Karin Jacobs
@kajmn.bsky.social
Loves painting, reading, dogs, horses, antiques, sports, Minnesota.
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🤣😂🤣 Lying so much that Waltz thought he could get away w it at the UN! This is America’s Ambassador to the UN. #arrestrepublicans
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
🤣😂🤣 Lying so much that Waltz thought he could get away w it at the UN! This is America’s Ambassador to the UN. #arrestrepublicans
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JB Pritzker creating the “Illinois Accountability Commission” isn’t getting enough attention. Its focus is on immigration agents & it will document abuses, capture impacts on families and communities, & recommend actions to prevent further harm. We need more of these nationwide.
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
JB Pritzker creating the “Illinois Accountability Commission” isn’t getting enough attention. Its focus is on immigration agents & it will document abuses, capture impacts on families and communities, & recommend actions to prevent further harm. We need more of these nationwide.
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The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts.
Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm | CNN
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...
www.cnn.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts.
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ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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Can't help but notice that the media breathlessly reporting on the messages that shooters write on their bullets seems to have been followed by a surge of shooters writing messages on bullets
September 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Can't help but notice that the media breathlessly reporting on the messages that shooters write on their bullets seems to have been followed by a surge of shooters writing messages on bullets
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NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.
www.rollingstone.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
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10 journalists were put in cuffs and/or violently assaulted by LAPD on Friday night.
@willbunch.bsky.social wrote his Sunday @inquirer.com column about what this means for press freedom nationally.
My description: “Utter lawlessness by the LAPD... they seemed thirsty to crack skulls.”
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@willbunch.bsky.social wrote his Sunday @inquirer.com column about what this means for press freedom nationally.
My description: “Utter lawlessness by the LAPD... they seemed thirsty to crack skulls.”
Gift link:
In L.A., police nightsticks are clubbing press freedom to death | Will Bunch
On Friday, LAPD cops allegedly battered and detained journalists at a protest — the ugliest of the many threats to U.S. press freedom.
www.inquirer.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
10 journalists were put in cuffs and/or violently assaulted by LAPD on Friday night.
@willbunch.bsky.social wrote his Sunday @inquirer.com column about what this means for press freedom nationally.
My description: “Utter lawlessness by the LAPD... they seemed thirsty to crack skulls.”
Gift link:
@willbunch.bsky.social wrote his Sunday @inquirer.com column about what this means for press freedom nationally.
My description: “Utter lawlessness by the LAPD... they seemed thirsty to crack skulls.”
Gift link:
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As the US hits a 33-year high in measles infections, there is now a "race" to find a treatment for the disease.
One pharma company "is banking on a continuing decline in vaccination rates to fuel a need for measles treatments—and in turn, more investor interest"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
One pharma company "is banking on a continuing decline in vaccination rates to fuel a need for measles treatments—and in turn, more investor interest"
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www.wsj.com/health/healt...
The Race to Find a Measles Treatment as Infections Surge
The measles vaccine was so effective the disease was considered eliminated in the U.S., but a resurgence of outbreaks is spurring a need for drugs.
www.wsj.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As the US hits a 33-year high in measles infections, there is now a "race" to find a treatment for the disease.
One pharma company "is banking on a continuing decline in vaccination rates to fuel a need for measles treatments—and in turn, more investor interest"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
One pharma company "is banking on a continuing decline in vaccination rates to fuel a need for measles treatments—and in turn, more investor interest"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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For months, they say, they were beaten by prison guards, shot with pellets, deprived of adequate medical care and denied any due process inside El Salvador's Center for Terrorism Confinement. cnn.it/414Hxrm
‘It was a nightmare’: Venezuelans deported from US describe conditions in Salvadoran prison | CNN
For months, they say, they were beaten by prison guards, shot with pellets, deprived of adequate medical care and denied any due process inside El Salvador’s Center for Terrorism Confinement.
cnn.it
July 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
For months, they say, they were beaten by prison guards, shot with pellets, deprived of adequate medical care and denied any due process inside El Salvador's Center for Terrorism Confinement. cnn.it/414Hxrm
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The LA Times details how ICE arrested a deaf DACA recipient during a raid on the car wash where he worked (legally -- as a DACA recipient he has a permit to work in the US). They shipped him to a migrant detention facility in Texas: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas
Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and communicates using sign language, was swept up in a federal immigration raid at his job in Temple City. He could not communicate in handcuffs. His attorney says U....
www.latimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The LA Times details how ICE arrested a deaf DACA recipient during a raid on the car wash where he worked (legally -- as a DACA recipient he has a permit to work in the US). They shipped him to a migrant detention facility in Texas: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Hello Mueller, She Wrote, I’m Zach, a high school journalist. I just published an exclusive investigation into how 193 Trump donors funneled $2M through Guam, raising quid pro quo and campaign finance concerns. Would be grateful if you gave it a look or shared it:
open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...
open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...
Trump's Second Favorite Island
Republican donors funnel millions through Guam, spotlighting the need for campaign finance reform
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Hello Mueller, She Wrote, I’m Zach, a high school journalist. I just published an exclusive investigation into how 193 Trump donors funneled $2M through Guam, raising quid pro quo and campaign finance concerns. Would be grateful if you gave it a look or shared it:
open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...
open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...
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Horrific, police state stuff.
July 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Horrific, police state stuff.
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BBC Verify - Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs - once home to tens of thousands of people - levelled in the past few weeks.
Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News
Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and suburbs
www.bbc.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
BBC Verify - Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs - once home to tens of thousands of people - levelled in the past few weeks.
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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WATCH: Senate Republicans just blocked Sen. Ossoff’s amendment to prevent the cutoff of food aid to starving children in war zones.
July 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
WATCH: Senate Republicans just blocked Sen. Ossoff’s amendment to prevent the cutoff of food aid to starving children in war zones.
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In 1965, the government recruited thousands of strapping high-school boys to replace Mexican workers on farms in Texas and California.
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers
In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.
www.npr.org
July 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In 1965, the government recruited thousands of strapping high-school boys to replace Mexican workers on farms in Texas and California.
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
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Gavin Newsom decided to platform both Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon as his first guests on his podcast. He conceded to their bad-faith talking points.
He isn't the answer for Democrats moving forward on a national level.
If Dems back him, they can only blame themselves.
He isn't the answer for Democrats moving forward on a national level.
If Dems back him, they can only blame themselves.
July 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Gavin Newsom decided to platform both Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon as his first guests on his podcast. He conceded to their bad-faith talking points.
He isn't the answer for Democrats moving forward on a national level.
If Dems back him, they can only blame themselves.
He isn't the answer for Democrats moving forward on a national level.
If Dems back him, they can only blame themselves.
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"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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It’s worth reading the letter. We should ashamed. Forget the tariffs themselves. The errors in grammar and spelling. The insane capitalization of random words. The petulant dauphin-like tone. The factual mistakes. The layout.
Utterly humiliating for our country.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Utterly humiliating for our country.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Read an Annotated Version of Trump’s Tariff Letter to Japan
Letters to other nations were nearly identical, with varying rates depending on the country.
www.wsj.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It’s worth reading the letter. We should ashamed. Forget the tariffs themselves. The errors in grammar and spelling. The insane capitalization of random words. The petulant dauphin-like tone. The factual mistakes. The layout.
Utterly humiliating for our country.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Utterly humiliating for our country.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Instead of “Alligator Alcatraz” or “Alligator Auschwitz”, let me suggest that we call it simply the Dade-Collier Concentration Camp.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
July 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Instead of “Alligator Alcatraz” or “Alligator Auschwitz”, let me suggest that we call it simply the Dade-Collier Concentration Camp.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
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WATCH: “It has been one of the most obscene and depraved undertakings I have ever seen,” says Chris Hayes on reporting that Israeli soldiers and private American contractors have been firing into crowds of hungry Palestinians who had posed no threat.
‘Obscene and depraved’: New reporting on Palestinians killed while waiting for food
YouTube video by MSNBC
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July 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
WATCH: “It has been one of the most obscene and depraved undertakings I have ever seen,” says Chris Hayes on reporting that Israeli soldiers and private American contractors have been firing into crowds of hungry Palestinians who had posed no threat.
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Apparently if you give your concentration camp a cutesy name and sell merch for it much of the media will treat it like a kinda fun story.
July 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Apparently if you give your concentration camp a cutesy name and sell merch for it much of the media will treat it like a kinda fun story.
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“An Iranian woman who has lived in the United States for 47 years, has no criminal record, and is married to a US citizen was detained by ICE as she gardened outside her New Orleans home.”
ht: @timmiller.bsky.social
www.nola.com/news/politic...
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Iranian immigrant who has lived in New Orleans nearly 50 years arrested outside Lakeview home
Federal agents arrested an Iranian woman who has lived in the United States for more than four decades outside her Lakeview home Sunday.
www.nola.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“An Iranian woman who has lived in the United States for 47 years, has no criminal record, and is married to a US citizen was detained by ICE as she gardened outside her New Orleans home.”
ht: @timmiller.bsky.social
www.nola.com/news/politic...
ht: @timmiller.bsky.social
www.nola.com/news/politic...