— Deb —
@justdeb.bsky.social
Gen X’er in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Opinions are my own, but I like to share.
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Opinions are my own, but I like to share.
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Come connect and meet like minded people!
February 17, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Come connect and meet like minded people!
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
GIFT ARTICLE) The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
GIFT ARTICLE) The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
GIFT ARTICLE) The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
GIFT ARTICLE) The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and
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History to know this #PresidentsDay:
Ona Judge escaped enslavement from George and Martha Washington in 1796, fleeing the President’s House in Philadelphia for freedom.
Now the National Park Service has removed an exhibit telling her story.
Ona Judge escaped enslavement from George and Martha Washington in 1796, fleeing the President’s House in Philadelphia for freedom.
Now the National Park Service has removed an exhibit telling her story.
Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit
Ona Judge was one of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
History to know this #PresidentsDay:
Ona Judge escaped enslavement from George and Martha Washington in 1796, fleeing the President’s House in Philadelphia for freedom.
Now the National Park Service has removed an exhibit telling her story.
Ona Judge escaped enslavement from George and Martha Washington in 1796, fleeing the President’s House in Philadelphia for freedom.
Now the National Park Service has removed an exhibit telling her story.
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I never thought I’d see this become a common occurrence in America. Hell of a way to celebrate our 250th year.
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I never thought I’d see this become a common occurrence in America. Hell of a way to celebrate our 250th year.
City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with City Cast Twin Cities podcast host Sean McPherson about how his community self-organized, why these networks have been so successful, and what other cities can take away from Minnesotans’ response to Operation Metro Surge.
How Madison Could Be Better: How the Twin Cities Organized. Plus, What Counts As ‘Cold’? - City Cast Madison
All eyes have been on the Twin Cities lately, including Madisonians’. Operation Metro Surge is reportedly ending in Minnesota, with the withdrawal...
madison.citycast.fm
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with City Cast Twin Cities podcast host Sean McPherson about how his community self-organized, why these networks have been so successful, and what other cities can take away from Minnesotans’ response to Operation Metro Surge.
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Doctors bear the burden as “medical freedom” fuels worst measles outbreak in 30 years - Reuters apple.news/ACwhn5gU8RES...
Doctors bear the burden as ‘medical freedom’ fuels worst US measles outbreak in 30 years — Reuters
About a dozen times each day, medical staff at Parkside Pediatrics in Spartanburg, South Carolina, head to the clinic’s parking lot, reaching inside cars and minivans to check children and their paren...
apple.news
February 14, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Doctors bear the burden as “medical freedom” fuels worst measles outbreak in 30 years - Reuters apple.news/ACwhn5gU8RES...
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Here are the five key takeaways from the January jobs report
Here are the five key takeaways from the January jobs report
The January nonfarm payrolls report beat Wall Street expectations in both job creation and the unemployment rate.
cnb.cx
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Here are the five key takeaways from the January jobs report
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Poster is an El Paso City Council Rep:
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Poster is an El Paso City Council Rep:
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Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
In case you need more reasons stand firmly against masked paramilitary in our cities: “Before the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, allegations against four others shot at by federal immigration agents failed to withstand scrutiny.”
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When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
In case you need more reasons stand firmly against masked paramilitary in our cities: “Before the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, allegations against four others shot at by federal immigration agents failed to withstand scrutiny.”
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Queue this up on your podcast app: @juliettekayyem.bsky.social joins to discuss DHS data collection and surveillance.
One Thing: Does ICE Know Who You Are? - CNN 5 Things - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
Critics fear ICE is using a growing slate of facial recognition and surveillance tools to track not only undocumented immigrants, but also protesters opposing operations in Minneapolis and beyond. So ...
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Queue this up on your podcast app: @juliettekayyem.bsky.social joins to discuss DHS data collection and surveillance.
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"It's more soccer moms than hardcore activists, they said. But the challenging conditions have brought them closer together. After knowing each other for just weeks, they feel like they’d give their lives to protect one another if necessary..."
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"It's more soccer moms than hardcore activists, they said. But the challenging conditions have brought them closer together. After knowing each other for just weeks, they feel like they’d give their lives to protect one another if necessary..."
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Interested in learning about more ways to get involved with protecting democracy? Sign up to find out the next steps to become a poll observer in Wisconsin! https://www.mobilize.us/dpw/event/886970/
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Interested in learning about more ways to get involved with protecting democracy? Sign up to find out the next steps to become a poll observer in Wisconsin! https://www.mobilize.us/dpw/event/886970/
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Anyone feel like they can help dig us out of this mess?? Become a candidate. ❌👑
WISCONSIN! Do you know who’s running for congress in your district?
The deadline to become a candidate is June 1, and our primary is August 11. Learn who’s running in your district now: https://bit.ly/4aa64iv
The deadline to become a candidate is June 1, and our primary is August 11. Learn who’s running in your district now: https://bit.ly/4aa64iv
February 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Anyone feel like they can help dig us out of this mess?? Become a candidate. ❌👑
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Following is a list of the Wisconsin Republicans who had the balls to condemn Trump's disgusting post.
#WIsconsin #wisdems #wisgop #WIGov #WI01 #WI02 #WI03 #WI04 #WI05 #WI06 #WI07 #WI08 #Waukesha #GreenBay #Wausau #LaCrosse #Janesville #Antigo #NewRichmond #Milwaukee #Madison
#WIsconsin #wisdems #wisgop #WIGov #WI01 #WI02 #WI03 #WI04 #WI05 #WI06 #WI07 #WI08 #Waukesha #GreenBay #Wausau #LaCrosse #Janesville #Antigo #NewRichmond #Milwaukee #Madison
February 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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He's also a legitimate Nobel Peace Prize winner. It's no wonder Mango Mussolini hates him. Obama is everything Cheeto Benito isn't.
February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
He's also a legitimate Nobel Peace Prize winner. It's no wonder Mango Mussolini hates him. Obama is everything Cheeto Benito isn't.
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President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes, the latest in a long pattern by Trump of promoting offensive stereotypes about Black Americans and others. The White House press secretary dismissed criticism as “fake outrage.”
Trump Shares Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes
The White House press secretary dismissed criticism of the clip’s racist content, shared by the president’s Truth Social account, as “fake outrage.”
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes, the latest in a long pattern by Trump of promoting offensive stereotypes about Black Americans and others. The White House press secretary dismissed criticism as “fake outrage.”
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Here's what Dems should do:
1) Double down on the demands.
2) Make clear there will be no additional funding.
If the GOP wants to shut down DHS, that's on them.
Don't surrender to pushback from these goons. Take inspiration from the people of Minneapolis.
apnews.com/article/home...
1) Double down on the demands.
2) Make clear there will be no additional funding.
If the GOP wants to shut down DHS, that's on them.
Don't surrender to pushback from these goons. Take inspiration from the people of Minneapolis.
apnews.com/article/home...
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats' demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic.”
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Here's what Dems should do:
1) Double down on the demands.
2) Make clear there will be no additional funding.
If the GOP wants to shut down DHS, that's on them.
Don't surrender to pushback from these goons. Take inspiration from the people of Minneapolis.
apnews.com/article/home...
1) Double down on the demands.
2) Make clear there will be no additional funding.
If the GOP wants to shut down DHS, that's on them.
Don't surrender to pushback from these goons. Take inspiration from the people of Minneapolis.
apnews.com/article/home...
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Devastated to see what’s happening at a place that I loved because it was the writing home of so many people I loved. what a gutting week
Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Devastated to see what’s happening at a place that I loved because it was the writing home of so many people I loved. what a gutting week
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move over, Jesus
Paula White-Cain at the National Prayer Breakfast: "President Trump has brought religion back to this nation and beyond. It is my great honor to introduce the GOAT -- the greatest of all time. The greatest champion of faith that we have ever had in the executive branch."
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
move over, Jesus
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Just this week, we’ve seen multiple GOP Members of Congress speak out against ICE warehouses planned in their state or district.
The tide is turning against the regime’s lawlessness, but we know ICE is still purchasing commercial warehouses. Is Trump trying to build a mass detention camp near you?
The tide is turning against the regime’s lawlessness, but we know ICE is still purchasing commercial warehouses. Is Trump trying to build a mass detention camp near you?
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Just this week, we’ve seen multiple GOP Members of Congress speak out against ICE warehouses planned in their state or district.
The tide is turning against the regime’s lawlessness, but we know ICE is still purchasing commercial warehouses. Is Trump trying to build a mass detention camp near you?
The tide is turning against the regime’s lawlessness, but we know ICE is still purchasing commercial warehouses. Is Trump trying to build a mass detention camp near you?
It’s good that we are concerned about the fate of the Washington Post. And anger at Bezos is appropriate.
How much do you /really/ care?
How much do you /really/ care?
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
It’s good that we are concerned about the fate of the Washington Post. And anger at Bezos is appropriate.
How much do you /really/ care?
How much do you /really/ care?
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The 10 companies to boycott during February:
- Microsoft
- Apple
- Amazon
- Google
- Meta
- OpenAI
- Netflix
- Paramount+
- Uber
- X
- Microsoft
- Apple
- Amazon
- Meta
- OpenAI
- Netflix
- Paramount+
- Uber
- X
Why this ICE boycott wants consumers to resist Amazon and Google
Could consumers give up Netflix and YouTube for a month? That's what a strike protesting Trump’s immigration enforcement is asking people to do.
www.usatoday.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The 10 companies to boycott during February:
- Microsoft
- Apple
- Amazon
- Google
- Meta
- OpenAI
- Netflix
- Paramount+
- Uber
- X
- Microsoft
- Apple
- Amazon
- Meta
- OpenAI
- Netflix
- Paramount+
- Uber
- X