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Cora
@lawombat.bsky.social
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Formerly retired milliner, corn dollie maker. Tried retirement, it didn’t take.
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lawombat.bsky.social
@foxfeather.bsky.social happy St. Gobnait’s Day, patron saint of beekeepers!

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February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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elizabethjoh.bsky.social
❗️LA tells its police to use bodycams to record ICE, also
banning federal immigration agents from using city property & fee on owners who allow federal agents to use private property
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
Remember that CA law to prevent ICEagents from wearing masks? Well, this:

www.foxla.com/video/fmc-64...
Why the hell didn’t they write the law to prevent ANY LEO from wearing a mask?
Judge says ICE agents can wear masks in California
A federal judge blocked a mask ban that would allow ICE agents to cover their faces in California.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:47 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
Concentration camps coming to your neighborhood soon

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Report exposes new ICE hubs near California schools, clinics — See where - NewsBreak
Leaked federal records obtained by WIRED reveal a massive, "urgent" expansion of ICE facilities across California and the U.S. using bypassed procurement r
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February 11, 2026 at 5:39 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
The short list of crimes committed by ICE agents.

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These guys truly are the worst of the worst! While ICE and Customs & Border Patrol protect them on the job, their off-duty behavior eventually catches up with them. This list is disgusting and only i...
TikTok video by The Raid
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February 10, 2026 at 5:44 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
Everything this administration says is a lie. You can tell because their lips are moving.
jbendery.bsky.social Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.

Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."

Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
lawombat.bsky.social
See these people on the poster? I know these people! Leah and Shane Odom, #MythicalDesigns
They are terrific people and great artists
brambleshane.bsky.social Bramble Shane @brambleshane.bsky.social · 4d
We're looking forward to offering a discussion as well as exhibiting our art at MythiCon 2026. Feb 13-15, in Gettysburg, PA.

Living The Mythic Life: Winter into Spring.

We'll discuss how to live mythically and within the season during the depths of Winter.
February 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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athanaca.bsky.social
The wildest dream of a Cormorant🫧

#bird #birdart #illustration #digitalart #fish #bitterling #animalart #creature #artist
An illustration of a great cormorant standing in front of buttering
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
lawombat.bsky.social
Love a good horn section
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Una de las grandes canciondes de los 80s en versión Tenampa #Tenampabrassband #Tenampa #brass #80s #Parati
TikTok video by Tenampa Brass Band
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February 7, 2026 at 5:51 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
If you shop or live in Lakewood CA, please sign this petition

c.org/dKVSqH7Rpy
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Urge Lakewood to protect its residents from ICE activities
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February 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
I think they should be advocating for the abolishment of ICE altogether, but they didn’t consult me(or a lot of other people)
Letter to the GOP leaders from Democratic leaders laying out recommendations for ICE.
February 5, 2026 at 5:57 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
Long Beach City Council makes a ceremonial gesture. It’s not a lot, but it’s something.

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Long Beach City Council calls for impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem - NewsBreak
The vote of support comes as Long Beach's congressman is leading an investigation into Noem, hoping to build the case for her removal. The post Long Beach
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February 5, 2026 at 5:40 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
MONEY LAUNDERING!!!! It’s the only reasonable explanation.
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
lawombat.bsky.social
Keillor….well, hell. Another one whose work is ruined for me. Still better to know.
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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finyank.bsky.social
Conned by a conman.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
February 3, 2026 at 12:23 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
Oh, boo-hoo. The people breaking the law with impunity and cosplaying Gestapo are surprised their employers lied to them? Just quit, already.
February 3, 2026 at 5:41 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
Don’t forget, the violence and killings are happening HERE as well as in Minnesota
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After ICE shootings in LA, residents want accountability for agents, safety for neighbors - NewsBreak
Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. Residents say they’ll feel safe when ICE agents face consequences for vi
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February 3, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
FIRED? Who gives a fuck about “fired”?!? How about “send them to jail for life”? And I mean ALL of ‘em.
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

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"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
I did indeed “buy” it. I am trying to avoid Amazon and all its minions, but I am happy to screw with the algorithm
richardkadrey.bsky.social Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 11d
Great job everybody! Melania: Devourer of Men is number one across the board. Remember to pass the word: download this free ebook so that we completely screw up Melania T's algorithm this weekend.
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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alexbaumhardt.bsky.social
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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fiveburger.bsky.social
a few streets had these today and they were usually in spots where ice has been known to drive by pretty frequently so this is essentially creating a citizen checkpoint to monitor for them it rocks a lot
jcollins.bsky.social Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 11d
Minneapolis is trying out new forms of resistance. They're doing pop-up blockade block parties. This one is on Cedar and 34th, a main route into the city. They have a stereo, food & a fire. MPD is present but not interfering. Lots of honks of support. ICE agents have been reported detouring around.
February 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
lawombat.bsky.social
A week of action. Phone calls, it’s easier than a lot of things.

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UU Solidarity Initiative ICE Out! Week of Action — Side With Love
In this time of moral crisis, our faith calls us to live our values through courageous and prophetic action. Join Unitarian Universalists across the country for a national Week of Action against the v...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Do you get it now?
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM