the number of news analyses/pundit takes that the Democrats are too extreme--out of touch, too focused on divisive cultural issues, too beholden to progressive orthodoxy--far exceeds the articles on the Trump/GOP's connections to the far right. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Think about how much the press obsessed over Barack Obama’s “relationship” with former Weatherman Bill Ayers, a relationship that consisted of their serving on the same nonprofit board of directors for three years.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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We need our policymakers everywhere to be attuned to the needs of the people, not the whims of CEOs -- and especially not CEOs in the grip of TESCREAList fantasies.
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
AI Hype Is Steering EU Policy Off Course | TechPolicy.Press
Kris Shrishak and Abeba Birhane say policymakers should stop peddling in unscientific discourse about "AGI" and "superintelligence."
www.techpolicy.press
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We need our policymakers everywhere to be attuned to the needs of the people, not the whims of CEOs -- and especially not CEOs in the grip of TESCREAList fantasies.
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
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“They described being asked to drop cases for political reasons, to find evidence for flimsy investigations and to take positions in court they thought had no legitimate basis. They also talked about work they told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud”
Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“They described being asked to drop cases for political reasons, to find evidence for flimsy investigations and to take positions in court they thought had no legitimate basis. They also talked about work they told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud”
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Charlotte North Carolina Doesn't
Like Chump's Border Patrol Tactics
Like Chump's Border Patrol Tactics
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Charlotte North Carolina Doesn't
Like Chump's Border Patrol Tactics
Like Chump's Border Patrol Tactics
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Like Bob Marley once said:
“Until, the philosophy which holds one race superior,
And another, inferior,
Is finally, and permanently, discredited, and abandoned…”
“Until, the philosophy which holds one race superior,
And another, inferior,
Is finally, and permanently, discredited, and abandoned…”
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Like Bob Marley once said:
“Until, the philosophy which holds one race superior,
And another, inferior,
Is finally, and permanently, discredited, and abandoned…”
“Until, the philosophy which holds one race superior,
And another, inferior,
Is finally, and permanently, discredited, and abandoned…”
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The resistance is growing
Charlotte Rises To Resist, Indiana Republicans Block Trump’s Cheating Scheme, and Epstein Pressure Exposes A Regime Unraveling Under Corruption, Cruelty, and Scandal
Victories against Trump’s tyranny
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The resistance is growing
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
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NC and those visiting NC: add these numbers to your phones and use them. Ice verification via local, respected, deeply rooted organizers is still a number one ask here. Are you a journalist? You can still text or call in what you see. Community first, always.
Document and call it in immediately.
Document and call it in immediately.
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NC and those visiting NC: add these numbers to your phones and use them. Ice verification via local, respected, deeply rooted organizers is still a number one ask here. Are you a journalist? You can still text or call in what you see. Community first, always.
Document and call it in immediately.
Document and call it in immediately.
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Trump doesn’t have to call on House Republican to vote to release the file.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Trump doesn’t have to call on House Republican to vote to release the file.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
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This is 100% true- do not trust any social media, keep open various means of contact - back up where possible - read @sarahkendzior.bsky.social books to know why they wanted her off social media
Very alarmed to see that Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior for spurious and dishonest reasons. It does not bode well for this platform, which I find very disappointing. You can read about what Sarah experienced here. What’s this about @jay.bsky.team?!
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash.
I wish I were joking.
In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison B...
substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is 100% true- do not trust any social media, keep open various means of contact - back up where possible - read @sarahkendzior.bsky.social books to know why they wanted her off social media
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“First they fascinate the fools then they muzzle the intelligent.”
― Bertrand Russell
― Bertrand Russell
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“First they fascinate the fools then they muzzle the intelligent.”
― Bertrand Russell
― Bertrand Russell
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Seems kinda huge:
"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
The latest episode of The Breakdown on @meidastouch.com is up! You can watch for free here: www.youtube.com/live/49HUqKI...
LIVE: WOW! Trump PULLS PLUG on KEY INVESTIGATION Into THE FILES
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Seems kinda huge:
"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
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Today, we formally launch “The Diagnosis,” in partnership with Courier.
This digital series is in keeping with my core promise to all of you —> focus on truth and issues that matter to all of us and our health.
Episode 1: The Threats to SNAP
Please tune in!
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
This digital series is in keeping with my core promise to all of you —> focus on truth and issues that matter to all of us and our health.
Episode 1: The Threats to SNAP
Please tune in!
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Today, we formally launch “The Diagnosis,” in partnership with Courier.
This digital series is in keeping with my core promise to all of you —> focus on truth and issues that matter to all of us and our health.
Episode 1: The Threats to SNAP
Please tune in!
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
This digital series is in keeping with my core promise to all of you —> focus on truth and issues that matter to all of us and our health.
Episode 1: The Threats to SNAP
Please tune in!
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
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if you have a few spare coins, a local family could really use your help
My neighbors just up the street from us own A-squared pizza in Charlottesville, and their youngest was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Donate to Help Zoey Beat Leukemia, organized by Julie Bendle
Help Zoey Beat Leukemia
Zoey is a precocious, funny, and determined 3-year-old who loves unicorn… Julie Bendle needs your support for Help Zoey Beat Leukemia
www.gofundme.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
if you have a few spare coins, a local family could really use your help
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The federal government’s extreme anti-immigrant agenda is putting people’s lives at risk – both in our communities and in detention.
This must end.
Demand that Congress exercise its oversight responsibilities and hold ICE to account at aclu.org/stop-fueling_ice
This must end.
Demand that Congress exercise its oversight responsibilities and hold ICE to account at aclu.org/stop-fueling_ice
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The federal government’s extreme anti-immigrant agenda is putting people’s lives at risk – both in our communities and in detention.
This must end.
Demand that Congress exercise its oversight responsibilities and hold ICE to account at aclu.org/stop-fueling_ice
This must end.
Demand that Congress exercise its oversight responsibilities and hold ICE to account at aclu.org/stop-fueling_ice
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We’ve been warning for months that President Donald Trump and the GOP are coming hard for mail voting — and this week saw a major development in the campaign. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This Week at Democracy Docket: The GOP Wants One-Day Elections, and Setbacks for Trump’s Gerrymander Scheme
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We’ve been warning for months that President Donald Trump and the GOP are coming hard for mail voting — and this week saw a major development in the campaign. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Reproductive rights was one of the Biden Administration’s signature policies. And Roe v Wade had been law for almost 50 years. The Supreme Court “interfered” with it.
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reproductive rights was one of the Biden Administration’s signature policies. And Roe v Wade had been law for almost 50 years. The Supreme Court “interfered” with it.
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Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.